Offering a little bit of everything for music lovers of every genre, CNN is looking to give rock viewers right into the new year with their annual celebration ‘CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen.’

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Beyonce‘s seventh studio album – the 2022-released ‘Renaissance‘ – may rank as one of the decade’s favorite releases among industry critics and music lovers alike, but its overwhelmingly positive reception hasn’t made it exempt from controversy.

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Normani is hushing the naysayers by doubling down on her previous statement that new music is loading for 2026.

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Beyonce and Solange stepped out in style at ‘The Boy Is Mine Tour.’

The superstar sisters were on hand to support Kelly Rowland at the New Jersey stop of the seismic trek, which is toplined by Brandy and Monica.

As reported, with Patti LaBelle joining Ms. Kelly on-stage, the collective caught up with the legend.

Now, pics and clips of the emotional encounter have surfaced.

Queen Bey also shared further snaps, too.

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Over 23 years after Kelly Rowland soared to #1 on the Hot 100 on the wings of the Patti LaBelle-sampling Nelly hit ‘Dilemma,’ the Destiny’s Child alum – scorching stages across North America on Brandy and Monica‘s ‘The Boy Is Mine Tour‘ – joined forces with the Godmother of Soul for a rousing live rendition of the 2002 tune.

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Normani is making major moves and dancing her way into the fashion sphere.

For, the ‘Candy Paint’ performer has announced that she has teamed up with SHEIN to launch her very own clothing line.

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Kevin McCall may already be on the sh-tlist of Chris Brown fans (affectionately called #TeamBreezy) for insinuating the ‘Loyal‘ hitmaker is partly to blame for his current financial woes, but the singer-songwriter-rapper has unwrapped even more criticism from some of R&B’s most loyal fanbases due to stinging commentary about who among today’s divas can “truly sing.”

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Three of R&B’s most revered Queens, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, and Stephanie Mills,  took to their rightful thrones at The Breakfast Club.

The regal trio stopped by the Power 105.1 show to talk the latest leg of ‘The Queens Tour,’ which is powered by the Black Promoters Collective.

Each of the ladies waxed candid about their layered legacies, staying power, and their hot takes on the newer crop of stars in the contemporary music landscape.

Notably absent was Gladys Knight, who has made headlines of late after her son questioned her cognitive abilities as part of claims of elder abuse.

Keeping to the theme (see: keeping it all the way real), the divas didn’t shy away from questions about Knight’s whereabouts.

Watch the interview below…

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Shaboozey is trading in his artist hat for an executive one with the launch of his very own record label.

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Two years after slamming her breakthrough albums ‘Hot Pink’ and ‘Planet Her’ as “mediocre Pop,” rapper Doja Cat has dropped her most candid confession yet about the projects’ follow-up: her fourth studio LP ‘Scarlet.’

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Mariah Carey may currently hold the record most Billboard #1 hits among female artists and even for most album sales among women in the history of American music, but – let music executive Larry Jackson tell it – there’s one artist who she may pale in comparison to: Taylor Swift.

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Music lovers reeling from the absence of Chris Brown, Brandy, Alicia Keys, Chaka Khan, Toni Braxton, Gladys Knight, and Anita Baker (among others) from the top 25 of Billboard’s latest countdown – ‘The 75 Best R&B Artists of All Time’ – were left jaw-dropped on Wednesday (June 18) when the Music Bible unveiled who landed in the #25-#11 slots.

As we previously reported, staff of the mag’s official website created the ranking in honor of Black Music Month and ordered their picks by “vocal prowess, body of work, career longevity, industry achievements, game-changing influence, and enduring generational/cultural impact.”

Ahead of the top 10’s reveal on Juneteenth (June 19), look inside to see more of the entries that have really gotten fans chatting so far.

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