Mariah Carey‘s vocals headed in a northern direction this week in South Africa.

The self-christened elusive chanteuse soared to delightful heights during the latest stop of her ‘Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour’ in Cape Town.

With a setlist comprised of huge hits and lesser known fan-favourites, Mimi aims to please and makes no apologies.

Much to the delight of her ever loyal lambs, the SA stop of the trek saw Carey add ‘Fly Like A Bird’ – from ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ – to the setlist.

Watch her rousing showing of the track below, where a live showing of ‘One Sweet Day’ also awaits…

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(Photo courtesy:  Essence)

Put simply:  Ciara is winning.

The Grammy winning stageblazer is on the up-and-up after a troublesome spell in both her professional and personal life seemed quickly headed in the opposite direction.  The glow of her winning streak can be seen in her recent spread for Essence magazine’s May 2016 issue, as seen here.

Yet, while Cici left few topics untouched with the spread’s accompanying feature story (see:  ex Future, motherhood, and engagement to Seahawks star Russell Wilson), the most jaw dropping aspect of her time with Essence may come from its stunning accompanying photos.

Colorful, vibrant, and soaked in Spring time, see some highlights of the shoot via a gorgeous behind-the-scenes feature below:

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Tonight marked the return of BET’s highly anticipated ode to women of color ‘Black Girls Rock.’

Much like its ‘BET Honors’ counterpart, the event enlists some of music’s best and brightest performers to serenade and shine light on women of color who have made impacts on and in their respective personal and professional communities.

Airing moments ago, the Tracee Ellis Ross hosted showing honored R&B legend Gladys Knight, Grammy-winning hitmaker Rihanna, and so many more.

Tuck in below to see the highlights from one of entertainment’s biggest nights:

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The iHeartRadio Music Awards may be one of music’s newer award shows, but that doesn’t mean it packs any less punch than some of Hollywood’s standard showings – especially on the performance front.

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Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature crafted to celebrate TV and Film’s glorious past.

Today, our walk down memory lane takes us to 1993, the year in which ‘Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit‘ rocked theatres!

The follow-up to the box office hit ‘Sister Act’, ‘Habit’ told the tale of Vegas showgirl turned nun Delores van Cartier as she attempts to save students at a troubled San Francisco school from ruin.

There, she meets Rita Watson (portrayed by Lauryn Hill), a gifted yet problematic young lady determined to succeed as a professional singer despite the obstacles thrown in her path by her mother (Sheryl Lee Ralph)…and mistakes made by her father.

Ready to join us as step back in time to celebrate the movie?

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New music alert.

Before the release of her second album ‘Business & Pleasure’ Azealia Banks has dropped ‘Slay Z’, a body of work which honours material released by the rapper Jay-Z.

Ready to give it a spin?

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Will Smith has found a very good friend in Netflix.

Hit the link below to find out how and why his next movie project will impact the service’s subscribers.

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Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to celebrate TV and Film’s glorious past.

Today, we honour ‘Sister,Sister’, the game-changing ABC series which catapulted Tia & Tamera Mowry into national treasure status.

Fashioned by ‘Kenan & Kel’ creator Kim Bass, Gary Gilbert and Fred Shafferman, the series told the tale of identical twin sisters who were separated at birth and adopted by two strangers (portrayed by ‘227‘s Jackee Harry & ‘Simon & Simon’s Tim Reid.)

Hilarity and confusion ensues when the sisters, both unaware that the other existed, found each other accidentally and convince their adoptive parents to move in together to stop them from being seperated again.

The show’s ratings-ruling run would last five years and was home to many a 90s TV staple. These included  Britanny Murphy of ‘Clueless’ and Berry Gordy‘s niece Bianca Lawson, who starred in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, ‘The Feast of All Saints’, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and would go on to become Beyonce’s step-sister.

Waiting below are pieces pulled from some of the series’ more memorable episodes.

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Efforts made to tie Beyonce’s Super Bowl set to criminal behaviour has reached new lows.

Find out how below…

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Congratulations are in order for model turned mogul Tyra Banks!

The star and her longterm boyfriend, businessman Erik Asla, have welcomed a newborn baby.

Details below…

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The Hollywood Reporter‘s Actor Roundtable welcomed Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Cain to the mix recently to bare all on their careers, their industry as it is today and why they turned roles picked up by the other.

It makes for an extremely interesting watch especially as it arrives as talk of racial discrimination against actors of colour by the Academy Awards heats up after Smith’s role in ‘Concussion’ was overlooked by its committee.

Hit the play button for uncensored and extremely honest conversation between gifted peers below…

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In 2011 Beyonce booted her father, Mathew Knowles, from her management team when she allegedly learned he had been taking more than his fair share of money she had earned as his client.

His detractors are still yet to prove this publicly.

Unfortunately, her decision to part ways with him would see hopes of a reunion between she and her Destiny’s Child sisters placed on the back burner as the highly-respected mogul  owns all rights to the group.

Now, new reports claim that the ‘Gift from Virgo’ singer is sharpening her legal swords to fight for those rights so that she and her pals can relaunch the group…on their terms.

What Mathew has to say about his daughter’s alleged brave and bold moves?

Find out below…

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