Barring the intermittent drop of standalone singles, fans in need of a refill from  Elle Varner have been a bit…umm…parched to say the least as it relates to getting new bodies of work from the R&B beauty.

That’s all set to change as she’s finally announced the arrival date of the forthcoming mixtape, ‘Ellevation.’  A gem designed to tide fans over until the release of her official sophomore album (the follow-up to 2012’s Billboard 200 top 5-peaking ‘Perfectly Imperfect’), ‘Ellevation’s announcement came as a surprise to fans and was accompanied by an official release date, cover artwork, and track list.

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Chris Brown continues to serve as the industry’s most musically fertile artist.

For, he’s gearing up to follow his 2017 effort ‘Heartbreak On A Full Moon’ with 30-track album named ‘Indigo.’

With the song total mirroring Brown’s recent age milestone, the singer seized his birthday bash to spill more on the project – namely its release date.

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Over the course of Madonna‘s illustrious career, the superstar has been a fierce and fervent supporter of the LGBTQ community.

As such, it’s fitting that the Pop queen was presented with the Advocate For Change honor at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York tonight.

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Although March 2019 saw self-proclaimed King of R&B Jacquees’ wrap the ‘4275 Tour’ in (designed to support his official 2018 debut album of the same name), the 25-year-old crooner is still giving fans some new music to tide them over until the release of the set’s follow-up.

The latest comes in the form of ‘Your Peace.’ 

Tapping rapper Lil Baby to assist, the mid-tempo groove comes as a throwback ode to 2000’s R&B.  Ahead of Quees’ well-anticipated sophomore LP (which he is reportedly hard at work on), look inside to hear his latest, summertime ready jam:

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Chris Brown has a penchant for putting out music on mass.

Case in point his 56-track eighth album ‘Heartbreak On A Full Moon.’

And while C. Breezy isn’t gearing up to match that track total on follow-up ‘Indigo,’ he is prepping a project comprised of much more than the typical LP.

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Iggy Azalea is off to a soaring start with new single ‘Started.’

The catchy cut was hatched as the latest taste of the rapper’s sophomore album ‘In My Defence’ – and folk are eating it up.

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Madonna is renown for being a straight shooter, but she claims her aim has never been Lady Gaga.

Indeed, despite branding Mother Monster “reductive” in the past, she’s singing an altogether different tune. One which absolves her of throwing shade grenades.

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Janet Jackson, Rihanna and Bruno Mars have learned that they stand at the heart of an unscrupulous scam designed to deceive the wealthy and bamboozle their fans.

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Those nearest and dearest to R. Kelly have learned that they are to face the heavy hand of the law now that authorities believe some of them may have helped him build and maintain his sexual abuse apparatus.

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Stormzy has blazed his way to the top of the UK’s Official Singles Chart with comeback jam ‘Vossi Bop.’

And he’s made history in the process.

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Lizzo‘s been the newcomer on everyone’s lips.

After garnering quite the underground buzz for her independent efforts, the 30-year-old – whose messages of body positivity are challenging the status quo of beauty standards – has been wowing critics with the offerings from her first major label effort, ‘Cuz I Love You.’

And, while the project went to chart battle on April 19 without much Hot 100 love to its credit (having placed none of its content on the chart to date), that didn’t stop longtime fans and new supporters from snapping up the set.  Look inside to see just how many units the album sold its first week and where it placed on the Billboard 200:

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Both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 welcomed music superstar Beyonce home thanks to entries from her live album, ‘Homecoming.’

As we previously reported (click here to read), the diva placed two projects in the album chart’s top 10 (‘Homecoming’ and her last studio effort, 2016’s ‘Lemonade’).  But, in case that wasn’t enough, the latter project’s only “new” cut – ‘Before I Let Go’ – earned a placement on the refreshed Hot 100.  A remake of the classic 1981 hit by Frankie Beverly & Maze, ‘Let’s appearance on the singles chart – fueled in great part by the #BeforeILetGoChallenge – comes as a milestone for songstress as it made her the fourth female artist in history to amass at least 60 entries on the tally.

Trailing only Nicki Minaj (whose 102 Hot 100 entries makes her the leader among women), Taylor Swift (78), and Aretha Franklin (73), Bey’s latest chart achievement joins a bevy of accomplishments the singer’s collected over her historic 20+ year career.

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