Grammy winner Afrojack has long been established as one of the dominant forces in the contemporary music scape – having sculpted smashes for the likes of Nicki Minaj and the Black Eyed Peas.

Now, after being named the European CEO of Japanese force LDH (Love, Dream, Happiness), the star is looking to birth the music’s next big thing.

In an innovative move, he’s launching the Global Vocal Battle Auditions.

With applications open from today, the search will welcome entrants worldwide and stage physical open calls in five cities – these being London, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, New York, Los Angeles, Taipei, Tokyo and Osaka.

The goal? To uncover young unsigned vocal talent for a brand new international group, which will be produced by Afrojack himself and make its debut in 2019.

We caught up with both Afrojack and Verbal in Amsterdam this week to talk about the venture and much more.

Check out the inspiring chat below…

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J. Cole is heading back on the road!

Because, less than a year after wrapping his last trek, the rapper has announced the aptly titled ‘KOD Tour’ in support of his like-titled new album (which topped the charts upon release last month).

Details and dates below…

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50 Cent’s success with the critically-lauded series ‘Power‘ may be thank for Jay Z‘s forthcoming foray into television.

Good news below…

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The nominations for the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, hosted by Tiffany Haddish, are here for your viewing pleasure.

Unveiled recently as a toast to the year’s best offerings in film and television, the awards show’s nod tally was unsurprisingly dominated by box office champion, ‘Black Panther.’  Leading the pack with a whopping seven nods, it’s followed by Netflix hit series ‘Stranger Things’ (which nabbed six).

Before you see who walks away with the ceremony’s coveted trophies on June 18, look below to see who’ll be competing:

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P!nk‘s ‘Beautiful Trauma’ world tour, which kicked off March 1 in Phoenix, has already proven itself quite the box office draw.  With its first set of dates reeling in figures superior to that of its predecessor’s firsts, 2013’s ‘The Truth About Love Tour,’ the trek – designed to support her latest #1 album, ‘Beautiful Trauma’ – is undoubtedly off to a beautiful start.

Although the first leg of dates include stops in North America, New Zealand, and Australia and is set to close after a multi-night stint in Auckland, North American fans who complained ‘what about us’ after not seeing their cities listed in the initial batch of stops will be pleased to know there’s still hope.

Announcing 37 additional dates next year across North America, the 2019 leg of the ‘Beautiful Trauma’ tour will see her touch down in New Orleans, Nashville, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping at Madison Square Garden in New York City on May 21, 2019.  Look inside to see if she’ll be stomping to your town next year:

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For over a year, Rihanna has been serving up all things Fenty.

Fenty Beauty, Fenty x Puma, and more recently Fenty lingerie by way of her new ‘Savage’ range.

And while fans have celebrated the star’s entrepreneurial ambitions, there’s been growing groans about the absence of  Fenty music.

Well, the Navy needn’t fret anymore. Because the leader of their sturdy ship says it’s incoming.

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Despite lining up a long-list of new material for release in the coming weeks, Kanye West has reportedly severed ties with mega-manager Scooter Braun.

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April 27th will bring with it the unveiling of Janelle Monae‘s new album ‘Dirty Computer.’

Today? News of the tour she’s erected to support it!

Dates below…

Thousands of music lovers have pulled their support for the rising star Sabrina Claudio after unearthing of tweets she is said to have published before gliding to fame.

Bad news for the starlet below…

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By way of storylines which revolve around her relationships with her fellow ‘Housewives’ Porsha Williams stands as the unassuming star of the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta.’

So, when the first part of its new reunion special airs on Sunday fans can expect to see her dominate much of the intense debates on the cycle’s highs and lows.

One of the lows?

The demise of her friendship with Sheree Whitfield.

What happened when the ladies came face to face?

‘Bad Blood’ and broken apologies below…

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Once a proud proponent of the “album a year” model, Rihanna has in recent years steered in a different direction.

But that hasn’t been without bumps along the way.

Indeed, her last album ‘ANTI’ was marred by multi-year delays and spurned several “lead singles” before eventually striking gold with Drake collaboration ‘Work.’

And while the 2016 set would go on to birth other moderate hits such as ‘Needed Me’ and ‘Love On The Brain,’ it didn’t deliver smashes in the manner she’s accustomed to. A reality some say caused the LP’s like-titled tour to routinely play to half-empty venues.

To remedy this, RiRi is reportedly looking to embrace a more mainstream sound on her next go round.

Details below…

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Selena Gomez‘ efforts to be seen as a cool and credible Pop star have been shattered again this week following criticism she is facing for her handling of the ‘March for our Lives’ movement.

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