Shawn Mendes fans may have been bummed by the announcement he pushed back his anxiously awaited fifth studio album, the eponymous ‘Shawn,’ from its October 18 release date to November 15, but the 3x GRAMMY nominee is using the time to acquaint them with even more gems from its tracklist.

Following the critically acclaimed cuts ‘Why, Why, Why‘ and ‘Isn’t That Enough,’ Mendes has lifted the lid on new cut ‘Heart of Gold.’

“When we were young / We didn’t care / We shot for the stars / I’ll see you up there / You had a heart of gold,” he sings over Mike Sabath production.

Accompanying the tune’s November 1 arrival with an official music video directed by Connor Brashier and Anthony Wilson, hop inside to hear ‘Heart’ (which Mendes recently dedicated to late One Direction star Liam Payne).

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It’s barely been two weeks since news of Liam Payne‘s death sent shockwaves throughout the industry, but fans of the singer-songwriter were already slated to get “new” music from the One Direction star by Friday (November 1).

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FLO are strutting towards the release of their debut studio album ‘Access All Areas.’

And ahead of its November 15 arrival, the R&B trio are giving fans another taste of the long-awaited LP by way of its title track.

Abbreviated to ‘AAA,’ the melodic bop sees Stella, Jorja, and Renée sample Teena Marie‘s ‘Portuguese Love’ as they relay their desire to grant access all areas to their boo.

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Beyonce sprung a surprise on fans moments ago with the unveiling of her Halloween 2024 look.

Queen Bey transformed into Betty Davis and nailed the look.

Posing it up as the flamboyant Funk-Rock diva, the showing comes as GRAMMY buzz intensifies for her blockbuster album ‘Cowboy Carter’ and as speculation intensities around the sound of its follow-up (the concluding part of her epic album trilogy).

Check out more from Beyonce’s dazzling Betty Davis look below…

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Ciara blazes in her final Halloween 2024 look – and this time she stuns as…herself.

The performer recreated the look from her racy ‘Ride’ music video 15 years after its release.

And, in a testament to her enduring beauty, the difference is dazzling difficult to spot.

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Like Ricky Martin, Bad Bunny, and her superstar ex-husband Marc Anthony, singer-actress Jennifer Lopez was among the Latin entertainers who expressed outrage after a speaker during Donald Trump‘s Madison Square Garden recent rally made sexist and racist jokes – even referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.”

In addition to casting her support behind Trump’s political opponent, Kamala Harris, the ‘Let’s Get Loud’ singer loudly and proudly campaigned for the Democratic presidential nominee as a featured speaker at a Las Vegas rally on Thursday (October 31).

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Because of his mounting legal woes including over 140 lawsuits for sexual assault or misconduct as well as a looming May 2025 trial for federal charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs isn’t exactly enjoying the benefit of the doubt from many.

There’s one, however, who’s been more than willing to defend the embattled mogul: his former Dirty Money groupmate Kalenna Harper.

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Already the owner of one of the century’s most beloved holiday albums, ‘Wrapped in Red,’ EMMY and GRAMMY-winning singer-talk show host Kelly Clarkson doubled her fans’ yuletide pleasure in 2021 when she released another festive project – the star-studded ‘When Christmas Comes Around…Again’ featuring Ariana Grande, Chris Stapleton, and others.

Bringing the season in early this year, Clarkson unwrapped news the latter effort would be getting a 2024 repackage.

Kicked off by the heartwarming single ‘You for Christmas,’ the updated ‘Again’ is expanded by two tracks including the aforementioned and holiday classic ‘Sleigh Ride.’

Stream the revamped set inside courtesy of Spotify.

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After soaring to the top of the Billboard 200 with 2020’s ‘Eternal Atake,‘ rapper Lil Uzi Vert is undoubtedly hoping to repeat the feat with its anxiously awaited conceptual sequel ‘Eternal Atake 2.’

Amply teased over the last year, the eclectic rapper officially announced the set on Wednesday (October 24) – promising their dedicated fans the LP would arrive on Friday (November 1).

Keeping their word, ‘Atake 2’ – which comes as the follow-up to 2023’s chart-topping ‘Pink Tape‘ – touched down to Apple Music and Spotify for your streaming pleasure at midnight.

Stream it inside.

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With almost 20 collaborations to their credit (including Hot 100 smashes ‘Type Sh*t,’ ‘Cinderella,’ ‘Solitaires,’ ‘Telekinesis,’ and more), Future and Travis Scott know a thing or two about making hits.

And just as music lovers continued to get acquainted with their latest joint effort – the song ‘South of France‘ (found aboard Future’s chart-topping ‘Mixtape Pluto‘ album) – the duo have flipped the Southside-produced cut with a remix.

“South of France, just drinkin’ mud, n—a / No matter how rich I get, I still feel like a hood n—a, Pluto / Call back to the city, bullets flyin’ / Posted on Front Street, start servin’ dimes,” Future raps on the sizzling cut.

Hear it in full inside.

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Musiq Soulchild and producer extraordinaire Hit-Boy raked in critical acclaim aplenty when they unexpected joined forces for March 2023’s ‘Victims & Villains’ album – a reception they’re undoubtedly hoping greets its sequel ‘Victims & Villains 2.’

Set for release on February 14, 2025, the date also serves as the kickoff for Soulchild’s forthcoming ‘R&B Invitation Tour‘ alongside fellow GRAMMY nominees Joe and Eric Benet.

To ramp up excitement for ‘Villains 2,’ Musiq and Hit-Boy have lifted the lid on its lead single: the Dave East-assisted ‘October 31st.’

“These dating streets ain’t what they used to be / Tryna take things slow first time we meet / Maybe get some drinks or / Grab something to eat / They be tryna get flew out to Ibiza,” the soulful crooner sings.

Released just in time for Halloween, hop inside to hear the new tune in full.

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Like a fine wine, Beyonce‘s music tastes even better with time.

And her hit single ‘Diva,’ especially, is being lapped up in earnest of late.

The 2008 anthem, which lives on Queen Bey’s ‘I Am…Sasha Fierce’ album, has gone viral on social media and it’s having quite an effect on its streams.

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