Aaliyah has been honored with her her own Barbie courtesy of Mattel.

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Cop a gander at NLE Choppa!

The ‘Sl*t Me Out’ hitmaker undoubtedly had eyeballs popped out when ‘Playgirl‘ magazine unveiled him as their January 2025 cover star.

Under the lensing of famed photographer Anna Garbowska, Choppa (born Bryson Potts) toasted his female and LGBTQ+ fans inside the pages of the women’s lifestyle magazine while striking his sultriest poses in high-end designer brands like Alexander McQueen, Gucci, Calvin Klein, and more.

Showing off his chiseled physique like never before, hop inside to see how Potts rocked the latest edition of ‘Playgirl.’

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Legal woes continue to mount for Trey Songz despite seeing a few of the sexual or physical assault lawsuits stacked against him dismissed in 2024.

Now on the hook for a whopping $11 million settlement stemming from an incident with a Maryland police officer in 2021, however, the 3x GRAMMY nominee and his legal team are motioning the courts to dismiss the judgement as it could have severely detrimental impacts to his financial and overall well being.

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The City Girls (comprised of Hip-Hop stars Yung Miami and JT) may quietly sit in the record books of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as the most-certified female Rap ensemble of all time, but the Southern duo have yet to match or surpass the group’s success with their respective solo endeavors.

The road to reckoning got its first footprints recently, however, when the RIAA announced the former had collected the first unaccompanied plaque of her career thanks to the viral hit ‘Okay.’

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Usher may have had a heck of a year in 2024, but he’s already showing signs 2025 may be even better!

Although enjoying some down time after wrapping up the North American leg of his hotly selling ‘Past, Present, Future Tour,’ the 8x GRAMMY winner isn’t resting on his laurels.

Instead, he’s still cranking out live performances with the latest venture of that ilk coming as a tag team with Audible for their critically acclaimed ‘Words + Music’ series.

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‘Lighters Up’ hitmaker Lil Kim saw her social media mentions light up over the last day as critics slammed the rapstress for intended well-wishes deemed insensitive amid the ongoing wildfires in California.

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Drake drummed up headlines again today (January 15) when he withdrew his initial legal filing against Universal Music Group and Spotify – only to formally file a federal defamation lawsuit against the latter.

As reported, the MC claims the label is responsible for fueling ‘Not Like Us’ – Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track aimed at him. With his latest filing, he’s taking particular umbrage with the lyrics that deem him a “p*dophile.”

Now, the industry giant has hit back – and hit back thunderously.

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Justin Bieber has been cooking new music and it looks like the Pop pin-up is ready to serve.

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Drake has pulled the plug on the initial legal action he was mounting against Universal Music Group and Spotfy over Kendrick Lamar diss ‘Not Like Us.’

However, the MC has shocked many by pressing ahead with a defamation suit against the label giant.

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As predicted, Lil Baby has kept his Billboard 200 no. 1s streak intact with the arrival of his latest album ‘WHAM (Who Hard As Me).’

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As evidenced by their ‘Greatest Singers Ever,‘ ‘Greatest R&B Songs of the Century,‘ and ‘Most Disappointing Albums of All Time‘ lists (and beyond), Rolling Stone knows how to use their “best-ever” tallies to activate the fan bases of some of popular music’s most prized performers

The latest activation is one that’s spurred several ongoing debates thanks to the mag’s unveiling of their ‘Greatest Albums of the 21st Century’ countdown.

Turning heads all week for crowning Beyonce‘s 2016 LP ‘Lemonade‘ the overall champ, Hip-Hop heads were equally as stunned to see which celebrated female Rap album was crowned Queen.

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In case you thought modesty was atop Kanye West‘s 2025 new year’s resolutions, think again.

Taking a break from putting the final touches on his forthcoming ‘Bully‘ album, the Rap superstar (now known as Ye) took to Instagram on Tuesday (January 14) to sound off on the critics and the haters in a lengthy rant.

When not toasting his own chart and award show success, West ran down his list of financial accomplishments stemming from his high-profile business ventures.

See the unexpected self-praise moment inside.

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