13 sensational tracks line ‘Hold the Girl,’ the highly anticipated sophomore studio album from rising Pop starlet Rina Sawayama.

Released Friday (September 16), the project – which comes as the follow-up to 2020’s critically acclaimed ‘SAWAYAMA’ – arrives on shelves courtesy of Dirty Hit and features an eclectic mix of genre offerings from grunge to Pop, EDM, and even country.

Preceded by housed tunes ‘Catch Me in the Air,’ ‘Phantom,’ ‘This Hell,’ and its title track, the set has already received quite the impressive response from major music industry tastemakers and critics – some of whom have hailed it one of the year’s standout Pop offerings.

Stream it inside via Apple Music and Spotify and tell us if you agree.

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25 years after Mariah Carey first topped the Billboard 200 with her fifth traditional studio album, 1997’s ‘Butterfly,’ the timeless turning point project – which has become a symbol synonymous with the music icon – is being reissued via an expanded edition.

Announced earlier this week (as reported here), Carey unveiled news of the anniversary offering by referring to the original opus as her “favorite” and “most personal album” yet.

Boasting eight new bonus tracks from the era, the 20-song set’s arrival is also accompanied by 4K versions of music videos for housed singles ‘The Roof’ and lead single ‘Honey.’  What’s more, the latter tune also has a ‘making of’ documentary attached to its upgrade.

As if that’s not enough, new ‘Butterfly’ merchandise is available alongside updated vinyl and cassette-tape versions of the repackaged LP.

Ahead of other surprises that are said to be on the way, look inside to stream ‘Butterfly 25’ courtesy of Spotify and Apple Music.

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‘Super Freaky Girl’ hitmaker Nicki Minaj lends her Rap superpowers to yet another collaboration – this time landing on Bleu‘s latest single, ‘Love in the Way.’

A dream come true for Bleu who had previously named Nicki on his duet wishlist, ‘Way’ serves as the first single from his forthcoming album (the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Moon Boy’).

In the new song the performers trade verses about the difficulty of loving again after a major heartbreak.

“And I guess I’m fluid / ‘Cause I was like f**k you and them b*tches included / ‘Cause I was goin’ through it / Ain’t nothing more to it,” she raps on the TheBoyKam-produced cut.

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Two years after making history with #2 debut of ‘The Album,’ which stands as the highest-charting female Korean LP in the history of the Billboard 200, BLACKPINK is finally unleashing its successor:  ‘Born Pink.’

An eight song affair, the project is preceded by teased tunes ‘Shut Down,’ ‘Ready for Love,’ and ‘Pink Venom.’ The latter not only peaked at #1 on the Billboard Global 200 with the second-largest worldwide weekly streaming total in the chart’s short history, but also debuted at #1 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart – making them the first female group to own muliple #1s on this tally. They were penciled in record books again the following week when ‘Venom’ became the first Korean-language song to top either chart for multiple weeks.

As if that’s not enough to boast, the tune’s video racked up a whopping 90.4 million views in its first 24 horus on YouTube – placing it at #3 on the all-time list – and later debuted at #22 on the Hot 100 (marking their highest non-collaborative reach yet).

All of the accolades serve as proof that excitement for ‘Born’ is only set to deliver dynamite first-week sales.  Until we find out for sure, look inside to stream the opus courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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When not rocking stages around the world on his current ‘Long Live Montero Tour,’ rapper-singer Lil Nas X is keeping his money long thanks to a slew of brand endorsements announced over the last month.

Just days after taking to press to reveal he was the new face of Coach and YSL Beauty (as we reported here), news has now surfaced the GRAMMY winner has penned a deal with Riot Games to serve as the face of one of its most popular online games:  League of Legends.

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With nearly 100 million records sold worldwide over his illustrious 20-year solo career, Justin Timberlake is no stranger to seeing his name printed atop Billboard charts spanning from Pop to R&B and everything in between.

And while his devoted fans are impatiently waiting on official news regarding the follow-up to 2018’s chart-topping ‘Man of the Woods’ album, the 10-time GRAMMY winner has been tiding them over with guest appearance on other artists’ songs like the Calvin Harris cut ‘Stay With Me’ (which also features Pharrell Williams and Halsey) as well as the more recently released ‘Sin Fin’ led by global hitmaker Romeo Santos.

Excitement for the latter saw it explode onto Billboard charts this week, landing at #1 on multiple Latin radio charts.  Look inside to see how the placement of the bilingual hit marked a milestone for both Santos and Timberlake.

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Cardi B has been spared jail time in a long-running legal wrangle.

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Doja Cat has new music in the works and now she is sharing the inspiration behind the project.

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Harry Styles is continuing to rule the charts.

Case in point, he has claimed yet another week at #1.

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With their current single, the Beyonce-assisted ‘Make Me Say It Again, Girl,’ marking their first top 10 hit on the Adult R&B Airplay chart since 2006, the legendary Isley Brothers are looking to earn a similar ranking on the Billboard 200 with the tune’s like-titled forthcoming album.

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‘Good Form’ hitmaker Nicki Minaj is making good on her promise to clap back at critics who malign her good name.

No one knows this better than Nosey Heaux, who is currently seeing her name reach its highest heights on social media thanks to a lawsuit brought forth by Minaj for disparaging comments made on her gossip blog platform.

See all the drama that’s unfolded and how Heaux responded to it all.

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Harry Styles’ ‘Harry House’ hit ‘As It Was’ has found a home at #1 on the Hot 100 for a 13th week.

In doing so, it not only extends the tune’s reign as the longest-running chart-topper of the decade so far but it also puts him in some pretty exclusive company in the hit list’s history books.

See who and how inside.

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