Another day.

Another ‘Basketball Wives’ leak.

Hit the link below to find out why many of the show’s fans believe production insiders are gearing up to take a stand against Shaunie O’Neal in defence of the beloved African athlete OG Chijindu.

Full story below…

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Just two weeks after nabbing a ratings winner with Kelly Rowland‘s ‘Merry Liddle Christmas,’ Lifetime struck TV gold again with another Platinum-selling R&B diva:  Ashanti.

As we reported here, the Grammy winner played double duty as she not only led the cast of ‘A Christmas Winter Song’ – one of the channel’s whopping 30 holiday films this season – but was also credited as a producer. Also starring Stan Shaw, Sashani Nichole, and many other familiar faces, ‘Song’ – which premiered on the women’s network on December 14 – went to ratings battle against some of cable’s top rated news, sports, and reality programming.

Curious to know how it stacked up?  Find out inside:

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When Cardi B says she’s about her sh(money), she isn’t joking.

This year saw the Bronx bred beauty branch out into the TV arena when she signed on to judge Netflix talent-search ‘Rhythm + Flow.’

During the press run for the show, which also featured T.I. and Chance The Rapper as panelists, the femcee playfully touted her pay-packet as one of the key incentives for her joining.

And now it’s apparent why.

See what we mean below…

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Mariah Carey has earned her 19th #1 with ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ and the celebration will commence in colossal fashion.

For, it’s been announced that New York’s iconic Empire State Building will be lit in honor of the festive classic.

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Last night saw ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’s’ Kenya Moore lock horns with ‘Married To Medicine‘s Quad Webb on ‘Watch What Happens Live.’

With their respective shows heating up, the ladies joined Andy Cohen to wax honest about the happenings on their popular platforms.

However, the drama found its way into the studio.

The palpable tension was confirmed by Kenya, who revealed she was not happy about comments Quad made about her during a prior appearance.

Check out what transpired thereafter below…

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KAYTRANADA has unleashed new album ‘BUBBA’ on the masses and been showered with critical acclaim in the process.

One of the bops making ample waves is ‘Culture’ featuring R&B songstress Teedrea Moses.

The collaboration makes for a full circle moment of sorts, following the producer’s highly viral remix of Moses’ classic ‘Be Your Girl.’

Listen to their new number after the jump…

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On a chart front, Camila Cabello‘s sophomore album is yet to soar as high as its predecessor or Harry Styles’ blockbuster ‘Fine Line.’

However, fans who fear the set may be written off a failure will be elated to learn that is anything but.

A granular look into Cabello’s ‘Romantic‘ era below…

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Heard the story of how Beyonce saved R&B?

Meet us below for a TGJ exclusive…

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Streaming has not only become the primary means of music consumption by the general public, but it’s also the compass industry insiders use to measure artist popularity.  To accommodate the shift, the last decade has seen Billboard update its longstanding rules on how and what data is included to calculate chart placement multiple times.

In addition to including streaming figures from multiple outlets (i.e. Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora) in its current Hot 100 chart rankings, the Music Bible has revised how those services are weighed within the formula, changed rules on merchandise bundling, and so much more to accurately reflect the public’s taste.

Now, as official video streams have long accounted for a great portion of song placements on the Hot 100, Billboard has revealed their intent to include data from YouTube and streaming services in the sales performance reports, chart placement, and historic rankings of the Billboard 200 (album charts).

Official news inside:

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Welcome to The Stream Scene, the original TGJ feature erected to keep you in the loop with all things streaming.

Hit the button below to find out how Camila Cabello, Normani, Tinashe and Billie Eilish are making notable gains on YouTube and Spotify!

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Although it’s been over a month since NPR featured rising rapstress Megan Thee Stallion on its wildly popular ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ series (as we first reported here), the demand for the full performance has encouraged the radio giants to unveil the set in its entirety.

Clocking in at a little over 25 minutes, the stripped showing saw Stallion show off acoustic versions of some of her most beloved bops including ‘Hot Girl Summer,’ ‘Realer,’ ‘Cash Sh*t,’ and more.

Joined by Brooklyn band Phony Ppl to crank out the cuts, see the freestyle queen in action below:

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All Mariah Carey fans (affectionately called #Lambs) want for Christmas is to see the diva atop next week’s Billboard Hot 100, a feat that may very well be on its to being accomplished.

After this week kicked off with news her enduring holiday classic, ‘All I Want For Christmas,’ had re-peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 25 years after its debut (click here to read more), #Lambs leaped into action with “streaming parties” to help her unseat the current chart champion, The Weeknd.

According to the Music Bible, their efforts may be just the push needed to get her to the top spot for the 19th time in her career. Details inside:

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