The BET Awards 2021 are almost upon us. So, it’s fitting that the first list of performers has been unveiled. 

In a major move, this year’s ceremony – which boasts the theme ‘Year of the Black Woman’ – will mark the most ever performances on the televised broadcast.

Some of the names set to take the stage include DaBaby (who leads this year’s nominations) and Jazmine Sullivan. 

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All roads lead to July 30 for Billie Eilish, who will be unwrapping her sophomore album ‘Happier Than Ever.’

Prior to then, she makes a major stop on the cover of Rolling Stone‘s latest issue.

The 19-year-old phenom poses it up in a number of demure shots lensed by Yana Yatsuk and also seized the feature to open up about the LP, which is the follow-up to 2019 debut ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’

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Jada Pinkett Smith is honoring Tupac.

For, the actress shared what she believes to be a previously unreleased Tupac poem to mark what would have been the late rapper’s 50th birthday on June 16.

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Diana Ross sprung a supreme surprise on fans moments ago.

For, the legend announced her brand new album ‘Thank You’ and premiered the title track single.

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Tumultuous is the word that best describes the last year many of us have had. As a result, we could all use some love in our lives.

However, this has not always been easy for some. Finding songs that reflect an individual’s experience can be difficult enough, but for queer people – even with the rise of many queer artists – it can still seem like they exist on the fringes of society.

To celebrate Pride Month, we compiled a list of some of our favorite LGBTQ+ anthems.

From sugary Pop perfection to provocative R&B jams, check out our list of LGBTQ+ anthems below…

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Dr. Dre is getting candid about the brain aneurysm that landed him in the ICU.

In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, he is opening up about his hospitalization and revealing that he was taken aback by it.

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Megan Thee Stallion isn’t holding back.

The GRAMMY winner has become a favored target of some. Now, conservative commentator Ben Shapiro is criticizing her over her most recent single ‘Thot Sh*t.’ However, Meg did not waste time responding.

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Ed Sheeran is drumming up the buzz machine for his new single ‘Bad Habits.’

Set for release on June 25, the track will be the premiere taste of his forthcoming album and is notably his first solo release in almost four years.

After inking a seismic deal with TikTok, Sheeran is wasting no time seizing the platform for his pre-release.

For, he’s offered up a preview of the hotly anticipated song.

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Just hours after sharing the tracklist to her long-awaited debut album, ‘Back of My Mind’ (as we reported here), Academy and GRAMMY Award-winning songstress H.E.R. unveils yet another listen to tunes that line the project.

Titled ‘My Own,’ the song tells the tale of trying one’s hardest to resist the advances of Mr. Wrong.

“Baby, I can’t take no more from you / I don’t wanna play no more / Know we goin’ back and forth on me / I be all ready, on call / Even when I know it’s wrong from me / Somethin’, I don’t know, but it’s somethin’ / I don’t wanna work for somethin’ knowin’ it ain’t worth it,” she coos on the spacey track.

Ahead of its parent album’s June 18 debut, look inside to hear ‘My Own’:

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‘Rolling Stone,’ ‘Associated Press,’ ‘Entertainment Tonight,’ ‘Access Hollywood,’ and ‘People’ are just a few of the high profile outlets graced by GRAMMY-winning Monica in promotion of her new true crime series, ‘Infamy.’

The VH1 show, which premiered June 7th, was among many burning topics the R&B diva tackled over the last few weeks as she raced through a slew of media appearances.

With other subject matter ranging from her serially-delayed ninth studio album, ‘Trenches,’ to the future of her other VH1 endeavors, Mo left few stones unturned across her promotional promenade.

Curious to find out the latest in Mo’s world?  Hop inside below:

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Despite rendering two multiPlatinum singles – ‘Yummy’ and ‘Intentions’ (featuring Quavo) – Justin Bieber‘s 2020 era, ‘Changes,’ was widely regarded a failure when compared to the mega-success of the efforts that preceded it.

Quickly abandoned (in some part due to the global health crisis as well), the era’s successor – 2021’s ‘Justice’ – has proven in more ways than one it’s picking up the slack.

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With his newly announced book, ‘Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me,’ Academy Award-winning actor, singer, and comedian Jamie Foxx – at 53-years-young – proves age and accolades don’t mean there isn’t room to grow and learn.

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