Global chart-toppers BTS are set to blaze this summer with a brand album.

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‘The Color Purple’ continues to add to its star-studded cast.

And the latest name to onboard the hotly anticipated film is Jon Batiste. 

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In today’s musical climate, streaming is very much leading as the main metric mobilizing songs to the top of the charts.

There are, however, a select few releases that buck the trend and ascend on their own accord.

Case in point Latto and her commercial breakthrough ‘Big Energy’ – the success of which has largely been fuelled by radio.

Now, the bouncy has bop has hit a new high; one that sees Latto make history in the process.

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Lizzo pulled double duty on Saturday Night Live – serving as both host and musical guest.

The appearance saw the Houston native deliver the first live performance of her new single ‘About Damn Time.’

Backed by a bevy of dancers, Lizzo also seized the showing to offer up the premiere rendition of ‘Special’ – the title track of her incoming fourth studio album (due July 15).

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Last summer, ‘Shut Up’ rapper Trick Daddy was told to follow his own advice by legions of Beyonce fans (affectionately called the #Beyhive) following controversial comments he made about the diva’s singing ability.

“Beyoncé don’t write music and barely can sing her motherf*ckin’ self,” he said during a now-infamous Clubhouse chat (as we reported here).

Only making matters worse over the weeks that followed, Trick (born Maurice Young) incited further controversy over his statement by attempting to clarify the difference between ‘singing’ and ‘sangin.’

“To me a real singer is a Stephanie Mills, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, or Adele. To me, a singer is somebody who can go to church and give you the word. ‘Singing’ and ‘sangin are two different things,” he shared.

And though the flames from that firestorm of backlash had cooled, Young – thanks to quizzing from DJs at ‘The Breakfast Club’ a year later (April 14) – reignited them by doubling down on his polarizing stance.

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It’s been nearly two weeks since the GRAMMYs rocked television screens, but many viewers are still talking about the night’s biggest winner – Jon Batiste.

Walking away with five of the 11 awards he was nominated for (including Album of the Year), Batiste delivered one of the ceremony’s most memorable performances and biggest upsets.

In addition to joining an exclusive club of Black winners of the prestigious honor (only Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Lauryn Hill, Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston, Outkast, and Quincy Jones boast ownership of the trophy over the show’s 64 years), Jon made history when sales of his album, ‘We Are,’ soared as a result of winning.

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Iggy Azalea isn’t playing with Playboi Carti, the father of her one-year-old son Onyx.

According to Azalea, the ‘Miss the Rage’ rapper missed the mark when he spoke to ‘XXL’ magazine to say he works hard to take care of his family – which includes his child and Azalea.

Once Iggy Iggz got word of his comments, she launched into a Twitter rant to set the record straight.

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Variety’s Power of Women event, an annual toast to some of the most powerful women working in media, entertainment, and philanthropy, has announced its 2022 honorees:  Drew Barrymore, Queen Latifah, Camila Cabello, Kim Cattrall, Amanda Seyfried, and Venus Williams.

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2022 has already proven that Snoop Dogg is easily one of the busiest men in show business.

Kicking off the year as part of a historic, Hip Hop-heavy ensemble at the Super Bowl, the legendary rapper went on to announce he would be sharing hosting duties with Kelly Clarkson for NBC’s ‘American Song Contest.’

Now, Dogg is joining forces with Peacock for the new original series ‘So Dumb It’s Criminal.’

Executive produced by the 50-year-old himself, the eight-episode series calls on some of the world’s funniest comedians to weigh in on the stupidity of “the world’s dumbest criminals” and the compilation of real-life surveillance and cell phone-captured videos that landed them in trouble.

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Jordan Peele‘s ‘Nope’ is heading to theaters on July 22 and basketball superstar Steph Curry has been tapped to amplify buzz.

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Lizzo is back and for many of her fans, her new single ‘About Damn Time’ is all sorts of apt.

Wasting no time hitting the promotional trail, the performer’s latest stop was the New Music Daily show with Zane Lowe on Apple Music.

Chopping it up with the veteran host, Lizzo opened up about the song, her incoming album ‘Special’ (which she revealed was initially meant to be titled ‘In Case Nobody Told You’), working with music maestro Max Martin, and diving into Disco on the project.

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‘Vogue,’ ‘Capital FM,’ ‘ET,’ ‘Kelly Clarkson Show,’ ‘The Tonight Show,’ and ‘Access Hollywood’ are just a few of the many stops on Camila Cabello‘s promo express in support of her April 8-released third album, ‘Familia.’

Leaving few stones unturned over the last two weeks in her quest for yet another top 10 placement on the Billboard 200, the GRAMMY nominee’s whirlwind press tour has seen her field questions about everything from the album’s content to her highly publicized breakup with Shawn Mendes, former group Fifth Harmony, and much more.

One pesky topic that managed to slip into one of the conversations is the “infamous nip slip” – an on-air wardrobe malfunction that happened while Cabello was showing off dance moves on BBC‘s ‘The One Show’ in March.

Look inside to see Camila’s casual and cool response to the subject.

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