After blazing the Super Bowl with Katy Perry earlier this month, Missy Elliott is making sure she keeps the momentum moving.

The game-changing rapper/producer has re-commenced recording of her new album and has – per the snap above – drafted in Pharrell Williams.

VA! 2 up 2 down! Me & my fam @Pharrell hard at work pic.twitter.com/PwKHJ1k553

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) February 27, 2015

Missy’s session with Skateboard P comes after she hit the lab with longtime collaborator Timbaland:

Me & @Timbaland bk 2 the drawing board studio dirty beats! pic.twitter.com/0svovxBFRg

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) February 11, 2015

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Two months after giving birth, Alicia Keys and hitmaker husband Swizz Beatz are introducing their newborn to the world.

Named Genesis Ali Dean, the young man made his photo debut in a family portrait the couple shared moments ago.

The new addition becomes baby #2 for the powerful pair, whose four year old son Egypt (far right) was born in 2010. Swizz has three other children from previous relationships.

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Grammy-nominated singer Kid Rock has seen his social media handles rocked by Beyonce‘s faithful #Beyhive after he lent some very stinging comments about her in a recent Rolling Stone interview.  Asserting the ‘Crazy In Love’ songstress has no iconic hits listed aboard her nearly two decade old discography, Rock fired shots heard around the world and, in the process, incited a bevy of #Beyhive stings for his infraction.

The fan group swarmed his Instagram page with several emojis and photos of bees, totaling in the thousands as of today.  This, in conjunction with a slew of death wishes, have seen the ‘Only God Knows Why’ singer’s social media handles locked in a frenzy

See what we mean below:

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Touching down on R&B ground in 2005, the last decade has seen Trey Songz enjoy a commendable run in R&B.

Alas, while ten years was all it took to turn a number of his contemporaries into icons, the fact remains that Trey is still no closer to reaching levels attained by the likes of Usher, Bruno Mars and Chris Brown in less time.

 This may be why the singer recently announced he was to take an older and wiser direction with his next studio album, set for release after his latest album ‘Trigga’ failed to land the support of the 57th annual Grammy committee.

Now, I’m putting on my creative hat to share what I’d do if tasked with handling the next era of Mr. Steal Your Girl’s career.

Will you agree with what I have in mind?

Find out below…

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Mo’Nique has been a fixture in the headlines of late following her controversial interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

As widely covered, the ‘Precious’ star revealed that she was told by the movie’s producer, her friend Lee Daniels, that she had been “blackballed” by Hollywood.

The story has ignited ample debate, with several entities that have worked with the Oscar winner coming forward to share their difficult encounters with her and her team and citing them as reasons for her snub for the “powers that be”.

Yesterday saw the discussion crank up a notch when Daniels (who is enjoying success with new show ‘Empire’) stopped by CNN studios to elaborate on what he meant. Denying that he used the word “blackballed” when speaking with the star, he would verbatim state that Mo’Nique ultimately blackballed herself due to difficult demands from her management.

Today brought with it a fresh twist when the actress/comedian spoke with Don Lemon about the matter.

Interestingly, she clarified that she doesn’t feel she was blackballed. Instead, she asserts there weren’t demands and that the deals that came in following ‘Precious’ weren’t financially befitting.

Her interesting words below…

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Following an unfortunate run on ‘Deception’, Meagan Good has set her sights on Steven Spielberg to boost her small screen stock after signing on to star in his new TV series ‘Minority Report.’

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For Jussie Smollett, the trailblazing success of ‘Empire’ – which he stars in as Jamal – is cause enough to rejoice.

However, it’s now been revealed that the singer/actor also has even more reason to smile, because he’s the newest addition to the Columbia Records roster!

Details below…

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Following their headline-grabbing counter in 2013, Kanye West caught up with Zane Lowe to talk music, fashion and fatherhood during the former’s time in the UK this week.

There, he showered Drake with love while digging deep to discuss his passion for fashion and his current position in Hip-Hop.

Watch their conversation…

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New video alert!

Iggy Azalea teams with Jennifer Hudson for the a whole lot of ‘Trouble’ in the video for her newest single.

The funky cut is housed on ‘Reclassified’, the re-release of Azalea’s debut album ‘The New Classic’.

Watch the visual, which was directed by Iggy herself, below…

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Will Smith took it back to 1991 on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live‘ last night, performing his smash hit single ‘Summertime’ as he promoted his latest movie ‘Focus.’ 

Joined by DJ Jazzy Jeff, Smith rocked the talk show with the single after learning he was to star alongside Viola Davis in the action movie ‘Suicide Squad.’

So, just how did Smith’s performance last night compare to his original deliveries of the jam?

The answer to that question, below…

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As if last night’s explosive finale of ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ wasn’t enough, fans of the ABC hit can rejoice. Why? Because the Shondaland series has been renewed for a second season!

Details below…

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Quevenzhane Wallis isn’t letting her Oscar nomination at age nine slow down her hustle.

Now eleven, the talented actress is continuing her ascend after starring in Sony Pictures’  remake of ‘Annie’ – which was greeted favourably last Christmas.

Currently on the promo trail for its DVD arrival on March 17th, Wallis stopped by The Wendy Williams Show for a fun-filled interview.

Watch below as the mature young lady spills on juggling work and school, her rise to fame, and more.

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