Nearly two years have separated fans of Gwen Stefani from traditional new music, but the Queen of Ska Pop gave her fans a royal surprise Friday (June 23) when she lifted the lid on the new song ‘True Babe.’

Her first single since 2021’s Saweetie-assisted ‘Slow Clap,’ ‘True’ stays sonically true to Gwen’s signature formula of anthemic flavor while being decorated with romantic lyrics in dedication to Country superstar husband Blake Shelton.

“I wanna fly to your shows / Wanna wake up in your clothes / Come get you tipsy at 6:30 / Wanna take tonight slow / Yeah, it’s alright in my life / ‘Cause it’s true, babe, true, babe,” she sings on the track produced by KThrash and Swedish duo Jack & Coke.

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This Sunday’s BET Awards will bring with it a special tribute to Tina Turner courtesy of fellow legend Patti LaBelle.

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Rihanna is proving a formidable force in business – and sometimes that means knowing when to take a bow.

Such is the case for the billionaire, who is stepping down as CEO of Savage x Fenty – the booming lingerie brand she founded.

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With the BET Awards 2023 just days away, organizers for Culture’s Biggest Night have officially unveiled this year’s recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award: Busta Rhymes.

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Doja Cat is heading out on the road!

Fresh from releasing new single ‘Attention,’ the multi-hyphenate superstar has announced ‘The Scarlet Tour.’

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Anitta aims to blaze with her brand new single ‘Funk Rave.’

The high-octane track serves as the first offering from the Brazilian bombshell since inking a lucrative new record deal with Republic andUniversal Music Latin Entertainment.

A flavorsome slice of her hometown sound, Anitta says of the hard-hitting cut:

“All the music I’ve been making for the past year is music I’m so proud of. It’s both incredibly Brazilian and intentionally international – I made sure it sounds like me in every fiber of the music. Brazilian funk is my roots. It’s what I was born and raised doing. It’s home to me. I made this new music with the intention of showing everyone those roots, what’s most important to me, and leading with ‘Funk Rave’ does exactly that.”

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Kelly Clarkson is looking to turn her heartache into hits thanks to the new LP, ‘Chemistry.’

Branded her “divorce album” following that highly publicized, 2022 split from ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, the 14-track opus – her first traditional studio effort since 2017’s ‘Meaning of Life’ – bolts to digital shelves on the wings of its leading singles ‘Me,’ ‘Mine,’ ‘Red Flag Collector,’ ‘Favorite Kind of High,’ and ‘I Hate Love.’

Boasting guest appearances or contributions from actor Steve Martin and music legend Sheila E. as well as famed singer/songwriters and producers Jesse Shatkin, Jason Halbert, Erick Serna, and Jane Black, ‘Chemistry’ comes just a month before the EMMY and GRAMMY winner launches her Las Vegas residency of the same name.

Before she storms Sin City, hop inside to stream ‘Chemistry’ courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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The commercial nonperformance of Coi Leray‘s 2022 debut album, ‘Trendsetter,’ didn’t act as a deterrent for the femcee pushing full speed ahead to its eponymous successor – ‘COI‘ (released June 23).

A 15-track affair that counts notable names like David Guetta, Saucy Santana, Skillibeng, Giggs, and Lola Brooke among its high-profile features, ‘COI’ charges to chart battle on the wings of Leray’s gargantuan top 10 hit, ‘Players,’ as well as the tune’s warmly received follow-ups ‘Bops’ and ‘My Body.’

“I feel like even self-titling it ‘COI,’ I want people to understand everything that is just about me,” the rising rapstress told Apple Music’s Ebro in a recent interview. “I feel like I have to tap every subject. I go through so much [and] I always write through experience.”

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It’s been over a year-and-a-half since Muni Long‘s breakthrough single, ‘Hrs & Hrs,’ clocked into the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 – marking a career milestone for the singer-songwriter who had spent over a decade trying to land her own placement in the hitlist’s upper rankings.

Going on to be one of the 2022’s biggest hits, ‘Hrs’ – found aboard Long’s 2021 EP ‘Public Displays of Affection‘ – the tune’s staying power on the chart was not only attributed to its popularity on streaming and digital download platforms but also to multiple remixes including a Spanish version.

Now, after enjoying an over 20-week stay on multiple Billboard R&B charts, Muni is looking to have ‘Hrs’ extend its time on the tallies by enlisting R&B superstar Usher for a revamp.

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After reaching the crown position of multiple Billboard charts with their ‘Princess Diana‘ duet, Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice have re-teamed to repeat the feat with their new collaboration ‘Barbie World.’

“And I’m bad like the Barbie (Barbie) (I’m a Barbie girl) / I’m a doll but I still wanna party (Party) (In the Barbie world) / Pink ‘Vette like I’m ready to bend (Bend) (Life in plastic) / I’m a ten, so I pull in a Ken (Like) (It’s fantastic),” the two rap on the Mark Ronson-produced bop.

An updated spin on Danish EuroPop band Aqua‘s classic 1997 smash ‘Barbie Girl,’ the latest Minaj-Spice combo follows Dua Lipa‘s top 40 hit, ‘Dance the Night,’ as the second single from the highly anticipated ‘Barbie‘ soundtrack (due on digital shelves July 21).

Ahead of the official release of the star-studded effort (which also features appearances from Lizzo, Khalid, Charlie XCX, Haim, PinkPantheress, Tame Impala, and others), hear ‘Barbie World’ inside.

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Summer may have just kicked off on June 21, but R&B bad boy is already ready to turn up the heat courtesy of his new single ‘Summer Too Hot.’

Believed to be the first official single from his yet-titled eleventh solo studio album (the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Breezy‘), the amply teased ‘Summer’ comes as a mid-tempo that sees the GRAMMY winner encouraging a love interest to let her hair down because the weather’s just right.

“Summer too hot not to f*ck it up / Is the mood right? Is it wet enough? / I gotta move right, guess I levelеd up,” he sings on the chorus of the RoccStar-produced cut.

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