Madonna has been called many names over the course of her career, but predictable was never one of them.

She re-affirmed why moments ago when she announced the ‘Madame X Tour.’

Because, though she’s renown for breaking box office records with her arena-sized extravaganzas, her newest jaunt will be playing exclusively in theaters.

Details on the unique venture below…

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Raz-B is heading to a TV screen near you.

Because the B2K star has officially joined the cast of ‘Love & Hip-Hop Hollywood.’ 

Details below…

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Undeniably the biggest music act to emerge on the scene in the past decade, Adele has managed in very little time to leave her mark in the history books .

As she turns 31, we journey back to a time when she unleashed the first offering from her blockbuster ’21’ album. This week’s pick is the immense ‘Rolling In The Deep.’

It’s common knowledge that each project released from the British belter candidly retraced what had been going on in her life during said numerical frame.

With that, it’s clear her 21st year was filled with heartbreak, anger and yet ample strength.

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‘Rolling’ was penned by the singer alongside Paul Epworth who also produced the track. With its tribal beat and bluesy edge, it’s the epitome of a post-breakup middle-finger anthem. It’s infamously directed at an ex-boyfriend who left her heartbroken – but, as the three Grammys she won for this song attest, it artistically stimulated too.

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To deem this a hit would be an understatement. Not only did it debut at #2 in the UK and charted in the Top 10 for the first ten weeks of its chart run, it also spent 7 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. It reached the Top 3 of many other European countries, peaked at #3 in Australia and made it to the top of the Canadian charts too. Talk about world domination!

The accompanying visual – which has now surpassed 1.5 billion views on YouTube – was directed by Sam Brown and won a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video as well as three VMAs.

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In just over 10 short years, Adele has established herself as a force and has accomplished the tall task of accruing critical acclaim, pop cultural relevance, and commanding commercial clout. Feats rendered most impressive by the fact they were achieved almost entirely on the merit of her music.

So, as we wish the global star a Happy Birthday, we also wish for more glorious moments a la ‘Rolling,’ ‘Hello,’ and ‘Someone Like You.’

Pending then, we’re thankful for the present that is her indisputably classic catalogue.

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Welcome to The Sip episode 39 on That Grape Juice!

In our new podcast series, hosts PatricklySpeakn and StephYoungMC run down the latest entertainment news from TGJ and beyond.

This week Madonna claims she’s being punished for turning 60, Beyonce continues to slay, Regina King has nabbed a Netflix deal. and Justin Bieber claims Chris Brown is a mix between Michael Jackson and Tupac. All this and much more.

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Adele is in a reflective mood as she celebrates her 31st birthday.

The singer is hard at work on her fourth studio album, but is dually juggling that process with divorce proceedings after announcing her split from husband  Simon Konecki.

While taking a tasteful approach to addressing her predicament, she has shared an emotional message about the past year – one she says “tried” her hard.

She also opened up about her plans for chapter 31.

Adele in her own words below…

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After wreaking havoc on planet Earth in the movie ‘US’, Lupita Nyong’o is ready to head to space for a brand new movie some are calling the perfect blend of ‘Miss Congeniality’ and ‘Men in Black.’

Read below…

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Yazmin Monet Watkins-Vieux, David Vieux and Kalie Acheson are to thank for the gem that is ‘Thistles & Thornes: A Fairytale for Black Girls.’

In it, heroes emerge in a world powered by Black Girl Magic with help from a powerful woman who is on a perilous mission to take that magic back to a place called the Garden of Sisterhood before the universe as she knows it is doomed forever.

Her name? Assata.

Tune in to the adventure below…

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‘Real Housewives of Atlanta‘ fan favourite Porsha Williams scored big when the spinoff show she created to celebrate her pregnancy welcomed monumental ratings.

Elated, she made her way to the press circuit to raise even more awareness for the show and offer updates on the status of her relationships with her co-stars and reveal that filming for ‘Atlanta’s next season has already begun….months earlier than it was supposed to.

Why? A major storyline producers are keen to capture.

Now watch what happened when she joined ‘Strahan and Sara’ to talk all that more below…

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With the final season of ‘Game Of Thrones’ dominating the ratings, the HBO show is aiming to heat up the charts with its companion soundtrack.

Compilation set ‘For The Throne’ arrived last month, boasting music “inspired by” the hit series.

Its lead single ‘Power Is Power’ unites SZA, The Weeknd, and Travis Scott.

For its accompanying video, which was unleashed moments ago, critically acclaimed director Anthony Mandler was drawn on.

Speaking on the visual, he said:

“We’re taking established artists and pulling them into the Game of Thrones world. The show establishes all these different kingdoms and worlds. What I want to do is integrate the color palettes of winter, the warmer tones and match that with today’s biggest stars.” 

Check it out after the jump…

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For all the strides society has made, racial injustice sadly remains a very real reality.

A fact made oh so apparent to a Black taxi driver in Dublin, Ireland this week.

Because what started as a standard pick-up turned into an all-out racist assault.

The shocking video after the jump…

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Rihanna is proving as potent an entrepreneur as she is on the charts.

The star’s Fenty Beauty cosmetics line has been flying off shelves worldwide and now looks poised for a major push in the UK following a landmark retail deal.

Full story below…

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Solange‘s fourth studio effort, ‘When I Get Home,’ may have earned critical acclaim aplenty in the days succeeding its surprise release on March 1, but – unlike its predecessor ‘A Seat at the Table’ – it hasn’t exactly kept a seat warm at or near the top of Billboard 200’s upper rankings in the weeks that followed.

But, while an opportunity to showcase much of the project’s content for this year’s Coachella audience was missed, the Grammy-winner is pressing forward with the album’s already visually intensive promo campaign by unveiling its official accompanying film.

Taking to Twitter recently to make the announcement, the film – available through Apple Music – shares the same title as the LP and is available now for your viewing pleasure.  Details inside:

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