‘Leave the Door Open,’ the debut single from newly-formed band Silk Sonic (comprised of GRAMMY winners Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak), is opening the door to some impressive stats for both artists.

Released March 5, the Bruno-Anderson collaboration hadn’t even been available 24 hours before it shot to #1 on the real-time iTunes sales chart – leapfrogging over tunes from the likes of Drake, Dua Lipa, Cardi B, and other hitmakers in the process.  At writing, it remains in the tally’s top spot.

That commercial response, coupled with the 70’s-inspired song’s handsome debut streaming figures, saw ‘Open’ close its inaugural sales tracking week with some impressive numbers.

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Barely giving time for the critical acclaim afforded to her surprise single, ‘Bussifame,’ to settle in, Dawn Richard‘s already dropped the second visual from her new solo album, ‘Second Line.’

Inspired by her New Orleans roots, the latest horn and bass heavy-affair to get the visual treatment is ‘Pilot (a lude).’

The Zebretta “Miz Z” Johnson-directed visual for the interlude, which dropped at the top of the month, sees Dawn showing off some serious footwork in front of glossy, digitized geometric shapes while her red leotard-clad background dancers try to keep up the pace.

Ahead of the arrival of ‘Second Line’ on April 30, take a trip inside to see the short, sweet, and fly video for ‘Pilot’ inside:

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Five months after first unveiling the female empowerment anthem ‘By Yourself’ from his third studio album, ‘Featuring Ty Dolla $ign’ (click here to stream), Ty Dolla $ign has revamped the tune just in time for Women’s History Month.

Originally featuring only Jhené Aiko, the Mustard-produced song’s remix features contributed vocals from the R&B diva’s fellow GRAMMY nominee, Bryson Tiller.

Look inside to hear the new ‘By Yourself,’ which heavily samples Changing Faces‘ 1997 hit “G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.”

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Just a month after giving birth to her first child (click here to read more), singer-songwriter Victoria Monét is already back to business!

Prowling the promo trail in support of her debut studio album, 2020’s ‘Jaguar’ (click here to stream), the 27-year-old has unleashed a live performance music video for the project’s title track.

Filmed while she was pregnant, Monét doesn’t let her baby bump block her fierceness – as evidenced by the glitzy session’s struts, choreography, and vocals all a-front a 12-piece band.

See the glamour of Darrin Bush-directed action inside:

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Sweet news for Justin Bieber fans (affectionately called #Beliebers).

Barely a year after the release of his chart-topping, fifth studio album ‘Changes’ (click here to stream), Bieber’s unveiled its official follow-up – ‘Justice’ (click here to stream).

In addition to being lined with the Platinum-selling hits ‘Lonely’ and ‘Holy’ (as well as the Gold-certified ‘Anyone’), the 16-track affair features the recently-released ‘Hold On’ and the highly-teased ‘Peaches.’

The latter, which includes vocals from GRAMMY winner Daniel Caesar and GRAMMY nominee Giveon, had its Colin Tilley-directed music video unleashed just moments after its parent album hit digital shelves.

Ahead of the clip’s official world premiere on ‘Good Morning America’ Friday (March 19), anxious fans can get their first peek at the ‘Peaches’ visual via YouTube.  See it inside:

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Justin Bieber‘s sixth studio album, ‘Justice,’ is arguably the year’s most highly promoted project yet.

Announced just three weeks ago, the LP’s March 19th arrival was preceded by two Hot 100 top 10 hit singles – ‘Holy’ (featuring Chance the Rapper) and ‘Anyone’ – as well as the Hot 100 top 20 hit ‘Lonely’ (featuring Benny Blanco) and the recent Hot 100 top 40 hit ‘Hold On.’

Now, after ample teasing, the entire 16-track opus – which also features appearances from the likes of Urban hitmakers Burna Boy, Khalid, Giveon, Daniel Caesar, and more – is here for your streaming pleasure.

Hear it inside via Apple Music and Spotify.

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Pink has lifted the lid on a brand new project. And it’s sure to excite fans in earnest.

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Have one of Hip Hop’s “it” couples called it quits?  Internet sleuths seem to think so.

Look inside to see just how Twitter is responding to reports that Quavo and Saweetie have arrived to splitsville!

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Earlier this week reports surfaced indicating Kanye West was not only the wealthiest Black person in America currently, but that he was also the richest African American in history.

Thanks to his shrewd business investments, music catalog (as performer and producer), deals with Adidas, fashion retailers, and more, the original report clocked his net worth at an astonishing $6.6 billion.

As the story made its rounds on the net, Forbes – the authority in celebrity wealth and finance – has clocked the claim as “invalid” and provided receipts to substantiate their dispute.

Details inside:

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Chloe Bailey is busy cooking up new music.

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Nick Jonas continues his space adventure in his new video for ‘This Is Heaven.’

In the new set of visuals, the pop star performs in a church, backed by a choir, as the sun streaks through the windows. In another scene, he is back in front of a control panel as he appears to return to his character from his ‘Spaceman’ video.

His character only finds happiness when he goes beyond the observation deck in the outdoors, where he can run free and breathe.

‘This Is Heaven’ serves as the second single from Jonas’ ‘Spaceman’ album (stream it here), following the title track.

Watch the Daniel Broadley-directed clip below…

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Zayn is back with new music.

For, the singer has just released the song ‘To Begin Again’ with singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. The ballad is a snapshot of the moment a couple decides to rekindle their romance following a near-apocalypse.

Across the track, they sing:

“When the world was ending / I’d hold you in my arms / And we talked about the places we’d never been / When the world was ending / We’d hold on to the past / Because it’s all we thought that we would ever see.“

The new song arrives months after Zayn released his latest album ‘Nobody Is Listening’ (stream it here).

Stream the Sam de Jong-produced track below…

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