She’s known by many as the Queen of Gospel, but getting Mahalia Jackson‘s storied life adapted into movie form has been nothing but a royal pain.

The previously planned biopic, which pegged powerhouse singer Fantasia to assume the role of Jackson, was reportedly halted due to unfavorable news in the GRAMMY winner’s personal life (click here to read more). Since then, the film’s hit a number of bumps on production’s road including financing, the Gospel legend’s family members causing delays, actresses tapped for the title being dismissed, and more.

However, after seeing the success of The Clark Sisters biopic on Lifetime (click here to read more), resident ‘Good Morning America’ anchor Robin Roberts has taken up the charge of bringing Jackson’s life to the small screen.

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JoJo‘s commitment to latest album ‘Good To Know’ is unwavering.

Originally released in May, the set was followed by an acoustic incarnation last month, and now more is on the way.

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Not even a year after Brandy and Jazmine Sullivan were forced to abandon a highly-anticipated duet with Fantasia due to “industry politics” (as we reported here), the powerhouse duo may be set to join forces with another one of the most revered voices in music:  Gospel icon Kim Burrell.

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Taylor Swift‘s ‘Folklore’ is the music news story on everyone’s lips.

Her eighth studio album, the set – which was released July 24 (with little warning) – rocketed to the top of the Billboard 200 with the biggest sales of the year (click here to read more).

Now, as if her domination of that tally wasn’t enough, she’s replicating its success on the Hot 100 with the LP’s lead single ‘Cardigan.’

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Mariah Carey and Eminem dating rumors have made their rounds on social media for a long time, but no media outlet was able to confirm the romance.

However, when the Songbird Supreme announced she was going to be releasing a memoir fans hoped that she would reveal the truth about the alleged relationship.

But fans may not have to wait that long, as Mimi’s close friend, Da Brat, opened up about it recently on ‘Dish Nation.’ 

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Days before Beyonce released the universally praised ‘Black is King‘, her father/former manager Mathew Knowles spoke with the ‘We Sound Crazy Podcast’ to share never-before-heard stories about the group and its fascinating story.

There, he revealed that the band was not the first act he enjoyed major label success with, and prised a long-hidden song recorded by the group from his vault to share it with the podcast’s hosts.

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Katy Perry is giving her #Katycats some more details about her upcoming album, ‘Smile.’ 

She also spilled the tea on what songs from the project best suit her life at the moment.

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DaBaby is keeping the bops a’coming.

As reported, the chart-topping rapper is set to unleash a beefed-up deluxe version of LP ‘Blame It On Baby’ – which he is uniquely billing as a “brand new album.”

Ahead of its arrival on August 4th, the video ‘PEEPHOLE’ – one of the fresh cuts present – has been rolled out.

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The Rock continues to build quite the empire and his latest acquisition may be his most surprising yet.

For, parallel to his role as Hollywood’s leading man, the star – real name Dwayne Johnson – is now owner of the XFL after buying the football league from his old boss, WWE‘s Vince McMahon. 

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When she isn’t gracing the world with soulful sounds Kehlani can be found using her platform to champion marginalised voices.

This year, one of those “voices” comes from the rapper Megan Thee Stallion who has spent the last few weeks battling fake news stories designed to convince the general public that she deserved to be shot by the singer Tory Lanez.

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Said stories, some of which falsely claim that Lanez shot the rapper because he discovered that she was transgender, were fed into the media machine hours after the general public learned of the shooting and have even been disseminated by a number of public figures.

Others say Lanez was not responsible for the shooting at all.

Unfortunately for him, Kehlani seems to have confirmed that he was in fact the aggressor in the incident by slicing him out of a song she recorded with him.

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‘The Real Housewives Of Potomac’ are back!

Gone are the days where the Madams of Maryland squabbled over etiquette. Because, for the show’s fifth season, the drama escalates to new levels.

‘Potomac’ staples Gizelle Bryant, Karen Huger, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, Candiace Dillard and Monique Samuels are all back in the mix.

Newcomer Wendy Osefo joins the ladies as a main-cast member too and she shakes things up accordingly.

With the twists and turns already underway, check out a preview of episode 2 of season 5 below…

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Charlie Puth is weighing in on Zayn’s gift.

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