The pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the entertainment sphere.

And the 2020 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony is the latest show affected.

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When Dua Lipa announced new single ‘Hallucinate’ this week, fans rejoiced. Primarily because it’s been a favorite since the release of parent album ‘Future Nostalgia.’

That excitement look set to be fed today when the singer shared a teaser of the song’s music video.

However, things played out quite differently.

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Showers of blessings are soaking Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.

For, the Pop pair’s chart-topping anthem ‘Rain On Me’ is continuing to make a splash following its reign on the Billboard tally.

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Kanye West made headlines this week when the world learned that his company Yeezy received between $2 million and $5 million from a Donald Trump-approved program which was supposed to help small businesses struck by the global health crisis.

Today he has announced that he wants little to do with the controversial world leader….and revealed that he isn’t a fan of Planned Parenthood.

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BBC Radio 1 has joined Beyonce‘s ‘Black Parade’.

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Another show bites the dust. And this time it’s Camila Cabello‘s ‘Romance Tour.’

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As we reported here, the 2020 Essence Fest – which originally boasted Pop megastars Janet Jackson and Bruno Mars as headliners – was cancelled due to the global health crisis.

However, much like with the BET Awards, the event’s organizers still assembled some of Black music’s best and brightest to carry the show forward virtually.

Creating a cultural event that featured musical performances, entertainment, and empowerment series, this year’s fest featured names like Patti Labelle, Ledisi, India.Arie, PJ Morton, Tamela Mann, The Clark Sisters, Erica Campbell, Kierra Sheard, and many more.

Have you missed any of the action from the last two weekends? No worries; we’ve got you covered.

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Though recent years have seen him lean more to the side of ally on Black issues, CNN anchor Don Lemon is no stranger to criticism for his sometimes controversial commentary on racial politics – often finding his views opposed to that of the Black majority.

For that reason (and a few others), Lemon is back in the hot seat for trying to school actor Terry Crews on the true meaning of Black Lives Matter.  Fans of Crews know he has been under fire in recent weeks for criticizing the movement (as we reported here).

Yet, when the ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ star took to ‘CNN Tonight’ Monday (July 6) to double down on his BLM stance, Lemon used the opportunity to educate him on why it was problematic.  The result?  The two engaged in a heated exchange that led both of them to being roasted on Twitter.

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As a Memphis native, Pop superstar Justin Timberlake is no stranger to seeing statues constructed in commemoration of Confederate soldiers.

Now, as those very monuments are being pointed to as painful reminders of America’s dark past of slavery and racial inequality, activists the world over are calling for their removal.  On Monday (July 6), Timberlake added his name to the list of people calling for their elimination.

Taking to Instagram, the GRAMMY winner stated:

“There are roughly 1,848 confederate statues of in the U.S.,” Timberlake said. “More than half are in the South, and it’s not acceptable. No one should be protecting the legacies of Confederate leaders and slave owners.”

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Not even a month after scoring their first top 40 hit courtesy of their assistant role on Lady Gaga‘s ‘Sour Candy’ (found aboard her latest chart-topping album, ‘Chromatica’), BLACKPINK circles back to make history as leaders.

It’s pretty clear their legion of dedicated fans are liking their new single, ‘How You Like That,’ as the tune has made a handsome #33 premiere on this week’s Billboard Hot 100.  The debut not only comes as the highest rung reached of their career, but also the highest for any K-Pop girl group to date.  What’s more, the song is the first top 40 entry for any girl group since Fifth Harmony last visited with 2016’s ‘All In My Head.’  

That’s not the only history-making feat accomplished by the ladies this week, however.

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Not even a week after the untimely 2019 passing of Nipsey Hussle, fellow emcee Kodak Black took to Instagram to romantically pursue the late rap star’s girlfriend, Lauren London.

Later apologizing to London for the act after backlash ensued (as we reported here), Black – a year later – is now revisiting the incident to publicly apologize to Hussle.

Taking to Instagram Monday (July 6), the 23-year-old – who is currently serving time at a federal prison in Kentucky for falsifying information on federal forms to purchase firearms – wielded a lengthy statement to display his remorse.

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Dua Lipa continues to dance her way to chart domination.

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