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Jessie J took to Instagram on Friday (August 6) to apologize to Nicki Minaj over the confusion that erupted following her remarks about their “Bang Bang” collaboration with Ariana Grande in 2014. “I respect you publicly being yourself @nickiminaj . So here I am being myself,” Jessie captioned her post. “Nicki was played it in…

Riding high on the success of her new album Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish has reclaimed her top spot on the Billboard Artist 100. The 16-track record topped the Billboard 200, earning 238,000 equivalent album units, according to MRC Data. The album helped the teenage music sensation make a big leap from No. 24 to…

R&B superstar The Weeknd has released an extended version of his most recent single, “Take My Breath.” Taken from the singer’s forthcoming, as-yet-untitled album, the song, originally tracking at 3 minutes 40 seconds, has now received an additional 1 minute and 35 seconds, with the Weeknd prolonging the oh-oh’s in the intro and bridge of…

The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” has risen to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart dated August 14. The song advanced 4-1 in its fourth week on the survey, earning The Kid LAROI his first No. 1 and Bieber his eighth. The Kid LAROI has become the first Australian-born solo…

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion took to social media on Saturday (August 7) to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their collaborative track “WAP” and hinted at another collab. “Wow I can’t believe wappity WAP turned one today,” Cardi wrote on Twitter. “It don’t even feel like it. What a record! @theestallion we should do…

BLACKPINK’s Rosé performed a cover of The Killers’ 2006 hit “Read My Mind” from Sam’s Town during her recent appearance on South Korean variety show “Sea Of Hope.” Rosé, accompanied by a guitarist, delivered her performance in front of a small audience during sunset. “Oh well, I don’t mind if you don’t mind / Cause…

Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever has debuted atop the Billboard 200, earning the singer her second No. 1 on the chart. According to MRC Data, Happier Than Ever logged 238,000 album units in the U.S. in the week ending August 5, recording the fifth-largest week of 2021 by equivalent album units earned. Of the record’s…

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has tied with Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” for the most weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. The R&B superstar’s 2019 song ranks at No. 16 in its 87th week on the chart dated August 14. Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” found its place among the chart rankings for an equal number of weeks during…

Machine Gun Kelly took to Instagram on Monday, August 9 to reveal that he has once again teamed up with with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker on a brand-new album. Titled Born With Horns, the new effort marks the artist’s second collaboration with Barker after his 2020 album, Tickets to My Downfall, which saw MGK switch…

Lizzo revealed on Monday (August 9) that her new single “Rumors,” set to be released on Friday (August 13), will feature Cardi B. “GRAND RISING MUTHAF—ASSSSS.. GUESS WHOS HOPPIN ON ‘RUMORS’ W/ ME?!?” Lizzo captioned a FaceTime video, which shows her dialing up Cardi. “Good morning, motherf—er! That’s who it’s featuring y’all, period,” says Lizzo…