As if toasting the incredible life story of super-producer Pharrell Williams isn’t enough of a tall task for the LEGO movie ‘Piece by Piece,’ curating a fitting companion album for the highly anticipated biopic wasn’t easy either.

Spanning the length of Pharrell’s history-making career as one of music most popular hitmakers, tunes on the soundtrack range from hits he helmed to those he performed and even ones that inspired him.

When moviegoers aren’t bobbing their heads to favorites like Williams’ own ‘Happy,’ ‘Justin Timberlake‘s ‘Like I Love You,’ Gwen Stefani‘s ‘Hollaback Girl’ and Robin Thicke‘s ‘Blurred Lines,’ they’ll be taken down memory lane with songs like ‘I Wish’ by Stevie Wonder and ‘My Prerogative’ by Bobby Brown.

Ahead of the Morgan Neville-directed film’s march to theaters on October 11, hop inside to stream its official soundtrack.

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‘Brat‘ may boldly mark Charli XCX‘s most impressive Billboard 200 opening yet, but the hit project could surpass its previous #3 peak on the tally thanks to a star-studded remix album.

As if boasting appearances from Billie Eilish, Tinashe, Lorde, Addison Rae, Troye Sivan, and many more wasn’t enough to send fans into a frenzy, that excitement was sent into overdrive once it was announced Pop megastar Ariana Grande would be lending her unmistakable vocals to the revamped, 34-track LP via the song ‘Sympathy Is a Knife.’

“it’s a knife when you kno / w they’re waitin’ for you to choke / It’s a knife when a journalist does a misquote/ It’s a knife when a friend is suddenly steppin’ on your throat / It’s a kn— when they say that you’ve been doing things you don’t,” Charli sings over EASYFUN production.

Hear the new song in full inside and stream its parent project courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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On the strength of the massive hit single, ‘Water,’ rising global superstar Tyla saw her self-titled debut album make quite the historic splash on the Billboard 200 earlier this year.

To sail the set to even higher heights on the hitlist, the South African songstress has unveiled its official deluxe edition featuring fan favorites ‘ART,’ ‘Jump,’ ‘Truth or Dare,’ and ‘On and On’ as well as three new songs ‘Shake Ah,’ ‘Back to You,‘ and the previously teased ‘Push to Start.’

Curious to hear how the GRAMMY winner revamped her critically acclaimed inaugural studio effort? The answer awaits inside courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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Having already cranked out some of the decade’s biggest female Rap anthems (see: ‘Yeah Glo,’ ‘TGIF,’ and ‘FNF‘), it’s hard to believe GloRilla is just arriving to the release of her official debut album.

Titled ‘Glorious,’ the October 11-released LP comes as the second body of work she’s released this year (following April’s bop-filled ‘Ehhthang Ehhthang‘ mixtape).

Bolstered by hit lead single ‘Hollon,’ ‘Glorious’ lives up to its moniker in several ways including its star-studded tracklist that includes features from big names like Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, Sexyy Red, Kirk Franklin, Kierra Sheard, and Muni Long.

Delivered courtesy of CMG and Interscope Records, hop inside to hear the new project via Apple Music and Spotify.

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It’s only fitting that two of this generation’s biggest female Rap stars would link up, answer the prayer of many-a-modern Hip-Hop fan.

After ample teasing, GloRilla and Sexyy Red have finally lifted the lid on the official music video for ‘Whatchu Kno About Me‘ – the latest release from the former’s October 11-released debut album ‘Glorious.’

“B-tch, I’m from Memphis, what you know about me? / Big G-L-O in that GLE (Ugh, ugh) / Fifty thousand, new Chanel shopping spree / And every time I pop it out, you know I A-T-E,” she raps aboard Ace Charisma and Yo Gotti-production.

Bolstered by a prominent sample of the 2007 classic ‘Wipe Me Down’ by Boosie Badazz (who also makes a cameo in the visual), hop inside to see the action in full.

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In breaking news, a trial date in Diddy‘s sex trafficking case has officially been set.

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Normani fans were left befuddled after the singer’s long-awaited album ‘Dopamine’ dropped sans any music videos and minimal promotion.

However, the singer says that is all about to change.

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Muni Long continues to light a match under her emotional new anthem ‘Ruined Me.’

For, the songbird nested center stage on Amazon’s City Sessions to perform the track – which is housed on her sophomore studio album ‘Revenge.’

The showing comes as the LP – which is also home to viral hit ‘Made For Me’– garners GRAMMYs buzz. As reported, the song itself isn’t eligible for nomination due to a technicality. However, the album is.

With nominations announced on November 8, time will tell.

In the here and now, watch Muni’s rousing showing of ‘Ruined Me’ after the jump…

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50 Cent took a break from helping Netflix develop a tell-all documentary series about Diddy‘s alleged history of sexual abuse to roast Ray J (born Willie Ray Norwood Jr.) after the ‘One Wish‘ singer seemed to have been on one while he slammed the embattled mogul for “robbing” people of their “manhood and womanhood.”

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Famed author James Patterson will see his iconic novel character “Alex Cross” brought to life like never before in Amazon Prime Video’s forthcoming ‘Cross‘ series.

Starring Aldis Hodge as the titular detective and forensic psychologist, the show – which also boasts names like Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, Caleb Elijah, and Ryan Eggold in its cast – will see Alex use his expert skill to track down killers before its too late.

Already renewed for season 2 ahead of its season 1 launch, ‘Cross’ is set to premiere on the streamer via an eight-episode launch on November 14.

Ahead of its arrival, see the official trailer inside.

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Ciara is celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Goodies’ and sharing little-known details about the smash hit single and its like-titled album in the process.

During a visit to The Kelly Clarkson Show, where she also plugged new singles ‘Run It Up’ and her latest offering ‘Wassup,’ CiCi opened up about how her signature hit was almost given to Britney Spears.

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As Mario fans impatiently await official news about his inaugural album at new label Epic Records, the 2x GRAMMY nominee is whetting appetites with more looks at his latest music video ‘Space.’

Directed by Le3ay, the recently dropped visual comes as Mario’s first of 2024.

“You got that look on your face / Like you still want to place / Come over to my place / Let you into my space,” he croons on the track co-penned with James Fauntleroy.

Not even two weeks after launching ‘Space’ to the masses, the ‘Let Me Love You’ hitmaker is letting fans in to see the behind the scenes action to see how the magic of the clip came to be.

See it inside.

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