February 2, 2020 can’t come soon enough for fans of Jennifer Lopez and Shakira as the chart-toppers are set to scorch the Super Bowl stage as co-headliners of next year’s Pepsi-sponsored Halftime Show (as we previously reported here).

Making history as the first diva duo to share top billing at the ‘biggest spectacle on Earth,’ the combination rings especially noteworthy as the ladies unite to commemorate NFL’s 100th anniversary.  Moments after the announcement was made, J.Lo and Shaki sat down to discuss how the union came to be, what viewers should expect from their highly anticipated joint showing, and more.

Ahead of rocking the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, look inside to hear them celebrate the news of their collaboration:

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Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature erected to celebrate TV and Film’s epic history.

Today, we take a spooky trip to the past to revisit ‘Dr Black Mr Hyde‘, an African-American led retelling of the Jekyll and Hyde story powered Dimension Pictures and its star Bernie Casey.

In it, the former football player (who stood tall at 6 feet 4) portrays a wealthy doctor who is working on an experiment which turns him into a Frankenstein-like monster who begins a reign of terror by murdering prostitutes and pimps.

What happens next?

Join us as we honour the Blaxploitation era below…

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Camila Cabello is hot on the promo trail in support of her duo of singles, ‘Liar’ and ‘Shameless,’ as the yet-revealed release date of her sophomore album, ‘Romance,’ nears.

Before blazing the stages of the iHeartRadio Music festival (as seen here) or BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge (as seen here), a private audience (Verizon Up Members) was treated to live performances of those cuts and more at Florida’s The Fillmore Miami Beach on September 25. 

Donning a white bandage catsuit with matching heels, the intimate gathering saw Cabello rock a house of 2,500 lucky fans with some of her biggest hits including “Senorita”, “Havana,” “Shameless,” and “Liar.”

Look inside to see the recently lifted footage from the event.

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All eyes were on the Queen Bee Lil Kim at tonight’s 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards (October 5).

As previously announced, the network’s annual ode to the year’s best and brightest in Rap music selected the trailblazing femcee to be the recipient of the night’s top honor – the ‘I Am Hip Hop’ award (in recognition of her lifetime achievements).

In addition to blazing the red carpet (as seen in the stunning look above), Kim also hit the stage and helped fill out a performance roster that included the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Chance The Rapper, Rick Ross, Offset and Lil Jon, DaBaby, T-Pain, Rapsody, YBN Cordae Ft. Anderson .Paak., Saweetie, and more.

Hosted by comedian Lil Duval, look below to see more fashion hits and misses from the carpet ahead of the show’s television premiere on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at 8:00 PM ET/PT:

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Tinashe is on the comeback trail and is drumming up buzz accordingly.

As reported, the R&B belle has been re-tooling her setup – parting ways with her longtime label and splitting with her management.

Now, as she looks to re-introduce herself to the music mass, the singer took to social media to share a teaser trailer for incoming newness.

See what we mean below…

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Sabrina Claudio‘s once promising career seems to have been torpedoed by the revelation that she was behind a Twitter account launched to bully, attack and harass black women.

racists never go platinum

— brandon (@brndnngo) October 4, 2019

Upsetting news for the singer’s loyalists below…

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Wendy Williams has been ordered to hand $250,000 over to her soon-to-be ex-husband Kevin Hunter.

Find out why after the jump…

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Summer Walker‘s ‘Over It‘ is currently the highest-selling R&B album in the United States.

Full story below…

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Tracee Ellis Ross is taking her ‘Girlfriends’ co-stars along for her ‘Black-ish‘ ride!

Exciting news for fans of both shows below…

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Stacey Dash is in the clear.

Good news for the entertainer below….

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R. Kelly is having a terrible week.

Full story below…

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Sheila E. made her way to ‘The Breakfast Club‘ to offer her fans a fresh look into her life as she uses the joys, scars and laughter of the past to create something new spiritually and musically.

Said fans will know that the highly gifted singer/writer/drummer rose to fame alongside her good friend Prince and offered the world her unique perspective by way of song for much of the 80s.

Now, she is using the lessons she has learned to inspire the next generation of musicians and create what may be her best work to date.

It’s an exciting time for an exciting musician.

Watch below…

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