Chris Brown sprung a surprise on the masses at the Atlanta stop of his Breezy Bowl XX tour.

For, C. Breezy brought out Usher for what proved to be an immensely emotional moment.

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As expected, Taylor Swift‘s domination of streaming and digital sales sites with her new album ‘Life of a Showgirl‘ is nothing short of historic; just ask the good folks at Spotify.

Having already broken the platform’s record for most pre-saves ahead of the LP’s launch on Friday (October 3), she’s now danced to even more history-making feats thanks to her anxious fans (affectionately called #Swifties) who couldn’t wait to get their hands on her 12th studio effort.

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Naysayers who doubted if Cardi B‘s serially delayed sophomore album, the September 19-released ‘Am I the Drama,’ could live up to the height of its blockbuster predecessor (2018’s ‘Invasion of Privacy‘) were served a rude awakening this week.

Beyond making history at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as the fastest album to be certified Platinum, the project entered the Billboard 200 at #1 with the biggest sales for any woman of color this year.

The domination didn’t stop on the album side of the chart, however.

Hop inside to see how songs from the LP’s 23-tracklist were scattered all over the Hot 100 to historic measure.

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Diddy has formally been sentenced in his federal trial.

And the judge has handed down a significant term.

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Leon Thomas is gearing up to drop a new EP titled ‘PHOLKS’ this October and it’s giving funky fresh.

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On the eve of his sentencing, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is receiving unexpected backing from a woman once positioned as a key witness against him.

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JT has entered the ring and the studio, dropping a long-awaited diss track to Cardi B over fiery back-and-forth on social media.

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Tyrese has found himself in hot water with the law.

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Taylor Swift may be mounting a mammoth promotional tour in support of her new album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ but it doesn’t look like she’ll be setting sail on an actual tour anytime soon.

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Could the shady apologies exchanged between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B on Thursday night (October 2) signal the end of their vicious, weeklong spat on X (formerly known as Twitter)?

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Mariah the Scientist may be busy gearing up for her highly anticipated ‘Hearts Sold Separately World Tour,’ but that’s not stopped the rising R&B diva from finally gifting the visual treatment to ‘Is It a Crime‘ – a favorite from her latest album ‘Hearts Sold Separately.’

“I fell, you fell in love a couple times / Tell me, what’s it to ya? Tell me, is it a crime / To fall, to fall in love, in love a   times?,” Scientist sings on the heart-wrenching track featuring Kali Uchis.

Tapping Claire Bishara to direct the tune’s accompanying clip, hop inside to see how Mariah and Kali bring the tune to life with a cinematic defense of the “war on love.”

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It’s safe to say music lovers on the fence about copping tickets to Sam Smith‘s upcoming New York or San Francisco residencies were served a convincing display of what’s to come aboard the limited engagements courtesy of the GRAMMY winner’s recent stop by ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ (October 1).

Primarily on hand to dish about the groundbreaking extended stays in The Big Apple and Fog City respectively, Smith dished openly about everything from their love life to new music and more.

When it came time to flex those oft-praised vocals, Sam didn’t disappoint – delivering not one, but two stirring performances.

Hop inside to see the singer-songwriter’s soulful take on Bill Withers‘ 1971 classic ‘Ain’t No Sunshine‘ as well as the first televised showing of their own single ‘To Be Free.‘

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