Comedian and radio personality Rickey Smiley announced the death of his eldest son, Brandon Smiley, on social media Sunday.

BET is forming the next big R&B girl group with the help of members from platinum-selling ensembles like 702, Total, Danity Kane, 3LW, Blaque and Cherish.

LOS ANGELES WEtv will honor Tamar Braxtons request to end future work together, but the network expects to premiere the singers reality show next month. Her reality series called Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life! was expected to premiere last week, but the show has been postponed to Sept. 10. Tamar Braxton has been an important part of our network family for more than a decade, the statement said. She wrote about her career demands on the reality series being excessive and unfair in a recent social media post. The series was an instant hit with Tamar Braxton, shining as the shows breakout fan favorite.