How time flies.

Taylor Swift celebrated the one-year anniversary of her landmark ‘Folklore’ album by sharing the original version of her song ‘The Lakes.’

Speaking on the occasion, she said:

“It’s been 1 year since we escaped the real world together and imagined ourselves someplace simpler.”

“To say thank you for all you have done to make this album what it was, I wanted to give you the original version of ‘The Lakes.'”

‘Folklore’ debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and earned Swift five GRAMMY nominations. It went on to win Album of the Year and made Swift the first female artist to win three times in that category.

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Pop Smoke‘s second studio album ‘Faith‘ has prevailed on the Billboard 200.

Formally announced with a minimal lead-in, the 20-track set landed last week and was greeted by ample excitement from fans eager for more from the late MC.

‘Faith’ serves as the second posthumous project and succeeds 2020’s mega-selling ‘Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon’ – which was released months after his tragic death aged just 20.

Featuring an all-star list of appearances from the likes of Kanye West, Dua Lipa, Chris Brown, and Future, the set has premiered in pole position.

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Lil Nas X once again has the entire industry buzzing with his aptly titled single ‘Industry Baby.’

And while the track is comfortably pacing towards a big debut on the Billboard Hot 100, the GRAMMY-winning star isn’t resting on his laurels.

His latest promotional stop was a sit-down with Zane Lowe on Apple Music‘s Beats 1 radio.

While there, Nas opened up about his seismic success, the delay of his forthcoming album ‘Montero,’ the controversial video for ‘Industry Baby,’ and much more.

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R. Kelly‘s woes are worsening.

Currently incarcerated as he awaits trial on multiple counts of sexual abuse, the singer is now being accused of abusing a male minor he met at McDonald’s.

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Mariah Carey has confirmed that she and Brandy are indeed working on something special.

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Kanye West is still cooking his tenth studio ‘Donda’ days after it was initially set for release.

And it appears the rapper has taken up residence at a unique spot in a bid to complete the LP.

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Cop a gander of Saweetie!

The femcee scorches in the latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam. 

Styling and profiling in the Jora Frantzis lensed shoot, Saweetie as anticipation builds for her debut studio album ‘Pretty B*tch Music.’

The set is preceded by hit singles such as ‘My Type,’ ‘Tap In,’ and Doja Cat collaboration ‘Best Friend.’

Originally set for a summer arrival, the LP’s due date is pending.

What is present in the here and now is the rapper’s stunning feature spread.

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Camila Cabello is making clear that she did not feature a dancer in blackface during her performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are officially back together.

Not that that pair did much to hide their rekindled flame, but they’ve confirmed their romance with a very public-facing kiss.

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Nicki Minaj is already cashing in on the success of ‘Whole Lotta Money (Remix)’ – the latest single from rising rapstress BIA.

Its original incarnation found aboard the latter’s 2020-released ‘For Certain’ EP,  the track had already been collecting buzz on its own before the Rap Queen gave it her royal blessing via a revamp.

In the week that followed the remix’s July 9 release, ‘Whole Lotta Money’ racked up a whole lotta streams and digital downloads – enough to land it in the top 20 of the refreshed Hot 100.   This may come as a first for BIA, but it’s a historic measure for Nicki.

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Thanks to the #1 debut of their latest single, ‘Permission to Dance,’ K-Pop septet BTS have shattered a number of Hot 100 records.

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Normani has a famous fan.

For, Lil Nas X has payed homage to the former Fifth Harmony member on the set of his ‘Industry Baby’ music video.

In a newly surfaced clip, Lil Nas and crew recreate the iconic fence scene from Normani’s ‘Motivation’ music video, where she and her dancers climb and dance on the fence.

The GRAMMY winner can be seen clinging to the fence as ‘Motivation’ plays in the background to complete the tribute.

His actions come as he and Normani recently released new music. As previously mentioned, Lil Nas shared his ‘Industry Baby’ video while Normani unleashed her ‘Wild Side’ video with Cardi B.

Watch Lil Nas X give his spin on ‘Motivation’ below…

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