To say BLACKPINK‘s first Korean-language studio effort, ‘The Album,’ is one of the year’s most highly anticipated releases would be a severe understatement.

At writing, the set’s reportedly passed the “1 million sold” mark for global pre-orders, with roughly 30% of those purchases coming from Europe and North America combined.  Be mindful that figure does not include streaming numbers which, once added, will skyrocket the quartet’s first-week sales prediction.

In America, excitement for the LP’s arrival has been built on the backs of two Hot 100 top 40 smashes – ‘How You Like That’ and its history-making, Selena Gomez-assisted follow-up, ‘Ice Cream.’

With the recently unveiled video for ‘Lovesick Girls’ (click here to watch) promising to send consumption into overdrive, group members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa have unleashed the songs’ parent album in full.

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Much like in the high octane, Normani-enlisted music video for ‘Diamonds’ (found aboard the ‘Birds of Prey’ soundtrack), Megan Thee Stallion revisits a funhouse theme for her official music video for new song, ‘Don’t Stop.’

Tapping Young Thug to assist, the Rap duo – courtesy of a colorful, Colin Tilley-directed clip – trade racy lyrics over a Buddah Bless beat while re-enacting concepts found in the classic fairytale ‘Alice in Wonderland.’

Announced just Monday (September 28), the song’s arrival comes the same week Megan’s current hit – the Cardi B-led ‘WAP’ – stepped down from the top spot of the Hot 100 (as we reported here).

Does ‘Don’t Stop’ have what it takes to replace ‘WAP’? Listen inside and tell us:

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In celebration of 30 hit-filled years in the music industry, October 2 sees Mariah Carey unveil ‘The Rarities’ – a compilation album of unreleased material to share with her legion of devoted fans (affectionately called “Lambs”).

Also encompassing a live concert CD of Carey’s roof-raising 1996 performance at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, the set features some never-before-heard tunes from her prized vault as well as some never-before-heard mixes of previous hits.

Released just days after her highly anticipated memoir, ‘The Meaning of Mariah Carey,’ look inside for your first listen to the new compilation effort.

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After breaking away from boyband Citizen Four, actor-turned-‘X Factor‘ alum Josh Levi unveiled his first solo project, ‘Disc One,’ in July 2020 (click here to stream).

Earning acclaim from industry critics as well as his legion of growing fans thanks to its previously released singles ‘If the World’ and ‘Know Better,’ the triple threat is set to earn even more thumbs up once music lovers get a whiff of his newest number – ‘Don’t They.’

See the action in full inside.

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Just two days after learning she’d been nominated for ‘Video Director of the Year’ at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards (as we reported here), Teyana Taylor (under the alias ‘Spike Tee’) reminds fans just why she’s worthy of the honor.

Taking the director’s chair again for an official video lifted in support of her latest LP, ‘The Album,’ this time the Nova Wav-produced ‘Concrete’ was tapped to get the visual treatment.

A hot and steamy affair starring her basketballer husband Iman Shumpert, the two highlight the ups and downs of marriage before making up in a sizzling bedroom scene.

You may want to tuck the kiddies away before viewing this action.

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NPR’s wildly successful ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ segment has already hosted the likes of Taylor Swift, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu, BTS, Lizzo, and many other big names over its short tenure (click here to see we reported here).  As Jhene Aiko‘s recent inclusion on the platform evidences, they don’t plan on slowing down any time soon.

Due to the global health crisis, the latest series of showings have been from the comfort of the performers’ homes.  Aiko, dubbing her set the ‘quarantine edition,’ launched into a career-spanning performance that included songs from her tertiary album, ‘Chilombo’ (2020), to 2011’s ‘Sailing Souls’ mixtape and more.

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Concerns for the welfare of rapper 6ix9ine mounted today, after a report hit the wire alleging that the star has suffered an overdose.

Well, it’s been confirmed that he was indeed taken into medical care.

But there’s a twist.

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Demi Lovato takes to music to address her recent breakup from former fiancé Max Ehrich with the appropriately titled ‘Still Have Me.’

Listen below…

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After seeing huge success with the singles such as ‘Bodak Yellow,’ ‘I Like It,’ and ‘Girls Like You,’ Cardi B has revealed she felt “a lot of pressure” to deliver another hit.

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Congratulations are in order for Nicki Minaj!

For, it’s been confirmed that the Hip-Hop star has welcomed her first child with husband Kenneth Petty.

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Billie Eilish has unwrapped the video for ‘No Time To Die’ – the theme song for the James Bond film of the same name.

Directed by Daniel Kleinman, the visual sews together scenes of the singer with scenes  lifted from the hotly anticipated motion picture.

The song, which was released earlier this year ahead of what was meant to be the film’s Spring arrival, saw Eilish become the youngest musician ever to pen a Bond theme.

Speaking on the videos arrival, she beamed:

“It feels crazy to be a part of this in every way. To be able to score the theme song to a film that is part of such a legendary series is a huge honor.”

FINNEAS, her brother and creative partner, added

“Writing the theme song for a Bond film is something we’ve been dreaming about doing our entire lives. There is no more iconic pairing of music and cinema than the likes of Goldfinger and Live and Let Die. We feel so so lucky to play a small role in such a legendary franchise, long live 007.”

Watch below…

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Rihanna is more than entertainer, she’s an industry.

Indeed, by way of a number of savvy entrepreneurial moves, RiRi has become a force in fashion, beauty, and beyond.

One of the key components of her growing empire is lingerie line Savage x Fenty.

Tomorrow brings with it the premiere of the Savage x Fenty Vol. 2 exclusively on Amazon Prime.

In a series of new interviews, the 32-year-old opened up about what folk can expect – as well as the whereabouts of her long-awaited 9th studio album.

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