As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on, its effects are being felt all across the music industry.

For, the latest festival to get cancelled is none other than Coachella.

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Cop a gander of Beyonce!

The superstar scorches in a potent shade of pink in the latest snap unveiled from her new Adidas X Ivy Park campaign.

As reported, Queen Bey is joined by a host of notable names for the ICY PARK push – including Gucci Mane and Hailey Bieber. 

The latest instalment of the athleisure line follows the 2020 success of the brand’s relaunch, which saw each new edition become sold out worldwide.

Ahead of more news about the ICY PARK drop, peep pics of Gucci and Ms. Bieber below…

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Lil Nas X can add another achievement under his belt.

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Kelly Rowland and husband Tim Weatherspoon have welcomed their second child – a bouncing baby boy!

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Mariah Carey is pushing forward with the celebration of #MC30.

This week, the Songbird Supreme has unleashed six new remix EPs from her beloved ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ era.

The new EPs feature remixes of the songs: ‘It’s Like That,’ ‘We Belong Together,’ ‘Don’t Forget About Us,’ ‘Shake It Off,’ ‘Your Girl,’ and ‘Say Somethin.’ 

Additionally, she gifted fans the digital debut of her songs ‘Sprung’ and ‘Secret Love.’

On the new EPs, Mimi said:

“Thank you for sharing this time with me and for revisiting all these creative extensions of this body of work. Particularly loving the Desert Storm remix of ‘Don’t Forget About Us’ and the ‘Say Somethin’ … remixes by David Morales! And definitely check out the two bonus tracks (that should have been on the album) ‘Sprung’ and ‘Secret Love’!!”

Listen to Mariah deliver her stunning vocals below…

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Despite no official release date tied to her long-awaited debut album, the forthcoming ‘Pretty B*tch Music,’ rapper Saweetie has enjoyed at least 1 Platinum smash a year over the last 3 years with the most recent of the hit trio coming courtesy of the newly-certified ‘Tap In.’

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‘Nothing in This World’ singer KeKe Wyatt is in a world of trouble after taking to social media to lend a fiery rant some say downplayed centuries of mistreatment experienced by African Americans.

Wyatt – a regular “talent show” judge on the Bigo platform – took time from weighing in on guests’ vocal abilities to weigh in on social issues, namely what she suggested was an undue monopoly Black people have on “oppression.”

During a heated debate with reality star Milan Christopher, the songstress challenged the notion of which racial groups, ethnicities, and nationalities have experienced the most disenfranchisement throughout history by pointing to Mexicans and Jews as examples of people who have experienced similar social injustices.

At the height of her argument, Wyatt even asserted bi-racial people (like herself) have been marginalized at the hands of Black people – a notion that set Twitter alight.

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If nothing else, Timbaland is consistent.

The multi-Platinum hitmaker – one-half of the masterminds behind the Web sensation #VERZUZ alongside fellow producer extraordinaire Swizz Beatz – has never made a secret of his desire for Queen of Quiet Storm Anita Baker to be a guest on the viral platform.

Just five months ago, the 48-year-old took to Instagram to call for Baker to battle her fellow GRAMMY-winning R&B legend Sade – a post that drew thousands of “likes” and similar calls from his followers.

Fast forward to January 2021 (as both divas celebrated birthdays this month), Timbo took to press to reiterate his wish to have the ladies showcase their respective timeless catalogs on #VERZUZ.

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Merely hours after introducing her charity single, ‘American Mood,’ powerhouse vocalist JoJo has unveiled the tune’s official music video.

Tapping famed video director Alfredo Flores to helm its visual, the socially charged number houses heartfelt lyrics that address economic disparities in America.

Speaking on the D’Mile-produced tune, the GRAMMY winner said:

“My friends and I wrote this song a few years ago, and it continues to apply to the moment. I didn’t want my heart to be misconstrued so I held it close to my chest until now,” she revealed. “This song doesn’t offer any solutions, instead a humble reflection inspired by the moment.”

Dedicated to all the kids “without a silver spoon,” look inside to see the latest video from JoJo:

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Nearly a year after the release of her third and best-selling album to date, ‘Chilombo,’ the promo grind continues for Jhené Aiko in support of the Platinum project – the first of her career to earn such certification (as we reported here).

The LP already boasts watching five of its official singles certified Gold or higher and, from the looks of things, Aiko’s is looking for it latest release – ‘Born Tired’ – to follow suit.

In addition to the tune’s Hawaii-filmed music video, the past month has seen the GRAMMY nominee build public awareness of the Fisticuffs-produced tune by giving it the spotlight treatment on her NPR ‘Tiny Desk Concert,’ her ‘Living at Home Mini-Concert,’ and more (click here to watch both).

Thursday night (January 28), she took to ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ to give viewers yet another taste of the song live.  See the action inside:

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Mulatto has garnered criticism for her name – and the racial connotations that are associated with it – before announcing she would change it (as we reported here).

In a new interview with Hot Freestyle, the ‘Spend It’ rapper opened up about her decision.

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When the 2021 GRAMMY nominations were announced for the upcoming ceremony, The Weeknd caused quite the stir when he and his album ‘After Hours’ were notably absent from the list.

Now, he opened up to Billboard about his lack of nominations and the fall out that occurred between him and the GRAMMYs after.

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