Beyonce is embracing Africa in a major way.

Queen Bey announced ‘Black Is King’ – her Disney+ movie – and has touted the production as a love letter to the Motherland.

Naturally, millions across the region greeted the news with excitement – but also threw up the questions surrounding how they could watch. As Disney’s streamer isn’t yet available on the continent.

Well, as reported, Team Bey have struck a deal to bring ‘King’ – which features hundreds of African talent – to African screens.

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J. Cole is a dad of two.

The rapper, who famously keeps his family life private, recently opened up in a lengthy letter for The Players’ Tribune, where he reflects on his life and career. More importantly, the letter revealed that he has two sons.

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Festival season is going virtual with one of the year’s most anticipated festivals, the iHeartRadio Music Festival.

And the 2020 line-up does not miss a beat.

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Kanye West upset many people when he inaccurately claimed that the African-American human rights hero Harriet Tubman did not actually free enslaved people from slavery.

Now find out what happened when one of Tubman’s relatives was asked to share her thoughts on his remarks during an interview with TMZ.

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All roads lead to July 31st for Brandy, who is set to unleash her aptly titled seventh studio album ‘B7.’

Holy anticipated, the project serves as the Vocal Bible’s first LP in almost eight years.

The set is billed as a 15-track confessional and the GRAMMY winner’s most personal effort yet.

Now, just as the album’s lead single ‘Baby Mama’ featuring Chance The Rapper hits a new peak of #7 on the Billboard Adult R&B tally, the full tracklist has been revealed.

Additional guests on the set include Daniel Caesar and Brandy’s daughter Sy’rai.

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Netflix has purchased the rights to a movie which is to star Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts.

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Afrobeats is making waves on a global scale – thanks to the success of flavoursome bops from the likes of Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, NSG, and Davido.

In recognition of the undeniable heat, this week brings with it a landmark moment: the launch of the first Official UK Afrobeats Chart.

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Yara Shahidi is making major moves.

Having shone on ABC shows such as ‘Black-ish’ and ‘Grown-ish,’ the actress has inked a deal with ABC Studios; which not only broadens the scope of her relationship with the network – but also broadens the breadth of her career too.

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Kanye West has come undone…on Twitter.

Fresh from making headlines with his shocking claims that “Harriet Tubman never freed the slaves” and tearful revelations about abortion, the US presidential hopeful has upped the ante with a heated set of comments. Much of which are aimed at his own family.

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Meghan Trainor fans who believe her third album, ‘Treat Myself’ (originally released January 2020), didn’t get its due justice on the Billboard 200 now have a chance at redemption courtesy of the set’s July 17-released deluxe edition.

‘)Boasting three brand new songs and unreleased alternate recordings of two others (‘Ashes’ and ‘Working on It’), the revamped version was kicked off by the summery ‘Make You Dance’ (as we reported here) a week ahead of its arrival in full.

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Netflix has unveiled its first trailer for the upcoming dance comedy, ‘Work It.’

Starring Sabrina Carpenter, Keiynan Lonsdale, Liza Koshy, Michelle Buteau Jordan Fisher, Drew Ray Tanner, and more, the film – produced by 15-time GRAMMY winner Alicia Keys’ A.K. Worldwide Productions, STXfilms and Alloy Entertainment – is set to sashay onto screens August 7.

Official plot:

“When Quinn Ackerman’s (Carpenter) admission to the college of her dreams depends on her performance at a dance competition, she forms a ragtag group of dancers to take on the best squad in school…now she just needs to learn how to dance.”

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Having already thrilled fans with new song ‘Anything For You’ (click here to listen) – the first offering from her forthcoming ninth studio effort ‘The Wild Card’ – R&B powerhouse Ledisi is launching its follow-up, ‘Where I Am.’

Produced by Ivan Barias, the mid-tempo cut sonically acts as a throwback to the early sounds of the Neo-Soul movement while lyrically acting as a roadmap for would-be lovers.

“If you want me / Then meet me where I am / Yeah, you see where I am / So catch me if you can / Don’t go back down, baby no / ‘Cause you need what I am / (Where I am) / They can’t be what I am / So catch me if you can,” she croons.

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