With multiple Billboard 200 chart-toppers to their respective credits, Kanye West and Ariana Grande are no strangers to seeing their names atop industry tallies.

As such, it should come as no surprise the hitmaking duo – who have made headlines for being at odds in the past – find themselves at the summit of Forbes’ ‘Highest Paid Celebrities’ list (among musicians) for 2020.

Leading a list that features the likes of Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes, Rihanna, and more, look inside to see if your favorite star made the cut:

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The revered actor Ncuti Gatwa has earned a BAFTA nomination.

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Trina is taking accountability.

Yesterday, the rapper made headlines the world over when she branded those rioting in protest of George Floyd‘s death “animals.”

Speaking on her Miami radio show, she went on to implicitly bemoan Black on Black crime and suggest that it was Black people ruining Black businesses – including that of her friend.

Now, after trending for almost 24 hours, the femcee is speaking up and out.

Hear her apology below…

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Beyonce has long championed racial equality and has consistently used her platform to drive said message to the masses.

A practice she’s continued in the case of George Floyd. 

With Minnesota finally heeding the calls from the world at large to charge ALL of the police officers involved in the death of the unarmed Black man, the singer has responded with her take.

Her words below…

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Meghan Markle has condemned racism in a powerful, impassioned speech delivered in salute of the graduating class of her former school, Immaculate Heart.

The US actress turned British royal has been the target of vile scrutiny, which many maintain is centered around her race.

So intense was the critique that Markle and Prince Harry stepped back from their position as Senior Royals and relocated to North America.

Now, as the world engages in heated discourse about the death of unarmed Black man George Floyd at the hands of a white Minnesota police officer, Markle is using her voice and platform to speak out in support of the many affected by racial injustice.

See and hear what she had to say below…

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Charlie Puth is using Twitter to combat white supremacy and celebrate the human rights activists protesting against anti-blackness.

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Moments after George Floyd‘s family attorney Benjamin Crump took to Twitter to report the arrest of the remaining ex-officers responsible for Floyd’s death (as we reported here), the Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison officially announced their charges.

The public was already alerted to the arrest of Derek Chauvin (the former officer directly responsible for the death of Floyd) as his third-degree murder charge was upgraded to second-degree murder.

Likewise, the three other officers who were fired alongside him – Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng – went from uncharged to charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder, according to court documents.

Check out their mugshots above and more info below…

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Footage of a gang of white teens assaulting an autistic black child has sparked sorrow and outrage online after going viral.

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‘Pull Over’ performer Trina will soon be pulled from her own morning radio show if disappointed fans have their way.

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‘Clarissa Explains It All’ star Melissa Joan Hart has got some explaining to do herself after she posted a photo to Instagram some are deeming ‘tone deaf’ in light of the heightened conversations around racial privilege and cultural sensitivity.

Taking to the platform Monday (June 1), Hart posted a still photo from the 1935 film ‘The Little Colonel’ to celebrate diversity on screen.  The problem?  The focal Black character in the movie, Mr. Bojangles, has long been pointed to as representative of a problematic trope in African American film history (namely due to the limitations of roles available to actors of color during the time period).

Regardless, the TV actress is learning the hard way about racial insensitivity.  See what we mean inside:

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Less than a week after the arrest of Derek Chauvin, the former officer who caused the death of unarmed Minneapolis Black man George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nearly 9 minutes (as we reported here), the remaining 3 ex-officers involved with the crime have officially been charged.

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Warner Music is to donate a large amount of money to social causes.

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