After captivating headlines with an epic ode at ‘Wango Tango’ to her LGBT fans to commemorate the kick off of Pride month (click here to watch), Taylor Swift continues to pen love letters to the community with the latest coming courtesy of her new song, ‘You Need To Calm Down.’

A warning shot to ‘haters’ if you will, Swift dedicated the entire second verse to homophobes.

“You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace/And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate/‘Cause shade never made anybody less gay,” she sings over the Joel Little-produced beat.

Premiering just hours after unveiling the title and cover art of her 7th studio album, ‘Lover’ (as we reported here), ‘Calm’ comes as the set’s second single and follow-up to the Brendon Urie-assisted ‘Me.’  

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Could we be bearing witness to the comeback of Katy Perry?

After her ill-received fifth studio album, 2017’s ‘Witness,’ the 34-year-old took to press just 8 months ago to announce she was taking an extended break from music to focus on other ventures (see: shoe line, ‘American Idol,’ family, etc.).  That break was short-lived as by the end of May she was unveiling news of her single, ‘Never Really Over’ – an announcement met with surprising fanfare.

Just a day after the May 31 premiere of its accompanying, Philippa Price-directed music video the tune had already zoomed to the top 10 of iTunes and Spotify respectively.  Dominating radio with a historic opening week (as we reported here), a full week of streaming (15.8 million) added to the the handsome mix of sales (31,000) and radio airplay has proven itself lucrative for the Zedd-produced cut as it made its Hot 100 debut at #15.

Gifting the songstress the 19th top 20 hit of her career, ‘Over’ is her best charting effort since 2017’s ‘Chained to the Rhythm’ peaked at #4 on the Hot 100.  As we extend our congrats to Katy, look inside to see who joined her in the top 25 on this week’s TGJ Chart Check:

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Brit-born beauty Charli XCX hit fans with a triple whammy in the last 24 hours when she not only revealed the cover artwork and tracklist for her self-titled third LP (in stores September 13), but has also unveiled the official music video for her Lizzo-assisted single, ‘Blame It On Your Love.’

The bradley&pablo-directed clip, which celebrates Pride month as a dedication to love in many different forms, comes not even a month after ‘Blame’ made its way onto digital outlets.  Having missed the Hot 100 to date, will an eccentric music video help it ascend to Billboard glory?

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Ay yi yi!  It’s finally here.

‘Madame X’ – the 14th studio album of Queen of Pop Madonna – has made its debut on streaming services in the United States.  Coming as the follow-up to 2015’s ill-fated ‘Rebel Heart,’ ‘X’ storms to chart battle on the heels of five of its housed tracks acting as singles – ‘Medellin’ (featuring Maluma), ‘I Rise,’ ‘Future’ (featuring Quavo), ‘Crave’ featuring Swae Lee, and ‘Dark Ballet.’

If relying on the buying public’s critical and commercial response to the tunes (which has been virtually nonexistent to date as none of them hit the Hot 100), it’s sufficient to say the buzz preceding the set’s release has been one of the lowest of any Madonna project to date.

Will the rest of the album’s content act as its saving grace? Listen inside and tell us:

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Taylor Swift‘s new album has finally bagged a due date.

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Cuba Gooding Jr is in trouble.

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A Madonna fans claims to have been arrested for the part they claim to have played in leaking her new album ‘Madame X’.

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Cop a gander of H.E.R!

Fresh from announcing her very own festival ‘Lights On,’ the two-time Grammy winner covers the latest digital issue of Essence Magazine.

An apt placement given her upcoming performance at the 2019 Essence Music Festival, the spread also sees the singer open up about why she feels she’s been embraced by the masses.

Her words and more snaps await after the jump…

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Chris Brown has never been one to hold his tongue and, despite having an album to focus on, he’s sounding off on his ex’s new man.

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Nicki Minaj is back!

The Hip-Hop maven has been teasing a reveal all week and moments ago she lifted the lid on… ‘Megatron.’

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Ciara is keeping the ‘Beauty Marks’ party popping with a brand new music video.

And it’s due to drop sooner than you may think.

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After many a murmur, Cassie has confirmed the rumors. She is indeed with child.

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