Pop princess Britney Spears has made no secret of her admiration of the music royals who helped pave the way for her.

Among those is one of her idols, Janet Jackson, who not only has expressed a mutual respect for the ‘Baby One More Time’ hitmaker over the years but also shared a common enemy in Justin Timberlake experience of unjust sexism and double standards in the music industry in the early 2000s due to their proximity to a certain male entertainer.

Both boasting victories over the last 10 years, Spears took to social media over the weekend to toast Jackson’s triumphs, perseverance, and influence.

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Thanks to ongoing domination on Tik Tok charts, Flo Milli‘s breakout hit – ‘Never Lose Me‘ – continues to prove itself a winner.

As if becoming the first Hot 100 top 20 hit of her career wasn’t enough to boast, the Gerreaux-produced bop – which serves as the latest taste of music set to line her next album ‘Fine Ho Stay‘ – can also brag about love it’s receiving outside of Billboard.

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Love him or loathe him, Kanye West‘s impact on music’s history books over his 20-year career is undeniable.

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Beyonce may be currently holding on to the top of multiple charts with her Country single ‘Texas Hold ‘Em,‘ but it’s not her only new tune making major plays at Billboard.

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French Montana has served no shortage of visuals to support his latest endeavor ‘Mac & Cheese 5‘ – the latest installment in the MC series.

While ‘Dirty Bronx Intro‘ arrived in tandem with the set’s delivery to digital shelves on February 23, the music videos for ‘Hard Life’ and ‘Blood Thicker Than Water‘ came in the ten days preceding.  Just two months before that he dropped the official clip for ‘Okay.’

All four tunes are found aboard ‘MC5’ – a star-studded project that features Kanye West, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and more.

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In the Billboard Hot 100’s 65-year history, only 8 female-led songs can boast a tenancy of over 60 weeks.

Before the chart’s updated print, Mariah Carey – with her perennial holiday hit ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ – reigned as the only woman of color in the exclusive group as the yuletide tune sits in second place on the all-time list among females.

The Songbird Supreme made room for company in her nest this week, however, when SZA‘s history-making smash ‘Snooze‘ woke her up to news it had crossed the elusive threshold.

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Jennifer Lopez mounted a massive campaign in promotion of the February 16-released ‘This Is Me…Now‘  – her first LP since 2014’s ‘A.K.A.’

Buoyed by the lead single, the Latto-assisted ‘Can’t Get Enough,’ as well as its title track and follow-up ‘Rebound,’ ‘Now’ – the conceptual follow-up to 2002’s ‘This Is Me…Then‘ – saw its chart battle armed with the support of a Prime Video musical film of the same name that aided many of its tracks with music videos.

And while the ‘Now’ singles failed to impact the Hot 100 ahead of their parent project’s arrival to digital shelves, that didn’t stop buzz around the set as it quickly soared to the top of real-time sales outlets around the world shortly after its release.

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Jose Rios, Kelsey Gonzales, Callum Connor, and T. Nava – who collectively form the Free Nationals – may be best known for backing GRAMMY-winning superstar Anderson. Paak, but now the foursome are stepping back into the spotlight (with his help) via their new single ‘Gangsta.’

Tapping chart-topping rapper A$AP Rocky to assist, the funky new tune’s arrival is accompanied by a Francois Rousselet-directed music video.

“Yeah, I roll to my perfection and I smoke with no detection / Baddest hoes in my direction, ain’t no hoe in my reflection,” raps Rocky over Paak production.

Depicting kid versions of Anderson and A$AP in hilarious scenarios, hop inside to see the action.

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GloRilla‘s latest single, the self-affirmative ‘Yeah Glo,’ has had heads bobbing since it arrived to digital shelves on February 9.

Accompanied by a semi-biographical music video (directed by Troy Roscoe), the tune quickly shot to the upper rankings of real-time Rap streaming and sales charts – moves that have helped it make a handsome debut on the refreshed Hot 100.

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Justin Timberlake is in full-fledged promotional mode for his new album ‘Everything I Thought It Was.’

With the LP due on March 15, the 10-time GRAMMY winner has taken his press push international and stopped by ‘The Graham Norton Show’ in the UK.

Taking center stage on the popular platform, the star delivered a slick rendition of the project’s lead single ‘Selfish.’

The performance aptly comes on the heels of the star announcing the UK and Europe leg of ‘The Forget Tomorrow World Tour.’

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Beyonce is blazing like never before on Spotify with her new single ‘Texas Hold ‘Em.’

A bonafide smash, the lead offering from the diva’s ‘Act II’ project is slaying the streaming scene in a major way.

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Before her 2024 musical adaptation of the cult classic ‘Mean Girls’ stormed theaters on January 12, the movie’s star – Renee Rapp – had Pop music lovers wrapped around her finger with the soundtrack’s catchy lead single ‘Not My Fault‘ featuring GRAMMY-winning rapstress Megan Thee Stallion.

And while the song was greeted with ample critical buzz, it’s not quite seen that success mirrored commercially as it’s yet to crack the Hot 100 (as of time of this report).

The bid to change that status came this week when Stallion and Rapp unwrapped a peek at the other side of the lens of the cut’s Mia Barnes-directed music video.

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