Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and Nelly Furtado have reunited for new single ‘Keep Going Up.’

Sixteen years after topping the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Give It To Me,’ the trio serves up fresh flames on what is Timbo’s first leading release in eight years.

Arriving the freshly minted pact between the hitmakers Mosley Music Group and Def Jam Recordings, the high-octane cut is lifted from the producer’s incoming EP.

Anchored in the signature sound that Timbaland varnished solo hits for JT and Furtado with, the initial beat originated from his Beatclub platform.

A community for music makers, ‘Keep Going Up’ was shaped by Brandon Stewart and Brandon Cordoba before being built on by the revered producer.

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Billy Porter has long been candid and direct with his feelings.

Case in point, his less-than-endorsing response to Harry Styles snagging a Vogue cover while wearing a dress.

The Emmy Award-winning ‘Pose’ star has long demonstrated a penchant for pushing the boundaries of gender expression – from his red-carpet looks to his music to his acting roles (such as ‘Cinderella,’ in which he starred as the Fairy Godmother).

Shortly after Styles’ issue hit newsstands, Porter was quizzed on his take and didn’t hold back about his disapproval.

Now, he’s been asked again, and – true to form – he was not bridled.

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Lil Durk and J. Cole have become the latest rap superstars to team up.

The pair has officially joined forces for a new song and video called ‘All My Life.’

The video for the song sees Durk connecting with the kids in his community.

“Hard times don’t last, ‘member when cops harrassed, talkin’ out my a**, boy, you ain’t s**t but a b**ch with a badge/ All my life, they been tryin’ to keep me down,” they rap.

‘All My Life’ appears on Durk’s forthcoming ‘Almost Healed’ album, which is slated to be released later this month on May 26.

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Ashanti has just landed her next role and it is an important one.

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iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment are pushing excitement for this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards into overdrive with the rollout of official details around the highly anticipated ceremony.

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10 years after James Fortune and Monica topped Gospel charts and nabbed a GRAMMY nomination for their first collaboration, ‘Hold On,’ the dynamic duo are looking to repeat the feat with their newest joint venture, ‘Trusting God.’

“So I’m just out here trusting God / When I don’t understand your plan for me / And I’m just out here believing every word you promised me / Yes / I’m just out here holding on / That’s all I can do, I won’t give up / And I won’t give up because I know you won’t give up on me / But sometimes it’s hard to believe,” Mo wails on the moving tune.

Speaking on the uplifting tune, Fortune had nothing but good things to say about his co-star.

“I was completely blown away not only by her vocal performance but also by the heartfelt passion in which she communicated the song,” he told our friends at VIBE. “It all came together so beautifully and I’m truly grateful that God would trust us with this encouraging and uplifting message to share with the world. Because whether we realize it or not we are all just out here trusting God.”

You’ll undoubtedly feel the same after your first listen to the stirring number. Hear it in full inside.

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Rihanna may not have released music in a moment, but it goes without saying that the megastar is the moment. Seemingly ever and always.

One of the key moments the 34-year-old is keen to chronicle most is her journey into motherhood. As such, she aptly covers the March 2023 issue of British Vogue alongside her adorable baby son and partner ASAP Rocky. 

Beyond posing it up in the stunning Inez & Vinoodh lensed shoot, RiRi opens up for what serves as her most candid interview in quite a while.

Dishing on a whole host of topics, the icon – who recently announced her pregnancy with her second child – discussed what it was like giving birth and the immediate aftermath of welcoming her son. She also lifted the lid on the layers of her relationship with rapper Rocky.

Elsewhere, Ms. Fenty spoke frankly about her somewhat last-minute agreement to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show – a gig she reveals she agreed to just weeks before it was formally announced.

Naturally, attention turned to new music. Indeed, as widely known, Rihanna hasn’t released an album in seven years.

And, in a response that may give some fans a glimmer of hope, she revealed that she ideally wants the follow-up to 2016’s ‘ANTI’ to drop this year and even expanded on her sonic process as well as the hurdles causing the now prolific delay.

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One of the “Big 4” trophies handed out every GRAMMY Awards, Best New Artist stands as the ultimate testament to the impact a rising star had on the music industry in the nomination eligibility year.

Known by many as the “kiss of death” because many of its recipients over the years went on to see their careers stall or derail after capturing the award, former winners like Mariah Carey, Sade, Toni Braxton, and Alicia Keys went on to defy those odds after respectively taking the award home.

Undoubtedly hoping to keep the latter tradition going, Anitta, Wet Leg, Molly Tuttle, Tobe Nwigwe, Domi & JD Beck, Omar Apollo, Maneskin, Latto, Muni Long, and Samara Joy went head-to-head at the 2023 GRAMMYS on Sunday (February 5) to see who would be named the category’s victor.

See how Joy’s emergence as winner entered her in a unique class.

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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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Chris Brown‘s name magnetizes the masses in a major way. Case in point the multiple sold-out dates on his forthcoming ‘Under The Influence Tour’ of the UK and Europe.

Now, with just weeks to go before the trek kicks off, the stage blazer has ignited further excitement by announcing a slew of new dates.

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Following the warm reception of their comeback singles ‘Denial’ and ‘Community D**k,’ brotherly duo Rae Sremmurd serve up yet another taste of what’s set to come on their new album, ‘Sremm4Life,‘ via the recently-released banger ‘Torpedo.’

“Taking off for that cash like torpedo / And your pockets too tight just like a speedo / I already got a lot, what I need more for? / She gotta suck my whole soul,” they rap on the sexually-charged  cut.

Produced by  Sonny Digital, the new bop dropped right before being given its inaugural live treatment on Miley Cyrus’ NYE special.

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Chris Brown has lifted the lid on details surrounding his hotly anticipated ‘Under The Influence Tour.’

Named after his viral smash of the same name, the 2023 trek will be mounted in support of the track and the performer’s most recent album ‘Breezy.’

The superstar is renowned for blazing stages and will be bringing the heat to the European region first, with 13 dates across the UK and Europe. Brown’s UK shows will serve as his first headline gigs in the UK in over a decade.

With the February kick-off fast approaching, the 33-year-old has announced that he’ll be joined by special guest Skillibeng and revealed which arenas he’ll be rocking.

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