Being Mary Jane is back. Well, almost.

The Mara Brock Akil drama is readying a return to BET for a second season (which was commissioned before its first even premiered). And, so as to warm up the masses, the network have unwrapped a new promo trailer.

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Keyshia Cole has been blasted with copycat claims today, accused of imitating ‘Need a Boss’ singer Shareefa by the singer herself.

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November 3rd brings with it the premiere of K. Michelle‘s eagerly anticipated new VH1 reality show ‘K. Michelle: My Life’.

Aptly titled, the series will follow the R&B songbird as she navigates through her new beginnings in New York City.

The show will also have an explicit focus on the recording of the singer’s new album, the follow-up to last year’s debut effort ‘Rebellious Soul’.

Already buzzed, our anticipation levels were sent sky-high when we peeped the newly released teaser. Check out the sneak peek below…

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Next week sees Nicole Scherzinger‘s second studio album, ‘Big Fat Lie‘, land in stores.

Currently being marketed to Europe, there’s no word yet on when (or if) the Sony Music set will arrive Stateside. Although, with the former Pussycat Doll recently inking a deal with Sony subsidiary Epic (under stewardship of L.A. Reid), it’s safe to expect a US roll-out of sorts soon.

In the meanwhile, to amplify anticipation, the star’s team have unzipped a preview of the entire album.

Listen to the sampler below and let us know what you think…

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R&B singer Teairra Mari may have been enlisted to pull in viewing figures, but it would seem the lesser known ladies that are Masika Kalysha (above) and Nikki Mudarris have done a far better job at doing that for the show in which she stars in…’Love & Hip Hop Hollywood.’

For, after losing 190,000 viewers between the second and fourth episode of its first season, its fifth episode pulled in 2.39 million viewers when it touched on Monday night, making it the second highest viewed episode since its season premiere enjoyed the benefit of 2.80 million spectators on September 15th!

What changed? A shift in focus from a story line led by Mari and ‘Sexy Can I’ singer Ray J to Kalysha and Mudarris’ feud over fellow cast mate Jamal ‘Mally Mall’ Rashid, brought onto the Reality TV series as part of its recurring cast.

Will its episode six  fare just as well when it arrives on October 20th?

Weigh in below…

Roc Nation priori Rita Ora continues her flood of the media scape.

The talented singer, who was recently announced as a coach on The Voice UK, heats up the double cover of Teen Vogue‘s November 2014 issue.

Sporting DKNY (which she serves as a spokesmodel for), the ‘Black Widow’ belter looks all sorts of lush in the shoot, which serves as a prelude to the arrival of new music. As reported, Ora’s hotly anticipated sophomore album (which’ll also dub as her US debut arrives early next year).

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Problem.

That’s exactly what Remy Ma is posing for rappers – both male and female.

The lyricist, who has been hot on the promo trail since being released from prison this Summer, brought all sorts of heat to the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2014 Cypher.

Paired with her husband and fellow wordsmith Papoose, the Remy rocked the mic in a way that has us super excited for her new material.

Check out their must-see showing below…

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Hip Hop icon Snoop Dogg has been slammed for his continued targeting of ‘Murda Bizness‘ rapper Iggy Azalea this evening, taking to ‘Instagram’ to mock and berate her for responding to a remark he made about her earlier this week.

What any of this has to do with “ghost writers” and Nicki Minaj?

Surprising moves by the D.O.G.G. below…

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With the look, the sound, and the moves in abundance, if ever there was a pop perusal for today’s “total package,” Jessie J would be that with a bow on top.

Now, with three years separating U.S. fans from a new album from the powerhouse vocalist, it seems that anticipation to unwrap unheard music from said “package” has reached feverish pitch.  Evidence of such not only lies with the high performance of lead single ‘Bang Bang’ (featuring Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) on the Billboard Hot 100, but also the acclaim that followed with ‘Burning Up’ (ft. 2 Chainz) and the album’s title track.

Her introductory set, ‘Who You Are,’ narrowly missed the Billboard 200 back in 2011 with a modest 34,000 sold its first week.  Now that fans across the pond know who she is, will we see ‘Sweet Talker’ burning up the charts next week?

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Six months after their televised reunion on the ‘Queen Latifah Show,’ Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, and Yo-Yo helped celebrate the 20th anniversary of their remix to Brandy‘s debut single, ‘I Wanna Be Down,’ on tonight’s ‘BET Hip Hop Awards.’

Coming as one of the night’s most talked about set, the fab diva foursome kicked off with a stellar entry from B-Rocka followed by Lyte, Yo-Yo, and rounded out by the Queen.

It was almost too much to handle! Did you miss it?  We’ve got you covered below:

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Uh oh!  We told you guys this was guaranteed to get messy.

After pop songstress Ke$ha rocked the net this morning by unveiling news of a lawsuit against longtime music collaborator/producer Dr. Luke alleging sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, the hitmaking producer was forced to field off a few attacks of his own via social media.

Tired of the punishment, it appears he is looking to save his name by clapping back at the ‘Die Young’ diva.  Citing defamation of character and extortion, he claims that all of Ke$ha’s allegations are false and are ultimately a ploy to get out of her contract.

Ke$ha said it best herself:  this sh*t’s about to blow.  Read his statement below and tell us who you believe:

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Christina Aguilera is heading back to ‘The Voice’!

After putting her work on the show on hold to commit to mommy duties, the ‘Mi Reflejo‘ singer is to return to the NBC singing contest, before the release of her Urban-kissed new album.

Her return to the series for its eighth season will mark the first time she has worked on it alongside Pharrell Williams, who joined the series to replace the axed CeeLo Green, and will see her reclaim her position from singer Gwen Stefani, with whom she shares a manager.

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