Often smudged out of history lessons, the layered, complex and victorious stories of black people in the United Kingdom were celebrated by the BBC via a series of documentaries this month.

They fell under the umbrella ‘Black & British.’

Thanks to the platform, and our friends over at ‘Shadow and Act’, you can now watch over eight hours worth of programming built for the series which stars the supermodel Naomi Campbell.

Watch below…

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The Weeknd is riding high into the week with new album ‘Starboy.’

Released last Friday, the set has been shining brightly atop of the iTunes tally in over 80 countries ever since. Its currently tipped to do big numbers first week.

Still, in understanding the importance of promo, the Canadian star stopped by the Ellen show to perform the LP’s title track.

Watch him in action after the jump…

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The good people of Abu Dhabi were treated to a fresh Rihanna performance hours ago.

There, as she supports her new LP ‘ANTI’, she rocked he fans’ worlds with a showing of her latest single ‘Love on the Brain.’

Watch below…

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Lady Gaga‘s rise to fame was meteoric to say the least.  But, with the adoration of her infectious pop tunes, larger-than-life stage shows, and eccentric costumes came the peril of never being able to “turn the character off.”

“I’d keep the wigs on and keep the makeup on and keep the outfits on. I was always trying — I never wanted to let my fans down. I always wanted them to see me in my art form.”

As if that’s not enough, the ‘Judas’ singer laments how fame has intruded on her private life.

“As soon as I go out into the world, I belong, in a way, to everyone else. It’s legal to follow me. It’s legal to stalk me at the beach. I can’t call the police or ask them to leave. “

After years of being unable to reconcile her two worlds, the balance between “Lady Gaga” (the character) and Stephanie Germanotta (her real life persona), she says, is best represented by who she is now during this – her most recent chart-topping era – ‘Joanne.’

Watch her emotional full length interview with CBS ‘Sunday Morning’ discussing these aforementioned topics and more below:

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As many-a-Brandy-fan knows, the singer/songwriter has been in a longstanding beef with label home Chameleon Records.

Likening her ongoing battle with the imprint to ‘slavery’ and continued plight and fight of ‘Warrior’ singer Ke$ha, B-Rocka has rocked headlines all year for her back and forth legal battles with Chameleon and its president Breyon Prescott (who claimed the legal drama was a “desperate ploy for publicity”).

Now, after months of silence on the matter, the Grammy-winner – via a show-stopping 9-minute performance at this year’s ‘Soul Train Awards’ – sent the audience into a roar when she emphatically announced ‘Brandy Freed!’

The proclamation sent fans buzzing that new music is on the way…

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The Real Housewives Of Atlanta is back for its 9th season. And despite almost a decade on-air, the Bravo smash is losing none of its sassy steam.

Already delivering on its promise of shady twists and turns, the latest outing of the ensemble title is proving a must-see.

Want to know what Phaedra, Kenya, Kandi, Cynthia, Porsha, and Sheree will be serving up on episode 5 / season 9?

Watch a sneak peek below to find out out below…

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Rihanna fans rejoiced when photos of her befriending a homeless woman outside a New York city building  on the set of ‘Oceans 8’ surfaced online.

Today, they have learned that that story was a hoax and that the “homeless woman” owns the building she was snapped outside of.

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Led by the attorney Phaedra Parks, ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ is to take on the horrific Flint Water Crisis.

Details below…

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The Soul Train Awards 2016 aired moments ago.

Like previous years, this installment of the annual extravaganza paid homage to the achievements of the industry’s brightest R&B and Hip-Hop stars.

Hosted by Erykah Badu, the event (which was shot earlier this month at the Las Vegas Orleans Arena) saw performances from the likes of Brandy, India Arie, Dru Hill, Teddy Riley, Ro James, and many more.

All the action after the jump:

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The 2016 Soul Train Awards, taped earlier this month at the Las Vegas Orleans Arena, saw some of music’s finest go head-to-head for the show’s coveted trophies.

With the likes of Urban’s top names, including Drake and Beyonce leading the nominations tally with over 7 nods each, the competition was steep.  Now that the show is over, find out who picked up which awards in which categories at the high profile outing below…

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Mariah Carey‘s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ is the most downloaded Christmas cut of all time!

Good news, via facts and figures unlocked by Nielsen Music, below…

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Shemar Moore’s contentious departure from ‘Criminal Minds’ has given the actor the time and space to focus on new projects.

What he’s been up to during said time? ‘The Bounce Back‘, a romantic comedy set to hit theatres on December 9th.

Directed by Youssef Delara, the project is loosely based on Karen Salmansohn’s book of the same name and also stars the comedian Bill Bellamy, Sheryl Underwood and Kali Hawk.

What it’s about?

Find out via its trailer below…

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