Nearly a year after the release of her third and best-selling album to date, ‘Chilombo,’ the promo grind continues for Jhené Aiko in support of the Platinum project – the first of her career to earn such certification (as we reported here).

The LP already boasts watching five of its official singles certified Gold or higher and, from the looks of things, Aiko’s is looking for it latest release – ‘Born Tired’ – to follow suit.

In addition to the tune’s Hawaii-filmed music video, the past month has seen the GRAMMY nominee build public awareness of the Fisticuffs-produced tune by giving it the spotlight treatment on her NPR ‘Tiny Desk Concert,’ her ‘Living at Home Mini-Concert,’ and more (click here to watch both).

Thursday night (January 28), she took to ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ to give viewers yet another taste of the song live.  See the action inside:

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Mulatto has garnered criticism for her name – and the racial connotations that are associated with it – before announcing she would change it (as we reported here).

In a new interview with Hot Freestyle, the ‘Spend It’ rapper opened up about her decision.

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When the 2021 GRAMMY nominations were announced for the upcoming ceremony, The Weeknd caused quite the stir when he and his album ‘After Hours’ were notably absent from the list.

Now, he opened up to Billboard about his lack of nominations and the fall out that occurred between him and the GRAMMYs after.

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T.I. and Tiny have hit back at shocking claims that they operated a sex trafficking operation that included women and minors.

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Justin Timberlake is hot on the promotional trail for new movie ‘Palmer,’ which premiered today on Apple TV+.

In the film, the GRAMMY winner plays an ex-convict who establishes an unlikely friendship with a young boy who is bullied for playing with dolls and dressing up like a princess.

During an interview with GLAAD, JT seized the moment to express how the movie’s narrative reminded him of how proud he is to stand in unison with marginalized voices.

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Bow Wow is the latest notable name to hop aboard OnlyFans.

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Ashanti continues to bask in the afterglow of her #VERZUZ showdown with Keyshia Cole. 

Currently on the promotional trail for new single ‘2:35,’ the R&B veteran’s latest stop was The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1.

Chopping it up with Charlamagne, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee, the singer waxed on her celebratory clash with Cole, her romantic life, signing new music deals, a possible documentary about her career, and much more.

An awesome interview awaits after the jump…

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JoJo is has returned with new music.

For, the singer has just released her latest song, ‘American Mood.’ The track is a sonic departure for the Pop star. ‘Mood’ incorporates folk and country elements, as she addresses immaturity and privilege in America.

“American mood / to all the kids without a silver spoon / You deserve much more this one’s for you.“

JoJo first announced the song on social media January 26 and proceeds from the song will go to the “I Have a Dream” Foundation to support young people from low-income communities.

Listen to JoJo’s latest offering below…

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It’s Maluma‘s 27th birthday and the singer has marked the occasion by releasing a surprise album named ‘7 Days In Jamaica.’

Armed with the momentum of recent collaborations with The Weeknd and Jennifer Lopez, the world-renown star paired the project with seven interconnected music videos – which sees the singer journey through the Caribbean country.

The project fuses Latin music and Reggaeton with reggae and dancehall – and collaborate with celebrated Jamaican acts such as Ziggy Marley and Charly Black. Confirmed lead single ‘Agua De Jamaica’ receives a special spotlight.

Watch the long-form visual below, where the full album also awaits…
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Selena Gomez continues to roll out new music.

Her latest tune, ‘Baila Conmigo,’ serves as the second offering from her upcoming Spanish-language EP ‘Revelación.’ 

The visual for the song was filmed in Los Angeles and a remote fishing village in Brazil. In a press release for the song, Gomez said:

“With ‘Baila Conmigo,’ I want to get everyone dancing. The video portrays the sense of isolation we all are experiencing right now and how music truly does connect us all no matter where we are in the world.”

‘Baila Conmigo’ was produced by Tainy and features Puerto Rican artist Rauw Alejandro.

What are you waiting for? New Selena Gomez is just after the jump…

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Ahead of ‘The Show’ – their highly anticipated, livestream concert on Youtube (January 31) – K-Pop sensations BLACKPINK are giving their fans (affectionately called #Blinks) an eyeful of what they can expect at Saturday’s high octane showing.

Taking to ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ Wednesday (January 27), the quartet cranked out a rendition of ‘Pretty Savage’ – a fan favorite found aboard their 2020-released debut Korean-language studio album, ‘The Album’ (click here to stream).

In addition to blazing the talk show’s stage, the members dished with its host about new music, pre-show rituals, and many other fun topics during their sit down interview.

See all the action inside if you missed its original air date.

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Not even two months after movie lovers were first sent into a frenzy about a TV-adapted reboot of classic 90’s film, ‘Waiting to Exhale’ (which celebrated its 25th anniversary in December), speculation began mounting about who among today’s crop of actresses would float the revamp and who among its surviving cast (Lela Rochon, Loretta Devine, Angela Bassett) would reprise their original roles.

When Devine first broke the news of the venture, she expressed interest in reassuming her role as the feisty hairdresser “Gloria ‘Glo’ Matthews” (click here to see that).

More recently, the Academy and EMMY award nominated Bassett visited CBS morning talk show, ‘The Talk,’ to dish about her interest in reuniting with the film’s writer – Terry McMillan – to reprise her portrayal of the fiery “Bernadine Harris.”

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