It’s liftoff for Lauren Jauregui!

Following releases from the likes of Camila Cabello, Dinah Jane, and Normani, the former Fifth Harmony star is the latest member of the one-time Pop quintet to strut out solo and she aims big with debut single, ‘Expectations.’

A hypnotic hymn, the track is the first offering from the songbird since signing with new label Columbia Records – home of titans Beyonce and Adele.

Having premiered the song live while on tour this summer, the studio version is here and awaits your listening after the jump…

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October 23, 1998 marked the emergence of one of pop music’s most dynamic figures:  Britney Spears.

Etched in music history as the release date of her debut single, ‘Baby One More Time’ (from her album of the same name), the Max Martin produced cut – originally submitted to and later passed on by R&B supergroup TLC – introduced the world to a 16-year-old Spears.  Eventually going to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and helping its parent project become one of the best-selling debut albums in history by reaching worldwide sales of over 25 million, the tune – unknown to us at the time – would be the beginning of a nearly 20-year-long love affair with the pop princess.

Taking to Instagram, Brit – now 36 – commemorated the milestone by thanking her fans for the journey and reflected fondly on the song that launched her career.  Read her heartfelt statement inside:

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Cardi B may be sitting pretty in the top 5 of the iTunes sales charts (as of time reported) thanks to her latest release ‘Money,’ but that hasn’t stopped the chart-topping rapper from addressing its premature posting there.

As we reported here, despite being released in full earlier today the song was originally set for a Thursday (October 25) release.  The leak didn’t set well with Cardi who took to social media to gripe about the tune’s unexpected unveiling and even call out Nicki Minaj‘s fans (affectionately called ‘Barbz’) for their derogatory comments on the matter.

Did you miss any of that action? See it inside:
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Things are changing over at VH1.

Details on the moves the company is making to give a fresh pair of legs to some of its biggest shows below….

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Surprise! Cardi B has unleashed new single ‘Money’ a day early!

Word is that the femcee is actively getting in front of an unanticipated leak.

The track follows her three #1s on the Billboard Hot 100 and the chart-topping success of Platinum selling debut album ‘Invasion Of Privacy.’ It’s also Cardi’s first solo offering of fresh material since giving birth to daughter Kulture this summer.

So did she bring the heat? Listen below and let us know…

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R. Kelly‘s long-running abuse of women and little girls will be brought to light by a new documentary name ‘Surviving R. Kelly’.

In it, some of the ageing performer’s victims lift the lid on his deepest darkest secrets as he faces claims that he is riddled with sexually transmitted diseases, secretly sleeps with other men and tried to murder his ex-wife Andrea.

Trailer below…

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Recent times have seen Nicki Minaj locked in a social media spats and shoe-throwing showdowns.

However, Onika’s latest tussle is of the legal variety and it comes courtesy of legendary singer Tracy Chapman. 

As reported in the run-up to the release of Minaj’s ‘Queen‘ album, the femcee had been open about her quest to have Chapman permit use of ‘Baby Can I Hold You’ as a sample on her Nas collaboration ‘Sorry.’

The back and forth is said to have factored into the delay of the LP, and when it didn’t yield an agreement the song was left off the tracklist but rolled out on radio anyway.

Well, Chapman is far from pleased and is taking her annoyance to court.

Details below…

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Mariah Carey is returning to the TV talent-search circuit.

The diva, who famously deemed her time on American Idol as “the worst experience of my life,” has signed on to appear on rival show The Voice.

Details below…

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Efforts to sabotage Colin Kaepernick‘s quest to end brutality against black people have fallen flat once again.

Powered by the people, the athlete’s efforts were amplified by Nike who joined him on his journey and have now been backed by the Pop megastar Rihanna who rejected an offer to perform at the ‘Super Bowl’ to send a message to his enemies at the National Football League.

Today, fans have learned that the ‘Stand Up’ singer is in it for the long-run.

Cool news below…

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Cardi B is not giving the competition any room to manoeuvre.

For this Thursday night she’ll be unleashing brand new single ‘Money.’

It’s not been immediately announced whether the cut will be placed on a re-issue of Platinum selling debut ‘Invasion Of Privacy,’ a new project, or issued as a standalone offering.

Wha is for certain is that it’ll be arriving during a climate of slaying for the 26-year-old femcee.

In less than a year, she’s wracked up three #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 – a tally she currently reigns on with Maroon 5 collaboration ‘Girls Like You.’

Will ‘Money’ make it four? Time will tell. For now though, peep a scorching new promo pic after the jump…

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The Dancehall icon Spice broke the internet yesterday when she unveiled her “new look” to confused fans on Instagram.

Sporting white skin and a blonde wig, the performer led supporters to believe that she had undergone a horrific bleaching process to destroy her G0d-given melanin.

Fortunately, it was nothing more than a publicity stunt to start a healthy conversation about self-hatred within the black community.

“I was always made to feel inferior.”

The name of her track? ‘Black Hypocrisy.’

Full story below…

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Ella Mai is looking to take a trip to a stage near you and she’s bringing the hits found aboard her self-titled debut album with her. Not even two months after wrapping up the summer-long ‘Boo’d Up’ tour in Seattle, the 23-year-old is packing her bags again for the newly announced ‘Debut Tour.’

Kicking off January 8, 2019 in Birmingham, UK, the trek is scheduled to take Mai from her native country to France, The Netherlands, Norway, and more European destinations before heading across the pond to North America where she’ll show off her cuts ‘Boo’d Up,’ ‘Trip,’ and more to audiences in Detroit, Las Vegas, Houston, Chicago, Baltimore, and more before wrapping up in San Antonio, TX on March 28.

Curious to know if she’s headed your way?  Look inside for dates…

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