In lieu of new music, Rihanna fans (affectionately called #TheNavy) are holding tight to her mountain of former hits as evidenced by the tunes’ ongoing buoyancy on real-time digital platform charts.
Already christened the “Queen of Digital Downloads” for over a decade-long domination of iTunes, Amazon, and other digital music retailers, the weekend served reminder the Grammy winner’s digital reign also extends to streaming when she laid claim to yet another title thanks to her 2016 hit, ‘This Is What You Came For’ (led by Calvin Harris).
The Real Housewives Of Atlanta is back and blazing for its 12th season. And despite over a decade on-air, the Bravo smash is losing none of its scorching steam.
Already delivering on its promise of shady twists and turns, the latest instalment of the ensemble title is proving a must-see.
Want to know what Nene, Kandi, Porsha Cynthia, Evaand the returning Kenya will be serving up on episode 15 / season 12?
Kehlani continues to use her music to keep it all sorts of real.
Case in point new song ‘Valentine’s Day (Shameful).’
Interestingly, the track arrives in super close proximity to her collab with YG – ‘Konclusions,’ a song neither of the former couple plugged when it dropped on Valentine’s.
Now, it seems apparent why. For, on ‘Shameful,’ K takes aim at a lover she helped who she feels tried to use their relationship for a come-up.
Upon dropping the rack moments ago, the singer said:
“a lot to say a lot to feel. sh*t happens life really happens u jus gotta stay pure and move with love and thank god you are one of the ones that do.”
Self-proclaimed Valentine’s Day king John Legend took over ‘Ellen’ on February 14 to serve double duty as host and musical guest.
Performing his latest hit ‘Conversations in the Dark,’ the EGOT winner lit up daytime TV with the showing and was joined by renown violinist Lindsey Stirling.
After Chicago natives Chaka Khan and Jennifer Hudson delivered stunning performances ahead of the night’s game (click here to watch), another Windy City original – Chance the Rapper – was charged with re-energizing the crowd at the event’s halfway point.
Calling on help from Migos star Quavo, Lil Wayne, and more, Chance’s cranked out hits from his Grammy-winning third mixtape (‘Coloring Book’) and debut studio album (‘The Big Day’) before launching into a tribute to Kobe Bryant.
It’s all about me takes on a new meaning as revealed by R&B songstress Mya in her new music video.
Preceded by a wide report she had walked down the aisle (as we reported here), it appears the revelation was actually a tease for the visual for ‘The Truth’ in which the 40-year-old marries…herself.
A continuation of her tradition of releasing new music to commemorate Valentine’s Day, the annual holiday serves dual purpose for the diva as the time frame also rings as the anniversary of the premiere of her debut single, 1998’s ‘It’s All About Me.’
Two months after announcing her Christmas-themed partnership with the NBA (click here to read more), Normani gifted basketball fans a set of high octane performances ahead of the 2020 All-Star Game.
Headlining the AT&T Pregame concert (February 16), the 23-year-old paid homage to fallen basketball legend Kobe Bryant by donning a refashioned version of his Lakers jersey.
Battling the flu to crank out fan favorites ‘Motivation,’ ‘Waves’ (with an interpolated performance of Aaliyah‘s ‘One in a Million’), and more, look inside to see ‘Mani blaze the NBA Crossover at Navy Pier stage like only she can:
After a nearly five-year wait, devoted fans of Justin Bieber – affectionately called ‘Beliebers’ – finally got their hands on a new body of work from the former teen heartthrob.
Christened ‘Changes,’ the effort – which follows 2015’s chart-topping ‘Purpose’ – comes as his fifth studio album and has been promoted by the release of two singles (‘Yummy’ and the Quavo-assisted ‘Intentions’), a Youtube documentary, and a number of live performances on late night TV.
Released Valentine’s Day 2020, the project hopped to the top of the iTunes sales tally just hours after its debut – a feat mirrored on real-time Spotify and Amazon charts. With two days of commercial performance tracking in its rear view, industry analysts have unveiled their first week sales prediction for the February 14th-released set.
Queen of Funk Chaka Khan royally showed up and out at her hometown of Chicago’s United Center when she took to the 2020 NBA All-Star Game to deliver a rousing rendition of the U.S. national anthem (February 16).
Her a capella performance, which followed the tear-jerking Kobe Bryant tribute delivered by Academy and Grammy Award-winning diva Jennifer Hudson (click here to watch), didn’t exactly score the unanimous praise of Hudson’s showing as Khan’s twist on the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ was met withmixed results.
While some took to social media to salute the legendary songstress (known for a career of flexing soaring vocals), others did not appreciate her gospel-inspired take on the historic tune.
Drawing comparisons to Pop singer Fergie‘s frightful rendition at 2018’s edition of the same event (click here to watch), see Chaka inside and weigh in:
Jennifer Hudson blew the roof off of Chicago’s United Center just moments ago when she kicked off the 2020 NBA All-Star game with a stunning performance of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway‘s 1972 hit, ‘For All We Know.’
Hudson, a native of the Windy City, was undoubtedly a fitting pick for the showing and used it to tribute fallen NBA star Kobe Bryant.
Today’s From The Vault pick comes courtesy of Pop princess, Rihanna.
As the world (im)patiently waits for her musical return, we take it back to her more active days: this week’s selection is ‘What’s My Name?’
Rolled out as the second single from Rih’s fifth studio album ‘Loud,’ the track was released in 2010. Helmed by a musical dream team, comprising of production duo Stargate and wordsmith Ester Dean, it was the first of many collaborations between the Bajan belle and Canadian titan – and rumored love interest – Drake.
As has been the case with most of RiRi’s releases in the early 2010’s, this was a huge hit. Uniquely, it reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 before the parent album’s lead single ‘Only Girl (In The World)’ did a few weeks later. It was also a chart topper in the UK and managed to peak inside the Top 5 in Canada and Norway.
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The music video for the cut was directed by Philip Andelman and Raam Kapoor. Though select interior shots were filmed in Mumbai, the bulk of the action takes place on the Lower East Side of New York City.
In all its pedestrian glory, it follows the singer as she makes her way to a bonfire party, with a small detour at the local convenient store where Drizzy awaits. Sporting the era’s signature red hair-do, she glowed as she strut down the streets of Manhattan with style and elegance.
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Funny what a 10 year difference can make. Back then, the consensus what Rihanna was releasing too much music too soon. Now the world at large is singing a whole other tune.
We’re pretty sure a successful comeback is on the cards for Ms. Fenty. Still, we seriously hope that by the time she is ready to unleash her next musical offering, it will be something cool, fresh and edgy like the material on her last project ‘ANTI’ but also instant and catchy a la ‘What’s My Name?’ and other songs in that lane.
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