Under the art direction of Erin Hover and the lens of famed photographer Micaiah Carter, GRAMMY-nominated songstress Kehlani took to the pages of ‘Bustle’ to strike a slew of sultry poses.

Rocking Bulgari, Chanel, Gucci, and other designer duds, the eye-catching threads only accented the equally attention-garnering quotes that line the photo shoot’s accompanying feature article.

Never one to bite her tongue on social issues, the 25-year-old – who recently made headlines for celebrating sex workers with her latest music video ‘Can I?’ (click here to watch) – went in on topics related to Black Lives Matter, the mistreatment of Black Queer and Transpeople, and so much more.

Still hot on the promo trail of her latest R&B chart-topping album, ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t,’ look inside to see what she said:

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Since setting sail as an independent artist last year, Tinashe has not only been releasing more music, she’s also been speaking up about her rocky tenure in the major label system.

In a new interview, she continues along said trajectory and elaborates on the hurdles she experienced trying to navigate an infrastructure that had a very different set of rules (and budgets) for music deemed Urban and music labeled Pop.

Now, in the wake of several labels committing to eradicate the term “Urban,” the singer is proposing a more holistic solution: bulldoze the idea of genres altogether.

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LaKeith Stanfield caught up with ‘GQ‘ to engage in a fun-filled game of Reddit-hunting recently.

The actor is still riding high on the wave on the party of movies he launched within the last three years and is set to do the same with a number of new pictures in 2021.

Hit the play button below to watch him infiltrate the Reddit community and shine a light on some of its wildest comments…

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With 28,9 million subscribers on the platform Ozuna stands tall as one of the artists fuelling YouTube’s well-deserved domination.

Now, if Facebook’s wish comes true, artists like the ‘Caramelo‘ Pop prince, will send some (if not all) of their fans their way now that they are to launch a music video service.

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Oh boy is exactly what spectators were saying once they copped a gander at the Instagram tussle between rapper Cam’ron and comedian Faizon Love earlier this week.

It all started when Love accused JAY-Z of being fake and fabricating his drug-dealing past.  Once Cam got wind of the funnyman’s comments, he came to his former Roc-a-fella friend’s defense. What ensued afterward was an all-out war.

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Spotify‘s subscriber count has reached a new high.

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Fresh of the fourth season of ‘Insecure’ on HBO, Issa Rae is making some secure moves in terms of management.

The actress and her producing partner, Deniese Davis, have enlisted CAA’s Talitha Watkins to lead the management division at ColorCreative.

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Social media is weighing in August Alsina‘s ‘Entanglement’….the song in which he details his romantic relationship with Will Smith‘s wife Jada Pinkett-Smith.

Media spectators fear the relationship, and the details surrounding it, may sully Will Smith‘s public image as a virile All-American alpha male after Alsina claimed that the actor (who is almost twice his age) gave him permission to bed his wife.

Will denies the claim…but that’s done little to stop talk that the scandal is humiliating.

Read the GP’s thoughts below….

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In 1990, the creative Jennie Livingston ventured into the streets of New York City to document the lives of members of its ballroom community via the movie ‘Paris is Burning’.

By the time the documentary was released in the September of that year one of its stars, an ambitious artist named Venus Xtravaganza, was dead.

Today, her murderer is still at large.

Meet us below to revisit the unsolved murder below…

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Quavo and Saweetie have made no secret of their romance, but have largely focussed on the musical aspect of their respective careers.

However, in the new issue of GQ, the Hip-Hop pair lift the lid on their love.

Beyond posing it up for a stylish shoot (lensed by Pari Dukovic), the couple opened up about their hilarious start, upcoming music, and how they’ve improved each other as individuals.

Pics and quotes after the jump…

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Nick Cannon has walked back his comments racially charged comments and is now apologizing.

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The BMI Pop Awards have unveiled their coveted list of winners and, per usual, some of the biggest singer-songwriters in music nabbed trophies.

Due to the global health crisis, event organizers opted to forego a traditional ceremony.  Instead, they collected recorded acceptance speeches from the night’s top winners which included Khalid and Post Malone (who tied for Songwriter of the Year), Halsey (who won Song of the Year for her Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit ‘Without Me’), and more.

Look inside for the full list:

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