Christina Aguilera fans are hungry for new music, not Oreos. And they’re making it oh so clear.

As reported, Xtina has been tapped by the cookie company to front a series of commercials.

Yet, when she took to Twitter to plug the latest – the replies were less than endorsing from her fanbase.

 

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Scathing.

Given Xtina’s countless promises of new music and general lack of communication with fans, it’s little surprise that they are riled up.

Her last album ‘Lotus’ dropped five years ago and despite birthing the bop of life (‘Your Body’) was a colossal flop. Hence, she simply does not have the luxury of behaving like she has been.

Yes, greatness takes time. So on and so forth. But…no.

That said, the very fact they are angry oddly has its benefits  because it means there’s still folk out there that care. Indifference is the ultimate career death knell.

Fingers crossed Christina comes through sooner rather than later. If not, there may be a riot. Ki.

Your thoughts?

John Legend is hitting the road.

The Grammy and Oscar winner is bringing his latest album ‘Darkness and Light’ to audiences across the globe.

Aptly, the trek has been christened the ‘Darkness & Light Tour.’

Released last December, the set yielded moderate hit ‘Love Me Now’ and upcoming single ‘Surefire.’

Since the LP’s roll-out,  Legend more omnipresent than ever. Indeed, there’s been the high profile performances, lucrative synch deals for a number of songs from the project, and a sizeable role in box office blockbuster ‘La La Land.’

He also recently teamed with Ariana Grande for a remake of the ‘Beauty & The Beast’ theme song.

In an industry less defined by the charts than before, he continues to prove that success is relative and winning comes in many flavours.

Anyway, enough of our rambling. Initial dates await below…

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Kendrick Lamar has revealed that he is building a brand new album set to explore his relationship with God and God’s relationship with a broken world.

Exciting news below…

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By way of a swelling and enthusiastic fan base, Ray BLK stands as the United Kingdom’s fastest-rising “newbie.”

Born to Nigerian parents, the vocalist now uses her rising star to address issues close to her heart and soulful material.

One of them?

Homophobia within the black community.

Her thoughts below…

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Chrisette Michele has released a brand new number she hopes will support her forthcoming album ‘No Political Genius’ this week.

Still under a firestorm of criticism following her decision to endorse President Donald Trump by performing at his inauguration, the vocalist drops her very own version of Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’ alongside an interview she hopes will see her reclaim the fans her decision cost her.

Look and listen below…

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Martin Luther King day is to thank for J. Cole’s latest release.

Its name? ‘High For Hours.’

Its purpose? To reflect on what has changed and remained the same in society since the civil rights leader’s murder.

I had a convo with the president, I paid to go and see him
Thinking bout the things I said I’d say when I would see him
Feeling nervous, sitting in a room full of white folks
Thinking about the black man plight, think I might choke, nope

Listen 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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As far as fans of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ knew Phaedra Parks and her husband Apollo Nida were still legally married.

Alas, today has brought surprising news that Apollo has engaged another woman from behind bars.

Another woman, much to Phaedra‘s horror, has joined the television series.

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Big Sean is tired of his ex-girlfriend Naya Rivera and the information she recently spilled about their time together.

How he’s responded?

By penning a song named ‘No More Interviews.’

On it, he also addresses his relationship with his former friend Kid Cudi.

I should have learned from Hov and Dame. From Stunna and Wayne / Cudi and ‘Ye / What happened to our family ways though / When I put you on that song with Nas, you had told me that you was forever grateful / And that we brothers / So it hurt to hit the internet to find out that me and you don’t **** with each other / Over a miscommunication / That probably could be fixed with a five-minute conversation / I’m still praying for ya though / I guess I charged it to the game / How much it cost? Around TWENTY88.

Listen below…

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The Toronto Film Festival welcomed the cast and creatives behind ‘Moonlight’ to share its story with movie lovers recently.

There, Naomie Harris, Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney sat down to help the movie’s supporters dig deeper into its tale of homophobia within the deeply religious African-American community.

Click here to watch its trailer.

Watch to learn more about its groundbreaking story via the question and answer session  below…

 

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For many, the completely unique experiences of African-American often goes unnoticed in the political zeitgeist.

Now, as Hillary Clinton battles Donald Trump with hopes of winning the keys to the White House, she has been accused of using the African-American electorate to win the votes she needs to secure the power some believe she doesn’t use to support them.

Why the founder of the peaceful ‘Black Lives Matter’s movement concurs?

Alicia Garza‘s estimation of Clinton’s supposedly habitual use and abuse of black people below…

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Grammy winning soulstress India.Arie joins the long list of artists using their talents to raise awareness and speak out against social injustice.

Courtesy of an intimate, stripped down black-and-white video, Arie does not mince words as she delivers heartfelt lyrics to shine a spotlight on the subject matter surrounding the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

Hear it in full below:

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