Over 11 years after first bursting onto the scene with her critically acclaimed ‘#CholaSeason’ mixtape, rising rapstress BIA has finally lifted the lid on her official debut studio album ‘Bianca.’

A 16-track affair loaded with a star-studded guest list featuring big names like Ty Dolla $ign, Becky G, Denzel Curry, A$AP Ferg, and more, the eponymous LP was delivered to digital shelves on Friday (October 10) courtesy of Epic Records.

“If I could take the best things about BIA and put them into an album… I’d have ‘Bianca,’” she said about the long-awaited project. “Poured my whole heart into this with people I love. I wanted it to feel personal, unpredictable, and timeless.”

Arriving on the wings of singles ‘Birthday Behavior,’ ‘We On Go,’ ‘One Thing,’ b’Dade,’ hop inside to get acquainted with the latest from BIA via Apple Music and Spotify.

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DJ diva Honey Dijon gave fans a tasty sample from her third studio album, the forthcoming ‘The Nightlife,‘ by unleashing the LP’s lead single and title track on Thursday (October 9).

Tapping GRAMMY-nominated R&B diva Chloe Bailey to assist, the high-octane cut sees the duo toast to letting loose and throwing cares away on the dancefloor.

“I know a place, a place where I can get away / And let the melody take control of me / Don’t let go of me, don’t let go / Take me ’round and ’round and ’round and ’round and ’round (‘Round and ’round and ’round and ’round)/ The night life, oh-oh,” wails Bailey over pulsating production.

Accompanying the tune’s arrival with an equally sizzling music video directed by Andrew Makadsi, hop inside to get acquainted with ‘Nightlife.’

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Cardi B quietly made history several times over at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on the day her latest album, ‘Am I the Drama,’ was released.

Beyond seeing the LP snatch the record for fastest album to go Platinum, the rapstress also learned ‘Bodak Yellow‘ – the leading hit from her debut studio effort ‘Invasion of Privacy‘ – now sits as the highest-certified traditional hit ever performed by a woman of color.

As if that’s not enough, the comprehensive updates delivered to her catalog of hits pushed her to the front of the line among female rappers.

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Drake has been dealt a knockout blow in the courtroom. For, a judge has dismissed his ‘Not Like Us’ lawsuit against Universal Music Group.

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Not so fast, Taylor Swift!

Just days after the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reported a massive update to the Pop diva’s certification logs, she learned a title she held for just 24 hours was quickly snatched by Adele.

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Danity Kane may be on the comeback trail, but it will be sans founding member Dawn Richard.

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Tyler, The Creator is set to tower tall with a two-night headlining spot at All Points East 2026.

And the superstar is bringing a stacked, eclectic lineup with him.

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Danity Kane are on the comeback trail!

The beloved R&B-Pop ensemble has been the subject of murmurs aplenty after member Aubrey O’Day teased a 20th anniversary reunion.

Now, it looks like an announcement is imminent.

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With her debut album ‘Bianca‘ slated for an October 10 release, expect to see much of BIA on TV screens, Web, print, and radio in the coming days.

And though her latest stop on the promo trail for the project came courtesy of a visit to Hot 97 radio station on Wednesday (October 8), the biggest conversation point wasn’t the LP but instead the chatter around her nemesis Cardi B (born Belcalis Almanzar) and that scorching diss ‘Pretty & Petty.‘

Look inside to see what BIA had to say about the now-viral ‘Am I the Drama‘ track.

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Just months after crowning Missy Elliott‘s 2002 album ‘Under Construction‘ the “greatest female Rap album of the century,” Rolling Stone has ranked the Rap legend above the competition of every genre with their new countdown – the ‘250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far’ revealed Wednesday (October 8).

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Mariah Carey may still be raking in critical acclaim aplenty for the guest stars who lined her latest chart-topping album ‘Here for It All‘ (i.e. Anderson. Paak, The Clark Sisters, etc.), but that hasn’t stopped the diva from eyeing some big names to tag team with in the future.

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Having already turned heads with her jaw-dropping ‘Kellyoke‘ performances of Whitney Houston songs ‘Run to You‘ and ‘I Have Nothing,’ GRAMMY and EMMY-winning singer Kelly Clarkson has already proven a few times she has the chops to do the Pop icon’s classic justice.

If fans have forgotten, however, Clarkson served up a stirring reminder on Wednesday’s episode of ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ (October 8) when she cranked out a stunning rendition of Houston’s 1990 smash ‘I’m Your Baby Tonight.’

Backed by a full band, Kelly wowed with her soaring vocal display – opting not to shy away from the Babyface-produced jam’s challenging climax.

Easily one of her most memorable ‘Kellyoke’ performances yet, hop inside to see how she fared tackling Whitney’s ‘Tonight.’

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