The only thing shining brighter than the Christmas tree in New York City’s Rockefeller Center is the megawatt roster of stars who aligned to perform at the lighting ceremony.

Aired on NBC Wednesday night (November 29), the 2023 edition of the annual ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center’ TV special – hosted by EMMY and GRAMMY-winning Pop diva Kelly Clarkson with help from ‘TODAY‘ anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, and Craig Melvin – courted multiple performances from the likes of Pop icon Cher as well as Chloe Bailey, Barry Manilow, KeKe Palmer and Adam Blackstone, David Foster and Katharine McPhee, and many more.

See all the performances from the 2-hour event inside.

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As critics’ and industry year-end charts reiterate, SZA had a hell of a 2023.

After dropping her long-awaited sophomore album, 2022’s ‘SOS,’ the chart-topping songstress broke boundaries and records for R&B – matching or even surpassing some jaw-dropping stats previously lifted by divas like Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, and Mary J. Blige (as we reported here).

The ongoing success of the project is why she was rightfully crowned Hitmaker of the Year over at ‘Variety.’

What’s more, if a deluxe edition of ‘SOS,’ an expanded world tour, and those GRAMMY nods are anything to judge by, her 2024 may be even bigger.

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After rocking BET+ with 2022’s ‘A Royal Surprise,‘ lovebirds “Riley” (Jennifer Freeman) and “Mandla” (Thapelo Mokoena) return with a holiday-themed installment to the film franchise: ‘A Royal Christmas Surprise.’

One of 12 yuletide-flavored titles the streamer has unveiled for its 2023 slate, ‘Surprise’ – directed by Beautie Masvaure Alt – tells the story of how Riley and Mandla “navigate tension between the matriarchs of their respective families, planning their engagement party, and another ‘Royal Surprise’ that puts into question the couple’s entire future” (the official plotline reveals).

Ahead of the movie’s premiere on November 30, hop inside to see the trailer.

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Selena Gomez has added yet another certification to her already stacked list of certifications.

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A revealing new look at BTS and their rise to fame is being released.

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Drake and 21 Savage dominated 2023 and it is now being reflected on the year-end charts from Billboard.

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Jennifer Lopez is firing from all cylinders with the launch of ‘This Is Me…Now’ – her first studio album in a decade.

As reported, the project is being serviced as an audio-visual experience in that it will come paired with a like-titled theatrical film that will premiere on Amazon’s Prime Video.

Now, J.Lo has unlocked the latest piece of the project.

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The most star-studded of BET+’s 12 original films for its 2023 holiday slate, ‘The Christmas Ringer’ – starring Trenyce Cobbins, Tyler Lepley, Kelly Price, Tamika Scott (of Xscape), Q. Parker of 112, Akbar V, and Chrisette Michele – also comes as one of the season’s most anticipated yuletide movies overall.

Written and directed by Patricia Cuffie-Jones, ‘Ringer’ tells the story of a floundering singer whose attempt at a Christmas comeback was derailed by her crook manager-fiance and a series of other unfortunate events. Said occurrences led her home for the holidays and into an unlikely choir competition that has a cash prize big enough to change her and her family’s lives.

Also starring Arischa Conner, Jarrett Michael Collins, and Adrian Hernandez, see the official trailer ahead of flick’s premiere on November 30.

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Although Ari Lennox is one of her generation’s most-praised female R&B artists, she’s never shied away from giving flowers to her peers and predecessors.

Name-dropping the likes of everyone from Tweet, Victoria Monet, Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, Jazmine Sullivan, Maxwell, and others as inspirations across various interviews in the past, Lennox definitely waves her genre’s flag high and proud.

Along that same vein, Ari recently made headlines for not only giving rousing fanfare to Brandy‘s latest project, ‘Christmas with Brandy,’  but also for revealing she’d love to do a duet with the singer-actress.

Around the same time, she gave the diva’s ‘Boy is Mine’ co-star and fellow R&B icon Monica a similar ovation.

Hop inside to see what Lennox said.

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Jimmy Fallon took a break from his hosting duties of NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show’ to hop over to ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ to promote his latest holiday single, ‘Wrap Me Up.’

Featuring GRAMMY-winning Pop star Meghan Trainor, the appearance marked the first live performance the Gian Stone-produced cut has gotten since it arrived on digital shelves November 17.

Did you miss the fun and festive action on Monday night’s ‘Kimmel’ (November 27)? No worries; we’ve got you covered.

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Sexyy Red may be turning heads across the nation performing her greatest hits on the ‘Hood Hottest Princess Tour,’ but the rising rapstress is still finding time to crank out new material.

The latest of such comes courtesy of the recently released ‘Free My N***a,’ the first taste of new music set to line the deluxe edition of her breakout mixtape ‘Hood Hottest Princess.’

“Free my n-gga, free my n-gga / Only if he knew that this a** gettin’ thicker / Free my n-gga, free my n-gga / Gone for too long, need to get home quicker,” she spits over the Sool Got Hits-produced beat.

Just days after the controversial tune hit the net, Red’s unveiled its official music video.

See the Jerry Morka-directed action inside.

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Few honors can rival a coveted spot in the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

And for a select few, induction is in reaching distance.

For, the nominees for the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 nominees have been unveiled.

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