Music has always been the place where possibilities happen. If there is one thing that this year has showed us, it is that those possibilities are endless.

From perfect pop songs, to dazzling R&B gems, and reflective Hip-Hop hooks, many artists showed up and showed out this year. Some were subtle in their delivery and others took to the dance floor to dance away the angst.

Whatever the occasion may be, these artists crafted the year’s best songs.

Find out which artist and songs made the cut for the best songs of 2022 so far…

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Few stars have seen the breakout success Yola has experienced.

Just two albums into her illustrious career, the singer-songwriter has not only scored six GRAMMY nominations but has now branched out into the silver screen.

Starring as Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann‘s Elvis Presley biopic – aptly titled ‘Elvis’ – Yola sat down with That Grape Juice‘s Lettija Lee to dish on her acting debut the importance of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, her music career, and so much more.

With anticipation at an all-time high for the movie, check out our EXCLUSIVE interview with Yola both above.

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Harry Styles has returned in a big way.

For, he has just added another major plaque to his wall.

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Meghan Trainor has been cooking up new music.

Case in point, she has just announced a brand new album and it is set to arrive this year.

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The Sugababes are back!

Following their magnificent headline performance at Mighty Hoopla, the original line-up of Brit-Pop trio have announced their first UK tour in two decades.

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Fans of Netflix’s breakout series ‘Bridgerton’ may have bemoaned the unexpected exit of star Regé-Jean Page at the conclusion of its first season, but they were given a glimmer of hope this week when he posted a photo of himself in Milan alongside former castmate Jonathan Bailey for the city’s Fashion Week.

Instantly setting the rumor mill ablaze with murmurs of Page’s return to the 19th century-set drama, the hoopla got so loud it eventually garnered a mention from the 30-year-old himself.

Look inside to see his response.

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This week may have seen Doja Cat‘s ‘Planet Her’ hit single ‘Get Into It (Yuh)’ get into the top 40 for the first time (marking the 12th visit of her career to the chart territory), but she may be well on her way to nabbing her 13th if the ongoing success of ‘Vegas’ is any indication.

The tune, which serves as the lead single from the forthcoming soundtrack of the eponymous Elvis Presley biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann, was released at the top of May and has already clawed its way to a #56 peak on the Hot 100 (as of time reported). Buoyed by a thick interpolation of Presley’s hit ‘Hound Dog’ (which was originally performed by Big Mama Thornton in 1952), ‘Vegas’ was further brought to notoriety with a sizzling music video that was released at the top of June.

Now, after helping push the song to its current Hot 100 height, Doja is hoping to send it even higher by inviting viewers into a behind the scenes look at the Child-directed action of the clip.  See it inside.

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Nearly 15 years after BET first ended the six-season run of its HBCU-based reality series ‘College Hill,’ the network has revived the series with a celebrity twist.

The eight-episode TV venture, which features NeNe Leakes, Ray J, Lamar Odom, DreamDoll, India Love, Big Freedia, Stacey Dash, and Slim Thug, will send its celebrity stars to school at Texas Southern University as students hoping to finish their education and expand their academic horizons. Also living together in dorms, the celebs must work to complete a specialty certificate program.

While we wait to see who crosses the graduation stage, hop inside to see the drama set to unfold ahead of the reimagined show’s June 27 premiere on BET+.

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Because he watched his ego take quite the beating after a failed attempt at DC’s ‘Beat Ya Feet’ dance, Justin Timberlake is playing off the embarrassing venture by apologizing to onlookers.

As we reported, Timberlake was a special guest at Pharrell‘s ‘Something in the Water’ music festival last weekend and while there he took to the stage to show off some fancy footwork that got social media talking in the worst way.

Fielding criticism from commenters claiming he looked like ‘an out-of-touch dad’ to suggesting his moves looked like the ‘hokey pokey,’ chatter around the now-viral clip of his dancing prompted the GRAMMY winner to take to Instagram Wednesday (June 22) to react to the hoopla.

Look inside to see what he said.

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Beyonce‘s royal return is delivering grand results on the streaming scene.

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Check out our EXCLUSIVE interviews above and below…

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Vickie Winans may own one of the most revered voices in the history of Gospel music, but she recently came under fire for a performance that didn’t depict that voice in its best light.

The 68-year-old GRAMMY nominee took to the stage to deliver a strained rendition of her timeless classic ‘Safe in His Arms’ that left her everything except safe from commenters who noted everything from the seeming struggle to power through the song’s climax and more.

And though Winans is no stranger to voice issues having undergone surgeries on her vocal cords in the past, some wondered if there was more to be concerned about than that given the bizarre antics during the showing (i.e. putting a towel over her face mid-performance).

Once news of the social media noise made its way to Vickie’s desk she took to Instagram to respond.  Look inside to see how the ‘Shake Yourself Loose’ singer is shaking off the criticism.

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