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It’s been a long while since Mary J. Blige was in the headlines for her personal life. However, yesterday brought with the sad news that the singer is divorcing her husband of 12 years Kendu Issacs.

Fiercely private, the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul is renown for keeping the focus on her promotional endeavours. A practice she continued when breaking her silence on the split.

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Basketball Wives LA‘ star Brandi Maxiell has rescued the series from a worrying ratings slump it faced last week.

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As girl groups go, few (if any) get bigger than Destiny’s Child.

It’s not surprising then why Fifth Harmony chose to honor Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and Beyonce on ABC‘s new show ‘Greatest Hits.’

The quintet paid homage to the biggest selling female collective of all-time with a spirited medley of ‘Say My Name,’ ‘Independent Women,’ and ‘Survivor.’

How did they fare? Find out below…

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It’s officially official.

Tiwa Savage, Nigeria’s doro diva, has signed with Roc Nation.

Speculation has been rife for months and the singer had all but confirmed her spot on the Roc roster.

Yet, after all the teasing, she finally put pen to paper this week and shared the moment with all.

Check it out below…

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DJ Khaled is pulling out the big guns for his newest single, ‘Do You Mind?’

Yet again demonstrating his pull in the hip hop arena, the hitmaker has called upon some of his heaviest hitting friends – Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Future, Jeremih, August Alsina, and Rick Ross – to join him on the soon-to-be-hit.

The latest release from his new album, ‘Major Key’ (in stores Friday),  the tune sees Breezy wail on the chorus while Minaj, Alsina and Jeremih, and Future and Ross respectively handle the tune’s verses.

Ready to hear what this collection of star power sounds like on one track?  It awaits below:

 

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It’s been a longtime coming, but JoJo is finally readying the release of her highly anticipated third album.

Catch the vocal vixen spill details on what we can expect from the upcoming set below…

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Aubrey O’Day may be one half of duo Dumblonde, but she certainly isn’t one herself.

For, while music isn’t yielding the returns it once did, the former Danity Kane diva is racking up reality TV gigs (and checks).

The latest is Celebrity Big Brother in the UK.

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Zayn Malik is looking all sorts of smouldering on the cover of ELLE UK’s September issue. Within its inner pages, the former One Direction star shares on everything; from his  foray into solo stardom, his reasons for leaving the band, coming across distant, and his relationship to supermodel Gigi Hadid.
Pics and quotes await after the jump…

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Aluna George deliver one of the most riveting videos to drop this summer with ‘Mean What I Mean’ today.

The stunning visual was whipped up to support the duo’s sophomore release ‘I Remember‘ which drops on September 16th and features the songs ‘In Control’ and ‘My Blood.’

Ready to be blown away?

Hit ze play button after the bounce…

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Once relevant rapper Bow Wow has come under fire once again.

This time it’s because of his disparaging remarks towards the current unrest surrounding race relations in the US following the deaths of unarmed Black men at the hands of police and Donald Trump‘s decisive policies.

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The lawyer/ Reality TV star Phaedra Parks has been removed from the offices in which she practices law after she was threatened by a man who claimed he wanted to kill her.

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Another one bites the dust.

This time it’s Mary J. Blige and husband/longtime manager Kendu Issacs.

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