Alicia Keys is undoubtedly Billboard’s millennium R&B Queen.

The best-selling female R&B artist of the century, she’s long dominated the organization’s related music tallies – a reign highlighted by a whopping eleven #1 hits on the ‘Adult R&B Song’ chart (more than any other artist), seven #1 hits on the ‘Top R&B/Hip Hop’ album chart, and eight #1 hits on the ‘R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay’ chart.  Pertaining to the latter, Keys previously held as the list’s leading female until this week when her ‘Put It in a Love Song’ partner Beyoncé – courtesy of her co-starring role on Megan Thee Stallion‘s ‘Savage’ – raced in for a tie.

The lift on this week’s chart, which occurred thanks to 27.3 million in radio audience impressions, made the Houston natives return female artists to the chart summit for the first time in nearly a year (following Cardi B‘s 2019 hit ‘Please Me’).

The result?  Keys & Bey share the title as the ‘R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay’ queens with 8 chart-toppers each.  As we celebrate the win, look inside to see who joins ‘Savage’ on that chart and the Hot 100 on this week’s ‘Chart Check.’

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May 26 marks the season 4 kick off of NBC’s top-rated reality dance competition, ‘World of Dance.’

Calling on world-class movers and shakers to duke it out on the floor for a $1 million prize and title of ‘best dancer in the world,’ look below for the first look at round 4 of Ne-Yo, Jennifer Lopez, and Derek Hough‘s search for the ultimate dance champions.

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Exactly three months after first announcing ‘The After Hours Tour,’ in support of his latest chart-topping album of the same name (as we reported here), The Weeknd has announced the venture’s been postponed due to COVID-19.

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While some of the year’s biggest televised live events have pressed pause on production due to the ongoing global health crisis, 2020 BET Awards organizers have hushed murmurs of cancellation by confirming the show will go on – albeit unconventionally.

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In sad news, sports entertainer Shad Gaspard has been confirmed dead at age 39.

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Kandi Burruss is renowned for having her hands in many a venture and, for her latest she’s bringing it back to the music.

The ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ star has paired up with Todrick Hall for new single ‘Used To Love Me.’

Beyond her beginnings in Xscape, Kandi is well-known for her versatile pen-game – having crafted hits for the likes of Destiny’s Child, TLC, and NSYNC.

She taps into said versatility on this hard-hitting dance-floor jam, which is somewhat fresh terrain for her as an artist.

Take a listen to ‘Used To’ – which also features Precious – below…

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Music has been Jason Derulo‘s mainstay for much of his decade long tenure in showbiz. However, recent times have seen the singer embrace TikTok in a major way – and he’s now making headlines for it.

A new skit on the social media platform (where Derulo boasts 20 million followers) saw the star attach corn to a drill and attempt to eat it as it spun. Yes, you read it right.

The end result? Derulo’s tooth quite literally “wiggle wiggle”-ing its way out of his mouth.

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Fresh from nabbing her first #1, Doja Cat looks ready to pounce with another major name.

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Megan Thee Stallion may have nabbed the highest chart peak of her career so far with the Beyonce-assisted ‘Savage’ remix, but that isn’t halting her hustle.

The femcee is still strutting the promo trail and called into the Zach Sang Show, where she gave quite the candid interview.

During their convo, Hot Girl Meg opened up about what is was like working with Queen Bey and the reaction to their song. She also touched on her adamance about finishing college and her forthcoming studio album.

Check out the insightful sit-down after the jump…

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Kehlani fans apparently couldn’t wait to get their hands on her sophomore album, ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t.’

The follow-up to 2017’s ‘SweetSexySavage,’ the May 8 released set – preceded by critically acclaimed singles ‘Everybody Business,’ ‘Toxic,’ and ‘FM&U’ – is a 15-track LP that boasts an impressive list of guest stars including Tory Lanez, Jhené Aiko, James Blake, Lucky Daye, and more.

After zooming to #1 on real-time iTunes sales tallies just hours after its unveiling (as we reported here), industry analysts predicted the project would shift 60,000-65,000 units by the end of its inaugural tracking week.  Now, reports indicate they were under count by a considerable sum.

Look inside to see ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’s final first week figures.

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As reported, 59-year-old music executive Andre Harrell died at his Los Angeles home earlier this month after what some reports assert was a heart attack.

The passing of the Uptown Records pioneer – who launched the careers of Diddy, Mary J. Blige, and many more – incited an outpouring of condolences from some of the entertainment industry’s biggest names (as we reported here).

Now, some of those very celebrities are joining forces to salute Harrell in an all-star tribute helmed by BET.

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The global health crisis has forced the cancelation of many a graduation ceremony.

However, YouTube are stepping up to honor millions of graduates across the US. And Beyonce has been unveiled as one of many huge names added to the bill.

Details on ‘Dear Class Of 2020’ below…

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