Taylor Swift‘s new album has finally bagged a due date.

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A Madonna fans claims to have been arrested for the part they claim to have played in leaking her new album ‘Madame X’.

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Cop a gander of H.E.R!

Fresh from announcing her very own festival ‘Lights On,’ the two-time Grammy winner covers the latest digital issue of Essence Magazine.

An apt placement given her upcoming performance at the 2019 Essence Music Festival, the spread also sees the singer open up about why she feels she’s been embraced by the masses.

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Chris Brown has never been one to hold his tongue and, despite having an album to focus on, he’s sounding off on his ex’s new man.

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Nicki Minaj is back!

The Hip-Hop maven has been teasing a reveal all week and moments ago she lifted the lid on… ‘Megatron.’

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Ciara is keeping the ‘Beauty Marks’ party popping with a brand new music video.

And it’s due to drop sooner than you may think.

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After many a murmur, Cassie has confirmed the rumors. She is indeed with child.

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Billboard is making moves it hopes will make its chart system clearer for artists and fans alike.

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Nicki Minaj was not dropped from Chris Brown’s forthcoming tour…despite claims made by faceless sources within the last few days.

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These days, Beyonce lets her art do the talking.

However, Queen Bey did oblige OWN for an interview in support of the Wearable Art Gala – a celebration founded by her mother Tina Knowles and her actor husband Richard Lawson.

In the brief but sweet piece, the superstar spoke passionately about the cause, supporting Black artists, her role in Disney’s live-action remake of ‘The Lion King,’ and more.

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Mary J. Blige is set to be honored in a major way at the BET Awards 2019. For, it’s been announced that the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement salute.

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While some artists exercise their outspokenness when convenient, Miley Cyrus is doing so while in the firing line.

In 2013, the former Disney darling ditched the bubblegum Pop of her earlier bops and embraced a more hard-hitting Hip-Hop sound and aesthetic for the ‘Bangerz’ project. A move which yielded her both hits and headlines.

It wasn’t without its issues, though. For, many took offence with what they felt was the star playing dress-up with layer upon layer of cultural appropriation.

The sentiment was lent credence years later when Cyrus, then pushing a more Country kissed project named ‘Younger Now,’ distanced herself from Hip-Hop and claimed it pushed her out.

Now, with recent EP ‘She Is Coming’ seeing her return to similar sonics, a viral video – ironically uploaded by a fan – has probed the problematic nature of this.

Catching wind of this, Cyrus responded.

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