After Harry Styles and DaBaby saw their respective hits, ‘Watermelon Sugar’ and ‘Rockstar,’ locked in an intense battle for the Hot 100 throne (as we reported here), Billboard has declared it will be Styles taking home the honor.

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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion have their sights set on global domination with their new song ‘WAP.’ 

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As we reported here, fans of Hulu’s Zoe Kravitz-led TV adaptation of the hit 2000 romantic comedy, ‘High Fidelity,’ were highly disappointed at news the series had been canceled after just one season.

Kravitz initial statement regarding the axing, which was delivered shortly after the news went to press last week, was cordial as she took to Instagram to state:

“i wanna give a shout out to my #highfidelity family. thank you for all the love and heart you put into this show. i’m in awe of all of you. and thank you o everyone who watched, loved and supported us. ✌🏽 #breakupssuck”

The sentiment seemingly changed, however, after the 31-year-old weighed in on the event again over the weekend.  See what she said below that still has tongues wagging:

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Not even two months ago (as we reported here), executives at MTV confirmed the 2020 MTV VMAs would proceed as planned at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center with an in-person audience.

Despite the ongoing global health crisis, the move would make the annual award show the first among like ceremonies to “return to normal” given the circumstances.

As the show’s August 30 premiere date looms, however, event organizers at Barclays and MTV have reassessed their initial decision and have announced an alternative.

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Cardi B‘s ‘WAP,’ presumably the first official single from her highly anticipated, yet-titled sophomore album, has been getting praise aplenty from fellow celebrities and fans alike since its August 7th premiere.  Yet, there’s one person the GRAMMY winner shouldn’t expect a standing ovation from: CEO of Big Cat Rescue Carole Baskin.

The ‘Tiger King’ star was royally disappointed by the presentation of tigers, leopards, and jaguars in the Colin Tilley-directed video – even though they all appeared digitally.

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Azealia Banks has broken her silence after alarming fans with claims of wanting to end her own life.

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African Giant Burna Boy is set to stand ‘Twice As Tall’ on his brand new album.

Set for release this Friday (August 14), the hotly anticipated set sees the Afrobeats titan make a bold play to bring his flavoursome sound to a global audience like never before.

To assist his cause, he’s tapped Diddy to executive produce the project (which we reported here).

Now, he’s revealed the full tracklist and further details about the LP.

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Tyrese is under fire after making shocking comments in support of embattled singer R. Kelly. 

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Billboard is set to have some sweet news for ‘Watermelon Sugar’ singer Harry Styles.

Just a month after fans learned it had become his third solo top 10 placement on the Hot 100 (as we reported here), the Tyler Johnson-produced hit is now locked in a two-way race with DaBaby‘s enduring smash ‘Rockstar’ to be crowned the week’s chart champion.

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Melody Thornton‘s absence from the Pussycat Dolls’ reunion earlier this year certainly didn’t mean the powerhouse vocalist was sitting on the sidelines.

Instead, she had her eyes on a solo prize – a truth evidenced by the unveiling of ‘Lioness Eyes,’ her debut EP.  Delivered Friday (August 7), the 7-song set comes as her first body of work since her introductory mixtape effort ‘P.O.Y.B.L.’

A collection of tunes inspired by the R&B sounds of yesteryear, look inside to take a trip down music’s memory lane with Melody:

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Beyonce has roared back into the top ten of the Billboard 200 with ‘The Lion King: The Gift.’

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