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Singer, actor and reality TV personality Traci Braxton has died at age 50.

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Harvey Mason jr., can drop the interim from his title: He’s now the official president and CEO of The Recording Academy.

This cover image released by Island Records shows "Spell My Name," by Toni Braxton. (Island via AP)(AP) – The top 10 albums of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu (a playlist of the albums can be found here ):1. Toni Braxton, “Spell My Name": I can breathe again, thanks in part to the living legend Toni Braxton. Teyana Taylor, “The Album”: R&B princess Teyana Taylor boldly named her latest release “The Album" and she has reason to. JoJo, “good to know": Vocal beast JoJo pours all of her emotions on “good to know," making a superb album that's good to listen to now, and later.

HOUSTON – This season of The Voice features not just one but two Houstonians, and the latest superstar got all four judges to turn in her blind audition while singing Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton. Desz’s mom suffered an aneurysm just months later and she performed for the first time during her funeral. The 30-year-old musician went on to perform all throughout college at Prairie View A&M University with the university’s choir, the Houston Ebony Opera and the Houston Symphony. She eventually made her way to Los Angeles, where she became a part of Kanye West’s Sunday Service Choir. To keep up with Desz’s musical journey, follow her on Instagram @deszmusicofficial or Facebook at DeSz Music.

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.