Forget the Olympics! The race between streaming platforms to best the competition has been most compelling.

Indeed, with streaming rapidly becoming the primary means of music consumption, platforms such as Apple Music, Spotify, and TIDAL routinely churn out exclusives to one-up each other.

This year alone has seen major examples manifest in the form album launches by Beyonce, Drake, and Rihanna. All of which had an “exclusive” streaming component.

The landscape may be set for its most drastic change yet, though, if a new report proves true.

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In 1915, the release of the deeply racist and violent ‘Birth of a Nation’ precipitated a rise in physical attacks against African-Americans and support for the murderous Ku Klux Klan.

On October 6th 2016, Fox Searchlight Pictures seeks to cast the movie’s evils into cinematic darkness with the release of ‘The Birth of a Nation’, a movie depicting the tale of a slave uprising led by Nat Turner.

Alas, historic allegations made against its star and producer threatened to derail the movie’s run at the box office.

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Following a slew of false starts Tinashe‘s ‘Joyride’ LP has finally found glory in ‘SuperLove‘, its latest single.

Meet us below to find out why the promising Urban Pop starlet has good reason to rejoice today.

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Pam Healey‘s ‘Basketball Wives LA’ has pulled itself out of the ratings swamp it found itself in at the start of its latest season.

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John Legend is readying the release of a new TV based on the horrific tale of the Black Wall Street.

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Janet Jackson has made many a headline over the last year. Indeed, between her ‘Unbreakable’ comeback and recently reported pregnancy, the youngest of the legendary Jackson clan has not been short on media coverage.

It’s not all been jubilation for the 50-year-old, though.

For, despite being shortlisted, she was once again snubbed by the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.

Undeterred, fervent fans of the singer have banded together to re-launch the #InductJanet campaign.

Their mission and video statement awaits below…

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Beyonce and Jay Z made a rare appearance tonight at Usher‘s ‘Hands of Stone’ movie premiere.

The power pair were one of the many notable names at the New York event, which took place ahead of the film’s theatrical release this Friday.

Their showing comes as rumors surrounding a Beyonce performance at this Sunday’s VMA’s gather steam.

For what it’s worth, the show takes place in the same city The Carters are currently in. Things that make you go hmm.

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After going all the way up hip hop charts with their well-received summer anthem ‘All The Way Up,’ Terror Squad alums Fat Joe and Remy Ma team up again with French Montana to cook up a redo with their latest outing ‘Cookin.’

The second visual lifted from their forthcoming joint album, ‘Plata o Plomo,’ the duo are serving fans a taste of what they can expect in the action-packed visual via a recently unveiled 30 second teaser.

If you are like us and can’t wait until the full peek drops on Friday, tuck in below to get your first look:

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Tinashe wowed with the dynamite delivery of dance in the video for new single ‘Superlove’ and now she’s inviting the masses behind the scenes to see her process.

The rising star has released footage from rehearsals for the Hannah Lux Davis visual and it makes for a compelling watch.

Together with her fellow “Bae Watch-ers,” Ms. Kachingwe sassily dips, pops, and drops under the watchful eye of choreographer Jaquel Knight.

As keen appreciators of “performance,” it’s great to see an act and their team have have the same love and emphasis.

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Frank Ocean is set to fly straight to #1 on the Billboard 200 with sophomore album ‘Blonde.’

Unleashed as a surprise on Apple Music on Saturday, the LP followed pre-cursor project ‘Endless,’ which arrived 48 hours earlier.

Armed with the hype and the critical praise heaped on the project, what are its first week numbers looking like?

Wonder no more because the first forecast is out!

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Future is to grace the MTV Video Music Awards for the very first time this year.

Details on his showing at the awards ceremony below…

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Like a fine wine, Halle Berry only gets better (and more sought after) with time.

The actress, who recently celebrated her 50th birthday, stars in chilling new thriller ‘Kidnap’ – due in theaters later this year.

As the title entails, the flick tells the tale of a mother who stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.

Co-starring Robert Walker Branchaud and Dana Gourrier, the first trailer for the movie has been unleashed.

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