Dua Lipa lights up the cover of TIME Magazine‘s TIME 100 issue.

Arriving ahead of the May 3 release of the Pop darling’s new album ‘Radical Optimism,’ the Zhong Lin-lensed spread also sees the chart-topper open up about what folk can expect from the LP.

Home to ‘Houdini,’ ‘Training Season,’ and latest single ‘Illusion,’ it’s a project the performer reveals she had been plotting since her debut effort.

Elsewhere in the piece, Lipa opens up about her goal of changing the perception of her familial home country Kosovo, and more.

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Tems sprung a surprise on fans at Coachella 2024 when she invited Wizkid and Justin Bieber to join her on-stage.

Together, the trio delivered a rousing rendition of their global smash ‘Essence.’

The track functioned a breakout smash worldwide for Tems especially and elevated Starboy even more (who had already been shining with a bevy of back to back hits).

Bieber boarded a remix amidst its omniscience and helped nab the anthem a top 10 peak on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Perrie Edwards is dancing towards a major debut with her first-ever solo single ‘Forget About Us.’

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Beyonce and J. Cole may have collaborated on a bouncy bop named ‘Party,’ but today only one of them has cause for celebration on the charts – and that’s Queen Bey.

For, the diva’s blockbuster album ‘Cowboy Carter’ has scored a second week in pole position on the US tally – and, in the process, has denied the rapper’s newest effort ‘Might Delete Later’ the top spot.

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Drake has time today and he’s using it to hit back at Rick Ross.

Drizzy has been a hot topic online after ‘Push Ups’ – a diss track spraying the likes of Ross, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Future, and more – hit the net. This, in the wake jabs thrown his way by many of the latter too.

Rozay clapped back within a mere matter of hours with ‘Champagne Moments’ – on which he threw a forest of shade and accused the Canadian of having a “nose job.”

Now, Drake has repsonded.

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Dua Lipa is dancing towards the May 3 release of her new album ‘Radical Optimism’ and she’s making a major stop before she gets there.

For, the Pop chart-topper will be making a splash on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.

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Rick Ross has fired back at Drake with a diss track of his own.

For, a mere matter of hours after Drizzy’s much-talked about ‘Push Ups’ seemingly made its way online, the Boss has blasted the Canadian MC for sending shots his way.

Pouring out the song ‘Champagne Moments,’ Rozay can be heard accusing Drake of having cosmetic surgery. Indeed, he raps:

“You ain’t never want to be a n***a anyway, n***a /. That’s why you had an operation to make your nose smaller than your father nose.”

The serving of ‘Champagne Moments’ adds to an action-packed war amongst many of Hip-Hip’s most notable names. For, it lands on the heels of Future, Metro Boomin’, and Kendrick Lamar lyrically jabbing Drake and J. Cole on #1 hit ‘Like That.’

As reported, Cole responded with ‘7 Minute Drill’ – only to express regret for releasing the track and coming for Lamar. He ultimately snatched it off DSPs.

While Drake’s return send, which has yet to be formally released, threw jabs at Lamar, Metro, The Weeknd, and Ross.

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Coco Jones has been cooking up new music and, after sharing a delicious preview, it sounds like fans are in for a sweet treat.

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Chloe Bailey brought fresh heat to the California desert on night one of Coachella 2024.

Backed by a bevy of beauties, the stage blazer lived up to her billing with a scorching set.

Cheered on by the adoring audience, Bailey rocked out to beloved bops such as ‘Have Mercy,’ ‘Body Do,’ ‘Treat Me,’ and Chloe x Halle jam ‘Do It.‘

The 25-year-old also seized the moment to shine a light live on her latest release, ‘Boy Bye.’

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NLE Choppa is full of gratitude for the LGBTQ community.

The rapper has had the masses buzzing of late with the teasing and eventual release of his viral single ‘Slut Me Out 2.’

Boasting House-meets-Vogue-like production, racier lyrics than most Rap MCs, and paired with quirky choreography, the offering has led to some oddly questioning Choppa’s sexual orientation.

And while the star has clarified that he is straight, he seized the moment to show love to his LGBTQ supporters.

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Beyonce is renowned for letting her music do the talking, but that isn’t stopping the superstar from getting her promotion on for new album ‘Cowboy Carter.’

The chart-topping set has functioned as another history-making and culture-shifting moment from the trailblazer and she toasted its continued reign and resonance by making a surprise visit to Super Vinyl in Los Angeles.

There, Queen Bey signed vinyl copies of the album.

When word hit social media, lines wrapped around the block to snap up the super sought-after (and limited) signed editions of the Country-kissed LP.

The showing followed a similar pop-up signing in Japan on the project’s day of release.

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Lil Uzi Vert lit up the stage at Coachella 2024 in more ways than one.

Already renowned for his ability to rock a crowd, the eclectic rapper cranked it up a notch during his showstopping performance.

For, he thrilled the crowd with a full-on vogue session.

And the superstar meant business. Because he hit the duck walk and death drop – much to the enjoyment of the audience.

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