Despite earning critical and commercial acclaim for the five studio albums to her credit (by the time of the 2019 Grammy nominations’ unveiling), Ariana Grande‘s claim to fame at that point with the Recording Academy had only been boasting the title ‘nominee.’

That changed tonight (February 10) when the 25-year-old took home honors for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 61st Grammy Awards for work found aboard her fourth LP, 2018’s ‘Sweetener.’

Sweet news inside:

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Thanks to ‘thank u next,’ the latest effort from Ariana Grande (released February 8th), the singer is well on her way to nabbing her fourth chart-topper on the Billboard 200.

Preceded by singles ‘7 Rings,’ ‘Imagine,’ its title track, and the recently unveiled, ‘Break Up With Your Girlfriend,’ the LP – released just 6 months after her latest chart-topping effort, ‘Sweetener’ – comes as her most highly anticipated to date.  And, with little competition in the form of fellow Pop divas, that anticipation has been reflected via its predicted first week commercial performance.

Keen to see how many units Ari is expected to move?  Look inside:

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When headlines swirled just a month ago indicating 10 women had come forward to accuse ‘Extra’ host A.J. Calloway of sexual misconduct (as we reported here), the show’s parent company – Warner Bros. – stated they ‘no plans’ on investigating.  Since then, in light of pressure from external sources and reportedly newfound evidence, they’ve changed their tune.

The result?  Calloway has been suspended.  Details inside:

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Pink‘s stellar career is to be celebrated by the BRIT Awards ahead of the unleashing of her exciting new album.

Fantastic news for the multi-talented and multifaceted musician below!

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Halsey‘s ‘Without Me‘ received a fresh dose of promo on Saturday Night Live last night, gliding into the homes of millions after it reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The star’s star has risen since her appearance in the Lady Gaga-led ‘A Star is Born’ and follows the release of her critically acclaimed album ‘Hopeless Fountain Kingdom’ and the project ‘Without’ was created to support.

Watch her G-Eazy inspired tune in live action below…

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After Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich took to press to assert Pop star Ariana Grande had pulled out of a scheduled performance on this Sunday’s (February 10) event because she “felt it was too late for her to pull something together,” the singer took to Twitter to lend a fiery clap back.

“I’ve kept my mouth shut but now you’re lying about me,” she wrote on Twitter. “I can pull together a performance over night and you know that, Ken. It was when my creativity & self-expression was stifled by you that I decided not to attend. I hope the show is exactly what you want it to be and more.”

Going on to claim she did not “feel supported” and that the Grammy producer was “playing games,” her emotional response grabbed headlines to say the least.  By the time the news hit the desk of Ehrlich, he took to press again to offer a response.  Sitting down with our friends at Rolling Stone, he stated:

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Clive Davis’ Annual Pre-Grammy Gala is always the “must see” event of Grammy weekend preceding the main event.  Marking the showing’s 43rd anniversary, the gala – as always – courts the music industry’s best and brightest to shine aboard its red carpet.

Attracting the likes of  Ciara, Diplo, Ella Mai, Miguel, A$AP Rocky, Rita Ora, and more, the stars were out in abundance to line the red carpet and we’ve got the night’s biggest fashion hits and misses inside:

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‘Shop Around’ singer Smokey Robinson wasn’t kidding around when he weighed in on the barrage of reports slamming the Recording Academy for selecting Jennifer Lopez as one of the stars set to tribute Motown at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards (February 10).

As we reported here, Twitter erupted at news the ‘Love Don’t Cost a Thing’ singer was onboard to pay homage the iconic record label with some questioning why “more talented African American artists” were passed up in favor of Lopez.

When quizzed on his thoughts about the hoop-la, Robinson – who penned some of the label’s most memorable hits – didn’t bite his tongue, level branding some of the critics as ‘stupid.’  Hear it from him inside:

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Welp! The beef between Offset and Chris Brown shows no signs of cooling.

As fans know, the dispute started when Offset (born Kiari Cephus) came to the defense 21 Savage after Brown shared memes ridiculing the U.K. born rapper’s detainment by ICE (as we reported here).  Spending the following days going back and forth with name calling and threats of violence, the ‘Run It’ singer continued his taunt of Cephus well into the weekend.

Roasting everything from his appearance to the Migos star’s relationship with rapstress Cardi B, Brown garnered quite the media attention for his seemingly relentless jabs.  See the latest below:

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The stars aligned just one day before music’s biggest night, the 2019 Grammy Awards, for Roc Nation’s annual brunch party.

One of the year’s most exclusive events, the likes of Beyonce, Jay Z, Usher, Diddy, Meek Mill, Normani, Khalid, DJ Khaled, and many more showed face and fashions at the star-studded event.

Curious to see if some of your favorites were in attendance? Look inside to see:

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Normani may be sashaying her way up the charts with Sam Smith collaboration ‘Dancing With A Stranger,’ but she’s being sure to cater to her Urban core.

For, she’s gearing up to unwrap the video for rising R&B jam ‘Waves.’

The 6LACK collaboration has been steadily ascending on radio and now looks set to get a boost with its accompanying visual.

A trippy affair, the clip was previewed moments ago. What are you waiting for? Check it out below…

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MNEK is tired of being compared to Pop stars whose stars are amplified by good money…and not good music.

The Nigerian’s Pop prince’s estimation below…

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