Mary J. Blige has never side-stepped her problems, she’s battled and belted through them.

Currently going through a divorce, the diva isn’t locking herself away. Instead, she’s chronicling her pain on new single ‘Thick Of It’ – which debuted today.

While plugging the cut on Steve Harvey’s iHeartRadio show this morning, the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul revealed that its housing album will arrive in December.

Its name?

Fittingly ‘Strength Of A Woman.’

Listen below as she spills on the LP, as well as her tumultuous break-up from husband/manager Kendu Issacs.

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Solange is currently on the cusp of scoring her highest-charting album to date with new release ‘A Seat At The Table.’

The set, which is currently in the running for the #1 spot on the Billboard 200, serves as her third full length LP.

With critics continuing to lather the album in love, its eclectic lead invites the masses to witness her creative process.

Filmed in Long Island, New Orleans, and New Iberia, ‘A Seat At The Table, Beginning Stages’ offers a look at the early days at the songwriting, jam sessions, experimentation, collaboration, and ideas that formed the base of the album.

It’s a compelling watch. Check it out below…

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Mary J. Blige is back and is not holding back either!

The R&B royal has premiered the studio version new single ‘Thick Of It.’

Aptly titled, the Jazmine Sullivan penned track comes at a personal crossroads for the singer who filed for divorce from her husband/manager Kendu Issacs last month.

Hard-hitting, raw, and an arresting listen, the emotionally charged track can be heard below…

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Tinashe‘s slow but steady journey to the top has welcomed good news this week.

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“It wasn’t hard at all”

That was the response given by Prince‘s sister Tyka Nelson when asked how she felt about his passing.

The late legend’s sibling sat down for an intriguing interview with Entertainment Tonight, which tied into a feature on the public exhibiting of his home Paisley Park.

And a while a compelling watch, it left us asking more questions.

See what we mean below…

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Forget Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow, because Jennifer Lopez is taking “consciously uncoupling” to new levels of civility.

For, the sassy siren has enlisted her ex-husband to executive produce her new album.

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Lady Gaga is off to a flying start with new song ‘Million Reasons.’

The haunting hymn was released today as an instant-grat track for those who’ve pre-ordered the diva’s new album ‘Joanne.’

It’s also available to purchase stand-alone, which many are clearly doing because the song is already making quite the mark on iTunes.

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DJ SpinKing’s mixtape ‘For the Culture’ delivers the Tory Lanez song ‘Radar’ this week.

Spinning into action as he continues to aim for Drake’s Hip-Hop spot, Lanez’ new number sits besides Jim Jones, Dave East, Pusha T, Fetty Wap, Monty, Chinx and French Montana.

I need that for me, just you
I need that so don’t you move
One more
I’ve been, I’ve been waiting for you to find it
All of the time that I spent
Waiting for you to find it

Listen below…

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Lady Gaga launched her Bud Light Dive Bar Tour in Nashville tonight. And while rawness was the name of the game, the 30-year-old brought bold bolts of electricity.

Three to be precise.

During her high-octane set, the 30 year old premiered a trio of new songs from her ‘Joanne’ album. Kicking off the performance with ‘Sinner’s Prayer,’ she proceeded on to ‘Ayo,’ and ‘Million Reasons,’ before closing with current single ‘Perfect Illusion.’

All the action awaits after the jump…

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The journey to ‘Joanne’ continues for Lady Gaga.

October 21st will bring with it the release of the diva’s fifth studio album, as such she’s now inviting the masses to hear more than lead single ‘Perfect Illusion.’

Moments ago, Mother Monster unleashed ‘Million Reasons’ as an instant-grat track for any and all who pre-ordered ‘Joanne.’

Co-penned by Hillary Lindsey, the song is a soulful, stripped-back affair with a Country undercurrent.

Take a listen below…

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“Everybody wanna be in the limelight.”

Louis York continue to lay the path for the next studio release ‘Masterpiece Theater – Act II’ with the release of the latest single ‘Limelight‘ today.

Related to Jazmine Sullivan‘s ‘Mascara’ thematically, the song sees the duo swim within the weird and occasionally wild world of social media fame, its accessibility and, to some extent, its vacuous nature.

Limelight is the song we’ve been dying to release. It’s all about our twisted addiction with social media, fame and the dark side of pop culture. Sonically, we wanted to keep the instrumentation of the production quirky and fun because of the seriousness of this concept. These days it feels like chasing the limelight has become more important than actually being known for something meaningful. We felt we had to address it the best way we know how – through music.

Press play below to listen to the song…

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Lady Gaga‘s Bud Light Dive Bar Tour kicks off tonight!

The mini-trek will see the superstar perform three shows in total at bars across the US, where she’ll also be debuting material from her new album ‘Joanne.’

This evening she’ll be unveiling the song ‘Million Reasons’ at the jaunt’s Nashville stop. Word on the curb is that it’ll also be made available shortly to those who pre-order her LP.

Want an early preview? Mother Monster has served up exactly that.

Take a listen below…

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