Mary J. Blige may be making a splash in the acting arena, but the seasoned songbird still has music on the mind.

Currently being showered with critical acclaim for her role of Cha Cha in new Netflix series ‘The Umbrella Academy,’ the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul is also hard at work on her 14th studio album.

Tea on the set awaits after the jump…

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Mary J. Blige believes that efforts made to create a feud between Cardi B and the rapper Nicki Minaj only serves to hurt women in an already hostile world.

A world, which once saw her pitted against Faith Evans.

The ‘Love No Limit’ star was quizzed on the matter during her latest appearance on ‘The View‘ where she argued that Cardi is more than deserving of her Grammy she bagged at last week’s ceremony.

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Despite circulating news that cites the Chicago police department as the source of reports that Jussie Smollett paid two former ‘Empire’ actors to stage his widely reported homophobic and racist attack (click here to read more on that), the singer/actor’s lawyers have come out swinging in his defense.

Read their full statement inside:

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Big sister Toni in for the win!

The Grammy winning R&B songstress stepped in to defend sister Tamar Braxton after the ‘Love & War’ singer was under attack by Lindsay Lohan (as we reported here).  Lohan was none-too-pleased at news Tamar won the latest season of ‘Celebrity Big Brother,’ defeating her mother – Dina Lohan – in the process.

The result?  A social media slamming that saw the actress refer to Tamar as ‘conniving.’  See what happened below after Toni stepped in:

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With every new report the stories surrounding the mysterious, alleged late January attack of singer/actor Jussie Smollett takes more twists and turns than a daytime soap opera.

As we previously reported, Chicago police originally stated there were no persons of interests discovered after reviewing hours of footage from “city street cams” near the location of the alleged incident.  Days later, they not only discovered two men but even made arrests in the days that followed that discovery.

Those first suspects – former ‘Empire’ actors – were released without charge in light of “new evidence.”  Now, CNN and a number of major outlets are reporting that new evidence revolves around an investigation that suggests Smollett orchestrated his own attack.  Details inside:

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Cardi B is on quite the quest to cement herself as Hip-Hop’s hardest working woman.

For, fresh from dropping new collaboration with Bruno Mars, Belcalis has seen the video for Blueface‘s ‘Thotiana’ remix make its debut.

With the original already a top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, the refreshed version looks set to shoot the popular cut into the upper echelon of the charts.

As for Cardi’s contribution? She’s in raunchy form – both lyrically and visually.

Check out the video, directed by Cole Bennett, after the jump…

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Ariana Grande has set a phenomenal chart record.

Great news below…

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New Pink is incoming!

As reported, the Pop rebel announced the imminent arrival of single ‘Walk Me Home’ and 8th studio album ‘Hurts 2B Human.’

With the former being due any day now, the 39-year-old has taken to social media to give a taste of what folk can expect.

What are you waiting for? Take a listen to a snippet after the jump…

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Justine Skye is ready to defeat the man she says subjected her to physical abuse.

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ABC hit ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ is back for a firework filled-fifth season.

The legal drama, which stars Emmy winner Viola Davis, follows a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant criminal defence professor.

Last season brought with it a countless list of shocking twists and the newest run is already delivering a whole lot more. Particularly with the addition of Rome Flynn.

It all makes for a riveting watch. And like millions, we’re all sorts of hooked!

Peep the preview of episode 14 / season 5 – titled ‘Make Me The Enemy’ below…

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A month after John Legend released the trailer for ‘Preach’ – his most cinematic visual yet – the clip has finally arrived in full.

“The idea behind the song is that sometimes we can get so frustrated by the news and what’s going on and there’s this scatter going on in ourselves,” Legend said in a statement. “Do we become apathetic? Do we become engaged? Do we just talk about it, or do we do something?”

The Dominique DeLeon-directed video takes a harrowing look at a handful of social issues in America including school shootings, law enforcement’s mistreatment of African Americans, children being separated from parents at the border and so much more.

See the heart-tugging video inside:

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