‘Haven’t Told You‘ singer Kelly Rowland put her most fashionable foot forward at the 8th annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood event hours ago, striking a pose for photographers at the event.

There, she rubbed shoulders with the likes of John Legend, Tia Mowry, Shonda Rhimes, ‘Dreamgirls‘ star Sharon Leal and ‘Orange is the new Black’s Uzo Aduba.

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She’s gifted modern pop music with some of its biggest hits, but now it’s time That Grape Juice gifts Rihanna – with an ode to her greatest performances just in time for her birthday.

Indeed, while some will argue the singer’s inconsistent live acts – featuring their fair share of stage presence shortages and poor vocal displays – make it a difficult task to collect a number of qualitative stage showings, there are a wealth of demonstrations that prove such is simply not the case.

Over the course of 10 years and 7 albums worth of material, Ri has a bevy of memorable moments on stage.  With her outstanding 2015 Grammy performance still fresh in our minds as evidence of her growing abilities, tuck in below to see our picks for the birthday girl’s best:

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Lil Wayne isn’t the only Hip Hop titan facing legal drama this year.

For this week has welcomed the arrival of developments in ongoing legal palava in the lives of Jay Z and ‘Stan’ lyricist Eminem.

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Cop a gander of Rita Ora!

The singer/actress serves demure diva on the cover of InStyle UK‘s April 2015 issue.

23-year-old Ora has been everywhere of late as she gears of up for the release of ‘Testosterone’, the lead single from her hotly anticipated new album (which will dub as her American debut).
Indeed, beyond this new feature, the star has been shining in her role as coach on The Voice UK and has  earned praise for her appearance in the new ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ movie.

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With a new album nigh, Kanye West is ditching the reclusive aura that has defined him in recent years and stepping back into the media spotlight.

Following headline grabbing appearance at the Grammy Awards and an ostentatious New York Fashion Week presentation, Yeezy stopped by The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 this morning.

Renown for their no holds barred approach, hosts DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God, and Angela Yee grilled the rapper on everything. As such, discussed was his relationship with Amber Rose and her recent scalping of wife Kim Kardashian, the Beyonce-Beck Grammy rant, his new music, and much more.

Watch the insightful chat below…

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‘Scandal’ never looked so good!

The hit ABC drama, which is fronted by the award-winning actress Kerry Washington, has blazed back onto the small screen for a fourth outing.

We’ve been hooked, and by the looks of this season 4 /episode 14 teaser, Olivia Pope and co are set to serve up one corker of a season.

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Forget Friday’s, it appears all the action takes place Thursday nights on ABC.

For, joining the established hits that are ‘Scandal’ and ‘Greys Anatomy’ is Shonda Rhimes’ new freshman series ‘How To Get Away With Murder’.

The legal drama, which stars Viola Davis, follows a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant criminal defence professor; the group become involved in a twisted murder plot that promises to change the course of their lives. 

It all makes for a riveting watch. We’re already hooked!

Peep the preview of season 1’s TWO HOUR finale below…

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He may have presented the project as a mixtape, but this week has seen the confirmation of news that Drake‘s ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’ isn’t a mixtape at all…it’s an album.

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2015 hasn’t set off to the best of starts for Pop feline Nicole Scherzinger.

For, it appears the singer isn’t only severing ties in her private life but also in her professional endeavours.

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The time is almost nigh for Tamia fans!

As reported, the R&B songbird’s new single ‘Sandwich And A Soda’ is set to hatch any day now.

Following the unwrapping of a brief snippet, the Canadian bred beauty has unveiled the cut’s accompanying cover. Check it out above.

As keen appreciators of Tamia’s talent and catalogue, we can’t wait to hear the song!

Pending its debut, listen to a preview below…

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FOX‘s freshman smash ‘Empire’ is the show on everyone’s lips…and for good reason.

The music-drama serves up a potent 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 8 of season 1. Check out a sneak peek preview below…

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Lady Gaga has always stood as a present day pop anomaly.

As an artist, Gaga – born Stefani Germanotta – has carefully skated on commercial relevance by offering an EDM-wrapped package similar to the radio’s top offerings, yet qualitatively different in its decoration with undeniable vocal talent and stage presence oft-lost on her pop competitors.  These qualities, much like her ever-changing image, saw her inaugural years court as much positivity for her eccentricity as it did negativity for claims of being gimmicky.

Yet, for as meteoric as her rise to pop dominance was, her slide down the slope of commercial relevance has seemingly met similar acceleration.  Indeed, the years that followed her blockbuster ‘Born This Way’ album don’t see her every “hairdo and don’t,” on-stage antic, nor music release greeted with the same level of intense media coverage they once received.  While the cause of this shift has seen many-a-finger pointed toward the allure of “her gimmick fading,” others even argue that her inconsistent choice of sound (i.e. departure from “black music”) is to blame.

I, on the other hand, will argue that neither are the primary perpetrator, but instead wish to place a lens on Gaga’s aggressive social agenda which, in turn, caused the drift of her faithful buying audience.  Full analysis below:

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