It’s officially sophomore season for Ayra Starr!

The Afrobeats trailblazer sent fans into a frenzy when she teased her second studio album ‘The Year I Turned 21.’

Now, not only has she confirmed the LP’s title, she has revealed its cover and accompanying tracklist. The latter of which features a number of notable. guests.

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Kendrick Lamar unleashed flames of fury on rival Drake on his ironically titled new diss track ‘Euphoria.’

And the buzz around the track is seeing it enjoy a fire-fuelled start on the streaming scene.

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Mary J. Blige may be stepping away from the spotlight in the next couple of years.

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Britney Spears has some choice words for her sister Jamie Lynn Spears. 

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Lucky Daye is hitting the road this year in support of his latest album.

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Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign have released the video for their song ‘Talking.’ 

Directed by North West, the clip debuted on April 30. In the video North can be seen being surrounded by her friends as she says the lines  “You don’t want no problems” as well as “It’s your bestie, Miss-Miss Westie.”

In the back half of the video, Ty Dolla Sign can be seen singing in a gray room with cut scenes of Kanye standing on a mountain.

‘Talking’ appears on Kanye and Ty Dolla Sign’s latest album ‘Vultures’ and was an instant fan favorite.

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Water is exactly what readers of the latest ‘Cosmopolitan’ will be calling for after they cop a gander at Tyla‘s sizzling accompanying feature lensed by famed photographer Amber Asaly.

Donning designer duds from the likes of Moschino, Robert Cavalli, and more, the South African hitmaker – still hot on the promo trail for her history-making, self-titled debut album – stunned inside the mag’s pages while tackling hard topics like the controversy around identifying as “coloured,” those pesky Rihanna comparisons, her canceled tour, historic GRAMMY win, and so much more.

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As expected, the response to Missy Elliott‘s first-ever headlining tour has been out of this world.

The Rap pioneer stunned her dedicated fans at the top of the month with the announcement she would be joining forces with Busta Rhymes, Timbaland, and Ciara for a North American run over the summer.

With tickets flying off digital shelves, Elliott took to social media on Tuesday (April 30) to confirm the original itinerary has been expanded to accommodate.

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DAMN‘ hitmaker Kendrick Lamar had music lovers saying just that on Tuesday (April 30) when he unexpectedly dropped ‘Euphoria‘ – an explosive, six-minute diss track aimed at nemesis Drake.

Fans of the emcees’ ongoing beef know the blow was the latest in exchange of musical fisticuffs that’s seen Drizzy release two of his own slams of Lamar (‘Taylor Made‘ and ‘Push Ups‘) in response to previous drags from Kendrick aboard the Future and Metro Boomin-ledLike That.’

As fans continue to dissect the blazing bars from ‘Euphoria,’ Rick Ross – who is also beefing with Drake at the moment – entered the chat to suggest the Canadian hitmaker throw in the towel.

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After acquainting fans with their reunion single, Back to Back,’ hitmaking rappers Nardo Wick and Future unveiled the cuts official music video.

 “Passing out these bows, I’m cold with the blamer / Young n-gga ran a M on a road, he a scammer,” raps the latter on the Southside-produced jam.

Coming as Nardo’s third song release of the year ahead of the highly anticipated arrival of his yet-titled sophomore studio album (the follow-up to 2021’s Platinum-certified ‘Who Is Nardo Wick‘), hop inside to check out the Ndoh-directed ‘Back’ visual.

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Normani makes for a stunningly arresting sight on the latest cover of The Cut magazine.

The songbird nests on the publication on the latest stop of the press run for her new single ‘1:59 (ft, Gunna)’ and her incoming debut album ‘Dopamine’ (due June 14).

Beyond styling and profiling, the stage blazer opens up about the long-traded path to the release of her LP, finding her sound, navigating the cancer diagnosis of both of her parents and much more.

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Ayra Starr is ready to shine with intensified luminosity on her second studio album – the official for which has been unveiled as ‘The Year I Turned 21.’

Hotly anticipated, the set follows 2021’s introductory offering ’19 & Dangerous’ – home to bops such as ‘Bloody Samaritan’ and ‘Fashion Killer.’

In the time since Starr has blazed a trail with gargantuan global anthems such as ‘Rush’ and her latest offering ‘Commas.’

Lighting a fresh match of buzz under the release, Starr unveiled a trailer featuring digital personality Victor Kunda.

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