Cop a gander of Michael B. Jordan!

The dapper actor brings the heat to the cover and inner pages of Essence Magazine‘s June 2018 issue.

Riding the wave of buzz drummed up from blockbuster ‘Black Panther,’ the 31-year-old is sailing ahead with purpose to his next projects.

First up is HBO drama ‘Fahrenheit 451,’ which premieres on May 19th.

Thereafter, he continues shooting ‘Creed 2’ (due in theaters later this year).

Busy times. In the meanwhile though, peep the trailer for ‘Fahrenheit 451’ below…

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Another ‘Married To Medicine’ marriage has flatlined.

Full story below…

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Britney Spears‘ is with musical child.

Awesome news below…

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Ariana Grande is in a new space.

Keen to support fans who survived the terrorism attack she faced at one of her live shows in Manchester, England, the performer now sets her sights on better days with an uplifting brand new album named ‘Sweetener.’

This week, she has spoken to ‘Time’ about it.

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Missing ‘Insecure’?

Well, Issa Rae‘s hit HBO comedy is heading back to the box this summer.

Find out when after the jump…

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Jay Z‘s efforts to support independent artists with his TIDAL streaming service have been billed phoney by his critics today thanks to new claims made by “sources” at three major recording labels.

What’s going down?

Find out below…

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Madonna may be rapidly approaching 60, but she seems to be zooming towards the release of new music material quicker.

The Pop empress excited many fans when she recently revealed that she had reunited with producer Mirwais, who helmed much of her 2000 smash hit album ‘Music.’

Shortly after, she took to the stage at the much talked about MET Gala to perform new song ‘Beautiful Game.’

And while the showing was for attendees only, it seems its release is imminent.

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And then there were four.

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have welcomed a new child to their growing family.

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Janet Jackson is back and wasting no time blazing the trail all over again.

The Queen Of Pop is set for another coronation this Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards, where she will be presented with the coveted Icon honor.

Hence, she fittingly covers the latest issue of Billboard Magazine. 

Recent years have seen the diva do away with interviews, but she shatters the silence will a full feature chat with the industry publication.

It’s timely, as the singer (who just turned 52) is gearing up for her BBMAs performance, the reboot of her ‘State Of The World Tour,’ and a string of headlining summer festival slots – including Essence and Panorama.

During the insightful chat, the 52-year-old updates on new music – her first since 2015’s chart-topping ‘Unbreakable,’ motherhood, the support of the LGBTQ community and more.

Peep pics and excerpts below…

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A new documentary built to honour the life of Whitney Houston is to explore reports that the late star was raped by Dionne Wawrick‘s sister.

A distressing report below…

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It’s here!

Jennifer Lopez has uncaged new single ‘Dinero’ featuring Cardi B and DJ Khaled.

Making a beeline for the status of summer’s definitive anthem, the fire-filled jam fuses English and Spanish against a production backdrop that ought to see it a firm fixture in the club and on airwaves.

Take a listen below…

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With over 25 years of success under their belt, the Backstreet Boys show no signs of slowing down.

Fresh from wrapping the first leg of their mammoth Vegas residency and inking a new record deal with RCA, the man-band are back with new single ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.’

Boasting the classic BSB sound with a modern twist, the track was penned by Stephen Wrabel (Ellie Goulding) and produced by Stuart Crichton (Kesha) along with Jamie Hartman.

Speaking on the single, member AJ McLean said:

“We’ve been working our ass off for 25 years and with the support of RCA and our contemporaries, we know we’ll be performing for fans, both old and new, for a really long time. It feels like we’re just getting started.”

Check out the newly unleashed video, which was directed by longtime Backstreet collaborators Rich + Tone, below…

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