May 23rd, 2018 brought with it the announcement married ‘Love & Hip Hop’ stars Ray J and Princess Love welcomed their first child – a baby girl named Melody Love Norwood.

Now, the Norwoods are making room for baby #2 as revealed by a recent Instagram post. Details inside:

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For five seasons fans of STARZ flagship series, ‘Power,’ have been greeted by the unmistakably smooth croon of R&B veteran Joe as he sang the show’s theme song. As the wait for its season 6 return came to a close today, however, viewers were stunned to hear his velvet tenor replaced by the goat-like battle cry unique stylings of fellow R&B singer Trey Songz.

Giving the new ‘Big Rich Town’ a big thumbs down, the show’s faithful followers took to Twitter in droves to express their disappointment with the switch up.

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Me once I realized they changed the intro to Power from Joe to Trey Songz! #PowerPremiere pic.twitter.com/F1tNtMcxdn

— Kay Anderson (@kaystyling) August 25, 2019

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From The Vault is back this week with a glorious Pop moment. Today’s pick is Katy Perry and Kanye West’s multi-dimensional smash, ‘E.T.’

Fresh from releasing three consecutive #1 singles, the stakes were high for the singer to bag herself another hit from her third album ‘Teenage Dream.’ To say she surpassed expectations would be an understatement, because ‘E.T.’ was another chart topping smash for the star in America.

Relating the story of an out of this world love affair, the song used a similar clap-clap-stomp beat as the one used in Queen’s monumental ‘We Will Rock You’ and yet threw a contemporary spin with dub step infused production. It saw Perry trade verses with Kanye West  (who used autotune to potent effect).

The US wasn’t the only territory where the track was a chart hit: it was also a #1 record in Canada and Germany, a Top 3 in the UK and managed a #5 placing in Australia.

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Floria Sigismondi directed the song’s outlandish video which presented Katy as an alien slowly making her way to a post-apocalyptic planet earth and Kanye floating in the galaxy.

Model Shaun Ross is featured in the visual as Perry’s human love interest.

The visual was celebrated at the 2011 VMAs where it won the Best Collaboration and Best Special Effects awards.

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Retrospectively, it’s still quite amazing seeing just how untouchable Miss Katy Perry was for over half of the decade.

So much so that it’s difficult to decipher why things started trending south for the singer. After all, her tried and tested formula of big pop numbers, with a sparse sprinkles of urban have been a constant. That said, said reliance may be the problem in and of itself.

Anyhow, Team Katy seem to have done something right of late judging by the success of her hit single ‘Never Really Over.’ Hopefully for them they can find a new formula and reclaim that chart throne that she sat on for most of her decade-long mainstream run.

Your thoughts?

Chris Brown is about to become a father of two, because his ex girlfriend Ammika Harris is pregnant.

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Janet Jackson‘s ‘Metamorphosis’ live show is over.

Find out how it performed at the box office below…

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Normani‘s ‘Motivation’ is a bonafide hit.

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Travis Scott has found a good friend in Netflix.

The streaming service has partnered with the influential musician to create a documentary about his life, his ASTROWORLD Tour, his epic performance at the Super Bowl and the life he is living as a member of the Kardashian family.

The trailer for ‘Look Mom I Can Fly’ awaits below…

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Yet to tune into ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show‘?

If so, you’re missing out on performances and appearances by the likes of Angela Bassett, Kelly Rowland and now…Patti Labelle.

Yes, you read that right...Patti Labelle.

Hit the play button below to tune into one of the funniest shows on television!

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Ample anticipation has surrounded the sequel to ‘Black Panther.’ And understandably so.

The 2018 Marvel blockbuster proved to be cultural phenomenon and generated over $1 billion at the global box office.

In the time since, it’s been confirmed that director Ryan Coogler is back on board for the follow-up. Chadwick Boseman is also back in the lead role.

Now, further details have been unveiled. Namely the film’s title and release date.

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Are the masses loving Taylor Swift’s new album? The first week predictions provide an emphatic answer after the jump…

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Camila Cabello is on a roll.

Crazy in love with her new boyfriend Shawn Mendes, the entertainer has been hard at work on her second studio album so decided to catch up with her pals at ‘Wonderland’ to generate some buzz for the Pop piece.

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Normani shook up the music scene with her debut solo single ‘Motivation’ and went all sorts of viral thanks to its epic video.

Now, she stands as one of the most anticipated performances at tonight’s 2019 MTV VMAs.

Ahead of her sure-to-be-seismic showing, the former Fifth Harmony singer chatted it up with MTV about her solo breakout, being a perfectionist, her performance, being supported by Kelly Rowland, and more.

Check out the interview below…

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