Rita Ora‘s star has been rising like a ‘Phoenix’ of late, so it’s only fitting that the Pop maverick has named her second album as such.

Long awaited, the set is being paired with a like-titled tour – the UK branch of which serves as Ora’s first headline arena jaunt.

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Christina Aguilera‘s ‘Liberation Tour’ cruised into The Colosseum Las Vegas this weekend and proved to be a must-see spectacle.

Shaking off vocal strain that forced the postponement of a number of preceding shows, Xtina was in fine form as she performed songs such as ‘Fall In Line’ from the ‘Liberation’ album such as classic smashes like ‘Dirrty, ‘Fighter,’ and ‘Beautiful.’

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Moments ago, Little Mix made their grand return to ‘The X Factor’ – the platform that catapulted them to global stardom.

The Pop quad were in the house to deliver the first televised performance of their brand new single ‘Woman Like Me.’

Assisted by Nicki Minaj, the song has been off to a flying start and now looks set to become one of their most successful offerings yet.

All of which sets up a sound foundation for the ladies’ aptly titled fifth studio album ‘LM5’ – due November 16th. 

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Halsey‘s cameo in Lady GaGa‘s ‘A Star is Born’ is working wonders for her discography!

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Spike Lee, rather unfortunately, is no longer tied to Sony’s plans to bring Marvel’s ‘Nightwatch‘ to the big screen.

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David Mesher, the cantankerous beast who verbally assaulted a black woman on a Ryanair flight, has coughed up an apology he hopes will cool the heat he is facing for his outrageous behaviour.

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In an era dominated by stan groups, online sparring essentially comes with the territory. Especially as relates to superstardom in the 2000-and-now.

However, every so often things boil to problematic temperatures.

Case in point the volcanic drama between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj. 

Ever since shoe-gate last month, the already raging war between their respective bases has intensified.

So much so that Cardi’s sister Hennessy Carolina has taken to social media to reveal that a corner of Onika’s supporters are attacking her online and even threatening harm to her niece Kulture.

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Ashanti‘s biggest hits may have been mobilised by her cute coos, but these days the R&B belle seems intent on proving the potency of her pipes.

Case in point last night’s showing at the NBA game between the New York Knicks and the Golden State Warriors.

The 38-year-old took front stage center to perform the US National Anthem (the ‘Star Spanned Banner’).

How did she do? Head below to find out…

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Normani is ticking all the boxes on her solo rise.

And the latest win looks to have come in the form of new single ‘Checklist.’

The Calvin Harris collaboration, which also features Wizkid, arrived this week with ‘Slow Down’ as part of a double dose of dynamite.

Both songs were greeted with applause, but it seems ‘Checklist’ is receiving the hottest response. Especially on streaming giant Spotify.

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Ray BLK‘s introspective brand of mindful music glides to glory as fans take to the net to celebrate the release of her album ‘Empress.’

The set made its way to the world yesterday and has already amassed millions of streams thanks to excitement powered by tracks ‘Run Run’, ‘Empress’ and her contributions to songs released by Tinie Tempah, RAYE and Kojey Radical.

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Tina Turner‘s electric performance in ‘Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome’ is spotlighted in today’s edition of Retro Rewind!

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VH1’s ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ is to welcome its very first gay couple to the family.

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