Who knew Kelly Clarkson was sitting on the holiday breakup anthem we didn’t know we needed?

Titled ‘Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You),’ the tune was first teased last Wednesday (September 15) when Clarkson took to social media to announce it would arrive the next Thursday (September 23).  Between time, the GRAMMY and EMMY-winning diva unwrapped even more yuletide news when she officially announced the tracklist for her second holiday album – ‘When Christmas Comes Around.’  

Among the tracks is ‘Canceled,’ which acts as the first single.

“You ruined all my favorite things (All my favorite things) / But you won’t take Christmas from me,” she wails on the Joseph Trapanese & Jason Halbert-produced tune.

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The perils of life in the closet acts as the plot behind Lil Nas X‘s latest music video, ‘That’s What I Want.’

Directed by Stillz, the new clip – which comes as the latest in a string of controversial visuals from LNX including ‘Call Me By Your Name,’ ‘Sun Goes Down,’ and ‘Industry Baby’ – addresses life for men who live double lives and are torn between being who society would have them be versus who they want to be.

A conversation starter for sure, ‘Want’ – which features a cameo from TONY and EMMY-winning singer-actor Billy Porter – arrives on the same day as its parent album, ‘Montero’ (click here to stream).

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September 3 brought with it the long-awaited premiere of Camila Cabello‘s modernized, ‘girl power’ twist to the classic fairy tale, ‘Cinderella.’

Leading a bill of award-winning stars like Idina Menzel (TONY), Billy Porter (TONY, EMMY), and others, Cabello also captained the Amazon Prime film’s official motion picture soundtrack – which shared the same premiere date as its parent project.

Boasting only a handful of original songs (i.e. ‘Dream Girl,’ the Cabello-penned ‘Million to One,’ etc.), the movie’s companion album shined brightest with its collage of remakes of classic hits like Madonna‘s ‘Material Girl,’ Janet Jackson‘s ‘Rhythm Nation,’ Earth, Wind & Fire‘s ‘Shining Star,’ Salt-N-Pepa‘s ‘Whatta Man,’ and more.

Helping to lead the ‘Cinderella’ flick to become Amazon’s most-viewed offering the weekend of its release, look inside to see if that success spilled over to the soundtrack itself.

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Chloe Bailey has big aspirations and she’s wasting no time putting the wheels in motion to accelerate towards them.

The rising star released the video for her debut solo single ‘Have Mercy’ and had the masses screaming exactly that.

For, the Karena Evans directed clip saw Bailey blaze with scorching choreography, a fresh concept, and sass aplenty.

Ahead of her performance of the song at tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards, the 23-year-old sat down with MTV News to discuss her journey, ‘Have Mercy,’ Beyonce‘s support, and her unapologetic desire to be an EGOT. The latter of which refers to winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. A feat a select few have pulled off.

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As Camila Cabello fans (affectionately called #Camilizers) get acquainted with the GRAMMY nominee’s twist on the classic fairy tale ‘Cinderella’ (streaming now on Amazon Prime), they’re invited to also get familiar with the unique tracklist of the movie’s soundtrack.

Like we reported here, the companion album – released the same day as its parent film – is decorated with original songs led by Cabello as well as some of the movie’s other stars like TONY Award-winning singer-actress Idina Menzel, TONY & EMMY Award-winning singer-actor Billy Porter, and more.

Its biggest draw, however, comes courtesy of odes to Pop mega divas like Madonna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and more as each see a major hit from their celebrated discographies covered on the colorful soundtrack (see: ‘Material Girl,’ ‘Rhythm Nation,’ and ‘Let’s Get Loud’ respectively).

Curious to hear how the ‘Cinderella’ cast tackled those tunes and more? Hear it in full inside thanks to Apple Music and Spotify.

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Michaela Coel’s career is climbing from height to towering heights and her journey is celebrated in a cover feature for the October issue of ELLE UK.

From ‘Chewing Gum’ to ‘I May Destroy You’ to her newly announced role on Marvel’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ there is no stopping the Emmy nominee.

Still, while she accelerates at full speed, she pensively reflects on notable hurdles she’s had to navigate on her way.

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The Red Table’s reach is set to grow exponentially.

Because Jada Pinkett Smith‘s ‘Red Table Talk’ has inked a major deal that will see the platform expand into a podcast audio network.

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From EMMY and Golden Globe-nominated actress and writer Issa Rae comes ‘Sweet Life: Los Angeles‘ – the new HBO Max show that looks at what it means to be young and ambitious through the lens of a group of 20-something-year-old long-time friends in southern California.

Through its exploration of love and the pursuit of dreams, the relatable unscripted series offers a unique take on the ‘coming of age’ motif.

Before its August 19 launch, look inside for its official trailer:

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MJ Rodriguez has ‘Something To Say’ on her like-titled new single.

Having risen to prominence on ‘Pose,’ the Emmy nominee is lighting a match under her musical ambition.

Armed with the momentum of her acting success, Rodriguez has unwrapped the video for ‘Something.’

Directed by Dany Cerno, the visual sees the star shine against a variety of vibrant backdrops and dances up a storm throughout.

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Charlamagne Tha God is ascending to new heights.

Because the popular presenter has just nabbed his very own Comedy Central talk show.

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As we inch closer to the September 17 unveiling of Cynthia Erivo‘s debut album, ‘Ch. 1 vs 1,’ the GRAMMY, TONY, and EMMY-winning diva lifts the lid on more music set to be housed on the long-awaited LP.

Just a month after introducing fans to the effort’s first single, the critically acclaimed ‘The Good’ (click here to listen), Erivo has followed with the alt-R&B tinged tune, ‘Day Off.’

“Day Off” is about “what it would be like if I asked someone to stop working and to take a minute with me to do something—anything,” Cynthia says of the touching cut. “I know what that means. I know that feeling when you’re with someone, you’re both going and going, and then you just stop and take the whole day to spend together.”

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Cynthia Erivo is wasting no time hitting the promo trail in support of her first official single, ‘The Good.’

Lifted from her debut album, ‘Ch. 1 vs 1’ (as we reported here), the heart-tugging tune saw its music video released just this week and has already won the EMMY, TONY, and GRAMMY winner some serious critical acclaim.

To keep that energy flowing in, Erivo took to ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ Monday (June 7) to render the better than good debut television performance of ‘The Good.’

Did you miss the action when it first aired?  See it inside:

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