R&B crooner Tank has long been vocal about his support of the LGBT community over the years, a stance reiterated by his recent performance at Washington D.C.’s gay pride event this weekend.

Drawing a sizable crowd, the shirtless singer/songwriter was on hand to croon some of his greatest hits – much to the delight of male and female attendees.  Yet, while those in attendance took to Twitter to shower the ‘Please Don’t Go’ performer with praise, some of his longtime fans weren’t exactly pleased with his decision to perform for a gay audience.

Inciting quite the debate on social media, look below for some of the fiery comments and weigh in:

So Tank really did do Pride.
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— tyrese sanders (@tysandsnyc) May 29, 2017

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Fifth Harmony are set to honor their promise of new music with the arrival of comeback single ‘Down.’

Recent days have seen the quad tease the release of “something,” which is now confirmed to be the lead release from their hotly anticipated third studio album.

The track, which murmurs suggest “may” feature Gucci Mane, will be officially unveiled this Friday (June 2nd) – the same day they’ll be rocking the Good Morning America Summer Concert Series. Peep the announcement:

#5HDOWN ⬇️ #4Days pic.twitter.com/QXEYpnAQzi

— Fifth Harmony (@FifthHarmony) May 29, 2017

Naturally all eyes are what the Epic Records outfit will serve up following the dramatic departure of original member Camila Cabello last December.

We’re all sorts of ready. Are you?

Your thoughts?

In 2010 the sportsman Tiger Woods apologised for driving his golf club into several exotic holes.

Today, he has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Florida.

Police recorded the arrest 07:18 local time four hours after he is said to have been picked up in the town of Jupiter.

His charge? Driving under the influence.

The amiable superstar, who is now 41, was released shortly after and is yet to release an official statement addressing the incident.

Your thoughts?

A former Islamic extremist believes he knows why ISIS targeted Ariana Grande‘s concert in Manchester, England last week.

22 people died when a terrorist named Salman Abedi ignited a bomb in the foyer of the Manchester Arena prompting the United Kingdom to heighten security measures in the nation with hopes of stifling further attacks.

Now, Mr. Mubin Shaikh has taken to ‘Inside Edition’ to reveal that ISIS has it out for Pop princesses like Grande.

His estimation below…

Grande has suspended her ‘Dangerous Woman Tour’ and announced plans to launch a benefit concert for the families of the men, women and children harmed at the show.

Your thoughts?

Tomi Lahren is in attack mode!

After losing her job at ‘The Blaze‘ following her admission that she was Pro-Choice, the 24-year-old political personality continues to target the pregnant African-American beacon Beyonce with cruel, crass and crude insults.

What she and one Steven Crowder had to say about the mother of three?

Watch below.

We discuss why Beyonce acts like a whore with @TomiLahren on this week’s #LwC #MugClub >> https://t.co/uNxN4HxaNv pic.twitter.com/MkqFejYjnV

— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) May 27, 2017

Beyonce is yet to respond.

Tomi and Steven’s Beyonce bash stands as the latest diss they’ve launched at her following her decision to step out in full support of the peaceful ‘Black Lives Matters’ movement.

Your thoughts?

After scaring up an impressive $74 million at U.S. box offices with ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ last year, Lionsgate and Tyler Perry are teaming up to bring forth a sequel – ‘Boo 2!’

Written, directed, and starring Perry as the lovable, troublesome Madea, the film is reportedly already in production and will be hitting theaters a lot sooner than you’d expect.

Details below:

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The studio has set an October 20, 2017 theatrical opening for the movie, just in time for Halloween, as was last year’s first film which was a hit, grossing $74 million (domestic) on a $20 million budget.

The movie’s announcement comes just as rumors swirled the next Madea film would be titled, ‘Madea Gets Pregnant.’  No word, as of time reported, if that title is still (or was ever officially) in the works.

Your thoughts?

Bryson Tiller‘s debut album, ‘Trap Soul,’ was a mainstay on the Billboard 200 from its late 2015 premiere well into the next year.  Making its inaugural appearance on the chart at #11 thanks to the success of its official lead single, ‘Don’t,’ fans fell head over heels in love with the rapper/singer’s unique fusion of traditional R&B/soul music with the Urban’s sector dominating subgenre – trap music.

With the help of ‘Don’t’s follow-ups – ‘Exchange’ and ‘Sorry, Not Sorry’ – ‘Trap Soul’ was eventually certified platinum.  The accomplishment only helped build anticipation and pressure for its follow-up, ‘True To Self.’

A feature-less affair originally set for a late June 2017 release, Tiller took his followers by surprise when he released the project a month early.  So far, the critics have been blessing Bryson’s bearing with thumbs up across the board.  Now, two days after its release, industry analysts are forecasting that response may be well on its way to being reflected commercially:

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This week’s From The Vault is a release that didn’t receive the recognition it deserved.
Today we salute ‘Never Too Far’ by one of the greatest to rock a mic – Mariah Carey.

‘Far’ was issued as the second single from Carey’s ill-fated and oh-so-underrated ‘Glitter’ LP – which served as the soundtrack to the movie of the same name. The ballad was baked by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis who had become frequent collaborators of the diva.

Unlike its Top 3 predecessor ‘Loverboy,’ the single failed to make an impact on the US charts, mainly due the fact that Mimi was going through a nervous breakdown, rendering her unable to promote the cut.

Still it was a minor hit in the UK where it reached the Top 40.

As she was in no condition to shoot a music video for the song, its official music video was a segment from the movie where Mimi’s character Billie Frank belts the ballad.

Though chart glory wasn’t in the cards for this song, we here at TGJ love it til this day and consider it one of her last great ballads.

With Mariah working on new music, hopefully we’ll get updated ‘Never Too Far’s and ‘Underneath The Stars’ instead of the usual ‘We Belong Together’ and ‘Touch My Body’ re-hashes. Two songs that slay but have become blueprints that she is over-reliant on these days.

Mimi, the ball’s in your court!

Your thoughts?

Katy Perry wasn’t the only Pop purveyor who took to BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend yesterday.

Also on the line-up? Pop’s most cohesive girl group Little Mix who took to the stage to rock the event’s audience with a high-powered set filled to the brim with hits.

Check them out below…

Your thoughts?

For much of his career Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has led many a movie to box office glory.

So, movie lovers who awaited the release of his ‘Baywatch’ reboot wouldn’t have been wrong to assume he would do the same for the project which hit theatres via Paramount this week.

Unfortunately, they’ve now learned that they were wrong following wave after wave of bad reviews and talk that is set to do anything but create a splash at the box office.

Said talk hasn’t gone unnoticed by Dwayne.

How the herculean actor is taking the news?

Well…

@SassyMamainLA @mrsingleton @baywatchmovie Wow just two? Really? Odd because fans are loving it. Clearly you’re the wrong audience for a raunchy rated R film. Sorry bout that! ??

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) May 25, 2017

Oh boy, critics had their venom & knives ready ?. Fans LOVE the movie. Huge positive scores. Big disconnect w/ critics & people. #Baywatch? https://t.co/K0AQPf6F0S

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) May 26, 2017

@MovieMantz ?? Whaa? Who taught you economics? 35-45% of your budget in just one territory (US) is excellent. Our worldwide rollout begins next week. ??

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) May 28, 2017

‘Bay’ was built of a budget of $69 million and has swept up $10 million so far.

That number is expected to rise to $30 million by the end of the weekend but will fail to live up to commercial expectations even if it does so.

What a shame to take this charming cast and maroon them in a morass of stale jokes and sub-sitcom-level plot twists in a remake that reads as a missed opportunity.

Will reviews like the one above threaten to disturb its progress globally?

Weigh in below…

Katy Perry made her way to the U.K. this week to push the feature-heavy set that is album ‘Witness.’

What the fun-loving star got up to while she was there? A headlining performance at the BBC Radio 1‘s Big Weekend!

Catch her in action below…

‘Witness’ drops June 9th.

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Boom like an 808!  Ameriie is back!

The ‘1 Thing’ beauty may have seen the buzz for her 2016 EP ‘Drive’ ride right into obscurity shortly after its release, but thankfully that hasn’t discouraged her from continuing to push toward the release of her long-awaited next LP.

Now, after a year of silence, A has surprised fans with the release of ‘Red Rum’ – a trap-tinged tune that sees the songstress show off every element of the sonic formula that her fans have grown to know and love (rhythmic repetition, unique harmonic layering, and sensual lyrics).

Keen to hear the latest the R&B diva has cooked up?  Its all yours below:

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