Peep these pics of ‘Born Sinner‘ mastermind J.Cole, out and about with ‘XOX‘ performer Elijah Blake to celebrate his 23rd birthday yesterday.

Arriving at Jay Z‘s ’40/40′ club alongside ROC pal Tyran Smith, the pair celebrated the ‘Bijoux 22‘ singer’s b’day days before the release of the aforementioned ‘Born’ and hours after Blake performed at an intimate gig thrown by Rio Caraeff‘s VEVO.

More from last night below!

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Check out these snaps of Billboard award winning singer Rihanna, shot as she enjoyed a party, reportedly thrown by the Tunisian born designer  Azzedine Alaia.

Joined by her entourage, the Def Jam darling hit the event hours after wowing Parisian fans with French showing of her ‘Diamonds World Tour’, launched in aid of her now Platinum LP ‘Unapologetic’.

More pics below…

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The self-proclaimed ‘Queen of All Media’ Wendy Williams edges one-step closer to validating that claim as reports have surfaced indicating the talk show diva has had her show renewed to 2017.

Seeing substantial growth in ratings over the past year (an estimated 81,000 a day more than last season‘s), the Hollywood Reporter informs of key facts that led to the show’s three year renewal.

Via THR:

“Wendy‘s renewal comes on the heels of a year of ratings growth for the syndicated talker, especially among the key demographic group of women 25-54. The show grew 43 percent in the past year, according to Debmar-Mercury (a division of Lionsgate). That gave it a 1.2 rating and 8 percent share of the daytime metered markets.”

Congratz are in order to the diva who is not only developing reality and game shows via her own production company, but is also prepping for a stint on Broadway’s “Chicago” (starting June 25).

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September 20th will bring with it the arrival of ‘Prisoners’ – a new thriller featuring the all star cast of Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, and Terrence Howard.

Synopsis

After his six-year-old daughter is kidnapped, a small town carpenter (Jackman) butts heads with a young, brash detective (Gyllenhaal) in charge of the investigation. Feeling failed by the law, he captures the man he believes responsible, holding him captive in a desperate attempt to find out what he did with his daughter, whom he’s convinced is still alive.

See the trailer above.

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Queen of Pop Madonna reigned over Billboard Touring charts this year with her blockbuster ‘MDNA’ tour.  Seeing it smash the box office to the tune of a whooping $305 million generated sales with 2.2 million in attendance overall, the Material Girl is undoubtedly hoping fans tune into EPIX in similar droves to see her perform her latest material as well as the golden oldies.

Set for air June 22nd at 8pm ET, new clips from the forthcoming show have made their way to the net.  Proving that even past the half-century mark she can still get down with the best of ’em, see her high-spirited showing of her 2012 hit ‘Give Me All Your Luvin’ below:

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While the masses are getting their first taste of Mario‘s triumphant, Nicki Minaj-enlisted return ‘Somebody Else’, the Polow Da Don-produced tune was reportedly up for serve first by fellow crooner Chris Brown.

Brown, who is in promo mode to prep the release of his highly anticipated ‘X’ album, can be heard pulling double duty over the heartbreaking number – singing and rapping to tell the story of love gone awry.

Does the ‘Run It’ beau run this one better or does Mario do it most justice?  Listen below and you decide:

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Cop a gander of Kelly Rowland!

The R&B chanteuse and X Factor judge is keeping busy this week, shooting not one but two new music videos. And while the visual for new single ‘Dirty Laundry’ is one of them, first up was her guest stint in Fantasia‘s Urban hit ‘Without Me’, the clip for which was shot yesterday in Los Angeles.

Little is known about the video’s concept; what is certain, though, is that Kelly looks all sorts of fierce in these newly surfaced snaps from the set.

If you haven’t already, take a listen to ‘Without Me’ after the jump…

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Since its premiere last month, Kelly Rowland‘s ‘Dirty Laundry’ has had the media and the masses talking in earnest — and with good reason. Indeed, between the revelations about Rowland’s abusive relationship, Beyonce, and her own solo career, many deemed The-Dream penned cut the singer’s most honest effort yet.

Naturally, then, the haunting track has become the focal point of the 32-year-old’s interviews in support of aptly titled new album ‘Talk A Good Game’ (due June 18th).

Case, point, her recent sit-down with Kevin Fraizer from Yahoo’s OMG Insider.

Watch a segment from the detailed chat below, a segment which sees Ms. Kelly break down and cry….

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The stars were out in full force tonight at the Glamour Women Of The Year Awards 2013.

Hosted at London’s Berkeley Square Gardens, the event brought out the regal in Rita Ora, Jessie J, Mutya Keisha Siobhan, Jason Derulo, and many more.

With each act either cooking up or gearing up to serve up new material, the high-profile event is as good a promo spot as it gets. Peep more pics after the jump…

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‘We asked D.Woods to come to the reunion…’

When Urban Pop group Danity Kane wowed fans by reuniting weeks ago, there was no denying the elephant in the room that was D.Woods’ absence.

So, as to explain why her former group member wasn’t there, Dawn Richard caught up with the guys over at Pacific Rim for short but detailed conversation into what really happened.

Her version of events below…

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Beyonce‘s ‘Standing on The Sun‘ received somewhat of an epic promotional boost today, when a new L‘Oreal commercials starring the star featured a snippet of the sun kissed Sia song.

Urging fans to ‘live their lives in color’, the ad marks the latest initiative launched to promote the performer’s forthcoming campaign…the first since 2011’s ‘4‘.

Check it out below…

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India Arie pulls the world even deeper into her own today, unveiling the video for her chill new single ‘Cocoa Butter‘.

Romantically simple, the video has everyone here at TGJ HQ even more enamored with the song and looking forward to the release of her new album ‘SongVersation‘- dropping June 25th.

Fall in love with Ms.Arie below…

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