From the streets to, to the charts, to the boardroom, Jay-Z‘s ascend is one of the most pronounced realizations of The American Dream in the modern era. As such, it comes as little surprise that the Roc Nation mogul has been named one of Time Magazine‘s ‘Most Influential People In The World’.

In honor of the feat, the Brooklyn-bred rapper features on one of seven covers of the publication.

Flip the hood to see what New York mayor Michael Bloomberg wrote about the Hip-Hop icon in the feature…

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Jason Derulo has been working up a sweat in the gym and, with a new music on the horizon, seems keen to share the fruits of his labor. Case, point, this freshly unwrapped promo snap.

The revealing shot comes on the heels of the premiere of the 22-year-old’s latest single ‘The Other Side’ – which serves as the lead release from his third studio album (due later this year).

We imagine girlfriend Jordin Sparks has a lot to smile about.

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The brilliance of R&B’s revival in recent years lies in the variety that has come along with it.

For, as Trey Songz and Willie Taylor succeed in peddling the ‘grown and sexy’, the likes of Frank Ocean continue to carve out more personal lanes, breathing life into the genre with messages and melodies that transcend genre for the first time in a long time.

Joining them in taking the genre back to the top comes Elijah Blake, the Grammy winning singer/songwriter whose ways with words has seen him pen cuts for Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Usher, Rihanna and ‘DUI‘ vocalist Ciara.

Now, in shining a light on the genius that caught Jay Z‘s ear no more than two years ago, we’re sharing just two of our favorite songs from the star. One of them, being his Keyshia Cole ‘Wonderland‘ duet and his very own ‘Talk To Me’.

Quality music below…

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R&B crooner Miguel is wasting no time building on his buzz.

Taking a brief break from his special guest slot on Alicia Keys’ ‘Set The World On Fire’ tour, the new Grammy winner stopped by The Breakfast Club  on Power 105.1 yesterday to chat about his successful year and what lies ahead.

As usual, there’s never a dull moment with hosts Charlamagne, Angela Yee and DJ Envy.

Watch below as the ‘Adorn’ singer talks music, moving away from mixtapes, bedroom antics, and more. He also responds to being hailed as the “saviour of R&B”.

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Which singer/actress stepped out in style in LA yesterday.

Hint: Her debut movie grossed $114.9 million upon hitting US theatres.

Don’t know who she is?

Her identity below!

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2013 is shaping up to be a great year for R&B!  Indeed, with fans expecting a number of the genre’s top performers to drop some promising projects, you can expect R&B’s best and brightest to set the promo trail alight.

Case in point? TGJ faves Alicia Keys, Ciara, and Luke James have all taken to a number of magazines across digital and traditional outlets to plug their latest projects.

Click below to check out Alicia affront ‘Elle’, Cici nabbing ‘Notion’ (U.K.) cover, and Luke soaring aboard ‘Stuff Fly People Like’:

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‘Fading’ singer Rihanna has apologised to fans after cancelling more dates on her latest tour outing.

Citing an illness as her reason for doing so, the star took to her personal Instagram page to reveal why some dates on the ‘Diamonds World Tour’ had been axed…despite the fact she was snapped partying with friends just hours before.

All the details below…

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Pink Power showed up and showed out on the Billboard Hot 100 this week.

The Pop rebel landed her fourth #1 single on the tally ‘Just Give Me A Reason’, the third single to be lifted from her latest album ‘The Truth About Love’.

Details after the jump…

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Fantasia is hot on the promo trail for new album ‘Side Effects Of You’; as such, the last week has seen her premiere select cuts from the set on different radio stations.

The latest is the high-octane ‘Get It Right’, which arrived courtesy of 97.9 The Beat moments ago.

Flip the hood to listen to the “go-go” flavoured number after the jump….

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‘The deeper I get into you….’.

Teedra Moses gets it oh so right with her Thadeus Dixon produced number, ‘Can’t Be Luv‘- released to fans today. Pulled from her brand new album ‘The Empress Ride Collection (June 25th)’, the mid tempo love song starts off slow and sexy but gradually finds itself on upbeat and romantic territory.

We’re all flavours of excited about it and the new album, so meet us below and let us know if you feel the same way!

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‘From strength to strength’.

Rita Ora continues to inspire any aware of her rise to the top this month, gracing the cover of Elle Magazine’s May 2013 ‘Women In Music’ issue.

Hitting the publication as part of the mag’s celebration of Pop’s most moving mavens, Rita dominates the mag with a light hearted but high fashion spread, now available to enjoy below!

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That Grape Juice joined Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams in welcoming the release of ‘Side Effects Of You’, the latest album from ‘Without Me’ singer Fantasia.

Arriving at LA’s London Bridge Studios to enjoy all the album had to offer before it drops on April 23rd, the R&B darlings enjoyed the company of producer Harmony Samuel, as they listened to the release…which we are happy to say is her best yet.

More pics from last night below…

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