Arista Records, the original label home of megastars such as Whitney Houston and Usher, is back.

Sony Music CEO Rob Stringer made the announcement today.

Details below on the return of one of the most prestigious imprints in music after the jump…

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‘Orange Is The New Black’ returns to Netflix on July 27th!

Now in its sixth season, the popular prison drama will uncage new episodes after a slightly longer stint off-screen.

And upon its comeback, it’s all new everything for the ladies of Litchfield. For, as viewers of last season’s finale saw, the famed prison is no more.

After a riot gone-wrong, the inmates were removed from their dwelling and seemingly split and sent to different destinations.

While fans will have wait to see the fates of Taystee (Danielle Brookes), Piper (Taylor Schilling), and Crazy Eyes (Uzo Aduba), Netflix have unleashed a first look trailer that shows that there’s a heavy dose of drama incoming.

Peep the explosive preview below…

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London may be experiencing dizzying heat this week, but nowhere was hotter in the capital than the 2018 Wireless Festival. 

The annual extravaganza, which once again returned to Finsbury Park for a three-day stint, played host to performances from the likes of J.Cole, Stormzy, Rick Ross, Giggs, Davido, and Migos.

Few, if any, however could rival the rapturous response that greeted surprise guest Drake. 

Currently riding the wave of success with his blockbuster ‘Scorpion’ album, the Toronto titan had been rumored to make an appearance after Sunday headliner DJ Khaled dropped out due to “travel issues.”

Revellers were clearly elated with their replacement given the thunderous response which greeted his arrival on stage at the apex of Giggs’ performance.

Though brief, Drizzy’s set masterfully magnetised all in attendance, who in unison belted out smashes such such as ‘God’s Plan’ and ‘Nice For What.’

With music’s reigning royal closing out the multi-day spectacle, it made for a fitting climax to Urban music’s most resonating festival.

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After many a murmur, it has been confirmed that Beyonce and Jay-Z are two of several titans lined up to headline the 2018 Global Citizen Festival in South Africa.

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Janet Jackson used her awe-inspiring performance at last night’s ‘Essence Festival’ to honour the life of her father…the late Joe Jackson.

The omnipresent musical force passed away on June 27th and is survived by a family now led by Janet and her mother Katherine.

How the stage-blazing icon paid tribute to her old man?

Watch below…

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The Ghanaian performer Stormzy has, along with Rita Ora and Ed Sheeran, played a sizeable role in pumping over £197 million pounds ($262 million) into Warner U.K’s bank account.

Brilliant news below…

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Action movies, much to the annoyance of their fans, are often snubbed by the Oscars in favour of hard-hitting and melodramatic pictures.

However, if the Marvel execs behind ‘Black Panther‘s marketing have their way, that’s all set to change…this year.

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With four joint charting singles to their credit (‘Bang Bang,’ ‘Side to Side,’ ‘The Light is Coming,’ and ‘Bed’), gal pals Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande are well on their way to having enough songs to fill an EP.  Clearly the thought has run across a number of their fans’ minds for Minaj took to Twitter to pose the hypothetical question to her own beloved #Barbz.

What they may not have expected was Grande’s response to the quizzing.

Details inside:

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Azealia Banks has revealed that she was once came dangerously close to the world of escorting in Las Vegas after flirting with the idea of becoming a professional wrestler.

You’re confused? We were too…but the check the story out below…

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Following the release of her poorly shot ‘Bed’ video Nicki Minaj has revealed that she has given birth to a new alter-ego!

The name of the character set to join a family made up of Martha Zolanski, Point Dexter (The Creep), Roman & Barbie?

Find out below…

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A war of words erupted over the weekend between ‘Love & War’ singer Tamar Braxton and R&B veteran Tank after he took to social media to defend some musicians the songstress slammed for ‘unprofessionalism.’

Once she announced online she was reduced to using a DJ at a recent show due to firing her band for allegedly ditching their performance, Tank came to their defense and wanted to assure readers they did no such thing. Once Braxton caught wind of his words (which ultimately implied she was lying about the incident), she didn’t take it too kindly.

Read what ensued from there:

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With more success often comes more problems. Just ask Childish Gambino.

For, fresh from being accused of plagiarising #1 hit ‘This Is America,’ the musician/actor has been sued — by his former record label.

Details below…

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