Mathew Knowles is keen to address how the treatment of black women historically has led to their erasure (or lightening) in Pop culture.

How he’s doing it? With a new book named ‘Racism: From the Eyes of a Child’ in which he bares all on how his difficult childhood informed his view on black women and the direction he encouraged Beyonce to go in as she sought superstardom.

His latest promotional stop? ‘Good Morning Britain.’

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Chris Brown‘s 57-track album experiment is proving to be a fruitful venture.

For, the singer has just nabbed his latest plaque and its color is Platinum.

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Life is indeed sweet for Camila Cabello.

The ‘Havana’ hitmaker, who is undoubtedly still celebrating the success of her eponymous, Gold-certified debut album, is still hot on the promo trail in its support.  Most recently spotted gracing the cover of ‘NME’ magazine, Cabello dished on a number of topics including why she changed her album’s name (from ‘The Hurting. The Healing. The Loving.’), solo success, leaving ‘Crying in the Club’ off her debut album’s final track list, and even addresses if she’ll ever cover Fifth Harmony hits when she embarks on a solo tour.

Read her thoughts on this and more below:

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After kicking off 2018 with his stirring official debut single, ‘Freedom,’ and an equally moving music video to accompany it (click here to see that if you missed it), ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett continues to showcase music from his long-awaited debut album, ‘Sum of My Music.’

Ahead of its reported March 2nd release fans are invited to feast their eyes on ‘Catch Your Eye’ – the LP’s Swizz Beatz-assisted second single.  Said to be inspired by the 1998 Hype Williams’-directed film, ‘Belly,’ the clip also features stunning artwork from Nigerian artist Laolu NYC.

Curious to see what Smollett’s cooked up with his second swing at the bat?  Look inside to see:

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Bruno Mars has been on an unprecedented winning streak with his ’24k Magic’ album and tour.

And, in the wake of winning six Grammy Awards, the stage blazer is gearing up for an electrifying victory lap.

Bringing along ‘Finesse’ collaborator Cardi B, Bruno will be hitting 10 US cities from September.

And while many thought that meant 10 dates, the pair will be playing multiple shows in select regions. A move that will doubt see the tour’s eventual gross be mind-blowing (given that it’s already north of $200 million as of the end of 2017).

Find out when the Atlantic Records duo will be hitting a city near you below…

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New music alert!

Khalid has paired up friend and Fifth Harmony star Normani for new single ‘Love Lies.’

More on their exciting collaboration after the jump…

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Mary J. Blige has conquered the music industry and she’s now making a name for herself in the acting arena.

The seasoned songstress recently made headlines when she nabbed nominations at both the Oscars and Golden Globes for her role in ‘Mudbound.’

Now, she’s taking her talent’s one of Netflix‘s most hotly anticipated new shows.

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Michael Jackson’s father Joe Jackson is tired of Quincy Jones running his mouth about his son around town!

How he intends to silence the superstar musician?

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Tinashe teams with Future for ‘Faded Love’ – the latest taste of her long-awaited sophomore album ‘Joyride.’

Having returned with the punchy ‘No Drama,’ its follow-up is a mellower affair and skews boasts ample island-spice.

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Keith Powers has signed up to star in a movie about one of the leading members of the ‘Black Panther’ political movement.

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“If at first you don’t succeed, dust yourself off and try again”

Keyshia Cole is hitting the reset button on the campaign for her current album ’11:11 Reset.’

Initially released last October, the set debuted at #37 on the Billboard 200 with a first week figure of 13,377 (9,420 of which were pure sales).

Needless to say, these are a far cry from Cole’s glory days and weren’t reflective of the benefits attached to the ‘Love & Hip-Hop’ platform she signed on to.

But worried fans needn’t fret because Keyshia has a plan.

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Lupita Nyong’o is on a sweet high.

Why? The success she is projected to enjoy with her latest movie ‘Black Panther.’

How she’s celebrating its release? By gracing the pages of ‘Allure’ with a stellar shoot, an interview that offers insight into her life as it is today and a conversation about her hair.

Around 13 or 14, I had such a rough time with being teased and feeling really unpretty. My dad intervened and spoke to my mom about my hair, and she finally agreed. She took me to the salon in the middle of the school day, and I got my hair relaxed. I felt so much better because it was easier to tame. All the girls in my class had their hair relaxed. Very few had natural kink, so I felt a lot more acceptable.

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