Essence Fest fans rejoice!

Easily one of the year’s most anticipated festivals, our good friends at Essence have finally lifted the lid on long-awaited news on this year’s lineup.

As ever, the bill of high profile Urban acts – alongside reports comedienne Loni Love‘s been tapped to M.C. the July 4th-hosted extravaganza – you can expect this year’s edition (the 25th anniversary) to be the event’s most exciting yet!

See who’s set to take over the Essence stage in New Orleans this summer:

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Sweet 16!

After finessing their way to #3 on the Hot 100 thanks to their first 90’s-inspired collaboration – 2018’s ‘Finesse (Remix)’Cardi B & Bruno Mars are looking for a redo with the slow jam, ‘Please Me.’  The latter, which sees Cardi take the leading role, shot to the top of sales tallies just moments after its official arrival.  Now, with its inaugural tracking week in its rearview, The Stereotypes-produced cut has made an impressive debut on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 at #5.

All the more noteworthy is news the placement notches Mars’ 16th run in the tally’s top 10, a feat that extends his reign among male vocalists this decade.  Details below:

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With the race for the week’s top debut on the Billboard 200 getting tighter (as we reported here), Offset‘s hitting the promo pavement hard in support of his debut solo album with hopes of outpacing the competition.

Boasting a number of high profile stops and features, including a recent visit to Billboard and Power 105’s ‘The Breakfast Club,’ the rapper’s (born Kiari Cephus) dished on the creation and serial delay of his inaugural solo effort, ‘Father of 4,’ the Migos next group project, and the highly publicized reconciliation process with rapstress wife, Cardi B.

Speaking on the latter with DJ Envy and co., Cephus stated:

“Love is a beautiful thing. Ni**as try to be cool and act like, ‘Bro.’ But bruh, we get hurt too, bro. And we can say it.”

Look inside to see what else he said:

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Cop a gander of Taylor Swift!

As rumors of new music gather steam, the singer pours fuel on the flames with a surprise spread in the April issue of ELLE UK.

The colorful shoot, which was lensed by Quentin Jones, is paired with an interview which sees the star open up about her approach to making tunes.

Peep pics and quotes below…

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Newcomer Summer Walker has been receiving ample shine of late.

The ATL native has been magnetising the attention of the masses thanks to her unique sound and hard-hitting output such as 2018 project ‘Last Days Of Summer.’

Critically acclaimed, the set featured the track ‘Girls Need Love’ – which has collected 150 million streams worldwide.

It’s now poised to earn even more thanks to a brand new remix featuring Hip-Hop titan Drake.

What are you waiting for? Take a listen after the jump…

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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper look set to enchant the masses all over again, because their Oscar winning movie ‘A Star Is Born’ is making a beeline for the big screen once again. And this time, it’s in expanded form.

Full story below…

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Mark those calendars because the iHeartRadio Music Awards returns for its 2019 instalment on March 14th. 

And its first wave of performers have just been announced.

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Lady Gaga is arguably at the apex of her career thus far following her historic win at the Oscars on Sunday night.

Now, the after-glow of her triumph may very well benefit ‘Shallow’ – the song that secured her her first ever Academy award.

Details below…

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Rihanna is ready to make history.

Fantastic news after the jump…

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Lil Kim, Chilli and Mya have joined forces for a creative cause.

Awesome news below…

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Lucien Laviscount, the Afro-Antiguan actor from movies such as Azealia Banks‘Love Beats Rhymes‘ and the TV show ‘Scream Queens‘, is to star in the ‘Riverdale’ spinoff.

Good news below…

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Tinie Tempah is set to shine as the top-billed headliner at the Sundown Festival!

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