PopSugar — Taraji P. Henson has been a hot force in Hollywood for more than a decade. Now, though, as she's slaying on Empire as Cookie Lyon and racking up awards along the way, it's clear Taraji is killing it more than ever. To celebrate the gorgeous actress a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Among the many notable late-2015 releases that came out this past December was Rick Ross' Black Market, which features collaborations with Nas, DJ Premier, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Cee-Lo Green, Future, John Legend, DJ Mustard, a... more info

Stereogum — Busta Rhymes has just released a new mixtape called The Return Of The Dragon (The Abstract Went On Vacation), a sequel to 2013’s Q-Tip team-up The Abstract & The Dragon. He’s assembled a pretty impressive team of co-conspirators on this thing —... more info

Perez Hilton — Anna Kendrick wasn't the only one who tuned in to watch NBC's The Wiz Live! Not only did the special starring Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige charm critics, but it KILLED in the ratings compared to last year's musical Peter Pan Live! The Wiz averaged... more info

Perez Hilton — This definitely deserves a standing ovation! On Thursday, NBC aired its much-anticipated special The Wiz Live!, and boy, did it not disappoint! Related: The Wiz Live! Cast Appears On The Voice! The 3-hour special was filled with amazing sets, fabulou... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — At a soundstage here, elements of "The Wizard of Oz" were colliding with unexpected slices of pop culture. Mary J. Blige was running scared from Dorothy. Comic personality David Alan Grier took a break from being the Cowardly Lion to pretend he was p... more info

Stereogum — Empire isn’t quite the phenomenon it was at the beginning of the year, but it continues to draw ridiculous monster ratings for Fox. And while the show’s storylines might not allow for the sort of yuletide warmth that a Christmas special usually d... more info

TMZ — Olivier Rousteing, the creative director of Balmain, had lots of famous friends on hand to belatedly celebrate his 30th birthday. Kim Kardashian was there with all her sister except Khloe.   Kris showed up too, along with Mary J. Blige, Cara… ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Apple Music commercial that debuted during the Emmy's telecast drew almost as much buzz as the show itself, thanks to star turns by Kerry Washington of "Scandal," music legend Mary J. Blige and Taraji P. Henson of "Empire." When Jimmy Iovine came... more info

Perez Hilton — That's exactly how we imagine it! There's no doubt that the Emmys were AH-Mazing last night. Between Amy Schumer winning, Game Of Thrones taking home a record amount of Emmys, and Tracy Morgan taking the stage, what was there NOT to love? But there m... more info