Congratulations are most certainly in order for the ‘Electric Lady’ that is Janelle Monae.

For, she is  now the proud owner of her very own record label, placing herself at the top of a ‘Wondaful’ new musical empire.

Good news below…

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Drake is currently riding high with his new album ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’. The set, which dropped as a surprise earlier this week, has been earning praise aplenty for both its unique roll-out and content.

And yet, despite this, the rapper has been recorded plugging the release of ex girlfriend Rihanna.

While performing at a Sprite sponsored concert in New York last night, Drizzy paid homage with his own rendition of the track.

Check it out below…

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After reports that member Maxine Jones is fighting to hold on to her home currently in foreclosure, her fellow ‘Hold On’ hitmakers, En Vogue, are looking to hold on to a little more than love this week after news surfaced the ladies will be heading to court to defend themselves against a $300 million law suit.

With claims of breach of contract, negligence, interference and fraud, find out who has it out for the funky divas below:

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As the search party for Lil Kim‘s new album continues, the fiery femcee continues to appease fans with her hits of old.

Last night at the Ladies Night R&B Extravaganza in New York City, the 40-year-old rapper surprised the sold-out crowd by appearing onstage and rocking out to classics ‘No Time’ and ‘All About The Benjamins’. 

Watch Kimberly in action below…

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The push for Jessie J‘s newest jam ‘Masterpiece’ continues.

Yesterday the Brit bred belter teamed up with The Roots to perform the track, which serves as the third single to be lifted from her third studio album ‘Sweet Talker’.

Watch ’em work below..

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As has become custom since her untimely death this week in 2012, fans have taken to social media in droves to lend their best renditions of Whitney Houston‘s timeless classics.  From ‘Greatest Love of All’ to ‘Saving All My Love For You,’ Houston’s discography shines with no shortage of audition-ready ballads for vocalists trying to show off their vocal prowess.

This, of course, does not exclude celebs.

For, just one month after Jazmine Sullivan lent a stirring tribute to Whitney’s ‘Bodyguard’ soundtrack hit ‘I Have Nothing,‘ another of this generation’s top singers – Jessie J – recently gave the tune a whirl, as seen on Billboard.com.

Check out J’s tribute to her favorite singer below and weigh in:

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Actress Laverne Cox and director/filmmaker Ava Duvernay are breaking respective new grounds on television with two new power moves to CBS.

While the Emmy-nominated actress, best known for her role on Netflix’s ‘Orange is the New Black,’ is set to be part of the “first series to feature a regular trans-character portrayed by a trans-actor on a prime-time show” on CBS, Duvernay is reporting a double win after being tapped to direct a series for the major network as well as an all new drama for OWN.

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After kissing the top of R&B charts with his debut album ‘Testimony,’ featuring the hit Nicki Minaj-assisted song ‘No Love,’ it appears August Alsina is cooking up the set’s reascension on the tally with another Young Money member – Lil’ Wayne.

Tapping the hitmaking rapper to guest star on the remix of fan favorite ‘Kissin’ On My Tattoos,’ tuck in below to weigh in on the R&B slow groove before its highly anticipated music video hits the net:

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Cop a gander of singer Ciara getting her supermodel on!

The ‘I Bet’ belter blazed both the red carpet and the runway at the Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection 2015 showcase in New York today — and looked oh so fierce.

Super Ci was joined by Epic Records sisters Fifth Harmony and rising star Zendaya Coleman.

Peep more pics below…

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The Game is going out with a bang!

BET have blown the final whistle on their flagship football drama, but are ensuring its eighth and last season is one to remember.

Don’t believe us…just watch!

Episode 6 of season 8 awaits below. Brandy, Wendy Raquel Williams, and Hosea Chanchez star.

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Rita Ora and Charli XCX have been ‘Doing It’ big on the charts of late, so naturally it figures why the radio rulers have teamed up for their new single.

Lifted from Charli’s debut album ‘Sucker’, the track continues to garner spins aplenty.

In a bid to give it an added boost, the ladies took centre-stage on The Graham Norton Show tonight to perform the cut.

Watch their showing below…

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Drake continues to give his rivals good cause to pause and reflect on their careers today, doing so with the release of his surprise EP ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.’

For, hours after its release, the project is now predicted to cross sales of 500,000 units by the end of this weekend and top the Billboard 200 by the time next week’s chart swings by.

Indeed, despite being sold as a mixtape, its original production has some given some industry spectators reason to believe it is actually an album, set to help the rapper cut ties with the Cash Money music group  as it faces heat from its banner act (and his mentor) Lil Wayne.

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