Childish Gambino’s latest, ’This is America,’ may have lost its grip atop the Hot 100 this week after leading the tally for two consecutive weeks (click here to read more on that), but the politically charged cut still has much to celebrate.

Beyond an ongoing domination of streaming charts (including Youtube, Spotify, and more) thanks to its Hiro Murai-directed music video, the tune’s similarly handsome faring on digital tallies has helped it become his latest platinum single…less than a month after its debut.

Well on its way to reaching the 4x platinum status of Gambino’s most popular single to date, ‘Redbone,’ tuck inside for more details surrounding the awesome feat:

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Chiwetel Ejiofor has joined the cast of ‘Maleficent II‘, the action-adventure fantasy movie fronted by Angelina Jolie.

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Neil Portnow is out.

Bad news for supporters of the Recording Academy President’s loyalists below…

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May 16th brought with it the long-awaited arrival of ‘Fall In Line’ – a staunch feminist anthem powered by powerhouse vocalists Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato.  Christened the lead single from the former’s June 15th-due eighth opus, ‘Liberation,’ the cut was instantly greeted with critical acclaim – a fanfare mirrored commercially as it almost immediately shot to #1 on digital sales tallies (click here to read more).

And, while that commercial support was further extended thanks to streaming, Youtube views, and later sales boosts afforded by the song’s first televised performance at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards (May 20), official chart rankings delivered some two weeks after ‘Fall’s premiere do not necessarily reflect the ballyhoo that preceded it.

Debuting at #1 on the Bubbling Under Charts (right outside of the Hot 100), ‘Fall’ – albeit starting off better than its predecessor, ‘Accelerate’ – is not exactly off to the best of beginnings.  However, with promo set to ramp up in the coming days ahead of ‘Liberation’s delivery to digital shelves, the Jon Bellion-produced number will undoubtedly see some benefit of the public showings.

Until then, check in to see who’s running the Hot 100 this week in our weekly ‘TGJ Chart Check’ segment:

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Teyana Taylor is finally gearing up to unleash ‘The Album’ on June 22nd. 

The aptly titled set serves as the singer’s sophomore album and is her first body of work since her 2013 debut ‘VII.’

Controversial Kanye West sits as the project’s executive producer and announced the album as part of his June G.O.O.D Music takeover – a slate which includes two releases of his own.

As Taylor’s date draws nearer, she’s cranking up the hype machine.

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While newcomers are vying for the top of the streaming and iTunes tallies, the success stories of select seasoned stars is continuing on radio.

Case in point Toni Braxton. 

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Pop powerhouse Ariana Grande is strutting on full steam to the release of her fourth studio album ‘Sweetener.’

Lead single ‘No Tears Left To Cry’ is already a hit (having peaked at #3) and now Ari is looking to Missy Elliott for more magic.

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Janet Jackson is cooking up new music!

The legend, who recently performed and received the Icon honor at the Billboard Awards, is maintaining the momentum with a titillating tease.

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The Cardi B onslaught continues!

In the last three weeks alone the Grammy nominee’s released two visuals to accompany ‘Be Careful’ and ‘I Like It’ respectively (from her commercially acclaimed debut ‘Invasion of Privacy’) as well as co-starred as a feature on Jennifer Lopez‘s ‘Dinero’ and topped headlines for her appearance on the Rita Ora-led track, ‘Girls.’

Now, expanding that ever-growing Pop portfolio, the burgeoning rap diva’s long rumored collaboration with Maroon 5 has been confirmed via the release of their new tune, ‘Girls Like You.’  As if the collabo itself wasn’t enough to drop jaws, its star-studded video – which boasts cameos from the likes of ‘Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot, Jennifer Lopez, Tiffany Haddish, Camila Cabello, Mary J. Blige, Ellen Degeneres, and more – will certainly do the trick.

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Danielle Victor, the Reality TV personality who rose to fame when she and her twin sister joined ‘The Bad Girls Club‘, has revealed that she wouldn’t know what to do with herself if she found out that her boyfriend slept with men as well as women.

Horrified by the idea that she and her man would have the same taste in men, the outspoken star took to Twitter to argue her case and reveal that she’d sooner accept a man who cheated on her with 100 women than one who played her with one man.

Is she wrong?

Do you agree?

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Meet the new duo Karajishi!

Formed and forged by Ben Strick and R&B singer/songwriter Elijah Blake, the pair teamed up last year to merge their creative worlds for their respective fan bases.

What they created? ‘Realm’, a socially-aware body of work which glides through various sights, sounds, moods and genres to tell stories penned by the performers.

In the mood for something new?

‘Realm’ awaits below…

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Drake is tired of Pusha T‘s games and wants to discredit the claims he’s made about the him once and for all!

For, this week saw their spat reach new heights when Pusha released a startling image of the ‘Take Care’ rapper in offensive “blackface” as part of an effort to expose his supposed inauthenticity and calculated efforts to present himself to the world as a bonafide black man…sans the burden of the black experience.

Hit this link to see it.

Today, Drake has offered an explanation.

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