Lil Nas X is speaking up and out about the hardships of being an openly “gay rapper.”

And, true to form, the star – who came out in 2019 – put a unique spin on his sentiments.

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NLE Choppa delivered on his promise to appear at Atlanta Black Pride 2024.

The MC has been vocal about his love for the LGBTQ community and his gratitude to them for their support of his viral single ‘Slut Me Out 2.’

And the mutual exchange of appreciation continued with his appearance at ATL Black Pride.

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GloRilla has long waved the flag for her hometown of Memphis and now the city has returned the love in a major way.

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Adele is no stranger to breaking records and the global megastar added more wins to her name with her monumental Munich stadium residency.

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Day26 have returned!

The R&B vocal group, who rose to prominence on MTV‘s ‘Making The Band,‘ have reunited and released their third studio album ‘Day Ones.’

Following on from EP’s ‘A New Day’ and ‘The Return,’ the project serves as the quintet’s first full-length body of work since 2009’s ‘Forever In A Day.’

Clocking in at 16 songs, each track was co-penned by members Willie Taylor, Robert Curry, Michael “Big Mike” McCluney, Qwanell “Que” Mosley, and Brian Angel. 

Take a listen to ‘Day Ones’ – which was executive produced by The Exclusives – below…

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Jordin Sparks is strutting towards the release of her new studio album ‘No Restrictions.’

Set to arrive on September 13, the LP serves as the songbird’s first traditional offering in almost a decade.

Preceded by the single ‘Remember,’ Sparks has lifted the lid on the album tracklist – revealing in the process the songs and guests featured.

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This week’s From The Vault sees That Grape Juice toast one of music’s most legendary voices, Mariah Carey, and pay homage to Fatman Scoop, who sadly died this weekend.

Their showing of ‘It’s Like That’ at VH1‘s Save The Music 2005 (together with Jermaine Dupri) serves as today’s pick.

While the modern music climate sees many artists shun the promotional trail in favor of scarcity marketing, the 00s saw in-person “promotion” function as an essential component of any and every album rollout. Forget the current embrace of “less is more,” back then more was more.

With that, Team Mariah embarked on a stellar campaign in support of the diva’s blockbuster comeback album ‘The Emancipation of Mimi.’

A day before the LP hit stores (and went on to become one of Carey’s most iconic offerings), the songbird rocked the April 11, 2005 taping of Save The Music with ‘It’s Like That.’

The showing was notable in that it’s one of few to feature Mimi, Fatman Scoop, and Dupri (who produced the song) together on stage.

Electrifying, the energy from the performers and the adoring crowd was pulsatingly palpable and etched this showing in history as the most resonating rendition of ‘It’s Like That’ to date.

An eternal salute to Carey, JD, and the late Fatman Scoop.

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Rihanna glistens and glows in the dazzling new commercial film for Dior‘s iconic J’ADORE fragrance.

As reported, the Bajan belle was unveiled as the new face of the line and she clearly has the golden touch when it comes to relaying its regality.

Stunning in the visual, RiRi’s ‘ANTI’ hit ‘Love on the Brain’ serves as the theme for the luxe spot.

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Megan Thee Stallion is keeping the pedal to the metal and driving ahead to her next collaboration, which she has revealed is with BTS star RM.

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Jennifer Lopez is moving on.

The superstar made headlines last week when she filed for divorce from Ben Affleck – officially ending their two-year marriage and ending months of speculation around the status of their union.

“Bennifer,” as the pair came to be known, sensationally reunited in 2022 – 20 years after their previous engagement imploded. They would marry in an elaborate ceremony in Atlanta that same year.

However, rumors of rockiness in the relationship were a constant and ultimately proved to have credence to them.

Now, J.Lo has symbolically broken her silence on the matter…it seems.

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Sabrina Carpenter is enjoying sweet success with her new album ‘Short n’ Sweet’ – especially in the UK.

For, the Pop starlet has made an almighty splash on the Official UK Singles Chart with tracks from the mega-selling LP.

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Adele‘s music has served as the soundtrack to millions of lives.

But now, the songbird is keen to simply live her own.

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