“What happens on tour stays on tour!”

Thankfully, that wasn’t the case for Janelle Monae and her Wondaland collective.

The dynamic faction owned summer with smashes such as ‘Classic Man’ by Jidenna and Monae’s hypnotic hit ‘Yoga,’ yet they were keen to showcase their live gravitas on the road.

Backed by a full band, they set out on an 8-city trek that they christened ‘Janelle Monae and Wondaland present The Eephus Tour powered by Toyota.’

Beyond celebrating their break-out hits, the concerts spotlighted the wealth of talent – which also consists of St. Beauty, Deep Cotton, and Roman GianArthur.

You’ve seen select performances, now take a behind the scenes look at backstage! As you’ll see, there’s just as much fun to be had off-stage!

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Bruno Mars has conquered the charts and is now making a beeline for the small screen. Albeit behind the scenes.

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Missy Elliott is back!

Fresh from rocking the Super Bowl with Katy Perry and heating up the club on Janet Jackson’s ‘BURNITUP!,’ the iconic rapper is turning her attention to her own return to the charts.

Ten years have passed since Missy dropped a studio album (2005’s ‘Cookbook’), but it finally seems she’s ready to serve up juicy new jams.

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After a successful first leg, Ciara‘s ‘Jackie Tour’ is hitting the road once again.

This time, the R&B force has teamed with Topshop (for whom she is now a brand ambassador) to present the new shows.

Set to kick off November 27th in the singer’s hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, the trek will journey through a number of major cities before wrapping in Anaheim, California on December 20th.

Yahoo have once again been tapped to broadcast one of the shows (opening night) globally.

Want to find out when Super Ci will be blazing a stage near you? Details and dates below…

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FOX smash ‘Empire’ is back for a second season and is playing no games!

The music-drama serves up a super-charged package of sass, drama, glamor, and jaw-dropping storylines revolving around the Lyon family – anchored by Luscious (Terrence Howard) and Cookie (Taraji P. Henson).

Next week sees the action continue in episode 4 of season 2. Check out a sneak peek preview below…

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Sultry chanteuse Ciara delves onto the dark side on the haunting ‘Paint It Black.’

The track, a cover of the Rolling Stones song of the same name, features on the soundtrack for new Vin Diesel movie ‘The Last Witch Hunter’ and serves as the first new material from the 29-year-old since the release of sixth album ‘Jackie’ earlier this year.

Notably, the cut embraces a brand of edgy Ciara had yet to experiment with until now.

Take a listen below…

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Early this morning Rihanna revealed the title and cover of her long-awaited new album, ‘Anti.’

Yet, in the absence of more details, many were left wondering what exactly the model meant by the name.

Well, if the latest critique levelled her way has any validity, she may as well have titled the the set “anti…originality.”

See what we mean below…

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With the Holiday season nigh, so to is the release of The Braxtons much discussed Christmas album.

Aptly titled ‘Braxton Family Christmas,’ the elusive set has been the subject of much debate among sisters Tamar, Trina, Traci, Towanda, and Toni, on their hit WE tv series ‘Braxton Family Values.’

The back and forth has clearly subsided as not only has a cover for the project surfaced, a release date and pre-order link has too.

Details below…

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It’s finally time!

After a delay of over two  years, Rihanna has officially announced her long-awaited new album.

Details below…

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There’s good news in store for fans of ‘Rhythm Nation’ leader Janet Jackson…and it’s of the epic persuasion.

Find out why she, her creative partners Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and N.W.A have good reason to celebrate below…

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1)  Janet Jackson – BURNITUP!

2) Tamar Braxton – Makin’ Love

3) Janet Jackson – Dammn Baby

4) Leona Lewis – Ladders

5) Tori Kelly – Should’ve Been Us

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Like a fine wine, JoJo‘s voice seems to only get better with time.

The vocal powerhouse proves why she’s titled as such with a rousing rendition of new single ‘When Love Hurts.’

Produced by Benny Blanco, the club cut – which arrived as part of her innovative three song “tringle” receives the acoustic treatment in the performance.

Placing her voice at the forefront, the showing just upped our already sky-high hype for this “era.” So…much…talent!

Watch JoJo do what she does best below…

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