Three years after watching her debut studio album ‘Jaguar II‘ pounce to her highest first-week sales and Billboard 200 placement to date, Victoria Monet is poised to see its successor – the October 2-released ‘Frequency of Love‘ – march to even higher heights on the hitlist.

Marking a personal milestone in the process if proven true, industry analysts are already predicting career-high figures to be attached to the LP by the end of its inaugural sales tracking week.

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Sam Smith‘s latest album, the ill-fated ‘Hazel Eyes,’ may have marked a career milestone for them when it missed the Billboard 200 after its late August release, but the British singer-songwriter has far from abandoned the project.

Home to singles ‘My Guy,’  ‘When He’s Gone,’‘Oh Mother,’ ‘Love Is a Stillness,’ ‘Constant Companion,’ and ‘To Be Free,’ Smith’s latest LP  – in addition to missing the all-genre album chart – also came as their first studio effort to lack ownership of a Hot 100 hit.

A bid to change the latter came courtesy of the GRAMMY winner’s visit to ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ on Tuesday (October 7).

Beyond a quick chat about the album, Sam delivered a stunning live rendition of ‘Mother’ with accompaniment from the TwoCity Chorus choir.

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Singer-turned-media personality Keshia Chante is hoping to turn down the noise around the ongoing rumor that her former fling Drake is the father of her unborn child.

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Kehlani has shared some of the biggest songs she passed up and the regret, or lack thereof, that she felt.

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Quavo is standing by his art. Despite poor first-week sales projections for ‘QRÖMELIFE,’ the rapper remains confident and fired back at a critical fan.

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Tory Lanez is expanding his tour. After a massive turnout in New York City, organizers are upgrading venues across multiple cities to accommodate demand.

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Rihanna may have just poured fresh fuel on the ever-burning ‘R9’ fire.

It has, of course, been a decade since the superstar unleashed her last studio album, ‘ANTI.’

And while the years since have seen RiRi expand her business empire and embrace motherhood, the demand for her musical return has never let up.

Now, the Bajan belle has playfully hinted at just how much music she may have tucked away in the vault.

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Jennifer Hudson is basking in her romance with Common and has quite the word to describe it: “divine.”

The EGOT winner opened up about her relationship with the rapper during an appearance on ‘TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle,’ where she also got candid about whether marriage is a priority for her.

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KATSEYE star Daniela Avanzini has opened up about bandmate Manon Bannerman as questions continue to surround her ongoing hiatus from the group, which began in February.

While greeting fans at Paris Fashion Week, Daniela was directly quizzed about Manon and offered a heartfelt, if brief, response.

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The legal tabs seem to keep mounting for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.

Just weeks after making headlines for reportedly being dropped by his lawyers after months of unpaid fees, the embattled music mogul – currently serving a 50-month prison sentence for sex crimes – was more recently slapped with another hefty bill in relation to his failed attempt to sue NBCUniversal.

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That Megan Thee Stallion magic touch continues to prove itself in full effect!

Just months after hopping onto Bossman DLow‘s smash ‘Motion Party‘ and helping it become his milestone debut top 40 hit on the Hot 100, the GRAMMY-winning Rap diva is well on her way to boasting the same for another Internet sensation: Dolly Babe‘s ‘Pink Blush.’

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As critical acclaim continues to roll in for ‘Cold War,’ the August 28-released debut EP from Sy’Rai Smith, the rising R&B diva is capitalizing on the buzz by unveiling the official music video for a fan-favorite from the project: ‘Mind Ya Business.’

“Mind ya business, find ya business / I ain’t ya business, say (Say, hey!) / Time to make you miss this / Wish my fuck gave you the time of the day / Mind ya business, find ya business,” she wails over pulsating, Stephon ‘SDOT’ Wimberly production.

Tapping Damien Sandoval and Shaun Andru to helm its colorful, ‘Vogue‘-inspired music video, look inside to get familiar with the latest from Smith.

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