Soul-filled belter JoJo is pairing her new sound with a new album title.

Having whipped the Urban audience into a frenzy with her new single ‘Demonstrate’, the 21 year old has revealed that while the song will feature on her third studio effort, the LP will no longer be called ‘Jumping Trains’.

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Jennifer Hudson‘s ‘I Remember Me’ promotional train pulled into Atlanta’s W Hotel last night, where the Oscar and Grammy winner performed a special set for Hennessy Black V103 Soul Sessions. The Dreamgirls star delighted the audience, which included her husband David Otunga and son David Jr, with a mixture of material from her self-titled debut LP as well as her new record (which hits stores next Tuesday).

Check out pics and performances of ‘Spotlight’, ‘I Got This’, and ‘Where You At’ after the jump…

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Muni Long is getting all sorts of personal on her forthcoming album ‘Revenge.’

Specifically about the end of her nine-year marriage to Raysean Hairston.

With the project set for release in a mere matter of hours (August 30), the ‘Made for Me’ singer is working the promotional trail.

During a visit to Real 92.3 LA, the GRAMMY winner waxed candid about the end of the union; a union even some of her fans were none the wiser about.

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With a whopping 81 nominations and 35 wins over her career, Beyonce was already the undisputed Queen of the BET Awards ahead of Sunday night’s show (June 30).

Thanks to a few new shiny trophies picked up that night for work attached to her latest chart-topping album ‘Cowboy Carter,’ her reign was only extended..

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Fresh from the history-making reception of her March 29-released eighth studio album, ‘Cowboy Carter,’ music megastar Beyonce saddled up for a ride to the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday (April 1).

As previously reported, the diva – already the most-award artist in the history of the GRAMMYs, BET Awards, Soul Train Awards, and MTV VMAs – was not only nominated in multiple categories including R&B Song of the Year, Favorite Tour, and more but also was on hand to accept the year’s Innovator Award.

Presented to her by the legendary Stevie Wonder, hop inside to see her inspiring acceptance speech.

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As the credits have rolled on the Queen Latifah-hosted 55th annual NAACP Image Awards, which aired Saturday (February 25) on BET, eyes are turning to the event’s truest star:  its coveted trophies.

Crowning the year’s best and brightest in music, film, television, literary work, and more, the NAACP honored big names like Usher, Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson, Damson Idris, and many more for their advancements of the representation of people of color in entertainment.

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It’s almost time for the 55th Annual NAACP Image Awards.

Unveiling its full list of nominations today, the prestigious awards honor actors, actresses, singers, authors, and activists of color, in and out of the entertainment industry.

Usher, Fantasia, Colman Domingo, ‘The Color Purple’, Victoria Monét, Ayo Edebiri, and ‘Rustin’ are among the names nominated multiple times across the category tally – which includes music, film, and TV nominees.

Ahead of finding out who will walk away with the coveted trophies when the March 16  show airs live on BET and CBS, head below to see the full nominations list…

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As if 2023 hasn’t already sent Beyonce‘s crowded trophy case into overflow thanks to being the most-decorated singer in the history of the GRAMMYs, MTV VMAs, BET Awards, Soul Train Awards, and NAACP Image Awards respectively, now – courtesy of historic wins at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) – the ‘Renaissance‘ diva is well on the way to claiming the same at that award show as well.

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One of the most prized R&B gems to have gained prominence over the last 30 years, Monica has enjoyed an illustrious career that’s seen her top Billboard charts, break music records, and amass a dedicated fan base on a global scale.

Yet for all the acclaim she’s garnered over the last three decades for her unimitable vocal stylings and unforgettable modern classics (e.g. ‘Why I Love You So Much,’ ‘First Night,’ ‘So Gone,’ and many more), Mo (born Monica Arnold) does not boast the industry recognition some of her peers can.

A circumstance the diva herself brought to light during a chat with ‘The Shop UNINTERRRUPTED Live‘ at its final tour stop in Atlanta.

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Boasting a whopping 76 nominations over her career and more than 30 wins, Beyonce is the undisputed Queen of the BET Awards.

On Sunday night (June 25), that reign was only extended thanks to even more wins across some of the annual ceremony’s top categories.

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Much like fellow powerhouse divas Mariah Carey, Sade, Anita Baker, Celine Dion, Patti LaBelle, and Dionne Warwick, Queen of Funk Chaka Khan is used to being royally snubbed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame despite being one of the most influential female artists of her genre.

Having burst onto the scene in the early 70’s as part of the Funk group Rufus, Khan’s five-decade career boasts 10 GRAMMY wins, over 70 million records sold, and several R&B classics to her name like ‘Sweet Thing,’ ‘Through the Fire,’ ‘I Feel For You,’ and more.

Nevertheless, inclusion in the coveted Rock Hall has been elusive for the diva since she first became eligible as part of Rufus in the late 90s and later in the early 2000s as a solo act.

7 nominations later (four in the group and three solo), the institution has finally granted the ‘Tell Me Something Good’ singer some good news thanks to the announcement of its 2023 class. Details inside.

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Just three months after the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its coveted list of nominees for the 2023 class, organizers of the induction ceremony have confirmed whose names will grace its hallowed halls.

Among the select few if Rap royal Missy Elliott – who not only boasts entry the first year of her eligiblity but makes history as the first female rapper to be inducted.

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