Taylor Swift mania continues!

The Pop diva, currently enjoying the tremendous critical and commercial response to her 10th studio album ‘Midnights’ (released October 21), continued her promotion of the record-breaking project by visiting ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ Monday (October 24).

On hand to dish about the music video for the set’s housed tune ‘Bejeweled,’ Swift beamed as Fallon ran down the list of accomplishments the song’s parent album already has under its belt including becoming the best-selling album of the year on just its first day of release and breaking Spotify records for becoming the most-streamed project in the platform’s history.

Elsewhere in the chat Taylor talked about her highly anticipated stadium tour, a tease that follows all but official reports that she’s set to take her greatest hits on the road next year.

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Sam Smith is wasting no time building on the buzz of their chart-topping single ‘Unholy (ft. Kim Petras).’

For, the star has announced their brand new album ‘Gloria’ – which will play home to the track and much more.

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Not even two weeks separate fans of Babyface from the October 21 release of his forthcoming album, ‘Girls’ Night Out,’ but the legendary singer-songwriter is already pounding the promo pavement in its support.

Having already garnered critical acclaimed for its previously released songs ‘Game Over’ with Queen Naija,  ‘Seamless’ with Kehlani, and ‘Keeps on Fallin‘ with Ella Mai (which peaked at #1 on R&B charts), the 11-time Grammy winner is looking to elicit a similar response for another of the set’s housed cuts: ‘Don’t Even Think About It.’

Assisted by rising rapstress Baby Tate, the dynamic duo took the song to ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ recently to deliver its live television debut.

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Janet Jackson sprung a seismic surprise on fans at the 25th-anniversary celebration of the diva’s classic album ‘The Velvet Rope’ in London last night (October 7).

That Grape Juice was on-hand at the Shoreditch House event, which saw ‘The Velvet Rope Tour’ showcased in full.

At the climax of the screening, Jackson shocked with a surprise appearance.

Arriving to rapturous applause, the Pop queen reflected on the deeply personal project and the love it continues to receive ’til this day.

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Despite several swings at bat, three years have separated Sam Smith from a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Last spotted in the chart territory thanks to the Normani-assisted smash, 2019’s ‘Dancing with a Stranger,’ Smith recently hit a homerun with their latest single – the Kim Petras-enlisted ‘Unholy.’

Released September 22, the song’s dominating presence on Tik Tok helped it soar to #1 on the UK singles charts – a feat it seems poised to repeat Stateside.

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In celebration of the release of their debut album as a duo, ‘Only Built for Infinity Links,’ former Migos stars Quavo and Takeoff took to ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ Thursday (October 6) to give fans a live taste of ‘Nothing Changed’ – a new song found aboard the 18-track LP.

“Run it up, that’s it (Run it up) / M&M’s, whole tick (Whole tick) / Don’t mind if I do it, I get it, I love my brothers, I split it (Split it) / Lil’ n*gga, mind ya business, cause I got somе guns, they hitting (Hitting) / Trap out the bando, just choppin’ the chickеns,” Quavo raps on the DJ Durel-produced bop.

Not long after thrilling the ‘Fallon’ audience, the familial twosome lifted the lid on the song’s official music video which is directed by KeeMotion.  See the action inside.

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The BET Hip-Hop Awards 2022 provided many-a-notable moment courtesy of the host of music stars who took to its high-octane stage.

Now, after blazing performances from the likes of Fivio Foreign, Jeezy, Fat Joe and Remy Ma, Lil Kim, GloRilla, and more (click here to watch), look inside to see who walked away with the show’s biggest star – its coveted trophies!

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With a career as colossal as Janet Jackson‘s, resonating albums define the length and breadth of her discography. For many, one of the legend’s most revered efforts is 1997’s ‘The Velvet Rope’ – home to classics such as ‘I Get Lonely’ and ‘Got ‘Til It’s Gone.’

Fittingly, then, the superstar is toasting to the LP’s upcoming 25th anniversary with the newly announced celebratory release ‘The Velvet Rope: Deluxe Edition.’

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It’s been nearly five months since Future topped the Billboard 200 with his latest album, ‘I Never LIked You,’ but that doesn’t mean the GRAMMY-winning rapper has abandoned promotion of the hits-filled project.

His latest supportive effort came courtesy of a visit to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Wednesday (September 28) when he offered quite the creative live take on his LP’s housed hit, ‘Love You Better.’

First appearing to be taking part in an interview, Future then started rapping the lyrics to the track (which has so far peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100).

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Norman, can you handle this?

Only a star of the magnitude of the legendary Norman Lear, one of television history’s most important writers and producers, can boast reassembling Destiny’s Child.

To celebrate his 100th birthday, the iconic girl group (sans leader Beyonce) lent a rocking tribute by performing ‘Moving On Up’ – the unforgettable theme song to his groundbreaking 70’s sitcom ‘The Jeffersons.’

After sending faithful DC3 fans into a frenzy via a preview, the ABC TV event honoring Lear’s centennial – ‘Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter’ – aired Thursday night (September 22) and gave viewers a chance to see Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams strut their stuff like only they can.

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“Out and proud” is the flavor of Sam Smith and Kim Petras‘ new song, ‘Unholy.’

The lid was finally lifted on the long-teased collaboration Thursday (September 22), and fans of both LGBTQ+ stars have been sent into a frenzy over the tune’s content about about getting down and dirty with a down-low lover who’s stepping out on his wife.

“Lucky, lucky girl, she got married to a boy like you / She’d kick you out if she ever, ever knew
‘Bout all the shit you tell me that you do,” the Pop stars croon on the pounding club track.

Produced by Smith, Cirkut, Omer Fedi, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Blake Slatkin, and Jimmy Napes, the song comes as the latest taste of new music set to line Smith’s yet-titled, forthcoming studio album – the follow-up to 2020’s Platinum-certified ‘Love Goes.’

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In honor of the 100th birthday of Norman Lear, one of television history’s most important writers and producers, ABC announced a star-studded special featuring some of Hollywood’s biggest names.

Via the career-spanning TV event titled ‘Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter,’ the network assembled the likes of Jennifer Aniston, George Clooney, Laverne Cox, Tom Hanks, Rita Moreno, Ms. Pat, Jay Pharoah, Jimmy Kimmel, Amy Poehler, Octavia Spencer, and more to offer skits and speeches to toast to the life of the man responsible for some of television’s most groundbreaking efforts including ‘All in the Family,’ ‘Maude,’ and ‘The Jeffersons.’

Homage to his hand in creating the latter will come courtesy of a Destiny’s Child reunion of sorts.  Look inside to get a taste of what members of the iconic girl group are serving for Norman.

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