With concerns over coronavirus uprooting plans left and right, Sam Smith is one of the first artists to shift a release date for new music.

The British star was set to unwrap third album ‘To Die For’ on May 1st.

Now, it’ll be arriving later than intended.

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Harry Styles is the latest artist to rock NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, following the likes of his friend Lizzo, Taylor Swift, Megan Thee Stallion, and many more of today’s top artists.

While his set was primarily lined with cuts from his chart-topping sophomore album, ‘Fine Line,’ the 26-year-old delved into preceding cuts ‘Adore You,’ ‘Watermelon Sugar,’ and so much more.

Look inside to hear Styles crank out hit after hit during his Tiny Desk session:

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Kelly Clarkson put a unique spin on a Janet Jackson classic today on her daytime series.

Viewers of The Kelly Clarkson Show will note that the Grammy-winning singer/TV personality partakes in a segment called Kellyoke, where she belts out bops from artists new and known.

During the latest instalment, she rocked out to Jackson’s 1993 classic ‘If.’

Watch Clarkson take vocal flight after the jump…

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Tinie is back with new single ‘Top Winners.’

The British chart-topper has dropped the “Tempah’ from his alias, but has lost none of his musical lustre.

Tinie, real name Patrick Okogwu, teams with protégé Not3s – who helms the hook of the track.

‘Winners’ serves as the premiere taste of Tinie’s new album; his first since 2017’s ‘Youth.’

Check out the Ramon Ayala directed video below…

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The critical and commercial misstep that was Justin Timberlake‘s 2018 album, the Country-tinged ‘Man of the Woods,’ has the 39-year-old trying to get out of the woods with music buyers – a position that’s undoubtedly led him to drive his musical endeavors back to basics.

Hot on the promo trail for the recently released ‘Trolls World Tour’ soundtrack (click here to stream it), Timberlake took to Zane Lowe last week to dish on his next solo LP and teased the effort by mentioning R&B/Hip-Hop producers Timbaland, Danja, and Hit-Boy are among the craftsmen he’s already teamed with for it.

As if that return to form is not enough for his fans to get excited about, word has it he may be working on a reunion with *NSYNC.  Details inside:

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Idris Elba is the latest name to test positive for the coronavirus.

Details below…

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Kehlani fans gearing up to catch the R&B songstress as the supporting act on Justin Bieber‘s forthcoming ‘Changes’ tour (as we reported here) are also undoubtedly expecting her new album to precede the jaunt’s May 14 kickoff.

Having dropped standalone singles over the last few months (and played co-star to a number of other well-received R&B bops since the delivery of her 2019 ‘While We Wait’ mixtape), the 24-year-old has been consistently releasing music to tide fans over until the arrival of her sophomore effort – the follow-up to 2017’s ‘SweetSexySavage.’

Although reportedly hard at work on the project with an announcement of its due date imminent, Kehlani took to social media over the weekend to confirm the opus has been delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

More inside:

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As if its unexpected release wasn’t surprise enough, Lil Uzi Vert is making jaws drop with the sales figures accompanying his highly anticipated sophomore album, ‘Eternal Atake.’

Delivered a week ahead of schedule, the March 6-unveiled project not only sold almost double that of its nearest competitor (Jhené Aiko‘s ‘Chilombo’) but was also greeted with the biggest first week numbers of the year among solo acts.

Curious to see how close the effort landed to its previously prediction of 325,000 units shifted (as we reported here)? Meet us after the jump to see:

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Despite the legal drama that almost impeded its release (click here to read more), ‘Suga’ – the latest body of work from Megan Thee Stallion – strutted to digital shelves March 6.

First reported to be her long-awaited debut LP, the 25-year-old later made the clarification the opus would serve as an EP to ‘tide fans over’ until she made the official drop of her inaugural album.

Battling two of season’s biggest Urban releases, Jhené Aiko‘s ‘Chilombo’ and the surprise-released ‘Eternal Atake’ from Lil Uzi Vert, ‘Suga’ – always expected to come in third place among the previously mentioned competitors – still brought with it the Rap diva’s highest first week sales to date.

Besting the 40,000 units industry analyst originally predicted the set would move (as we reported here), look inside to see ‘Suga’s final first week figures:

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March 6 brought with it the highly anticipated release of Jhené Aiko‘s third album, ‘Chilombo.’

Led to chart battle by singles ‘Triggered,’ ‘None of Your Concern (featuring boyfriend Big Sean), and ‘P*$$Y Fairy,’ the star-studded LP  – which also counted some of Urban music’s biggest names like Nas, H.E.R., John Legend, Ab-Soul, Ty Dolla $ign, Future, Miguel, and more as guests – was an out-of-the-box critical success as it received thumbs up from some of the industry’s most recognized critics.

Originally predicted to see that fanfare mirrored commercially to the tune of 90,000 units shifted its first week (as we first reported here), that figure almost doubled when receipts were counted for the singer’s tour bundle which allowed one copy of ‘Chilombo’ to accompany any ticket purchased for her forthcoming ‘Magic Hour Tour’ (click here for dates).

The result?  Aiko debuted on this week’s Billboard 200 with the highest first week sales of her career. Details inside:

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Shortly after sending her growing legion of fans into a frenzy with the release of her latest single ‘Levi High’ (as we reported here), rising singer DaniLeigh unveiled the video to the DaBaby-assisted tune.

Directed by Kat Webber, the visual sees the duo transforming into 2020’s ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ – joining forces to pull off the ultimate heist.

“Levi high jeans, sittin’ right, keep that a*s up / It’s a ’Gram flex, basic hoes gettin’ gassed up / N*ggas in my face, boy bye, n*gga back up / I’m a city girl, it’s only that I act up,” the songstress coos on the chorus.

Look inside to see the cinematic clip:

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