Openly gay athlete Michael Sam is among many to have scored a GLAAD Media Award nomination this year, celebrated for doing his part to push fair and accurate representations of members from LGBTQ community in the media.

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They may have been billed as rivals just over a decade ago, but 2015 has seen Pop princess Christina Milian show a little love to R&B royal Beyonce by remixing her smash hit single ‘Drunk in Love.’

Lifted from Lil’ Wayne‘s ‘Sorry 4 The Wait 2‘ EP, the cut sees Milian tribute ‘Yonce and her former Def Jam boss Jay Z with a remix that’s already garnered a mixed response online.

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Billboard’s newly christened Icon Jennifer Lopez is leaving no stone unturned in the promotion of her current projects.

Presently plugging her stint on American Idol as well as new movie ‘The Boy Next Door’ (due in theaters on Friday), the 45-year-old’s latest press stop is the cover of PEOPLE Magazine.

Radiating all sorts of beauty, the diva appears with her six-year-old twins Max and Emme. The youngsters were born during J.Lo’s marriage to ex-husband Marc Anthony. 

Adorable.

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A 40 year old man accused of leaking new Madonna music has been arrested in Tel Aviv this week, picked up by authorities who are working alongside the FBI to crack the case.

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The Grammy Awards 2015 has been gifted a major bolt of star power courtesy of some of the industry’s leading male talent.

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As Ciara is said to be readying an NBA All-Star Game performance, her ‘I’m Out’ pal Nicki Minaj has been announced as the headlining act for the forthcoming X Games!

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Are TLC re-moulding the game for independent artists? It could certainly be argued so.

During their heyday, the group were hailed as innovators and trailblazers. And, against the odds, it appears they’re reminding the naysayers why they enjoy such status.

As widely reported, the trio’s surviving members T-Boz ‘Tionne’ Watkins and Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to facilitate the recording of their fourth and final album.

With a set target of $150,000 and 30 days to reach it, the ladies appealed to fans to “become part of the process” by donating and giving incentives such as fitness classes with Chilli and trips to the movies with T-Boz.

Shade as some may, it’s working. Because less than two days since going live, the campaign is fast approaching its target total.

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Check out Rita Ora!

The chart-topping singer and Oscar nominee glows on the cover of the February issue of L’Officiel magazine.

A major coup for the Roc Nation star, the feature arrives during her televised stint as a coach on The Voice UK and ahead of the release of her new single and album. She’s also gearing up for the debut of the ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ movie, which she she stars in as Mia Grey.

Busy times!

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That Babs reign just will not let up.

For, over 50 years after her debut album, Barbra Streisand saw her September 2014-released, #1 album ‘Partners’ deliver one of the year’s highest first week sales for a female – a feat all the more impressive as it was accompanied with news that it was her 10th chart-topper on the tally.

Extending her lead from nearest competitor Madonna (who has 8 number 1 albums), reports surfaced today that the album’s newly established platinum certification has helped her leave three other top-selling divas in the dust – Reba McEntire, Madonna and Mariah Carey.

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Worried hype for Ciara’s new single ‘I Bet’ may be losing steam?

If so, worry no longer, for the R&B diva is said to have booked a performance spot at a major sport event set to turn her VEVO water into iTunes wine!

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There are only two artists in music history to lift five Hot 100 #1s from a single LP – Michael Jackson and Katy Perry.  Via their ‘Bad’ and ‘Teenage Dream’ albums respectively, the duo launched a quintet of chart-toppers to the coveted tally on the hems of awe-inspiring music videos and very dedicated fanbases.

Jackson’s iconic hits spent a collective 7 weeks atop the charts while Perry’s forgettable modern pop offerings spent nearly triple that time reigning.  But, while the latter has his name etched in history books as the ‘King of Pop,’ Billboard thought it time to  remind fans that this pop princess’s impressive sales performance is by no means anything to downplay.

Indeed, it’s no secret that her domination of today’s charts knows few rivals.  But, just as the diva’s takeover of Superbowl XLIX’s halftime show approaches, the music Bible stacked up the pop titans’ follow-up records, ‘Dangerous’ and ‘Prism’ to see how well they compare to their respective preceding releases as well as each other’s.

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Lil Wayne‘s ‘Tha Carter V’ album is still nowhere to seen in the wake of his public spat with Cash Money Records, however the Rap titan appeases fans with new mixtape ‘Sorry For The Wait 2’.

An aptly titled sequel to 2011’s ‘Sorry 4 The Wait’, the 17-track set sees the Hip-Hop force recreate some of Urban culture’s most notable numbers – including Beyonce and Jay Z‘s ‘Drunk In Love’ which he tackles with his girl Christina Milian.

What are you waiting for? Listen and download below…
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