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3rd Feb

Stream: Ella Mai’s ‘Heart on My Sleeve’ Deluxe Edition

Ella Mai has given her sophomore album, the critically acclaimed ‘Heart on My Sleeve,’ the revamp treatment courtesy of a deluxe edition.

Announced last week alongside news she’ll be taking tunes from the LP on a headlining North American tour, the project shines with three extra songs – ‘2 O’Clock’, ‘This Is,’ and ‘Our Song.’

Bringing the track total to 18, the original – released in May 2022 – famously featured R&B hits ‘Not Another Love Song,’ ‘DFMU,’ ‘How,’ and ‘Leave You Alone’ and guest stars like Latto, Roddy Ricch, Lucky Daye, and more.

Ahead of the March 31 kickoff of the ‘Heart’ tour, hear the album’s expanded version inside courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

2nd Feb

Keri Hilson Reveals She’s “Close” To Releasing New Music: “I Think This is the Year”

While hot on the promo trail last year for her latest film, VH1’s ‘Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding‘, singer-songwriter Keri Hilson waxed honest about her forthcoming musical endeavors and even addressed ‘false starts’ that left some of her puzzled about if they would ever get the official follow-up to 2010’s ‘No Boys Allowed’ LP.

Fast forward to this week, Miss Keri Baby is reassuring her longtime supporters that she has not only been creating a collection of tunes to line a new album but they will likely hear the first fruit of the labor this year.

Details inside.

2nd Feb

Future’s ‘Love You Better’ Rises To #1 On Urban Radio

Future has a hit on his hands.

For, his song ‘Love You Better’ is officially #1.

Full story below…

2nd Feb

Chart Check: Ice Spice’s ‘Gangsta Boo’ Becomes Her First Hot 100 Hit As Its Parent EP Marks Her First Billboard 200 Top 40

As one of the most talked about rising female rappers over the last year, Ice Spice is reaping the benefits of a success recipe that’s seen her dominate social media platforms like Tik Tok with her unique style.

Proof of that can be found aboard the updated Billboard charts which show the 23-year-old making her inaugural appearances on both the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 thanks to Lil TJay-assisted ‘Gangsta Boo’ and its parent project ‘Like…?’

2nd Feb

Chart Check: SZA’s ‘SOS’ Joins 1987’s ‘Whitney’ As Only Albums by Black Women To Rule Billboard 200 For Their First 7 Weeks

The seven-week long chart championship of SZA‘s sophomore album, ‘SOS,’ has quite a few historic stats attached to it, but a standout is its surprising relationship to Whitney Houston‘s eponymous sophomore effort, 1987’s ‘Whitney.’

2nd Feb

Movie Trailer: Boxing Legend George Foreman’s Big-Screen Biopic ‘Big George Foreman’ [Starring Khris Davis, Forest Whitaker]

George Foreman may stand as one of the most celebrated legends in the history of professional boxing, yet so few know how his story led him from humble beginnings in Marshall, Texas to becoming a two-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist.

That’s set to change with ‘Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World,’ a biographical film from director George Tillman, Jr set to explore the life and times of the boxer-turned-entrepreneur-turned-minister.

Starring Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker as Doc Broadus, Foreman’s longtime trainer, and Khris Davis as the sports icon himself, the cast is loaded with familiar faces like John Magaro, Sonja Sohn, Jasmine Mathews, Sullivan Jones, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., and more.

Ahead of the flick’s April 28 arrival to theaters, check out its knockout of a trailer inside.

2nd Feb

RIAA: Silk Sonic’s ‘Smokin Out the Window’ Becomes Their Second Multi-Platinum Hit

Over a year after the release of their debut album, ‘An Evening with Silk Sonic,’ R&B supergroup Silk Sonic continues to see the effort and its housed hits collect gains on streaming and digital sales outlets.

The LP’s lead single, the chart-topping ‘Leave the Door Open,’ closed in on double Platinum status just four months after it first hit airwaves – a feat that helped its parent project soar to a Platinum certification at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a year later.

And while fans wait with bated breath on news if the successful duo will be giving ‘Evening’ an official follow-up, the set’s second single – ‘Smokin Out the Window’ – continues to blaze its own successful path at the RIAA.

Details inside.

1st Feb

Behind The Scenes: Chloe Bailey’s ‘Pray It Away’ Music Video

Chloe Bailey is blazing her way to the release of her debut album ‘In Pieces’ next month and the first taste of the LP is its lead single ‘Pray It Away.’

The compelling confessional arrived last week alongside a magnetic music video.

And now Bailey is giving fans an insight into how the visual came together.

Watch the making of ‘Pray It Away’ the jump…

1st Feb

She’s Back! Beyonce Announces the ‘Renaissance World Tour’ / Reveals Dates