It appears the mixture of Mariah Carey, Chaka Khan, Vanessa Williams, and Patti Labelle proved potent for VH1 as newly surfaced reports indicate the holiday rendition of their once-shelved ‘Divas’ series scored major ratings.

Also featuring the likes of Teyana Taylor, JoJo, and more, the showing – which was taped at New Yorks’ King’s Theater and aired December 5th – gave the network its highest ratings for the franchise in over a decade.

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Rita Ora aims to prove her TV gravitas next Monday with the relaunch of ‘America’s Next Top Model.’

The British singer / serial brand ambassador was recently unveiled as the host of VH1‘s take of the fashion hit.

In stepping into the role, 26-year-old succeeds Tyra Banks, who is staying on as executive producer.

With just days to go before ANTM’s Dec 12th debut, Ora stopped by the TODAY Show to chat about the series’ return.

Peep the interview below…

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Whoopi Goldberg is expanding her creative ‘View.’

Reportedly gearing up to part ways with the ABC series ‘The View’ next year, the actress and political activist has teamed up with Bravo, home to ‘The Real Housewives’ empire, to build original content.

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Some things are just a given. The sun rising. The birds singing. And Rihanna and Beyonce fans battling it out on the daily.

The latter, however, escalated to loftier levels than ever yesterday when RiRi “liked” post slamming Beyonce and the Grammy committee in relation to the star’s nominations snub. This despite the 28-year-old wracking up 8 honors.

 As reported, the BeyHive and the Navy duked it out on both starlet’s respective pages.

But is a ceasefire near?

If Ms. Fenty has her way, the answer will be a resounding yes.

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LeToya Luckett is back!

The R&B songbird has hatched new single ‘Back 2 Life’ – the latest taste of new album ‘Until Then…’

A moody mid-tempo, the track follow’s last year’s ‘Don’t Make Me Wait’ featuring T.I.

With acting serving as the Destiny Child graduate’s main focus in recent years, it appears she’s returning to build on the momentum of her Platinum certified debut and hit singles such as ‘Torn’ and ‘Regret.’

Does her new number favourably compare?

Listen below and let us know…

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Scribbled in history books for some good and not-so-good reasons, 2016 brought with it some of modern music’s most memorable moments.

Now, as the year draws to a close, TGJ is reflecting on 31 moments that rocked – and to some degree shaped – the Urban and Pop musical landscape as we know it.

Next, we reflect on two of the year’s biggest letdowns…Frank Ocean‘s long-awaited comeback album ‘Blond’ and Maxwell‘s ‘blackSUMMERSnight’:

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Guess which entertainer stepped out to light up the Empire State Building to celebrate Christmas yesterday evening.

Hint: Born in 1970, this mother of twins  recently launched a successful Las Vegas residency several years after being she was picked up by Sony Exec Tommy Mottola in the 90s.

Still not sure?

Romantically tied to one of her dancers, this entertainer served as a judge on ‘American Idol’ before its plugged was pulled in 2016.

Need another hint?

Our mystery musician is of Latin-American descent.

Her identity below…

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The confusion surrounding the release of Jennifer Lopez’ next album has done little to stop her winning streak on a live music tip.

Epic news for the entertainer’s loyalists after the bounce…

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The after-flames continue to rage after Rihanna‘s implied Beyonce shade last night.

As reported, the Bajan belle “liked” a disparaging comment left by one of her fans about her being snubbed by the Grammys (despite being nominated 8 times). Said post cited favouritism towards Queen Bey as the reason.

Naturally, given the already contentious climate between the stars’ respective fanbases, the drama exploded.

The BeyHive swarmed Ms. Fenty’s social accounts, and now The Navy are retaliating.

See what we mean below…

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In a world currently dominated by The Weeknd, Drake and Bruno Mars, the pressure is on Chris Brown to deliver content far stronger than his servings of yesteryear.

This week, he has revealed that he is committed to doing just that via an Instagram post he shared hours ago.

Why the threat of being outperformed by the ‘Starboy‘ and ‘24K Magic’ maker may see Brown deliver his strongest era to date?

Find out below…

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If you thought the chart domination of The Weeknd’s new album, ‘Starboy,’ was limited to the Billboard 200, you are sorely mistaken.

For, much like his fellow Canadian entertainer/‘Live For’ co-star Drake, The Weeknd – whose real name is Abel Tesfaye – has made history as the fourth artist (second male vocalist) to ever simultaneously place every song from one album on the Hot 100.

Billboard reports:

Additionally, all 18 songs from Starboy chart on the Hot 100; with 18 total tracks on the Dec. 17 chart, The Weeknd posts the second-most simultaneous entries in the Hot 100’s 58-year history; only Drake tallied more at the same time: 20 on the May 21 chart. 

Find out where they (and all your other favorites from the day) landed on the refreshed TGJ Chart Check [Hot 100] below:

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Thanks to an onslaught of promotional appearances that (to date) have included ‘SNL,’ The American Music Awards, ‘Ellen,’ the ‘Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show,’ and European Music Awards, The Weeknd‘s third album, ‘Starboy,’ has not only lent his largest first week sales to date, but also gives him the third largest premiere of the year (only behind Drake‘s ‘Views’ and Beyonce‘s ‘Lemonade’).

Despite failing to meet initial predictions of 400,000 units moved, the singer’s handsome sum still gave him just enough to place him at #1 for this week’s Billboard 200.

Billboard reports:

‘The Weeknd blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with his new album, Starboy, earning 348,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Dec. 1, according to Nielsen Music. Of the Weeknd’s overall start, 209,000 were in traditional album sales.

Starboy, the Weeknd’s second Billboard 200 No. 1, was released on Nov. 25 through XO/Republic Records and is the follow-up to his first leader, Beauty Behind the Madness. The new set was initially released commercially as a download and through streaming services. Its CD release followed three days later on Nov. 28.’

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