Sevyn Streeter may be aiming for a critical and commercial slam dunk with her forthcoming single ’23’ (as we reported here), but the singer-songwriter has already scored with R&B fans thanks to her role as assistant on Dixson‘s newest cut, ‘Cherry Sorbet.’

Rife with sexual innuendoes, the tune sees the duo liken lovers to the sweet treat while trading verses about their special bedroom plans.

“Your legs, your hips, your eyes / My hands, your dirty mind / I love your cherry pie / Seconds for me tonight,” Dixson croons on the sensual track.

The first single from his September 16-due project ‘004DAISY,’ hop inside to hear ‘Cherry’ and peep its accompanying Weird Life-directed music video.

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R. Kelly – already serving a 30-year prison sentence for sex trafficking and racketeering – may see his legs shaking for a number of different reasons these days, but the disgraced R&B legend has at least one victory to celebrate this week thanks to Tik Tok.

Despite being on trial facing federal charges for allegedly coercing minors into sex acts, producing child pornography, and obstruction of justice, the 55-year-old’s fan base maintains their loyalty as his legendary catalog saw an uptick in streams at the top of the year.

Now that commercial performance is being reflected in digital sales as well.

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Sevyn Streeter is strutting ahead full steam to the release of new music.

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Madonna is proving she is the queen of the charts once more.

For, she is on her way to a major milestone in the United Kingdom.

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Beyonce continues to dominate the charts. This time around, she is topping the radio charts.

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Silk Sonic has ample cause for celebration.

For, the duo – which is comprised of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak – has seen their album ‘An Evening with Silk Sonic’ nab another major accolade.

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Azealia Banks and Nicki Minaj may have enjoyed a short-lived truce in 2017, but the former quickly returned to her antics – slamming the ‘Super Freaky Girl’ hitmaker for everything from her stance on vaccines to her appearance, collaborating with 6ix9ine, and so much more in the years that followed their make-up (as we’ve reported in the past).

And though the controversial rapstress seemingly cooled her jets for a while, she took to Instagram this week to reignite the beef with Minaj, now accusing the GRAMMY nominee of attempting to block her reality TV debut.

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Desi Banks has been dominating the comedic sphere online with his compelling stories and hard-hitting punchlines. And now he’s proving his live gravitas by making an almighty splash on the international stand-up circuit.

Ahead of his show at The Clapham Grand tonight (August 25), That Grape Juice‘s Samuel Eni caught up with the funnyman, who opened up about his ascend, inspirations, his plans for the future, and a whole lot more.

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While Diddy‘s inciting debate about if R&B is dead, some of its power players scoff at the notion – most recently including the likes of Jacquees, Chris Brown, and Usher (all of whom have been appointed the genre’s king by their respective fans).

The latter, who stands as one of the best-selling artists in history with over 100 million total records sold worldwide and nine Billboard Hot 100 hits (second only to Stevie Wonder among male R&B acts), hasn’t been shy about his dedication to the format over the years.

Said dedication acts as sturdy support for why the 43-year-old believes he should be named R&B’s reigning monarch.

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25 years after Brandy and Whitney Houston led a groundbreaking reimagining of ‘Cinderella’ as America’s first Black princess and Fairy Godmother duo, the surviving cast members reunited for ABC’s ‘Cinderella: the Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20.’

Broadcast Tuesday (August 23), the one-hour special – which aired as part of Disney’s World Princess Week – collected commentary from the 1997 film’s stars Whoopi Goldberg, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander, Veanne Cox, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, and more while exploring the EMMY-nominated movie’s cultural impact.

What’s more, the network aired ‘Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ for the first time in over two decades directly after the special.

The back-to-back television events served as quite the 1-2 punch for ABC, helping it secure some handsome viewership figures during Tuesday night’s primetime ratings race.

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Juanita Bynum is not here for being deemed a hypocrite!

Just days after a clip of the Gospel singer and prophetess preaching against the juxtaposition of “being saved” and listening to secular music flew to viral status on social media (as we reported here), backlash brewed when a video of her dancing to Mary J. Blige‘s 2007 hit ‘Just Fine’ inconveniently resurfaced.

The timing of Bynum’s sermon drew particular attention as many took it as a subtle dig against Twinkie Clark, the lead singer of the legendary Gospel quartet The Clark Sisters, who is currently embroiled in controversy for allowing their song ‘Center of Thy Will’ to serve as the center of Beyonce‘s profanity-laden ‘Renaissance’ hit ‘Church Girl.’ 

In response to critics who have branded her message hypocritical, Juanita took to the pulpit to address the claim head-on.

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‘The Real Housewives of Dubai’ brought the heat with their inaugural season.

Serving as the first international branch of the popular Housewives franchise to be commissioned by Bravo and air on the network in the US, the series fuses the trademark drama viewers have come to know and love from the shows with the unique setting and culture the ladies of the Middle East bring.

Anchored by Chanel Ayan, Nina Ali,  Caroline Brooks, Dr. Sara Al Madani, Lesa Milan, and Caroline Stanbury, the Real Housewives of Dubai’ are set to take center stage for their season 1 reunion.

Premiering on August 31 at 9 pm, the two-part conclusion will see sparks fly between the group – which is united in some corners and deeply fractured in others.

See what we mean in the newly unleashed first look trailer below…

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