Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige extends her royal blessing to pop diva Rihanna in a recent interview with Elle magazine.

On hand to discuss her most recent album ‘The London Sessions,’ Blige sat down to dish on the critically acclaimed set, Amy Winehouse, and her pick of today’s crop of young starlets – namedropping Ri and Taylor Swift as two of her faves.

Get in below to read her thoughts on the Bajan beauty and so much more:

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Budding Dutch diva Natalie La Rose showed up and showed on her first televised appearance today.

Together with Jermih, the rising star performed her Billboard top 20 ‘Somebody’ on the ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show.’

How did she do? Find out after the jump…

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Earlier this month, Beyonce‘s mother Tina Knowles tied the knot with her beau Richard Lawson.

In true Knowles form, the whole event was shroud in secrecy. However, today has seen snaps from the nuptials released.

Looking like a bag of money and good living, 61 year old Tina and 69 year old Richard pose it up with their respective children and well wishers in the pics.

Check out pics featuring Bey, Solange, Kelly Rowland, Lawson’s actress daughter Bianca above and below…

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Cop a gander of Wendy Williams!

The talk-show maven features a-front of the May issue of Ebony magazine and looks all sorts of lush.

Within her  feature, the 50-year-old former shock-jock reinforces her lack of love for the traditional trappings of Hollywood, yet also adds:

“Sometimes I feel a little guilty, like there is going to come a time when all of this isn’t going on and I’m going to regret not lunching at Michael’s with the celebrity girls. But right now, this feels great.”

As recently reported, Williams – who celebrated the 1000th episode of the ‘Wendy Williams Show’ last year – was recently nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards. The show, which is now in its seventh season, routinely outperforms the likes of ‘Ellen’ and ‘The View.’

More power to her.

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A day after learning that Grammy-winning stars John Legend and Sam Smith were bringing their hits to the MGM Grand Arena stage for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, fans are thrilled to discover Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea will be unveiling the first live performance of their forthcoming duet, “Pretty Girls,” at the same event.

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After enlisting the choreographer behind Chris Brown’s ‘Loyal’ to craft moves for her forthcoming tour, Ciara has reportedly caught the eye of a brand new suitor.

His name? Russell Wilson.

The pair stepped out together to enjoy the recent the Rangers and Mariners game and were snapped at the event the singer’s split from the singer Future and Wilson’s split from Ms. Ashton Meem.

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Not even the combined powers of superstar acts Beyonce, Rihanna, Madonna, and Alicia Keys have proven themselves enough to keep Tidal afloat, industry insiders suggest.

For, after last month’s ginormous press circus surrounding the launch of the app – billed “the first music streaming service that combines the best high fidelity sound quality, high definition music videos and expertly curated editorial” – ‘Tidal’ seems to be drowning in a sea of competition.

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While we’re still over here bobbing our heads to Rihanna’s most recently released interlude ‘James Joint,’ the fiery Bajan beauty lets ‘V’ magazine in on a secret – the heat’s just begun to rise.

After showing off her assets in a revealing spread unveiled yesterday, the Grammy winning songstress also lifts the lid on “several projects” she’s been busy at work on including a summer tour.

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Brandy is Broadway ready!

The R&B songstress took to the stage on the Today Show moments ago to offer the first live look at her as Roxie Hart in the stage adaptation of ‘Chicago.’

Set to kick off April 28th, B-Rocka’s run looks set to be a must see if her performance of ‘Roxie’ moments ago is anything to go by.

Watch her werk below…

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Brandy keeps all sorts of busy these days.

Fresh from announcing her new BET series ‘Zoe Moon,’ the Vocal Bible stopped by Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live this week to spill on her upcoming stint in ‘Chicago’ as well as her new album.

The fun-filled chat also featured ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Kandi Burruss and Jazmine Sullivan.

Watch below…

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In an industry rapidly changing by the day, selling singles and albums is a feat that few can boast of. However, for Beyonce it’s proving an achievable feat.

Having already amassed blockbuster success with her 4x Platinum self-titled LP, King Bey now has even more cause to celebrate thanks to a number of its supporting singles.

Details below…

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The season 4 premiere of VH1’s hit show ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ pulled in 3.5 million viewers on Monday night, rocking the world of television with its long-awaited return.

Fantastic news below…

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