A new study by ‘Columbia University‘ has claimed that Latinos are “mostly-ignored or stereotyped” in English-language Film or TV, with Latin-Americans unlikely to score leading roles secured by actors of other racial demographics.

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It’s ready.

As ‘Columbia‘ records no doubt pumps earnings made from her ’21’ into releases launched by their smaller acts, the label braces itself for an onslaught of Adele-flavoured “slayage” this year, now that the star has completed work on her third studio album.

How her ‘Sony‘ sister Beyonce may have inspired its roll out?

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Vocal powerhouse Michelle Williams is riding the wave of success with new single ‘Say Yes’.

The Beyonce and Kelly Rowland assisted number continues to build buzz online and beyond and has created the perfect hurricane of hype for Williams’ upcoming new album ‘Journey To Freedom’.

Confirmed for a September 9th release, the songbird stopped by BET’s banner show 106 & Park to dish on the LP and, of course, ‘Say Yes’.

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4 million views and counting.

As Pop’s reigning royal, Beyonce inspires many daily. Case in point, three talented dancers from Paris.

Trio Yanis Marshall, Arnaud and Mehdi have taken the net by storm with their choreographed tribute to King B – which has gone all the way viral in a mere matter of days.

Their show-stopping rehearsal video, which features them werking it to a medley of the singer’s hits ahead of their performance as contestants on Britain’s Got Talent, ironically has more than triple the views of the televised showing.

And with good reason.

Rocking high heels and sass aplenty, the divo’s delivered a showing that not only Beyonce would be proud of, but one many a Pop girl should study.

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As ‘Fancy’ rides high atop the ‘Billboard Hot 100’ for a fourth consecutive week, Iggy Azalea has announced that she is to re-release its parent album ‘The New Classic’ this September.

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We’re all human.

That’s certainly the take-away point Tamar Braxton will be hoping her fans embrace following her concert in Dallas, Texas last night.

Tongues have been wagging about the singer’s well-being after a dramatic showing – which saw the star halt the show due to an exhaustion-fuelled breakdown.

Now, in a heartfelt letter, the songbird and reality star relayed exactly what went down.

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After a brief rest on the bench, Cover Star returns this week with a U.S. quartet trying their hands at Michelle Williams’ latest soon-to-be hit ‘Say Yes’ (ft. Kelly Rowland & Beyonce). How do they fare? 

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No pun intended, but…YES YES YES!

We can certainly say yes to these ladies’ rendition of the infectious gospel tune.  It doesn’t hurt that they opted to have fun while doing it.  Relaying a magnetic wave of harmonies and handclaps to provide the song’s instrumentation, we couldn’t help but hurt the replay button on this!

Go girls (especially on that ending).

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The Queen Of Hip-Hop/Soul Mary B. Blige blessed the masses with an album’s worth fn new material this week when the soundtrack for ‘Think Like A Man Too’ arrived in stores.

Blige performs all 14 of the songs featured, including ‘Suitcase’ – the visual for which debuted today.

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Jennifer Lopez is leaving no stone nor show unturned in the push for new album ‘A.K.A’.

Having hit a number of stages in support of the well-received set, the diva stopped by Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live last night to chat music, men, and more.

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“Sweet, sweet, Fantasy baby…”

Mariah Carey is quite the prankster these days. Or at least we hope she is.

Because, it’d be various flavours of sad, if she wasn’t “in” on the joke that has become her artwork of late.

Recent years have seen the songbird demonstrate a flare for Photoshop, yet the cover for her latest single ‘You Don’t Know What To Do’ may be pushing things too far.

The Wale assisted cut is the fifth and newest single to be lifted from the diva’s new album ‘Me. I Am…Mariah. The Elusive Chanteuse’. Yet, the approach to its artwork was anything but new.

Unveiled by Mimi herself on Twitter, the cover appears to be a festively edited version of the visual for its parent album – with a different face shot pasted on.

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Undoubtedly one of Pop’s nicer purveyors, Iggy Azalea‘s undeniable chart reign with single ‘Fancy’ has gone relatively undisturbed by digital dramas of yesteryear.

Alas, if the Rap royal had thought she’d found a dangerous opponent in Azealia Banks three years ago, this week would have seen forced to think again, after coming face to face with…’The Barbz.’

Oh yes, as to ensure the chart-topping lyricist knew her supposed in station in Rap music, Nicki Minaj‘s fans pulled quite the stunt on Azalea this week, when she asked her fans to support her bid to pick up the ‘Best R&B/Hip Hop Artist‘ award at this year’s ‘Teen Choice Awards.’

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“You know I hate it…when you leave me.”

The Soubrette that is Nicki Minaj continued to tease fans with new material today, taking to ‘Instagram’ to unveil just a little of what they can expect to hear on new LP ‘The Pink Print.’

Falling in line with the project’s reported romantic and feminine direction, the jam-whose name is yet to be revealed- sees the star place her emotions centre stage, gliding across mid-tempo production with the light, bright and occasionally impressive vehicle that is her voice.

Unfortunately, the release won’t appear on the aforementioned ‘Print’, but- should the project’s jams sound anything like it- serve as the perfect endorsement for it.

‘Pink’ passion below…

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