‘Power’ star Omari Hardwick is learning the hard way about the power of the music industry’s most dominant fan base – Beyonce‘s #Beyhive.

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The 50th Annual NAACP Image Awards aired tonight and, as always, celebrated the year’s best and brightest offerings from actors, singers, directors, producers, and other Hollywood heavy hitters of color.
Saluting achievements and advancements across multiple entertainment genres and formats (television, music, film, and writing), this year’s milestone ceremony at LA’s Dolby Theater brought with it sizeable wins for Beyonce and Jay-Z – who took home the Entertainer of the Year and President Award honors respectively.
Head below to see who else among your favorites walked away with the coveted trophies…

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P!nk fans in need of a new music fix from the Pop diva will get their fill in less than a month as her highly anticipated new LP, ‘Hurts 2B Human,’ will hit digital shelves April 26.

Kicked off by the anthemic tune, ‘Walk Me Home, which has already collected over 35 million Spotify streams since its late February 2019 debut (click here to listen), the album is now available for pre-order and, as such, has seen its official tracklist revealed in full.  Beyond ‘Home’ and its follow-up, ‘Hustle’ (which can be heard by clicking here), the 39-year-old songstress tapped the likes of Urban music star Khalid, country star Chris Stapleton, and more to assist with filling out gems for her 8th studio album.

Could she be well on her way to her next chart-topper?

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It’s been four years since Ashanti (born Ashanti Douglas) braved the critics and competition with her last LP, ‘Braveheart,’ but now the R&B songstress says she’s putting the final touches on its long-awaited follow-up.

Nearly a year since releasing the set’s reported last single (the Ty Dolla $ign-assisted ‘Say Less’), the Grammy-winner is saying more about the tune’s parent album including its list of features, themes, and more.

Giving fans a clue as to when it will hit shelves, look inside to learn more about what the 38-year-old is cooking up:

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Although Tamera Mowry-Housley has never been shy about her admiration of Pop singer Beyonce, the actress-turned-TV talk show host learned the hard way that any comments deemed negative by the Grammy-winner’s devoted fan base (affectionately called #theBeyhive) are grounds for stings!

After a week of remaining mum on the online assault, the ‘Sister,Sister’ star finally addressed the topic that ruffled the group’s feathers.

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Despite being showered with critical acclaim for a gripping performance in her latest box office blockbuster, ‘US,’ actress Lupita Nyong’o‘s vocal alterations for the role – which she’s stated was inspired by the condition Spasmodic Dysphonia – earned her headline grabbing jeers from disability advocates.

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Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has had enough!

The Chicago prosecutor, who was recently thrust into the spotlight for her roles in the R. Kelly and Jussie Smollett cases respectively, took to the city’s newspaper – the ‘Chicago Tribune’ – to lend an op-ed (opinion editorial) on the scrutiny her office has faced since unexpectedly dropping all charges against the ‘Empire’ star (click here to read more).

Some of the most reported criticism has come from her very own colleagues including chief officials from the Windy City like the police superintendent (Eddie Johnson) and mayor (Rahm Emanuel). In addition to responding to both as well as President Trump‘s announcement of soliciting a review from the FBI and Department of Justice (click here to read that), Foxx lent a detailed explanation about her decision to cease criminal prosecution of the actor/singer and was sure to emphasize that the 36-year-old was never ‘exonerated.’

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Jennifer Lopez is a busy belle.

Newly engaged to Alex Rodriguez, the multi-hyphenate star is juggling projects of the music, film, and TV varieties.

Indeed, while heading up the judging panel of NBC’s ‘World Of Dance,’ the diva supreme is gearing up to drop new single ‘Medicine,’ prepping a tour in celebration of 50th birthday, and shooting a new movie with Cardi B named ‘Hustlers.’ 

This week, La Lopez stopped by On Air With Ryan Seacrest to discuss everything!

Head below to check out the fun-filled interview…

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Iggy Azalea has announced that she’ll be brining her brand new jam ‘Sally Walker’ to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’!

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Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to celebrate TV and Film’s glorious past.

Today, we honor the British music series Top of the Pops.

Premiering on January 1st 1964, the show was created to serve as a chart show / promotional vehicle for Pop fans and their “idols” alike and would reveal which song stood as the highest-seller of the week every Friday!

Ending its historical weekly run in 2006, TOTP now broadcasts as a  Christmas and New Year’s Day special.

Over the course of its mammoth tenure, the show played host to a number of stars from home and away.

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In today’s climate, more and more names are falling foul of public favor – often for wrongs uncovered from times of past.

It’s resulted in a heated and ever-raging debate about the fairness of penalizing people retroactively.

J. Cole has expressed his two cents in on the matter in a new interview with XXL.

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After a decade (plus some) wait for induction, Pop icon Janet Jackson finally got to formally accept her inclusion in the ever elusive Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last night (March 29).  Her powerful acceptance speech spoke volumes as it recounted her humble beginnings and efforts to standout from her brothers to becoming one of music history’s most influential female performers.

Paying homage to the trail blazed by her siblings (Jackson 5 were inducted in 1997, brother Michael inducted as a solo artist in 2001), the diva was sure to thank her familial forerunners and even shout out those who came after her during her trip down memory lane:

I witnessed, along with the rest of the world, my family’s extraordinary impact on popular culture. Not just in America, but all around the globe, the entire globe. As the youngest in the family, I was determined to make it on my own,” Jackson said. “I wanted to stand on my own two feet, but never in a million years did I expect to follow in their footsteps. Tonight, your baby sister has made it in.”

That’s not all she said.  Addressing the challenges of being a woman of color in the industry, Jan also called for the election committee to continue pushing the needle forward as it relates to female representation in the Hall of Fame. Look inside to hear all this and more:

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