Before the rise of the Vine and Instagram superstar, YouTube served as the platform of choice for young creatives hoping secure likes and laughs for the art.

Leading the way for the likes of Bretman Rock was the likes of outrageously hilarious and original Qaadir Howard and Branden Miller.

This year, the latter sees her star rise to household name levels after a character he created over a decade ago, Joanne Prada, found notoriety via Instagram.

Unfamiliar with the character?

Hit the play button below to meet Prada (also known as Joanne the Scammer) in ‘Positive Life Choices with Joanne the Scammer.’

Laugh out loud…

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Nicki Minaj is plotting and planning her next move.

What she’s been working on during her time away from the charts?
A brand new project named ‘The Empire’ which leads the way for her forthcoming ABC TV series and her fourth studio album.

Its trailer below…

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Britney Spears is back!

In a shocking move, the Pop icon has announced her ninth studio album ‘Glory.’

With its title and cover revealed moments ago, so too was its official release date. And let’s just say it’s much sooner than you may think.

Details below…

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Expectations are lofty for Lady Gaga‘s first solo album in three years.

And according to one of the project’s primary producers Mark Ronson, the set won’t just meet them – it’ll exceed them.

More below…

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At 90 years old, Jazz icon Tony Bennett has quite literally seen and done it all. However, as he celebrates his birthday, he has revealed that he still has desires for a collaboration with music’s reigning queen, Beyonce.

Full story below…

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Despite delivering solid material, Ariana Grande‘s ‘Dangerous Woman’ album campaign has been all sorts of confusing.

Songs have arrived simultaneously, released singles have overlapped, and sales have been slow. Especially in comparison to previous projects.

Still, the pint-sized powerhouse is charging on with current cut ‘Into You.’

Having premiered the track way back in May, it’s only now gathering steam – both on radio and online.

To aid its ascend on the all-important stream scene, Team Ari have rolled out a new acapella performance. The clip also dubs as a lyric video – odd given that both the song and video have been out for months.

In any case, check it out below. It’s definitely worth a watch…

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Four years separate the world from Pink‘s latest album ‘The Truth About Love’...but only a few months separates it from its follow-up.

Good news after the bounce…

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A live-action TV series following the adventurous lives of African female warriors is being developed by one of the minds behind the TV series ‘NCIS.’

Full story below…

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Since the start of her career rapper Azealia Banks has cashed in on a wealth of publicity from her dramatic antics and highly publicized social media beefs.

However, after the last few months have seen her suffer a number of L’s along those e-battle lines (see: Skai Jackson, Zayn, anti-skin bleachers, etc.), the ‘Big Big Beat’ beauty took to Facebook to unveil big news:  she’s quitting social media permanently.

Her lengthy statement awaits below:

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2016 has not exactly been kind to Lauryn Hill “the live act.”

After earning no dearth of detractors for her tendencies for tardiness or all around absence for her special appearances and concerts (see:  Grammys, Twitter, etc.), the ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’ diva thought it a good thing to book a break from the road to let the heat cool down and, hopefully, align her energy with timeliness and punctuality.

In fact, if her official web site is anything to go by, Hill’s alignment process may very well be underway. For, with the turn of the month came news she’s set to hit the road again!  Curious to know if the former Fugees frontwoman will be on time coming to a city near you?

Tuck in below for the dates:

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Over a year after pals Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett took to the stage to honor the outstanding achievements of music icon Stevie Wonder, the ‘Applause’ performer is helping Wonder return the favor to the jazz legend via the NBC special ‘Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come.’

Topping off a list of fellow legendary hitmakers set to tribute Bennett’s 60-year career including Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Elton John, and so many more, tuck in below to find out when you’ll be able to see and hear this outstanding lineup croon out some of music history’s most beloved standards:
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Drake has always had great comedic timing and the rapper was in rare form last night at the OVO Fest.

The set, which saw him announce a joint album with Kanye West, also saw him joined on-stage by Rihanna.

When introducing his chart and bedroom collaborator, the Canadian drew on an interesting set of words.

See what we mean below…

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