JoJo is known for serving the vocals every time she graces the microphone, and this time it is no different.

The acclaimed vocalist shared her most recent live performance. This time around, it is a rendition of Lizzo‘s hit song ‘2 Be Loved.’

Anchored by her strong vocal performance, the tune is complete with a guitar and two backup singers.

Lizzo’s ‘2 Be Loved’ served as the second single from her ‘Special’ album, which also featured the #1 hit ‘About Damn Time.’

As for JoJo, the live performance of ‘2 Be Loved’ comes shortly after she shared a live showing of her song ‘Spiral Szn.’

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The music industry continues to reel after the shocking shooting death of rapper PnB Rock who was killed in a Los Angeles restaurant Monday (September 12) as the result of a robbery attempt.

Born Rakim Allen, the emcee was at Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles dining with his girlfriend when the incident occurred, leaving the 30-year-old dead from shooting injuries.

While local law authorities have yet to announce any details about their ongoing investigation of the matter, some of Allen’s fans and supporters are pointing the finger toward his girlfriend for posting — and tagging Roscoe’s — on her Instagram story (thereby allegedly alerting a would-be attacker of their location).

Although she’s since removed the post, it hasn’t stopped many – including celebrity friends of Rock’s like Kodak Black – from blaming her.

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As reported here Monday (September 12), shockwaves were sent through the music industry after reports surfaced rapper PnB Rock was shot and killed in Los Angeles as a result of a robbery attempt.  He was only 30-years-old.

While a number of his Hip Hop peers and fans flooded social media with condolences and sympathies for his family, Rap Queen Nicki Minaj did too – but not without issuing a stern message to rappers about the company they keep.

Citing Rock’s death as a cautionary tale, her warnings – although cheered on by her fans affectionately called #Barbz – earned jeers from some and was even branded as ‘untimely’ and ‘insensitive.’

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In tragic news, rapper PnB Rock has died aged just 30 after being shot in Los Angeles.

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Muni Long fans ought to circle September 23 on their calendars!

For, the rising R&B songbird has announced the date as bringing with it the hatching of her debut full-length LP, ‘Public Displays of Affection: The Album.’

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Ricky Martin‘s legal tussle with his nephew continues to grow more intense and complex by the day.

Because fresh from the initial sexual assault claims being withdrawn and the singer suing his relative for $20 million for extortion and costing him gigs by damaging his reputation with the “false allegations,” Dennis Yadiel Sanchez has filed a fresh suit.

And once again, Martin’s reps are shooting it down with reasons that are compelling.

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Lil Nas X may be rocking stages on the ‘Long Live Montero Tour,’ but he’s making sure to secure the bag via savvy brand moves too.

And the latest sees the Hip-Pop performer pair up with Coach in a major way.

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Drake and Kanye West have each made an indelible mark over the last year with their musical efforts.

Aptly, then, the Hip-Hop titans lead the nominations for the 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

Drizzy leads with a whopping 14 nods, followed by West with 10.

Other notable names in this nominations mix include Kendrick Lamar (9) and Future (8), as well as the trio of Cardi B, J. Cole, and Baby Keem – all of whom landed 6 nominations each.

Hosted by Fat Joe, this year’s installment of the show takes place at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA and airs on October 4 on BET at 9pm ET/PT.

Ahead of the broadcast, find out who’s nominated below…

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Rina Sawayama is gearing up to release her new album with a new song.

Case in point, the budding pop superstar has just shared the audio for her latest single, ‘Hurricanes.’ The song serves as the fifth from her upcoming album ‘Hold The Girl.’

‘Hold The Girl’ is set to serve as the follow-up to her critically-acclaimed ‘Sawayama’ album.

The project featured notable tracks like ‘Tokyo Love Hotel,’ ‘Bad Friend,’ ‘XS,’ ‘Dynasty,’ and more.

As for ‘Hold The Girl,’ the album is set to be available everywhere on September 16.

In the meantime, listen to her ‘Hurricanes’ song below…

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Usher is commemorating a major career milestone with a celebratory new release and a companion documentary.

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Megan Thee Stallion has had enough.

The femcee is currently in Brazil and had earned rave reviews for blazing the stage at Rock In Rio only to find her name trending for “other” reasons.

See, on this evening’s edition of Queen Radio, Nicki Minaj singled out a “someone” for allegedly saying she “go to the clinic” after she refused to drink alcohol while trying for a baby.

Minaj’s fans quickly interpreted this as being about Megan and flooded her timeline.

See what the Houston native had to say after the jump…

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Britney Spears may have enjoyed seeing her name printed in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10 last week for the first time in 10 years thanks to new song ‘Hold Me Closer’ (as we reported here), but those expecting to see her give the Elton John-led hit a live rendition on stage had their hopes dashed Sunday night (September 11) when she revealed she likely won’t ever perform again.

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