That Grape Juice was the first outlet to report news of Ciara‘s alleged departure from her recording home, Epic Records.

Weeks on, the label has confirmed the news – albeit subtly.

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Mariah Carey doesn’t hold notes as well these days, but she sure can grip to a grudge.

The songbird is still no fan of Jennifer Lopez – some 14 years after her infamous “I don’t know her” interview.

Last week saw the topic brought up again when J.Lo stopped by The Wendy Williams Show. For, when quizzed about Mimi’s remarks, stage blazer Lopez branded her new label-mate “forgetful.”

Naturally, the verbal ping-pong is being cheered on and when Carey was spotted leaving an event honoring friend and filmmaker Brett Ratner, she was asked about the situation.

Her hilarious response can be seen below…

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Dr. Luke may be hard at wok to take down Kesha‘s claims that he abused her, but that hasn’t stopped him from finding the time to take Kelly Clarkson on.

The ‘American Idol’ recently stepped out to claim he was part of a blackmail crafted to force her to work with him after she won the series.

Click here to read all about it.

How he responded to the allegation?

Read his statement below…

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With changing times, comes changing attitudes.

However on the topic of masculinity, especially black masculinity, it appears there remains strong opinions that lean more towards the old skool.

Case in point the shot above of actor Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler.

The pair, who have collaborated on box office hits ‘Creed’ and ‘Fruitvale Station,’ came under fire from some Facebook users after the pic begun doing the rounds.

Taken at a Vanity Fair gala recently, the snap sees Jordan place his hand on Coogler’s head in a way some have chosen to interpret as homosexual. Ridiculous, right?!

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We love us some Janet Jackson here at TGJ, but her ‘Unbreakable’ era hasn’t quite lived up to its title. At least not yet.

Indeed, the campaign has been quite the rollercoaster; a #1 album and an A/C chart-topping single launched the project. Yet, soon after postponements to its accompanying tour unhinged things and urgent surgery brought the entire US production to an abrupt halt.

And while said American dates have all been rescheduled (and even added to), it’s bad news for European fans.

The latest leg of the trek was supposed to kick off in Birmingham, England on March 30th and play to London and other major Euro cities thereafter.

However, in an announcement by Ticketmaster today, it has been confirmed that the dates have been cancelled.

Their statement below…

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Janelle Monae and Octavia Spencer are heading to space with Taraji P. Henson.

Exciting movie news below…

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Lady GaGa continues to throw her support behind her Pop sibling Kesha (above.)

How? By urging those who doubt the singer’s troubling story to realise that rape within the music industry is extremely common.

Her words below…

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In today’s shaky musical climate it’s extremely rare to hear of a release date for anything getting pushed forward.  But, with the buzz surrounding rapstress Iggy Azalea‘s comeback single, ‘Team,’ she’s proving herself to be the exception.

Taking to Twitter to lend the announcement, Azalea’s fans – affectionately nicknamed Azaleans – were pleased to find out they’ll be able to get their eyes and ears on the first official release from their leader’s sophomore album a bit sooner than expected.

Find out when below:

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Zayn Malik has proven his solo gravtias with chart topping single ‘PillowTalk’ and looks set to solidify his independence from his One Direction rooting with debut album ‘Mind Of Mine.’

Set to charge into stores on March 25th, the RCA set easily serves as one of the most anticipated of the year.

Beyond ‘Pillow’ and buzz cut ‘It’s You,’ what else can folk expect from the set? Find out below where the official ‘Mind Of Mine’ tracklist awaits…

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We’re getting closer and closer to getting our hands on new music from Maxwell.

After sending fans into a frenzy a few weeks ago with the announcement his new album (the second of the ‘blackSUMMERs’night’ trilogy) was due this year, some of those fans may have gone into cardiac arrest after learning the dapper divo will be a headliner at the 2016 Essence Music Festival.

With all signs pointing to proof the R&B crooner’s return was imminent, he took to Instagram over the weekend to silence the rumors by not only giving fans a taste of what to expect from the project’s first single, but also to share news they’ll be hearing it in full…very soon.

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While its poor ratings may suggest otherwise, enough people tuned in to hear Chris Rock slamming Jada Pinkett Smith’s boycott of the 88th Academy Awards and easily made it the “diss heard ’round the world.”

Taking aim at the actress during his ever-controversial opening monologue at this year’s Oscars, Rock rocked headlines for weeks after the showing – even getting the attention of Jada’s Academy Award-nominated husband, Will Smith.

While he kept mum when asked his thoughts on Chris’s diss, Mrs. Pinkett-Smith was a bit more vocal when quizzed.  Hear her response below:

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Madonna‘s brief relationship with the rapper Tupac is to feature in his forthcoming biopic.

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