Drama.

It’s a word girl groups of the past, present, and future are well-versed in. Indeed, for many, it’s been the very catalyst for their public imploding (see: Danity Kane), while for others it’s been the exact ingredient for their heightened success (see: Destiny’s Child).

Yet, few narratives can match the length, depth, or span of time covered by the drama surrounding The Supremes.

Formed in the 1950’s with original members Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard, the ladies “story” would go on to become one of the industry’s most controversial.

Characterised by unity, dissent, favouritism, divaism, and death, not to mention an assembly line of members, old feelings were brought to the surface when the surviving members of the original line-up attempted to reform in 2000.

The fall-out played out publicly two episodes of ABC’s 20/20. Check out Mary Wilson and Diana Ross duke it out below…

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And ‘The Game’ goes on!

BET revealed at the Upfronts 2012 presentation to their advertisers today that their hit dramedy will play on for a 6th season.

Details below…

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Get intimate with ‘Someone To Believe‘, the latest visual piece by Melody Thornton.

Pulled from her new mix tape ‘POYBL’, the video takes a trip down memory lane revisiting the star’s most poignant moments, from her days as a budding song bird to her days as a Pussycat Doll.

Watch below…

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R&B’s favorite gentlemen is back!

Kicking off the ‘Cracks in Mr. Perfect’ era, Ne-Yo brings his fans the music video for the project’s first single, ‘Burnin’ Up’.

Check out the hot Chris Robinson directed visual after the jump and sound-off below.

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Ahead of ‘Battleship‘s monster debut, Rihanna took part in a far smaller role- starring as the lead lady in an ‘Elle’ mini-flick.

Channeling the character she played in 2010’s ‘Te Amo’, the film’s release follows her spread in the mag, which saw her speak openly on Chris Brown and their rekindled friendship.

Watch below…

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Get familiar with the new and improved Janet Jackson, courtesy of Nutrisystems.

Showcasing her new figure in the company’s new ads- all set to launch this month- find out what she has to say on her reinvention below…

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As the Urban arena gears up for the release of  ‘Think Like A Man’, the cast of the hotly anticipated movie beam on the cover of Essence magazine’s May issue.

Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Hart, and Michael Ealy lead a who’s who of Black Hollywood who star in the flick (due April 20th).

Peep their collective cover above and Henson’s solo showing below…

Click here to watch the trailer for ‘Think Like A Man’

What do you think of the cover?

The late, great Whitney Houston beams in this newly surfaced shot from the the set ‘Sparkle’ – her final movie.

Filmed last November, the Jordin Sparks led theatrical is set to hit the big screen this August and is already being tipped as one of the year’s most anticipated releases – following the sudden death of Houston aged 48 on February 11th.

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For yours truly, the pic bittersweet in that it’s both sad and uplifting to see Whitney in such fine form in her final days. Still surreal to think she’s no longer “here”.

What is here to reminisce and dote over, though, is her unmatched array of classics; which, like her legacy, will live on.

Tidbit: The trailer for ‘Sparkle’ premieres tomorrow!

Your thoughts?

All aboard the Rita Ora promo train.

With her LP’s launch a matter of months away, ‘Party’ star Rita Ora takes fans behind the scenes of ‘RIP‘. her first video in aid of the album.

Featuring Tinie Tempah, the Emil Nava directed piece is set for release next week- but until then, peep the ‘backstage’ footage yonder…

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‘Starships’ pilot Nicki Minaj is certainly launching a full media onslaught for her April 3rd due sophomore album ‘Pink Friday:  Roman Reloaded’.

Already racking up a number of frequent flyer miles for performances all over the globe, with quite a few lined up next week, the rapstress took to American Idol to give them a live rendition of her latest top 10 smash.

Did she fly or fail? You decide after the jump:

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Shortly after behind the scenes footage from Toni Braxton‘s ‘I Heart You‘ surfaced online, the full video debuted!

Put on your dancing shoes and peep the Billie Woodruff directed clip below…

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With season 2 of ‘Braxton Family Values’ wrapped, this week sees the Braxton sisters sit down for the annual reunion special.

Hosted by Wendy Williams, the show -which airs this Thursday on We tv- looks set to serve up all the laughs and drama we’ve come to know and love on the show itself.

Peep a preview above and check out pics below…

Will you be watching?