City Girls‘ surprised-dropped sophomore studio album, ‘City on Lock,’ didn’t exactly unlock the fanfare that accompanied its predecessor (which featured the smash hit ‘Act Up’), but the project – their first top 40 hit on the Billboard 200 – was far from a write-off.

More evidence of such comes courtesy of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which updated its logs recently to reveal the Southern femcees have added a third plaque from the organization to their growing collection.

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As evidenced by her new music video, rising rapstress Mulatto – the self-proclaimed Queen of Da Souf – isn’t afraid to look after her kingdom.

In celebration of the release of her official debut album’s deluxe edition (click here to stream), the Atlanta-based beauty has released yet another tune from the expanded set – ‘Spend It’ – and accompanied it with a moving visual.

Admitting the clip’s original treatment was going to see her showing off her clothes, jewels, and cars, Big Latto revamped the video to showcase her philanthropic efforts for the holidays as she gave away a truckload of toys, home essentials, and food for needy locals.

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In August 2019, Taylor Swift earned her 44th top 20 hit when the title track from her seventh studio album, ‘Lover,’ was lifted to #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 (as we reported here).

Tying Queen of Pop Madonna‘s longstanding record for most top 20 hits among women at the time, Swift snatched the title from Madge the next year when ‘Cardigan’ – the lead single from her eighth studio album ‘Folklore’ – debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 and later led other of the album’s cuts, ‘Exile,’ ‘The 1,’ ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’ and ‘My Tears Ricochet,’ into top 20 terrain as well.

Now, thanks to newly charted music found aboard her ninth studio album, ‘Evermore,’ Taylor looks poised to hold on to the title forevermore as she’s added even more songs from her prized discography to the distinct honor.

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Rihanna is cooking up her next big venture.

The ‘Work’ singer revealed to Closer that she is working on a Caribbean cookbook that was inspired from her time in quarantine.

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It’s been 12 years since Alexandra Burke blazed her way to victory on The X Factor. 

And on the fateful finale night, it was undeniably her performance with Beyonce that sealed the deal.

Hailed as a classic moment in British TV history, it’s remained a firm fixture in the minds of the masses worldwide.

And now, Alex – who went on to score multiple #1s – is opening up about the magical moment singing ‘Listen’ with her idol.

Most impressive? She says the pair came up with the song and performance impromptu!

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Lana Del Rey is cranking up the promotional machine for forthcoming album ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club.’

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Eminem is looking our for Drake.

On his latest album, ‘Music To Be Murdered By: Side B’ (stream it here), the Detroit rapper offers some advice to Hip-Hop’s current hottest MC.

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Azealia Banks has found herself in hot water once again.

While no stranger to controversial comments, this time she is receiving backlash for comments she made regarding the pronouns they/them.

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Despite having huge chart success this year, DaBaby is already thinking about retirement.

The 28-year-old rapper sat down with XXL, where he made the surprising announcement.

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2020 may have been an embattled year for Canadian rapper Tory Lanez, but the Canadian hitmaker is looking to end the year on a high note.

Previously bringing to light the plethora of unreleased music he was housing (as we reported here), the latest taste of the once unheard comes via his new album, ‘Loner.’

Ahead of his R&B and Caribbean-flavored music offerings, ‘Loner’ – his fourth body of work released this year alone – stands as the Rap capsule from his independently released drops.

Featuring the likes of Swae Lee, Lil Wayne, Rich The Kid, Tyga, and more, look inside to stream the 10-song effort on Apple Music and Spotify.

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Dua Lipa‘s sophomore album, the March 2020-released ‘Future Nostalgia,’ is arguably the year’s most aggressively promoted project – especially on the global front.

Kicked off by the Hot 100 smash hit, ‘Don’t Start Now’ (which peaked at #2), the LP saw that tune and follow-ups ‘Break My Heart,’ ‘Levitating,’ and ‘Physical’ showcased on multiple late nite TV platforms as well as major award shows and TV specials around the world throughout the year.  To add, the opus was even repackaged via a star-studded deluxe edition highlighted with appearances from Queen of Pop Madonna, Missy Elliott, Gwen Stefani, and more.

The promo pushes not only helped those songs find impressive placements all across the Hot 100, but also kept their parent album buoyant in the Billboard 200’s highest quadrant even 36 weeks after its release.

That ongoing success was rewarded by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) last week.

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JoJo has teamed with ELLE for a fresh round of Song Association.

And this time, it’s Holiday themed.

The vocal powerhouse celebrated her 30th birthday yesterday, but it’s viewers who were gifted in earnest.

For, Jo took flight with festive songs from the likes of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.

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