In the 2000s, few, if any, musical imprints maintained a grip on the culture like Murder Inc. 

Home to heavyweights such as Ja Rule and Ashanti, the Irv Gotti led label dominated the Pop cultural landscape with hit after hit after smash hit.

Now, the INC’s rise and challenging times are set to be chronicled in a seismic new BET documentary series.

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Chloe Bailey is continuing to put the pedal to the metal as she accelerates on her solo journey.

For, after heating up the scene with debut offering ‘Have Mercy’ last year and collaborating with Gunna to kick off 2022, the songbird is set to hatch more new music in the form of ‘Treat Me.’

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Jennifer Hudson is renowned for rocking a mic, but now she’ll be using her voice in an exciting new way. Because the Oscar, GRAMMY, and Emmy winner is officially launching her own daytime talk show.

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Get ready to board the ‘Bullet Train.’

Led by Brad Pitt, the action-packed movie event sees the superstar lead a dynamic and diverse assembly of assassins – all of whom with interconnected yet conflicting objectives. The fast-paced thrill of a film is set against the backdrop of a non-stop ride through present-day Japan.

Directed by David Leitch (who also helmed ‘Deadpool 2’), ‘Bullet Train’ (which hits theaters on July 15) also stars Bryan Tyree Henry, Bad Bunny, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Andrew Koji, and Joey King.

Check out the trailer for the film (which is based on the book ‘Maria Beetle’ by Kotaro Isaka) below…

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Regina Hall heats up movie screens in ‘Master.’

Arriving as the debut offering from director-writer Mariama Diallo, the film relays the layered narrative of three women striving to find their place at a prestigious New England university; an institution whose rigid elitism is hiding something much darker beneath its shiny veneer.

Hall leads as Professor Gail Bishop, who has become the first Black woman to be promoted to the position of ‘Master’ of a residence hall.

Determined to affect positive change, a series of events sees Gail confronted with the shocking prospect of the school possibly being haunted in a way few could ever have foreseen.

A hit at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, ‘Master’ – which also stars Zoe Renee and Amber Gray, arrives on Amazon‘s Prime Video on March 18.

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Ciara and Russell Wilson have long been couple goals and recent times have seen the pair aptly team up to achieve goals together.

Indeed, they’ve launched a fashion brand The House LR&C, as well as various fragrances and philanthropical missions.

The latest venture for The Wilsons is a children’s book titled ‘Why Not You?’

Hitting the promo trail for the release, CiCi and Russell stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to dish on the book, naming their baby son Win, being competitive with each other, Russell spending $1 million a year on his body, and much more.

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Nearly 6 years have separated fans of Usher from his last solo studio album, 2016’s ‘Hard II Love,’ but – if a recent interview from the R&B veteran is anything to judge by – the wait for its highly anticipated follow-up is coming to a close very soon.

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Megan Thee Stallion may be set to trot to a stage near you as a supporting act on Dua Lipa‘s globe-spanning ‘Future Nostalgia Tour’ (as we reported here), but a surprise announcement reveals the GRAMMY winner has her own headlining trek coming soon.

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With a whopping 68-week stay on the Hot 100, Dua Lipa‘s ‘Levitating’ is two weeks shy of becoming the longest-running, female-led hit in the history of Billboard.

But just as headlines celebrating the milestone are on the horizon, Lipa’s seeing her name levitate to the top of news for another headline – one that suggests her unrelenting smash single was stolen from an uncredited source.

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Usher is no stranger to making headlines for his confessions, but his latest couple of reveals have had R&B fans jaw-dropped.

The 43-year-old, hot on the promo trail in support of his second Las Vegas residency (as we reported here), dropped by E! News Daily Pop to drop details on the forthcoming venture ahead of its July 15 kick off.

When the conversation turned to his personal life, the dad-of-four – currently in a relationship musical director Jenn Goicoecachea – surprised resident interviewer Francesca Amiker when he revealed the missed romantic opportunities of his past with some pretty big named music stars.

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‘P-Valley’ is set for another seismic swing around the STARZ pole this summer.

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Lucky Daye fans are growing feverish in their anticipation of the star’s forthcoming album ‘Candy Drip.’

And the excitement has cranked into overdrive with the reveal of the LP’s official tracklist.

Due on March 10, the eagerly awaited set serves as the R&B crooner’s sophomore set.

The project is preceded by its title track and the Lil Durk-assisted ‘NWA.’

Find out which other songs will feature on the album below…

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