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As the world continues to celebrate the life and music of the late Prince, fans of the late singer Whitey Houston are to learn that a magnifying glass is to be placed on the circumstances around her death by the National Enquirer.

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Game is spilling details on his collaboration with the Purple wonder that was Prince.

Hit the button below to learn all about the cut they worked on before the ‘When Doves Cry’ artist’s untimely death. 

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mr-churchEddie Murphy‘s first film in five years is set for release this year.

Its name? ‘Mr Church’,  based on the real life and deeply moving friendship between a young woman, a dying mother and their cook.

Sound interesting?

Watch below…

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The Pop cultural impact of Beyonce‘s ‘Lemonade’ visual album continues to prove potent.

With the world talking and the charts blazing, the project’s latest public push comes courtesy of James Corden.

The host of ‘The Late Late Show’ and champion of Carpool Karaoke, has unleashed a hilarious spoof of Queen Bey’s HBO short film.

Clearly committed to the cause, the funnyman recreated key moments from the visual everyone is buzzing about.

Check it out below…

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After his untimely death last week, pop icon Prince’s reign on the Billboard charts is nothing short of magnificent and a befitting send off to the music royal.

As we reported here, the singer/songwriter shot to #1 on Billboard 200 within just 24 hours of news of his passing.  Selling over 179,000 units of his greatest hits project on April 21 alone, the album sits pretty at #1 this week while his magnum opus, ‘Purple Rain,‘ follows at #2.

But, the damage doesn’t stop there.  Check in below to see how the musical genius wrecked shop on the week’s competition:

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As her time thrilling fans as Shug Avery on Broadway’s ‘The Color Purple’ comes to close, it appears Jennifer Hudson‘s love of musical theater will continue as reports indicate her next big project will come in the form of headlining the legendary ‘Hairspray.’

Tackling the role of “Motormouth Maybelle,” the production is next in line of NBC’s hit-making remakes of Broadway’s biggest numbers (‘Sound of Music,’ ‘The Wiz,’ etc.).  Get the details below:

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Usher’s respect and admiration for Prince is to thank for the moving tribute the ‘Climax’ singer put on for the late entertainer at Coachella hours ago.

There, he joined Major Lazer on stage to honour the Purple one’s life with fresh renditions of ‘I Would Die For You‘ and ‘1999’ after learning of his passing last week.

Watch Mr. Raymond in tribute action below

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‘All of Me’ hitmaker John Legend proves yet again all of his hits are not limited to the music charts! Indeed, after dominating the entertainment genre then lending his hand to film, Legend adds yet another accomplishment to his storied career – executive producer of WGN America’s knockout hit series ‘Underground.’

Led by Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Aldis Hodge, the breakout show quickly found a devoted fanbase:

Via TW:

” [‘Underground’ is] currently averaging over 1 million viewers per episode in live-plus-same-day ratings and 3 million viewers in live-plus-seven. It was also the sixth highest-rated scripted series premiere of any cable drama this season…”

Now, in response to the viewership demand, the series is running toward a season 2:

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Good news showers down on Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ LP.

How U.S. is showing its appreciation for the set’s unadulterated honesty?

Find out below…

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Beyonce is proving a formidable force on the charts in the wake of the release of her sixth studio album – ‘Lemonade.’

Following the retail roll-out of the project today, not only has the LP lunged to #1 on iTunes in over 70 countries, several of its songs have catapulted into the top 10.

This is especially the case in the US, where something fairly surprising has taken place.

Details below…

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Fresh from announcing fifth album ‘The Definition of…,’ Fantasia is introducing fresh material live.

Currently on tour with Anthony Hamilton, the trek’s latest stop saw the American Idol alum debut new song ‘Sleeping With The One I Love.’

Soulful, rich, and robust, this may be the best track we’re heard thus far from Ms. Barrino’s new batch.

Take a listen below…

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And so it begins.

Beyonce‘s ‘Lemonade’ is flooding the digital marketplace in a big way.

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