The Billboard Music Awards is the latest high-profile event to be wiped from the calendar in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

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R. Kelly’s efforts to free himself from prison have been dropkicked by the Coronavirus.

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While release dates are being deleted left and right, The Weeknd is pressing on with the release of new album ‘After Hours.’

Preceded by hits ‘Blinding Lights’ and ‘Heartless,’ the set is touted as one of the year’s biggest and is being supported by a like-titled tour.

The album is the first length effort from the crooner since 2016’s ‘Starboy.’

Ahead of its unleashing, the chart-topper has revealed the 15-song tracklist for the LP.

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It looks like Lauren Jauregui has a gift for fans amidst the social chaos.

For, the former Fifth Harmony star has lifted the lid on a video trailer for a track named ‘Lento.’

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Camila Cabello is getting candid with her fans.

With millions the world over in lockdown mode due to the coronavirus outbreak, the singer is encouraging fans to not overlook those in dire need.

Inside her lengthy social media post, she unpacks how her more empathetic stance came about when she begun practicing meditation – which she stressed has “changed my life in the last few months.”

As for why she started, Cabello – who, last December, was embroiled in a racism scandal – confessed:

“I didn’t share this with you guys at the time because honestly I was just trying to be okay, but I was experiencing severe anxiety.”

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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.

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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.’

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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.’

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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.

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