With megahits ‘Side to Side’ and ‘Bang Bang’ to their joint credits, gal pals Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande are going for not just one, but two redo.

Having already released the Minaj-led ‘Bed’ (click here to read about its forthcoming music video), the long teased, Grande-led ‘The Light Is Coming’ is up first with the premiere of its accompanying clip set for a June 20th release.

Keeping in line with Grammy nominee’s promise for “something special’ to be revealed on the 20th of every month ahead of the release of her fourth album, ‘Sweetener,’ Grande’s given premiere dibs on the visual to her fashion brand Reebok (whom she has a longstanding endorsement deal with).

Curious to get a taste of what Minaj and Grande cooked up with ‘Light’?  See it inside:

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After soaring to the top of R&B charts with his ‘Skywalker’-led fourth album, ‘War & Leisure,’ soulful crooner Miguel tackled the top of 2018 with the ‘War & Leisure’ North American tour in its support.

With demands from his faithful fanbase pouring in from cities neglected from that outing, the Grammy-winner took to social media today to announce yet another road trip in support of ‘War.’  The trek – titled ‘The Ascension Tour’ – will see Miggy bring his bevy of hits to the likes of Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, Dallas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and more before wrapping up in Seattle, Wash. on September 28th.

Curious to see if he’ll make his way to your town this time around?  Look below to see:

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As fans of The Carters (Beyonce & Jay Z) jointly and individually continue to go apesh*t over the duo’s newly released joint effort, ‘Everything is Love’ (June 16) more and more details around the creation of the secret project are being unveiled.

The latest peek into the album’s baking process comes courtesy of veteran producers Cool & Dre, who are credited on three of the project’s nine tracks.  Taking to ‘Rolling Stone’ to dish on how Jay and Bey were secretly recording their first duet album while simultaneously preparing for their ‘On the Run II’ world tour, look inside to see the hitmakers detail the creation of some of set’s fan favorites:

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Ariana Grande‘s keeping her word that “something special” surrounding her fourth studio effort, ‘Sweetener,’ will be revealed on the 20th of every month leading up to its release.

Now, as her latest Nicki Minaj duet, ‘Bed,’ is doing everything but being slept on by the divas’ respective fan bases (click here to listen), Grande’s announced their other joint cut – ‘The Light Is Coming (TLIC)’ – is due in full this Wednesday (June 20th) via an exclusive reveal by fashion brand Reebok.

As if that’s not enough, the song’s parent album will be available for pre-order on the same day.  Ahead of all that action, the pint-sized powerhouse has unveiled a look at the set’s official cover artwork and its tracklist.  See them both inside:

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In shocking news, it has been confirmed that rapper XXXTentacion has been pronounced dead after being shot in Miami.

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Janet Jackson continues to rack up accolades.

The latest comes courtesy of the 2018 Radio Disney Awards, who’ve announced today that they’ll be honoring the diva will the inaugural Impact Award.

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It’s a case of up, up, and away for Beyonce and Jay-Z.

The power couple unleashed their long-rumored joint album ‘Everything Is Love’ as a TIDAL surprise on Saturday and this morning went wide with an (equally surprising) launch across retail and other streaming services.

And the excitement is translating into out of the gate success for The Carters (as they’re going).

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Euphoric. Soulful. Colourful. Pop.

These words best describe Louis York and The Shindellas‘ joint offering ‘No Regrets’, a track forged in nostalgia and built for the summer.

Standing as the latest release from the creatives, the song slid into action last week and sees the musicians pay homage to the likes of Billy Ocean, Phil Collins (and in some ways Sting) with sounds you can now enjoy…below.

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Lauryn Hill is marking the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking album ‘The Miseducation’ in a major way.

As reported, the iconic singer/songwriter will be embarking on a world tour in celebration of the groundbreaking set.

Starting this summer, the trek will kick off in July and journey across the States before blazing stages in Europe towards the year’s end.

Now, it’s been announced that the North American leg will feature some very special guests.

The list includes Nas, SZA, M.I.A, Santigold, A$AP Rocky, Big Boi, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, and more.

Peep the updated itinerary, including who’ll be performing where, below…

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Cop a gander of Zayn Malik a-front of GQ!

The former One Direction staple is aiming to cement his solo status with his upcoming sophomore album, which features production from the likes of Timbaland.

And while the success of debut offering ‘Pillowtalk’ saw him shoehorned onto the path of a Pop pin-up ala Justin Timberlake, Malik explains that’s not the trajectory he wants.

His words below…

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SZA made headlines last month when she was pulled from TDE’s Championship Tour  due to illness and declared that “my voice is injured permanently.”

Concerned fans of the soulful songbird clamoured for updates and grew more worried as the silence intensified.

However, a positive development seems to have manifested.

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Beyonce and Jay-Z broke the internet with the surprise release of their joint album ‘Everything Is Love’ on Saturday and now they’re shaking things up all over again.

For, after dropping the LP as a TIDAL exclusive, the pair have gone wide with the project – not just releasing it to iTunes (as has been customary with their recent efforts) but also on streaming giants Spotify and Apple Music.

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