If you thought the historic domination of Mariah Carey‘s perennial hit ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You‘ was limited to the Hot 100 this week, you thought wrong.

The same day Billboard took to press to reveal the tune had become the longest-reigning #1 hit in the 67-year history of its all-genre chart, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced the song’s parent album – 1994’s ‘Merry Christmas‘ – helped pencil its performer in the organization’s record books thanks to a shiny new Diamond certification.

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Tamar Braxton‘s recent attempt to share some holiday cheer was met with holiday jeers!

The four-time GRAMMY nominee, no stranger to courting praise aplenty for her soaring vocal performances over the years, hit a few sour notes with critics during her visit to ‘Sherri‘ on Tuesday (December 16).

Ahead of delivering an eye-popping interview while discussing ‘The Braxtons‘ reality show and rumors she was romantically involved with Birdman – her legendary sister Toni Braxton‘s famous husband – she walked out performing her rendition of the yuletide classic ‘Joy to the World‘ (found aboard the ‘Unexpected Christmas‘ soundtrack).

Much to viewer surprise, it didn’t exactly bring the joy intended.
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Keri Hilson took being on the road to a comeback literally recently when she hopped in the passenger seat of Brian Freeman‘s wildly popular Web series ‘Cadillac Chronicles.’

Reminiscent of the now-defunct ‘Carpool Karaoke‘ segment once hosted by EMMY-winning late-night host James Corden, Hilson joined Freeman on a cruise around their hometown of Atlanta while she cranked out live renditions of hits like ‘Knock You Down’ and ‘Turnin Me On.’

Taking a break from being hard-at-work on the third installment of her ‘We Need to Talk‘ album series, hop inside to see Keri rock the mic like only she can if you missed the action when it first hit the net.

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Cardi B and Stefon Diggs are getting into a downward dog for a good cause following the birth of their first child together.

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Jennifer Hudson and Josh Groban are officially hitting the road together.

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Tamar Braxton is setting the record straight.

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Mariah Carey has done it again, and this time, it wasn’t in a stadium or a TV special.

The ‘All I Want For Christmas’ hitmaker sent TikTok into a frenzy after her holiday ‘Here For It All’ livestream.

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Comedian D.L. Hughley has publicly called out Nicki Minaj following her recent comments about California Governor Gavin Newsom.

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Odeal has officially stepped into a major career moment with his debut on NPR’s coveted ‘Tiny Desk Concert.’

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Move over Shaboozey and Lil Nas X; Billboard Queen Mariah Carey has reclaimed the Hot 100 crown!

Six years after ‘Old Town Road‘ broke Carey’s ‘One Sweet Day‘ record for longest-reigning #1 hit at the time, she’s since galloped back to the front of the race thanks to her perennial chart topper ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You.’

Look inside to see how she feels about the victory.

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Six months after rising R&B acts JayDon and Paradise woke up interest from music lovers with their blazing slow jam ‘Lullaby,’ they’re poised to gain even more notoriety for the track thanks to the inclusion of iconic R&B star Usher on its remix.

Delivered to digital shelves on Friday (December 12), the revamped version of the track sees Ush – who is JayDon’s real-life label boss at Mega Records – show the new kids how it’s done.

“Now when I say Lullaby / It’s really for, a metaphor, not literal, / Cuz I don’t doze, cat nap or otherwise sleep on ya,” he wails over HARV production.

The latest offering from JayDon’s October-released debut EP ‘Me, My Songs, and I,’ hop inside to get familiar with ‘Lullaby (Mega Remix).’

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Gwen Stefani‘s quest to continue shaking up the Billboard Hot 100 with her sizzling new single ‘Shake the Snow Globe’ led her right to the stage of NBC’s ‘The Today Show’ recently.

Giving the ‘You Make It Feel Like Christmas‘-housed cut its latest rousing live rendition, the showing follows her visits to ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ as well as this year’s ‘The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular’ and ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center’ television specials.

Did you miss the action when it first aired live? No worries; we’ve got you covered.

Hop inside to see Stefani wake and shake up America with ‘Shake the Snow Globe.’

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