SZA‘s vocal woes continue.

The songbird saw her wings clipped as she attempted to take live flight at Coachella and now’s been grounded again – and this time it’s seen her pulled from ‘The Championship Tour.’

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Issa Rae is blazing quite the trail in the TV sphere.

The writer, producer, and actress has been earning praise aplenty for her warts and all comedy ‘Insecure.’

A hit both critically commercially and , the series has viewers hooked each week and for many fills the void left by the glaring absence of similar shows in the contemporary small screen landscape.

In a new profile feature for GQ, Rae reveals that this was the very reason she created the HBO smash. And in trademark fashion, she added an quirky twist to the remark by recreating the looks of of her favorite Black shows – including ‘Moesha’ and ‘The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air.’

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Although the current musical landscape boasts the beauty of seeing some of music’s biggest hitmakers behind the scenes come to be stars in their own rights (see:  Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, etc.), the name “Poo Bear” rings bells for industry insiders in search of their next hit but not so much to the average music consumer.

Bear, born Jason Boyd, has seen his penmanship line the credits of hits from the likes of Justin Bieber (‘What Do You Mean’), Chris Brown, Kelly Rowland, Sam Smith, DJ Khaled (‘I’m the One’), Jennifer Lopez, and more.  As if that’s not enough, over 20 years into his career the 39-year-old helped mastermind 2017’s megahit, ‘Despacito’ (currently tied for the longest run atop the Hot 100).

With a mounting list of accomplishments in his storied career, Bear had yet to release a project that saw him at the forefront…until now.  Thanks to ‘Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music’ (in stores now), the star songwriter/producer takes the driver seats in ways like never before.  Acting as curator for the “playlist set” (which features the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Zara Larsson, and more), Bear sat down with That Grape Juice to dish exclusively on how the project came to be, his next moves, and even working with pop icon Mariah Carey for her next album.

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The BET Awards 2018 has secured its host and, in an announcement made moments ago, it’s been revealed the duties will be once again taken on by Grammy and Oscar winner Jamie Foxx.

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‘Girlfriends‘ may be coming to a movie theatre near you.

Detail’s on the show’s cast’s plans to revive it with a movie below…

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Though its British ticket sales may have prompted the singer to pull the plug on his dates in the market, Justin Timberlake‘s ‘Man of the Woods’ tour is faring very well in the United States.

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Ariana Grande has shared a message of love, hope and unity with fans on the first anniversary of the terror attack which claimed the lives of a number of her supporters.

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It’s official!

Will Smith is making a grand return to music and is doing so with the help of this year’s World Cup!

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Ava DuVernay is on a roll!

Fan of the brilliant creative and the show ‘Xena: Warrior Princess‘?

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Jessie J has kicked off the unique roll-out of new album ‘R.O.S.E.’

Beginning today, the vocal wonder will release a new EP – all four parts of which make up her hotly anticipated LP.

First up is ‘Realisations,’ which features the following tracks:

R.O.S.E [Realisations]

1. Oh Lord
2. Think About That
3. Dopamine
4. Easy On Me

Take a listen to the set below, which – like the project more broadly – is executive produced by DJ Camper.

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Despite delivering a kaleidoscope of acts with the likes of Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, and Christina Aguilera leading the bill (click here to watch), the curators of the Billboard Music Awards were delivered news the 2018 edition had courted its lowest viewership since 2006.

Moving the show to a new network home of NBC (where it aired last night), the ceremony reeled in less than last year’s ABC-aired showing which, at the time, was itself a decade low with 8.7 million viewers.

Curious to see how much last night’s affair drew?  Look inside:

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Just weeks after several notable industry figures banded together to silence R. Kelly, R&B’s Pied Piper is under fire yet again.

This time he’s being sued for several alleged wrongs.

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