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.

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Rihanna is ready to make history.

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

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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.

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

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Solange has signalled her return.

The eclectic songstress just unleashed a striking new photoshoot, which she teamed with BlackPlanet to debut.

Its arrival comes as the star gears up for the release of her new album, the follow-up to 2016’s ‘A Seat At The Table.’

The latter topped the charts upon its premiere and earned Solo a Grammy Award – two career firsts. Perhaps most notable, though, it ignited a pop cultural discourse about race, gender, and inequality.

A glimpse at the snaps suggests the 32-year-old will be making many more statements with this record.

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After lengthy spell away from music, Kelly Rowland has been feeding fans with fresh material of late.

Last December brought with it hard-hitting buzz cut ‘Kelly,’ while this month saw the star team with beauty brand Dove for hair anthem ‘Crown.’

And there’s more on the way.

Because Ms. Kelly has teamed up with one of the UK’s most exciting new names – RAY BLK. 

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Check out Solange!

The soulful songbird nests a-front of the latest cover of i-D magazine.

Lensed by Tim Walker, the striking shoot (for the Homegrown Issue) comes as the 32-year-old gears up for the release of her next project; a set which looks poised to be supported a slew of summer festival dates.

Indeed, Solo will be performing internationally at the likes of Primavera in Barcelona in May and London’s Lovebox in July.

Ahead of the her chart and live circuit return, peep more pics from her i-D shoot below…

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Despite decades of sexual abuse accusations, singer R. Kelly can boast one hell of a devoted female fanbase.

Arrested last Friday (February 22) after being formally indicted on 10 counts of sexual abuse (including indecency with minors), Kelly entered not guilty pleas across the board.  Then, just days after word from his lawyer, Stephen Greenberg, dominated press that he was unable to pay for his own bail due to his ‘finances being in a mess’ (click here to read more on that), the Grammy-winner was released from the custody of the Cook County Jail thanks to a mystery donor.

Now, the Chicago woman who paid his bail has been revealed. Details inside:

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Good things come to those who wait it seems.

For, after a serial delay, February 22nd brought with it the long-awaited arrival of Offset‘s debut solo album, ‘Father of 4’ (click here to stream).  Lined with high profile features from the likes of Cardi B, Travis Scott, 21 Savage, J. Cole, Quavo, and more, the set zoomed to #2 on iTunes sales charts just hours after its unveiling (blocked from the top by Lady Gaga‘s ‘A Star is Born’ soundtrack).

Yet, its saving grace – much like the solo efforts of his Migos brothers Quavo and Takeoff – has come from the streaming realm.  So much so, industry analysts predict the project will outpace the competition (including Gaga and her post-Academy Award acclaim) for next week’s top spot on the Billboard 200.

To ensure such, Offset has unveiled a cinematic video for the album’s tune, ‘Quarter Milli.’  Tapping Gucci Mane to assist, the clip – set in the 1920s – sees the duo as old school gangsters who’ve band together to pull of a bank heist before jetting off into the sunset with a quarter milli in cash.

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Pop queen Janet Jackson will be bringing hits and heat to the Las Vegas strip this summer. For, it’s been announced that the diva will launch her first residency – and it’s named ‘Metamorphosis.’

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