With GRAMMY season rapidly drawing near, debate is heating up about who should take home which award.

Beyonce, the most awarded act in the history of the ceremony, naturally finds herself at the center of the discourse. Especially given that, despite her gargantuan sum of wins, the top honor – Album of the Year – has eluded her. And unfairly so, per the masses.

As voting commences to determine the 2025 nominees, Jon Batiste – a previous Album of the Year winner and ‘Cowboy Carter’ contributor – weighed in on the LP’s chances.

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Beyonce is about her business!

Queen Bey is off to a blazing start with her latest venture SirDavis, but she isn’t resting on her laurels.

The award-winning brand, which is co-owned with Moët Hennessy, set up a luxe activation at the first-ever California Crown, a day-long event fusing thoroughbred horse racing, fine dining, and live entertainment.

SirDavis was the presenting sponsor of the event and its presence included private VIP viewing boxes – which saw signature “Honey Bee” cocktails on flow.

Many stars were on hand toasting it up with Beyonce, such as Jay-Z, Cher, Damson Idris, andShaboozey – whose unprecedented success followed his inclusion on the ‘Cowboy Carter’ album.

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As if sitting atop this week’s Billboard 200 with his third chart-topper in less than six months isn’t enough history-making news to brag about, Future – because of his latest album ‘Mixtape Pluto‘ – has also seen some of that out-of-this-world success spill over onto the Hot 100.

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From the backlash that ensued after his polarizing weigh-in on non-entrepreneurs to his shocking breakup announcement with actress-singer Halle Bailey, it seems DDG has been on the wrong side of headlines all week.

As everyone from social media commenters to podcasters and beyond continue adding their two cents on the latter topic, however, the rapper/Web personality (born Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.) seems poised to start the next week on the same note – especially after his fiery response to Joe Budden‘s take on events.

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Future‘s latest album, ‘Mixtape Pluto,’ may reign atop the current Billboard 200 thanks to out-of-this-world total sales (overwhelmingly powered by streaming), but – when it comes to pure sales among the week’s new entries – it appears Katy Perry is Queen!

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Method Man is getting all sorts of candid about his mental health.

The actor and Hip-Hop icon appeared on the Fat Joe Talks and seized the moment to wax candid about what he deemed a lifelong bout with depression.

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Ariana Grande continues to amaze with ‘eternal sunshine (slightly deluxe & also live).’

The songbird surprised her legion of loyalists when she u=hatched the expanded edition of the chart-topping set. As reported, the refreshed incarnation includes exclusive remixes and an array of live versions.

Grande has paired the latter with performance visuals and the latest to be unlocked ‘yes, and?’

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Winter may be around the corner, but Summer Walker is gearing up to bring the heat.

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British R&B quad No Guidnce are back with new music and a new member!

The soulful collective have welcomed Eshan to the fold and together they take vocal flight on return single ‘Around Me.’

Speaking on the track (which was proeuced by Harv and co-penned by Felisha King), No Guidnce said:

“Our new single ‘Around Me’ marks the beginning of a new era and sound for us. The song, created during a transformative writing process in LA, captures the loneliness of feeling like everyone around you is falling in love except you, while also expressing hope that love will eventually find you. This track represents a vulnerable new direction for us, and we’re excited to share more music in this vein soon.”

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After reuniting with his ‘New Level’ co-star ASAP Ferg for the October 4-released ‘Allure,’ it appears Future is taking his beef with fellow rapper Gunna to a new level.

In the Mike WiLL Made It-produced tune’s second verse, the 40-year-old ‘Mixtape Pluto’ star fired an out-of-this-world diss.

“I’m just a street n**ga, just rappin’, my day ones went fed / You took a plea on my slime, won’t be surprised you ended up dead,” he said – leaving many to believe the line was in reference to Gunna taking a plea deal in the RICO case against Young Thug.

That’s not all he said.

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From their ‘Top 200 Songs of the 80s‘ to their Greatest Singers Ever and ‘100 Best R&B Songs of the 21st Century‘ rankings and beyond, the good folks at Rolling Stone are no strangers to being on the receiving end of cheers and jeers over the years for their polarizing “best-ever” listings.

The discussion surrounding their latest, the ‘101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time,’ is proving no different.

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Despite having landed some of the biggest female Hip-Hop hits of 2024 with ‘TGIF,’ ‘Wanna Be,’ and ‘Yeah Glo,’ the success story of GloRilla shows no signs of slowing as she landed yet another Hot 100 placement this week when her latest single, ‘Hollon,’ made a handsome premiere on the all-genre chart.

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