For fashionistas and fashion-forward fellows, “fashion’s biggest night out” – better known as the Met Gala – is easily the most wonderful time of year.

A designer costume party that doubles as a fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City, the outing is an annual assembly of Hollywood’s “who’s who” to show off some truly outrageous and over-the-top ensembles courtesy of top named and well-respected designers.

As history has seen jaws dropped courtesy of gowns adorned by the likes of Beyonce, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, and many more, 2023’s exhibition – christened ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’ – delivered more memorable looks.

Check out the stars showing up and showing out below…

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Just two weeks ago Post Malone and Swae Lee saw their ‘Spider-Man’ song, 2018’s ‘Sunflower,‘ planted in the record books of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for reaching 17x Platinum status, making it the highest-certified song in history at the time (hopscotching over former recordholder Lil Nas X in the process).

Thanks to recent refreshment of his certified sales, however, LNX has galloped to back to share the lead spot.

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At the height of its popularity, Post Malone and Swae Lee‘s ‘Sunflower’ (found aboard the soundtrack of 2018’s animated film ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’) not only topped the Hot 100 but entered history books for becoming one of the longest-running top 10 hits of all time.

Racking up a whopping 33 weeks in the chart territory (a record for a soundtrack single), the only duet to have enjoyed a longer stay there overall was The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber‘s 2021 smash ‘Stay‘ (which lasted 47 weeks).

The Malone and Lee song’s impressive commercial performance was also evidenced by its 11x Platinum certification at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of 11 million in the United States by November 2020.

Two years later, the enduring success of ‘Sunflower’ sees it planted in the record books of the RIAA as well. Look inside to see how.

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Could there be a future collaboration between Mariah Carey and rapper Lil Durk? Many think so.

Find out why below…

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‘Industry Baby’ may have birthed Lil Nas X‘s third run atop the Hot 100 last October, but the Kanye West-produced bop remains a commercial force thanks to a continued push on the promotional front.

Just days ahead of the sales boost it’s enjoying this week thanks to a high octane presentation at the 64th annual GRAMMY Awards (as we reported here), the song had already been pushed up the certification ladder at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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Lil Mama is venting.

And scantily clad “Black women” were in her firing line.

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Lil Nas X‘s ‘Call Me By Your Name’ and ‘Industry Baby’ may have been two of 2021’s biggest hits, but – as evidenced by recent news from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) – their respective reigns are set to extend into 2022.

The same week the latter bounced back into the Hot 100’s top 10 (nearly six months after its release), the Jack Harlow-assisted cut has been greeted with word it’s crossed the RIAA’s threshold for triple Platinum status – meaning it’s sold the equivalence of 3 million copies in the United States alone.

That’s not the only good report the GRAMMY winner got this week, however.

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It’s almost delivery time for Lil Nas X!

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Lil Nas X made his ‘SNL’ debut Saturday night (May 22), much to the delight of his growing legion of fans.

Hot on the promo trail in support of his self-titled debut album, ‘Montero’ (due in stores this summer), the 22-year-old cranked out the inaugural live television performances of its leading singles ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ and ‘Sun Goes Down’ on the Anya Taylor-Joy-hosted episode.

While the former rode the poles of controversy straight into record books and Platinum status (as we reported here), the latter – released just May 21 – is building buzz for its emotional, semi-biographical content.

Curious about the first live treatments given to both cuts?  Look inside to see them, including the wardrobe malfunction that has everyone talking…

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Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj‘s megahit, ‘Side to Side,’ has wobbled its way to 6x Platinum status at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The 2016 song, the third single from Grande’s third album ‘Dangerous Woman,’ peaked at #4 on the Hot 100 at the height of its popularity – making it the highest charting single of the era.

Now, nearly 5 years after first impacting charts and radio, the Max Martin-produced tune is still leading the LP in garnered accolades.

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Diddy celebrated his 50th birthday in seismic style last night.

Assembling one of the most high-profile guestlists in recent memory, the mogul toasted to his Golden Jubilee with a Ciroc Vodka sponsored bash in Los Angeles.

Joining Diddy and his family were the likes of Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Lil Kim, Mary J. Blige (who performed), and many, many more.

More below from the super star studded evening after the jump…

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For Lil Kim fans, it’s case of having to take the good with the bad.

Because, while the rapper has announced a devastating delay, she’s attempted to smooth over  the news with a musical bandaid.

Details below…

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