Big Sean is opening up about the death of former girlfriend Naya Rivera.

As widely reported, the 33-year-old ‘Glee’ actress lost her life after drowning in Lake Piru on July 8th.

After authorities found her four-year old son safe on the boat the star had rented, the search for her launched immediately and quickly shifted from a rescue mission to a recovery effort. Her remains were found six days later.

Now rapper Sean, who had a much-publisized romance, engagement, and fall-out with Rivera has broken his silence on the tragedy.

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Jidenna is back and aiming to blaze with new song ‘Black Magic Hour’ – the video for which arrived in tandem with the track.

Directed and produced by Wesley Walker & Sam Pressman, the visual chronicles the singer’s journey and aftermath of meeting an ancestral spirit who flips his life upside down. Literally and figuratively.

Speaking on the release (which is first for new label home Bullish Entertainment), Jidenna said:

“I think in these times the song becomes important because what I’m really speaking to is centralizing our power in a way that we channel our economic worth and we channel our spiritual worth into our lifestyle I don’t believe that we can have the economic progress that we need to empower communities without the spiritual progression. And If we do not focus there, we will never see our worth in our bodies if we don’t see our worth in our spirit.”

The release, which comes on the heels of last year’s ’85 To Africa,’ is lifted from incoming Bullish compilation project ‘African On All Sides.’

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As impatient fans prepare for the release of Migos‘ highly anticipated ‘Culture III’ album, they’re keeping the group’s latest tune – ‘Need It’ – afloat on charts.

Having peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100 since its late May debut, the YoungBoy Never Broke Again-assisted tune – which has garnered modest attention on streaming and digital download formats – has seen the lion’s share of its buoyancy on Billboard come from radio formats across the nation (particularly R&B and Hip Hop stations).

In fact, the Buddah Bless-produced bop recently blessed the top 10 of R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts with its presence – a history-making feat that was accompanied by news they’d tied a previously thought untouchable record.

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Megan Thee Stallion sent shockwaves across the internet when she responded to the drama surrounding Tory Lanez‘s gun possession arrest by revealing that she had been shot.

She’s been noticeably mute in the time since, but reports have not only labelled the Canadian star the aggressor – he’s being investigated for assault with a deadly weapon.

The internet has been glued to the narrative, with social media erupting with memes and more (such as the “Who Shot Meg?” trend).

Now, Megan has weighed-in and is making clear: this is serious and has seriously affected her.

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The severity of Tamar Braxton‘s fragile mental state in the moments before her suicide attempt is becoming apparent.

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Tamar Braxton is being surrounded by family after an alleged suicide attempt saw her hospitalized in LA today.

Now, many of her celebrity contemporaries are rallying around the singer and sending messages of love and support.

Words from the likes of Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, and more below…

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Doja Cat continues to flex her versatility.

Earlier this month joining fellow femcees City Girls on their new tune, ‘P*ssy Talk’ (as we reported here), now the 24-year-old ‘Say So’ star is showing off her vocal prowess on rising U.K. Pop star Anne-Marie‘s latest joint, ‘To Be Young.’

An emo-anthemic ode to being youth, restlessness, and recklessness, the tune acts as the second single from Anne-Marie’s highly anticipated sophomore album (due later this year).

“Take a punch, get back up,” she sings in the chorus. “Act a fool, don’t give a f*ck. We’re all a mess, but then I guess this is what it feels like to be young.” 

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Teyana Taylor may be pregnant, but she’s not backing down from jabs.

For, moments ago, the R&B singer found herself at the center of a spar with Mykki Blanco. 

A performer and transgender activist, Blanco featured on Taylor’s jam ‘WTP (Work That P**sy’ – which is lifted from 2018 album ‘K.T.S.E.’

Yet, in a heated social media entry, the 34-year-old blasted the experience and lamented non-payment for their services.

Taking specific aim at Taylor, several accusations were hurled – including allegations of negative bias surrounding their HIV status.

Taylor was having none of it.

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In April (as we reported here), Toni Braxton announced her yet-titled ninth studio album – the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Sex & Cigarettes’ – would be unveiled in August.

Although she’s not confirmed if that is still the case, what is for sure is she’s moving forward with teasing content from the forthcoming project.

After making Urban Adult Contemporary history with the radio spins from set’s first single, the slow jam ‘Do It’ (which was later revamped by Missy Elliott as we reported here), the tune’s producer, Antonio Dixon, is lifting the lid on what her fans – affectionately called #ToniTigers – can expect next.

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1984’s ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It’ – the first and only Hot 100 #1 hit by Queen of Rock N Roll Tina Turner – is easily classified as her most iconic solo hit.

Yet, while remakes and remixes of musical treasures of its magnitude are often frowned upon, Norwegian producer Kygo – who recently thrilled fans with his updated take on late Pop icon Whitney Houston‘s ‘Higher Love’ – earned Turner’s stamp of approval when he revamped her timeless tune.

Released July 17, the sonic facelift keeps the diva’s vocals front and center but changes the vibe entirely by turning the R&B-tinged number into an island-inspired dance track.

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Chris Brown & Young Thug employ hot girls & CGI to complete the video for their collaborative cut ‘Go Crazy’.

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August Alsina is moving forward.

Now free from the entanglement which was his romantic tie to Will Smith‘s wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, the Southern gent pushes on with the release of new project and its supporting singles.

The latest song to be blessed with a video is ‘Rounds’.

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