It’s sophomore season for Chloe Bailey.

As reported, the R&B star is gearing up for the release of her second studio album ‘Trouble In Paradise.’

And, fresh from announcing the set during her Coachella performance, she has taken to social media to tease new tracks from the ‘FYS’ and ‘Boy Bye’-led LP.

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A colossal cast of superstars assemble for ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.’

Indeed, the hotly anticipated Peacock series stars the likes of Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, and Taraji P. Henson.

Based on the acclaimed true-crime podcast iHeart, the show chronicles the infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight. A night that changed not only one man’s life but ultimately transformed Atlanta into the “Black Mecca.”

When a hustler named Chicken Man (Hart) hosts an afterparty to toast the fight with a guest list of the US’ wealthiest, the evening ends with the most brazen criminal underworld heist in ATL history. Adamant @ on clearing his name, Chicken Man is tasked with convincing his old rival, J.D. Hudson Cheadle), one of the first Black detectives in the city’s desegregated police force.

Set for a September 5 premiere on the streamer, check out the first look trailer for the Shaye Ogbonna and Will Packer-helmed series below…

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Camila Cabello is dancing towards the June 28 release of her new album, ‘C,XOXO’ – and it’s been confirmed that she’ll be bringing a number of major names with her.

Including Drake.

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Tems brought the Lagosian heat to Hammersmith’s Eventim Apollo and blew the proverbial roof off the building.

The seismic sold-out show was mounted in support of the songbird’s long-awaited debut album, ‘Born In The Wild’ – which arrived June 7 via RCA Records / Since 93.

Join us below as we recap a resonating night.

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‘Supacell’ blasts off on Netflix this month.

Rapman‘s hotly anticipated superhero series has been five years in the making and is finally set to premiere on the streamer on June 27.

Led by the likes of Tosin Cole, Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi Abrefa, and Josh Tedeku, the series follows five ordinary South Londoners who discover they have extraordinary powers. As the story unfolds, viewers learn that it’s down to one man to bring the quintet together to save the woman he loves.

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Cardi B is teasing new music and she’s stressing that it has venom to it.

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock is pressing on with purpose as she continues her solo journey.

Fresh from wowing at her sold-out headline show at Lafayette, the Little Mix star announced a wave of national dates set for October this year.

That’s not all, because she unlocked a brand new track named ‘Nature’ – which has been added to her recently released EP, ‘No Hard Feelings.’

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Doechii may have just released her latest single, ‘Alter Ego,’ in late March, but the critically acclaimed rapper-singer has no intention of taking her foot of the gas – a status she doubles down on with the new song ‘MPH.’

“Went from b-tches trying to call me out my name, to calling my name in the stands,” she raps on the Demeanor-produced track. “You think I pop a couple too many Xans the way I’m addicted to fame / Sweetie, don’t take it to hеart, it ain’t personal, barely remеmber your face now.”

Giving her growing legion of fans yet another reason to anxiously await the release of her debut album (reportedly due later this year), hop inside to get acquainted with ‘MPH.’

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As if the forthcoming Hot Boys reunion and subsequent album wasn’t enough for Juvenile fans to celebrate, the Rap legend – who just learned his hometown of New Orleans officially declared June 11 ‘Back That Azz Up Day’ –  is gearing up to take that iconic tune as well as his other brigade of hits on a continental showcase courtesy of a newly announced tour.

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Tinashe is no stranger to seeing her music releases celebrated by fans and critics alike over the years, but – much to their dismay – the award-winning singer-songwriter hasn’t seen much of that fanfare reflected commercially since lifting her breakthrough single ‘2 On‘ to the Hot 100’s top 40 ten years ago.

In fact, before this week that Mustard-produced banger was her only appearance on the all-genre chart as a song leader.

The updated edition of the tally shows a long overdue change has come, however, as her latest viral hit ‘Nasty‘ has made its first appearance.

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Billie Eilish may have already taken a big bite out of the Hot 100’s top 10 with ‘Lunch,’ but apparently she’s hungry to see other ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft‘ singles replicate the FINNEAS-produced tune’s success.

And while all 10 of the album’s tracks landed inside the all-genre hitlist’s top 40, two fan favorites from the LP – ‘CHIHIRO‘ and ‘The Greatest‘ – appeared in the top 30 printed at #12 and #24 respectively.

To help them reach higher Hot 100 heights, Billie released the official music video to the former just last week and followed with a live performance ‘Greatest’ on the Monday night episode (June 10) of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.’

Marking her visit to ‘Colbert’ in just the last month, hop inside to see how she fared.

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Ayra Starr shines in a new performance video for ’21.’

Lifted from the Afrobeats performer’s newly released sophomore album ‘The Year I Turned 21,’ the emotional track captures the themes of the project at large and lyrically relays the whirlwind journey that have been the last few years of the singer’s journey.

Directed by Annie Bercy, the visual arrives on the heels of the clips for ‘Commas,’ ‘Bad Vibes,’ ‘Rhythm & Blues,’ and the ‘Last Heartbreak Song’ featuring Giveon.

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