Capitalizing on the momentum garnered from her headline-grabbing Cardi B diss, ‘Sue Meee?,’ rising rapstress BIA is rising to the occasion like never before with the new single ‘Lights Out.’

Delivered Friday (June 7), ‘Lights’ shines as a standout on the star-studded ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ soundtrack that features big names like Black Eyed Peas, Becky G, Reba McEntire, Sean Paul, Run-DMC, Flo Milli, and others.

“Picture all those wolves out hеre made of sheep skin / Picture all my еnemies tryna be friends / Picture me tryna lead than follow these trends,” she raps on the JID-assisted cut.

Accompanied by Chandler Lass-directed music video, hop inside to see the action.

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Diddy‘s woes continue to worsen in the wake of the viral video of him attacking Cassie.

Because Howard University is revoking the honorary degree they bestowed upon the embattled star back in 2014.

The renowned institution is also returning Diddy’s $1 million donation and ending his scholarship program.

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Latto had her fans (affectionately called #Lucky7s) singing “hallelujah” at news her single ‘Sunday Service‘ was getting the revamp treatment from none other than the GRAMMY-winning hitmaker Megan Thee Stallion.

No strangers to sharing track time as the two previously tag-teamed on the warmly received tune ‘Budget‘ (found aboard Stallion’s sophomore album ‘Traumazine‘), their newest collaboration sees them invite rising rapstress Flo Milli to the party.

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Megan Thee Stallion‘s ‘BOA‘ sank its teeth into the Billboard Hot 100 in a big way this week.

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Taylor Swift is making history once again.

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The ESSENCE Festival of Culture is back and set to blaze in a major way for its 30th anniversary edition.

For, the first reveal of the performer lineup has been unlocked and gives a seismic nod to the extravaganza’s New Orleans roots.

Because a Birdman & Friends-fronted Cash Money Millionaires 30th Anniversary celebration has been announced.

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Tyla may only have one album to her credit, but in the last year the 22-year-old has seen the term “history-making” attached to her name more than many acts well beyond her tenure.

As if watching her megahit single ‘Water‘ make her the first South African female to own a top 10 hit on the Hot 100 wasn’t enough to boast, she followed by making GRAMMY history when she became the inaugural winner of the Best African Music Performance trophy.

This week, she penciled in yet another historic feat to her log when her self-titled debut album opened in the Billboard 200’s top 40.

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After soaring to critical and industry acclaim with her solo debut single, the GRAMMY-nominated ‘Angel,’ singer-actress Halle Bailey seems poised to repeat the feat with the tune’s follow-up ‘In Your Hands.’

Released March 15, the Dem Jointz-produced ballad is believed to be the latest taste of music set to line the 24-year-old’s first solo album due later this year.

Like ‘Angel’ before it, however, ‘Hands’ is proving its warm reception isn’t limited to what the critics are saying.

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Shakira is back with a new music video.

The video sees Shakira wear some cowboy attire as she dances and sings along with Grupo Frontera for their collaboration ‘Entre Parentesis.’ 

The song appears on her 12th studio album ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran.’ The project has been streamed 6.4 billion streams globally.

Additionally, the video for her new song comes on the heels of Shakira releasing the video and her collaboration with Cardi B for the song ‘Puntería.’

That video has gone on to be viewed more than 6.5 million times and has been he #1 trending video worldwide.

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She’s coming!

As promised earlier this week, Normani took to social media at exactly 1:59p EST on Saturday (March 23) to confirm the delivery of the first single from her long-awaited debut solo album ‘Dopamine.’

And – to the surprise of her beloved fans (affectionately called the #NormaniNation) – the R&B stage-blazer won’t be blazing the new track by her lonesome.

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Cardi B is keeping her promise of “back-to-back” music releases in 2024.

And though she may already be moving on to the new song ‘Enough (Miami),’ her previous release – the March 1-released ‘Like What (Freestyle)’ – is just seeing its chart narrative start this week to historic measure.

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Ariana Grande is glowing in a major way on Spotify with her new album, ‘eternal sunshine.’

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