Although strategic endorsements and business partnerships have kept “brand K. Michelle” afloat over the last two years, the reality TV maven/singer’s primary claim to fame – music – can’t boast the same buoyancy.  Despite a string of R&B chart-topping albums from 2013-2016, 2017’s ‘Kimberly: The People I Used to Know’ – after a #56 debut on the Billboard 200 – quickly fell off the tally and, to date, has not made an impact comparable to that of its predecessors.

Now, after putting the finishing touches on her fifth studio effort, ‘All Monsters Are Human,’ the 34-year-old is looking to turn a new page on her career narrative.  Sending fans into a frenzy, she recently announced a slew of new ventures including a new tour in support of the LP and more.

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December 20 marks the date the star-studded film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Weber‘s Broadway classic ‘Cats’ pounces into a theater near you.

Starring Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, James Corden, Rebel Wilson, and many more familiar names, fans of any of the aforementioned can expect to see much of them in the coming months hitting the promo trail in support of the Tom Hooper-directed flick.

The latest in a string of visuals to that point comes in the form of a behind the scenes teaser released Monday (September 9).  Highlighting the fancy feline footwork of the film’s stars, the clip shows the work that went into conditioning the actors for their portrayals of cats.

 “If you told me I was going to get to be a cat, for work? What?” Swift gushed of her role of Bombalurina.

Castmate Corden echoed the sentiment:

“You’re gonna take a load of people, and they’re going to pretend to be cats,” he says in the new teaser. “Like, if you just say it out loud, it’s bonkers. But that’s where the most fun happens, really.”

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With the like of ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Aladdin’ delivering big time at the box office, Disney are charging ahead full steam with their live-action remakes.

Next up is ‘Mulan,’ and it looks as though Pop icon Christina Aguilera may be back on-board for the film’s musical component.

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The response to ‘Never Really Over’ and ‘Small Talk’ – the first two singles from Katy Perry‘s forthcoming, yet-titled sixth studio album – may be signals her career is on the up-and-up after the dismal ‘Witness’ era,  but with peaks of #15 and #81 respectively on the Hot 100 their respective streaming and digital sales performances remain modest at best.

Yet, while she is reportedly hard-at-work on ‘Talk’s follow-up, the Charlie Puth-penned ‘Harleys in Hawaii,’ fans are the ones doing the most surfing – namely of the collage of hits from her heyday.

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Chance The Rapper recently announced the birth of his second child Marli, and is now seizing the moment to put family first.

As reported, the MC has been gearing up to embark on ‘The Big Day’ tour in support of his debut album of the same name.

However, he’s revealed that he’s postponing the trek to focus on daddy time.

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Ashanti turned heads and dropped jaws when she hit a New York Fashion Week stage in a barely there outfit for the PrettyLittleThing x Saweetie runway show.

The Grammy-winner, on hand to promote her new single (a collaborative effort with the clothing brand that can be heard by clicking here), was among a number of big names showing off their performance prowess for the event.  In addition to Ashanti, up-and-coming Rap diva Saweetie (the night’s star) and boyfriend Quavo filled out a roster that also included Rap legend Lil Kim.

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Months after B2K reunited to hit the road with Lloyd, Chingy, Mario, and more of some of the early 2000’s most successful Urban acts on the ‘Millennium’ tour, Marques Houston took to Instagram to unveil news he would follow suit and join another assembly of like performers for the ‘TBTour.’

The Stateside outing – which features Houston alongside his former band Immature, Ray J, Day 26, B5, J. Holiday, and other special guests – was announced in August with no official info to accompany it.  That’s now changed as the group has announced the first string of dates via their official IG handle.

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As reported, Ariana Grande has joined forces with fellow Pop starlets Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey in the name of ‘Charlie’s Angels.’

Beyond Ari’s role as executive producer of the film’s soundtrack, the trio will helm its theme ‘Don’t Call Me Angel.’

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For years, fans have been eager to see Jennifer Lopez grace the stage at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. And now the singer’s latest promotional venture has some wondering whether that dream is about to come to fruition.

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Wendy Williams has built a colossal career on being candid and she’s not backtracking now that her own personal life is in the spotlight.

Currently on the cusp of the 11th season of her hit talkshow, the media maven stopped by Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live to chop it up with host Andy Cohen.

With both being straight shooters, the show made for great TV.

Williams was quizzed on a laundry list of topics including her divorce, the woman ex husband cheated with, her new life on the singles market, her upcoming biopic, repairing damaged relationships, and more. All of which she addressed head-on.

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RAY BLK has cracked the case and ends up cracking more than that in the video for new single ‘In My Bed.’

Newly unleashed, the fire-filled release is the latest taste of what the rising Londoner has on offer.

Armed with the momentum of an opener spot on Nicki Minaj’s ‘Nicki WRLD Tour,’ the Toddla T production also serves as the first of music from the BBC Sound Of winner since last year’s ‘Empress’ project.

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Ava DuVernay‘s ‘When They See Us’ took viewers on an emotional roller coaster upon its release back in May.

The four-part Netflix production told the true story of the Central Park Five, a group of young Black and Latino youth wrong accused, convicted, and imprisoned for a sexual assault crime they did not commit.

And while they were eventually vindicated, it’s been projects such as ‘When They See Us’ that is giving their innocence the volume it so very much deserves.

The Emmy committee clearly agree, for they rewarded the special with 11 nominations.

Ahead of the September 22nd ceremony, Jharrel Jerome (whose portrayal of Korey Wise earned him a nom for Outstanding Lead Actor), stopped by Hot 97 to discuss the impact of the series.

Check out his interview with Ebro, Peter Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez below…

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