After watching her 2022 single, ‘Super Freaky Girl,’ become her first solo Hot 100 #1 hit (and longest-charting tune on the tally since 2012’s ‘Starships’), Rap Queen Nicki Minaj is undoubtedly hoping her long-awaited new song – ‘Red Ruby Da Red’ – gets that same reception.

Featuring a prominent sample of Lumidee‘s 2003 hit, ‘Never Leave You (Uh Oh),’ ‘Ruby’ shines as Minaj’s return after a lengthy hiatus.

“Only on them C’s if it’s breeze (Uh-oh, uh-oh) / Red Ruby Da Sleeze, Chinese on my sleeve / These wannabe Chun-Li’s, anyway, (Nǐ Hǎo, uh-oh) / Who the f**k told b***hes they was me now? (Uh-oh, ooh) / I knew these b****hes was slow, I ain’t know these b***hes senile (Ooh).” she spits on the blazing track.

Packaged with cover art similar to that of 2018’s top 10 hit ‘Chun-Li,’ the song’s delivery heightens anticipation for its forthcoming music video.

Until it arrives, hear ‘Ruby’ inside.

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Queen of Funk Chaka Khan has fans of Adele, Mariah Carey, and Mary J. Blige in a funk after she took to ‘The Originals’ podcast recently to suggest she was disappointed the divas ranked higher than her on Rolling Stone’s infamous “200 Greatest Singers” list.

Stating the mag’s editors need “hearing aids” for the placements, Khan was particularly side-eyed by fans of Blige given their reported positive history.

In fact, the 69-year-old even admitted in the same interview that the two “loved each other” and are good friends but that didn’t stop her from reasserting the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul royally butchered the 1975 classic ‘Sweet Thing’ (Chaka’s signature song).

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Christina Aguilera famously sang “you are beautiful in every single way” and now she’s promoting a new means of embodying that – injectible filler.

For, the ‘Genie in a Bottle’ belter has teamed with Xeomin to pour out word of the company’s unique blend of “smart tox.”

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SZA‘s ‘Kill Bill’ continues to slay the charts.

Case in point, it has just scored another #1 position.

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Just five months after Pop heartthrob Justin Bieber broke a few thousand hearts when he announced he was pressing pause on his hotly-selling ‘Justice World Tour’ to “rest and get better” following a Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome diagnosis, the 29-year-old has reportedly axed any plans of returning to the stage any time soon.

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Wednesday (March 1) brought with it the highly anticipated 2023 iteration of Billboard’s Women in Music.

Honoring the most influential ladies in the business (from artists to executives and beyond), the ceremony lifts a glass to the female movers and shakers who are not only rocking the music industry but also their communities-at-large.

Hosted by EMMY-winning writer-actress Quinta Brunson, this year’s ceremony was held at YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles and boasts GRAMMY winners SZA, Rosalia, and Kim Petras as well as GRAMMY nominees Lana Del Rey and Latto on its list of honorees.

Before the first trophy was handed out, some stars were already stealing the show on the event’s sizzling red carpet.

Look inside to see some of the night’s most stunning looks.

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It’s been months since the good folks at ‘Rolling Stone’ ruffled the feathers a many-a-diva’s fan base for their ill-received ranking of the ‘200 Greatest Singers Ever.’

And while some saw their supporters take to social media to share their disdain, others (namely Celine Dion fans) took action by protesting at the mag’s headquarters (as we reported here).

The latest to nab headlines for giving the tally a royal thumbs down is Queen of Funk Chaka Khan – who not only slammed her position on the list (#29) but also dissed a few of her fellow divas who landed ahead of her on it.

Hop inside to see what she said that has Adele, Mary J. Blige, and Mariah Carey fans (affectionately called #Lambs) in a bit of a tizzy.

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Christina Aguilera has spent the last two years honoring her roots with her Latin GRAMMY Award-winning Spanish project.

Christened ‘Aguilera,’ the set – which arrived in the form of multiple EPs – has earned praise aplenty from fans and critics alike.

Now, Xtina is looking ahead to her follow-up effort.

And it appears the successor to 2018’s ‘Liberation’ is next on the agenda.

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P!nk has been putting the pedal to the metal over the last two weeks in support of her ninth studio album, ‘Trustfall.’

Scorching the promo trail with appearances on daytime TV (‘Kelly Clarkson Show,’ ‘Today Show,’ & others), late night TV (‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert,’ and others), radio (SiriusXM, ‘Howard Stern Show,’ and others), magazines, Web, podcasts, and more, the GRAMMY-winning songstress (born Alecia Moore) left few stones unturned in the campaign to build global awareness about the 13-track project.

Three months after capturing his historic 16th Billboard 200 top 10 hit with ‘King’s Disease III,’ legendary rapper Nas is looking to return the set to its former glory by dropping the music video for its housed cut, ‘30.’

Directed by Sarah McColgan, the black-and-white, cinematic visual sees the 49-year-old toasting to the longevity of his career while spitting the tune’s hard-hitting lyrics from a series of symbolic locations including a mountaintop.

“Superhero material, rap star status/ Premier album still might happen/ I wonder why Pete Rock would act like that/ That type of behavior make me give rap right back (30)/ And now I can’t tell if all the good that I did’s being hid with they agenda again, ni**a,” he raps over the Hit-Boy-produced joint.

Sure to be one of many jams he’ll be performing as co-headliner of the Wu-Tang Clan‘s forthcoming international tour, look inside to see the official ’30’ music video.

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Play on ‘Players.’

After Coi Leray watched the Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five-sampling song explode on Tik Tok to the tune of over 5 billion plays across the many clips that reference it as a featured sound, the rapstress saw it ascend to her highest Hot 100 height to date.

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Having lent her judging talents to ‘The Voice,’ ‘X Factor,’ and her own reality competition series, ‘Chasing Destiny,’ over the years, superstar singer-actress Kelly Rowland is an expert at spotting and developing up-and-coming talent.

That’s why we’re sure it was a no-brainer for her to be among the judges who’ll be grooming a new generation of stars via the unconventional forthcoming Audible singing contest ‘Breakthrough.’

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