As the age old adage goes, “ride it ’til the wheels fall off.”

And while it’s arguable that ‘America’s Next Top Model’ has driven a long way past its glory days, today saw the keys officially removed from the ignition.

The CW have confirmed that the the Tyra Banks model-search will end after 22 seasons.

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Lamar Odom, the ex-husband of Reality TV royal Khloe Kardashian, was found unresponsive in a Nevada brothel hours ago.

Unfortunately, after learning that he had been rushed to his hospital his fans have now been hit with a report that he’s passed away.

Why?

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While this week brought chart triumph for Janet Jackson, the narrative was altogether different for Tamar Braxton.

The media maven (whose multiple titles include singer, reality star, and talk show host) released her new album ‘Calling All Lovers,’ but sadly not many answered.

Despite a decent dalliance with promo, the set only managed a #5 debut on the Billboard 200 with sales of 38,000 – exactly one-third of the 114,000 2013’s ‘Love & War’ opened with.

Ever outspoken, Tamar took to Instagram to muse on the matter. Her words below…

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Bobby Brown is making plans…and they include the lives and deaths of his ex-wife Whitney Houston and their daughter Bobbi Kristina.

Details on his new memoir below…

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Talented Taraji P. Henson has seen her career sky-rocket thanks to her role as Cookie Lyon on FOX smash ‘Empire.’

And with the show still a ratings force in its second season, the Emmy nominee’s star continues to head in an upward direction.

It’s also landed her on the cover of ESSENCE Magazine‘s November 2015 issue, which she regally rocks.

Check out quotes from her feature below…

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Janet Jackson has ample cause to jubilate after comeback album ‘Unbreakable’ opened atop of the Billboard 200 this week.

The good news doesn’t stop there for the singer’s supporters, because BMG (the home of Jackson’s newly launched label Rhythm Nation) have revealed that they have a long-term, multi-tier commitment to the project.

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Last year Jessie J reached supersonic highs with ‘Bang Bang,’ however its parent album ‘Sweet Talker’ didn’t take over the charts as planned.

Still, the belter blazed on, playing over 100 shows and multiple festivals

With the era having recently wrapped, so too has J’s partnership with her management company.

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Raven Symone‘s stint on ABC’s ‘The View‘ has seen her become well-acquainted with controversy for her ‘view’…a ‘view,’ mind you, that has often seen her viewed on the dragging end of Black Twitter. Her most recent infraction, as reported here, has yielded no different result.

Indeed, after stating she would not hire a person based on his or her name, she was unceremoniously criticized on social media – with the most recent weigh in coming from the actress/singer/talk show host’s father Christopher Pearman.

Get into his interesting take on the topic below:

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Thousands of people gathered in Washington D.C. yesterday afternoon to take place in the 20th anniversary celebration of the ‘Million Man March.’

Never heard of it? The march was first called in 1995 to “unite black men and pledge self-reliance and commitment to their families and communities.”

Twenty years later its impact continues to be felt within the communities it set out to help and was celebrated by many an African-American entertainer when it took place again yesterday.

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20 days remain until Ariana Grande reveals her fiercely anticipated new single ‘Focus.’

The track is the first taste the masses will have of the pint-sized powerhouse’s third studio album, ‘Moonlight.’

Whetting appetites the more, the songbird is shining light on the inspiration behind the song. And, per her description, it has a deeper meaning that perhaps anticipated.

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There is no shortage of male titans in Hip-Hop. Historically, despite testosterone dominating the rap landscape, said forces have been able to co-exist alongside one another. Indeed, with the recent release of ‘What A Time To Be Alive,’ Drake and Future proved that there is strength in unity. Though existing on different branches of the genre, they fused their talents together and earned chart-topping results.

But, while the public have no problem accepting a multitude of male Hip-Hop artists, it appears that masses can only affix their focus on one female rap star at time.

Tune in after the jump as we explore this reoccurring problem within the culture.

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Early this morning Rihanna revealed the title and cover of her long-awaited new album, ‘Anti.’

Yet, in the absence of more details, many were left wondering what exactly the model meant by the name.

Well, if the latest critique levelled her way has any validity, she may as well have titled the the set “anti…originality.”

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