Monica has been steadily prepping new album ‘Code Red’ for release later this year.

Along the way, the Grammy winning singer has been sharing morsels of material with fans.

Today saw the trend continue with the surfacing of a fresh preview.

Take a listen to the cut below. It’s hot tamale.

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The potent push for Madonna‘s new album ‘Rebel Heart’ shows no signs of slowing.

Having debuted at #2 on the Official UK Album Chart, the set was dosed a further boost thanks to the diva’s showing on The Jonathan Ross Show.

Filmed the night after the drop seen around the world, the singer’s performance of ‘Living For Love’ aired this weekend.

Watch her Madgesty in action below…

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Surprise!

Fans looking forward to Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’s March 23rd due date needn’t look forward any longer today…for he’s set the album free one week early!

However, it seems its new release date may have been the original one all along, revealed to be close to the rapper’s heart during tweets he published hours ago.

Check it out below!

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“We belong together… and you know I’m right”

From The Vault is back this week with possibily one of the biggest love song of the past few decades, it’s ‘End Of The Road’ by legendary quartet Boyz II Men.

Trio of titans L.A. Reid, Babyface and Daryl Simmons birthed the 1993 gem which was included on the ‘Boomerang OST’ and later on was part of the tracklist of the reissue of the boys debut LP ‘CooleyHighHarmony.’
Without an iota of doubt, it’s this very song that made Boyz II Men a household name. Indeed, after a bevy of top 10 hits, ‘Road’ eclipsed all of the previous success thanks to a then record-breaking 13 weeks stint at #1 on the Billboard chart and multiple Top 10 placings the world over.

Though the track’s video drips all sorts of cheese, it is a a great representation of the “90s love song” model which remains a strong visual reference of the era.

At the top of the year, we were very vocal about wanting diversity in the male arena, especially on a lyrical tip. Narratives surrounding “sex” and “partying” have produced a number of hot hits could, however it’d be refreshing to see some of today’s talent expand their lyrical discourse to include some of the more true to life aspects of love – namely vulnerability. For, as ‘Road’ has shown, such artistic honesty can yield iconic results.

Your thoughts?

After Harmony Samuels was accused of biting Usher’s ‘U Got It Bad’ to build Ciara’s ‘I Bet’ by Jermaine Dupri, the ‘Work’ singer’s on/off collaborator Soundz has weighed in on the matter.

Why the ‘Sophomore’ producer thinks Dupri doesn’t have the right to sue the cut crafters for copyright infringement.

His thoughts below…

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It’s finally here!

That’s right, doing its part to push Rae Sremmurd’s Sremm life is the single ‘Throw Sum Mo’, featuring Nicki Minaj and Young Thug.

Ready to watch the foursome ‘Flex’ their visual muscles?

Press play below!

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“Behind every great man there is a great woman.”

If the aphorism above is anything to go by, Hip-Hop mogul Jay Z is in luck.

For, he’s assembled four of music’s greatest women to support him in his latest business venture, securing their support at a secret meeting held at a remote event space in Pasadena.

Full story below…

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‘He Still Loves Me’ singer Beyonce may be on a well deserved break, but that hasn’t stopped her from keeping her fans in tune with her everyday life.

This week, she treats them to a snap of her sporting Ankara fashions, honouring the West African style following several trips made to the continent in the last two decades.

More from Bey’s African inspired style below…

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It looks like hitmaking producer Jermaine Dupri feels like his ‘Stepped On My Js’ co-star Ciara did just that to him with her recent hit ‘I Bet.’  As the song continues its ascent up charts on the heels of its video, more and more people have begun likening it to Usher‘s 2001 megahit ‘U Got It Bad’ – a similarity Dupri, the song’s producer, says he immediately noticed.

Now, as the dust surrounding Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke’s 2013 hit ‘Blurred Lines’ settles (see: major legal loss over its copyright infringement of Marvin Gaye‘s ‘Got To Give It Up’), J.D. has taken to Billboard to tell Cici she’s got to give “it” up too – “it” being credit for ripping off his song.

See his fiery quote below:

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‘Empire’ is proving to be the gift that keeps giving – for both its network and its cast.

As earlier reported, the series has already spurned record deal for Jussie Smollett – who plays Jamal Lyon on the FOX hit.

Now, it has been revealed that cast-mate Bryshere Gray has also inked a recording contract.

Details below…

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Kanye West believes racism “isn’t an actual thing.”

Yes, in an interview with ‘Clique TV’, the ‘New Slaves’ rapper revealed that he believes the “concept” is a “dated” one, sharing his thoughts before the release of his latest studio album ‘So Help Me God.’

His thoughts below…

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Keri Hilson is coming!

The singer-songwriter hasn’t released an album since 2010’s ‘No Boys Allowed’ and has maintained a relatively low profile in the years that followed.

It appears the hiatus has come to a halt.

Hard at work on her third offering with the likes of Polow Da Don and Timbaland, today saw a preview of the star’s sessions with the latter hit the net.

Timbo shared a snippet of what he’s been cooking up with Keri on Instagram. Is it hot? You be the judge below…

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