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Rap and R&B royalty holds court with the BET premiere of “ LADIES NIGHT ,” starring SALT-N-PEPA (SNP), DJ SPINDERELLA and SWV . With a legacy spanning over three decades, Salt-N-Pepa has landed their biggest career accomplishment to-date, a Las Vegas residency. While simultaneously preparing for their opportunity of a lifetime, the trio has made the ambitious decision to launch the “Ladies Night” national tour in collaboration with SWV. The stakes are high and reputations are on the line as everyone scrambles to meet expectations and deadlines. We follow along as individual personalities, group egos, personal conflicts and professional obligations all take center stage to discover whether or not the ladies can push it to greatness together. Tune in for the action-packed, drama-filled season of “ LADIES NIGHT ” starting Tuesday , April 30 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on BET and BET HER . Legendary, groundbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing…so many words can be used to describe the G...

buzzz worthy. . . The hit series “L.A. Hair,” featuring the incomparable celebrity hair stylist Kim Kimble, returns on Thursday, January 5 at 9:00 PM ET/PT.  This season, Kim brings in five new stylists for a coveted spot at her salon, while preparing for a business and product line expansion. She also continues to grow her list of celebrity clientele, with Mya, Anthony Anderson, Chrisette Michelle, LisaRaye, and Toccara among the high-profile clients featured over the course of the season. “Kim Kimble is successful, talented and fierce, and we are glad to bring viewers back into her ‘Kimpire’ for a fifth season of ‘L.A. Hair,’ which has been a hit with viewers since its inception,” said Marc Juris, WE tv’s president.  “The show is an important part of our lineup and a big part of the reason that WE tv is the #1 cable network for African-American adults and women on Thursday nights.” Season 4 was the highest rated season of “L.A. Hair” to date, with more than one mi...

buzzz worthy. . .   LOS ANGELES, CA  - Lifetime's all-new docuseries The Jacksons: Next Generation (#JacksonsNextGen) focuses on the third generation of the famed Jackson family -- Taj, Taryll and TJ -- Tito Jackson's sons and nephews of the famed Jackson 5. Premiering Friday, October 2, at 10PM ET/PT, the series features the brothers as they work to balance a career and their lives as traditional family men while living up to the pressures and demands that comes with their last name. The siblings, known as the music group 3T, have toured and sold more than three million records worldwide just off their debut album.  Still impacted by the loss of their mother, Dee Dee, the brothers are raising their children and managing the day-to-day tasks within their families, just like everyone else. Their quest for normalcy, however, often collides head-on with the good and bad of living with one of history's most renowned last names. The series reveals what it's like for...

buzzz worthy. . . Docu-series Features Family Life of Actor Flex Alexander and '90s Pop Singer Shanice      "Flex & Shanice" Photo Credit: OWN:  Oprah Winfrey Network Los Angeles - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network docu-series, " Flex & Shanice ," following actor and comedian Flex Alexander ("One on One"), '90s pop singer Shanice ("I Love Your Smile") and their extended family all living together under one roof will premiere  Saturday, November 1 at 10 pm ET/PT.  From the outside looking in, Flex and Shanice are living the dream - they are beautiful celebrities with a long-standing marriage, gorgeous kids and a lovely home in suburbia.  But what this fairytale couple has been hiding from the world is that they have been teetering on the edge of financial ruin for the past five years.  So they moved their hilarious extended family in to help make ends meet, but nine people under one roof can ...