Happiness has no timeline. Just ask Adrienne Bailon.
The singer turned TV host has announced her engagement to Gospel star Israel Houghton. It’s come come as a surprise to many, for it’s less than a year since ‘The Real’ anchor broke up with her longtime lover and fiance Lenny Santiago (of Roc Nation).
Full story and the announcement video await below…
A a brief rest on the bench, Cover Star is back!
Today’s spotlight is shined on Florida bred songbird Mikayla Jade, who takes flight with Rihanna‘s ‘Kiss It Better.’
Despite its odd chart run, the cut remains one of the most-praised on the star’s ‘ANTI’ album.
How did Mikayla fare? Find out below…
Boasting a sweet tone and ample vocal control, Mikayla delivered with her delicious rendition.
Hers is a voice that is altogether lighter than the original, which helped put a fresh spin on the track. She also used it skilfully to showcase the different shades of her varied vocal palette.
Great performance.
For more on Mikayla, check out her YouTube channel here.
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On April 8th 2003, Monica released ‘So Gone’ to aid the effort that was her LP ‘After the Storm.’
Penned by Missy Elliott and Spike & Jamahl, the jam saw the ‘Angel of Mine’ chanteuse find fresh chart glory following the chart-scorching single that was ‘The Boy is Mine’ when ‘Gone’ peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Today, over thirteen years later, a new generation of music lovers have taken to the net to express their admiration for the R&B effort by creating the ‘So Gone Challenge.’
In it, said fans take on the number’s rap section with their own lyrics inspired by life, love and ‘Miss Thang’ herself.
Their submissions are pretty awesome.
Check a few out below…
Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature launched to revisit TV and Film’s entertaining yet occasionally difficult past.
Today, we make our back to 1939, the year in which the movie ‘Gone with the Wind’ was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
In it, we meet the feisty and vivacious belle Scarlett O’Hara, the daughter of a wealthy Irish man whose wealth depends on African-American chattel slavery.
Much to their dismay, their lives are turned upside down when the Civil War strikes the South and eradicates the lifestyle the enslaving and torture of enslaved Africans afforded them.
This forces young O’Hara to find her way in a world that soon becomes cold, dark and dangerous once the North’s efforts to dismantle slavery shatters the cotton-clad fantasy that is her life.
The critic Lou Lumenick had this to say about the problematic yet iconic release:
If the Confederate flag is finally going to be consigned to museums as an ugly symbol of racism what about the beloved film offering the most iconic glimpse of that flag in American culture? It buys heavily into the idea that the civil war was a noble lost cause and casts Yankees and Yankee sympathisers as the villains.
He added:
It goes to great lengths to enshrine the myth that the civil war wasn’t fought over slavery — an institution the film unabashedly romanticises.
Press play to see it for yourself below…
Britney Spears is just two weeks away from lifting the lid on her ninth studio album ‘Glory.’
Set to strut into stores on August 26th, the LP (the follow-up to ‘Britney Jean’) is preceded by single ‘Make Me’ – as well as promo cuts ‘Private Show’ and ‘Clumsy.’
From the era’s video to still shots, it’s more than apparent that Britney is making a bid to reclaim her siren status. Case in point the newly released promotional snap above.
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We’re all about the music, but there’s no denying that Ms. Spears has been bringing it with her aesthetic of late. She’s looking better than she has in a long while.
As for the music heard thus far? Promising in places, yet we’re not entirely sold.
The full answer to that question arrives in a mere matter of weeks.
In the meanwhile, watch the much-debated video for ‘Make Me’ below…
Well that didn’t take long.
Fresh from debuting new single ‘Prolly,’ singer Sevyn Streeter has previewed its accompanying video.
The track, which features a guest spot from Gucci Mane, is the lead release from the star’s eagerly awaited album debut.
Wonder what its visual is set to look like? The full clip arrives on Monday, but peep a teaser below…
Alicia Keys‘ softly launched comeback track didn’t move the needed as intended. But that’s not stopped the singer from taking ‘In Common’ for another swing of the bat.
This time she receives assistance in the form Kanye West and Travis Scott.
The trio have unwrapped an official remix of the song, with the official premiere taking place moments ago on Scott’s newly launched Beats 1 radio show.
Can the collective breathe life into the criminally underrated number? Listen below and let us know…
Tinashe rounds up her besties for a spot of “BaeWatch” in the video for new single ‘Superlove.’
The Tricky Stewart and Dream produced jam is the lead release from the starlet’s long-awaited sophomore album ‘Joyride.’
Due in October, the LP will reportedly feature additional production from the duo, as well as from Boi-1da, Metro Boomin, and Londoner Joel Compass.
And while folk will have to exercise patience to see if she’s delivered with the LP, no such wait is necessary for the project’s first visual.
Watch the ‘Superlove’ video below…
After a few false starts, Usher signalled his comeback with infectious club jam ‘No Limit.’ Presently racing up the Billboard R&B and Hot 100 tallies, it’s being hailed as a long-awaited return to form.
Wasting no time hitting the promotional trail, the R&B veteran gets his grown and groomed on it the latest issue of Flaunt Magazine.
Beyond the striking images lensed by Zackery Michael, the inside feature also packs quite the bite.
With Mr Raymond dancing into his third decade of stardom, he’s neither the “Next Big Thing nor the wizened elder statesman.”
During the interview, he muses on this, as well as a number of topics including long-awaited eighth album, connecting with his roots, and more.
Peep quotes and pics below…
Check out Alicia Keys!
The 15-time Grammy winner embraces the beauty of her base a-front of the French edition of Grazia.
As previously reported, the singer-songwriter is rocking a make-up free look to promote self-love — and her sixth studio album.
Though the status of the latter remains in question (after lead single ‘In Common’ didn’t ignite the charts), Ms. Keys is gearing up for a major media takeover.
Next month she joins NBC hit ‘The Voice’ as a coach alongside fellow newcomer Miley Cyrus. And with her as yet untitled LP scheduled for a Fall roll-out, another single release is almost certainly imminent.
Pending its arrival, relive the underrated bliss that is ‘In Common’ below. Because chart or no chart, it remains a bop!
Singer-songwriter Sevyn Streeter sprung a surprise on fans moments ago with the early release of new single ‘Prolly.’
Initially due tomorrow, the Gucci Mane assisted cut was launched early…by Sevyn herself.
Writing on Twitter, she said…
I told yall I appreciate the heck outta yall…is my team goin to be mad for releasing it early?…iono #prolly ?
After a slew of EPs, mixtapes, and early triggers, ‘Prolly’ is the first official taste of Sev’s debut album.
Tuck in below…
Mark those calendars! ‘Empire’ returns to FOX on September 21st.
The third season of the Lee Daniels music drama will aim to elevate the show’s must-see status to new heights.
Producers remain tight-lipped about what to expect from Lucious, Cookie, and co; but given its penchant for soap-style theatrics, it’s safe to say the drama will be plentiful.
To titillate ahead of the show’s return, a sizzling teaser has been released. Check it out below…
Ayra Starr Shines With Powerful Performance
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