After years of teasing, SZA finally unlocked ‘SOS Deluxe: LANA’ much to the delight of her legions of fans.

Long gestating, the set was first touted as an expanded iteration of the 2022 LP and – at other junctures – an entirely new project.

Ultimately, it landed as somewhat of a fusion of both.

For, the set is officially billed as a deluxe edition of ‘SOS,’ yet arrives with a generous sum of 15 tracks. Indeed, a new album’s worth.

With ‘LANA’ earning streams aplenty, how is it faring commercially?

Well, wonder no more. Because the first-week sales predictions are in.

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After rocking stages in Newww Yorrrk (in our Alicia Keys voice), ‘Hell’s Kitchen‘ – the R&B diva’s TONY-nominated semi-biographical Broadway play – is set to thrill audiences across North America on a highly anticipated 2025 tour.

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Industry analysts and music lovers alike may have been fixated on the jaw-dropping stats attached to Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour‘ as it became the first tour in history to generate over $2 billion in ticket sales, but the final figures attached to her runner-up (among women) on the all-time list is nothing to shake a stick at!

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Drake‘s year has been defined by controversy and it looks like the rapper is set to wind up 2024 with more of exactly that.

For, the embattled MC continues to double down on his support for disgraced performer Tory Lanez – who is serving time behind bars for shooting Megan Thee Stallion.

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Beyonce scored a seismic touchdown with her epic Halftime Show at the NFL Christmas Day Game in her hometown of Houston, Texas.

Built around her Country album ‘Cowboy Carter,’ the spectacle saw Queen Bey joined by the likes of Shaboozey, Post Malone, and her daughter Blue Ivy Carter,

A colossal affair, the 14-minute extravaganza illuminated tracks such as Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper ‘Texas Hold ‘Em,’ ‘Levii’s Jeans,’ ‘Ya Ya,’ ‘My House,’ and ‘Jolene.’

Now, Netflix has unlocked the performance as a standalone special.

What are you waiting for? Watch ‘Beyonce Bowl’ below…

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Thanks to the murky rollout and few nonperforming singles that accompanied its release in 2016, no one would’ve guessed Rihanna‘s eighth studio album ‘Anti‘ would go on to be one of the century’s most successful LPs.

Already boasting multiple high-certified hits from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and printed in Billboard record books for multiple reasons ahead of last year, the opus was given another lifeline by the diva’s soaring 2023 Super Bowl performance – good favor that’s extending well into this year.

In fact, Billboard etched her name in its history books again thanks to news its surpassed another tenancy milestone this week.

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Shaboozey continues to line-dance to new wins with his breakthrough smash ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy).’

Already the longest-running #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the Country anthem has crossed another major milestone. This time on Spotify. 

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It’s been over two weeks since the 2024 BBMAs stormed television screens, but Tyla fans are still shook by her ‘Shake-Ah‘ performance at this year’s ceremony.

Giving the ‘Tyla (Deluxe)‘ cut its inaugural award show showing, the award-winning songstress performed the song as part of a medley with its preceding single ‘Push 2 Start‘ (which previously got the award show treatment courtesy of a stunning live rendition at the 2024 MTV EMAs).

Tapping famed creative director Tanisha Scott and in-demand choreographer Lee-che, Tyla turned ALL THE WAY UP at London’s 500-year-old The Counting House for her contribution to this year’s BBMAs.

Look inside to see how all the magic of her party-starting performance came to be.

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The music charts of 2024 may have been dominated by the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey, Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, and Beyonce, but when it came to Google searches there’s one vocalist whose name rose above the rest: Usher.

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Doechii is already on quite the heat streak, but rather than rest on her laurels she is lighting a fresh match under fan-favorite track ‘Denial is a River.’

Housed on her breakthrough mixtape ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal,’ the song is being paired with a creative visual.

Christened the ‘Denial is a River Show,’ the sitcom-themed video will see Doechii appear alongside a number of notable names including Schoolboy Q, SiR, Rickey Thompson, Earl Sweatshirt, and Teezo Touchdown.

Check out the star-studded teaser below…

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Netflix scored a ratings touchdown with its Christmas Gameday and Beyonce‘s electrifying Halftime Show served as its highest-performing segment.

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With the world still buzzing over Beyonce‘s blazing Halftime Show performance at the NFL Christmas Day Game, attention is turning to the serious announcement she teased following the epic offering.

As reported, after heating up the NRG Stadium in her hometown of Houston, Queen Bey sent fans into a frenzy when she posted a titillating teaser on her social media touting special news for next month.

A new report is lifting the lid on what may be incoming.

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