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With less than a week to go before the release of her fifth studio album, ‘Milestone,’ R&B diva Chrisette Michele is giving fans another taste of what they can expect from the forthcoming project.

Tapping former ‘Aston Martin Music’ co-star Rick Ross for a redo, despite their highly publicized beef, the songstress has unveiled their newest collabo ‘Equal.’

Coming as the official second single from ‘Milestone,’ in stores June 10th, tuck in below to hear their newest musical tag team:

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Future‘s ‘Purple Reign’ is set to continue if the video for his latest drop,b is anything to go by.

The Metro Boomin & Southside-produced tune, pulled from the rapper/producer’s January 2016 mixtape, finally sees an accompanying clip lifted.  As expected, it’s filled with scenes of heauxs, the bros, and other standard fare from Ciara‘s baby daddy.

Only working to build excitement for his ‘Summer Sixteen Tour’ (July 20), co-starring Drake, find out what’s so ‘Wicked’ about Future below:

 

 

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Beyonce‘s ‘Lemonade’ has reclaimed the top spot on the iTunes albums chart.

Bad news for her usurper Drake below…

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R&B Icon Maxwell and ‘Power’ actor Omari Hardwick are to cover July’s Day & Night issue of Essence.

Sharing his thoughts on the loss of music legend Prince, the trials of relationships and his two decade bond with fans, Maxwell’s sophisticated cover comes before the release of his fifth studio album ‘black SUMMERS’ night’ – which is set for a July 1st release. He’ll also be headlining the 2016 Essence Music Festival two days later.

Looking dashing a-front of the Day spread, Hardwick details his thoughts on his new found success, fatherhood and his lack of judgement towards his character Ghost’s ruthless streak on his hit Starz drama.

Be sure to pick up Essence’s ‘Day & Night’ July issue featuring the sophisticated pair, which is on newsstands now.

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R&B vixen Ashanti and rapper Ja Rule are to combine their respective talents this year and re-team for a joint tour!

Details below…

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Fifth Harmony may be flying high with hits such as ‘Work From Home,’ but that’s not stopping its members from building up their solo stock.

Camila and Normani served up material ahead of the release of the group’s sophomore album ‘7/27’ and now its Dinah Jane‘s turn.

The 18-year-old, who is the youngest member of the quintet, was filmed recording material in the studio.

Check out the footage below…

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Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature whipped up to celebrate TV and Film’s glorious past.

Today we take a journey back to 1999 to return to  the post-apocalyptic teen drama…’The Tribe.’

Shot in New Zealand, the series followed the perilous lives of teenagers forced to fend for themselves and build a new society after a deadly virus kills all adults.

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Raymond Thompson and Harry Duffin created the series and, after winning over the powers-that-were over at the Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group, saw it picked up the United Kingdom’s Channel 5.

Ready to that journey to the past?

Reunite with Ebony and company below…

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Muhammed Ali has passed away.

Details on the boxing legend’s death below…

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Tamar Braxton‘s departure from ‘The Real’ continues to cause ripples that show no signs of cooling or calming.

Yesterday, the singer and media maven used two platforms to break her silence on the firing that rocked social media.

She appeared on the Steve Harvey Morning Show to discuss the matter and reveal that she’d signed a production deal with him to front her own talkshow. She also spoke about her axing on last night’s episode of ‘Braxton Family Values.’

In both instances, she claimed she was blindsided, vaguely hinted at being backstabbed by her co-hosts, and wasn’t the most endorsing of the show’s producers.

Her words have clearly rustled feathers at ‘The Real,’ because we’ve just received a statement from the show and it awaits below…

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With the streaming era undeniably upon us, the music landscape is changing at a rapid rate. Case in point, the fact online plays now factor into chart positions and certifications.

Still, there’s a certain prestige attached pure sales – especially for artists fortunate enough to wrack up sizeable portions.

Beyonce is proving to be one of the acts at the forefront of this pack, particularly with her latest effort ‘Lemonade.’

Find out why below…

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Has Drake delivered his next big hit?

The Rap titan teams with DJ Khaled on the Snapchat King’s new single ‘For Free’ – which debuted on Beats 1 radio on Apple Music moments ago.

Produced by Jordan Nullman and Nineteen85 (the hitmaker behind ‘One Dance’ and ‘Hotline Bling’), the melodic number has all the makings of a chart smash. Especially considering the major momentum Drizzy has going in the wake of ‘VIEWS.’

What are you waiting for? Take a listen below…

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Kanye West is wasting no time moving on from his recent album ‘The Life Of Pablo.’

Moments ago, the eclectic MC stopped by Big Boy’s 92.3 radio station to premiere ‘Champions’ – the lead single from his new LP ‘Cruel Winter.’

Yeezy is joined on the jam by Big Sean,Travi$ Scott, Yo Gotti, 2 Chainz, Quavo, Gucci Mane and G.O.O.D music’s newest addition Desiigner.

What are you waiting for? Listen below…

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