It’s a lucky day for fans of Lucky Daye.

Because the R&B star has announced his brand new studio album, ‘Algorithm.’

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Amanda Seales is renowned for saying her mind.

And she lives up to said billing in a jaw-dropping three-hour interview on Club Shay Shay.

Going viral as we type, the sitdown saw the outspoken multihyphenate wax candid about her opinion of Issa Rae. 

As widely known, the mogul served as Seales’ boss and co-star on HBO hit ‘Insecure.’

Now, after long-running rumors of a rift during said tenure, Seales is spilling all.

And it’s less than endorsing.

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Saweetie is set to serve up a sweet treat for fans after being mixed into the bitter beef between Chris Brown and Quavo. 

Indeed, as reported, the femcee’s name alluded to on both diss tracks that flew between the warring stars – with C. Breezy seemingly intimating romantic relations with her while she was with the Migos star, and Quavo appearing to refer to her too. 

Now, after clapping back with a DM screen grab from the latter, the rapper is seizing on the moment by revving up her own new single, ‘Nani.’

Briefly teased last month, Saweetie is pushing through with an extended snippet in tandem with the pre-save for the cut.

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With his signature baritone in tow, Khalid wowed with the first live performance of his latest single ‘Please Don’t Fall in Love with Me.’

“I hope that you believe in the end that I got you / How can I move forward when every relationship I get in / Don’t hit the same ’cause it’s not you?,” the crooner relays on the Jason Kellner-produced song’s chorus.

Featuring a notable interpolation of Alicia Keys’ 2009 hit ‘Unthinkable (I’m Ready),’ ‘Don’t Fall’ comes as the newest taste of Khalid’s forthcoming album – the yet-titled follow-up to 2019’s ‘Free Spirit.’

Ahead of official news on when that project will drop, hop inside to hear how K handled his new song via a stripped-back live showing.

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With the recently released deluxe edition of her debut album, ‘Dennis Daughter,’ making moves on digital and streaming outlets, Lola Brooke is looking to put even more steam behind the project by unveiling the official music video for its housed tune ‘Shelter Baby.’

“You know I look good as f-ck, don’t lie / Please, don’t run, better yet, hide,” she raps in the VisionBank-directed music video. “They be questioning Lo’, and I don’t know why / Better hand me my flowers every time you see a mic.”

Delivered just days after she unleashed another visual from the set, ‘Neighborhood Hero,’ hop inside to see how the fiery rapstress rocked the Reefa-produced track like only she can.

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Another day, another Rihanna record.

Proving that her reign doesn’t let up even 8 years after the release of her last studio album, ‘Anti,’ Rih started the week with news her 2012 Hot 100 chart-topper, ‘Diamonds,’ was shining bright with a new Diamond plaque from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The certification upgrade not only came as an impressive move but also a historic one.

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Despite identifying as bisexual and being quite vocal of her support of the LGBT+ community over the years, Cardi B has still garnered her fair share of side eyes and headlines for ruffling their feathers.

From defending homophobic lyrics by her on-and-off-again beau Offset to being accused of transphobia herself, Cardi’s used her platform to sound off against critics who have questioned her allyship.

Such was the case recently when the GRAMMY winner took to Instagram to give her thoughts on the wildly popular Netflix series ‘Baby Reindeer.’

Her commentary on the show may have rubbed some the wrong way, however, after she analyzed the “root” of some people’s sexual orientation.

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Normani may be gearing up to unleash her new single ‘1.59’ featuring Gunna this Friday (April 26), but she took a brief break to jump on the growing trend around her hotly anticipated buzz cut ‘Candy Paint.’

Long anticipated by fans, a clip of the track has been doing the rounds and inspired a dance trend on TikTok.

Renowned for her ability to stage blaze, Normani reminds why in earnest with an electrifying showing.

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Megan Thee Stallion continues to rack up the wins.

For, fresh from nabbing the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Hiss,’ the femcee has hit a major milestone with the scorching track.

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André Holland takes centerstage in Apple TV+‘s hotly anticipated new limited series, ‘The Black Cigar.’

Set for a May 17 premiere, the show is based on Joshuah Bearman‘s magazine article of the same name.

It follows the incredible true story of Black Panther founder Huey Newton (Holland).

Raw and rivetting, the series spotlights his escape from the FBI to Cuba – which happened with the assistance of Bert Schneider, the renowned film and TV producer.

Billed as “true…for the most part,’ ‘The Big Cigar’ Holland stars alongside Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, PJ Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Moses Ingram, Rebecca Dalton, Olli Haaskivi, Jordane Christie, and Glynn Turman.

Don Cheadle has been tapped to direct the first two episodes.

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Ayra Starr lights a fresh match under her infectious new single ‘Commas’ with the debut of a dazzling live performance.

Riding high after meeting her idol Rihanna and ‘Commas’ hitting 100 million streams, the Nigerian starlet is joined by a full band for a blazing showing of the cut.

The showing comes as buzz intensifies for the GRAMMY nominee‘s hotly anticipated second studio album.

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We Love Green 2024 is bringing the heat with a scorching lineup comprised of many of music’s heaviest hitters.

For, SZA and Burna Boy are amongst the names at the center of one of festival season’s most seismic spectacles.

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