‘Coffee’ crooner Miguel is set to serve up some hot performances in every corner of North America thanks to the ‘‘Nostalgic for the Present” Tour, starring Sia.

The ‘Chandelier’ songstress, as revealed via video announcement today, is swinging into a town near you and has opted to bring the Grammy-winning crooner along for the ride.  Kicking off this September in Seattle, the trek will see the duo venture to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Toronto, Atlanta, and many-a-hot spot in between before bringing the tour to a November close in Texas.

Want to know if the unexpected twosome will be hitting your city? Get the details below:

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Despite being the victor of many-a-social media battle over her short, but storied career, Azealia Banks met her match when she crossed paths with the unlikeliest of opponents:  14-year-old Disney star Skai Jackson.

Jackson, best known for her infamous “sitting” meme, politely sat and shat all over Banks via Twitter – a bout that’s now gone down in infamy for the self-proclaimed “Yung Rapunxel.”

Now, a day after the rapstress tried to rekindle the beef by labeling the young actress as a “c**n in training,” Jackson’s interview with ‘Teen Vogue’ has surfaced and gets her take on the now epic Twitter feud.

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Mariah Carey is making a beeline for E!

The diva supreme draws the curtain back on her lavish world in her aptly titled docu-series ‘Mariah’s World.’

Set to premiere this summer, the show follows the 46-year-old as she treks the globe on her ‘Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour’, preps for marriage to billionaire fiance James Packer, and juggles motherhood with music.

Today saw the first trailer unveiled at the NBC Cable Upfronts in New York City.

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Christina Aguilera‘s visit to the Ellen show will reportedly bring with it an update on her hotly anticipated new album.

The chat also looks set to serve up the laughs, as highlighted in a newly released teaser.

Blessed with a powerhouse voice of her own, Xtina showed no hesitation taking on hits from some of her contemporaries during a fun game of “Heads Up!”

Watch below as she tackles tracks from the likes of Beyonce, Adele, Rihanna, and more…

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There’s promising news on the horizon for Drake & Rihanna‘s latest collaboration ‘Too Good.’

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Beyonce‘s ‘Lemonade’ success is proving to be no quick fizz.

A chart-topper upon release three weeks ago, the set has established itself as a consistent force – both on the streaming and sales front.

The latter has seen the LP sweep up another 155k in the most recent US tracking week; a number which rises to 220k when factoring in Sales-Plus-Streaming.

Next week is shaping up to be another winning window for the project commercially.

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Competition within the streaming arena is heating up thanks to a series of major album exclusives.

For Jay Z’s TIDAL, it was the release of his wife Beyonce‘s ‘Lemonade’ LP that really positioned the platform as a plausible player.

The controversial project landed on the service first in the form of a stream and was released to retail 24 hours later. As at writing, it remains a TIDAL-only property on the streaming front.

Today, data released by the service, unveiled just how profitable said moves have been.

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Soulful crooner Maxwell is renown for his cool, calm countenance.

It’s for this exact reason that his grilling at the hands of Wendy Williams today made for such a compelling watch.

The singer sat down with the former shock jock to dish on new single ‘Lake By The Ocean,’ album ‘blackSUMMERS’night,’ and his upcoming performance at the Essence Music Festival.

However, in true Wendy fashion, the conversion quickly veered into the “private” – specifically his love life.

Watch below to see how the interview went down…

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Nicole Scherzinger‘s ruthless approach to her solo career may work for her, but it’s not making everyone happy.

Case in point, theatre maestro Andrew Lloyd-Webber who says he is “furious” with the singer.

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LeToya Luckett’s solo journey is climbing to new heights.

The Destiny’s Child alum successfully impacted the music scene with her chart-topping debut and in more recent years has focussed on acting.

For Luckett, the latter has proven a wise (and lucrative) move. So much so that the latest chapter of her narrative may be her biggest career look yet.

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Never one to mince words, Grammy-winning R&B diva Monica was spotted on CBS’s ‘The Talk’ recently weighing in on a number of hot topics – including the ongoing beef of ex-hip hop lovers Nicki Minaj and Safaree Samuels.

Keeping it all the way real, the songstress spoke favorably of her relationship with Minaj and shared some insight regarding the Grammy-nominated rapstress’s thoughts after recent news she’s being sued by Samuels for ’emotional distress.’

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The repercussions continue to rain down on Azealia Banks following a series of rants gone wrong.

Furore erupted on Twitter yesterday after the femcee took odd aim at Zayn Malik (for supposedly copying her style). For his troubles she branded him a “f*ggot d*ck rider.”

The anti-Azealia climate escalated when she turned her attention to UK rappers, who she asserted could not rap. Naturally, their clap back reflex was all sorts of real.

As reported, the latter saw her booted from a major British festival she was said to headline.

Now Twitter, the primary vehicle for her volcanic comments, has followed suit.

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