Cop a gander of Viola Davis!

The Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award winner stuns on the multi-cover edition of ELLE Brasil’s latest edition.

Lensed by MAR+VIN, the breathtaking spread arrives in support of Davis’ newest movie The Woman King.’

Unleashed this week in the US, the female warrior flick (which is based on a true story) is marching towards the top spot at the Stateside office.

Pending the final tally, check out more from Davis’ dazzling cover shoot below…

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13 sensational tracks line ‘Hold the Girl,’ the highly anticipated sophomore studio album from rising Pop starlet Rina Sawayama.

Released Friday (September 16), the project – which comes as the follow-up to 2020’s critically acclaimed ‘SAWAYAMA’ – arrives on shelves courtesy of Dirty Hit and features an eclectic mix of genre offerings from grunge to Pop, EDM, and even country.

Preceded by housed tunes ‘Catch Me in the Air,’ ‘Phantom,’ ‘This Hell,’ and its title track, the set has already received quite the impressive response from major music industry tastemakers and critics – some of whom have hailed it one of the year’s standout Pop offerings.

Stream it inside via Apple Music and Spotify and tell us if you agree.

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25 years after Mariah Carey first topped the Billboard 200 with her fifth traditional studio album, 1997’s ‘Butterfly,’ the timeless turning point project – which has become a symbol synonymous with the music icon – is being reissued via an expanded edition.

Announced earlier this week (as reported here), Carey unveiled news of the anniversary offering by referring to the original opus as her “favorite” and “most personal album” yet.

Boasting eight new bonus tracks from the era, the 20-song set’s arrival is also accompanied by 4K versions of music videos for housed singles ‘The Roof’ and lead single ‘Honey.’  What’s more, the latter tune also has a ‘making of’ documentary attached to its upgrade.

As if that’s not enough, new ‘Butterfly’ merchandise is available alongside updated vinyl and cassette-tape versions of the repackaged LP.

Ahead of other surprises that are said to be on the way, look inside to stream ‘Butterfly 25’ courtesy of Spotify and Apple Music.

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‘Super Freaky Girl’ hitmaker Nicki Minaj lends her Rap superpowers to yet another collaboration – this time landing on Bleu‘s latest single, ‘Love in the Way.’

A dream come true for Bleu who had previously named Nicki on his duet wishlist, ‘Way’ serves as the first single from his forthcoming album (the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Moon Boy’).

In the new song the performers trade verses about the difficulty of loving again after a major heartbreak.

“And I guess I’m fluid / ‘Cause I was like f**k you and them b*tches included / ‘Cause I was goin’ through it / Ain’t nothing more to it,” she raps on the TheBoyKam-produced cut.

Hear it in full inside.

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Two years after making history with #2 debut of ‘The Album,’ which stands as the highest-charting female Korean LP in the history of the Billboard 200, BLACKPINK is finally unleashing its successor:  ‘Born Pink.’

An eight song affair, the project is preceded by teased tunes ‘Shut Down,’ ‘Ready for Love,’ and ‘Pink Venom.’ The latter not only peaked at #1 on the Billboard Global 200 with the second-largest worldwide weekly streaming total in the chart’s short history, but also debuted at #1 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart – making them the first female group to own muliple #1s on this tally. They were penciled in record books again the following week when ‘Venom’ became the first Korean-language song to top either chart for multiple weeks.

As if that’s not enough to boast, the tune’s video racked up a whopping 90.4 million views in its first 24 horus on YouTube – placing it at #3 on the all-time list – and later debuted at #22 on the Hot 100 (marking their highest non-collaborative reach yet).

All of the accolades serve as proof that excitement for ‘Born’ is only set to deliver dynamite first-week sales.  Until we find out for sure, look inside to stream the opus courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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When not rocking stages around the world on his current ‘Long Live Montero Tour,’ rapper-singer Lil Nas X is keeping his money long thanks to a slew of brand endorsements announced over the last month.

Just days after taking to press to reveal he was the new face of Coach and YSL Beauty (as we reported here), news has now surfaced the GRAMMY winner has penned a deal with Riot Games to serve as the face of one of its most popular online games:  League of Legends.

Details inside.

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With nearly 100 million records sold worldwide over his illustrious 20-year solo career, Justin Timberlake is no stranger to seeing his name printed atop Billboard charts spanning from Pop to R&B and everything in between.

And while his devoted fans are impatiently waiting on official news regarding the follow-up to 2018’s chart-topping ‘Man of the Woods’ album, the 10-time GRAMMY winner has been tiding them over with guest appearance on other artists’ songs like the Calvin Harris cut ‘Stay With Me’ (which also features Pharrell Williams and Halsey) as well as the more recently released ‘Sin Fin’ led by global hitmaker Romeo Santos.

Excitement for the latter saw it explode onto Billboard charts this week, landing at #1 on multiple Latin radio charts.  Look inside to see how the placement of the bilingual hit marked a milestone for both Santos and Timberlake.

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‘Abbott Elementary’ star Quinta Brunson was penciled in history books at Monday’s EMMYs (September 12) when she took home the trophy for comedy writing (as we reported here).

However, the sweet historic moment was soured, according to some, when Will Arnett and late nite talk show host Jimmy Kimmel performed a skit that saw the latter lie on the floor for the duration of her acceptance speech (which drew attention away from her as it distracted viewers).

Brunson may have laughed off the incident the night of, but that didn’t stop the brewed backlash on Twitter as many slammed Kimmel for “ruining” the moment.

Already scheduled to be a guest on his show later in the week, Jimmy took the opportunity to publicly apologize to Quinta Wednesday (September 14) and give her the opportunity to say her speech again.

Watch it inside.

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Another day, another Nick Cannon baby.

For, the media mogul has welcomed yet another child.

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Cardi B has been spared jail time in a long-running legal wrangle.

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Whitney Houston‘s story is set for the spotlight like never before.

Well-treaded terrain, both during the legend’s life and following her 2012 passing, her story is receiving the big-screen biopic treatment with the arrival of ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody.’

Due in theaters this December, the film sets out to serve as the most seismic and most definitive take on a narrative like no other.

Directed by Kasi Lemons, ‘I Wanna Dance’ is written and produced by Anthony McCarten – who helmed Oscar winner ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (the blockbuster biopic about Queen). It notably serves as the only film production on Houston’s life to be released in partnership with the diva’s Estate and longtime collaborator Clive Davis in the mix. A move that will see the flick feature original recordings of the icon’s music too.

Ahead of its arrival in theaters, Sony Pictures has unveiled the first-look trailer – showcasing lead Naomi Ackie as Houston and the lifelong span the film will delve into.

What are you waiting for? Watch the trailer below…

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Doja Cat has new music in the works and now she is sharing the inspiration behind the project.

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