Amerie is back and aiming to impress with ‘Mine’ – her first single in seven years.

The R&B belle – famed for hits such as ‘1 Thing’ and ‘Why Don’t We Fall In Love’ – has been slow-baking her long-awaited new album in the studio with revered hitmaker Troy Taylor. 

Indeed, the pair has had fans buzzing with studio previews of the yet-titled LP.

Now, she’s ready to officially serve up the first fruit of that musical union in the form of ‘Mine.’

A stirring mid-tempo, the track centers on the sensual and sees Amerie coo:

“Something ‘bout you babe, I’ll make you mine, I’ll make you mine.” 

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Ariana Grande has lifted the veil on ‘Brighter Days Ahead’ – the companion short film for her ‘Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead’ album.

Directed by the superstar alongside frequent collaborator Christian Breslauer, this film centers on love, loss, growth, and the fleeting nature of memory.

Sewn together into a cinematic experience, the striking visual spotlights new cuts such as ‘Dandelion,’ ‘Past Life,’ ‘Hampstead,’ and ‘Warm.’

The film is billed as the official door-closer on the ‘Eternal Sunshine’ era.

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SZA may have recently sent Taylor Swift fans (affectionately called #Swifties) into a frenzy with the revelation that she’s eyeing a collaboration with the Pop megastar, but while she’s looking at the ‘Wildest Dreams‘ hitmaker it appears a few other superstars are crowning her the duet of their dreams.

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Not even being locked up for alleged involvement in a murder-for-hire plot hasn’t stopped Lil Durk from unlocking new music.

Finally lifting the lid on his anxiously awaited ‘Deep Thoughts‘ after a few false starts, the project comes as the follow-up to 2023’s ‘Almost Healed‘ (which peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 at the height of its popularity).

Courting big names like Jhene Aiko, Lil Baby, Future, and Hunxho to serve as its special guests, ‘Thoughts’ – preceded to chart battle by singles ‘Can’t Hide It,’ ‘Turn Up a Notch,’ ‘Monitoring Me,’ ‘Late Checkout,’ and ‘Opportunist’ – also features production from big names like Benny Blanco, Southside, DJ Bandz, Cashmere Cat, and more.

Stream the 17-track effort inside courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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A year after Ariana Grande watched her seventh studio album ‘Eternal Sunshine‘ illuminate the top spot of the Billboard 200, the GRAMMY-winning songstress looks to repeat the feat with the effort’s official deluxe edition: ‘Brighter Days Ahead.’

Expanding the LP’s original tracklist with nine additional tracks (six of which are new), ‘Brighter’ not only shines with familiar hits ‘Yes, And,’ ‘We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),’ and ‘Boy Is Mine’ but also previously unheard tunes ‘Hampstead,’ ‘Warm,’ ‘Dandelion,’ and more.

Flexing her pen game like never before, Ari is credited as the sole writer on every new track on this project – a career-first for the singer-actress.

Ahead of the arrival of its accompanying short film of the same name, hop inside to get acquainted with ‘Brighter’ courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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It’s been two decades since Will Smith fans could boast having a new album from the rapper-actor, but the wait for a new collection of tunes came to a close with the arrival of ‘Based on a True Story‘ on Friday (March 28).

Released through Slang Recordings, the 14-track effort comes as a star-studded affair boasting appearances from big names like Teyana Taylor, Big Sean, Joyner Lucas, Russ, Smith’s longtime collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff, and even his son Jaden.

Preceded to chart battle by singles ‘You Can Make It,’ ‘Beautiful Scars,’ ‘Work of Art,’ and ‘Tantrum,’ the ‘Summertime‘ hitmaker will support the project by launching an international tour slated for a summertime kickoff.

Ahead of that, hop inside to get acquainted with ‘Story’ courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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With the April 25 release of her debut album ‘Why Not More‘ looming, Coco Jones is giving her growing legion of fans yet another taste of what they can expect from the highly anticipated project.

As music lovers are still licking their lips after the drop of her last single, ‘Taste,’ Jones invites them for a serving of new song ‘You.’

“You like my drink in the Sahara / You showed me things I never saw and / You know what, you real life / Gave me my heart and then taught me to love again / You get me started,” she croons on the tune’s romantic chorus.

Ahead of Coco undoubtedly giving the sizzling new cut the live treatment above the forthcoming ‘Why Not More Tour,’ hop inside to get acquainted with ‘You.’

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Dua Lipa may have watched her 2020 international smash ‘Physical‘ stall at #60 on the American Hot 100, but she’s giving the ‘Future Nostalgia‘ favorite a second swing at bat by enlisting Australian superstar Troye Sivan for its remix.

Giving the revamped version of the tune a live debut during her Melbourne stop on the ‘Radical Optimism Tour,’ Lipa had a fan leak the tune online before its official version arrived on digital shelves Thursday (March 27).

Coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the release of ‘Nostalgia,’ hop inside to help Dua toast her magnum opus by hearing her updated take on ‘Physical.’

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‘Never Would Have Made It‘ singer Marvin Sapp is facing the music – and not the Gospel kind after a resurfaced sermon clip sent social media into a frenzy.

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Selena‘s killer Yolanda Saldivar has been denied parole.

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Keri Hilson has announced ‘We Need To Talk,’ her first studio album is almost 15 years.

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Keri Hilson is back!

The R&B chanteuse has unwrapped her new single ‘Bae,’ which serves as the first taste of her first album in over a decade.

Hilson magnetized the attention of the masses with news of her return to the spotlight with surprise digital series ‘We Need To Talk.’ which saw her illuminate the reasons for her hiatus.

Now, she’s letting the music steer the conversation.

‘Bae,’ which Hilson penned herself, is a breezy midtempo groove that is built around a sample of Hurricane Chris‘ ‘Aye Baybay.’ Lyrically, it finds her “high off love,” professing her affection for her “bae.”

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