JoJo is booked, busy, and blazing a trail – on her own terms.

Currently wowing audiences on her 16-week stint in Moulin Rouge, the vocal supernova stopped by MTV Fresh Out Live to dish on the production and her future plans.

On the topic of the latter, the songbird revealed that she’s gearing up to commence work on brand new music and will be jetting off to London to work with a fresh set of collaborators.

What’s more, with the 20th anniversary of her debut in music coming next year, JoJo shared that she’s working on a memoir; one that will see her open up about a lot that folk don’t know about her journey.

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Big Freedia may be enjoying the recent viral success of his supercharged remix of the classic nursery rhyme ‘Row Your Boat‘ on children’s show ‘Gracie’s Corner‘ as well as the warm reception of the FUSE reality series ‘Big Freedia Means Business,’ but now the GRAMMY-nominated Queen of Bounce is ready to bounce back to music charts.

The latest effort to do so comes courtesy of the sizzling ‘El Niño,’ supercharged with appearances by fellow New Orleans-based superstars Lil Wayne and Boyfriend.

“‘El Niño’ is about going hard in any storms that come in your life and conquering them!” Freedia said in a statement. “It’s one of my favorite songs on this record, it features my longtime collaborator Boyfriend, and it’s also my first collab with Lil Wayne, who I’ve wanted to work with for a long time. We put it down for our city, and this song is gonna have everyone blowin down!”

‘Nino’ is the fourth single from Freedia’s June 23-due album, ‘Central City,’ which also boasts appearances from Kelly Price, Ciara, Faith Evans, and other notable names.

Ahead of its arrival to digital shelves, hop inside to hear the Wayne and Boyfriend-assisted bop.

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Ed Sheeran may be no stranger to seeing his releases sail to the top of the charts, but the musical current seems to be working against his latest studio effort: the May 5-released ‘Subtract.’

Beyond watching its lead single, ‘Eyes Closed,’ crest at #19 on the Hot 100, the album itself opened at #2 on the Billboard 200 – becoming his first LP to miss the top spot since 2011’s ‘Plus.’  What’s more, the 14-track affair had already sunken to #49 in just a little over a month.

To turn the tide, Sheeran is moving full steam ahead with promotion of the ‘Subtract’ second single ‘Boat.’

Released April 21 alongside a Mia Barnes-directed music video, the Aaron Dessner-produced track has so far failed to crack the Hot 100 but could soon be rowing in that direction thanks to a peek at the behind-the-scenes look at the creation of its accompanying clip.

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Ty Dolla $ign fans anxiously awaiting news on his forthcoming EP will be pleased to know he’ll be bringing those new tracks alongside his brigade of hits on a promotional outing the following season.

Hitting the road on the ‘More Motion Less Emotion Tour,’ the jaunt’s title is a nod to his latest single ‘Motion‘ – one of the songs set to line the summer-due project.

Slated to kick off in San Diego on September 15, the North American trek will feature special guests Symba & Leon Thomas and will touch down in Montreal, Philadelphia, Nashville, Dallas, Vancouver, New Orleans, and more before wrapping up in San Francisco on October 27.

Look inside to see if Ty and friends will be rocking a stage near you.

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Missy Elliott glows in gold on the cover of Essence Magazine‘s July / August issue.

Arriving just weeks before the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer takes to the stage as a headliner at the Essence Festival of Culture, the feature sees the veteran style and profile.

Beyond the vibrancy of the shoot, Elliott seizes the spotlight to open up about darker times of depression, how she navigates said feelings, and more.

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock continues to strut the promotional trail in support of her debut solo single ‘Don’t Say Love.’

Her latest stop was Kiss FM radio.

Chopping it up with hosts Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely, the Little Mix star opened up about setting sail on her solo journey, recent wedding to longtime partner Andre Gray, her launch single and its follow-up.

The sit down comes as Pinnock eyes a top 5 debut on the Official UK Singles Chart.

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Taylor Swift is taking her blockbuster trek ‘The Eras Tour’ to international shores.

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Russell Simmons is speaking up after his family’s drama spilled onto social media yesterday (June 19).

As reported, the mogul’s daughter took to Instagram with a stacked list of allegations against her father – including claims that he cut her off financially, threatened her, and was verbally abusive to not only her, but sister Ming and their mom Kimora Lee. 

Aoki’s allegations were accompanied by various video clips and screen grabs of text message exchanges with her estranged father.

Now, Simmons has broken his silence.

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Jonathan Majors made his first in-person appearance in court today, as the legalities surrounding his arrest for alleged assault mount up.

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Chloe Bailey was on hand at the 2nd annual ‘Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom.’

Simulcast on CNN and OWN, the special united an eclectic tally of talent to toast the emancipation of enslaved Black US slaves.

The occasion saw Bailey pay special tribute to Tina Turner – who sadly died last month aged 83.

Taking center stage, the 24-year-old delivered a powerful rendition of ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It.’

Bailey also joined Nelly for a performance of ‘Dilemma.’

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It looks like Yung Miami is set to rip the plastic off a brand new remix of Latto‘s hit ‘Put It On Da Floor.’

Already blazing the Billboard charts by way of its Cardi B–assisted remix, a fresh incarnation of the cut appears to be arriving soon – one featuring the City Girls star.

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