Taylor Swift towers tall on the latest iteration of the Billboard 200 with her new studio album ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’

And the first week numbers are gargantuan.

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Khalid is gearing up for the release for his third studio album.

Ahead of its release, the GRAMMY nominee is reflecting on his status in the musical sphere and opening up about what folk can expect from his incoming effort.

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Mary J. Blige is on cloud 9 after being announced as one the inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2024.

Besting the likes of Mariah Carey and Sade, the Queen of Hip-Hop was unveiled as one of the central names leading the coveted club’s Class of 2024.

During an appearance on the Tamron Hall Show this week, where she was plugging the 2024 Strength of a Woman Festival, MJB opened up about being inducted into the Hall of Fame and much more.

Needless to say, she was filled with all sorts of gratitude.

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Toni Braxton showed up and showed out on the launch night of her ‘Love & Laughter’ residency in Las Vegas.

The legendary diva teamed up with comic Cedric The Entertainer for the unique venture, which is housed at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan in Sin City.

Powering through her colossal collection of hits, the climax of the night saw the songbird soar with a seismic performance of her signature anthem, ‘Un-Break My Heart.’

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Normani is strutting the promotional trail in support of her new single ‘1.59’ and its housing album ‘Dopamine.’

With the latter confirmed for a June 14 release, the singer sat down with Harper’s Bazaar to reflect on her journey up ’til this point and what fans can look forward to from her long-awaited LP.

Bursting with charisma, Normani waxed candid about incoming collaborations, past team-ups, forthcoming movie ‘Freaky Tales,’ fashion, and more.

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Rihanna already sits at the helm of a billion dollar empire with her Fenty brand.

But rather resting on her laurels, the Bajan belle is looking to add to her offering. Potentially with a haircare line.

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NLE Choppa has joined the masses of folk praising Beyonce for blazing a trail with her blockbuster new album ‘Cowboy Carter.’

The Country-flavored LP topped the charts with the year’s biggest sales and introduced the mainstream masses to Black acts active in the genre such as Shaboozey and Tanner Adell. Their music has been exploding too, especially Shaboozey with ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy).’

Reflecting on the impact of Queen Bey’s masterstoke move, the rapper has publicly showered the superstar with praise.

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Phaedra Parks has long made it known that she has many “jobs.”

And, in a new interview, she intimates that she may well be juggling multiple roles in the reality space – namely on ‘Married to Medicine’ and her old abode, the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta.’

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Zendaya is hot on the promotional trail for her new movie ‘Challengers.’

And while that’s her focus at present, a visit to The Jennifer Hudson Show saw her music career thrust back into the spotlight.

Indeed, as some know, the 27-year-old nabbed her start as a rising singer before pivoting to film and TV.

Could a return to her performing days be on the cards?

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Chris Brown spent most of April riding atop headlines for showcasing some surprisingly fiery Rap skills (e.g. beef with Quavo and featuring on Nicki Minaj‘s ‘FTCU‘ remix), but now the R&B bad boy has returned to his claim to fame: singing.

Acting as the guest on rising songstress Skylar Blatt‘s new single ‘Wake Up,’ the two trade verses over a feel-good, summery TM88 production.

“Wе should go and wake up / Even though I know it ain’t much, still I’m herе / I don’t wanna fake love / Even though I know it’s fake love, all I feel,” Blatt sings on the chorus.

Delivered alongside its official music video on Friday (April 26), hop inside to get acquainted with ‘Wake Up.’

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To the surprise of Marvel fans, Angela Bassett wasn’t the only big name that passed up the chance to play “Ororo Munroe” (better known as “Storm”) in the 2000 live action ‘X-Men’ film.

During the surprise media blitz Janet Jackson recently embarked on to announce new music and plans to extend her hotly selling ‘Together Again World Tour,’ the Pop Queen dropped the royal shocker on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ that she was offered the role of the omega level mutant ahead of Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry.

Hear from her lips why she had to decline the opportunity.

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Future may be busy enjoying back-to-back Billboard 200 chart-toppers courtesy of the Metro Boomin-assisted ‘We Don’t Trust You‘ and ‘We Still Don’t Trust You,’ but he’s still making time to crank out bangers with other artists.

Case in point: ‘Back to Back’ – his latest collaboration with Nardo Wick (which follows their 2021 hit ‘Me or Sum‘).

“Real n-ggas in my circle, you can’t fit / Don’t f-ck with too many, be on some anti sh-t,” raps Nardo on the Southside-produced track.

Hear it in full inside.

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