Jussie Smollett has found a friend in the FBI.

Good news for the multi-talented actor below…

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Karen Gravano of the ‘Mob Wives’ family has shared her thoughts on Tekashi 69’s decision to help authorities solve the crimes he and his crew are said to have been tied to.

Why?

Karen’s point of view below…

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Not even six months after topping the charts with her fourth studio album, ‘Sweetener,’ Grammy-nominated singer Ariana Grande is already back with a new LP – ‘thank u, next.’

Having already lifted its title track to #1 on the Hot 100, the tune’s follow-up singles, ‘Imagine’ and ‘7 Rings,’ were both chart successes as well (with the latter also topping the Hot 100).

Will their parent album follow suit?  Hear it below inside and weigh in:

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After days of teasing, music lovers can finally feast their eyes on ‘Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored’ – the latest single from Ariana Grande‘s new album, ‘thank u, next’ (in stores February 8th).

Penned by singer-songwriter Kandi Burruss and produced by Max Martin, the bass-heavy cut samples N*SYNC‘s 2000’s tune, ‘It Makes Me Ill’ (found aboard the group’s mega-selling second album, ‘No Strings Attached).’ 

Coming just weeks after Grande topped the Hot 100 with her latest hit, ‘7 Rings’ (where the song remains as of time reported), look inside to see if the singer is launching yet another tune to the top of the charts.

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Three months after initially knocking out some of the competition on the Billboard 200, the ‘Creed II’ soundtrack sees another of its gems get the video treatment – the Mike WiLL Made-It track, ‘Runnin.’

Featuring the likes of A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, and Nicki Minaj, the high fashion visual – which premiered Thursday (February 7) much to fan delight – uses the streets of New York as a backdrop.

Run below to hear the quartet trade some of their hottest bars:

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The beef between Chris Brown and  Offset continues!

As we reported here, it all started after Brown took to social media to share memes that ridiculed the arrest and detainment of 21 Savage.  After the rapper’s ‘Ric Flair Drip’ co-star, Offset, labeled Chris ‘lame’ for the joke, the ‘Poppin’ singer popped all the way off on the Migos star and even suggested the two fight to resolve their beef.

Offset didn’t take the threat lightly.  Just a day after labelling brown a ‘coke head,’ he took to social media to tell the Grammy winner:

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As we reported here, former foes Meek Mill and Drake took to the streets of Los Angeles last month to film the music video for their collaboration, ‘Going Bad.’

Directed by Kid Art, the cinematic clip features a bevy of cameos from some of Hip Hop’s biggest movers and shakers including Swizz Beatz, Mustard, T.I., Nipsey Hussle, and many more.

The Wheezy-produced song, found on Meek’s chart-topping album ‘Championships,’ had already reached a #15 peak on the Hot 100 from hype alone.  Undoubtedly this visual will help push it into the top 10.

See what we mean inside:

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Cardi B‘s ascend reads as if it were lifted from a fairy tale.

As such it’s fitting that the femcee poses it up in Harper’s Bazaar, paying hommage to a number of notable fables.

Speaking to the publication, the rapper – who is up for five honors at this weekend’s Grammy Awards – said:

“I feel like my life is a fairy tale and I’m a princess—rags to riches, people trying to sabotage.”

Peep more from Mama Kulture’s March 2019 spread, lensed by Mariano Vivanco, below…

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Missy Elliott has revealed that news of an ‘A No No’ remix with Lil Kim, Cardi B & Mariah Carey isn’t happening.

Full story below…

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Lizzo and Haim covering ‘The Boy is Mine’?

Yes, it happened.

Check it out below….

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Justin Bieber and his life partner Hailey Baldwin grace the cover and pages of Vogue this month shortly before the launch of his next studio album.

Full story below…

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With barely a week separating fans of India Arie from the February 15th release date of her long-awaited new album, ‘Worthy’ (the follow-up to 2013’s ‘Songversation’), the Grammy winner’s sent her fans into a frenzy with news of its supporting tour.

Set to kick off April 30th in Jacksonville, FL, the North American trek will see her touch every corner of the United States with stops in Atlanta, Boston, Milwaukee, and more before coming to a close in New York City on June 9th.

Curious to see if Arie will be bringing live renditions of her soulful hits ‘Video,’ ‘I Am Not My Hair,’ ‘That Magic,’ and more to a city near you?  Look inside for the list of tour dates:

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