Janet Jackson is gearing up to blaze the stage as headliner at the 2018 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.

It’s apt, then, that the Queen Of Pop appears a-front of the July/August issue of Essence Magazine.

Shining in a gorgeous gold suit, the singer beams as she flashes her trademark smile.

Within the pages of the prestigious publication, the 52-year-old opens up about darker times – specifically her battling depression.

Her words below…

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Cardi B isn’t letting pregnancy pause her promo train.

As reported, the rapper covers the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine with fiancé Offset, from Hip-Hop ensemble Migos.

The timing is apt, as Cardi is on the cusp of pulling off quite the musical coup.

For, she’s presently forecast to occupy the #1 and #2 spots on the next Billboard Hot 100 with ‘I Like It’ and Maroon 5’s ‘Girls Like You’ respectively.

25-year-old Cardi, who is believed to be due any day now, is already back in the studio and is also set to hit the road on the last leg of Bruno Mars‘ ’24k Magic Tour’ in September.

Needless to say, the hustle doesn’t stop for this chart-slayer.

Peep more from Belcalis and bae below…

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Michael B. Jordan returns for another round of action in ‘Creed 2.’

Set for a Thanksgiving launch, the sequel to the 2015 ‘Rocky’ spin-off sees Adonis Creed (Jordan) battle to defeat the son of Ivan Drago, the powerful athlete who killed his father in the ring more than 30 years earlier.

Sylvester Stallone returns in an acting and writing capacity, while Ryan Coogler (who directed the franchise’s first outing) now serves as executive producer. His director seat, which he vacated due to commitments with global smash ‘Black Panther,’ is now occupied by Steven Caple Jr.

With the original flick being a critical and commercial success (grossing a huge $173.6 million at the box office from a $40 million budget), all eyes are on whether the follow-up can deliver.

The first trailer is here and brings with it a convincing hint of an answer…

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Ava DuVernay‘s ‘Wrinkle in Time’ has soared to astronomical heights globally and helped her set a game and life-changing record at the box office!

How the ’13th’ director made cinematic history?

Find out below…

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Ariana Grande is sprinkling her new album ‘Sweetener’ onto the charts song by song.

Ahead of the project’s August 17th arrival, the Pop starlet has opted to unleash ‘The Light Is Coming’ as the latest taste of the set (which is now available for pre-order).

The whimsical cut was produced by Pharrell Williams and reunites Grande with frequent collaborator Nicki Minaj.

Take a listen below…

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Fans of The Carters found themselves swimming in a sea of confusion hours ago when it was reported that their collaborative album ‘Everything is Love‘ was to sell under 200,000 units in its opening week.

Troubling, considering the figures the pair have pulled in via pure sales with their respective solo efforts.

Arriving with the new morning? News that their startling sales projection has been retracted.

Full story below…

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Christina Aguilera ended a six year hiatus from the charts with the release of ‘Liberation.’

Her first body of work since 2012’s ill-fated ‘Lotus,’ the set was led by focus single ‘Fall In Line’ with Demi Lovato alongside taster cuts ‘Accelerate,’ ‘Twice,’ and ‘Like I Do.’ 

With the set being showered with critical acclaim, how is it performing commercially?

The first week estimates are in. So, the answer awaits after the jump…

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Beyonce and Jay-Z broke the internet with their surprise album ‘Everything Is Love’ over the weekend and made waves with the wide release of the 9-song set on Apple Music, Spotify (Premium), and iTunes a day later.

It naturally has all eyes peeled to see how it fares commercially? Well, the first forecast is out and brings with it answer.

What are you waiting for? Head below for the tea spill…

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Prince‘s heirs have slammed the streaming service TIDAL and asked it to slice the agreement they came to to share the late star’s music with the masses in half!

A surprising development below…

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Pharrell Williams is to take the story of ‘Juneteenth‘ to the stage.

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Almost a decade after his death, Michael Jackson remains big business. Billion dollar business.

And the latest facet of the King Of Pop’s omnipresence comes in the form of a new Broadway production.

Details below…

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Sources close to Nas claim he does not feel his new album campaign was sabotaged or overshadowed by the release of Beyonce and Jay Z‘s ‘Everything is Love.’

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