As we reported here, Katy Perry planted her 25th top 40 hit onto the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Daisies’ – the official first single from her yet-titled fifth studio album.

Despite quickly plummeting to the chart’s lower rankings in the weeks that followed (found at #76 this week), The Monsters & Strangerz-produced cut boasts the longest shelf-life of any Perry song since her 2017 ‘Witness’ era – an achievement aided by the aggressive promo push it’s been afforded.

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As critical acclaim continues to pour in for ‘Coffee,’ the long-awaited first single from Kelly Rowland‘s yet-titled fifth album, the singer is heating up the promo front in its support.

Recently visiting our friends at Genius for their ‘Open Mic’ series, the GRAMMY winner cranked out a sizzling live rendition of the Kosine-produced bop.

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When ‘Married To Medicine’ returns for its eighth season later this year, it looks like it may be back sans Mariah Huq. 

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Fans of OWN flagship series ‘Greenleaf’ apparently couldn’t wait to get their eyes and ears on the latest happenings of the pastoral family if TV ratings are anything to judge by.

With word its season 5 (which premiered June 23) is set to be its farewell season, viewers tune into the network in droves to see the fivesome’s latest and last drama unfold.

In fact, the viewership figures rocked competition across all of TV land and made the Craig Wright-directed series the #1 rated scripted show on cable Tuesday night.

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Much like CNN and Sesame Street’s town hall on racism before it, Nickelodeon is using its platform to explain the issues of racial injustice to kids and teens.

Delivered via a ‘Nick News’ special, the virtual event – titled ‘Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special’ – is set to be hosted by 15-time GRAMMY winner Alicia Keys and will bring along celebrity pals Naomi Campbell, Simone Biles, Chance the Rapper, and more to add insight to the much-needed conversation.

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Tweet continues to whet appetites for her yet-titled fourth studio album.

A week after thrilling diehard fans with the new song, ‘I Admit It’ (click here to listen), the soulstress has followed with another Charlie Bereal-produced gem in the form of ‘Remedy.’

Co-written with Britney Jackson, the tune sees Tweet try to heal the heartbreak of her ailing lover.

“Take a deeper look in my heart and find / That this love I have for you is so divine / Everything you need is all in me / I’m the remedy, I am all you need,” she coos.

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Despite previous reports Abel and Ola Osundairo, the two brothers at the center of the Jussie Smollett hoax-hate crime drama, were unwilling to testify against him in the forthcoming case stemming from charges related to the incident, they’ve since walked back the announcement.

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MJ Rodriguez and Zendaya are both dominating their respective lanes with content designed to give the world of a storytelling a fresh face and colourful perspective.

This week, they teamed up to give their fans insight into the worlds via a conversation on Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors‘ series where they discussed their craft, the challenges they have faced in Hollywood and how they hope to turn the experiences they have faced following outbreak of COVID-19 into something positive once the world returns to normalcy.

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Rapper Huey, best known for the 2007 hit song “Pop, Lock & Drop It,” was fatally shot during a late-night shooting outside St. Louis, police said Friday (June 26).

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DaBaby is celebrating his reign with ‘Rockstar’ by unleashing the music video for the Hot 100 #1.

The visual for the Roddy Ricch assisted cut was directed by Reel Goats and arrives ahead of both rappers hitting the virtual stage at Sunday’s BET Awards.

With ‘Rockstar’ amassing a whopping 550 million views sans a video, its success looks set to extend with the debut of the clip.

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Lady Gaga‘s ‘Chromatica Ball’ is officially moving to 2021.

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Kanye West has found a friend in GAP.

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