Nearly 4 years since controversial rapper/singer M.I.A. dropped her “fifth and final” album ‘AIM’ (click here to listen), the 44-year-old – born Mathangi Arulpragasam – is coming out of retirement, much to the surprise of fans.

Taking to Instagram to make the announcement (January 28), Arulpragasam not only let fans know she was hard-at-work on new music after the death of her father last month, but also that they’d be getting a taste of it a lot sooner than they expected.

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Despite failing to raise her comeback cut, ‘Raising Hell,’ or any of its promotional follow-up tunes to a charting position on the Billboard Hot 100, Kesha has shown no signs of slowing down the releases in support of her forthcoming fourth studio album, ‘High Road.’

Ahead of its January 31 debut, the Grammy nominee’s unveiled a bop of a toast to night life via new single, ‘Tonight.’  Sonically reminiscent of the EDM bangers that brought the Pop diva to chart prominence in the early 2010s, ‘Tonight’ is easily the catchiest offering the 32-year-old’s served in quite some time.

Will it be enough to drum up buzz for ‘High Road,’ though?  Listen inside and tell us:

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Justin Bieber is determined to dominate 2020 with his latest bag of musical tricks!

Gliding into many a playlist with the infectious tune ‘Yummy’, the Pop prince now eyes Valentine’s Day for the release of its parent album ‘Changes’ which many fans hope will see him deliver his most personal body of work to date.

Keen to learn about the new release was Ellen who invited him on her show to discuss the set and how marriage has inspired its sound.

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Alicia Keys is putting the pieces in the place for her comeback campaign.

The 15-time Grammy winner recently announced new album ‘ALICIA’ and has warmed up the masses with ‘Show Me Love’ and ‘Underdog.‘

Ahead of its March 20th arrival, it’s emerged that Keys has teamed with Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation. 

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Azealia Banks isn’t convinced by Tyler the Creator‘s recent criticism of the Grammy awards and wonders how he can be enraged with its organisers when he worked closely with them to ensure, as far as she sees it, that he left the night with an award and performance in hand.

Aquababe’s thoughts and feelings below…

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Cheryl, Anastacia and Sonique (pictured above) are just three of the Pop royals who are to rock this year’s Mighty Hoopla Fest!

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A new report by the Color of Justice has found that fictional crime shows like ‘Law & Order’ and ‘CSI‘ can often serve as PR machines for law enforcement organisations and inadvertently harm black and brown people as they do so.

Their findings below…

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Justin Bieber is pressing on with his comeback plans.

For, fresh from releasing lead single ‘Yummy,’ the Pop pin-up has formally announced its parent album ‘Changes.’

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As the world continues to reconcile the shocking death of Kobe Bryant, one of the late legend’s closest friends has broken his silence.

Fellow NBA icon LeBron James has opened up about how much the loss of Bryant and his daughter Gigi in a helicopter crash is affecting him.

His touching tribute below…

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The Pussycat Dolls are finally ready unwrap new single react!

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Justice has been served to Jelani Maraj. 

For, after convicted of child rape, the felon has been handed a lengthy prison sentence.

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