‘Power Book II: Ghost’ is off to such a strong start that it’s already been picked up for another run.

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Almost two months after Chris Brown made headlines for declining an invite to battle Usher on the wildly popular #VERZUZ platform (click here to read that), the ‘Confessions’ crooner has similarly confessed he has no interest in participating in a hit-for-hit duel…with anybody.

His comments echo a previously made statement by his ‘Shake Down’ duet partner Mary J. Blige who also shook her head when quizzed on her desire to spar with a musical equivalent on the Instagram-hosted arena.

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Buckle up for another rollercoaster season of ‘Braxton Family Values.’

After an elongated hiatus, Toni, Trina, Traci, Towanda, and Tamar will share their latest happenings on WE tv this November.

Interestingly, the news comes on the heels of Tamar’s departure from the network and during the week that her swan-song solo series ‘Get Ya Life!’ premiered.

On the forthcoming instalment of BFV, viewers will see the collective reunite as Trina ties the knot. Per a new tease, Traci will also confront a troubling hurdle.

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It’s official!

Not even two weeks after Brandy and Monica rocked #VERZUZ ratings to a historic height, the platform is inviting R&B royal Patti Labelle and Empress of Soul Gladys Knight to duke it out in a hit-for-hit duel.

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Fans of the late Chadwick Boseman are seeing some of his most celebrated works revisited in the wake of his death.

Just two days after it was revealed the award-winning actor died after a four-year battle with colon cancer, ABC announced it would air his magnum opus – ‘Black Panther’ – in a commercial-free format, a feat that resulted in the network dominating Sunday night (August 30) ratings (as we reported here).

Now, another of his prized films – ’42’ – will get the re-aired treatment after Warner Bros. announced the biographical flick is headed back to theaters for a limited time.

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‘Sittin On Top of the World’ is exactly what Brandy and Monica are doing after their history-making #VERZUZ battle.

The epic showdown, which aired live on Instagram Monday (August 31), crushed the Swizz Beatz & Timbaland-hosted platform’s viewership ratings by raking in over 1.2 million viewers at the height of the broadcast.

Earning acclaim from celebrity onlookers as well as hundreds of thousands of commenters on Twitter, the hit-for-hit battle saw the GRAMMY winners showcase some of their most beloved hits like ‘I Wanna Be Down’ (Brandy), ‘Don’t Take It Personal’ (Monica), ‘What About Us?’ (Brandy), ‘For You I Will’ (Monica), and so many more.

Apparently, the trip down memory lane inspired their legions of respective fans to open their wallets as both divas’ saw substantial increase in their respective catalogs’ activity – leading them to dominate the real-time iTunes R&B chart.

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Though teased earlier this year (click here to read more), Starz has now officially signaled the green light for another chapter in the ‘Power’ franchise.

The network’s flagship series, the Omari Hardwick-led show bid viewers adieu in February after a six-season run.  Ahead of its finale, STARZ announced the award-winning program – helmed by Courtney Kemp and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson – would be granted four spinoffs.

With ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ primed for kick off September 6, ‘Power Book IV’ is being readied to center around character “Tommy Egan” (portrayed by Joseph Sikora).

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Kelly Rowland has a new movie on the way!

The ‘Coffee’ singer was seen alongside her co-stars brewing the sequel to hit Lifetime film ‘Merry Liddle Christmas.’

Last Fall saw the original deliver major ratings for the cable network, so much so that it’s birthed a follow-up named ‘Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding.’

Ms. Kelly was snapped alongside the likes of Debbi Morgan, Bresha Webb, and Thomas Cadrot.

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Rita Ora continues to build quite the TV resumé.

For, the multi-hyphenate star has been tapped to return to smash hit series ‘The Masked Singer.’

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After scoring a television ratings home run with their Clark Sisters biopic (as we reported here), the set’s producers – Queen Latifah and Holly Carter – are reuniting to bring another faith-based film to the masses:  the biopic of Queen of Gospel Mahalia Jackson.

Not to be confused with the Jackson life story coming to Lifetime (as we reported here), the Latifah and Carter-produced rendition (which also sees Academy Award-winning Jamie Foxx sign on as producer) is headed to the big screen.

To portray the Gospel icon?  None other than 3x GRAMMY-winning soulstress Jill Scott.

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She’s known by many as the Queen of Gospel, but getting Mahalia Jackson‘s storied life adapted into movie form has been nothing but a royal pain.

The previously planned biopic, which pegged powerhouse singer Fantasia to assume the role of Jackson, was reportedly halted due to unfavorable news in the GRAMMY winner’s personal life (click here to read more). Since then, the film’s hit a number of bumps on production’s road including financing, the Gospel legend’s family members causing delays, actresses tapped for the title being dismissed, and more.

However, after seeing the success of The Clark Sisters biopic on Lifetime (click here to read more), resident ‘Good Morning America’ anchor Robin Roberts has taken up the charge of bringing Jackson’s life to the small screen.

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The hit TV series ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ has seen a number of its leading ladies rocked by an army of tweets criticising them for “ganging up” on ‘Housewife’ Denise Richards and using the series to defame her.

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