Beyonce, already one of the most-awarded performers in American Music Awards history, garnered an additional six nominations at the 2022 ceremony for work found aboard her July-released seventh solo studio album, ‘Renaissance.’

And while she lost out early in Favorite Pop Album and Favorite Female Pop Artist categories to Taylor Swift, she managed wins in the Favorite R&B Album and Favorite Female R&B artist categories to historic measure.

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R&B singers Kelly Rowland and Chris Brown have been no strangers to publicly expressing their admiration for each other over the years, so it should have come as no surprise that the diva kept the trend going at Sunday night’s American Music Awards (November 20) when she accepted the award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist on his behalf.

The knowledge of their relationship didn’t stop some audience members from booing, however, when she announced he had defeated Brent Faiyaz, Giveon, Lucky Daye, and The Weeknd for this year’s honor.

After quickly correcting the naysayers, Rowland went into a praise session for the ‘Loyal‘ superstar.

“I want to tell Chris thank you so much for making great R&B music and being an incredible performer,” she shared in a quick acceptance speech.

While some cheered Kelly for her adulation, it appears there were some viewers booing at home just like those in the audience.

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While some families can’t wait to reunite for the holidays, others can’t wait until they’re over – a stance Camille Winbush takes as “Carly” in the new BET+ Christmas movie ‘Holiday Hideaway.’

Also starring Vivica A. Fox, Leonard Earl Howze, Rodney Van Johnson, and Novi Brown, the film tells the story of a travel writer who “decides to take an assignment that will keep her far away from her family at Christmas” after suffering through a disastrous Thanksgiving with them. Over the course of her ‘hideaway’ she learns valuable lessons about forgiveness and fighting for love.

Directed by Cole Patterson and Lamese Williams, hop inside to see the official trailer of the forthcoming yuletide flick ahead of its November 24 premiere.

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Trey Songz is once again at the center of yet another legal wrangle.

For, after being hit with a number of sexual assault allegations, the singer is being accused of literally hitting a woman – multiple times over.

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The stars shine bright for one of music’s biggest calendar nights – the American Music Awards 2022!

Broadcasting live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, see the industry’s most notable names just moments after they arrive at the scene.

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As a former reality singing competition contestant, Camila Cabello offers a most unique perspective as judge on the current season of NBC’s ‘The Voice.’

Waxing honest about her journey from ‘X-Factor’ to solo superstardom, Camila recently stopped by fellow judge/EGOT winner John Legend‘s Web series ‘Trailer Talk’ to not only dish about her growth as a singer and performer but also how she teaches and learns from the superstar-hopefuls who make up her team.

The two powerhouses concluded their heartwarming chat with a stunning cover of 2022 megahit ‘Glimpse of Us’ by Japanese singer-songwriter Joji.

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Fans of Ne-Yo and Serayah have seen a lot of the actor-singers together over the last year.

Before tapping the former ‘Empire’ star to play in his music video for the stirring single, ‘Don’t Love Me’ (as we reported here), the two were leading cast members of VH1’s 2021 holiday film, ‘A Hip-Hop Christmas.’

In the spirit of the latter the dynamic duo reunite once more, this time for the BET+ yuletide flick ‘The Sound of Christmas’ which tells the story of “a down-on-her-luck music teacher who leads a wealthy widower away from his gold-digging girlfriend and back to love and music during the Christmas holidays.”

Directed by Booker T. Mattison, ‘Sound’ also stars actress-reality TV personality Draya Michele. Peep its official trailer inside.

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Queen of Quiet Storm Anita Baker may be celebrating her 65th birthday in January 2023, but the diva recently sent her fans into a royal frenzy with the subtle announcement she’s the one who will be handing out gifts.

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Nearly two years after winning acclaim for his Apple Music exclusive take on the yuletide classic ‘O Christmas Tree,’ R&B sensation Giveon is garnering a similar reaction for Amazon Music thanks to his stirring rendition of ‘The First Noel.’

Part of the platform’s annual Original Songs series, Giveon joins this year’s superstar contributors Lizzo and Kane Brown – the latest set of big names from a list that includes previous covers from Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Camila Cabello, and others.

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Christmas may be a time of love and togetherness for many around the world, but some of us know all too well the kitchen and dinner table can be an all-out warzone when the family reunites.

That point is reiterated aplenty by the “Miles sisters” in the forthcoming holiday film, ‘The Christmas Clapback.’

Starring Nadine Ellis (“Kira Miles”), Porscha Coleman (“Tisha Miles”), Candace Maxwell (“Jasmine Miles”), and a host of other familiar faces, the yuletide flick – directed by Robin Givens – tells the story of a sibling trio who “battle each other for a chance to win the neighborhood Christmas Church Cook-Off competition” but are thrown off course when a “vivacious social media influencer enters the competition and forces the sisters to decide if they’ll rise together or fall divided.”

Ahead of its November 24 premiere on BET+, hop inside to see the hilarious trailer.

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John Legend has found quite the friend in Colombian music sensation Sebastian Yatra.

In March the dynamic duo earned critical acclaim when they teamed for the remix of the latter’s #1 hit, ‘Tacones Rojos.’ Yatra later returned the favor when he hopped on the bilingual revamp of John’s latest single ‘Nervous‘ (found aboard the September-released set ‘Legend‘).

On the live front, fans of both got to see ‘Tacones’ in action Thursday (November 17) when the two brought it to the 2022 Latin GRAMMYs – a highlight of the show as Sebastian also collected the Best Pop Song trophy for the tune.

Look inside to see how they fared if you missed the action when it first aired.

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Multi-hyphenate diva Jennifer Lopez is no stranger for making headlines after tackling beloved musical numbers from some of history’s most celebrated vocal divas.

When not rocking the GRAMMYs  with a Motown tribute that featured her singing Teena Marie‘s eternal jam, ‘Square Biz,’ Lopez has tried her hand at Barbra Streisand‘s ‘Enough is Enough,’ Toni Braxton‘s ‘Unbreak My Heart,’ and even took a crack at her arch nemesis Mariah Carey‘s modern Christmas classic, ‘All I Want For Christmas’ (as we reported here).

And when it comes to Christmas, J.Lo has never shied away from showing off her festive spirit.

In 2020, she teamed with renown vocal coach and good friend Stevie Mackey for an updated take on the holiday tune, ‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ – a number they later shared a live party performance of on Instagram.

Already excited for holiday season 2022, Mackey took to YouTube recently to revisit even more scenes from that epic yuletide gathering including one where Lopez and powerhouse vocalist Shelea gathered around the piano to belt Whitney Houston‘s inaugural chart-topper, 1985’s ‘Saving All My Love For You.’

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