It’s a great week to be Justin Bieber!

The 27-year-old just learned his latest album ‘Justice’ debuted atop the Billboard 200 the same week its latest single, ‘Peaches,’ took a bite out of the Hot 100’s top spot (as we reported here).

Now, Bieber – who is already the most certified male vocalist in digital music history (according to the Recording Industry Association of America) – is adding another plaque to his colossal collection.

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Lil Nas X set headlines alight over Palm Sunday weekend when he announced a partnership with MSCHF to release 666 pairs of ‘Satan Shoes’ – a Nike Air Max that reportedly contained a drop of human blood in each pair (as we reported here).

Due in stores Monday (March 29), the collector’s item nabbed headlines for its satanic design which featured upside-down crosses, a pentagram attached to the shoe laces, and “x/666” in red embroidery on each pair.

As news of the kicks treaded on trending status, some commenters began slamming Nike for their involvement with the endorsement – a rumor the shoe giants quickly squashed.

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If there were any doubts about Justin Bieber‘s chart potency, it’s been dispelled today.

Because the Pop pin-up has just scored his seventh #1 single with ‘Peaches’ and made history in the process.

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Rapper Joyner Lucas is the latest name to weigh-in on Lil Nas X‘s controversial video for his new single ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name).’

In the cinematic clip, the 21-year-old is depicted as being cast out of heaven and sliding down a pole straight to hell where he’s shown twerking on Satan.

Following the likes of a Jagged Edge star, Candace Owens, and more, Lucas has voiced displeasure over the visual.

And he’s made clear that his gripe centers on the supposed impact on the youth.

His words below…

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With the live music circuit making a long-awaited return, London is set to serve up a musical feast in the form of a brand new festival, Yam Carnival. 

And for its inaugural year, the line-up it’s all sorts of lit.

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Lil Nas X is off to a controversy fuelled start with his new single ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ and it looks like it’s all leading up to the release of his debut album.

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Tamar Braxton is speaking up and out about her broken relationship with former fiancé David Adefeso.

The pair’s tumultuous romance came to a shocking end after a September 2020 car ride argument that led to the entrepreneur filing a restraining order against the singer citing domestic abuse. It was a development that came just months after Braxton’s much-reported suicide attempt.

In the time since both parties have largely remained mum about the other.

However, that changed today when Braxton made a remark about her love life that snowballed into quite the revelation.

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Megan Thee Stallion may have just bagged a number of notable GRAMMYs (including the award for Best New Artist), but her wins aren’t halting her hustle.

Joined by a bevy of baddies, the fiery femcee performed an action-packed set for GrubHub‘s Sound Bites special.

Live-streamed, the mini-concert took place to raise funds for WC Kitchen to support female-owned restaurants around the US.

Doing her part for the cause, Meg marveled with showings of ‘Savage,’ ‘Body,’ ‘Hot Girl Summer,’ and more.

Watch the Hot Girl Coach scorch after the jump…

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Soulja Boy and Randy Orton continue to lay the verbal smackdown on each other.

As reported, the pair – whose paths few ever foresaw crossing – engaged in a war of words on social media after the ‘Crank Dat’ rapper took aim at the WWE. 

Now, after a period of silence, Soulja Boy has reheated the beef and received a response from Orton about his…

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Lil Nas X‘s polarizing, yet highly controversial new music video – ‘Call Me By Your Name’ – has been called many different things by commentators since its Friday (March 26) debut.

While fans and even celebrities like rapper Big Sean have christened the venture “creative” and “artistically daring” (as we reported here), others – like GRAMMY nominated Jagged Edge star Brian Casey – are among the critics who are slamming the Tanu Muino-directed clip as “demonic” and “satanic” for its bevy of sacrilegious imagery, which includes a scene of the 21-year-old giving Satan a lap dance.

Taking to Instagram recently to weigh in on the hoopla surrounding the visual, look inside for Casey’s lengthy statement on the matter.

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Congratulations are in order for Jason Derulo and his girlfriend Jena Frumes. 

Because the couple has announced that they are expecting their first child together.

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While Mariah Carey doesn’t have birthdays, yesterday marked the beginning of yet another trip around the sun for the diva.

To celebrate, this week’s From The Vault comes in the form of the track that planted the seed for the ultimate comeback.

Today’s pick is 2005’s ‘It’s Like That.’

Issued as the first single from the classic blockbuster record ‘The Emancipation Of Mimi,’ the song was written and produced by Carey and partner-in-rhyme Jermaine Dupri, alongside Manuel Seal. Fatman Scoop on the ad-libs.

After her underrated Island Records debut ‘Charmbracelet’ failed to ignite the charts as hoped, the artist’s subsequent release was always going to be either make-or-break.

Needless to say that the single exceeded expectations, peaking at #16 in the US, #9 in Australia, and #4 in the UK. It was also nominated the following year for a GRAMMY Award.

Thematically, the track centers on letting one’s hair down, self-celebration – or, as Mimi herself puts it, “making the most of life.”

The song’s music video was shot by Carey’s longtime friend Brett Ratner.

It depicts Mariah getting ready for a lavish Beverly Hills party where she was unquestionably the center of attention. Eric Roberts and Wentworth Miller both starred in this visual as well as in the clip for its follow-up,  for ‘We Belong Together.’ Because put together they tell the story of a bride-to-be on the verge of entering a loveless wedding until her former lover comes back for her.

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30+ years in, Mimi is a living legend, an icon, and the blueprint for many a vocalist. Not only in terms of vocal excellence but also longevity.

Having loved everything about the ‘Caution’ era – the music, the look, the tour – we’re more than ready for the next batch of newness from the songbird supreme. And with the live performances she has blessed us with during these past few months, we’re in for a treat.

Happy “anniversary” Mimi!

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