It goes without saying that it’s been an exceptional year for both Solange and Bruno Mars. 

Hence, it’s fitting that the singers lead the pack of talent in the nominations for the 2017 Soul Train Awards.

Solo stands tallest with 7 honors, while Bruno blazes the scene with 6.

Both have achieved gargantuan success with their projects ‘A Set At The Table’ and ’24k Magic’ projects respectively.

Toni Braxton will also be bestowed with the coveted  Don Cornelius Legend Award, while SWV will receive the third annual Lady Of Soul Award.

The prizes are set to be handed out on November 5th at Las Vegas’ Orleans Arena, with the ceremony itself airing on BET on November 26th. 

Peep the full list of nominees after the jump…

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Bruno Mars is keeping the ’24k Magic’ party playing through to 2018.

For, it’s just been announced that the stage blazer will be scorching as headliner at Barclaycard’s British Summer Time Hyde Park. And he has a very special guest joining him.

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The pressure is finally on the entertainment industry to name and shame the meticulous predators who use their power and influence to molest and manipulate vulnerable artists.

Today, Robin Antin has denied that she is one of those predators after a former member of her group the Pussycat Dolls claimed that she forced her employees to sleep with men in exchange for money she would pocket.

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Ever wondered why Pink and Mary J. Blige are yet to collaborate?

Well, today brings with it the answer to your question.

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It’s no secret that MTV’s 2017 reboot of ‘TRL’ has been a miss with critics and viewers.

As reported here, the daily series premiered to a staggering 166,000 viewers on October 2nd.  To put that into context, that figure is less than half of the viewership that led it to its 2008 cancellation.  While some blamed the unfortunate Las Vegas terrorist attack (which also happened on Oct. 2) for the cause of the low ratings, others pointed to the show’s new format, hosts, time slot, and so much more.

Whatever the cause, ‘TRL’s ratings have only declined since its premiere.  As of Friday (October 13th), only 123,000 tuned in.

Despite the discouraging figures, execs at MTV – namely its president, Chris McCarthy – are “incredibly optimistic” about its future.  Read about this and more from his telling sit-down with Billboard inside:

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If the commercial performance of ‘Beautiful Trauma’ is anything to judge by, it’s apparent P!nk did not come to play.

The singer-songwriter, hot on the promo trail in support of her 7th studio album, has already seen the project greeted with critical acclaim from the likes of the industry’s top critics.  As we reported here, that fanfare was set to be reflected commercially as well as the project was initially predicted to impact charts with a whopping 300-360,000 units moved its first week.  If proven true, ‘Trauma’ would have already come in as the year’s best premiere numbers for a female.

Now, with a little help from her promo run (including stops on ‘SNL’ and ‘GMA’), industry insiders have revised that projection upward as its sales activity has outpaced their original forecast.

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Bow Wow just can’t catch a break.

After finally living down that “private jet” fiasco from earlier this year, the rapper/actor is now the brunt of another joke after he included himself in a photo of Death Row Records’ iconic roster photo.  Including the likes of hip hop legends Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 2Pac, and more, Bow took to Twitter earlier today to proclaim:

From there, all hell broke loose:

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New Nicki Minaj music is on the way.

How she’s whipping up excitement for her esoteric and experimental set?

A brilliant and beautiful spread with ‘The New York Times.‘

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The world of film awaits the February 16th arrival of Marvel’s ‘Black Panther.’

Directed by Ryan Coogler, the movie’s all-star cast is led by Chadwick Boseman in the main role of the Afro hero [T’Challa].

The hotly anticipated clip also features Lupita Nyong’o [Nakia], Michael B. Jordan [Kilmonger], Forrest Whittaker [Zuri], Daniel Kaluya [W’Kabi], and Angela Bassett [Ramonda].

Following the debut of the much-discussed teaser, an extended trailer has been unleashed.

Really though, what are you waiting for? Watch below…

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Pink is on-course to open with the highest numbers of her career with new album ‘Beautiful Trauma.’ But the Pop rebel isn’t letting that slow down her promotional push.

The singer stopped by Good Morning America today to deliver a double helping of vocal excellence.

She first thrilled with a soaring rendition of lead single ‘What About Us’ and followed with a stirring rendition of ‘Beautiful Trauma.’

Peep both showings below…

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In 1998 the Pop group DREAM impacted the scene with material they hoped would see them rise to levels reached by their peers TLC, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.

In 2017, one of its members has revealed that her time within the industry was more akin to a nightmare.

Melissa Schuman’s story below…

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By steering into unique musical lane Camila Cabello glides towards glory as a solo star.

Packing more character and personality than some of her uninspired peers the singer has bagged a hit with her jam ‘Havana.’

Good news below…

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