Like most things Beyonce, the arrival of her ‘Formation’ music video was a pop culture event.

Beyond being a bodacious bop, the track and its accompanying visual served as a bold and unapologetic celebration of the Black reality. Something its unconventional debut as an unlisted video (then ineligible to chart) seemed to cement.

In the time since its premiere, the ‘Lemonade’ jam received its commercial due – first earning Bey a top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and now crossing a major milestone on VEVO. 

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Concern for the well-being of Bow Wow is intensifying today after the rapper took to social media to share a chilling message.

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Is Christina Aguilera‘s comeback around the corner?

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The season 3 premiere date of breakout television hit, ‘Queen Sugar,’ has finally been revealed.

A consistent ratings winner for OWN, the Ava Duvernay-directed series saw its season 2 send off in mid-November 2017 – undoubtedly leaving fans hungry for the latest happenings with the Bordelons (Charley, Nova, and Ralph Angel).

After months of production, the ‘Queen’ team have finally lifted the lid on exciting details around the show’s Spring 2018 return:

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Recently learning their joint effort, ‘Sativa,’ passed the RIAA’s gold certification threshold has only acted as fuel for Urban acts Jhene Aiko and Rae Sremmurd to keep pushing the cut to higher heights.

Having peaked at #98 on the Hot 100 to date, a boost will undoubtedly come courtesy of the hitmakers’ visit to ‘Ellen’ on Friday (March 23) where they delivered a rousing performance of the mid-tempo groove.

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As the critical acclaim continues to pour in for his March 2nd released debut album, ‘Sum of My Music,’ singer/songwriter Jussie Smollett continues to beat the promo pavement in a bid to help that acclaim be reflected commercially.

With earlier stops seeing him visit ‘Good Morning America’ and other premium television outlets (click here if you missed it) in its support, most recently the ‘Empire’ star was spotted at ‘Wendy.’  There, he not only dished on his admiration of Janet Jackson, but also performed two cuts from his long-awaited inaugural LP.

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Toni Braxton has unlocked the video for single ‘Long As I Live.’

The melodic jam is the latest to be lifted from the songbird’s newly hatched album ‘Sex & Cigarettes’ and follows lead release ‘Deadwood.’

Braxton is joined by sisters Tamar and Towanda as she confronts her former lover over the demise of their relationship.

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Russell Simmons is facing brand new rape claims.

Unfortunately, his new set of allegations are even more disgusting than the first few.

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Toni Braxton brought her butter-smooth contralto to the TODAY Show this morning.

The diva supreme was on hand to perform current single ‘Long As I Live’ – which is lifted from her eighth album ‘Sex & Cigarettes’ (released today).

Backed by a troop of dancers, a bossed up Ms. Braxton belted out the jam, which has been making commendable moves on the Urban A/C format.

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The Spice Girls are to be immortalised as action figures!

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Beyonce and JAY-Z‘s ‘On The Run II Tour’ is getting bigger and bigger.

The summer stadium run has been proving one of the year’s hottest tickets and has seen Live Nation add a wave of new dates to keep up with demand.

And today, that trajectory continued.

Head below to see the latest shows added to ‘On The Run II’…

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