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Black star power shone its brightest last night for the 2016 BET Honors.

Hosted at the Warner Theater in Washington D.C., the star-studded affair brought out the best and brightest of black Hollywood and beyond to pay homage to this year’s honorees Patti Labelle, Lee Daniels, LA Reid, and more.

With rocking performances from the likes of Grammy winners Usher, Toni Braxton, and more, the showing’s red carpet may have been just as hot as its stage as it was graced by the likes of Monica, Fantasia, Terrence Howard, Jazmine Sullivan, Janelle Monae, and more.

Did you miss any of the action?  See the pics below:

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Another day, another Rihanna Hot 100 record it seems (see full recap here).

The Grammy winning singer, with 14 Hot 100 #1 hits, already boasts the most Hot 100 chart-toppers of her generation.  But, as the ongoing success of her her latest hit ‘Work’ (featuring Drake) suggests, Rih, at the ripe age of 28, may be well on her way to owning boasting rights to “most #1s in history among females.”

She may just be 5 chart-toppers away from laying claim to that title, currently owned by Mariah Carey (18), but today Billboard revealed the Bajan beauty can already celebrate snatching another title from her ‘Hero’ singing musical hero.

Find out what it is below:

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Since the announcement of Zoe Saldana assuming the role of Nina Simone in the legendary singer’s unauthorized biopic, the actress has been fielding slam after slam for donning blackface to make her portrayal true to character.  And, while film critics and fellow entertainers continue to speak out on the hot topic, there’s one detractor who has long taken personal issue with the casting – ‘Brown Skin’ beauty India.Arie.

After taking to the net in 2012 to pen an open letter damning the film for its “parody” of Simone’s story, the songstress recently visited our friends at TheHollywoodReporter to continue her less-than-complimentary weigh in on the film (click here to see its trailer).

Asserting the film ‘propagates institutional racism,’ is ‘tone deaf,’ and even made Simone look ‘ugly,’ tuck in below to read these thoughts and more from Arie:

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“Reunited and it feels so good.”

The words above are some we’re sure were uttered by #Jlovers at news diva Jennifer Lopez had cut ties with Capitol Records and Island Def Jam Music Group to rejoin forces with longtime mentor L.A. Reid and Epic Records family (as reported here).

The announcement, which rocked headlines earlier this week, came amidst a whirlwind promotional tour the singer/actress was on which included pit stops at ‘Wendy Williams,’ ‘Watch What Happens Live,’ ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers,’ and so many more.  Now, as if promo time for ‘American Idol,’ crime drama ‘Shades of Blue,’ and a hotly-selling Vegas stint isn’t enough, brand Lopez is going into overdrive with reports she’s hard at work on a new album.

Coming as the first to follow 2014’s commercially and critically panned ‘A.K.A.,’ tuck in below to hear the latest on her 9th studio album straight from her lips:

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Grammy winning rapper Kendrick Lamar sent fans into a frenzy last week when he dropped his fourth album unannounced.  Released nearly a year to the date of 2015’s acclaimed ‘To Pimp A Butterfly,’ the new project – which features appearances from Bilal, SZA, Cee Lo Green, and many more – went head to head with the highly anticipated new release from 2 Chainz, among others.

Needless to say, Lamar, charging into his next era off quite the high delivered from his much-talked about Grammy performance, wins, and controversial losses, left all of his competition in the dust.

Find out how much everyone’s new favorite rapper is predicted to move this week with his new album ‘untitled unmastered’:

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Last night saw many a major name hit the stage at the 2016 BET Honors at Washington DC’s Warner Theater.

The annual event which honors influential figures in the worlds of entertainment, literature, and philanthropy, this year paid homage to LA Reid, Patti Labelle, Lee Daniels, Mellody Hobson, and Eric Holder.

Set to air on BET on March 14th, pics of the night’s performances – which came courtesy of Usher, Toni Braxton, Fantasia, Jussie Smollett, and more – have surfaced. Check them out above and below…

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Lyricist Lil Mama is pounding the promotional pavement in support of her comeback campaign.

Fresh from the release of ‘Memes,’ the multi-dimensional talent is tackling Rihanna and Drake‘s chart-topping single ‘Work.‘

Very much a visual artiste, she not only raps over the Caribbean-kissed production, she has released a remake video too.

Watch her “werk, werk, werk” after the jump…

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Janet Jackson is prepping a return to the stage later this month as her blockbuster ‘Unbreakable World Tour’ extends to Europe.

Ahead of premiere show in Birmingham, England, the dynamite diva was snapped at Paris Fashion Week looking divine.

Her fine, fresh, fierce appearance will have many fans breathing a sigh of relief following the star’s abrupt postponement of her trek due to the urgent need for surgery. All dates, including another North American arena run, have been rescheduled.

Peep more pics below…

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Beyonce may be packing out stadiums worldwide with her ‘Formation Tour,’ but last night saw her play to a much more intimate audience — a gala for daughter Blue Ivy‘s elementary school.

In true Queen Bey fashion she stung on stage with her troop of female dancers, serving hits such as ‘Crazy In Love’ and ‘XO’

Peep clips from the event, which took place at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall below…

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Jazmine Sullivan heats up the eve of ‘Ebony’ with a few of her curvaceous pals this month.

Why? To flaunt their ‘Body Brigade‘, celebrating plus-size women and opening up about the battles they face in a size-obsessed industry.

Joining her on the cover is ‘R&B Diva’ Chrisette Michelle, Gabi Fresh and Danielle Brooks who storm its pages with confessions that have already made it one of the magazine’s more groundbreaking editions.

Keep it locked on TGJ for more on the bodacious belles and their cover.

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Welcome to another edition of TGJ’s ‘Retro Rewind’, the original feature carved out to celebrate TV and Film’s glorious past.

Today we stepped back in time and arrived in January 2001, the month and year the world was introduced to ‘Taina.’

Starring ‘Life with Mickey‘s Christina Vidal, the series followed the life of teenager Taina Morales, a student at the Manhattan School of the Performing Heights, who is determined to become a world renown superstar.

With the help of her best friend Renee Jones, the Latina musician juggles life, music, drama and culture as she navigates through life with her eyes on a platinum prize.

Before its cancellation the series pulled in ratings with guest appearances made by 3LW (who portrayed the group Blue Mascara), Kelly Rowland who played the controversial actress Nicole Burke who inspired what may be one of the strongest songs on the show’s Jive-backed soundtrack.

Ready to take that journey to the past?

Watch below….

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Taking quite the unconventional approach to promotion of his latest single ‘Waves,’ Grammy nominated beau Miguel is looking to make a splash with yet another visual to assist one of its remixes.

After releasing clips for its original, Tame Impala-remixed, and Travis Scott-remixed versions, now the ‘Coffee’ crooner is serving up a hot video for the Kacey Musgraves version.

Despite clocking in as one of the shorter renditions, the steamy scenes seen aboard this clip just may be our favorite of the set yet.

Get into it below:

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