It’s been a long time coming, but patient fans of singer/songwriter Jojo can finally lay claim on the official first single from her long-awaited third album.

Unveiled tonight via a Facebook live video, the pint-sized powerhouse dished on the Wiz Khalifa-assisted song – ‘F*** Apologies’ – as well as its 15-track parent album, ‘Mad Love’ (in stores October 14th).

Keen to find out if the new tune was worth the wait?  Tuck in below and tell us:

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The band are back together. But can they drum up another hit for Mariah Carey?

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10 years.

It’s been that amount of time since JoJo released her sophomore album ‘The High Road.’ And it’s looking to be a full circle moment for the vocal powerhouse.

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Yesterday brought with it the nominations announcement for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. And while the likes of Drake and Justin Bieber are likely smiling following their nods, Nick Jonas seems to be taking his lack of acknowledgement personally.

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Jidenna dons his dancing shoes in the video for his latest jam ‘Little Bit More.’

The song, which serves as the newcomer’s current single, embraces his Nigerian roots with its booming Afro-Beats bassline.

For its accompanying visual, the Wondaland member mirrors the song’s flavoursome sound and serves up colorful and choreographed clip that is right on time for the summer.

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BET are rolling out the red carpet for Fantasia, ahead of the release of her fifth studio album ‘The Definition Of…’

Tomorrow at 9pm, the network will air a special in honor of the R&B belter.

Aptly titled ‘The Definition Of…Fantasia,’ the show will see the singer perform a career-spanning set for an intimate audience at LA’s Microsoft Lounge.

Included in the songlist are hits such as ‘When I See You’ and ‘Free Yourself.’ New single ‘Sleeping With The One I Love’ was also performed.

We’ll be tuning in; will you?

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‘Girl on Fire’ Alicia Keys is still blazing the promo trail in support of ‘In Common’ – the first single from her yet-titled sixth album (tentatively due Fall 2016).

After taking to ‘SNL,‘ the UEFA Champions League Final, and the BET Awards with live showings of the Soca-flavored cut, tonight saw the Grammy winner lighting up the 2016 Democratic National Convention stage.

Wielding impressive performances of singles ‘Superwoman’ (‘As I Am’), ‘Girl On Fire,’ and, of course,  her latest tune ‘Common’ to a crowd of energetic Hillary Clinton supporters, tuck in below if you missed any of the action:

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Nearly three months after the debut of his fourth studio album ‘Views,’ Grammy winning rapper Drake continues to enjoy the views from the top of the Billboard 200.  Yes, rockers Blink-182 may have briefly interrupted the Canadian emcee’s reign over the album charts two weeks ago, but after recapturing the position last week Drizzy continues to keep competition at bay.

Still enjoying the fruit of some historic streaming figures, this week fans were greeted with news their favorite rapper has earned his 11th non-consecutive week atop the tally.

Get the details below and find out where all of your other favorites of the day landed on this week’s refreshed TGJ Chart Check:

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Wendy Williams may have angered Rihanna‘s faithful fan base, affectionately coined ‘The Navy,’ when she proclaimed the Bajan beauty would “never be a legend,” but from the looks of things her Billboard stats are already trotting on legendary ground.

Indeed, her Billboard 200 resume may have hit a sour note or two over her 11 year tenure, but her Hot 100 track record is unmatched and decorated with many an accomplishment for tying or simply demolishing the Billboard Hot 100 records of many-a-legend before her (see:  Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and more).

Already besting Queen of Pop Madonna‘s once thought untouchable record of “most top 10 singles amassed in the shortest period of time” (read more on that here), now the ‘Sledgehammer’ singer – thanks to her latest hit ‘Sex With Me’ – is looking to break yet another of the pop potentate’s history-making achievements.

Find out what it is below and recap this week’s entire TGJ Chart Check below:

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Cop a gander of Ciara!

The singing siren stuns casually on the cover of Footwear Weekly.

Super Ci’s appearance celebrates her partnership with Keds, which is the latest in a string of lucrative partnerships for the performer.

We imagine her branding endeavours will continue to boom given her cemented status as a fashionista. That and her recent wedding to wholesome footballer Russell Wilson. 

With the 30-year-old currently hard at work on her seventh studio album, we’re hoping she can parlay her heightened brand positioning towards the slaying of her music.

Because, from where we’re standing, there’s still ample mileage in the Ciara movement. A point evidenced in many ways, such as this…

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