As any seasoned Beyonce enthusiast knows, her mother Tina Knowles-Lawson is not one to be messed with.

The seamstress turned fashion mogul has hit back at snide remarks from her daughter’s detractors. And it all surrounds Bey’s absence from the BET Awards following her opening performance.

As widely understood, the ‘Sorry’ songstress had to catch a flight immediately following her ‘Freedom’ rendition so as to make it in time for the UK launch of her ‘Formation World Tour.’

Mama Tina explained this when accepting two of her awards. Yet, it appears a small pocket of folk are taking her to task on the specifics.

Her classy clap-back awaits after the jump…

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KeKe Palmer‘s role in ‘Scream Queens’ is undoubtedly one of its main attractions and, as some will agree, one of the strongest points in her career thus far.

Alas, her efforts to be taken seriously as a full functioning musician are yet to yield the career her talent makes her deserving of.

So, as to remind fans of these efforts she has surprised them by releasing a never-before-heard album she recorded when she was 16 named ‘Waited to Exhale.’

Press play to give it a spin and weigh in on what you hear after the leap…

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Rae Sremmurd stretch their creative muscles to churn out their latest single.

The name of their latest Hip-Hop effort? ‘Do Yoga.’

Fans of the charismatic force will know that the cut appears on their August 12th release ‘Sremmlife 2.’

Hit the play button below to get in shape with the dynamic duo!

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Bobby Brown‘s ‘Every Little Step‘ continues to ruffle the feathers of the artists featured in the autobiography.

In it, he claims Janet Jackson told him that her father, Joe Jackson, did not want his daughters to marry African-American men and that he pushed her out of a hotel room after he learned this.

He hopes stories like these will see him sell several copies of the release.

Now peep pics of him signing hard copies of the book in West Hollywood below…

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If you feel you’ve waited long enough for new music from ‘Long Live the Chief’ creator Jidenna, the wait is finally over thank to his new single ‘Chief Don’t Run.’

Found aboard his forthcoming Wondaland/Epic Records debut album, ‘Chief’ – a drum-driven track that sees the MC recall the challenges of his early life –  comes as yet another critically acclaimed number from the self-proclaimed ‘Classic Man.’

Will it be enough to rebuild the momentum lost from his chart-topping debut single?  Take a listen below and tell us:

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After wrapping up a whirlwind tour with Beyonce on her ‘Formation’ tour, DJ Khaled unlocks new music with the singer’s husband, Jay Z, with the 808 Mafia-produced ‘I Got the Keys.’

Found aboard Khaled’s new album, ‘Major Key,’ the blazing hot tune sees the DJ and Jay bring along Future for a ride over a Sam Lecca-directed black and white clip.  Featuring an impressive list of guest stars (see:  2 Chainz, Fabolous, Busta Rhymes, T.I., and more), the video – set inside of a prison – sees the rappers touch on a number of pressing topics from racial injustice to financial stability and more.

An unexpected departure from Khaled’s standard fare, tuck in below to watch the video via TIDAL if you missed its premiere last night:

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After whetting appetites with tastes of her new song ‘Hungry’ (see more here), Fergie continues to tease numbers from her forthcoming solo sophomore effort, ‘Double Dutchess.’

Taking to Instagram this weekend, the songstress unveiled the official artwork for her upcoming release ‘M.I.L.F.’ (which has already leaked online).  As some may know, Fergie Ferg has already shot an accompanying music video for the tune, which features appearances from Ciara, Kim Kardashian, model  Chrissy Teigen, and even rumored appearances from Kanye West and John Legend.

But, fans worried they have a long wait ahead before they can hear the new song in full may be closer than they think if certain reports are to be believed.  More details below:

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‘Lemonade’ didn’t exactly have the sweetest taste to stylist/fashion designer Rachel Roy after rumors began swirling she was the center of Beyonce‘s assertion an extramarital affair had taken place during her marriage to rap mogul Jay Z.

In fact, after a vicious Twitter attack that trickled down to her children, the 42-year-old – unaffectionately christened ‘Becky’ by Beyonce fans – took to Twitter to denounce the ‘bullying’ by stating:

Now, two months after the story has cooled, Roy’s ex-husband Damon Dash, who is also Jay Z’s former business partner, took to Access Hollywood to give his two cents on the situation and also dish on his appearance on BET’s hot new series ‘Music Moguls.’

Find out how he feels below:

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The legal woes seem to keep piling up for R&B bad boy Chris Brown.

The Grammy winning singer, recently sued by former manager Mike G for an alleged beatdown (more on that here), is now under fire from imprisoned Death Row Records exec Suge Knight over a shooting that saw him take multiple bullets at the ‘Run It’ singer’s pre-MTV VMA party in 2014…

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Not even 24 hours after making quite the splash at the 2016 BET Awards with a performance of his latest hit ‘Lake By the Ocean,’ another gem from Maxwell‘s newest album, ‘blackSUMMERS’night,’ has surfaced.

Titled ‘All the Ways Love Can Feel,’ the disco-doused track was unveiled via a lyric video uploaded to the singer’s official VEVO page and sees him show off his oft-praised falsetto over an R&B mid-tempo (reminiscent of the work found on his debut album, ‘Urban Hang Suite,’ which celebrated it 20th anniversary this year).

Following the ‘Night’s other critically acclaimed releases, ‘Gods’ and ‘1990x,’ tuck in below to hear ‘All the Ways Love Can Feel’ and let us know if Max is on his way to another hit:
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BET continue to break new ground with original programming.

Their latest offering is a biopic on trail-blazing R&B pioneers New Edition.

Set to air in 2017, the three-part series chronicles the rise and career explosion of the ‘Candy Girl’ crooners. It’ll also touch of the dramas – some known, some not – which occurred behind the scenes.

‘Empire’ star Bryshere Y. Gray has been cast as Michael Bivins; Elijah Kelley takes on the role of Ricky Bell; Grammy nominee Luke James will play Johnny Gill; Algee Smith is Ralph Tresvant; Keith Powers is Ronnie Devoe, and Woody McClain plays Bobby Brown.

Watch the trailer for the Chris Robinson directed project after the jump…

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The cult classic ‘Showgirls’ undoubtedly stands as the highlight of Elisabeth Berkley‘s career.

Panned following its release, the movie’s storyline, though questionable, saw it soar on a video rental front and become one of the highest-earning releases to be launched by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Knew all of the above?

If so, we’re sure you’ll be interested to learn that one of the actresses hoping to bag the role Elisabeth soared in was…Jennifer Lopez.

A never-before-heard story from the triple threat during her time with ‘The Hollywood Reporter‘ below…

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