The spar for a streaming supremacy continues.

Market-leader Spotify just upped the ante with the announcement of a brand new live show in London.

Christened ‘Who We Be,’ the spectacle takes its name from the like-titled popular playlist on the platform.

Coincidentally (or perhaps not), the news comes the same week it was confirmed that the Apple Music Festival has been laid to rest after 10 years.

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In today’s crowded market, new acts are tasked with bringing a meal that’s fresh, flavoursome, and fierce enough to cut into the consciousness of the masses.

New Yorker MAAD is not only well-acquainted with this memo, she’s the embodiment of it.

Having drummed up buzz globally with debut EP ‘Le Funk’ last year, the singer, model, and DJ delivers another whimsical treat with new single ‘Wonderland (ft. Jimi Tents).’

Produced by Lostboy, the track sees the rising star continue to shine with her funky synth-soaked sound.

Take a listen below…

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K. Michelle is back!

The R&B songstress delivers a double helping of new music with the dual release of singles ‘Birthday’ and ‘Either Way’ featuring Chris Brown.

Ever versatile, both tracks showcase the versatile faces and paces of Ms. Pate.

On ‘Either Way,’ the outspoken star swags out with C. Breezy in a jam that is sure to garner ample play on Urban radio and go down deliciously in the club.

While on ‘Birthday,’ she switches things up and slows down on the seductive cut.

Take a listen to both below…

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Rihanna is moving mountains and making major moves.

Keen to inspire her fans’ entrepreneurial spirit, the business owner made her way to NYC where she invited them to celebrate the birth of her latest venture Fenty Beauty.

More below…

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Anyone who’s followed the UK’s girl-group landscape will be well-acquainted with Nadine Coyle.

As the lead singer of Girls Aloud (one of the region’s most successful ensembles), her voice is synonymous with some of Britain’s biggest hits of the last decade.

Now, after a spell out of the spotlight, she’s striking out solo once again. Pours out a little liquor for the criminally underrated ‘Insatiable.’ 

Re-teaming with longtime collaborator Brian Higgins (Xenomania), Coyle has unleashed new single ‘Go To Work.’

A feisty slice of Brit-Pop, the track finds the vocalist on familiar terrain. It’s big, anthemic, and ready for radio.

Take a listen below…

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Sam Smith has officially returned!

Having earned huge success with debut album, 2014’s ‘In The Lonely Hour’ (which sold 7 million copies globally), the singer-songwriter has finally returned with ‘Too Good At Goodbyes’ – the first official single from ‘Hour’s long-awaited successor.

With Stargate at the helm of production, tuck in below to hear ‘Goodbyes’ and let us know if it was worth the wait!

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It’s showtime #Janfam!

Pop and snapback queen Janet Jackson was fierceness personified tonight at Lafayette, Louisiana’s Cajundome.  There, with her array of hits and jaw-dropping svelte figure in tow, the songstress blew the roof off the arena with the long-awaited kick off of her 2017 ‘State of the World’ tour (a reboot and revamp of 2016’s ‘Unbreakable’ tour).

Fans with any questions or concerns if the 51-year-old pop star/new mom still has “it” saw that worry silenced once Jackson hit the stage – even declaring she came to “snatch wigs.”

If video and photos from the event are anything to judge by, she did just that.  See more inside:

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Oakland rapper G-Eazy recruits Cardi B and A$AP Rocky for new single ‘No Limit.’

The song is lifted from the MC’s sophomore album ‘The Beautiful And The Damned’ – due later this year.

It marks the first major collaboration for Cardi following the gargantuan success of breakout smash ‘Bodak Yellow.’

Is she onto another hit with this one? Listen below and let us know…

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Nicki Minaj made bank when she signed a lucrative deal with Wilhelmina, the modelling agency which stands as one of the strongest in the world.

Now, shortly before the unveiling of her new album, she has learned that her collaborator Bill Wackermann has spilled details on why he signed her.

What he had to say will astound you!

Positivity below…

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Cop a gander Rihanna!

The Bajan model appears on three covers of ELLE Magazine.

RiRi’s spread is timed with the global release of her new cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty, which launches today.

The venture is the latest in a long-line of non-musical endeavours for the budding diva.

Indeed, beyond her make-up range, she’s launched a socks, fragrances, and signed on to movies such as ‘Valerian’ and ‘Oceans Eight.’

Peep the other covers after the jump…

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Another day, another drama.

Today? A continuation of the feud between Beyonce‘s fans and Taylor Swift’s friend and collaborator Joseph Kahn.

It all started when Bey’s fans took to the net to accuse Kahn of stealing ideas from her ‘Formation’ visual to build a scene in Swift’s epic ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ video.

Today, Kahn has revealed that he finds it funny that he has been accused of stealing from Beyonce because he believes Beyonce is stealing from him!

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The R&B crooner Bobby V is putting his star power to positive use.

How he’s changing the lives of hurricane victims across the country?

Find out below…

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