The wins continue to accrue for Bruno Mars.

Indeed, the crooner is still riding the wave of success from last year’s ’24k Magic’ album – and in a major way.

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Rihanna‘s ‘ANTI’ era may have got off to a rocky start, but the project has finally found its footing.

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It’s been 11 years since Urban cult classic film, ‘ATL,’ shook box offices and raked up over $20 million in the process.  In the decade since fans of the T.I. and Lauren London-led movie have called for a follow-up.

Answering the call in 2015 (as we reported here), Tip took to social media to suggest a sequel was well underway.  This, despite London directly denying her involvement at the time.

Now, after months of teasing on social media, confirmation of the film’s happening has finally made its way onto the net after the actress joined our friends at Complex to lend the scoop.

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‘Revival’ – the latest album from chart titan Eminem – hasn’t exactly proven itself to be an out of the box success like the rapper’s earlier releases, but that does not mean it hasn’t made some impressive strides.

As reported here, the album (his ninth) is currently sitting atop the Billboard 200 thanks to first week equivalent album sales of 267,000. Granted, the figure does represent his lowest full premiere week sales in almost 20 years, but upon hitting the chart’s summit this week, the set was greeted with some history-making news.

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Chance the Rapper‘s unparalleled success as an independent artist has seen him inspire many up and coming musicians to steer clear of the industry’s machine with hopes of finding success without it.

Alas, following an intense debate between the performer and DJ Booth on the industry, Chance has been accused of selling an unrealistic image of the industry to his fans.

Why? Because some believe his family’s wealth and ties to the Obama administration afforded him insight and access to the industry.

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‘Black Panther‘ drops on February 16th!

Fortunately, much of its storyline and surprises are still under wraps and will be unveiled to the world once the movie impacts theatres globally.

What has any of this has to do with the genius that is Kendrick Lamar?

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The journey to Tinashe‘s sophomore album has been anything but a ‘Joyride.’

Indeed, its title has proven quite ironic given the amount of speed-bumps and stop-signs its encountered since starting its commute in 2015.

Release dates have come and gone, as has a succession of “lead” singles. And yet…nothing.

That may be set to change imminently, though.

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Legend Lionel Richie was one of this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors and was saluted in a special that aired last night on CBS.

Vocal sensation Leona Lewis was on-hand to tribute the singer and delivered a dynamic medley of hits such as ‘Say You, Say Me’ and ‘All Night Long.’

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Rihanna is in mourning this morning following the shocking killing of her cousin in Barbados.

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The highly-respected sportsman Lewis Hamilton has been slapped with a swarm of homophobic remarks after a video of him playfully quizzing his nephew’s decision to wear a dress hit the net.

Darling we all know you’ve been riding poll.. position for years, don’t be ashamed xxx https://t.co/TMt7cCnCT2

— Nikki Grahame (@NikkiGrahame) December 26, 2017

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There’ll be no blink and miss it trajectory for Ed Sheeran and Beyonce‘s ‘Perfect’ duet.

Because, the holiday chart-topper has extended its reign atop of the Billboard Hot 100.

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Cardi B and Offset have been a firm fixture in the headlines and now are dominating them in the wake of cheating allegations.

Footage surfaced of what “looked like” the aftermath of a romantic liaison between the Migos star and a woman not Cardi.

The clip allegedly was lensed in September – before the Hip-Hop pair’s engagement, but while they were together.

Naturally, the masses have been wondering what that means for the couple moving forward.

Well, it seems the answer has presented itself. See what we mean below…

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