Sabrina Carpenter is making history in the United Kingdom.

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Justin Timberlake is being turned into art.

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Kesha is back with her latest single.

Titled ‘Joyride’ the song was released on July 4, or Independence Day in the United States to celebrate Kesha becoming an Independent artist after previously being signed to RCA Records and Kemosabe Records. 

The song is a sonic departure from her last album, ‘Gag Order.’ Where that was experimental, ‘Joyride,’ is a an electro-banger perfectly timed to summer, and is a callback to early hits like ‘Tik Tok.’ 

She has plenty of quotable lyrics throughout the song, like: “You want kids? Well I am mother” and “Are you a man? ‘Cause I’m a b**ch.”

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Kendrick Lamar sprung a surprise on the masses moments ago with the video for his smash hit Drake diss ‘Not Like Us.’

A click, cinematic affair, the visual (which was directed by K. Dot and Dave Free), sees the superstar celebrate what many have deemed a victory lap in Compton.

Notably, Lamar visually claps back at claims Drizzy made about the status of his relationship with Whitney Alford. For, not only is his fiancée featured in the video along with their kids, they all dance in the video too.

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It’s a family affair for DDG and Halle Bailey.

The couple made headlines yesterday (July 3) when they shared the first snaps of their baby son Halo.

Now, the rapper, online personality, and proud father is giving a fresh glimpse at their bundle of joy – who has just turned six months old.

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Jade Thirlwall is putting the pedal to the metal.

After taking time to cultivate her sound and artistic positioning, the star has announced her debut solo single ‘Angel of My Dreams.’

Ahead of its July 19 arrival, Thirlwall – who is now doing by simply Jade for her solo career – covers the new issue of Beat.

Beyond a striking shoot lensed by Jesse Laitinen, the 31-year-old seizes the moment to open up about her journey to this point, landing her solo deal, and her debut album being inspired by Diana Ross, Janet Jackson, and more.

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The tea will no longer be poured at ‘TEA G-I-F.’

For, it has been confirmed that the Fox Soul show has been canceled.

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Tems continues to turn up the heat in the push for her new album ‘Born in the Wild.’

‘Later…with Jools Holland’ was the latest stop, where she blazed the stage with the LP’s most reverberating single ‘Love Me JeJe.’

Backed by a full band, the Nigerian songbird took vocal flight with the butter-smooth anthem – which easily qualifies as one of the definitive songs of the summer.

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With R&B darlings and six female rappers on its performance roster, Sunday’s BET Awards (June 30) already had a heavy dose of girl power.

But, the lady-led tribute to Usher drove that point all the way home when it assembled the stage-blazing talents of Tinashe, Teyana Taylor, Victoria Monet, KeKe Palmer, Coco Jones, Marsha Ambrosius, and Chloe Bailey to perform some of the music megastar’s greatest hits.

And while their composite performance had Ush, live audience members, and viewers at home on their feet with a standing ovation, some critics took to the net to voice disappointment that Donald Glover was the only taste of testosterone over the nearly 17-minute showing.

Among those making headlines for this view are superstar singer-songwriter Eric Bellinger and veteran screen actress Elise Neal.

Look inside for their polarizing opinions.

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Burna Boy is looking to take his hometown of Port Harcourt, Nigeria higher with the inspirational new song ‘Higher.’

“You know say streets don’t love you rara / It’s full of snakes and spiders / Make a wrong move, lose your life / Make it hard for your mother to sleep at night / Streets no love you rara / Some people dey for mortuary / Some people dey for hospital,” he relays on the Dibs-produced cut.

The release of ‘Higher’ comes in alignment with his ongoing efforts alongside Project PROTECT, an initiative he founded to provide legal, medical, and financial assistance to local communities impacted by poverty and systemic violence.

Accompanied by a music video directed by Asurf and Burna himself, hop inside to see the touching moments captured from his visit to his childhood home.

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With her previous singles ‘Alter Ego‘ and ‘MPH‘ already revving anticipation for her debut album into overdrive, Doechii is keeping her foot on the gas by releasing yet another song: ‘Rocket.’

“So bend ya back / I can’t pick up ya slack, yeah / I’m too hot to be stuck on who and what’s been done in the past, yeah,” she raps before relaying, “Can’t be stressed I’m relaxing / Can’t be pressed bout your actions.”

Released Friday (June 28), the high-octane tune was given its live performance premiere on Sunday (June 30) via an exclusive presentation from the BET Awards and Sprite.

See the official clip and the live rendition inside.

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Taraji P. Henson has had enough!

Since hosting the BET Awards on Sunday (June 30), the ACADEMY and EMMY Award-nominated actress has been fielding mixed criticism for a snafu during the show that some believed was intentional.

Recently, she took to the Web to share her side of the story. More inside.

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