Dua Lipa‘s ‘Don’t Start Now’ may pack just the punch needed to knock ‘The Box’ out of its jaw-dropping 10-week topping of the Hot 100.

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Kodak Black isn’t exactly sweet on ‘Suga’ maker Megan Thee Stallion at the moment, a recent Instagram post reveals.

The ‘Zeze’ rapper – currently serving a 46 month sentence after being found guilty on federal weapons charges – took to social media to fire off at Stallion for taking credit for a phrase many believe he popularized.

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Following the steps of his friends Chris Martin and P!nk (who gifted fans free livestreamed concerts recently in the wake of encouraged social distancing due to the coronavirus outbreak), John Legend took to social media Tuesday (March 17) to crank out some of his biggest hits…from home.

The EGOT winner, with wife Chrissy Teigen singing backup, gave viewers a taste of what they can expect on his forthcoming ‘Bigger Love’ tour by crooning career-spanning numbers ‘Stay With You,’ ‘All of Me,’ ‘Good Morning,’ and so much more.

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Katy Perry gave her latest single, ‘Never Worn White,’ the extra push by using its J.A.C.K.-directed music video as the vehicle to announce her pregnancy.

At first, it appeared the tactic worked as media hoopla around the revelation not only kept Katy atop headlines, but also helped hoist the song to #1 on several sales tallies around the globe (as we reported here).

Despite its trumpeted arrival, the refreshed Hot 100 suggests ‘White’ is poised to suffer the same fate as its post-‘Witness’ forerunners ‘Never Really Over,’ ‘Small Talk,’ and ‘Harleys in Hawaii.’

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Hashem Abedi – the younger brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, who killed 22 and injured 100 other attendees an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017 – has been convicted of multiple counts of murder.

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Kevin Durant has revealed that he is recovering from the Coronavirus.

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It’s only March, but rapper Lil Uzi Vert has already set the bar very high for the rest of the year’s anticipated music releases.

As we reported here, the Grammy nominee sprung a surprise on fans by releasing his sophomore album – ‘Eternal Atake’ – a week early.  Soaring to #1 on the refreshed Billboard 200, the effort nearly sold 300,000 copies its first week (making it the best-selling LP by a solo act this year to date).

Its domination isn’t limited to the album charts, however.  Look inside to see what we mean:

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Vanessa Hudgens is stepping away from comments she made about the Coronavirus.

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A video which seems to show a police officer planting drugs on an African-American man is generating steam on the net.

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Who knew comic relief from a viral pandemic would spawn a viral hit for Cardi B?

Last week, the 27-year-old – in her typical animated manner – took to social media to express her fears over the spread of coronavirus.  As the video garnered attention across the Web, DJ iMarkkeyz fashioned quotes from the visual into a song and uploaded the tune to iTunes and Apple Music.

Earlier this week, Cardi gave the remix her stamp of approval – a “thumbs up” that gave it just the push needed to shoot it to the top of digital sales charts.

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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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