15 years have passed since the second version of the R&B group Destiny’s Child was rocked by controversy when its members came forward to claim they had cut ties with the singer Farrah Franklin.

Franklin, along with former Monica backing singer Michelle Williams, had been enlisted to replace members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson during the promotional run for their sophomore set ‘The Writings on the Wall‘ but was fired after six months.

Management claimed her decision to miss a number of important promotional dates was the reason she was given the boot.

Alas, after the aforementioned Luckett and Roberson faced similar fates, Franklin has revealed that the story many of the group’s fans have believed for over a decade is a lie.

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The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Actors Roundtable welcomed Will Smith and Samuel L. Jackson to its mix recently to discuss and promote their latest projects.

There, in the company of Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton, Smith bared all on the controversy surrounding his latest movie ‘Concussion’ and, in front of Jackson, revealed why he turned down the leading role in ‘Django Unchained’ in which the ‘Pulp Fiction’ player starred.

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Hip-Hop’s foray into R&B waters has revived its pulling power on radio.

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Will Rihanna‘s new album ‘ANTI‘ find its way to the world today?

Find out why many of her fans believe “yes” is the answer to that question below…

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Chris Brown doesn’t waste time.

Hours after premiering new song ‘Fine By Me,’ the singer has uncaged its accompanying video.

A continuation of sorts of the ‘Zero’ visual, the high-octane clip sees the 26-year-old duke out with a number of foes in the quest for a fierce female.

Ambitious, cinematic, and captivating, the latest ‘Royalty’ video awaits below…

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Chris Brown is accelerating full-speed to the release of new album ‘Royalty.’

And the R&B bad boy seems keen to give the masses a meaty taste ahead of the LP’s  – due December 18th arrival.

Today saw the 26-year-old unveil new number ‘Fine By Me’ – a track made available for those who pre-order the project. It follows singles ‘Liquor’ and ‘Zero.’

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Track list alert!

November 27th will deliver Erykah Badu‘s latest release ‘But You Cain’t Use My Phone‘ and today has brought its official track list with it.

Exciting times!

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Cop a gander of Jennifer Lopez!

The 46-year-old serves all sorts of divadom a-front of ‘Vegas Player’ magazine.

Proving that she only gets fiercer with time,the mother of two appears in the Fall/Winter issue of  publication ahead of the January launch of her Sin City residency – ‘Jennifer Lopez: All I Have.’

In other J. Lo news, her show-stopping performance at the 2015 American Music Awards last Sunday has officially gone viral.

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Adele is taking ’25’ on the road.

The superstar songbird has long been in demand on the touring circuit and has finally obliged.

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Jamie Foxx isn’t finished with the campaign built to back ‘Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses.’

Yes, the triple threat enlists Nicole Scherzinger to star in the video for its latest single ‘In Love By Now.’

That isn’t all. For the video also features an appearance from the hilarious George Lopez and stands as one of Jamie’s more dramatic offerings.

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It’s finally here! Fleur East has unleashed the video for her sassy new single ‘Sax.’

The funky number, which was aptly produced by Electric, is the lead release from the X Factor alumni’s debut album ‘Love, Sax & Flashbacks’ (due December 4th via SyCo/Sony Music).

Having already hit the #3 spot on the UK singles tally (bested only be Adele and Justin Bieber), the arrival of the song’s vivacious visual should only help it head in a northern direction on the chart when factoring in streaming.

A burst of color and divadom awaits after the jump. Colin Tilley directs.

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Chris Brown is keen to ensure his next album ‘Royalty’ fares much better than its predecessor ‘X.’

So, the Urban Pop prince made his made to ‘Tonight’ to perform his latest single ‘Zero‘ before the album’s release after collaborating with Rita Ora & Tinashe to assist their forthcoming releases.

Ready to catch him in solo action?

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