R. Kelly‘s filthy house of horrors has been exposed by officials in Chicago who inspected it last week.

Waiting below? Snaps set to sicken.

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When R&B songstress Tweet burst onto the scene this month 17 years ago with her now signature hit, ‘Oops (Oh My),’ many assumed she was an overnight success.  That assumption, as she recently detailed in BET’s hit web series, ‘Finding BET,’ couldn’t be further from the truth.

Between years of working with the group Sugah before it disbanded to doing background vocals for Missy Elliott and other artists before her breakthrough, Tweet’s (born Charlene Keys) rise to fame was far from swift.  That point made the velocity of her fall from the public eye that much more surprising.

Ever the eternal optimist, Keys recently took to BET to dish on life post the success of her debut album, ‘Southern Hummingbird,’ which included a battle with depression, alcohol abuse, and more before she re-emerged with 2016’s ‘Charlene.’  Also thrilling with news of the set’s soon-to-come follow-up project, look inside to hear the 48-year-old talk on this and more:

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Lady Gaga sprung quite the surprise on fans at her latest Las Vegas ‘Enigma’ show last night. For, the supernova invited ‘A Star Is Born’ co-star Bradley Cooper on stage for an impromptu performance of ‘Shallow.’ Their first in a live setting.

Already the recipient of a Golden Globe, the song is in hot contention for an Oscar next month – with the pair likely to take to the stage together to deliver a televised take.

How did they do on their debut outing? Watch below…

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TLC’s Chilli has revealed that she hasn’t been talking to R. Kelly ever since she learned that he had been grooming Aaliyah when she was a minor.

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Did famed Olympian bobsledder Lolo Jones slide a slap across Tamar Braxton‘s face, leading to her  (the former’s) dismissal from ‘Celebrity Big Brother’?

The rumor mill is answering with a resounding “yes”!  Details inside:

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Lauren Jauregui is blazing the promo trail in support of new single ‘More Than That.’

The songbird’s latest stop was VEVO Live, where she delivered a stunning acoustic rendition of the track.

Well-received upon its release earlier this month, ‘More’ is the second taste of the Fifth Harmony star’s solo project following the critically acclaimed ‘Expectations.’

Check out the performance below…

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Spice is back and serving fierce island flavor in the video for ‘Trouble.’

The reigning queen of Dancehall and teams with Soca queen Destra Garcia for the hard-hitting jam and aims for maximum impact with its accompanying video.

Directed by Xtreme Arts, the hyper-hot clip sees both ladies unleash fire aplenty.

Armed with the exposure of her stint on ‘Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta’ and her recent colorism experiment, Spice is seizing the moment to deliver dynamite.

Watch her and Destra in action below…

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When analysing tropes and themes covered by Beyonce‘s immersive videography, there is one motif which takes centre stage in almost all of her art.

The past…and its presence in present.

Examples? ‘Naughty Girl’ (see 1953’s ‘The Band Wagon’), ‘Formation‘ and its wink at the Reconstruction era, ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’ (set in the 1950s) and ‘Flawless‘ (see Punk subculture of the 1980s).

What isn’t as obvious, is the artist’s exploration of the future via magical realism, science fiction..and Afro-futurism.

 

Afrofuturism addresses themes and concerns of the African diaspora through technoculture and science fiction, encompassing a range of media and artists with a shared interest in envisioning black futures that stem from Afrodiasporic experiences.

Meet us for a look into the other-wordly worlds of Beyonce below…

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Kanye West has a legal bone to pick with Roc a Fella Records.

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Michael Jackson‘s Estate are wasting no time clapping back at a controversial documentary about the late King Of Pop.

‘Leaving Neverland’ premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last night and polarized.

With a broadcast set for the Spring, team MJ are getting in front of the matter and pointing a number of interesting points about the doc.

The full statement awaits below…

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The people have spoken and it’s clear they want Cardi B!

As we reported here, the rapstress has been making headlines all month long for e-fisticuffs she’s been engaged in for her highly publicized criticism of President Trump.  That outspokenness may have only made her a target for some conservatives, but liberals have praised the ‘Bodak Yellow’ beauty for the attention she’s garnered for the cause.

One supporter, late night talk show host Stephen Colbert, took to Twitter to suggest Cardi deliver the ‘State of the Union’ address rebuttal on behalf of the Democratic Party.  Urging his followers to demonstrate their agreement of the suggestion by “signing” a petition, the call to action – once “signatures” passed the 40,000 mark – began making headlines.

By the time the report landed on the desk of Cardi, she said…

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Normani and Sam Smith are off to a rocket-fuelled start with new single ‘Dancing With A Stranger.’

Unwrapped earlier this month, the hypnotic song quickly found favor with fans and the record buying public – who’ve already sent to the track to #3 on the UK chart and #33 in the US.

Now, with its video incoming, its success story looks like it’ll be adding new pages imminently.

Whetting appetites ahead of its arrival, both Smith and Normani have teased the clip. Peep stills above and below…

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