The cast of the Michael Jackson biopic continues to grow with notable names.

For, Larenz Tate and Kat Graham have boarded Lionsgate‘s hotly anticipated big screen adaptation of the King of Pop’s

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In a developing story, Diddy‘s Los Angeles and Miami homes have been raided by US Homeland Security.

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Cardi B fans (affectionately called the #BardiGang) showed up and out for their fave if the refreshed Billboard Hot 100 is any indication.

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Neo-Soul icon Maxwell is set to take North America by storm on a newly announced tour and he’s bringing along a fellow award-winning soul star to act as the special guest.

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Shakira is opening up about where she will take her music in the future and it won’t be looking back on her time with ex-husband Gerard Piqué.

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Tyla‘s debut album is already conquering the charts.

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Ariana Grande has just matched a personal record on the Billboard 200 chart.

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Sexyy Red is revealing some NSFW information.

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With a collection of classics as colossal as Michael Jackson‘s, That Grape Juice‘s From The Vault could easily pay exclusive homage to material from the King of Pop week in and week out.

And while variety is the name of our game, this week we salute MJ’s 1995 anthem, ‘Earth Song.’

The rousing record is housed on the ‘HIStory: Past, Present and Future’ album, which saw Jackson pair new material with his previously released classics.

Written and produced by Jackson, David Foster, and Bill Bottrell, ‘Earth Song’ was serviced as one of the freshly crafted cuts and was rolled out as the project’s third single.

Serving as the older, moodier, and angrier sister of ‘Heal The World,’ the track saw Jackson bemoan the state of the world – lyrically posing a succession of questions about war, climate change, animal cruelty, and more. Sonically, the song blends Pop with Gospel and operatic elements.

Its accompanying music video – a format the performer innovated in earnest – was expectedly a cinematic affair. Expensive and expansive, the visual – which was helmed by fine art photographer Nick Brandt – boasted an environmental theme,  juxtaposing Jackson’s powerful performance with clips of war, deforestation, pollution, animal cruelty, and more.

Deservingly, the short film was nominated at the GRAMMY Awards 1997 for Best Music Video.

Despite only being released to radio in Jackson’s home country of the US (with no Stateside physical release), ‘Earth Song’ was a global smash – hitting #1 in regions such as the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, and more.

29 years on, the song’s lyrics continue to resonate in a major way and apply to today’s world. Much like the enduring impact of Michael Jackson himself.

Long live the King!

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Future, Metro Boomin, and Kendrick Lamar are off to a turbo-charged start with their colossal collaboration, ‘Like That.’

Residing on Future and Metro’s new joint album ‘We Don’t Trust You,’ the track has garnered ample buzz – especially in light of the alleged jabs K.Dot appears to take at Drake.

All has created the perfect storm of buzz around the release, which is poised for a huge debut on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Justin Timberlake unleashed his latest studio album ‘Everything I Thought It Was’ last week and has been pounding the promotional pavement in support of the project.

Preceded by the single ‘Selfish,’ the LP has also been pushed by way of follow-up effort ‘No Angels.’

Now, the first-week numbers are in. Find out how the project has fared commercially.

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