‘Needed Me,’ the third single from chart-topping diva Rihanna‘s eighth album, ‘Anti,’ has a unique place in her hit-filled discography.

Coming as her 29th top 10 single, the tune – with a peak of #7 (to date) – has already entered history books for spending 16 weeks in the top 10 and, as a result, logging the longest run in the Hot 100’s upper dectet by any song that never entered the top 5.

Jumping to #32 on this week’s chart, Rih’s latest rhythmic hit can now lay claim to another unique historical feat.  Find out what it is:

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For many, the heights reached made by R&B icons Brandy and Monica in Pop culture makes them two of the world’s more endearing stars.

What isn’t so endearing however is the reheating of their two decade long beef.

Why fans of ‘Miss Thang’ have good reason to believe Brandy has a bone to pick with her?

Find out below…

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As Phaedra Parks uses the ninth season of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ to support the victims of the Flint Water Crisis, some of her cast mates have opted to use the platform to front more unscrupulous endeavours.

Two of these, rather unfortunately, are Todd Tucker and Peter Thomas, husbands of ‘Housewives’ Kandi Burruss and Cynthia Bailey.

For, perhaps in retaliation for remarks Parks has made about them during their run on the series, the supporting characters reached a new low with hopes of a ratings high by introducing Sherien Almufti to the series.

Why it was a new low?

Almufti’s alleged affair with Parks’ husband Apollo Nida.

Watch the disappointing ambush below…

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Often smudged out of history lessons, the layered, complex and victorious stories of black people in the United Kingdom were celebrated by the BBC via a series of documentaries this month.

They fell under the umbrella ‘Black & British.’

Thanks to the platform, and our friends over at ‘Shadow and Act’, you can now watch over eight hours worth of programming built for the series which stars the supermodel Naomi Campbell.

Watch below…

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The Weeknd is riding high into the week with new album ‘Starboy.’

Released last Friday, the set has been shining brightly atop of the iTunes tally in over 80 countries ever since. Its currently tipped to do big numbers first week.

Still, in understanding the importance of promo, the Canadian star stopped by the Ellen show to perform the LP’s title track.

Watch him in action after the jump…

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The good people of Abu Dhabi were treated to a fresh Rihanna performance hours ago.

There, as she supports her new LP ‘ANTI’, she rocked he fans’ worlds with a showing of her latest single ‘Love on the Brain.’

Watch below…

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Lady Gaga‘s rise to fame was meteoric to say the least.  But, with the adoration of her infectious pop tunes, larger-than-life stage shows, and eccentric costumes came the peril of never being able to “turn the character off.”

“I’d keep the wigs on and keep the makeup on and keep the outfits on. I was always trying — I never wanted to let my fans down. I always wanted them to see me in my art form.”

As if that’s not enough, the ‘Judas’ singer laments how fame has intruded on her private life.

“As soon as I go out into the world, I belong, in a way, to everyone else. It’s legal to follow me. It’s legal to stalk me at the beach. I can’t call the police or ask them to leave. “

After years of being unable to reconcile her two worlds, the balance between “Lady Gaga” (the character) and Stephanie Germanotta (her real life persona), she says, is best represented by who she is now during this – her most recent chart-topping era – ‘Joanne.’

Watch her emotional full length interview with CBS ‘Sunday Morning’ discussing these aforementioned topics and more below:

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As many-a-Brandy-fan knows, the singer/songwriter has been in a longstanding beef with label home Chameleon Records.

Likening her ongoing battle with the imprint to ‘slavery’ and continued plight and fight of ‘Warrior’ singer Ke$ha, B-Rocka has rocked headlines all year for her back and forth legal battles with Chameleon and its president Breyon Prescott (who claimed the legal drama was a “desperate ploy for publicity”).

Now, after months of silence on the matter, the Grammy-winner – via a show-stopping 9-minute performance at this year’s ‘Soul Train Awards’ – sent the audience into a roar when she emphatically announced ‘Brandy Freed!’

The proclamation sent fans buzzing that new music is on the way…

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The Real Housewives Of Atlanta is back for its 9th season. And despite almost a decade on-air, the Bravo smash is losing none of its sassy steam.

Already delivering on its promise of shady twists and turns, the latest outing of the ensemble title is proving a must-see.

Want to know what Phaedra, Kenya, Kandi, Cynthia, Porsha, and Sheree will be serving up on episode 5 / season 9?

Watch a sneak peek below to find out out below…

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Rihanna fans rejoiced when photos of her befriending a homeless woman outside a New York city building  on the set of ‘Oceans 8’ surfaced online.

Today, they have learned that that story was a hoax and that the “homeless woman” owns the building she was snapped outside of.

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Led by the attorney Phaedra Parks, ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ is to take on the horrific Flint Water Crisis.

Details below…

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The Soul Train Awards 2016 aired moments ago.

Like previous years, this installment of the annual extravaganza paid homage to the achievements of the industry’s brightest R&B and Hip-Hop stars.

Hosted by Erykah Badu, the event (which was shot earlier this month at the Las Vegas Orleans Arena) saw performances from the likes of Brandy, India Arie, Dru Hill, Teddy Riley, Ro James, and many more.

All the action after the jump:

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