As Tori Kelly fans gear up for the July 28 delivery of her self-titled EP, the GRAMMY winner is whetting appetites with even more content from the highly anticipated set.

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Issa Rae‘s “audio everywhere” company Raedio has entered into a multi-year partnership with Def Jam.

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Jesy Nelson is stepping away from the spotlight.

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Zayn has embarked on his next musical chapter – and it involves the move to one of the world’s biggest record labels.

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After shining a biographical spotlight on some of the music industry’s most prized figures via its top-rated series ‘Superstar‘ (i.e. Whitney Houston, George Michael, Reba McEntire, and more), ABC added late R&B princess Aaliyah to the ranks during the show’s sophomore season.

Aired last Wednesday (just two months before the 22nd anniversary of the singer’s untimely passing), the one-hour TV special chronicled her life and enduring legacy with never-before-seen videos, photos, and more.

From exploring her relationship with embattled R&B legend R. Kelly to her meteoric rise to fame, the circumstances around the plane crash that caused her death in August 2001, and so much more, ‘Superstar: Aaliyah’ also featured exclusive interviews with those who knew her best including Barry Hankerson (her uncle, manager, and label head) and former fiance Damon Dash (music executive) as well as music hitmakers will.i.am, Justine Skye, and Sevyn Streeter.

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Lil’ Kim has been cooking up new music and it looks like she’s finally ready to serve.

The Hip-Hop pioneer has spent many years delivering on the live circuit and recently teased a suite of extracurricular projects.

Music, however, is clearly still a focus for the femcee.

For, moments ago, she unwrapped a preview of new track ‘Nice Ice.’ She accompanied the snippet with the caption:

“Been had this in tha tuck. But since y’all wanna take sh*t…here you go.”

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‘Attention,’ the critically polarizing first single from Doja Cat‘s forthcoming fourth studio album ‘First of All,’ has only been available for a day but it’s already caught the attention of her arch nemesis Azealia Banks.

The ‘Ice Princess‘ performer, who has kept a one-sided beef between herself and Cat alive for at least the last three years, reared her Twitter claws again recently in a stinging criticism of the GRAMMY winner.

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As the music industry continues to reel from the May 24 death of Tina Turner, expect even more tributes to pour in over the next few months via award shows, TV specials, concerts, and more.

And while the likes of Lizzo, Beyonce, K. Michelle, and other big industry names have already taken to the stage to lend a tribute to the ever-reigning Rock Queen, the first name tapped to do so for a televised event is rising R&B diva Chloe Bailey.

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Anita Baker has thrown fresh fuel on the flames of her beef with Babyface. Or should we say his fans.

As reported, the iconic songbird is on tour with the prolific music maestro (who is her special guest on the trek) and made headlines when she was accused by some of booting the R&B pioneer off of a particular date for reasons unknown.

Babyface clarified that his announcement of his absence from said date wasn’t him throwing “shade” Baker, but rather a case of simply explaining why he wouldn’t be performing that night.

Still, it hasn’t stopped folk from taking aim at the ‘Caught Up in the Rapture’ songstress.

And it appears that today she had time to clap back at what she is calling targeted harassment and attacks.

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Lil Nas X‘s 2019 breakthrough hit, ‘Old Town Road,’ may have made history at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) when it became the first song ever to gallop to 16x Platinum status (meaning it sold 16 million copies Stateside), but the commercial performance of his other big hits isn’t anything to shake a stick at.

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Toosii is gearing up to bring his ‘Favorite Song‘ to a stage near you in celebration of the release of his major-label debut album, ‘NAUJOUR.’

As his growing legion of fans get acquainted with the June 2-released project, the rapper (born Nau’Jour Grainger) is slated to kick off the Live Nation-produced trek in San Francisco on July 26 before touching down in Los Angeles, New York City, Charlotte, Detroit, Boston, Toronto, Philadelphia, and more ahead of the wrapping up in Indianapolis on September 3.

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Seasons may change, but Azealia Banks‘ vitriol continues to runneth over.

Renowned for her raw and oft problematic remarks, the femcee has once again popped off – and this time it’s with comments about the sudden death of Ms Jacky Oh – the partner of ‘Wild ‘N Out’ star DC Young Fly.

For, while most have been commiserating with the comic, Banks appears to draw on the moment to blast him as a means of rewinding back to their feud on the popular MTV show.

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