Global superstars Nicki Minaj, Maluma, and Myriam Fares have joined forces for the highly anticipated new song, ‘Tukoh Taka.’

Released Friday (November 18), the tune serves as the official song of the FIFA Fan Festival and has also found a home on the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 official soundtrack.  A cultural explosion of sorts, ‘Tukoh Taka’ marks the first time in history an official FIFA World Cup song features lyrics in English, Spanish, and Arabic.

Before this year’s FIFA World Cup kicks off from Qatar Sunday (November 20), hear ‘Tukoh’ in full inside.

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Ahead of the long-awaited release of her serially delayed debut album, ‘Pretty B*tch Music,’ rapper-actress Saweetie is giving her dedicated fans (affectionately called #IcyGang) a musical appetizer in the form of the 6-song project titled ‘The Single Life.’

As first teased here, the effort not only comes as a way to tide fans over until the arrival of ‘PBM’ but also sees the GRAMMY nominee break her silence about a number of rumors that have plaqued her recently (including the suggestion that she cheated on ex-boyfriend Quavo with one of his friends).

The first single from ‘Single Life’ comes courtesy of the boisterous ‘Don’t Say Nothin.’

“Don’t you tell nobody we fu**in’ / Shut your mouth ni**a, don’t say nothin’,” she raps on the bass-buoyed song. “That’s what I get for kissin’ on these frogs / He got mad and told my business to the blogs.”

Stream ‘Nothin’ and its parent project inside courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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After Tamera Mowry-Housley scored top ratings and critical acclaim with three previous Hallmark holiday films (2019’s ‘Christmas Miracle,’ 2020’s ‘Christmas Comes Twice,’ and 2021’s ‘Santa Stakeout’), the EMMY winner is hoping for a royal redo of that success with her fourth yuletide venture with the network: ‘Inventing the Christmas Prince.’

Also starring Mark Brandon and Mercedes Blanche, ‘Prince’ sees Mowry-Housley portray a rocket engineer who’s about to call it quits at her job until her daughter (Blanche) intervenes with a fantasy that convinces her that her mom’s ‘Scrooge-like boss’ (Brandon) is the real-life incarnation of the ‘Christmas prince’ – a character the young girl made up.

Does the madness that ensue turn Tamera’s boss to her boo?  There’s only one way to find out.

Ahead of its November 18 premiere, look inside to see the trailer to the Paul Ziller-directed flick.

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With the release of his mugshot, Blueface saw his face plastered all over social media after he was detained by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on charges of attempted murder (as we reported here).

The rapper (born Jonathan Porter) was handcuffed at a Sin City restaurant earlier this week while dining with on-and-off-again girlfriend Chrisean Rock – who promptly took to Twitter after his arrest to express her dismay.

She’s since returned to the platform to share her elation about his release from police custody, and even shared news that the two could we walking down the aisle soon.

Details below:

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Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg found himself in hot water recently for asking singer-actress Kelly Rowland about how it feels to “play second” to her Destiny’s Child bandmate Beyonce.

After being checked in real-time by Rowland, many of the ‘Motivation‘ singer’s fans and supporters were motivated to do the same (albeit less tactfully in some instances).

The uproar on social media in defense of Kelly led Rosenberg to issue an apology and also take to the platform to explain his side of the story.  Details inside.

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Denzil Smith, older brother of R&B star B. Smyth, has confirmed the singer-songwriter is dead at age 28.

Details inside.

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Having risen to fame as part of top-selling girl group Destiny’s Child alongside Beyonce, singer-songwriter Kelly Rowland has fielded years of questions about or inevitable comparisons to the megastar.

Generally, her response to inquiries about the ‘Renaissance‘ diva are pleasant given the two’s nearly lifelong friendship and public displays of mutual admiration and respect.

That changed recently, however, when Rowland had to put an interviewer in check for saying she plays “second fiddle” to Beyonce – a notion that many (including Kelly) felt undermines the groundbreaking achievements she’s made in her own career.

Look inside to see how it went down.

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‘BEL-AIR’ is back!

The popular Peacock series returns for its hotly anticipated season 2 on the streamer.

Serving as a contemporary reboot of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ the reimagined incarnation of the classic Will Smith sitcom has been revived as a critically-acclaimed dramedy.

Jabari Banks leads as Will and will be rejoined by main castmates Adrian Holmes (Uncle Phil), Cassandra Freeman (Aunt Viv), Olly Sholotan (Carlton Banks), Coco Jones (Hillary Banks), Akira Akbar (Ashley Banks), Jimmy Akingbola (Geoffrey), Jordan L. Jones (Jazz), and Simone Joy Jones (Lisa).

Head below for the first look at ‘BEL-AIR’ season 2 and additional details…

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Brandy is baking a brand-new album.

And it’s shaping up to be her most unexpected yet.

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Another week, another record for Taylor Swift.

This time around, it comes in the form of an album accomplishment.

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The MOBO Awards 2022 is making a beeline for the OVO Arena Wembley on November 30 for a ceremony that promises to be unmissable.

Toasting the achievements of Music of Black Origin in the UK and beyond, this year’s ceremony is especially notable because it serves as the show’s 25th anniversary.

With the nominations unveiled, attention now turns to who will be taking to the stage to perform.

Find out after the jump…

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Beyonce‘s ‘Cuff It’ continues to rise all across the charts.

Case in point, it I making major moves at pop radio.

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