Patti LaBelle may boast a career that spans over six decades, but that doesn’t mean she has any plans on slowing down any time soon.

The 78-year-old songstress, christened the ‘Godmother of Soul,’ sat down with ‘CBS Mornings’ recently to dish on her legendary career and plans for the future which include a new album, her first traditional studio effort since 2017’s ‘Bel Hommage.’

Chatting it up with the show’s resident correspondent Jericka Duncan, look inside to hear LaBelle discuss her forthcoming project – a 20-song opus she claims will be “full of surprises” that includes appearances from fellow music icon Mariah Carey as well as GRAMMY winners Ledisi and Jazmine Sullivan.

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‘It’s Goin Down’ rapper Yung Joc can expect something to go down on his social media handles today after ruffling the feathers of #KillerBees, the beloved fan group of Lil Kim.

Over a month after DJ Vlad, host of the popular Web interview series VLADTV, sent Nicki Minaj fans into a frenzy of fury for saying the main difference between the ‘Super Freaky Girl’ star and Kim is that the latter has more “straight male fans,” Joc visited the platform to double down on the point.

While there, he also added his two cents on what separates the divas, suggesting that it’s the men behind them that have truly made the biggest impact on their respective success narratives.

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Booked and busy come as an understatement for burgeoning R&B diva Chloe Bailey.

The GRAMMY-nominated songstress, fresh from popping the top on a new Pepsi commercial (as we reported here), poured out a slew of new live performances over the weekend as thirst for her yet-titled debut solo album increases.

When not earning standing ovations at the New Yorker Festival Saturday (October 8) for rocking renditions of her biggest hits ‘Treat Me,’ ‘Have Mercy,’ and more, Chlöe took her brigade of smash singles to Atlanta for the One Music Fest that also featured big names like Lauryn Hill, Jazmine Sullivan, Rick Ross, Ashanti, City Girls, Sean Paul, Amerie, and more on its jam-packed bill.

Did you miss any of the Chloe action?  Look inside for highlights.

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Lizzo is making history once more.

This time around, she has been invited to play her flute at James Madison‘s home.

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Are Dua Lipa and Trevor Noah dating?

The ‘Levitating’ singer is now clearing the air about all of those rumors.

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Janet Jackson has just shared the deluxe edition of ‘The Velvet Rope’ – her sixth studio album.

Led by the alternative hip-hop sounds of ‘Got ’til It’s Gone,’ the album sees Jackson explore themes of mental health, sexuality, and so much more. 

That Grape Juice has been spinning the deluxe edition LP since its release. Join us below to find out which five tracks are essential on ‘The Velvet Rope.’

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As Ari Lennox fans continue to get acquainted with her sophomore album, the September 9-released ‘Age/Sex/Location,‘ the set’s predecessor – 2019’s ‘Shea Butter Baby’ – has found itself a new location on the roster of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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Kanye West has easily been the month’s most talked about celebrity thanks to the controversy that’s arisen in response to his promotion and defense of a branded ‘White Lives Matter’ t-shirt.

When not doubling down on its purpose and even attacking the Black Lives Matter movement in the process, West made headlines for disparaging comments about Diddy, Lizzo, and Jewish people over the past week alone – actions that led to the 45-year-old music and fashion mogul’s Instagram and Twitter accounts being temporarily banned.

And while many offered commentary about Kanye’s antics, some – like fellow rapper Willie D – have delivered stinging words that have garnered side-eyes for taking criticism of the ‘Gold Digger’ performer too far.

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Kanye West‘s White Lives Matter parade has just come against another blockade.

The 45-year-old music and fashion mogul, who has been embroiled in controversy all week for unveiling and defending a White Lives Matter tee shirt in interviews and on social media, eventually landed on the sh*t list of the good folks at Meta for content deemed ‘anti-Semitic.’

Leading to his Instagram page being disabled, West thought it best to take his antics to Twitter which – less than 48 hours after he began posting content there – found his page in a similar spot to that of his IG handle.

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After rocking ‘SNL‘ in the spring alongside Camila Cabello (as we reported here), Willow made her second appearance of the year on the long-running variety show Saturday night (October 8) – this time coming by her lonesome to crank out music found aboard her new album, ‘COPINGMECHANISM.’

Delivering a rocking two-song set, the 21-year-old blew the roof off the place with live performances of the LP’s housed tunes ‘Curious/Furious’ and ‘Ur a Stranger’ – even ending the latter showing by pulling the ultimate Rock star move and smashing a guitar!

Did you miss any of the action when it first aired live? No worries; we’ve got you covered.  Hop inside:

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Controversy be damned, Tory Lanez‘ dedicated fans come through again for the embattled rapper.

Unlike his music industry buddy DaBaby, who is experiencing some of the worst commercial activity of his career courtesy of his latest album, ‘Baby on Baby 2,’ Lanez – currently under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department for his reported role in shooting Megan Thee Stallion and assaulting R&B singer August Alsina – has driven his latest project into the top 10 of the refreshed Billboard 200 despite minimal promotion during its rollout week.

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This time last year Diddy was telling Jermaine Dupri he didn’t have “enough hits” to battle him in a VERZUZ competition.

What turned into a war of words between the label execs/Rap icons eventually saw them not only make a truce, but promise to bring a hit-for-hit duel between their respective labels – Bad Boy and So So Def – to fruition outside of the VERZUZ brand due to the legal combat its creators, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, were having with Triller (the social media platform where the show is aired).

With that drama behind Tim and Swizz (as we reported here), it appears Dupri and co. are back on board and ready to bring their decades worth of jams to a stage and soon.

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