Two days later and fans are still gushing over Normani‘s epic getdown at this year’s MTV VMAs (August 26).

Not only coming as her inaugural solo outing on the ceremony, the high octane showing also provided the debut televised performance of her official debut solo single, ‘Motivation.’  Bringing to life choreography found aboard its Dave Meyers-directed visual (which can be seen by clicking here), the official ‘Motivation’ clip boasts homage to a number of stage-blazers who have inspired Normani over the years including Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, and Britney Spears.

The latter, whose basketball court scene from her own debut music video – ‘Baby One More Time’ – can be seen referenced in the former Fifth Harmony darling’s video also served as inspiration for her staging at the 2019 MTV VMAs, as revealed in a recent interview.

Dishing with our friends at Entertainment Tonight recently, look inside to hear Normani reflect on the ‘blood, sweat, and tears’ that went into the planning of the performance and how she looked to Miss Spears’ catalog of epic VMA showings as a muse:

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A case of more the merrier or overt overkill?

Chris Brown has become renown for churning out masses of music at a time, most notoriously with 2017’s ‘Heartbreak On A Full Moon’ totalled 54 tracks (when tallying its various add-on packs).

Now, C. Breezy looks set to be planning similar for his latest effort ‘Indigo’ – which dropped earlier this year.

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Not even Swiffer could clean up the amount of dust rapper/singer Lil Nas X (born Montero Hill) paid reality star Bobby Lytes at this year’s MTV VMAs (August 26) despite what appeared to be multiple attempts to get the ‘Old Town Road’ hitmaker’s attention throughout the telecast.

Riding headlines last month for “shooting his shot” at Hill by sexualizing lyrics from the 20-year-old’s megahit (click here to read more on that), maybe Lytes didn’t think homeboy got the message.  His solution?  Try again in person – or at least that’s what Twitter thinks.

Dragging the ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star for apparently hopping over to X’s row to show off his assless chaps, Bobby was also accused of excessively cheering for the star during his performance and subsequent award acceptance – all of which made for entertaining and sometimes awkward viewing.

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For five seasons fans of STARZ flagship series, ‘Power,’ have been greeted by the unmistakably smooth croon of R&B veteran Joe as he sang the show’s theme song. As the wait for its season 6 return came to a close today, however, viewers were stunned to hear his velvet tenor replaced by the goat-like battle cry unique stylings of fellow R&B singer Trey Songz.

Giving the new ‘Big Rich Town’ a big thumbs down, the show’s faithful followers took to Twitter in droves to express their disappointment with the switch up.

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Me once I realized they changed the intro to Power from Joe to Trey Songz! #PowerPremiere pic.twitter.com/F1tNtMcxdn

— Kay Anderson (@kaystyling) August 25, 2019

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From The Vault is back this week with a glorious Pop moment. Today’s pick is Katy Perry and Kanye West’s multi-dimensional smash, ‘E.T.’

Fresh from releasing three consecutive #1 singles, the stakes were high for the singer to bag herself another hit from her third album ‘Teenage Dream.’ To say she surpassed expectations would be an understatement, because ‘E.T.’ was another chart topping smash for the star in America.

Relating the story of an out of this world love affair, the song used a similar clap-clap-stomp beat as the one used in Queen’s monumental ‘We Will Rock You’ and yet threw a contemporary spin with dub step infused production. It saw Perry trade verses with Kanye West  (who used autotune to potent effect).

The US wasn’t the only territory where the track was a chart hit: it was also a #1 record in Canada and Germany, a Top 3 in the UK and managed a #5 placing in Australia.

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Floria Sigismondi directed the song’s outlandish video which presented Katy as an alien slowly making her way to a post-apocalyptic planet earth and Kanye floating in the galaxy.

Model Shaun Ross is featured in the visual as Perry’s human love interest.

The visual was celebrated at the 2011 VMAs where it won the Best Collaboration and Best Special Effects awards.

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Retrospectively, it’s still quite amazing seeing just how untouchable Miss Katy Perry was for over half of the decade.

So much so that it’s difficult to decipher why things started trending south for the singer. After all, her tried and tested formula of big pop numbers, with a sparse sprinkles of urban have been a constant. That said, said reliance may be the problem in and of itself.

Anyhow, Team Katy seem to have done something right of late judging by the success of her hit single ‘Never Really Over.’ Hopefully for them they can find a new formula and reclaim that chart throne that she sat on for most of her decade-long mainstream run.

Your thoughts?

Camila Cabello is on a roll.

Crazy in love with her new boyfriend Shawn Mendes, the entertainer has been hard at work on her second studio album so decided to catch up with her pals at ‘Wonderland’ to generate some buzz for the Pop piece.

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The Clara Lionel Foundation, an organization named in honor of Pop star/business mogul Rihanna’s late grandmother, raises funds to promote emergency response programs, increasing efforts for global education, and more.  Its crowning glory to date comes courtesy of the annual Diamond Ball – a social event that not only raises money for its primary causes but also has become one of its season’s ‘must attend’ event for industry A-listers.

Annually honoring a humanitarian whose efforts align with the foundation’s vision, the previous winners of the ceremony’s highlight – the coveted Diamond Ball Award – have usually been lauded for being named the year’s honoree.  2019 cannot boast the same, however.  Just hours after Rih took to press to say…

“I can’t imagine a better night than this year’s Clara Lionel Foundation event with Seth Meyers, Pharrell and DJ Khaled,” Rihanna said in a statement obtained by Variety. “I am particularly honored to present Prime Minister Mottley and Shaun King with this year’s Diamond Ball Awards for their groundbreaking work. We are so thankful to them for joining us and making the night better than ever.”

I’m really wondering why people find it so shocking that Rihanna is honoring Shaun King. This girl have a track record of being problematic but she’s y’all relatable queen. pic.twitter.com/1Amxxf3qZ0

— my original account got suspended on April 14 (@mayMing04) August 22, 2019

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‘Dancing With The Stars’ is back and will see another Fifth Harmony member compete for the coveted  ballroom trophy. For, Ally Brooke has officially been cast on season 28 of the ABC hit.

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‘Ice’ singer Kelly Rowland is bundling up to give fans a wintry treat courtesy of the recently announced Lifetime film, ‘Merry Liddle Christmas.’

After scoring a ratings winner in the past via the star-studded, made-for-TV film ’10th Date,’ Rowland’s reuniting with the women’s network for a holiday flick that’s reportedly based on a real-life incident.

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Normani shook the internet to its core this week with the colossal launch of her ‘Motivation’ music video.

A fireball from start to finish, the visual has racked up over 12 million views in less than two days and has attracted praise from the likes of Cardi B, Missy Elliott, and Ciara.

As the New Orleans native soaked up the love, she’s spoke with The Face about her solo charge since the hiatus of Fifth Harmony, having the support of her idols such as Janet Jackson and Kelly Rowland, Ariana Grande being like family.

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