All roads lead to February 7 for The Weeknd, who will be headlining the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show 2021. 

The coveted spot is often billed as an immortalizing platform for Pop’s biggest names, with Abel following the likes of Michael Jackson, Madonna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and Prince on the list of mega-stars who’ve blazed the iconic stage.

Given the current global climate, few are able to predict what the ‘Blinding Lights’ singer has in store for viewers of the spectacle – which takes place from the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Indeed, it’s not yet known if his performance will be live (fully, partially, or at all), whether any guests will join him, or if it’ll even take in the same format as traditional Halftime showings.

Pending an answer, he’s teasing the show by way of a brand new Pepsi commercial. Check it out below…

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Netflix has unwrapped the trailer for the hotly anticipated ‘Malcolm & Marie.’

Anchored by Zendaya and John David Washington, the movie tells the tale of filmmaker Malcolm (Washington) and his girlfriend Marie (Zendaya).

When they return to their residence after a  premiere, the production’s critical reception isn’t the only topic that fills the air. For, their night veers in a different direction altogether – with truths and revelations about their relationship laid bare.

Will their union survive the roller-coaster? The answer arrives February 5 when the Oscar favorite film hits the streamer.

Pending then, check out the first look trailer of the flick (which is directed by Sam Levinson) below…

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Little Mix have done it!

For, the group’s latest single ‘Sweet Melody’ has shot to #1 on the Official UK Singles Chart.

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Jazmine Sullivan celebrated the release of new EP ‘Heaux Tales’ with a rousing performance on Tiny Desk (Home) Concert.

Backed by a full band, the R&B belter delivered roof raising renditions of tracks from the project – including ‘Girl Like Me,’ ‘Bodies,’ ‘Lost One’ and ‘The Other Side.’

She also peppered in much loved bops such as ‘Let It Burn’ and

The new project serves as Sullivan’s first in five years, for it follows 2015’s ‘Reality Show.’

With the set already receiving rapturous rounds of praise from fans and critics alike, watch her ignite the songs live in this must-see showing.

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Zayn is wasting no time lighting a mighty match under new single ‘Vibez.’

For, just hours after unleashing the track, he has premiered its accompanying visual.

A whimsical affair, the song and clip are the first to be lifted from the former One Direction star’s third solo album ‘Nobody Is Listening’ (due next Friday, January 15).

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For much of Donald Trump‘s presidency, he’s broken protocol.

And, with just 12 days to go before the end of his controversial tenure, he’s confirmed that he’ll be continuing along said trajectory.

Because he’s confirmed he will not be attending Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration.

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‘This Is Us’ season five is already proving to be the most gripping installment of the much-loved NBC drama yet.

Anchored by a stellar cast, which includes the likes of Sterling K. Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson, the show follows the lives – past, present, and future – of The Pearson family.

Blended, complex, and the definition of layered, the relatives and their narrative remain as compelling as ever.

Before it airs, check out a preview of episode 6 of season 5 below…

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A day of shopping has ended in handcuffs for DaBaby.

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African royals Wizkid and Burna Boy have joined forces for new single ‘Ginger.’

Lifted from Wiz’s latest album ‘Made In Lagos,’ the flavoursome track has proven a favorite with fans who’ve been waiting in earnest for an accompanying visual.

Well, today sees Surulere’s finest oblige with the premiere of the video.

What are you waiting for? Watch Wiz and Burna ignite their latest bop after the jump…

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In news just in, it’s been confirmed that the rescheduled #Verzuz battle between Ashanti and Keyshia Cole has once again been postponed.

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Six years may have separated fans of Jazmine Sullivan from her last project, 2015’s ‘Reality Show,’ but that wait came to a much-desired end with the January 8-release of the singer’s new EP, ‘Heaux Tales.’

Launched on the backs of critically acclaimed singles ‘Lost One,’ ‘Pick Up Your Feelings,’ and the H.E.R.-assisted ‘Girl Like Me,’ ‘Tales’ stands as a 14-track affair that boasts appearances from the likes of Anderson .Paak, Ari Lennox, and more.

An empowering conceptual project (which she stresses isn’t an album) is designed around Sullivan’s “observation of today’s women standing in their power and owning who they are,” the GRAMMY-nominated diva took to press recently to further detail her inspiration behind the effort.

“No longer is male patriarchy dictating what it means to be a ‘good girl.’ The truth is, women of all ages have been called a ‘heaux’ at some point in life, whether deserved or not, by some man trying to put us in our place; a place designed to keep us under control, out of the way and usually beneath them,” she expounded.

For your listening pleasure, ‘Heaux Tales’ awaits inside for streaming via Spotify and Apple Music.

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Zayn‘s forthcoming third album, ‘Nobody is Listening,’ may have served as an inadvertent prediction for the singer’s last single ‘Better’ as the tune barely cracked the Hot 100 (peaking at #89 in Fall 2020).

Looking to change the tide a week ahead of the LP’s January 15-release, the former One Directioner is inviting fans to check out another of the project’s cuts – ‘Vibez.’

“Don’t keep me waiting / I’ve been waiting all night to get closer / And you already know I got it for ya,” he croons on the seductive mid-tempo. “You know the vibes, know the vibez / Put it on ya / If we’re moving too fast, we could slow up / Baby, this far from mediocre, no / You got the vibez, got the vibez.”

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