Rotimi has topped iTunes R&B chart with his brand new EP ‘Walk With Me.’

I love ? walk with me @Rotimi

— Justine Cruz (@theoneilov) May 24, 2019

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Welcome to a brand new edition of The Stream Scene, a feature built to celebrate gains made by musicians on streaming platforms.

Hit the link below to observe moves made by Dua Lipa, Canjelae, Khalid and Lizzo below…

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Madonna is one of music’s most successful live titans, hence many assumed her penchant for selling out arenas would naturally mature into a stadium run.

However, with her newly announced ‘Madame X Tour’ (which is being mounted in support of the album of the same name), Madge is veering in an altogether different direction.

For, she’s storming into theaters with an intimate show unlike anything she’s done before.

Set to kick off later this year, the hotly anticipated venture will see her royal highness erect mini-residencies in select cities across the globe – playing a string of dates in each.

With the initial batch of North American shows revealed, new London have been unveiled.

Kicking off in 2020, the 60-year-old superstar will play the London Palladium on the following dates…

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The alleged child rapist R. Kelly has learned that his bank account is a shambles!

Full story below…

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Bow down and worship the new King of Country….Lil Nas.

News that’ll make your yee go ha below…

lil nas x’s success makes me so happy, like i can really say i been following him since he was a nicki stan and his @ was nasmaraj

— rico nasty saying kenny (@KENDUHLL) April 5, 2019

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As we reported here, MGM‘s much touted Aretha Franklin biopic, ‘Respect,’ is coming together at quite a hurried pace.

Just five months after the Queen of Soul’s passing, reports surfaced Academy and Grammy Award-winning singer Jennifer Hudson would be assuming the role of the late legend in the film while lauded Broadway director Liesl Tommy has been appointed to helm and its script to be penned by Academy Award winner Callie Khouri.

Already in production, the flick’s highly anticipated premiere date has been revealed.  See it inside:

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New music from Anderson. Paak is on the way!

Details on his new set below…

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A month after John Legend released the trailer for ‘Preach’ – his most cinematic visual yet – the clip has finally arrived in full.

“The idea behind the song is that sometimes we can get so frustrated by the news and what’s going on and there’s this scatter going on in ourselves,” Legend said in a statement. “Do we become apathetic? Do we become engaged? Do we just talk about it, or do we do something?”

The Dominique DeLeon-directed video takes a harrowing look at a handful of social issues in America including school shootings, law enforcement’s mistreatment of African Americans, children being separated from parents at the border and so much more.

See the heart-tugging video inside:

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Are we the only ones who love when awards’ season is in full swing?

With the Grammys and Golden Globes in our rearview, next up is the NAACP Image Awards.

Unveiling its full list of nods today, the prestigious award honors actors, actresses, singers, authors, and activists of color, in and out of the entertainment industry, via its 50th annual presentation this year live on TV One.

Music royals such as Beyonce, JAY-Z, and Janet Jackson all landed noms in the recording categories, as did  Grammy-winning newcomers such as H.E.R and Ella Mai.

Elsewhere Netflix and HBO lead in the TV categories.

Ahead of finding out who will walk away with the coveted trophies on March 30th, head below to see the full nominations list:

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Last week Nicki Minaj learned that she had extended her lead as the highest-selling female rapper in chart history when sales of her music crossed the 100 million mark in the United States.

Now, as the European working day begins, the writer has learned that she has sold over 15 million albums worldwide.

Good news below…

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‘Shop Around’ singer Smokey Robinson wasn’t kidding around when he weighed in on the barrage of reports slamming the Recording Academy for selecting Jennifer Lopez as one of the stars set to tribute Motown at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards (February 10).

As we reported here, Twitter erupted at news the ‘Love Don’t Cost a Thing’ singer was onboard to pay homage the iconic record label with some questioning why “more talented African American artists” were passed up in favor of Lopez.

When quizzed on his thoughts about the hoop-la, Robinson – who penned some of the label’s most memorable hits – didn’t bite his tongue, level branding some of the critics as ‘stupid.’  Hear it from him inside:

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There’s no stopping the Italian-American superstar Ariana Grande.

Find out why her music is inescapable below…

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