The rapper/entrepreneur Ja Rule has issued an apology for the part he played in the horrific Fyre Festival scam and how it exploited black men and women working in the Bahamas.

This, after fans threatened to boycott his live shows after seeing the Netflix documentary about the incident.

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Can Teyana Taylor catch a break?

First, the release of sophomore album ‘K.T.S.E’ was a casualty of Kanye West‘s chaotic GOOD Music summer ’18 roll-out fiasco; and now its most anticipated video is seemingly caught up in legal drama that’s delaying its release.

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Following a string of hits garnered in Europe & Asia, the R&B-leaning Pop prince Cimo Frankel sets his sights on the United States in 2019.

Into Bobby Brown? Partial to a little Weeknd?

Meet the rising singer/songwriter below…

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Cardi B has a bone to pick with the Far Right spokeswoman Tomi Lahren.

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It’s finally here!

After weeks of teasing,  Ariana Grande‘s unveiled the accompanying visual to ‘7 Rings.’  The latest cut from her yet-titled fifth album to receive the video treatment, ‘Rings’ comes as quite the worthy follow-up to 2018 megahit, ‘thank u, next,’ and ‘Imagine.’

Inspired by a real life shopping trip that saw Grande take her friends to Tiffany & Co., the bevy of bling featured in the Trap-inspired clip shows they definitely didn’t leave the store empty-handed.

What are you waiting for?  The action awaits inside:

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Maury Povich has left his fan speechless after he used Facebook to reach out to his fellow talkshow host Wendy Williams.

There, much to everyone’s surprise, he invited her on his show because he believes he can get to the bottom of claims that her husband’s alleged girlfriend is with child.

A disappointing story below…

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Nearly 6 years separate fans of Kelly Rowland, affectionately known as #RowlandStones, from a new album from the R&B songstress.  Despite building buzz along the way with isolated singles and other business ventures (see:  book, charity events, reality show singing competitions, etc.) scattered over the last half decade, promotional support for the aforementioned efforts was often accompanied with promises of ‘it’s coming’ as fans pressured for concrete news.

Now, speaking with our friends at Billboard, the 37-year-old has assured readers the wait’s nearly come to an end.  As fans continue to laud her braggadocious, eponymous single released at the tail end of 2018 (click here to listen), Rowland’s going on record to say its parent album is just about ready to come out of the oven:

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Lee Daniels intends to make a household name out of the African-American martial arts viral star Super Bitch.

His first step? A feature length film.

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JoJo delighted her legion of loyal fans last month when she re-recorded and released her first and second studio albums.

The songbird’s much publicised legal wrangle with her former label saw the projects (2004’s self-titled set and 2006’s ‘The High Road’) unavailable on digital retail and streaming services.

A wrong, she says, hat she felt compelled to make right.

In a new interview, she expanded on the lengthy process of piecing together the surprise releases. Perhaps most excitingly, though, she also opened up about her next musical chapter – which includes a brand new label deal.

Details below…

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Kiki Layne of the smash hit movie ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ is said to be hard at work with a very lofty goal in mind.

A goal, should she get her way, will see her become the first black woman to portray the African superhero Storm!

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Ariana Grande fans, affectionately called #Arianators, who rejoiced at news the powerhouse singer added even more dates to her already lengthy ‘Sweetener’ world tour (in support of her 2018-released fourth album of the same name) have been dealt some bitter news.

To accommodate for her historic run as the youngest performer to ever headline Coachella (as we reported here), the demanding outing called for the rescheduling of some of its dates.

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It’s officially…official. Maroon 5 are headlining the 2019 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

And they’ll be doing so with help from rapper Travis Scott and OutKast’s Big Boi.

Details below…

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