BET’s New Edition biopic has welcomed ‘Empire‘s Bryshere Gray to its cast.

Details on the actor’s next step below…

(more…)

Time magazine’s ‘The 100 Most Influential People’ list has celebrated the meteoric rise of the rapper Nicki Minaj by welcoming her to its exclusive club.

Good news below…

(more…)

Ciara and Russell Wilson joined forces to celebrate WE Day in Seattle yesterday.

Held at the Key Arena, the event was launched to celebrate the power that young people have to changed the world and also welcomed the likes of George Takei and Kat Graham who enjoyed a performance put on by the ‘Like a Surgeon’ songbird.

Watch her below as she dazzles with dynamic showings of hits such as ‘1,2 Step’ and ‘Goodies,’ as well as newer numbers like ‘Give Me Love’…

(more…)

Alicia Keys has never had problems booking a stage; a reality that continues to ring true.

Because, with new music due any day now, the piano-playing performer has just been announced as the first act set to grace the stage at the BET Awards 2016 on June 26th.

Details below…

(more…)

The reverberations from Beyonce‘s fiery ‘Formation’ release show no signs of silencing.

As widely reported, the track and its video (which many interpreted as pro-Black) have been the inspiration for many spirited debates – both critical and endorsing.

Now on the eve of Queen Bey’s ‘Lemonade’ release (which promises more of such moments), outspoken rapper M.I.A has voiced her opinion on ‘Formation’ and the #BlackLivesMatter movement it celebrates.

Her words, which may surprise some, await below…

(more…)

Chris Brown continues to prove himself a music factory.

The R&B crooner only just released his ‘Royalty’ album, but is already readying a mixtape of new material.

Christened ‘OHB’ (an acronym for ‘Out Here Ballin’), a taste of the project was served up today in the form of ‘Shut Down.’

Take a listen below…

(more…)

[Image Removed As Requested]

Bravo‘s ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ welcomed Erika Girardi to its cast this season, inviting she and her alter ego Erika Jayne along for what they has been a dramatic ride.

Keen to make good use of her time on the series, the Pop princess (who is married to the high profile lawyer Thomas Girardi) has released her latest music video, shot for the cut ‘How Many ****s.’

Its unveiling comes after the rising star used the show’s reunion special to honour Caribbean Dancehall music, from which she pulls some of her spicier moves from.

Ready to see this stage-rocking Housewife in action?

Press play for Erika Jayne,below…

(more…)

In addition to earning his 8th consecutive chart-topper on the Billboard 200, ‘Ultralight Beam’ beau Kanye West saw his latest effort, ‘The Life of Pablo,’ beam in history books as the first album to top the chart based on streaming ‘sales’ alone.

The feat, all the more impressive considering how long the project has been “available” to consumers (in limited capacity), the set’s #1 “debut” was a firestarter of convo for critics opposed to the industry’s streaming rules given its low traditional album sales (28,000).

Now, in its second week of wide availability, the album has taken quite the tumble on the sales front. Selling a measly 1,000 copies (you read that right), ‘Pablo’s buoyancy on the Billboard 200 continues to be based on streaming.

Get the details on this, Rihanna’s rebound, and the full Billboard 200 chart check below:

(more…)

This time last year there’s no way we would’ve guessed the frequency we would be using the phrases “Justin Bieber” and “makes history” in the same sentence.

But, via his mega-comeback album ‘Purpose,’ earning “mainstay” status in the Billboard 200’s top 10 on the strength of singles ‘Love Yourself,’ ‘Sorry,’ and more, the singer has seen his name etched in history books several times since late 2015.  Highlights include, but are certainly not limited to:

• Youngest artist to debut at #1 on the Hot 100
• Youngest artist to replace himself at #1 on the Hot 100
• Youngest male artist to earn three #1 singles from one album
• Most concurrent titles on the Hot 100 (17)
• Most collective views on VEVO (over 10 billion to date)

Now, as if the aforementioned aren’t enough to make heads spin (especially when one considers they were all attained in a matter of months), Bieber now has a new Hot 100 history-making feat to add to the already decorated tally.

Find out what it is and see this week’s full chart check below:

(more…)

It took 90 days for Beyonce to complete her latest visual project ‘Lemonade.’

Sound impressive? Well wait until you find out how her decision to shoot the project in her family’s “hometown” of Louisiana has changed the lives of its inhabitants, below…

(more…)

Rihanna keeps her ‘ANTI’ campaign a’rolling with the newly unwrapped video for ‘Needed Me.’

Released as a dual single (together with ‘Kiss It Better’), the moody mid-tempo has managed to soar despite the so-so performance of ‘Kiss.’

Already #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 (which is currently topped by Rih’s ‘Work’), could ‘Needed’ by exactly what the Bajan sensation needs to establish another successful face to an otherwise rocky album roll-out?

Watch the cinematic video, directed by Harmony Korine, after the jump…

(more…)

Rihanna is reportedly preparing the release of a brand new album.

Full story below…

(more…)