Just days after celebrating the historic #1 premiere of her latest single, ‘Good 4 U,’ on the Hot 100 (as we reported here), Olivia Rodrigo learned the tune had already been certified GOLD by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  The feat means it’s sold 500,000 copies in the United States alone.

While its parent album, ‘Sour,’ continues its reign in the top 5 of the refreshed Billboard 200 (after also nabbing a GOLD certification), Rodrigo continues her run on the promo trail in support of the project.

As if gracing an onslaught of television, radio, and print outlets in its promotion wasn’t enough, now Olivia is inviting her growing legion of fans to take a peek behind the scenes of the creation of the ‘Good 4 U’ music video.

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Cop a gander of Teyana Taylor, who has been named 2021’s Sexiest Woman Alive by Maxim. 

She is notably the first Black woman to receive the honor.

The publication salutes the multi-hyphenate talent for oozing an effortless sexy aesthetically but also within the potency of her hustle.

Taylor, who is now 30 and married with two children, juggles music with acting and increasingly directing too (under her Spike Tee alias).

Suffice to say, she’s beautiful, booked, and busy.

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Check out Shawn Mendes!

The multi-talented music superstar stuns on the latest cover of Wonderland’s Summer 2021 Issue.

22-year-old Mendes strips down and bares it all for his Max Montgomery lensed shoot.

In the upcoming issue, Mendes opens up to Brockhampton‘s Kevin Abstract and spills on everything from comparison culture to the power of therapy, and how he struggles to live up to the idealistic projection of his own image.

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Jesy Nelson‘s solo launch may be ready for its unveiling sooner than folk may have thought.

For, fresh from announcing her solo deal with Universal’s Polydor Records, the former Little Mix member has revealed is preparing for “something special.”

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Megan Thee Stallion is back and is aiming to blaze with her new song ‘Thot Sh*t.’

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Mariah Carey has clapped back hard at claims that an “explosive row” with JAY-Z led to her departure from Roc Nation management.

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Yo Gotti is not holding back.

After releasing his ‘Drop’ music video, the Memphis MC is being accused of colorism, as fans said they feel the video lacks diversity. Now Yo Gotti is speaking out against those accusations.

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Snoop Dogg has officially joined Def Jam in an executive role.

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Kehlani is getting candid.

After officially coming out as a lesbian (as we reported here), the ‘Can I’ singer is now revealing how the father of her child reacted to the news.

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Justin Bieber has recruited some of his famous friends for his latest remix to ‘Peaches.’

Usher, Snoop Dogg, and Ludacris all join Bieber on the chart-topping hit. The new remix arrives after Bieber, Snoop, and Usher teased the star-studded remix with a back-and-forth on Twitter.

‘Peaches’ is lifted from Bieber’s latest album ‘Justice,’ which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The original version features Daniel Caesar and Givēon and gave both of them their first #1 single on the Hot 100 chart.

Listen as Usher, Snoop Dogg, and Ludacris join forces with Justin on the ‘Peaches’ remix below…

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Taylor Swift stands tall on this week’s incarnation of the Billboard 200 album chart with ‘Evermore.’

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Megan Thee Stallion is re-charged and ready to roll.

The GRAMMY-winning femcee had been on a self-imposed hiatus since April, after an action-packed year.

Now, she’s back and it looks like the ‘Savage’ rapper is re-engaging with her alter-ego Tina Snow; a name she first introduced on her like-titled 2018 EP.

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