Rap royal Trina treats her fans to brand new music today!

Joined by T-Pain and and Young Cash, the rapper releases the jam ‘Lean On Me‘, inspired by Bill Wither‘s classic of the same name.

Check it out below…

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Nicole Scherzinger‘s solo career may have failed to take flight, but it seems her ex-boyfriend is on course to show her how it’s done.

For, after picking up British singers Alexa Goddard, Rita Ora and Arlissa, Jay Z’s ‘Roc Nation’ has now set its sights on Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton, now hoping to swap race tracks for…well…tracks.

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Her epic fall wasn’t the only hot topic Madonna addressed on ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ hours ago.

For, the singer also discussed the numerous references to drugs made on her latest album ‘Rebel Heart’, revealing just how she handles the threat of substance abuse as a mother of teenage children.

Her thoughts below…

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Is the Beyhive‘s bark bigger than its bite?

It would seem so.

For, after launching a digital attack on the artist Kid Rock for comments he made on their leader Beyonce, they have learned that their stinging has done nothing to get in the rocker’s way on a commercial front.

Details below…

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After Oprah Winfrey learned she had roots in the West African country of Liberia, the writer Shonda Rhimes seeks to discover hers with the help of the PBS series ‘Finding My Roots’ this year.

She took to Twitter to announce the news this morning, sharing:

Her journey to the past will air on PBS this fall and will make her the latest African-American public figure to use a TV special to uncover the truth about their hidden past.

Indeed, NBC’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ helped the actress Vanessa Williams and the singer Lionel Richie learn of their blood ties to the transatlantic slave trade, and helped Blair Underwood trace his lineage all the way to Cameroon where he still has living relatives.

An air date for Shonda’s story is yet to be announced.

Your thoughts?

It was the thud heard around the world.

Madonna‘s fall at the 2015 BRIT Awards this week continues to garner headlines and social media plays aplenty.

And while many found humor in the misstep, as evidenced by the myriad of memes and gifts that flooded the net, there was a very serious side to the matter which is now becoming apparent.

During a new interview on The Jonathan Ross Show (set to air in full next month), Material Madge revealed that doctors checked on her until 3am following Wednesday’s showing to ensure she wasn’t concussed.

She also explained that, having anticipated the fall after realising her cape wouldn’t de-tach in time, it was her experience falling off horses that cushioned the impact.

Peep the clip below…

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New music alert!

As his label mate Sevyn Streeter heats up the streets with ‘Don’t Kill the Fun‘, Kevin McCall joins Lyrica Anderson to treat their respective fan bases to brand new music.

Yes, fans of the Urban leaning performers needn’t look any further than below to hear what they’ve cooked up this year, set to hear Kevin get his romance on with ‘Sincerely, Kevin’ and Lyrica show Drake a whole lotta love with her own version of his ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’ LP.

Listen below…

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After blazing the Super Bowl with Katy Perry earlier this month, Missy Elliott is making sure she keeps the momentum moving.

The game-changing rapper/producer has re-commenced recording of her new album and has – per the snap above – drafted in Pharrell Williams.

VA! 2 up 2 down! Me & my fam @Pharrell hard at work pic.twitter.com/PwKHJ1k553

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) February 27, 2015

Missy’s session with Skateboard P comes after she hit the lab with longtime collaborator Timbaland:

Me & @Timbaland bk 2 the drawing board studio dirty beats! pic.twitter.com/0svovxBFRg

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) February 11, 2015

Your thoughts?

Two months after giving birth, Alicia Keys and hitmaker husband Swizz Beatz are introducing their newborn to the world.

Named Genesis Ali Dean, the young man made his photo debut in a family portrait the couple shared moments ago.

The new addition becomes baby #2 for the powerful pair, whose four year old son Egypt (far right) was born in 2010. Swizz has three other children from previous relationships.

Your thoughts?

Grammy-nominated singer Kid Rock has seen his social media handles rocked by Beyonce‘s faithful #Beyhive after he lent some very stinging comments about her in a recent Rolling Stone interview.  Asserting the ‘Crazy In Love’ songstress has no iconic hits listed aboard her nearly two decade old discography, Rock fired shots heard around the world and, in the process, incited a bevy of #Beyhive stings for his infraction.

The fan group swarmed his Instagram page with several emojis and photos of bees, totaling in the thousands as of today.  This, in conjunction with a slew of death wishes, have seen the ‘Only God Knows Why’ singer’s social media handles locked in a frenzy

See what we mean below:

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Touching down on R&B ground in 2005, the last decade has seen Trey Songz enjoy a commendable run in R&B.

Alas, while ten years was all it took to turn a number of his contemporaries into icons, the fact remains that Trey is still no closer to reaching levels attained by the likes of Usher, Bruno Mars and Chris Brown in less time.

 This may be why the singer recently announced he was to take an older and wiser direction with his next studio album, set for release after his latest album ‘Trigga’ failed to land the support of the 57th annual Grammy committee.

Now, I’m putting on my creative hat to share what I’d do if tasked with handling the next era of Mr. Steal Your Girl’s career.

Will you agree with what I have in mind?

Find out below…

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Mo’Nique has been a fixture in the headlines of late following her controversial interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

As widely covered, the ‘Precious’ star revealed that she was told by the movie’s producer, her friend Lee Daniels, that she had been “blackballed” by Hollywood.

The story has ignited ample debate, with several entities that have worked with the Oscar winner coming forward to share their difficult encounters with her and her team and citing them as reasons for her snub for the “powers that be”.

Yesterday saw the discussion crank up a notch when Daniels (who is enjoying success with new show ‘Empire’) stopped by CNN studios to elaborate on what he meant. Denying that he used the word “blackballed” when speaking with the star, he would verbatim state that Mo’Nique ultimately blackballed herself due to difficult demands from her management.

Today brought with it a fresh twist when the actress/comedian spoke with Don Lemon about the matter.

Interestingly, she clarified that she doesn’t feel she was blackballed. Instead, she asserts there weren’t demands and that the deals that came in following ‘Precious’ weren’t financially befitting.

Her interesting words below…

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