Safaree has put his own spin on Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s seismic smash ‘WAP.’

For, the OnlyFans performer/rapper has unleashed ‘B.A.D.’

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While most are enjoying the splash that was Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s racy ‘WAP’ video, CeeLo Green is not one of them.

Indeed, so unsettled by the scantily-clad nature of the clip, the Gnarls Barkley singer was moved to speak out about displays of sexuality by female rappers more broadly. A move that saw him muse on Nicki Minaj unfavourably too.

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After Harry Styles and DaBaby saw their respective hits, ‘Watermelon Sugar’ and ‘Rockstar,’ locked in an intense battle for the Hot 100 throne (as we reported here), Billboard has declared it will be Styles taking home the honor.

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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion have their sights set on global domination with their new song ‘WAP.’ 

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Not even two months ago (as we reported here), executives at MTV confirmed the 2020 MTV VMAs would proceed as planned at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center with an in-person audience.

Despite the ongoing global health crisis, the move would make the annual award show the first among like ceremonies to “return to normal” given the circumstances.

As the show’s August 30 premiere date looms, however, event organizers at Barclays and MTV have reassessed their initial decision and have announced an alternative.

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Cardi B‘s ‘WAP,’ presumably the first official single from her highly anticipated, yet-titled sophomore album, has been getting praise aplenty from fellow celebrities and fans alike since its August 7th premiere.  Yet, there’s one person the GRAMMY winner shouldn’t expect a standing ovation from: CEO of Big Cat Rescue Carole Baskin.

The ‘Tiger King’ star was royally disappointed by the presentation of tigers, leopards, and jaguars in the Colin Tilley-directed video – even though they all appeared digitally.

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Azealia Banks has broken her silence after alarming fans with claims of wanting to end her own life.

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African Giant Burna Boy is set to stand ‘Twice As Tall’ on his brand new album.

Set for release this Friday (August 14), the hotly anticipated set sees the Afrobeats titan make a bold play to bring his flavoursome sound to a global audience like never before.

To assist his cause, he’s tapped Diddy to executive produce the project (which we reported here).

Now, he’s revealed the full tracklist and further details about the LP.

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Billboard is set to have some sweet news for ‘Watermelon Sugar’ singer Harry Styles.

Just a month after fans learned it had become his third solo top 10 placement on the Hot 100 (as we reported here), the Tyler Johnson-produced hit is now locked in a two-way race with DaBaby‘s enduring smash ‘Rockstar’ to be crowned the week’s chart champion.

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Melody Thornton‘s absence from the Pussycat Dolls’ reunion earlier this year certainly didn’t mean the powerhouse vocalist was sitting on the sidelines.

Instead, she had her eyes on a solo prize – a truth evidenced by the unveiling of ‘Lioness Eyes,’ her debut EP.  Delivered Friday (August 7), the 7-song set comes as her first body of work since her introductory mixtape effort ‘P.O.Y.B.L.’

A collection of tunes inspired by the R&B sounds of yesteryear, look inside to take a trip down music’s memory lane with Melody:

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Beyonce has roared back into the top ten of the Billboard 200 with ‘The Lion King: The Gift.’

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Join us as we celebrate the birthday of one of the greatest of all time and a TGJ all-time favorite.

Today’s From The Vault comes courtesy of the incomparable Whitney Houston and her sassy 1999 hit ‘It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay.’

The opening track from Nippy’s big return album ‘My Love Is Your Love’, ‘OK’ was issued as the project’s third single.

Beginning with a now-legendary mathematical equation, the singer exposes her significant other’s infidelity the whole song through, letting him know that she’ll continue living her best life whether he’s included in it or not. Topically, it was in line with the independent women mantra that was rightfully all the rage in the latter 90s and early 00’s.

‘Okay’ was produced and written by brothers Rodney and Fred Jerkins alongside the late great LaShawn Daniels.

By July 1999, the song had peaked at #4 in the Billboard Hot 100 in The US. In Canada and the UK, it managed to enter the Top 3 and was #1 in Spain.

Kevin Bray directed the monochromatic video which presented Whitney as leader to a horde of fed-up women who can be seen reciting the song’s lyrics. Dressed in a now-iconic black leather ensemble, Houston’s ever-present “cool” allowed her to remain hip and trendy looking in the video, while keeping it embracing her maturity.

In celebrating her 57th birthday today, we can’t help but reflect on what a legacy she left behind her. It’s also interesting to point out that, in a world where tastemakers are always looking for “the next” (insert big name), we’re still not in the presence of a vocalist who possessed the set of skills the diva did in earnest. That’s what you call stuff of legend.

Miss Houston, Happy Heavenly Birthday. May your legacy continue to inspire.

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