2016 has already been a roller-coaster for Rihanna.

Indeed, the last two months have brought many a peak and trough for the fierce fashionista. From the botched roll-out of new album ‘ANTI,’ to the postponement of its, and of course a cancelled Grammy performance.

Still, things appear on the slight up following the chart-topping success of ‘Work (ft. Drake).’

Building on that momentum, the model features on the April 2016 cover of British Vogue.

We’re not sure about the rodeo-esque cover, but the shot below – which sees Rih sport her own Manolo Blahnik boots, is fire!

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ABC have been riding high in recent times with their primetime programming – thanks largely to ‘Scandal’ and, more recently, ‘How To Get Away With Murder.’

The Shondaland shows, alongside ‘Greys Anatomy,’ form the network’s popular ‘Thank God It’s Thursday’ block of TV.

And while ratings haven’t been as sky-high as prior times, all three titles have gripped audiences enough to earn all-new new seasons.

Full story below…

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R&B belles Ciara and Kelly Rowland are taking Paris Fashion Week by storm.

The singers have been spotted at a range of different presentations, including the Lanvin Fall/Winter 2016/2017 show this evening.

Glistening on the front row, the ladies were joined by Ci’s footballer beau Russell Wilson and actress Emmy Rosum.

Peep more stunning snaps after the jump…

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Rihanna retains her tight grip on the top spot of the Hot 100 for a second week in a row with her most recent smash hit ‘Work.’

The Drake-assisted number, the first official release from her 8th album ‘Anti,’ continues to bring much sought redemption to the otherwise embattled project.  Not only giving the songstress her 14th chart-topper on the main tally, but also dominating the competition on every other front.

Via Billboard:

“Work,” released on Westbury Road/Roc Nation, holds atop the Hot 100 boosted by an 80 percent blast to 46.5 million U.S. streams in the tracking week ending Feb. 25, according to Nielsen Music, following the arrival of its official music video Feb. 22. Notably, the song sports 13.9 million Vevo on YouTube clicks for the week, up from 575,000 the prior frame. “Work” leads the Streaming Songs chart for a second week and tops the subscription services-based On-Demand Songs chart (18.1 million streams, up 19 percent) for a third frame.”

Impressive.  Now, check in below to see where all of your other faves landed:

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How time flies!

It’s been almost one month since the trio of titans Beyonce, Bruno Mars, and Coldplay blazed the stage at the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show.

Any one watching could easily deduce that countless hours of rehearsal clearly went into the spectacular showing, which drew over 115 million US viewers.

However, in new behind the scenes snaps shared by Queen Bey, there were also more light-hearted moments between the stars and their respective teams.

Peep more pics below, many of which include a cameo from The Carter’s adorable four-year-old daughter Blue Ivy.

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“I don’t know her”

Mariah Carey immortalised those words in 2002 when quizzed on Jennifer Lopez. A decade and some change since and folk are still talking about the divas’ rumored feud.

Now even more so because the ladies are not only both doing Las Vegas residencies, but as of this week are label-mates again.

During a stop by The Wendy Williams Show today to promote new show ‘Shades of Blue,’ J.Lo was quizzed on Mimi and offered a playfully shady response.

The stage blazer also spoke candidly on her break-up-to-make-up relationship with Casper Smart, her adorable kids, and much more.

Watch below…

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Alicia Keys is revving up the engine of her comeback campaign.

Four long years have passed since she released ‘Girl On Fire’ – which, after selling less than 700,000 copies in the US, is easily her worst performing album to date.

Motherhood has been her priority in the time since (she gave birth to second son Genesis in 2014), yet the singer-songwriter is finally piecing together the puzzle that is her career re-launch.

Details below…

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Cop a gander of Kelly Rowland!

The R&B siren was snapped cutting a killer figure at Paris Fashion Week today in the French capital.

Rowland was one of the many notable names in attendance at the Balmain Fall/Winter 2016/17 presentation.

Back on home soil, an uber brief clip of (what looks to be) a music video for buzz cut ‘Dumb’ has surfaced.

Check it out below…

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Sunday night saw the ‘#OscarsSoWhite’ debate explode to new decibels when Chris Rock hosted the 2016 Academy Awards.

The comic took a head-on approach to addressing the issue of racial diversity (or the lack-thereof) in Hollywood.

Similarly candid about the matter was Gabourey Sidibe, who we caught up with recently.

The actress, whose role in ‘Precious’ saw her become the 8th black female (ever) to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar, vented her frustration but also seemed optimistic about the future.

Hit “PLAY” to watch Gabby wax honest with TGJ’s Jacqueline Shepherd above.

Your thoughts?

Beyonce’s ‘Formation‘ is making moves and moving mountains in the unlikeliest of places.

Cited as one of the reasons MSNBC fell out with the formidable force that is Melissa Harris-Perry, the jam is also to thank for the incredibly high commercial wave Red Lobster is currently riding on.

How? A sexually explicit line in the cut that references the company.

How they handled it? Poorly…but that’s alright, because they’ve now stepped forward to reveal how they intend to make the most out of the surprising situation.

Find out how below…

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“Cool story but please keep Nina’s name out of your mouth. For the rest of your life.”

That was the message the Nina Simone estate delivered to the actress Zoe Saldana after catching the trailer for the biopic she shot to celebrate the groundbreaking performer’s story.

The movie makes its way to the world on April 22nd and has already been slammed by the entertainer’s fans who, citing Hollywood’s history with colorism as their reason why, see an alarming link between the effort gone to darken Saldana’s skin for the movie and blackface.

Click here to learn more.

Will you enjoy the project?

Press play to peep the trailer and share your thoughts below..

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Of all her highly publicized beefs (see: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Q-Tip, Nicki Minaj, etc.), there’s one person it’s pretty safe to say ‘Fancy’ hitmaker Iggy Azalea won’t ever fancy – arch nemesis Azealia Banks.  And, just in case she’d forgotten, Iggy Iggz offered a stinging reminder courtesy of her sit down with ‘Elle’ Canada.

As reported here, the Grammy nominated rapstress graced the cover of this month’s issue of the publication and shared an in depth reflection of her controversial 2015.  Weighing in on everything from her hip hop backlash to her beef with Papa Johns, it appears few stones were left unturned in the tell-all interview.

Yet, while many readers were glued to her thoughts on hot topics like ‘Black Lives Matters,’ they may have skipped right over her direct comments on her ‘Ice Princess’-performing enemy:

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