Ayra Starr has hatched the video for ‘Birds Sing of Money.’

The stirring track is lifted from the Nigerian belle’s critically acclaimed sophomore album, ‘The Year I Turned 21.’

Simple yet effective, the video follows the clips for ‘Commas,’ ‘Goodbye (Warm Up),’ ‘Rhythm & Blues,’ and ‘Last Heartbreak Song.’

The visual also lands as Starr shines aboard Chris Brown‘s ’11:11 Tour’ and in tandem with her showing at the Essence Festival of Culture 2024.

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Fresh from rocking BST Hyde Park and Glastonbury, SZA served as the latest guest on Chicken Shop Date in the UK.

Chopping and chewing it up with host Amelia Dimoldenberg, the 4x GRAMMY winner waxed candid on falling in love easily, being “enraged” when writing hit single ‘Kill Bill,’ ocean etiquette, and much more randomness.

The appearance comes after SZA teased incoming new music.

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Eminem is marching towards the release of his 12th studio album, ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).’

Ahead of its July 12 release, the Rap titan will unleash the video for the project’s latest single ‘Tobey’ featuring Big Sean and Babytron.

Originally set to land this week, the 51-year-old confirmed today that it is still being worked on.

That, however, did not stop him from confirming a new date and sharing a titillating trailer.

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Nicki Minaj has long been one of music’s most versatile talents.

Indeed, the Rap royal’s gargantuan discography spans many a genre and has birthed many a smash hit.

Currently on the super-selling ‘Pink Friday 2 World Tour,’ the femcee’s latest stop was Vienna, Austria.

While there, the reaction to a particular track has Onika in a reflective space about her next musical move.

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Dua Lipa delivered dynamite on the stage with her headlining set at Glastonbury and it ignited fireworks on the charts for the Pop darling.

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While Kelly Osbourne‘s spell in the spotlight has spanned more than two decades, the media maven’s attempt at a music career was short-lived.

Riding off the early 00s success of the hit MTV reality show ‘The Osbournes,’ the then-teen embarked on a mission to follow in the artistic footsteps of her famous father Ozzy Osbourne.

The result?

Singles such as her panned Madonna cover ‘Papa Don’t Preach’ and its housing 2002 album ‘Shut Up’ – which peaked at a disappointing #101 on the Billboard 200.

Now, after going on to anchor herself in the television hosting arena, Kelly has revealed that she “regrets” leaving music behind.

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Two Texas artists have had enough of watching Cardi B rake in the success of her latest Hot 100 top 10 hit, ‘Enough (Miami),’ and believe they’re entitled to some of it.

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Fantasia has rendered her fair share of jaw-dropping renditions of the ‘Star Spangled Banner‘ over her 20-year career, but she arguably delivered her most memorable yet when she took to the West lawn of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. for Independence Day 2024.

One of the big names on the performance roster for PBS’ ‘A Capitol Fourth‘ concert, the GRAMMY winner took vocal flight while wearing a white hot Christian Siriano gown – much to the amazement of audience members and viewers at home.

Garnering a rave reviews for her latest take on the historic tune, hop inside to see the action if you missed it when it first aired.

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In December 2021, Mariah Carey made music history when her yuletide song, ‘All I Want for Christmas,’ became the first holiday hit to be certified Diamond in the United States – meaning it sold the equivalence of over 10 million units.

A year later, progressive sales perennial hit pushed the yuletide tune to 12x Platinum for sales of 12 million – a feat that tied Katy Perry‘s ‘Firework‘ for the title of highest-certified single by a female act at the time.

And while Carey later passed Perry on the list by entering a three-way tie for the all-time position alongside Miley Cyrus and Lorde, Katy’s now clawed her way past the diva trio with 2013’s ‘Roar.’

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Monica may have once declared her and Brandy‘s legendary hit ‘The Boy is Mine‘ was “too sacred” to remake, but chart-topping Pop star Ariana Grande‘s decision to take the “inspired by” route (instead of a direct duplication) apparently got both R&B divas’ stamp of approval as they not only appeared in the tune’s music video but later lent their talents to its official remix.

And though the ‘Eternal Sunshine‘ favorite had already cracked the Billboard Hot 100’s top 20 at the time of its parent album’s release (#16 peak), it was seemingly on its way off the chart before Bran and Mo worked their magic.

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Missy Elliott marveled on night one of her blockbuster ‘Out of This World Tour.’

The seismic spectacle set sail in Vancouver, where the multihyphenate maven rocked a sold-out capacity crowd at the Rogers Arena.

Mirroring the boundless creativity that has defined her three-decade career, Elliott’s high-tech set featured stunning performances of classics such as ‘Get Ur Freak On,’ ‘One Minute Man,’ and ‘Lose Control.’

Joined on the trek by guests Timbaland, Busta Rhymes, and Ciara, the night saw the latter thrill with her own catalog of smashes like ‘Level Up,’ ‘Promise,’ ‘Goodies,’ and ‘1,2 Step.’ She also seized the moment to treat fans to performances of brand-new tracks.

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Kendrick Lamar is proving that there is ample mileage in his Billboard Hot 100 #1 smash ‘Not Like Us.’

Last night, the MC dropped the video for the dynamite Drake diss as a July 4th surprise.

Delivering yet another viral moment for K.Dot, views for the Dave Free-directed visual are off to a turbo-charged start.

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