‘Out Loud’ is the name of Ameriie‘s new musical game, produced by her ‘1 Thing’ bop-builder Rich Harrison!

Also responsible for Beyonce‘s ‘Crazy in Love‘, Harrison reunites with the ‘Touch’ chanteuse before the release of two new studio albums ‘BILI‘ and ‘Cymatika, Vol.1.’

Live ‘Out Loud’ below…

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Dawn Richard continues to push and promote her new album ‘Blackheart’ this week, unleashing the visual beast that is her ‘Projection‘ video for her fans.

Indeed, as the careers of her former Danity Kane members continue to snap, crackle and flop, Richard makes her way to higher creative ground with a video that precedes her forthcoming show at London’s Jazz Cafe on June 2nd.

Will the clip help to move sales of the album and the show’s tickets?

Find out below…

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Tinashe isn’t the only R&B freshman dropping heat today.

For, today has welcomed the arrival of the first single from Elijah Blake‘s debut album, an upbeat bop named ‘I Just Wanna.’

The cut touches down as Blake makes an appearance on Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ via the song ‘Alright’ and after he co-wrote Jamie Foxx’s latest musical offering.

Hit that play button below…

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Justin Timberlake is to receive the ‘iHeartRadio Innovator Award’ at this year’s ‘iHeartRadio Awards‘, set to be honoured for his unmatched success in the music industry since his debut in the early 90s.

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‘American Oxygen’ singer Rihanna is to perform at the ‘NCAA March Madness Music Festival’, signing on to rock the event between April 3-5 during the NCAA championship tournament.

Her set will take place on the 4th and will see her perform ‘American Oxygen’ (touted as her new single in the event’s press release) before the release of the star’s eighth studio album.

Admission is free.

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New EP alert!

Tinashe unwraps her brand new body of work for the world today, breathing new life into R&B’s ecosystem with the ‘Amethyst’ EP.

The release follows the unveiling of her ‘Black Water’ project in 2013 and serves as a teaser of things to come on her second studio album which features production from DJ Mustard.

Enjoy all the R&B princess has to offer below…

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Mariah Carey is a busy chanteuse these days.

Fresh from announcing her new label deal with Epic Records, the singer – who is readying her Las Vegas show for a May debut – took to the stage last night at the Human Rights Campaign Gala.

Introduced by ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett, the 45-year-old donated an interesting performance of ‘Hero.’

Watch below…

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After Perez Hilton accused Lady GaGa of sabotaging her career, Natalia Kills has been accused of doing the same to an ‘X Factor New Zealand’ contestant this week.

As a result, she’s been axed from the TV series.

What went down?

Find out below…

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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.

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