With almost two decades in the game, Trina is not only still standing – she’s “still da baddest.”

The Queen of the South stopped by The Breakfast Club today and dished on a laundry list of topics.

Included were her long-rumored casting on the all-but-confirmed ‘Love & Hip-Hop: Miami,’ mending fences with ex French Montana, dreams of marriage, and a new album.

For the latter, Ms. Taylor told Charlamagne, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee that features include Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, K. Michelle, and Kelly Price.

Watch below…

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In an age in which male artists swim in very shallow creative waters, Chance the Rapper is a breath of fresh air.

How the good people of ‘Saturday Night Live rewarded him for this? By inviting him to perform on their platform to support his album ‘Coloring Book’.

Watch him in action below….

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Rihanna’s ‘ANTI’ may not have fared as well as she may have liked it to, but that’s done all of nothing to disturb sales of her fruitful relationship with PUMA.

How so?

Fantastic news below….

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It’s Grammy nomination time!

Music’s biggest calendar night, the 59th annual Grammy Awards, are set to air February 12th 2017 live on CBS.

The industry’s brightest stars will align to shine at the event, which will boast performances from the creme de la creme.

Today, excitement for the ceremony soared to new heights as its committee reveals which artists have been nominated in which categories.

What are you waiting for? The nominations for the 2017 Grammys await below…

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The 2016 Soul Train Awards, taped earlier this month at the Las Vegas Orleans Arena, saw some of music’s finest go head-to-head for the show’s coveted trophies.

With the likes of Urban’s top names, including Drake and Beyonce leading the nominations tally with over 7 nods each, the competition was steep.  Now that the show is over, find out who picked up which awards in which categories at the high profile outing below…

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The independent force that is Chance the Rapper touched down in London recently to spread the word on his new release ‘Coloring Book.’

While there, the devout Christian took to ‘The Live Lounge’ to perform his own material and cover Drake‘s ‘Feel No Ways‘ after ‘Book’ became the first project to impact the Billboard 200 solely on streams.

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It goes without saying that Drake and Beyonce served as the reigning King and Queen of the charts this year

Hence, it’s fitting that the ‘Mine’ collaborators lead the pack of talent in the nominations for the 2016 Soul Train Awards.

Drizzy, much like his AMA placings, stands tallest with 11 honors, while Bey blazes the scene with 8.

Both have achieved gargantuan success with their ‘Views’ and ‘Lemonade’ projects respectively.

The awards are set to be handed out on November 6th at Las Vegas’ Orleans Arena, with the ceremony itself airing on BET on November 27th. 

Peep the full list of nominees after the jump…

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The  credits are soon to be rolling on the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.

Aired live from Madison Square Garden in New York City, the action-packed extravaganza boasted many a memorable moment.

With all eyes on who took home which honor, did your favourite win any of the coveted Moonmen?

Meet us below to find out!

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It’s that time of year again.

The MTV Video Music Awards 2016 will be heating up screens on August 28th live from New York’s  Madison Square Garden.

Hailed as one of the most important days on the Pop music calendar, all eyes are on who is up for coveted Moonmen at the show’s 32nd instalment.

As reported, Beyonce leads with a whopping 11 nominations. But what about the rest of her peers?

Without further ado, the full nomination list awaits below…

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The BET Awards 2016 certainly provided many a notable moment courtesy of the host of music stars who took to the stage.

Now, after show-stopping performances from Beyonce, Usher, Alicia Keys, Maxwell, Bryson Tiller, and more, see who walked away with the show’s biggest star – its coveted trophies!

A full winners’ list awaits below:

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It’s that time of year again!

The BET Awards 2016 are set to air live from the Microsoft Theater at L.A Live on Sunday June 26th.

As always, all eyes are on who’ll be up for nominations at Urban music’s biggest calendar night.

Well, wonder no more. For, the nominees list has been revealed. Drake – whose ‘VIEWS’ era has been all sorts of a win – leads with a mighty nine, Beyonce and Rihanna lead with five apiece and Adele even earned an honor.

The full list awaits below…

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Drake’s quest to become a household name is proving to be a fruitful one.

After adding value to his global stock within the last year by way of new music, a carefully executed presentation of his new look and his ties to Rihanna, the entertainer can now say that he is the first of “contemporary” Urban act to truly challenge Beyonce commercially in today’s market.

How this is working wonders for him in the United Kingdom?

Find out below…

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