With the female rap scene at its most action-packed in over a decade, Lola Brooke is the latest name aiming to blaze.

And she’s already on quite the heat streak.

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As less three weeks separate music lovers from the August 5-due new album ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2,’ expect to see and hear much from Calvin Harris in the time ahead of its release.

Having already thrilled fans with the 21 Savage-assisted ‘New Money,’ now Harris taps heavyweights Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, and Halsey to lead his newest song ‘Stay With Me.’

“Hey, it’s a mess out there / They can leave, but we don’t care / We’ll stay, I’m good right here / I’ve been waiting for you all year,” sings Hal on the chorus of the groovy dance number.

Before bouncing to pre-order ‘Bounces Vol. 2,’ which also features the likes of Young Thug, Offset, Latto, Tinashe, Chloe Bailey, PUsha T, Snoop Dog, Lil Durk, and more, hop inside to hear the sizzling ‘Stay.’

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At long last, Monica is back with new music and another taste on what’s to be served on her forthcoming studio album, ‘Trenches.’

Titled ‘Friends,’ the new song taps rapper-singer Ty Dolla $ign to assist, and boy does he do just that as the two swap verses about defying the odds to keep love alive.

“I got your back yeah (I got your back) / You got my front yeah (you got my front) / That’s what we love (that’s how we love) / We do what we want (do what we want) / They don’t notice all the little things / Notice all the little things / And everything you do (everything you do),” she croons on the Tasha Catour-produced track.

Hop inside to hear the acoustic guitar-driven track in full.

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After scoring a viral hit as assistant on Saucy Santana‘s latest cut ‘Booty,’ rapper Latto is looking to pay homage to other parts of her anatomy with her new song ‘P***y.’

Aptly sampling the Betty Wright classic ‘Girls Can’t Do What the Guys Do’ (which most famously serves as the base of Beyonce and JAY-Z‘s 2006 hit ‘Upgrade U’), Latto’s latest serves as a big F-U to the establishment of patriarchy and misogynoir – especially in the wake of the recent overturning of the landmark Roe V. Wade decision that protected women’s rights to terminate pregnancies.

“Your misogynistic ways show the size of your d-ck / Seen with the opposite sex and just decide that he hit / I ain’t your property, b-tch, get mad and call me a b-tch / And if he make you split rent then he probably a b-tch,” she raps on the protest tune.

Hop inside to hear what else she has to say on the fiery new track.

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“Slow and steady wins the race” appears to be the mantra of Lizzo‘s career.

Her first major hit, 2017’s ‘Truth Hurts,’ didn’t pop until 2019 after gaining popularity due to Netflix movie ‘Someone Great’ and a viral response on TikTok.  The tune would not only go on to top the Billboard Hot 100, but would also help its parent album – ‘Cuz I Love You’ – to top 5 status on the Billboard 200 and assist Liz with nabbing mltiple GRAMMYs and other industry honors.

Riding that wave until 2021, the Cardi B-assisted ‘Rumors’ and other early tastes of content from her second major label album – ‘Special’ – was greeted with mixed reviews and modest commercial performance.  And while the lack of buzz signaled to many that the 34-year-old was cruising toward the dreaded sophomore slump, she redirected those murmurs thanks to the success of the set’s breakout hit ‘About Damn Time.’

Now, after a 3-year wait, Liz’s fans are undoubtedly saying it’s ‘about damn time’ they get their hands on a new body of work from the singer.  The answer to their prayers awaits inside (courtesy of Spotify and Apple Music).

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Beyonce is making strides on the airwaves with her scorching new single ‘Break My Soul.’

The ‘Renaissance’ album lead has been rocking radio in a major way – especially in the US where it’s just crossed a major milestone.

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Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance take center stage in Focus Features‘ latest film, ‘The Silent Twins.’ 

Heading to theaters this September, the drama shares the gripping true story of twin sisters who only communicated with each other as a means of escaping the harshness of their surroundings.

Based on the lives of identical siblings June and Jennifer Gibbons, ‘The Silent Twins’ is an adaptation of Marjorie Wallace’s best-selling book of the same name.

Directed by Agnieszka Smoczynska and written by Andrea Seigel, the film also sees Wright serve as a co-producer.

Ahead of its September 16 arrival in theaters, check out the first-look trailer below…

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‘The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip’ is returning for a third season and bringing one of its most magnetic line-ups yet.

Functioning as an all-star edition, the series unites key figures from various branches of the ‘Housewives’ universe.

Find out who is in the mix for its latest instalment…

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With the ‘Renaissance’ era upon us, Beyonce has officially landed on TikTok!

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‘Bounce with Me’ maestro Bow Wow unexpectedly bounced to the top of headlines Wednesday (July 13) thanks to the explosive suggestion that he had a sexual encounter with ‘That’s So Raven’ star Orlando Brown – claims perpetuated by the actor himself.

Via a now-viral video, Brown dropped jaws after he told an interviewer that Bow (born Shad Moss) had “bomb a** p***y.”

Needless to say, it wasn’t long before Moss clapped back at the suggestion with jabs about Orlando’s long-documented drug abuse and more (as we reported here).

The 34-year-old actor seems intent on having the last word it seems as he’s doubling down on his allegation.  Look inside to see how he responded to the rapper’s commentary.

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Harry Styles has a reason to celebrate.

For, the former One Direction member has just achieved another milestone, and has gained another plaque in the process.

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ era may be over, but it is not forgotten.

Case in point, the album has now helped land her in the history books once more.

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