50 Cent is never one to hold back, and this time, he shared where he believes some artists went wrong.

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RAYE is ready to unwrap her second studio album.

The BRIT Award and GRAMMY Award winner has officially announced her sophomore set, ‘This Music My Contain Hope.’

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The GRAMMY Awards 2026 are set to welcome Hip-Hop royalty to the stage.

For, the Clipse and Pharrell Williams have been unveiled as the latest names to take to the stage on Music’s Biggest Night.

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Harry Styles is officially heading back to the global stage.

The superstar has announced ‘Together, Together,’ a major seven-city residency, marking his long-awaited return to live performances. .

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Victoria Beckham‘s solo career may not have received its due in the early 00s, yet more than two decades on, the Spice Girls diva is dominating the charts with the very same material after a family feud went viral.

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Drake is not letting his legal showdown with Universal Music Group fade quietly into the background.

The Toronto native turned up the volume on the drama by officially moving to appeal the dismissal of his lawsuit tied to ‘Not Like Us,’ the damning hit diss track released by nemesis Kendrick Lamar.

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It’s that time of year again. The Oscars 2026 air live on March 15 on ABC.

As is always, eyes on mass are on which movies are up for honors at the latest installment of the historic ceremony.

Moments ago, it was revealed that Michael B. Jordan has been nominated for Best Actor and Teyana Taylor received a nod for Best Supporting Actress for their powerful performances in ‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another,’ respectively.

Elsewhere, Delroy Lindo received a Best Supporting Actor nod for his stirring showing in ‘Sinners.‘

The film also makes Oscar history by becoming the film with the most nominations in a year, towering all at 16, including Best Picture and Best Director nod for Ryan Coogler.

But without further ado…check out the full list of nominees at the 98th Annual Academy Awards below…

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Mary J. Blige has long been renowned for her willingness to tell it as it is, and she lived up to that billing on the IRL Podcast with Angie Martinez. 

During a unique segment on the show (which she was visiting to promote her Las Vegas residency), the veteran radio host quizzed the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul on the viral memes about her performing like she was “tired” at select shows.

True to form, MJB didn’t hold back with her response. A response that may surprise folk.

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Ice Spice could have a big hit on her hands thanks to ‘Big Guy.’

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All roads lead to January 23 for Ari Lennox.

Serving as the arrival date of her anxiously awaited third studio album ‘Vacancy,’ the project comes as the follow-up to 2022’s critically acclaimed ‘Age/Sex/Location.’

Preceded to Billboard 200 chart battle by tracks ‘Soft Girl Era,’ ‘Under the Moon,’ and its title track, fans of the R&B songbird were most recently wowed by the fourth release from the LP: the TBHits-produced ‘Twin Flame.’

Those unfamiliar with the mid-tempo groove were given a blazing introduction on Wednesday’s episode of ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show‘ (January 21) when Lennox rocked the house with the tune’s first televised live performance.

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YoungBoy Never Broke Again may rarely find his name mentioned among the best-selling artists of the digital era, but the numbers don’t lie.

On the Billboard front, the rapper (born Kentrell Gaulden) is only one of 21 artists in the 67-year history of the Hot 100 to boast over 100 placements (106 as of time of this report).

As if that’s not enough to celebrate, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently published an update to his certification logs to confirm he’s now the first and only artist in the organization’s 73-year history to boast over 100 Gold singles.

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Bruno Mars‘ ascension to the top of this week’s Billboard Hot 100 came attached to some historic stats, some that have even aligned him with some of music history’s most celebrated male acts.

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