It’s Big Sean and Jhene Aiko like you’ve never seen them before!

This Sunday will see the ‘One Man Can Change the World’ rapper perform at the BET Awards in support of his new album ‘Dark Sky Paradise.‘

Today, he releases the video for the song ‘I Know‘ which features Def Jam royal Jhene Aiko…and a “greyer” look sported by both acts.

Press play to peep the Hip-Hop & R&B pals in older and wiser action below…

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DeJ Loaf finds a friend in Young Thug this year,teaming up with the rapper to unleash the beast that is her brand new bop ‘Shawty.’

Its beat comes courtesy of Young Roc and drops before Loaf joins Tinashe to support Nicki Minaj on the U.S. leg of her ‘Pinkprint’ tour next month.

Listen to the “graphic” song after the jump…

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Rihanna has used Jay Z’s TIDAL platform to release a brand new visual for her new single ‘Bitch Better Have My Money.’

The cut serves as a buzz single for her forthcoming album and received its first dose of visual life when she performed it live at this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards.

How her latest offering compares?

See for yourself after the jump….

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The man behind some of Beyonce’s biggest hits has filed for bankruptcy.

Terrible news for the ‘Now That She’s Gone’ singer’s collaborator below…

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The rapper Rick Ross has been slapped with the heavy hand of the law.

Bad news below…

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Unconfirmed reports claim it’ll be a while before Rihanna releases her next studio album.

Fortunately, she’ll have no trouble selling it if recently released facts and figures are anything to go by.

Ever wondered exactly how many units the singer has sold sine her “sunny” debut in 2005.

We’ve got you covered below…

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Usher, Lauryn Hill, Jazmine Sullivan and Mary J. Blige are among a group of artists who teamed up to record an album in honour of the late Nina Simone this year.

Yes, to celebrate the icon’s career and the music it delivered the R&B royals caught up with each other to record ‘Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone’.

The album arrives before the release of the Netflix documentary ‘What Happened, Miss Simone?’ which takes flight on July 1oth.

Enjoy below…

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It was launched to celebrate the work of their mutual idol Janet Jackson.

Unfortunately, news that Ciara and ‘All Hands on Deck’ singer Tinashe would be teaming up to tribute the icon at this week’s BET Awards has sparked a battle between their respective fan bases on Twitter.

Why? Talk that Tinashe is underserving of the performance slot she’ll share with the ‘Body Party’ singer.

An unfortunate scene below…

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Trey Songz has been steadily building a name for himself in the R&B arena.

Indeed, though his career has yet to reach the heights of rivals such as Chris Brown and Ne-Yo, he does boast a respectable level of success.

Parallel to his rise have been rumors pertaining to his sexuality.

Though unsubstantiated, the claims – which tend to skew from either homosexual to homophobic – have proved somewhat difficult for the R&B crooner to shake.

While talking it up with our friends over at The Breakfast Club this morning (primarily to promote the re-release of current album ‘Trigga,’ the singer took a moment to acknowledge the chatter.

See what he had to say below…

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After a shaky start on a live performance tip Tinashe has risen to become R&B’s leading starlets.

Yes, less than a year after her ‘2 On’-led arrival the ‘All Hands On Deck’ has given the world of music no choice but to sit up and pay attention with videos and performances that now rivals content unleashed by the likes of Rihanna and her soon-to-be collaborator Ciara.

Now watch the star do what she does best in the visual for the song ‘Cold Sweat.’

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2001 saw Pink, Mya and Usher tribute Janet Jackson during her ‘MTV Icon’ speical.

This year, the star will receive a special tribute put on by Tinashe, Jason Derulo…and Ciara.

Epic news after the jump…

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