Zendaya‘s ties to Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ has been slammed by critics who learned that she is to play the project’s leading lady Mary-Jane Watson.

Why they’re against it?

Her race.

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Rihanna has been heating up many a stage across the globe this summer.

Fresh from wrapping the European leg of her ‘ANTI World Tour,’ the 28-year-old returned to the UK over the weekend to perform at the 21st V Festival.

Tapped as Sunday night’s headliner, the ‘Love On The Brain’ belter tried her best with hits such as ‘Diamonds,’ ‘Work,’ and ‘Rude Boy.’

Sponsored by Virgin Media, the two-day extravaganza (which took place across two sites in Chelmsford and Staffordshire) also brought with it performances from major names such as Justin Bieber and Sia.

Peep pics of RiRi, who’ll also be performing at this Sunday’s VMAs, in action above and below…

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The latest chapter of Tyra Banks’ career has welcomed a traditional twist to its tale.

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As big hits go, few could match the size or impact of 2014’s ‘Bang Bang.’

Headlined by Jessie J, Nicki Minaj, and Ariana Grande, the collaboration scorched charts across the globe and dominated way beyond its summer release.

Interestingly, details surrounding the track’s creation has come to light and reveals that Grande initially “hated” the song.

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‘Hidden Figures’, the movie which tells the groundbreaking tale of the African-American women behind NASA’s Space Race glory, has welcomed Pharrell Williams to its family.

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A spanner may have been thrown in Frank Ocean‘s creative works.

Find out why the ‘Solo‘ crooner has been slapped with copycat claims today below…

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Before Adele, Coldplay and Amy Winehouse, a young name from Southhampton was the one waving the British flag on a worldwide scale. His name’s Craig David and today we salute him on From The Vault.

This week’s pick is ‘Seven Days.’

Serviced as the second single from the singer’s debut ‘Born To Do It’, ‘Days’ was written and composed by Mark Hill alongside the David – like the large majority of the LP.

Thematically, the song retraced the week-long romancing of a newfound love interest. To this day, it’s Craig’s biggest hit and is considered his signature song.

Wildly successful on home soil, where it debuted at #1 with sales of 100,000 units, but was also a worldwide smash peaking at #10 in the US, #4 in Australia and #9 in Canada. Not bad at all for a R&B newbie in a Britney and N’Sync dominated landscape.

The music video, directed by Max and Dania, had a ‘Groundhog Day’ theme with Craig reliving the same day over and over until he finally gets with “the” girl he met on the street.

Popular the world over, the clip was nominated for Best Video at the 2001 BRIT Awards, but lost to Robbie Williams‘ ‘Rock DJ.’

Thereafter, David’s success was heavily concentrated in the UK — despite a marked effort to further break into the American market with his sophomore album.

Now, after a hiatus of sorts (which ironically saw him relocate to Miami), the gifted star is back. With new album ‘Following My Intuition’ due in stores on September 30th, the moral of the story is to never count out authentic talent.

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An error made by a Mexican retailer has seen Britney Spears’ new album ‘Glory‘ surface online.

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Frank Ocean is full of surprises and moments ago he let loose the latest.

After much ado, the reclusive singer-songwriter released his official sophomore album ‘Blond’ on iTunes.

The premiere of the project takes place less than 48-hours after the crooner unwrapped a visual pre-cursor offering called ‘Endless.’

And while many scratched their heads at time, there is no confusion anymore. Because ‘Blond’ is here – to both buy and stream.

Joining Ocean on his new effort are the likes of Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, and Kanye West.

What are you waiting for? Dive in below…

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NBC are on a roll with their revivals of popular musical productions.

Next up is ‘Hairspray Live!’ – which hits the network on December 7th and stars Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande. Newcomer Maddie Baillio will take on the iconic role of Tracy Turnblad. 

The special follows recently broadcast blockbusters ‘The Wiz,’ ‘Peter Pan,’ and ‘The Sound of Music.’ [Rival station FOX also helped re-ignite the remake trend with their take on ‘Grease’.]

There may be three months to go before ‘Hairspray’ arrives on the box. Yet, NBC are firing up the promotional machine earlier with a first look teaser.

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R&B siren Ciara looks all sort of lush in the newest issue of ‘L’Officiel.’

As reported, the ‘I Bet’ belter covered the September issue of the French publication alongside iconic fashionista Iman.

Fresh from the issue’s unveiling, the singer’s full spread has since surfaced. And oh does it deliver.

Proving she can hang with the most renown of models,  Super Ci strike many a potent pose.

Head below to see the newly-marred maven in action…

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November 2016 will bring with it Bravo’s highest-rated ‘Housewives’ offering, ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta.’

Fortunately, videos pulled from its “set” and thrown onto social media now mean that its viewers no longer have to wait until the show airs to discover what the ‘Wives’ are up to.

Waiting below is one of those teasers.

Hit the play button to reunite with Phaedra, Kandi and company after the leap…

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