VH1 Hip-Hop Honors 2016 celebrated the genre’s leading ladies of yesteryear with help from the likes of the always impressive Lil Mama and Teyana Taylor.

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Waiting below? Acceptance speeches from the night’s honourees that acknowledged their contributions to their field and the current political climate in the United States.

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Britney Spears‘ fragrance empire has welcomed the arrival of ‘Private Show’, a scent she hopes will fare just as well as her Las Vegas residency.

How she’s supporting the release?

By releasing a sensual promotional piece for it with help from the songwriter Carla Marie-Williams.

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Brand Future is expanding into the lucrative world of fashion.

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The 2016 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors popped all the way off last night live from the Lincoln Center in New York City.

Erected in honor of rap pioneers Missy Elliott, Lil Kim, Queen Latifah, and Salt-N-Pepa, the show brought fire-filled performances. Both from and in tribute to the ladies.

Indeed, the likes of Diddy, Fantasia, Monica, Remy Ma, Nelly Furtado, and Tweet saluted the iconic femcees.

Easily the best Honors show we’ve seen in recent memory.

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New York’s Lincoln Center played host to the 2016 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors last night.

The star-studded ceremony celebrated the incomparable contributions Lil Kim, Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, and Salt N Pepa have made to music and culture.

A lengthy list of names stepped out to salute the ladies including (but not limited to) Kelly Rowland, LL Cool J, Fantasia, Ashanti, Keyshia Cole, MC Lyte, Da Brat, Timbaland, Jazmine Sullivan, Monica and many more.

Peep pics from the hot pink arrival carpet after the jump and let us know who slayed…

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Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez took to the TODAY Show stage this morning to propagate her message of unity in the wake of the Pulse Orlando shooting.

The seasoned stage blazer was joined by Lin-Manuel Miranda; and together the pair performed tribute track ‘Love Makes The World Go Round.’

As reported, it’s dedicated to the lives lost in the massacre, which saw 49 LGBT revellers killed by gunman Omar Mateen.

Watch as J.Lo salutes the fallen and promotes pride after the jump…

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In today’s social media age, Instagram has become the new text message for some folk.

Case in point Bow Wow.

The rapper took to his page to offer a very public hi-5 to longtime partner…in rhyme Omarion.

This morning, B2K‘s former nucleus announced his split from Apryl – the mother of his two young children.

Find out what his ‘Girlfriend’ collaborator Bow had to say below…

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As music lovers continue to discover the introspective ‘ANTI’ on music streaming services, its mother, the Pop princess Rihanna, sets her sights on success with the single ‘Sledgehammer.’

The Sia-penned release supports the ‘Star Trek: Beyond’ soundtrack and comes armed with a visual fans can spin here.

Curious to see how it was made?

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August Alsina is all about taking action.

The New Orleans native journeyed to Baton Rogue yesterday to march in protest of police brutality following the deaths Alton Sterling and Philado Castile.

While in the region, the ‘I Luv Dis’ singer met with Sterling’s relatives and the shop owner who witnessed the incident.

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As R&B stunners go, Kelly Rowland has long been established as the cream of the crop.

It’s fitting, then, that the 35-year-old was snapped looking all sorts of luscious at the 4th annual Beautycon Festival in Los Angeles last night.

The diva’s appearance comes after confirmation that she’s currently working on make-up line; she says it’ll be for all hues – yet one that truly accentuates the complexion of the darker woman.

Go Kelly!

She also has her hands full recording her new album and spearheading the charge for her new girl-group June’s Diary. Busy times.

More from Ms. Kelly after the jump…

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Cop a gander of Serena Williams!

Following her historic win on Saturday, the tennis icon was the belle of the Wimbledon Winners Ball at The Guildhall in London.

As widely reported, the 34-year-old demolished Angelique Kerber to clench her 22nd major title and 7th Wimbledon singles win. She also won the doubles honor with older sister (and fellow court slayer) Venus Williams.

Fun Fact: It’s been 17 years since Serena defeated Germany’s great Steffi Graf at age 17. In winning her latest honor, Williams ties Graf’s tally of 22 major tournament wins. She’s only 3 away from tying the all-time male or female total of 25.

Peep more snaps from the festivities below…

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Serena Williams celebrated her win at Wimbledon 2016 by attending the Wimbledon Winners Ball in London yesterday evening.

The event was held in the city’s Guildhall and also welcomed a number of her racket-rocking peers who engaged in the festivities before she returns to the United States.

Snaps below…

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