Lady Gaga continues the push for her brand new single ‘Disease.’

For, Mother Monster has unleashed a fresh incarnation of the high-octane cut.

Christened ‘Disease (The Antidote Live),’ the showing saw Gaga put her vocals front and center.

A soaring reimagining of the dancefloor anthem, it functions as another piece of the roll-out for the superstar’s incoming seventh studio album.

It also comes Gaga’s Bruno Mars collaboration ‘Die With A Smile’ continues its unprecedented domination on Spotify – which it has reigned at #1 for over 60 days.

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Quincy Jones has been laid to rest.

As reported, the prolific music producer died on November 3 surrounded by his family.

He was 91.

Now, his loved ones have confirmed that he has been buried.

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RAYE is set to rock All Points East.

For, the history-making BRIT Award-winner has been tapped as a headliner at the 2025 edition of the world-renowned London festival.

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Normani made her grand return to the stage at Spotify’s RNB X After Hours showcase last night (November 12).

Housed in D.C., the multi-act extravaganza brought with it dazzling performances from the stage blazer as well as co-headliner Bryson Tiller. Other acts on the bill included Leon Thomas and Destin Conrad.

The show served as the first concert to feature material from Normani’s long-awaited album ‘Dopamine.’

And with fans still awaiting visuals from the project, it’s also the first showing (in any capacity) of beloved bops such as ‘Candy Paint’ and ‘Big Boy.’

Watch highlights from the Howard Theatre spectacle, which opened with ‘Wild Side,’ after the jump…

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The holiday season is truly the most wonderful time of the year for Mariah Carey fans (affectionately called #Lambs).

Not only is their diva of choice her most active during the quarter, but her perennial hit – ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ – usually finds its way back to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.

To ensure the tune’s revisit to the chart’s pole position this year, Carey’s been pounding the promo trail in support of the yuletide classic and her annual holiday tour.

Most recently spotted at Buzzfeed, the 55-year-old tapped in for their adorable ‘Puppy Interview’ segment while discussing everything from acting to a new studio album and much more.

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Amerie – just weeks after announcing she was finally working on a new album – sent anticipation for her new music into overdrive last week when she dropped the first preview of what’s expected to be on the LP, her first body of work since releasing a double EP in 2018.

Sending social media into a frenzy with the tease of the Troy Taylor-produced cut ‘Undeniable,’ the GRAMMY-nominated songstress is capitalizing off the buzz by unveiling a taste of yet another new song: ‘The Way You Love.’

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Love or loathe him, Chris Brown‘s stats are undeniable – especially at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

As if breaking King of Rock N’ Roll Elvis Presley‘s record for most Gold-certified singles (among male singers) wasn’t enough to brag, he’s also listed in the organization’s logs for being the first male vocalist in their 72-year history to nab 20 Platinum-certified singles.

For context, “Gold” denotes sales of 500,000 in the United States while “Platinum” refers to sales equivalence of 1 million in the same territory.

Now, thanks to the ongoing success of hits like ‘No Guidance,’ ‘Loyal,’ ‘Look at Me Now,’ and more, Brown’s broken even more new ground at the RIAA.

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Ray J took to social media moments ago with a sensational claim: an attempt was allegedly made to kill him.

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The Songwriters Hall of Fame is back for its 2025 edition. And a lengthy list of notable names have been nominated for possible induction into the coveted Hall.

Among them are the likes of Janet Jackson, Eminem, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, and Hip-Hop supergroup N.W.A.

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Sexyy Red continues to rack up career-firsts in 2024.

Although her devoted fans were bummed to learn “first GRAMMY nomination” wasn’t among them, the St. Louis-born beauty still has much to celebrate – especially on the Billboard front where the year has brought her inaugural top 20 hits on the Billboard 200 and the Hot 100 (as a solo performer) respectively.

In the spirit of “firsts” as it relates to the latter tally, this week welcomed yet another new addition to Red’s growing list of achievements.

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Another day, another Azealia Banks rant aimed at her peers.

Despite recently announcing she has new music loading for 2025, Banks – instead of promoting the eagerly anticipated cut – is using her platform to cut into her more successful fellow femcees.

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#Barbz bummed that their fave Nicki Minaj was recently snubbed by the GRAMMYs yet again were given some royally good news when the Rap Queen took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to confirm the deluxe edition of her last chart-topping album, 2023’s ‘Pink Friday 2,’ would be gifted the deluxe treatment.

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