The countdown is on for BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez!

As reported, the much-loved acts are teaming up for a brand new collaboration, which will serve as the next single from the K-Pop quad’s incoming LP, ‘The Album’ (due October 2).

To drum up buzz, both acts have shared titillating teasers.

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Travis Scott is bringing the musical flames to Warner Bros’ incoming blockbuster ‘Tenet.’

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Saweetie is tagging in a number of major names for the remix to her growing hit ‘Tap In.’

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Chloe X Halle continue along the promotional trail for hit single ‘Do It.’

The latest stop for the singing sisters was Jimmy Kimmel Live, where they served up a retro-flavored showing.

Armed with their angelic voices, the Parkwood Entertainment pair prove why they are magnetising the masses.

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Mariah Carey is opening up the vault in an unprecedented way.

For, the supreme diva has just announced ‘The Rarities.’

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Victoria Monet‘s no stranger to winning praise for writing hits for other artists (see: Ariana Grande’s ‘7 Rings’ and ‘Thank U, Next,’ Chloe x Halle‘s ‘Do It,’ and more), but on August 7 the multi-talented songstress launched her own work to Billboard battle (as we reported here).

Her long-awaited debut album, ‘Jaguar’ pounced onto record shelves as her first official body of work after delivering four EPs between 2014-2018.

Garnering critical acclaim for the LP’s three leading singles – ‘Ass Like That,’ ‘Moment,’ and the Khalid-assisted ‘Experience’ – look inside to see if the set was able to mirror that success commercially.

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Once projected to be ASAP Ferg‘s first top 5 hit (as we reported here), ‘Move Ya Hips’ – the rapper’s reunion single with Nicki Minaj – has seemingly been making all the wrong moves since its July 30 premiere.

Debuting at #19 on the Hot 100 (as we reported here), fans of Minaj – affectionately called #Barbz –  asserted ASAP was to blame for the modest opening due to his team failing to report web site sales of the tune.

While that claim has been unsubstantiated, it didn’t stop Ferg from being the brunt of their criticism.  Undoubtedly, that judgment will heighten once #Barbz take a look at the newly printed Hot 100.

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Ariana Grande is heading to the VMAs!

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Taylor Swift is just as renown for hiding Easter eggs in her music videos as she is launching hits to the top of charts.

For that reason, her fans – affectionately called #Swifties – will be particularly interested in watching the latest installment of Vevo’s ‘Footnotes’ – a series that takes viewers behind the scenes of some of today’s hottest music videos.

With its newest webisode featuring the GRAMMY winner’s latest chart-topper, ‘Cardigan,’ Swift unveiled some of the meanings behind the visual’s unique aesthetic as she not only directed it but also did her own styling and makeup.

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As she proclaimed in her 2006 top 10 hit, ‘Get Up’ – ‘Ciara‘s on your radio, everybody turn it up!’

The GRAMMY-winning diva has been placing R&B hits on radio stations around the world for over 15 years and now, thanks to a recently announced partnership with Apple Music, she’ll be spinning them as a jockey.

In a venture titled ‘Level Up Radio’ (a nod to her 2018 hit ‘Level Up’), the multi-hyphenate star has been tapped to host a show centered on the ‘examination of R&B’s cultural impact and evolution’ that will not only highlight today’s top tunes of the genre but also see her reflect on her experiences as one of its modern leaders.

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Kim Kardashian-West is using her platform once again to shine light on failures of the U.S. criminal justice system, this time joining the fight to help free C-Murder (born Corey Miller) from imprisonment.

The brother of Master P, Corey – who was controversially sentenced to life in prison following the 2002 shooting death of a 16-year-old – saw his heart-wrenching story told in greater detail courtesy of BET’s warmly received 5-part documentary ‘No Limit Chronicles’ (which aired earlier this month).  Despite multiple appeals and two key witnesses recanting their stories (alleging they were pressured by police to identify Corey as the shooter), he is still serving the sentence.

Kardashian-West, alongside GRAMMY-winning singer Monica (who is Corey’s former-girlfriend), made headlines this week for teaming together to work toward his release.  In a show of appreciation, the No Limit rapper took to social media to acknowledge their efforts.

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If the Billboard Hot 100 thought 2019 was a buzzing year for female rappers, 2020 is taking things to an even higher level.

As we reported here, ‘WAP’ – an all-female Rap collaboration (Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion) – sits atop the tally for the first time in history.  As if that’s not enough, hits from the likes of Saweetie (‘Tap In’), Stallion (‘Savage’ and ‘Girls in the Hood’), Doja Cat (‘Say So’ and ‘Like That’), Nicki Minaj (‘Say So’ and ‘Move Ya Hips’), and others are spotted in various positions along the hit list.

Among the new class making noise is RCA Records rapstress Mulatto.

First garnering national attention as the winner of Lifetime’s reality music competition ‘The Rap Game,’ her rise to prominence began with her breakthrough single, ‘B*tch from Da Souf’ (which was later remixed with Saweetie and Trina).

Just days after being named one of only 2 female rappers included in XXL’s coveted ‘Freshman Class’ list for 2020, the femcee (born Alyssa Stephens) learned ‘Souf’ was certified Gold by the RIAA this week and had cracked the Hot 100 for the first time.

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