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The next chapter in TV One’s highly successful R&B Divas reality franchise unfolds with new series “R&B Divas: LA”. This season the series will be following the lives and careers of Kelly Price, Chante Moore, Lil’ Mo, Claudette Ortiz, Michel’le and Dawn Robinson.

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Bobby Womack has confirmed the death of his brother and former collaborator, Cecil, who courted controversy over the years and scored an international hit, “Teardrops,” in 1988 with the husband-wife duo Womack and Womack.

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Winners in movie categories at the 2013 NAACP Image Awards were announced last Friday. Taking home the top prize of best motion picture was Anthony Hemingway’s Tuskegee drama Red Tails. Producer George Lucas was on hand to pick up the award and he jokingly exclaimed, “Look, I beat Quentin Tarantino!”

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Current nominees Bruno Mars and Rihanna, as well as 16-time Grammy winner Sting, will join together for a special performance, and current nominee Kelly Clarkson is set to perform on the 55th Annual Grammy Awards telecast.

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Ten-time Grammy Award winner Chaka Khan will introduce two of her signature products in the Grammy Gift Lounge today, Thursday, February 7, Friday, February 8, and Saturday, February 9, in conjunction with the 55th Annual Grammy Awards® Ceremony on February 10, 2013…

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In The Help, Viola Davis famously played a maid who discovers her own power. Her new film Beautiful Creatures is based on a book in which her character Amma is also a maid – but with telepathic power. All dark magic aside, the maid part of the deal, for Davis, caused initial hesitation in moving forward with the role.

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Good Morning America announced Thursday that co-anchor Robin Roberts will return to the show on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Roberts, 52, took medical leave following a successful bone-marrow transplant in September 2012 to treat myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare blood disorder.

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Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, frontman for the hit-making funk music band the Ohio Players, has died. He was 69. The Ohio Players, known for their brassy dance music, catchy lyrics and flamboyant outfits, topped music charts in the 1970s with hits such as “Love Rollercoaster,” ”Fire,” ”Skin Tight” and “Funky Worm.”

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Accomplished actor Anthony Anderson has appeared in over 20 films, and his stellar work on NBC’s “Law & Order” earned him three of his eight NAACP Image Award nominations. Prior to launching his acting career, Anthony grew up in Los Angeles and attended the High School for the Performing Arts…

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Veteran TV exec Jeff Zucker spent over two decades at NBC, starting as a researcher in 1986 and ending as the President and CEO of NBC Universal before he left in 2010 amid the network’s merger with Comcast.

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