WGN America’s lauded drama ‘Underground’ sets its eyes on a return in 2017.
Season 2 of the period drama promises to feature more action, twists, and guest stars, including the show’s executive producer John Legend who will play the role of abolitionist Frederick Douglas.
In its inaugural season finale, we learned the imperfect fate of the series central characters.
After a staged robbery, Noah was seized back into captivity, while Rosalee, Boo, and Cato escaped. Apart from the Macon 7, the queen of cunning, Ernestine was sold after disguising Tom Macon’s death as a suicide. The curtains close as a renewed Rosalee befriends Harriet Tubman.
What does season 2 have in store? Mosey below to see the ‘Underground’ teaser. (more…)
Today we travel back to a time when a certain siren was shedding shackles and coming out of her shell.
Christina Aguilera‘s feminist anthem ‘Can’t Hold Us Down’ is this week’s From The Vault pick.
Helmed by Scott Storch and penned by the producer alongside Xtina and Matt Morris, ‘Can’t Hold Us’ saw the singer encourage women the world over to stand together in a bid for respect from the opposite sex.
The fiery track reunited Aguilera with ‘Lady Marmalade’ collaborator Lil Kim and was the 4th single serviced from her sophomore set ‘Stripped.’
Grammy nominated, the song peaked at #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #6 in the UK and #5 in Australia; it also reached the Top 20 of many other European countries.
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David Lachapelle – who devised the diva’s ‘Dirrty’ video – directed the 80’s inspired visual . Its theme? A street battle of the sexes, which erupts after a sun-kissed, dark-haired Xtina is groped by a hopeful suitor.
For all its good intent, the video was criticized for being an argued example of “cultural appropriation.” Still, that hasn’t stopped it from amassing views on VEVO and spins on TV channels.
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Another year ends and still no signs of new new music from Christina.
Hopefully, all this waiting means the belter is baking something as inspired and layered as ‘Stripped’ and ‘Back To Basics.’
In the meantime, we’ll keep blasting ‘Can’t Hold Us Down’ and the rest of Aguilera’s back catalogue.
As R&B spectacles go, few can rival the list of names lined up for SOULQUARIUS 2017.
Set to take place on February 18th at The Observatory in Orange County CA, the event will boast performances from the likes of Brandy, Monica, R. Kelly, and a whole lot more.
Peep the full roster of talent who’ll be assembling next Feb. It’s looking like a movie…
Surveillance footage pulled from a recording studio has captured the shocking moment in which Ceelo Green was assaulted..by a cell phone.
It is unclear when the incident happened but the footage was obtained by the Twitter use ‘I am Philly Chase’ who shared it with his (or her) followers on social media minutes ago.
Sevyn Streeter made headlines back in October when she was dramatically pulled from singing the US National Anthem at a 76ers basketball game. A move she says was due to her “#BlackLivesMatter” attire.
According to the singer, the episode happened just minutes before she was set to perform.
After receiving all sorts of critique, the team’s execs invited the singer back to perform as she intended.
Last night, she did exactly that – and wore a “Black Lives Matter” for extra emphasis.
Watch her resonating rendition of the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ below…
Authentic harmony is a rare find in today’s beat driven industry. However, Little Mix continue show and prove with their blissful vocal blending.
The ladies are currently stateside plugging their fourth album ‘Glory Days’ and performed new single ‘Touch’ on a live-streamed fan event with MTV last night.
Produced by MNEK, the track is the second to be lifted from ‘Glory,’ which has sold over 300,000 in the UK alone in just under a month; a figure which sees the quad besting sales of many of music’s heaviest hitters.
Still, with the world for the taking, Perrie, Jesy, Jade, and Leigh-Anne aren’t resting on their laurels.
They’re soaring and in the process making folk sit up and pay attention.
Following her unfortunate run on ‘The Next 15’ and brilliant performance on ‘Celebrity Big Brother‘, Tiffany ‘New York’ Pollard has announced that she has teamed up with VH1 to build ‘Brunch with Tiffany.’
Welcome to another edition of Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to take our readers on a journey back to the TV and Film’s glorious and game-changing past.
Today, we revisit the hit children’s TV series ‘Jem & the Holograms.’
Created by Christy Marx, ‘Jem’ was built to offer TV lovers a female-led alternative to the action and adventure forces that were G.I. Joe and Transformers.
In it, we are introduced to a young mogul named Jerrica Benton who is the owner of a company named ‘Starlight Music.’
After her father’s death, she and her racially diverse group of musical friends discover Synergy, a computer built to be “the ultimate audio-visual entertainment synthesiser” with the power to turn their wildest creative dreams into a holographic reality.
What happens when Jerrica uses its software to transform into the Pop Rock royal Jem?
Album sales may be drizzling down the drain in today’s streaming age, but select names are proving their gravitas in the streaming and physical arenas.
J. Cole is undoubtedly one of said acts.
Especially following the release of his fourth album, ‘4 Your Eyez Only.’
Unleashed on December 9th (following a one-week warning), the LP’s first week numbers are in.
Let’s just say the rapper has many reasons to smile. Several thousand thousand.
