‘Act Up‘ hitmaker Yung Miami feels like she’s been forced to do just that after seeing her name reach trending status on Twitter over the weekend in light of news her on-and-off-again boyfriend, music mogul Diddy (born Sean Combs), welcomed a child with another woman.
As we reported here, the 53-year-old – already a father to six including adopted son Quincy Taylor Brown, Justin Dior, King, Chance Combs, and 15-year-old twins D’Lila Star and Jessie James – surprised with the announcement he was the proud papa of a baby girl named Love Sean Combs.
When reactors weren’t showering the Bad Boy founder with congratulations they were slamming Miami for (what was perceived to be) yet another embarrassing incident as his girlfriend.
Tired of the hoopla, the City Girls star took to social media Monday (December 12) to set the record straight.
Cardi B fans have been waiting with bated breath for new music.
And while the femcee has made clear that the follow-up to her 2018 debut ‘Invasion of Privacy’ isn’t ready just yet, she is quenching the thirst of those awaiting the fresh material.
Ahead of the December 20 premiere of her CBS holiday special, ‘Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All,’the Pop icon hit the promo trail by visiting ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.’
There, before playing the fast-round ‘Colbert Questionert,’ Mariah made sure to address recent press concerning her titling as “Queen of Christmas.”
“First of all, may I say I never called myself the ‘Queen of Christmas. Can we please be clear on that?,” she said.
The statement came in response to reports of her failed attempt to trademark the name last month. The U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board denied her exclusive rights to the moniker, a decision made due to push back from singers Elizabeth Chan and Darlene Love.
“As an independent artist and small business owner, my life’s work is to bring people together for the holiday season, which is how I came to be called the Queen of Christmas,” Chan revealed in a press statement. “I wear that title as a badge of honor and with full knowledge that it will be — and should be — bestowed on others in the future… My goal in taking on this fight was to stand up to trademark bullying not just to protect myself but also to protect future Queens of Christmas.”
Always one with a quip, Mimi was sure to let folks know who the real Queen of Christmas is.
“They can look up every interview I’ve ever done, and not to get super religious, but I was like, ‘I think, like, if anybody would be the ‘Queen of Christmas,’ that would be Mary [mother of Jesus Christ],” she joked.
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Today’s From The Vault pick is lifted from Whitney Houston’s criminally-underrated ‘Just Whitney’ album, which was released 20 years ago this week.
We give you ‘Watchulookinat’.
The early 2000s were quite a storied period of time in the life of the dynamic diva. Indeed, while the window started with her dominating the worldwide charts, she magnetized the eyes of the masses for reasons that weren’t music-related… but we won’t go there today.
In 2002, Nippy made a move to silence the naysayers and flip the script with the unapologetic ‘Whatchulookinat’.
Produced by then-husband Bobby Brown and co-written by Houston, it packed a certain aggressiveness absent from her previous work and was a plea for the world to let her live her life as best as she could.
Sadly for the song – and parent album – chart success wasn’t on the cards. Indeed, the track peaked at #96 on the US Hot 100 and #75 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop tally. It fared better internationally though, scoring commendable Top 20 placings in the UK, Canada, Italy, Spain, and Portugal.
A critique of paparazzi culture of sorts, the song’s music video was directed by Kevin Bray. The action took place inside of a disposable camera used by comedian Mike Epps to capture Houston as she’s stepping out of the recording studio with friend Faith Evans.
Fun fact: Migos member Offset is featured as one of the many young background dancers surrounding Whitney.
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20 years on, it’s even more unclear why this tune got overlooked as it sits perfectly alongside the revered singles from the chanteuse’s previous project ‘My Love Is Your Love.’
While it wasn’t groundbreaking thematically nor sonically, the ‘Just Whitney’ album had some great moments – namely this very track, ‘One Of Those Days’, ‘Tell Me No’ and ’Try It On My Own’ – which were clearly tailored for world domination, if it wasn’t for the unfortunate climate it was released in.
Whitney, we thank you, we miss you, and we’ll always love you.
Months after Kanye West first made headlines for a string of antisemitic comments, fallout from the controversial statements continues.
Thursday (December 7), the School of the Art Institute of Chicago confirmed the GRAMMY winner’s honorary doctorate degree they issued him had been rescinded in response to his “dangerous” stance on Jewish communities.
From Justin Bieber to Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Kirk Franklin, and others, Mariah Carey is no stranger to calling on some of the biggest names in music over the years to assist with her annual Christmas domination.
And, if fans of fellow music royal Dolly Parton get their way, the Country Queen may be the newest added to the list.
For SZA fans, a five-year wait for a new album came to a close Friday (December 9) when the R&B diva finally dropped ‘SOS‘ – the follow-up to her 2017 debut album ‘Ctrl.’
Preceded by hit singles ‘Shirt,’ ‘I Hate U,’ and ‘Good Days,’ “good” comes a severe understatement when describing the critical and commercial acclaim the set’s already received.
And while ‘SOS’ has shown itself to be a monster on real-time sales tallies around the globe (as we reported here), it appears to be even more of one on streaming platforms.
Look inside to see how the 23-song effort is making history.
Cher fans all over the globe are sending condolences to the EGO (EMMY, GRAMMY, and OSCAR) winner after the announcement her mother Georgia Holt passed away.
For music lovers who have yet to fall in love with ‘Fallin‘ singer Alicia Keys’ inaugural holiday album, ‘Santa Baby,’ the 15-time GRAMMY winner is giving them new reasons with every promotional appearance.
After blowing the roof off ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center’and ‘TODAY‘ over the last few weeks, Alicia is continuing to crank out live renditions of her take on the yuletide classics found aboard the set.
Her most recent showing came courtesy of a stop by ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.’ There, when not unveiling a spirited version of ‘Please Come Home for Christmas,’ she dished on the inspiration behind the festive LP and much more.
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