Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight reminded of their royalty in their epic Verzuz battle this week.

Billed as #AuntieChella by some, the celebratory spar saw the legends go head-to-head with some of their most loved gems.

With the afterglow illuminating their crowns, Verzuz have shared the impressive stats from the spar.

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Motown Records is finally making its move to the UK with a new label.

Announced on Monday (September 14) the record label will be led by Rob Pascoe and will have its own dedicated team and sources.

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‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ star Gladys Knight is pushing full steam ahead in her bid to be crowned winner of her forthcoming #VERZUZ battle against fellow R&B icon/friend Patti Labelle.

The divas set the net ablaze earlier this week when reports surfaced they would be the latest songstresses to spar hit-for-hit on the wildly popular social media platform, hosted by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland (as we reported here).

Ahead of its live showing Sunday (September 13), the legends – renown for throwing down on stage – threw down in the kitchen and sent warning shots to each other in a hilarious ad.

This battle is for the grown folks, kids!  See what we mean inside:

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It’s official!

Not even two weeks after Brandy and Monica rocked #VERZUZ ratings to a historic height, the platform is inviting R&B royal Patti Labelle and Empress of Soul Gladys Knight to duke it out in a hit-for-hit duel.

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‘Who’s That Girl’ emcee Eve has revealed that she was left ‘devastated’ when Dr. Dre dropped her from his Aftermath label shortly after signing Eminem in 1998.

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Big Sean has some big plans.

While the rapper has been one of the major pillars for G.O.O.D. Music, he is now looking to create his own foundation with a new label.

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With increasing calls for male figures in Hip-Hop to speak up after Megan Thee Stallion confirmed Tory Lanez as her shooter, T.I. has stepped up.

The King of the South has weighed in on the femcee’s claims that Lanez fired at her feet twice after a disagreement in a car last month.

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It’s been three years since SZA released her debut album ‘CTRL’ and fans are growing increasingly impatient for its follow-up.

And after a series of telling tweets, it appears the singer is too.

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A mother’s love knows no bounds and Tina Knowles continues to show up and stand up for her superstar daughter Beyonce.

This week brought with it the hotly anticipated release of visual album ‘Black Is King,’ which is billed as a love letter to Africa and heavily features music from ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ – Queen Bey’s companion compilation to ‘The Lion King.’

Featuring a lengthy list of African talent, ‘The Gift’ was critically acclaimed and loved by fans upon its release in summer 2019, but didn’t make as much of a dent commercially.

Now, Ms. Tina is weighing in with both praise and candidness.

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Chart-blazing artists like Cardi B (above) have learned that a number of major recording labels will not reopen their offices until 2021.

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As reported, Nick Cannon came under fire for comments he made about race. And now the media mogul has been fired for said verbiage.

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Trouble abounds once again with Azealia Banks.

And this time it relates to her debut album ‘Broke With Expensive Taste.’

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