Four years after starting a firestorm of controversy for dropping the initial 16 charges brought against singer-actor Jussie Smollett for his role in a reported hoax hate attack (as we reported here), Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx is earning side-eyes from critics again for a major decision in another high-profile celebrity case.

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Only five female acts can boast watching their first albums score a Diamond plaque from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA):  Norah Jones, Lauryn Hill, Jewel, Britney Spears, and Whitney Houston.  The certification measure denotes sales equivalence of 10 million in the United States.

Houston held the record for highest-certified female debut LP for her self-titled 1985 effort for nearly two decades before Spears’ ‘Baby One More Time’ crossed the 14x Platinum threshold in 2004 (just five years after its release).

This week (nearly two decades after the Pop princess Britney grabbed the crown), Whitney’s inaugural opus seems poised to reclaim the throne.

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With the fourth installment of the ‘SremmLife‘ series due later this year, Rae Sremmurd is keeping drops from the highly anticipated project coming.

After dropping warmly received cuts ‘Denial,’ ‘Community D*ck,’ and ‘Torpedo’ last year (as we reported here), the brotherly duo are back with their first release of 2023: ‘Sucka or Sum.’

“How you gon’ try to play me like a sucka or somethin’? / How you gon’ try to play me when I’m knowin’ what’s up? / Feel like I’m 6’5″ ’cause the money is up,” Swae Lee sings on the bop produced by Jaxx.

Arrived alongside a Matt Swinsky-directed music video, hop inside to see ‘Sucka.’

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Still enjoying the critical acclaim that’s accompanying the release of her debut EP, ‘Like…?’ (which hit digital shelves on January 20), Ice Spice is looking to give her growing legion of fans another reason to give the 6-song effort a spin:  the music video for the project’s housed cut ‘In Ha Mood’ –

Shot in her native New York, the ‘Mood’ visual sees the 23-year-old showcase her best wintry fashion while spitting the song’s sizzling bars.

“They like, “Ice, how you always stay hot?” (Hot) / Oh, they mad ’cause I keep makin’ bops (bops) / Oh, she mad ’cause I’m takin’ her spot / If I was b-tches, I’d hate me a lot (grrah),” she raps on the RIOTUSA-produced cut.

See the 2000s-inspired action unfold in the Oliver Cannon and Chris Villa-directed clip inside.

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Start your engines because season 15 of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ is here.

Toasting a major milestone, the latest installment of the Emmy Award-winning series once again sees the groundbreaking drag force lead the search for America’s Next Top Drag Superstar.

Like millions across the globe, we’re already glued to screens and loving the array of characters all vying for glory on the hit competition.

With episode 6 set to air on Friday, check out a sneak peek before it hits screens…

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The hotly anticipated Michael Jackson biopic has cast its leading star.

And it quite literally sees the film keep it in the family.

Because the megastar’s nephew has been cast to play him.

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Busy times for Pop diva Meghan Trainor.

Just as she continues to enjoy the top 20 success of her comeback single, ‘Made You Look,’ the GRAMMY-winning songstress is looking to push the tune to even higher Hot 100 heights with a little help from pal Kim Petras.

Enlisting the German hitmaker for the ‘Look’ remix, the union comes as a major look for Trainor who has long counted herself a fan of Petras.

“Kim is an icon. I have been a fan for a very long time and I am so excited to have her on ‘Made You Look.’ We had such a fun time in the studio together and she added the perfect energy to the song. She is a queen and I cannot wait for everyone to hear her voice on this song! She really brought it to a whole new level.”

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Sam Smith has unleashed ‘Gloria’ – their fourth studio album.

Led by the optimistic ‘Love Me More,’ the set sees Smith exploring themes of religion, identity, and more.

That Grape Juice has been spinning the LP since its release. Join us below to find out which five tracks are essential on ‘Gloria.’

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SZA has a hit album on her hands.

Her latest effort, ‘SOS,’ has now spent another week at #1

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Latto is once more proving her versatility.

For, she has just dropped a new freestyle to SZA‘s ‘Smoking on My Ex Pack.’

“Smokin’ on my ex / S****in’ on his b***h / Thinkin’ ’bout my sex / All this water on my wrist. Got ’em thinkin’ I switched / Nah, ‘Big Energy’ just hit / If you think a n***a ain’t claimin’ this, you smokin’ d**k,” she raps on the song.

Her freestyle was a big hit on social media and even caught the attention of SZA who praised Latto, who wrote “Oh it’s getting CRITICAL!!!!” on her Instagram Stories.

Check out Latto’s latest freestyle below…

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Kanye West has found himself in some hot water once again.

Case in point, he is now the subject of a battery investigation.

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After seeing album ‘Harry’s House’ and its material dominate the charts, Harry Styles is set to take residence on stage at the GRAMMY Awards 2023.

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