After almost eight years since he topped the charts with ‘Blurred Lines,’ Robin Thicke has teamed up with Pharrell once more on the song ‘Take Me Higher.’

The funk-infused song was produced by The Neptunes hitmaker, which samples Kool & the Gang‘s ‘Ladies Night.’ 

The new song is Thicke’s most recent offering from his upcoming album, ‘On Earth, and in Heaven’ due out February 12.

Thicke said of the project:

“This is an album about the people who aren’t here and the people who are here that made me who I am. This music is the sunshine coming out after the rain. Can’t wait for you all to hear it.“

Listen below to see what Thicke and Pharrell have cooked up:

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After joining forces to help Moneybagg Yo‘s ‘Said Sum’ become the biggest hit of his career to date, DaBaby and City Girls are reuniting with hopes of doing the same for rapper BRS Kash‘s ‘Throat Baby.’

The X-rated tune, which has already seen its original incarnation peak at #58 on the Hot 100, is given the remix treatment by the Girls and DaBaby ahead of the arrival of its parent project – Kash’s debut mixtape, ‘Kash Only.’

Both efforts are available for your streaming pleasure inside:

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Lady Gaga continues to have a successful start to the new year.

For, Mother Monster has just added another plaque to her already impressive collection.

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Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid have revealed the name of their daughter in a slick way.

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Ashanti and Keyshia Cole finally did battle in the latest #VERZUZ spar.

As widely reported, the musical celebration had first been scheduled in December but was postponed when Ashanti contracted coronavirus. A rescheduled January date was then scrapped due to rising rates of infection in the US.

Nonetheless, it took place tonight and saw the ladies compete with classics such as ‘Foolish,’ ‘Heaven Sent,’ ‘Only U,’ and ‘Give It Up To Me.’

Who won? Watch below and let us know…

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Over 10 million viewers tuned into Wednesday’s (January 20) live simulcast of ‘Celebrating America’ – a concert that assembled some of music’s biggest music and shakers to commemorate the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

That gargantuan viewership figure made the platform a prime spot to showcase new and old music, an opportunity taken advantage of in earnest by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, Ant Clemons & Justin Timberlake, and other big names on the bill who opted to perform original songs instead of inspirational covers like Demi Lovato, John Legend, and more.

For Clemons and Timberlake, the exposure proved particularly lucrative as the duo unveiled the first live showing of their new song ‘Better Days.’

If real-time sales tallies are to judge by, America was pleased with the performance.

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Thanks to the ongoing success of her sixth studio album, ‘Positions,’ and the content found within, Ariana Grande finds herself in a familiar position – earning shiny new plaques from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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After luring new fans to her growing legion of supporters by teaming with producer Tainy on the Reggaeton-soaked tune, ‘NADA,’ former Fifth Harmony hitmaker Lauren Jauregui unleashed the official music video for the Tainy-produced ‘Lento’ to similar critical acclaim.

The half English/Spanish track was billed her first “official” solo single in March 2020, despite having launched her solo career with 2018’s ‘Expectations.’

As fans are hoping they’re closer to hearing the first official full body of work Jauregui is cooking up, she’s tiding them over with a full Spanish revamp of ‘Lento.’

Branded the ‘Brabo remix,’ look inside to hear how she’s flipped the tune with famed Brazilian singer-songwriter Pabllo Vittar.

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On the newly unveiled ‘Nasty,’ rapper Rich the Kid plays backup on his own song and limits his contribution to the tune’s chorus as three of female Rap’s most celebrated newcomers – Mulatto, Rubi Rose, and Flo Milli – take turns flexing sets of their hottest bars.

Definitely not one for the kids, the XXX-rated cut sees the trio detail their respective bedroom prowesses all while leaving little to the imagination on the Buddah Bless-produced instrumental.

Not to be mistaken with Rich’s previous releases, 2019’s ‘So Nasty’ (featuring 83 Babies) and 2018’s solo ‘Nasty,’ look inside to hear what he and the ladies cooked up:

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After thrilling viewers with her long-awaited #Verzuz showdown with Keyshia Cole Thursday (January 21), GRAMMY-winning R&B diva Ashanti has returned with a new single, ‘2:35 (I Want You).’

A bedroom-ready bop, the tune was premiered during the live battle and comes as the first taste of new solo music fans have gotten since August 2019‘s ‘Pretty Little Thing.’ 

“‘Cause ooh, my body beggin’ for you / Ain’t no mistake, you the truth / And I can’t wait till we ooh, we ooh,” she coos on the seductive track.

Is ‘2:35’ just what it will take to get the Princess of Hip-Hop/R&B reigning over charts again?

Hear it inside and let us know:

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Jay-Z continues to give back.

For, the rapper is now putting $10 million into a fund for minority-owned cannabis startups.

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Megan Thee Stallion has slammed suggestion that the case against Tory Lanez have been dropped.

As reported, Lanez was charged with one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm after the femcee claimed that he shot her in the foot on the night of July 12 2020.

The ‘Say It’ performer was also hit with another count of carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle.

Earlier today, murmurs began swirling about all court dates being wiped from schedules. Leading some to assert that the charges against Lanez had been dropped.

A select sect descended on Megan’s socials to mock her and she clapped back moments ago.

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