The Super Bowl Halftime Show may be the grandest stage of them all, but it doesn’t cut the biggest check of them all.

In fact, it’s now widely more publicly known that performing on the platform does not come with monetary benefits.

This topic was put to Mary J. Blige, during the promotional run for her album and her own shared Halftime performance alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar this Sunday (Feb 13) at the SoFi Stadium. 

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Adele returned to her home country of the UK this week in a blaze of glory.

Indeed, as well as performing at The BRITs 2022, the superstar took home three awards.

During her stint, she also stopped by The Graham Norton Show for a full-length chit-chat.

Ever candid, the vocal powerhouse addressed the widely reported postponement of her Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum. 

Giving ample specificity, Adele shared that she didn’t want to give a “half-a**ed” show after being on an incline with her live concert trajectory.

In an unanticipated moment, the artist – who is dating sports agent Rich Paul – also revealed she wants to try for another baby next year.

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Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced the birth of their second child last week and now they’ve lifted the lid on the youngster’s name.

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With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Future marks the occasion in his own way with the release of new song ‘Worst Day.’

The track, which serves as the MC’s first pouring of solo music since 2020, finds him in fiery form as he unpacks the highs, lows, and cost of love. Indeed, he raps: “Valentine’s Day, the worst day, got too many to please.” 

Arriving moments ago, the visual features polarizing social media and dating personality Kevin Samuels – who weighs in on the rapper’s woes.

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K. Michelle is back with new music.

Case in point, the acclaimed singer has now shared her most recent song ‘Scooch.’ 

The song’s central theme focuses on her getting butterflies when she meets a man and wants to further get aquatinted with him.

‘Scooch’ has been announced as the first single from her upcoming album, ‘I’m The Problem,’ out later this spring.

The tune arrives nearly 2-years after her album ‘All Monsters Are Human’ and comes amid plans to branch out into country music after her upcoming final R&B album.

What are you waiting for? Listen to ‘Scooch’ below…

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Kanye West, Alicia Keys, and Fivio Foreign are back with new music.

Case in point, the trio has joined forces for their new collaboration called ‘City of Gods.’ 

The Hip-Hop ballad sees Keys focus on loss, while West brags about his status in the game. Across the tune, she sings:

“New York City, please go easy on me tonight / New York City, please go easy on this heart of mine / ‘Cause I’m losing my lover to the arms of another / New York City, please go easy on me.“

‘City of Gods’ was first announced on February 10 and comes mere weeks before West releases his highly-anticipated ‘Donda 2’ album.

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Less than 2 months before Jazmine Sullivan takes her critically acclaimed, 2021 EP “Heaux Tales” to GRAMMY battle (as the project’s content is up for 3 trophies), the R&B diva is gifting her fans even more tales via the set’s deluxe edition.

Repackaged with 10 new numbers, the now 24-tracklong re-release features five new songs including “Tragic,”, “BPW,” “Hurt Me So Good”, “Roster,” and “Selfish” as well as five new skits including a guest appearance from “Insecure” star Issa Rae.

A year after ‘Tales’ became her highest-peaking project on the Billboard 200 (debuting at #4 on the tally), the effort’s been updated in a bid to boost it back to its top 5 glory.

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With her comeback single, ‘Do We Have a Problem,’ well on its way to a top 10 debut on next week’s Hot 100, Rap Queen Nicki Minaj looks to double her pleasure by unveiling yet another Lil Baby-assisted single – ‘Bussin.’

First previewed at the end of the music video for ‘Problem,’ the tune can now be heard in full and sees the 39-year-old forego modesty in favor of flaunting opulence.

“VVS is bu-bu-bussin’ / A** so fat, it’s bu-bu-bussin’ / Bags so full, it’s bu-bu-bussin’ / Drivin’ foreigns, bitches bussin’,” she spits on the DJ Tizz-produced bop.

Yet another taste of what her beloved fans, affectionately called #Barbz, can expect to hear on her yet-titled, forthcoming fifth studio album (due this year), hear ‘Bussin’ inside:

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Famed DJ-producer Diplo may be busy bringing his brigade of hits to stages around the world on his international tour, but that doesn’t mean the 43-year-old can’t find time to crank out new music.

‘Don’t Forget My Love,’ which taps fellow GRAMMY-winning star Miguel to assist, comes as the latest taste of gems set to board Dip’s forthcoming album-  his first since 2020.

“Remember the feeling of my fingertips on your skin / And the way that our kisses taste, sweet about to drink in / And the way that I rage into your love while you breathe me in / Just so you can feel me with you even when I’m not around,” Miggy croons on the dancefloor-ready tune.

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With the February 11 debut of ‘Good Morning Gorgeous,’ the newest effort from Mary J. Blige, the singer brought to close the longest span between studio albums of her career to date.

Arriving nearly 5 years since her last Billboard 200 top 5 hit, 2017’s ‘Strength of a Woman,’ ‘Gorgeous’ suits up for chart battle on the strength of the warmly received singles ‘Amazing’ (featuring DJ Khaled), ‘Rent Money’ (featuring Dave East), and its anthemic title track,

In addition to East and Khaled, the LP counts Usher, Anderson .Paak, Fivio Foreign, and more among its high profile guests.

Hear the 13-track project inside courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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Having already proven her musical palate knew few limits with her grungy 2020 EMA performance of the #1 hit ‘Say So’ (as we reported here), rapper-singer Doja Cat doubles down on the idea in Taco Bell’s new Super Bowl Ad.

Lending a cover of critically acclaimed Rock band Hole‘s tune ‘Celebrity Skin’ (1998), Cat called upon the group’s lead singer Courtney Love to refresh the memorable number with new lyrics.

Ahead of the February 13 kick off of the Super Bowl showdown between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals,  look inside to see just how Doja delivered her own touchdown.

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It’s here!

After ample teasing, Ed Sheeran has released the video for his song ‘The Joker And The Queen.’

While the song originally appeared on his most recent album ‘= (Equals),’ the track has now received a remix with the addition of music superstar Taylor Swift.

In the clip, several references to their 2012 collaboration ‘Everything Has Changed’ can be seen, such as two pictures with scenes from that video. As a result, the video is now a natural progression of the story that Sheeran and Swift started nearly a decade ago during her ‘RED’ era.

Now you can view the cinematic clip below…

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