The ESSENCE Festival of Culture is bringing the heat for its milestone 30th Anniversary. For, organizers for the New Orleans extravaganza have just announced Janet Jackson as the latest headliner.

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Tems turns up the heat with with the video for her new single ‘Love Me JeJe.’

The infectious anthem is lifted from the Nigerian star’s forthcoming debut album ‘Born in the Wild’ – which is confirmed for release later this month.

Serving up summer vibes in earnest, the visual – which was lensed in Lagos – follows ‘Me & U’ and ‘Not An Angel.’

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Coco Jones kicked off her debut album campaign today with the release of her brand new single ‘Here We Go (Uh Oh).’

And the GRAMMY Award winner is wasting no time amplifying the track.

For, she has unlocked its accompanying music video.

Speaking on ‘Here We Go (Uh Oh),’ Jones said:

“It’s the impossible mission to move on from this chapter, from this person, from this cycle.”

Watch the video, which was directed by  Joy “Simi” Hubbard, below…

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Kendrick Lamar is not taking his foot off of rival Drake.

For, just days after dropping ‘Euphoria,’ the Hip-Hop titan has unleashed yet another diss track aimed at the Canadian.

Christened ‘6:16 in LA,’ the hard-hitting track arrived sans warning via Instagram.

And while it sees K.Dot reflect on a whole lot, there are unbridled shots sent Aubrey’s way. Indeed, he raps: “you can’t toosie slide out of this one.”

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Tiwa Savage has unwrapped ‘Lost Time’ – the lead offering from ‘Water & Garri – The Soundtrack.’

As reported, the Afrobeats trailblazer has teamed up with Amazon’s Prime Video to lead new movie ‘Water & Garri’ – which also functions as her acting debut.

Set to premiere worldwide on May 10, the compelling audiovisual project sees Savage elevate in earnest as she flexes her creativity in earnest.

Produced by Khari ‘Needlz’ Cain (Bruno Mars, Drake, Cardi B) and Poo Bear (Justin Bieber, Ty Dolla $ign, Usher), the hypnotic cut sees the star blend Afro-Pop sonics with R&B to delicious effect.

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Missy Elliot and Janelle Monae remain booked and busy, because they are set to join a new musical by Pharrell Williams and Universal Pictures.

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Willow Smith is back with a new album and some confessionals about how she grew up.

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Ciara and Kelly Rowland were on hand at the Jhpiego’s Laughter is the Best Medicine Gala – and looked all sorts of stunning.

The GRAMMY winning R&B belles and longtime friends glowed at the health organization’s event, which was housed at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California.

Rowland helped present CiCi with an award in recognition for her philanthropical efforts by way of her platform, Why Not You Foundation.

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Doja Cat took the stage on ‘The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon’ to perform one of her latest songs.

The rapper performed her song ‘Acknowledge Me’ on the May 1 episode of the late-night talk show. For her performance, she wore a mini dress and jacked. Both were covered in faux fur.

‘Acknowledge Me’ appeared on Doja Cat’s latest project, the deluxe version of her album ‘Scarlet’ called ‘Scarlet 2: Claude.’ 

The new version of the album was released last month and included some additional tracks that did not make the original album.

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Britney Spears is setting the record straight on those alleged rumors she got into a fight with her boyfriend Paul Richard Soliz.

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock has unwrapped ‘Forbidden Fruit’ – the second chapter of her incoming EP ‘No Hard Feelings.’

Following on from ‘Stealin’ Love,’ the melodic track sees Pinnock lyrically unpack the complicated layers of lust and temptation.

Lighting a match under the release, the Little Mix star has unleashed its simple yet effective video.

Both ‘Forbidden Fruit’ and ”Stealin’ Love’ follow Pinnock’s previous taster efforts ‘Don’t Say Love’ and ‘My Love’ featuring Ayra Starr.

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What beef?

Chris Brown may have heat up headlines this time last year for an alleged beef with his ‘New Flame’ co-star Usher, but he had nothing but praise for the 8x GRAMMY winner during a recent appearance on the popular podcast ‘R&B Money’ hosted by fellow R&B singer-songwriters Tank and J. Valentine.

Hot on the promo trail in support of the summer kickoff of his forthcoming ’11:11 Tour,’ Brown visited the platform to discuss his musical endeavors, business ventures, and more.

When not charming viewers with his humor and industry stories, Chris wowed with his musical taste by saluting some of his musical idols including Usher.

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