With her 2017 debut album, ‘CTRL,’ enjoying its 279th print on the Billboard 200 this week (one of the longest-running female R&B albums in history), SZA is finally ready to lift the lid on its long-teased successor.

And, let her tell it, the project may be coming to digital shelves sooner than we think.

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Although the 40th anniversary of Tina Turner‘s 1984 comeback megahit, ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It,’ is two years away, the royal celebration for the Queen of Rock N’ Roll’s enduring classic is getting underway early thanks to toymaker extraordinaire Mattel.

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Missy Elliott may have paved the road a lot of her female Rap successors cruise down, but Monday (October 17) she was officially honored with a street named after her.

In August, the city council of Portsmouth, Virginia, the hometown of the 4-time GRAMMY winner, voted unanimously to rename its McLean Street to Missy Elliott Boulevard.

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Hot on the promo trail in support of her latest film, Netflix’s ‘The Curse of Bridge Hollow,‘ singer-actress Kelly Rowland was spotted on the couch of ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ Monday (October 17).

The longtime gal pals dished on everything from the horror-comedy movie to their love of shared film husband, Marlon Wayans (who starred opposite Hudson in 2021’s ‘Respect‘ and opposite Rowland in ‘Hollow’), honoring their late mothers, and so much more.

When not chatting it up about the aforementioned, the GRAMMY winners toasted another diva, Toni Braxton (who recently celebrated her 55th birthday on October 7), and gushed over their celebrity crushes.

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The ‘Real Housewives Of Potomac’ are back!

Gone are the days when the Madams of Maryland squabbled over etiquette. Because in the show’s seventh season, the drama escalates to new levels.

‘Potomac’ staples Gizelle Bryant, Karen Huger, Candiace Dillard, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, Wendy Osefo, and Mia Thornton are all back in the mix and stirring up must-see TV.

With the twists and turns already underway, check out a preview of episode 3 of season 7 below…

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Yung Miami is continuing to make her mark on the culture.

For, the City Girls star – who has enjoyed award-winning success with her podcast ‘Caresha Please’ – has officially joined hit series ‘BMF.’

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Pop force Pink is back and she’s bringing new music with her.

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The reverberations from Kanye West‘s appearance on Drink Champs continue to spill over.

As reported, the controversial rapper took to the platform to pour fuel on the flames of his polarizing views about a multitude of topics – including race relations.

Perhaps most shocking were his remarks about George Floyd‘s death. For, despite former police officer Derek Chauvin being convicted of killing the unarmed Black man, West claimed that it was actually the drug Fentanyl that was the cause.

Now, host N.O.R.E. – who has been receiving heat in earnest for not taking West to task – is speaking up and out. And he’s in a remorseful space.

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Doja Cat has hit the jackpot with a major new milestone on the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Vegas.’

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Sam Smith is wasting no time building on the buzz of their chart-topping single ‘Unholy (ft. Kim Petras).’

For, the star has announced their brand new album ‘Gloria’ – which will play home to the track and much more.

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Pusha-T brought the heat with his latest performance.

Serving as the musical guest on Thursday’s episode of ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers,’ he wowed the audience with a showing of his song ‘Just So You Remember.’

“Just so you remember who you dealing with / The number don’t change, I know who the chemist is / Brick by brick, we kept open dealerships / Mitch by mitch, we built up our villages,” he rapped. 

The song appeared on his most recent album, ‘It’s Almost Dry,’ which was released earlier this year. Upon its debut, the album saw massive commercial and critical success. It became his first #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart.

Watch Pusha-T’s stunning showing below…

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Rihanna is looking to score a touchdown at the Super Bowl 2023 after being announced as the official headliner for the Apple Music Halftime Show. 

However, it looks like folk won’t have to wait until then to taste new material from the mega-star.

Because word is that she’s set to make a major appearance on the soundtrack for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.’

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