Ahead of the September 27th kick off of his ’50th Intimate Nights’ tour (click here for the dates), the US Tennis Association (USTA) has announced that Grammy-winning crooner Maxwell‘s been tapped to deliver the U.S. national anthem at the 2018’s U.S. Open’s opening ceremony.

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“Clive Davis Presents: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin” is the working title of a forthcoming all-star tribute in the works to honor the remarkable career of the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin.

Reportedly set for New York City’s Madison Square Garden on November 14th, the event is will see the R&B royal’s greatest hits delivered by some of modern music’s most revered vocalists.

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What some may call desperate sales tactics, others call smart marketing.  However you label it, the truth that lies in the middle is that Nicki Minaj and camp are pulling out all the stops to ensure her new album, ‘Queen,’ reigns over next week’s Billboard 200.

Just a day after official reports projected this week’s champion, Travis Scott, will repeat his victory over next week’s competitors (click here to read that), it’s been revealed ‘Queen’ is being offered as part of a $5 bundle deal.

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Cardi B is back!

Fresh from giving birth to baby Kulture last month, it’s been announced that the chart-topping rapper will be making her grand return to the stage at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. 

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Stefflon Don is set to unlock new mixtape ‘Secure’ this Friday and she’s bringing a host of major names along with her – Future being one of the most notable.

The rapper joins the British-Jamaican star on the song ‘What You Want,’ which received its worldwide debut tonight on Apple Music‘s Beats 1 radio with Zane Lowe.

A turn-up anthem, Steff says the song was purposefully crafted as such to feed-off Future’s well-established club jam sound.

During her fun-filled chat, she opened up about what it was like working with him, social media drama with Foxy Brown, her thoughts on Nicki Minaj‘s ‘Queen,’ and more.

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Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Rodriguez & Daniel Kaluuya in the same movie? With Steve McQueen as director?

Yes…it’s happening.

The name of the movie they built together? ‘Widows’.

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Aretha Franklin‘s health is said to have improved.

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Teyana Taylor has pulled the plug on her joint tour with Jeremih. 

And she’s not biting her tongue about why.

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As Normani‘s single ‘Love Lies’ leaps towards the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, the rising star continues to build her broader brand.

And the 22-year-old is making major moves out of the gate with help from Puma.

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Lady Gaga cuts a striking figure in stunning new promotional shots.

Currently prepping the release of movie blockbuster ‘A Star Is Born,’ Mother Monster is also in rehearsals for her hotly anticipated Las Vegas residency.

Set for a December debut, the special engagement will see the star perform two separate shows; the main offering will be ‘Enigma’ – a journey through her odyssey of Pop smashes. She’ll be pairing this with an intimate standalone Jazz production. Fans can snap up tickets for the individual shows or snag passes for both.

As for music, the singer has made no secret of the fact she’s working on the follow-up to 2016’s ‘Joanne.’

Could these new pics be attached to that? Whatever the case, it looks like exciting times are ahead for Gaga and her Monsters.

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Little Mix have made it routine to deliver annual albums and dominate the airwaves with their melodic bops.

However, following the mammoth success of their 2016 album ‘Glory Days’ (their biggest LP yet) the ladies have taken a different approach.

Indeed, the Pop quad have been tour focal and taken their time recording the follow-up.

Now though, it seems Jesy, Jade, Perrie, and Leigh-Anne, are ready to rumble.

Moments ago on social media, they shared a snippet of a new song. What are you waiting for? Check it out below…

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Cardi B may be cradling her newborn Kulture, but she still has time to clap-back at the naysayers.

With the music community still ingesting the album release of a rival, it’s sparked a broader discussion about the who’s who of the female rap arena.

As with most debates, credibility, payola, and politics lay at the center of the discourse. And Cardi has had enough.

Taking to Instagram, she served quite the response about the chatter thrown her way of late.

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