Since setting sail as an independent artist last year, Tinashe has not only been releasing more music, she’s also been speaking up about her rocky tenure in the major label system.

In a new interview, she continues along said trajectory and elaborates on the hurdles she experienced trying to navigate an infrastructure that had a very different set of rules (and budgets) for music deemed Urban and music labeled Pop.

Now, in the wake of several labels committing to eradicate the term “Urban,” the singer is proposing a more holistic solution: bulldoze the idea of genres altogether.

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Not content with spending seven weeks atop of the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Rockstar,’ DaBaby has unleashed even more new music.

Moments ago, the rapper released the deluxe edition of his latest album ‘Blame It On Baby.’

And while it’s been rolled out as an extension to the hit-filled project, the MC says he’s approaching the 10-song set as an entirely fresh LP.

At the time of its announcement, he cheekily quipped:

“Don’t tell the label I told you this but it’s not a “Deluxe” …it’s #ReallyABrandNewAlbum.”

With that, the project serves as his fourth body of work it just two years.

Led by ‘PEEP HOLE,’  ‘Blame It On DaBaby’ deluxe edition awaits your listening below..

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After picking up two number one singles this year Nicki Minaj loyalists have their eye on a third.

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Fresh details are emerging about the much anticipated Whitney Houston cinema-bound biopic.

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Travis Scott is cooking.

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The MTV Video Music Awards announced their first round of performers and it’s a stacked lineup.

BTS, Doja Cat, and J. Balvin are all set to take the stage.

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Rihanna continues to expand her business empire.

The superstar singer recently graced the cover of Harper’s Bazar, where she talked about her inspiration for Fenty Beauty and what drove her to create Fenty Skin.

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Chris Brown‘s fans are unstoppable.

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Ellen Degeneres has come under fire for allegations about the climate behind the scenes of her show.

And the scrutiny has become so intense that she recently issued a statement.

Interestingly, for all the headlines, many of the star’s famous friends have been silent.

That changed moments ago, when Katy Perry rose to the defense of Degeneres.

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The rumor mill’s been proven right again.

As impatient Cardi B fans began to wonder what the hold up for her highly anticipated sophomore album was, some began to piece together clues the GRAMMY winner was collaborating with Megan Thee Stallion.

Lo and behold, not long after teasing ‘she had an announcement’ (as we reported here), the ‘Press’ performer finds herself getting just that after unveiling news her new single – ‘Wap’ – featured none other than the ‘Savage‘ star herself.

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Queen Naija is looking to reign atop R&B charts again with new song ‘Pack Lite.’

An ode to Erykah Badu‘s GRAMMY-nominated 2000 hit ‘Bag Lady,’ Naija tells the story of a love-gone-wrong while encouraging her former beau to hit the road.

“I done had my share of being walked all over / now I’m smarter You can think you right all you want I see you through you just like water,” she coos. “You can go ‘head puff up your chest but it bet not go no further.”

Tapping Spike Tey (better known as Teyana Taylor) to direct, look inside to watch the finished product:

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‘Anything for You,’ the first single from ‘Wild Card’ –  Ledisi‘s eighth studio album – has been winning rave reviews since its April release.

Now, she’s taking the bedroom-ready ballad to the next level by enlisting fellow Urban AC star PJ Morton to assist.

Hear the magic between the two crooners inside ahead of ‘Card’s August 28th debut.

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