Ciara‘s newest album, ‘Beauty Marks,’ was just released on May 10th and is already well on its way to making its mark on R&B charts if early reads of streams and digital sales are any indication.

Pounding the promo pavement in a bid to ensure that impact is as expected, the Grammy-winner’s hitting TV (‘The View,’ an upcoming performance on ‘Jimmy Kimmel,’ and more), print, and radio to raise awareness about the project.  Shortly after winning hearts over at ‘The View’ (May 10), Cici skipped across town to ‘The Angie Martinez Show’ to host an interactive listening session with a group of lucky fans.

Dishing on the album’s creative process, how collaborations came to be, confirming even more music videos for  select album cuts are in the works, and even addressing longstanding rumors that she’s set to collaborate with mentor Janet Jackson, look inside to see the C-Squad turn up to some of ‘Beauty Marks’ gems and hear the lengthy interview that accompanied the session:

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We are just weeks away from the June 7th kick off of Jennifer Lopez‘s first U.S. headlining tour.

Christened ‘It’s My Party,’ the North American leg of jaunt will be launched to commemorate the singer’s 50th birthday and will see her bring her brigade of hits to several major cities on the continent including Toronto, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Detroit, Montreal, and more before skipping over to Europe and Asia to perform select dates in Israel, Turkey, and more.

Ahead of the inaugural date, Lopez has taken to Youtube to tease the brainstorming sessions behind what her fans, affectionately called #JLovers, can expect when the show storms to a stage near them.  Easily one of modern music’s most engaging performers, we can’t help but be excited about what the triple threat diva is cooking up.

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Our girl Remy Ma hasn’t exactly been on the best side of headlines lately.

Beyond recently turning herself into authorities after an alleged assault, the 38-year-old was slapped with a lawsuit alongside ‘Love & Hip Hop’ co-star Safaree for a reported breach of contract.  However, in an effort to redirect some of that attention, the rapstress joined forces with her husband, Papoose, to unveil the music video for ‘CC.’

An acronym for ‘clout chasing,’ the visual – directed by Will C & Tana – sees the husband & wife duo trade bars over a flute-heavy instrumental while dissing the wanna be’s and fakes.  Hop inside to hear what they cooked up:

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Fans of ‘Scandal’ star Kerry Washington know her storied resume has seen her join forces with comedian/singer Jamie Foxx more than once on film.

Now, alongside their two most famous screen sharing moments (2004’s Ray Charles biopic, ‘Ray,’ and later 2012’s ‘Django Unchained’) the duo is set to reunite for yet another project:  a “one night only” live remake of the groundbreaking 1970’s comedy, ‘The Jeffersons.’

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Jerrod Carmichael is getting candid…about his sexuality.

The comedian/sitcom creator has teamed with HBO for a two-part special named ‘Home Videos.’

In part one, he appears to make an interesting revelation.

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Normani and Sam Smith continue to wrack up the accolades with dynamite duet ‘Dancing With A Stranger.’

Details on its huge milestone below…

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Katy Perry’s star power is working wonders for the ‘American Idol’ brand.

Good news below…

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Britney Spears seems to have confirmed reports that she is deeply unhappy with the way her life is being managed.

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Janet Jackson may still have a few days to go before kicking off her ‘Metamorphosis’ Las Vegas residency, but such is the demand for tickets that the diva has added more shows!

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News of ‘Empire’s 6th season renewal is bittersweet, because it’s now been confirmed that it’ll serve as the show’s last.

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Beyonce reigns as her generation’s most preeminent performer.

However, she’s also making it rain thanks to her savvy business moves.

Dive below for details…

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