The Weeknd apparently meant it when he vowed to permanently boycott the GRAMMYs after the Recording Academy unceremoniously omitted his blockbuster 2020 album, ‘After Hours,’ from its nominations roster in 2021.

Yes, the uproar that resulted from the omission eventually led to an overhaul of the organization’s voting process, but it appears the update wasn’t enough to satiate the Canadian hitmaker.

What’s more, he’s garnering support from his home country’s favorite Hip-Hop son: Drake.

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Only a faith leader the magnitude of Bishop T.D. Jakes could assemble a star-studded Gospel album that shines with the megawatt talent Timbaland, Sheila E. Fred Jerkins, and more for his latest album, the September 19-released ‘Finally Loosed.

Designed to tribute the final of his famous ‘Woman, Thou Art Loosed’ conferences held the same month, ‘Loosed’ was produced by Jakes alongside Stanley Brown, Dr. Oscar Williams, Marcus Dawson, and Skip Barrett.

And while the 8-song set assembles some of the biggest names in Gospel and secular music to line its tracklist, a clear standout comes from GRAMMY-nominated powerhouse Tamar Braxton.

Teamed with New Breed, look inside to hear her stunning tune ‘The Glory.’

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What started as a battle royale between the fan bases of Queen of Pop Madonna and Rap diva Cardi B Sunday morning (October 23) has ended with a love fest between the ladies.

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Congratulations rang across the Web this summer for powerhouse songstress KeKe Wyatt as the diva celebrated the birth of her 11th child, son Ke’Zyah Jean (her second with husband Zackariah Darring).

And while the 40-year-old was very open about the difficulties she experienced during the pregnancy, those challenges, nor the criticism from naysayers who suggested having so many children would negatively impact her career, have deterred her from wanting to continue to grow her family.

Ahead of her highly anticipated feature on October 23‘s episode of TV One’s ‘Uncensored,’ look inside to hear Wyatt’s perspective on being a mother.

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Queen of Pop Madonna may be used to raking up royal controversy for her sexual expressiveness, eccentric stage costumes, and boundary-pushing music videos over the last 40 years, but she’s nabbed her fair share of headlines for making comments many deem egotistical and narcissistic as well.

From referring to herself as ‘master’ and saying Beyonce and JAY-Z learned from her to that cringeworthy tribute to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin‘s at the 2018 MTV VMAs, toasting herself after Lil Nas X’s headline-grabbing BET Awards kiss, and more, Madge is used to being on the receiving end of criticism for self-indulgence.

The trend seems poised to continue thanks to some off-putting comments the Pop diva made on Instagram recently in celebration of the 30th anniversary of her groundbreaking fifth studio album, ‘Erotica.’

Look inside to see what she said that ruffled the feathers of Cardi B and her beloved fan group, the #BardiGang.

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Beyonce has had the world moving and shaking to her smash hit album ‘Renaissance’ since its arrival this summer.

Now, after ample speculation, it appears there are concrete plans in place to take her musical masterpiece on the road.

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Check out Beyonce!

Music’s reigning queen looked all sorts of stunning at WACO Theater‘s Wearable Art Gala 2022. 

The star-studded event, which was attended by the likes of Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o, Kelly Rowland, JAY-Z, and Michelle Williams boasted a Harlem Nights theme. As is custom, the ceremony (which was sponsored by the likes of Amazon Music and Shea Moisture) saw large sums raised for charitable causes.

Check out more snaps of the ‘Cuff It’ hitmaker below…

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Cop a gander of Christina Aguilera!

The songbird hatched the ‘Stripped’ 20th Anniversary Edition and is celebrating by paying visual homage to the game-changing LP.

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Drake may have just released an album this summer, but the rapper is already readying more new music.

And this time in partnership with 21 Savage.

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It’s that time of the year again! The 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards is back and set to salute releases from music’s biggest names on a global scale.

Taking place in Düsseldorf at PSD Bank Dome, the MTV EMAs air live on MTV in more than 170 countries on November 13.

Ahead of its highly anticipated arrival, official nominations were announced this week and see British superstar Harry Styles lead the pack with seven nods (including Best Artist, Best Song, and Best Video for work tied to his latest effort ‘Harry’s House‘).

Behind him is Taylor Swift, who nabbed 6 nods including Best Artist, Best Pop, and Best Longform Video, and then Nicki Minaj and Rosalía who each earned five nods.

Look inside to see the jam-packed list of nominees that includes names like SZA, Doechii, Kim Petras, Saucy Santana, Shenseea, Summer Walker, and more.

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Nearly 7 years after earning his latest top 5 album on R&B charts, legendary singer-songwriter Babyface is aiming for a redo with his latest LP, ‘Girls Night Out.’

Released October 21, the project comes as his first under label home Capitol Records and was preceded to digital shelves by the #1 R&B hit ‘Keeps On Fallin’ with Ella Mai as well as the Kehlani-assisted ‘Seamless,’ the Queen Naija-assisted ‘Game Over,’ and the Baby Tate-enlisted ‘Don’t Even Think About It’ (as reported here).

Other notable names on the 13-track effort include Ari Lennox, Doechii, Sevyn Streeter, Muni Long, and others.

“Rather than just writing the songs, I collaborated with other producers and the artists themselves in terms of writing. It gave it a different experience and flavor, which allowed each artist to have their own thing. ‘Girls Night Out’ is really more about them than it is about me,” he said in a recent interview about the highly collaborative effort. “They’re very independent and have a good idea of who they are, and what they should say…If I’m pushing myself onto it, I don’t get them at all.”

Check it out inside via Apple Music.

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Thanks to megahits like ‘Shake It Off,’ ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,’ ‘Mean,’ ‘Bad Blood,’ and more, Taylor Swift – with over 100 million records sold since her 2006 debut – sits as the second best-selling female artist of the digital era (bested only by Rihanna).

Two days before making history with her tenth studio album, the October 21-released ‘Midnights,’ the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) took to press to reveal the Pop diva was doing the same at its organization.

See how inside.

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