Keri Hilson is back!

The R&B star has been noticeably absent from the music scene since the 2011 release of her sophomore album ‘No Boys Allowed.’

She would intermittently return to the spotlight – but largely for acting roles and the odd spot performance.

Promises of fresh material were given, yet – with do dates attached – one would have been forgiven for believing Hilson had hung up her mic in perpetuity.

That all changed moments ago, though.

For, the singer surprise dropped a cinematic teaser trumping her return.

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Lady Gaga triumphs on the latest iteration of the Billboard 200 with her new album ‘Mayhem.

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With the world collecting its breath after Kendrick Lamar‘s blazing Super Bowl Halftime Show, the NFL is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at how the spectacle came to fruition.

In a 30-minute documentary special, the curtain is lifted to showcase the huge amounts of collaboration that went into putting the performance together.

From staging to props to other core elements, it quite literally took a small village to mold the monumental showing.

As reported, Lamar has benefitted in earnest from the platform.

Indeed, sales of his ‘GNX’ album (which had already topped the charts prior to rocking the stage) have soared, international dates of ‘Grand National Tour’ with SZA have sold out and spawned additional shows, and he’s nabbed another #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘luther.’

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2025 is barely a quarter of the way through and it’s already apparent Doechii is the artist of the year.

Fresh from making history at the 67th GRAMMY Awards, the Southern rapstress (born Jaylah Hickmon) danced to her highest-charting hit yet on the Hot 100 with her ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ breakout song ‘Denial Is a River’(#21 peak as of time reported).

Just weeks later she was christened ‘Woman of the Year‘ by Billboard – a crowning proving itself apt and well-deserved as she is seemingly en route to the biggest Billboard hit of her career to date.

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Forbes’ entertainment editors certainly ruffled their fair share of feathers last year when they crowned Queen of neo-Soul Erykah Badu the “greatest R&B singer of all time,” but their newest musical index seems to have earned a bit more favor with the various hardcore fan bases of some of music’s biggest names.

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Iggy Azalea has hit out at Universal Music with allegations that the industry juggernaut owes her millions of dollars.

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Doechii‘s ascend continues. This time on the UK charts.

For, the rising star has rocketed into the top 5 of the Official UK Singles Chart with her viral smash ‘Anxiety.’

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Playboi Carti finally unleashed his long-awaited album ‘Music’ on the masses and the streams are proving to be all sorts of seismic.

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Lady Gaga reigns supreme once again in the UK with her latest album, ‘Mayhem.‘

For, the makes a debut at #1 on the Official Albums Chart.

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Angie Stone‘s family, friends, and fans gathered at Georgia’s Word of Faith Cathedral to say their final farewell to the neo-Soul songstress at her memorial service on Friday (March 14).

Beyond the touching eulogy delivered by movie industry mogul Tyler Perry, Stone’s life was celebrated in song by a number of music artists on hand to perform including Kirk Franklin, Anthony Hamilton, and KeKe Wyatt.

“She was so beautiful,” Wyatt – who co-starred with Angie on the hit reality series ‘R&B Divas Atlanta‘ – said. “Like seriously, I love her music and I love her voice and all that. But her as a person trumps all of that.”

After her speech, KeKe launched into a stirring, ten-minute rendition of ‘His Eye Is on the Sparrow’ – an emotional showing that even left her in tears by its conclusion.

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Dawn Robinson has broken her silence on “breaking the internet” after her admission of homelessness.

As reported here, the En Vogue and Lucy Pearl star took to social media earlier this week to reveal she has been living in her car for most of the decade – an announcement that left fans stunned.

Now, after a few days of sympathy, well wishes, and even criticism from fans and celebrity peers alike, the 58-year-old has weighed in on the reactions to her shocking revelation.

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Normani had no clue that the music video to her 2019 Platinum-selling debut single ‘Motivation‘ was giving one of its viewers just the motivation needed to slip a ring on her finger one day.

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