Ayra Starr shines in a new performance video for ’21.’

Lifted from the Afrobeats performer’s newly released sophomore album ‘The Year I Turned 21,’ the emotional track captures the themes of the project at large and lyrically relays the whirlwind journey that have been the last few years of the singer’s journey.

Directed by Annie Bercy, the visual arrives on the heels of the clips for ‘Commas,’ ‘Bad Vibes,’ ‘Rhythm & Blues,’ and the ‘Last Heartbreak Song’ featuring Giveon.

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Sexyy Red is no stranger to controversy and this weekend saw the star add a fresh chapter of exactly that to her colorful narrative.

Because it’s been confirmed that the femcee was arrested.

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Normani has addressed the suggestion of a potential Fifth Harmony reunion.

Hot on the promotional trail for her debut solo album ‘Dopamine’ (which is due this Friday, June 14), the ‘Candy Paint’ singer sat down with Billboard to dish on what fans can expect from her set – which has been six years in the making,

During the candid chat, Normani was quizzed on what former bandmate Ally Brooke shared during her own visit to the platform; specifically regarding “talks” of a Fifth Harmony return.

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Chaka Khan continues to serve as the gift that keeps giving.

Already one of music’s most enduring talents, the icon showed up and showed out on NPR Tiny Desk Concert Series.

Serving as one of the platform’s crown jewels of Black Music Month, Khan and her band blazed with a stacked set comprised of ‘Tell Me Something Good,’ ‘What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me,’ ‘Stay,’ ‘Sweet Thing,’ ‘Through the Fire,’ ‘Ain’t Nobody,’ and the rousing ‘I’m Every Woman.’

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Rihanna fans waiting on her long-awaited ninth studio album have been dealt a helping good news and bad news.

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Circle August 30 on those calendars. Because said date brings with it the arrival of Lee Daniels‘ hotly anticipated new film ‘The Deliverance’ on Netflix.

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Rihanna is all about her business and, at the launch of her latest entrepreneurial effort Fenty Hair, the superstar drove home the age-old adage that Rome was not built in a day.

RiRi styled and profiled at the splashy event, which saw her rock her natural hair.

While opening up about the journey to establishing the brand, she made an interesting revelation.

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Janet Jackson is a diva in demand! Especially in London, where the legendary superstar has added another date to her mega-selling Together Again 2024 Tour.

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It’s finally here!

After ample teasing, Victoria Monet has finally unleashed the official music video to the fan favorite ‘Jaguar II‘ cut ‘Alright.’

Directed by Dave Meyers and featuring killer choreography from Sean Bankhead, the Michael Jackson-inspired visual – which serves as the official follow-up to her 2023 breakout Platinum hit ‘On My Mama’ – is sure to become as much a standout in her lauded videography as its predecessor.

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After gifting the four singles ‘Been Like This,’ ‘To the Moon,’ ‘I Wanna Thank Me,’ and ‘Whoops‘ to her beloved fans (affectionately called #MegaTronz), Meghan Trainor finally lifted the lid on the tunes’ parent album – ‘Timeless‘ – on Friday (June 7).

The follow-up to 2022’s ‘Takin It Back,’ ‘Timeless’ (Trainor’s sixth major-label studio effort) is a 16-song set that not only features Niecy Nash and T-Pain among its high-profile features but also songwriting and production contributions from the likes of Federico Vindver, Gian Stone, Emiloy Warren, and more.

As if the new album isn’t enough to celebrate, #MegaTronz will get to hear some of the cuts live when Meghan embarks on ‘The Timeless Tour‘ in September – her first headlining concert in over 7 years.

Hop inside to get familiar with some of the new tunes she will be performing (including ‘Whoops’) courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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Over two months after first storming digital shelves, Doechii‘s ‘Alter Ego‘ – her first single release of 2024 – finally got its live TV debut courtesy of a rocking performance on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ recently.

“Who the f-ck y’all hoes think run this sh-t? Miss she/her/black vagina / Designer, say Gucci, Prada print / D-O-E, I’m Wakanda rich/ Big Doechii, diva, Donda, Don Dada, Tokyo Honda drift /  Uh, n–gas tweakin’, hoes is geekin,” she raps aboard the Zach Witness-produced beat.

Assisted by City Girls star JT, the energetic rendition comes amid rising buzz for Doe’s debut album – reportedly due later this year.

Ahead of official news on that project, hop inside to see how she and JT rocked the ‘Kimmel’ stage.

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Tory Lanez is about to be a single man. Because his wife of less than a year has filed for divorce.

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