At just 24-years-old, Zendaya – star of HBO’s hit drama ‘Euphoria’ – has taken home EMMY gold in the ‘Lead Actress In A Drama Series’ category at the 2020 ceremony.

The win makes her the youngest ever to do so.

See her acceptance speech inside:
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“Everything means nothing, if I ain’t got you.”

With this very sentence Alicia Keys made the world fall in love with her all over again.
Her 2004 hit ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ is today’s From The Vault pick.

Issued as he second single from her sophomore set ‘The Diary Of Alicia Keys,’ the track was written and produced by the piano-playing performer.

Commercially, it was a #4 charting single on the US Hot 100 as well as her second consecutive #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop tally.

Delving into how love triumphs over all the material things life has to offer, the song won the GRAMMY Award for Best Female Vocal R&B Performance in 2005.

Director Diane Martel helmed the music video for the single and presented Keys and Method Man as a couple going through relationship hardships in New York. It won the MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video.

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This week, Keys revealed that back in the early 00s she almost gave the track to Christina Aguilera for inclusion on her 2002 album ‘Stripped.’

Suffice to say, we just can’t imagine what their respective careers would look like had that had happened. For this very tune – which arrived  three years into Keys’ career – solidified her status as an R&B fixture.

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Though her new eponymous LP doesn’t necessarily house tracks akin to this, it’s a pleasant return to form after the decent but arguably underwhelming ‘Here.’ In many ways, ‘ALICIA’ functions as a step in the right direction.

Almost two decades after stepping onto the scene, it’s great to see Alicia Keys still being celebrated for her tremendous talent. A talent that has lost none of its lustre.

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For most, Brandy‘s foray into TV is most synonymous with mega-successful ‘Moesha.’

However, prior to that show, she also starred on ‘Thea.’

Top-billed by comedian Thea Vidale, the show ran for one season between 1993-1994. And folk haven’t heard much from the stand-up since.

That is until the #Verzuz battle between Brandy and Monica.

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Lady Gaga is opening up about the darkness that almost took her life.

Siting down with CBS Sunday Morning, the megastar revealed that – in the years preceding new album ‘Chromatica’ – she had grown disillusioned with the fame monster her success had created.

Rather than a frustration with others, her angst was directed inwards – bemoaning how, even in her private life, the “Lady Gaga” celebrity had become the center of everything.

According to the ‘911’ singer, matter got so bad that she considered ending her life.

And while she’s doing better, she’s sharing a story that ultimately may help many more.

Watch the insightful sit-down after the jump…

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Beyonce is renowned for being at the helm of much of her output. But Queen Bey still answers to direction from her family.

In an adorable video for Tina Knowles-Lawson‘s WACO Theater, the singer replicated her Mom’s “Corny Joke” segment — and received visible input from oldest daughter Blue Ivy.

Check out the fun-filled antics after the jump…

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After confirmation that Queen Elizabeth II will be removed as Barbados’ head of state, Rihanna‘s fans are urging for the superstar to become her official replacement.

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Fresh off the release from #1 album, ‘Detroit 2’, Big Sean has revealed new music from TWENTY88, his duo with R&B singer girlfriend Jhene Aiko, is currently in the making!

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Following the tragic loss of Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Lil Nas X is expressing his concern about LGBTQ setbacks under a new Supreme Court Justice installed by the Trump administration.

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Tory Lanez finds himself in more legal trouble today.

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Usher is back and blazing with new single ‘Bad Habits.’

The catchy cut is lifted from the R&B icon’s forthcoming album, which is believed to be a sequel to his Diamond selling ‘Confessions’ album.

Beyond hitting the promotional trail, Ush us giving fans a behind the scenes look at the making of the song’s Chris Robinson directed video.

What are you waiting for? Watch after he jump…

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If the refreshed singles chart is any indication, BLACKPINK fans’ appetite for ‘Ice Cream’ is fading.

As we reported here, the Selena Gomez-assisted tune made Hot 100 history last week with its debut – marking not only the first time any female K-Pop group had cracked the top 20 but also the highest rung reached by the group to date.

Embarking on a heavy promotional blitz in the days following its August 28 arrival, the quartet – comprised of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa – hit a number of Web and print outlets in its support (including ‘Elle’ and more).

At writing, those efforts have not paid off as ‘Ice Cream’ slipped out of the top 40 in its second week.

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Alicia Keys has finally unwrapped her seventh studio album ‘ALICIA.’

Originally due in March, the LP was one of many that saw its release marred by the global health crisis.

Still, Keys kept fans fed by way of a steady stream of singles – such as Gold-certified jams ‘Show Me Love (ft. Miguel)’ and ‘Underdog.’ She also poured out cuts such as ‘Time Machine’ and the Khalid assisted ‘So Done.’

With the project now in the marketplace, how is set to perform first week? The forecast is here…

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