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Singing sisters Solange and Beyonce celebrate their familial ties and mutual respect for one another in the latest issue of Interview Magazine.

Covered by Solo, the feature – which supports her chart-topping album ‘A Seat At The Table’ – sees her older sibling conduct the chat.

With the ‘Don’t Touch My Hair’ singer answering an array of interesting questions, the Knowles sisters prove they’re just as compelling behind the camera as they are in front of it.

Peep pics and excerpts below…

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Is Mariah Carey on the cusp of a comeback?

According to a new report, plans may very well be in place – with execution taking place sooner than expected.

Details below…

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Following a year that gifted pop music lovers game and/or career-changing albums like Justin Timberlake‘s ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds,’ Christina Aguilera‘s ‘Back To Basics,’ Beyonce‘s ‘BDay,’ Amy Winehouse‘s ‘Back To  Black,’ Ciara‘s ‘The Evolution,’ and Fergie‘s ‘The Dutchess,’ 2007 had some big shoes to fill.

For many of the artists who stood to the challenge (see:  Britney Spears, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, Jay Z, etc.) the results may not have matched the commercial response of their previous efforts (or collectively those of the big named releases the year prior), but critically the class of 2007 wielded what many consider some of their (if not their) best work(s) to date.

As we kick off 2017, let’s flashback to 2007 to ode 10 game and/or career-changing albums that turned 10 this year.  Your gateway to feeling “old” awaits below:

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Viewers of Mariah Carey‘s E! show have been questioning the authenticity of the drama on the supposed “docu-series.” But it appears the drama off-camera is undeniable.

As widely reported, Mimi was left red-faced after an audio malfunction wreaked havoc on her performance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. A performance many are alleging she attempted to lip-sync.

In the wake of the chaos, the 46-year-old’s manager and producers for the special have been trading blows in the ring of public opinion.

And while talk on both sides has turned to legal litigation, Carey is reportedly making colossal changes on her team.

See what we mean below…

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Tamar Braxton is among many Urban stars who have long made their adoration of gospel singer Kim Burrell no secret.  Yet, despite the embattled holy hitmaker seeing her name run atop headlines for a fiery anti-LGBTQ sermon preached last week (a feat that led to her being booted from a scheduled appearance on the ‘Ellen’ show), Braxton maintains her loyalty to the revered songstress.

Amidst a slew of her own negative headlines that suggest she and former ‘The Real’ co-star, Adrienne Bailon, are at war, the ‘Love & War’ wailer took to Instagram to encourage followers to show sympathy to Burrell.  The request landed Braxton in a hot seat herself:

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For reasons he’s yet to reveal, Ray-J has never truly been able to capitalise on the part he played in turning his sister’s former assistant Kim Kardashian into a household name.

Elevated from a Hollywood hotspot staple to world renowned media mogul, Kim-with the help of her mother Kris Jenner and NBC- was able to turn her sex tape into an empire Ray was forced to observe from the sidelines.

However, it a report published this week is anything to go by, all of that is set to change.

Details below…

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The American football player/ ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Kordell Stewart has learned that a visual of him exposing his bare bottom during a Facetime session with a male lover has surfaced online.

The only problem?

It wasn’t him.

Follow us on a confusing journey below…

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The lyricist/entrepreneur Kandi Burruss is to usher a new generation of African-American businesswomen into the entertainment industry with the series ‘Queen Boss.’

Full story below…

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It’s been all of one month since Blac Chyna gave birth to Dream – her daughter with Rob Kardashian.

However, it appears the couple are officially…done.

Dive below for details…

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Welcome to another edition of Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to take our readers on a journey back to the TV and Film’s glorious and game-changing past.

Today, we revisit the hit children’s TV series ‘Jem & the Holograms.’ 

Created by Christy Marx, ‘Jem’ was built to offer TV lovers a female-led alternative to the action and adventure forces that were G.I. Joe and Transformers.

In it, we are introduced to a young mogul named Jerrica Benton who is the owner of a company named ‘Starlight Music.’

After her father’s death, she and her racially diverse group of musical friends discover Synergy, a computer built to be “the ultimate audio-visual entertainment synthesiser” with the power to turn their wildest creative dreams into a holographic reality.

What happens when Jerrica uses its software to transform into the Pop Rock royal Jem?

Music, magic and the Misfits below…

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Donald Trump‘s Presidential run (and subsequent win) forced him to abandon his role as the star of ‘The Celebrity Apprentice.’

Doing little to disturb the executive-producer he still holds on the series, his decision to part ways with the series saw the bodybuilding legend/actor/political heavyweight Arnold Schwarzenegger step into his shoes as the show’s boss.

When ‘The New Celebrity Apprentice’ is set to air?

January 2nd!

Peep your very first look at the season, which stars Porsha Williams, Tyra Banks and Laila Ali, after the bounce!

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This season on ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta,’ viewers will have seen Phaedra Parks in repair mode following her split from Apollo Nida.

Yet, while it may seem like the lawyer/mortician is moving on after filing for divorce, it’s Nida who’s writing his new life chapter at the speed of light. This despite being in prison for fraud.

See, while the pair’s divorce narrative plays out on screen, their union has officially been dissolved recently – freeing Nida to get engaged to Sherien Lufti.

Little is known about the “mystery woman” other than the fact she lives close to the New Jersey jail where he’s incarcerated. And…that she will appear on an upcoming episode of the ‘Housewives.’

Now, just hours before the latest episode airs, a portrait of the couple in prison (taken last month) has surfaced.

Interesting timing.

Your thoughts?

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