For many, the industry’s welcoming of streaming subscription services has seen it combat the evil which was/is illegal downloading.

Alas, the availability of new material on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and Google Play often leaves fans with little to no incentive to support their favourite act with pure sale purchases.

What this means for labels? A dependency on its older and more established acts to pull in noteworthy numbers the old fashioned way. For Sony, it’s Adele and Beyonce.

For Universal?

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The Brit-Pop icon Craig David continues to woo and wow his fans worldwide with a voice and sound which have seen him sell millions.

His latest stop?

BBC’s ‘Live Lounge‘. There, he delivered a remix of Rihanna‘s ‘Wild Thoughts’ by fusing it with another well-known hit and soaring with fresh renditions of his own classics.

Watch below…

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Camila Cabello is ready for her close-up.

The former Fifth Harmony singer is strutting the promo streets in support of new single ‘Havana.’

Lifted from debut solo album ‘The Hurting. The Healing. The Loving,’ the track is an official hit in the UK after its recent top ten placing and is rocking Spotify worldwide (sitting at #8 on the global tally).

In a bid to ensure the song blazes on home soil, Cabello took to the stage on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.’

 How did she do? Find out below…

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Queen of Pop Madonna dropped by ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ last night (September 25) to dish on her new skin care line, ‘MDNA,’ named after her 2012 chart-topping album.

While there the pop icon did her best Kim Kardashian impression and also brought the laughs with a surprise makeup tutorial for the show’s host.

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Not even the combined powers of Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliott, Remy Ma, and the lady of the hour – honoree Mariah Carey – were enough to save VH1’s 2017 installment of the ‘Hip Hop Honors’ franchise from hitting a ratings sour note.

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Janet Jackson‘s impact on Pop culture is undeniable.

Alas, SuperBowl-gate threatened to dismantle her legacy and tarnish the reputation she had spent decades building.

Fortunately, her hiatus gave the world time to revisit her content away from the noise that was the negative publicity and restore and repair said image.

Keen to honour her comeback?

Elijah Blake.

His brilliant tribute below…

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Although it’s been four years since VH1 dominated airwaves and ratings with the jaw-dropping TLC biographical film, ‘CrazySexyCool:  The TLC Story,’ the top-rated flick is finding itself in headlines again thanks to an unresolved defamation lawsuit filed by the group’s former manager, Perri “Pebbles” Reid.

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It feels like just yesterday that MTV announced the return of TRL – and now its premiere is quite literally around the corner.

October 2nd brings with it the launch of the show’s next chapter and the network playing no games with its line-up. Because they’ve tapped two of music’s most notable acts.

Details below…

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Cardi B set the music industry on fire today when she became the first female rap artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 solo in 19 years.

The feat, while celebrated, has only intensified suggestion from some that she’s gunning for Nicki Minaj‘s “spot.”

Don’t believe us? Just check Minaj’s mentions on Twitter and Instagram.

However, the leader of the Barbz is not buying into the notion of any kind of feud. Instead, she’s supporting her fellow New Yorker.

See what we mean below…

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Queen of All Media Wendy Williams is seeing her husband get a royal dragging on Twitter after investigative reports allege he’s been living a double life.

Troubling details inside:

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June’s Diary have a new number to share!

The name of the group’s latest creation? ‘I Know Why You Calling.’

Cause once you get it like I give it / Can’t get this good from anyone else / And if I said it, then I meant it / You can’t go back to anyone. I got you coming back late at night / Look I know the reason, we ain’t got to speak.

The cut comes out as fans hope 2018 will bring with it the songs and marketing budget the ladies need to reach their full potential and fare as well as their mentor Kelly Rowland.

Listen to the Missy Elliot inspired (‘Sock it To Me’) jam below…

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Cardi B has done it! Officially.

The year’s biggest breakout star has cemented her ascend by snatching the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with ”

She’s making more than money moves, she’s making history.

Find out how below…

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