J. Cole‘s ‘Forest Hills Drive Homecoming’ TV special aired hours ago and saw him breathe new life into the album-which bares the same name- is was launched to support.

The special saw him follow in the footsteps of Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake who have also rocked HBO with live concert specials and deliver live renditions of material that can be found on his critically acclaimed LP.

Fans who tune in to the special can expect to catch appearances made by some of the rapper’s peers. One, who goes by the name Drake, is reportedly hard at work on a music video  being shot to support his latest collaboration with Cole’s Roc Nation pal Rihanna.

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Justin Bieber is now the first artist to occupy the top three spots on the U.K. singles chart .

Details on his good news below…

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Exactly one month remains until ABC unleashes new episodes of its Shonda Rhimes block of programming.

‘Scandal,”How To Get Away With Murder,’ and ‘Greys Anatomy’ have been off-air since last Winter. Yet, all three are set to heat up the TV arena with blazing new episodes on February 11th.

Quenching the desert-like thirst of the #TGIF faithful, the network has poured out a titillating new teaser that has us all sorts of buzzed!

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Kelly Rowland‘s career is shining bright thanks to a number of projects spanning the music and TV arena. It’s fitting, then, that the R&B diva looked luminous last night at ‘The Art of Elysium 9th Annual Heaven Gala.’

Ms. Kelly cut a gorgeous figure as she worked the red carpet, flashing her trademark smile.

Folk should gear up to see a lot more of the 34-year-old in the months ahead; her new BET talent-search ‘Chasing Destiny’ premieres in April and fresh music is nigh too.

Exciting times. For now, though, check out additional pics below…

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Their talents levels may drastically differ, but there’s no denying both Beyonce and Rihanna are at the forefront of what it means to be Pop royalty.

It’s little wonder, then, that for all the comparisons there are also calls for a collaboration.

Interestingly, the pair have almost flawlessly managed to avoid mentioning the other. However, when a direct question comes a’calling, sometimes there’s no means of dodging.

Such was the case for Rih today.

The Bajan sensation, whose serially delayed new album ‘ANTI’ has been the subject of much debate, was asked by a LAX airport photographer whether folk can expect a collaboration with her admitted idol.

Her response? Well, it awaits after the jump…

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It’s been a long time coming, but Kanye West‘s ‘SWISH’ is finally ready for release.

Details below…

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The music industry can bring uncertain tides, but for Alexandra Burke there’s no waiting around when there’s money to make.

Today it has been announced that the X Factor graduate will be once again slipping on her musical stilettos and stepping into the lead role of Sister Act The Musical.

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Iggy Azalea continues to generate attention for her forthcoming album ‘Digital Distortion’ with the release of a buzz cut named ‘A Zillion.’

Leading the way for the LPs Electro and experimental sound the jam sees the rapper do her best to prove that the world is yet to see the best of what she has to offer as a lyricist following the release of her debut LP ‘The New Classic’ and its lead single ‘Fancy.’

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Vocal wonder Christina Aguilera is still hard at work on her new album.

The follow-up to 2012’s ‘Lotus’ has been several years in the making, yet we’re hearing 2016 may very well be “the” year of its arrival.

To whet fans appetites, Xtina shared a shot of herself in the studio putting pen to paper in the recording booth.

With the likes of Da Internz and Linda Perry on-board, we hope the diva is baking them bops that will place her atop of the Pop back. Or at least in the upper echelon.

Pending then, check out some of our favourite Aguilera anthems below…

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Jennifer Lopez is onto a winner.

The triple threat talent debuted new NBC show ‘Shades of Blue’ on Thursday night and – off the back of a measured media flood – delivered one of the strongest premiere ratings in recent years.

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Tank teams up with Siya, Chris Brown & Sage the Gemini for ‘#BDay‘, the latest cut lifted to support his January 22nd release ‘Sex, Love, & Pain.’

Unlikely to impress those of Tank‘s fans who prefer his usually older & wiser sound the jam features a sample of Drake‘s ‘Marvin’s Room’ and sits alongside cuts on the LP that feature Rich Homie Quan and Yo Gotti.

How the cut fares when compared to  recent releases launched by his closest competitors Sam Smith and Tyrese?

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New music alert!

This time it’s from Roc Nation’s Kanye West who surprises the world by dropping two new numbers today before the release of his long-awaited new LP ‘Swish.’

Now, arguably, living in a Drake-dominated world the rapper calls on Kendrick Lamar‘s support for the cut ‘No More Parties In LA’ and Ty Dolla $ign for ‘Real Friends.’

Teasers below…

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