As we reported here, Ashanti was nothing short of stunning as she previewed a collection of looks displayed in her recent, Thailand-shot music video for ‘Early In the Morning.’

Not to be confused with her own French Montana-assisted single, ‘Early in the Morning’ (found aboard 2014’s ‘Braveheart’), the new ‘Morning’ sees her play assistant to Nigerian born Afrobeats star Willie X.O.

The colorful music video – which was teased in earnest the weeks preceding its arrival – has finally been unveiled in full.  Look below to see the finished product:
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Khalid‘s ‘Talk’ has fans listening that’s for sure.

The Disclosure-produced cut – which serves as the first single from the 21-year-old’s first Billboard 200 chart-topper, ‘Free Spirit’ – has soared to the #3 position on this week’s refreshed Hot 100.  The move not only grants the singer-songwriter his first top 5 placement on the tally as a leading act, but also comes as his highest charting solo single to date.

Fans familiar with his work know this isn’t his first run in the top 5 overall as he reached #3 as a feature alongside Alessia Cara on rapper Logic‘s ‘1-800-273-8255’ in September 2017.

As we cheer him on from the sidelines, look inside to see who joins ‘Talk’ in the top 25 on this week’s TGJ Chart Check:

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The iHeartRadio Music Festival – easily one of the year’s most highly anticipated for Pop and Urban music lovers since its arrival in 2011 – has announced its official performance bill for the 2019 edition.

Set to be held September 20-21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the two-day concert has drawn on big names like Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Drake, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, and many more to lure massive crowds to Sin City.

This year, as the recently revealed roster shows, will be no different.  Look inside for the powerhouse list of performers:

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Days after clearing out his Instagram – a moved that fueled fan speculation big news was on the way – Future confirms that his new project, ‘Save Me,’ will be hitting digital shelves…this week!

Beyond being the first artist to have back to back runs at #1 with two different albums (click here to read that), he nabbed his sixth chart-topper just six months ago with the release of ‘The Wizrd’ LP.  Now, it seems he’s ready to work his magic on the Billboard 200 again.

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Aja Naomi King and Trai Byers have something magical up their sleeve.

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Madonna is hot on the press run for new album ‘Madame X’ and shows no signs of cooling on her outspoken nature.

The Pop royal appears on the cover of The New York Times Magazine ahead of the June 14th release of her LP. And while the image makes for a striking shot, it’s the inner-pages that were most reverberating.

For, in gearing up for this project, Madge waxed honest about the issues she faced with her last LP ‘Rebel Heart.’ Released in 2015, the set was plagued by leaks and went on to underperform.

Her take on the matter? See below…

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Lisa Vanderpump of ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills‘ is said to have left the series after her cast mates blew the lid off a supposed attempt to humiliate fellow Housewife Dorit.

Bad news, depending on how you feel about the wealthy wife, below…

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With a slew of new projects on the slate, Ja Rule and Irv Gotti stopped by The Breakfast Club today for a candid conversation.

Chopping it up with DJ Envy and Angela Yee, the pair opened up about their children roping them into reality TV via ‘Growing Up Hip-Hop.’ Gotti also talked BET series ‘Tales’ and teased a unique Kanye West tie-in.

Perhaps most notable, though, was Ja’s head-on addressing of the drama surrounding the now infamous Fyre Festival. And he didn’t hold back.

Watch the interview below…

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Life has its ups and downs and Lil Kim experienced the latter quite publicly in May 2018 when she filed for bankruptcy.

Well, what a difference a year makes. Because the rap icon has bounced back.

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Ava DuVernay‘s ‘When They See Us’ is spelling trouble for the villains who falsely accused five black and brown boys of raping a jogger as she made her way through Central Park.

Today, after forcing Linda Fairstein into hiding, viewers have set their sights on Michael Sheehan…one of her colleagues who also behind the supposed conspiracy to frame the teens for a crime they did not commit.

That 41 million isn’t enough. Linda Fairstein, Michael Sheehan, Robert Morgenthau, Tim Clements, Elizabeth Lederer, and Eric Reynolds deserve to be punished for obstructing the 14th amendment, which outlaws coercive questioning by law enforcement. #letshavetheconversation

— Chilly (@WillisMalachi) June 4, 2019

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Adele is living her best life!

The singer, who recently announced her split from her husband, has been hard at work on new music – but has also been taking time to let her hair down.

Such was the case in Los Angeles last night, where the superstar was spotted getting her entire life at #NoMoreWackParties.

Jumping up on stage when ‘Monster’ hit on the karaoke machine, the British belter performed Nicki Minaj’s verse (a la Carpool Karaoke).

Later she was spotted dancing to Beyonce‘s ‘Formation’ too.

Peep Adele in action below…

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Katy Perry has a new hit on her hands.

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