Taylor Swift‘s latest album, ‘Midnights,‘ is currently dominating the Billboard 200 in nearly unprecedented fashion.

Opening to gargantuan sales of over 1.5 million first week, the project broke several all-time records on its path to the top of the chart including making her the first act to see five different albums sell over 1 million copies in one week, best one-week vinyl sales of the Luminate era (575,000), making her the first female artist to have 11 albums debut at #1, and so much more (as we reported here).

The slayage is by no means limited to the Billboard 200, however. Look inside to see how Swift is being penciled in Hot 100 history books for the tunes that line her latest LP.

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As usual, Halloween brings with it some jaw-dropping Hollywood transformations.

From Lizzo to Ciara to Lizzo, Doja Cat, and more, a whole host of names got into the spirit with characteristically over-the-top ensembles.

Join us below to see some of your favorite names and outs show up and show out…

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Beyonce‘s ‘Cuff It’ has the world singing and dancing after going all sorts of viral.

And even legends are getting in on the action.

For, Toni Braxton has taken to the ‘net to share her interpretation of the bouncy ‘Renaissance’ bop.

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After ample speculation, Rihanna has officially been revealed as the headliner for the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2023.

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‘Blank Space’ singer Taylor Swift has been trending online today as speculation about her headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2023 cranked into overdrive.

However, per a new report, the superstar will not be gracing the grandest stage of them all and there remains a blank space in place of who will be.

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Britney Spears may have enjoyed seeing her name printed in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10 last week for the first time in 10 years thanks to new song ‘Hold Me Closer’ (as we reported here), but those expecting to see her give the Elton John-led hit a live rendition on stage had their hopes dashed Sunday night (September 11) when she revealed she likely won’t ever perform again.

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Britney Spears is speaking up and out after her 15-year-old son Jayden James addressed his strained relationship with his singer mom.

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Queens saluting Queens!

Just days after Beyonce toasted some of music’s most respected women via the rap-sung portion of the ‘Queens Remix’ of her #1 hit ‘Break My Soul’ (as we reported here), Queen of Quiet Storm Anita Baker is returning the favor.

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Few Pop divas can say they’ve spent as much of their careers fielding comparison to a peer as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera have.

Mostly fueled by purported similarities in their images, early sound, proximity in their respective rises to fame, and on-and-off again rivalry, the chart titans – now both in their 40s – have endured over 20 years of being pitted against each other, a positioning that seems to show no signs of slowing.

Case in point? Spears taking to Instagram recently to show off her vocal chops.

The glowing newlywed, who has dodged mixed reviews in the past for her vocal showings on the platform, garnered favorable commentary this time when she belted a stunning rendition of her breakthrough 1998 hit ‘Baby One More Time.’

Highlighted with growls and soaring melisma, the contralto showcase – which for many was reminiscent of Xtina’s signature style – was the latest of Britney embracing her true singing voice (the opposite of the thinner and more nasally-driven vocal showings that line her biggest hits).

Look inside to hear the 40-year-old show you what she’s got “one more time.”

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After much anticipation, it is finally here.

For, multi-talented superstar Todrick Hall has finally unleashed his ‘Algorhythm’ album.

The new album is full of inspiration from the 80s and features the previously previously released singles: ‘Breath,’ ‘Dance Forever,’ and ‘Pre-Madonna.’ Moreover, the project also features the uplifting anthem ‘Gay Experience,’ which arrives just in time for Pride Month to begin.

Speaking to That Grape Juice earlier this year, Hall shared that some of his main inspirations for the album were the ‘Stranger Things’ soundtrack and Whitney Houston. The full interview can be found here.

Stream Hall’s ‘Algorhythm’ album via Spotify and Apple Music just below…

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“Fashion’s biggest night out” – better known as the Met Gala – is easily the most wonderful time of year for fashionistas and fashion-forward fellows.

A designer costume party that doubles as a fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City, the outing is an annual assembly of Hollywood’s “who’s who” to show off some truly outrageous and over-the-top ensembles courtesy of top named and well respected designers.  As history has seen jaws dropped courtesy of gowns adorned by the likes of Rihanna, Beyonce, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, and many more, 2022’s exhibition – christened ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’ – promised no different.

With actor-singer-playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, EMMY and ACADEMY Award winner Regina King and award-winning actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds serving as the night’s official chairs (while designer Tom Ford and ‘Vogue’s Anna Wintour continue as honorary co-chairs), look inside to see how they – and all the other big-named guests like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Chloe Bailey, Camila Cabello, and others – turned heads with amazing their threads Monday night (May 2).

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With names like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, Elvis Presley, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and many other of music history’s most celebrated acts lining its classes, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame easily stands as one of the most prestigious accomplishments any recording artist can boast.

Yet, the ongoing omission of some of the entertainment genre’s biggest movers and shakers (i.e. Cher, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Patti Labelle, Chaka Khan) and the delayed entry of others has fans and artists alike raising eyebrows at the voting academy that determines the inducted class each year.

Like the GRAMMYs and the controversy courted about its voting procedures (as we reported here), some are calling for more transparency about the Hall’s selection process before fan voting.  Others, like legendary music icon Dionne Warwick, simply ‘don’t give a damn.’

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