Rihanna Ranks No. 5 on Forbes’ Highest Paid Musicians List

Forbes’ infamous list of highest-paid musicians just came out today.  Nobody is surprised about who got the No. 1 spot, but people are shocked about who got a higher spot than Queen Bey and her boo Jay-Z.

Taylor Swift swooped up the No. 1 spot on the list – *shocker* – with a big $170 million.  Next on the list was One Direction who earned $110 million. Who was really surprising was the boss herself Rihanna on the list at No. 5 earning $76.5 million.  B*tch Better Have My Money? B*tch already has her money!  The most shocking part is how she beat some of the music industry’s top dogs like Beyoncé coming in at No. 17, Jay-Z coming in after her, Dr. Dre at No. 25, and Drake last at No. 30.

 

Kehlani Announces Release Date for SweetSexySavage

Don’t worry, Kehlani fans.  Kehlani just announced she’s dropping a new album in the beginning of 2017.

The artist posted on her Instagram today she was releasing her upcoming album titled SweetSexySavage on January 27th, 2017.  Her album cover is Kehlani only wearing her well-known tattoos in front of a pink and orange sunset-like background.

Her album will be available for pre-order tomorrow.  We’re counting down the days until this goddess’ newest work of art.

 

Kehlani Shares ‘SweetSexySavage’ Artwork & Release Date [PEEP]

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Kehlani’s forthcoming debut album ‘SweetSexySavage’ may or may not be paying homage to TLC’s ‘CrazySexyCool’ album. Whether it is or it isn’t, the Bay Area songstress shared the cover art and release date for the album.

The cover art is made up of a pink, orange, and purple sky as the background, while Kehlani poses naked, covered by only her tattoos and the title ‘SweetSexySavage’ written in cursive.

Lani Tsunami went on Twitter to shed light on the title of her debut album ‘SSS’, saying, “As women we are told that we cannot be multi layered.. we are put in boxes.. we can’t be all the above.. reclaim yourself.” See the rest below.

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‘SweetSexySavage’ will be released January 27th of next year. Pre-order begins this Friday December 2nd on Apple Music.

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New Music: Quavo – “Shine” [LISTEN]

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With contributions on G.O.O.D. Music’s “Champions” and Travis Scott’s “Pick Up The Phone,” it’s no secret that Quavo is the most successful artist out of the Migos group. The Atlanta rapper gives his latest solo offering on “Shine,” something he’s been doing all year.

Quavo effortlessly raps about the spotlight while questioning which friends care about his best interests over the bass-heavy Spiffy production. Listen below.

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“Most of these ni**as will do anything for the spotlight / These ni**as will take your life for the spotlight / Gotta keep me a pocket rocket with the red light / My momma told me they will turn on you for the spotlight.”

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New Video: Beyoncè – “All Night” [WATCH]

Numerous awards and accolades make Beyoncè’s ‘LEMONADE’ one of the best albums of the year, if not THE best. Earlier this week Rolling Stone called it the No. 1 album of the year. Queen Bey continues to celebrate the album with the video for “All Night.”

The “All Night” visuals aren’t completely new and appeared in the ‘LEMONADE’ film HBO one-hour special back in April. Prior to the VEVO upload, the video was exclusively on TIDAL and Apple Music streaming services.

Jay-Z, Blue Ivy, Tina Lawson, Zendaya, and others all appear in the abstract video.

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New Video: DJ Mustard – “Know My Name” Feat. Rich The Kid & RJ [WATCH]

DJ Mustard has been going crazy all year with dope music releases, so fittingly he goes insane asylum, straightjacket crazy in the video for “Know My Name” featuring Rich The Kid and his artist RJ.

“Know My Name” is the third single off Mustard’s ‘Cold Summer’ mixtape to get a video, following “Want Her” featuring YG and Quavo and “Don’t Hurt Me” featuring Nicki Minaj and Jeremih.

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New Video: Rae Sremmurd – “Shake It Fast” Feat. Juicy J [WATCH]

Don’t be playing when you see Rae Sremmurd spending cash. The duo show what they wanna see when they throw bands in the video for “Shake It Fast” featuring Juicy J.

The video for the single lives up to the name as Slim Jxmmi, Swae Lee, and Juicy do it big by throwing bills to the several voluptuous women shaking what they got fast at a Beverly Hills pool party, fully equipped with water guns.

“Shake It Fast” is off Rae Sremmurd’s ‘SremmLife 2’ album, which also includes the No. 1 song “Black Beatles” featuring Gucci Mane. “Black Beatles” is on its third consecutive week atop of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Is SZA Really Leaving The Music Industry?

A month ago, SZA announced his fans on Twitter that she was going to quit music. In the same tweet she also mentioned that she will give permission to Terrence “Punch” Henderson, the co-president of Top Dawg Entertainment, to drop her album “if he ever feels like it.”
Meanwhile, the artist has deleted her tweet, but it seems like she hasn’t changed her mind about the drastic change that she was willing to do in her life. “I’ll probably just do something different, something visual, probably film,” she said in an interview. “I’m really frustrated, and I’m kind of over it. I have a lot of anxiety and there’s a lot going on in my life.”
SZA disclosed that Top Dawg Entertainment has been very supportive regarding her decision and that there are no issues between her and the company. However, we still have a little time to enjoy her music. For now, the singer wants to finish the album and then release it. Afterwards, she wants to “keep an open mind” and consider her career options.

Kanye West’s Health Condition Is Not Improving

Suffering from exhaustion and sleep deprivation, Kanye West was admitted to Los Angeles’ Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, over a week ago. The rapper has got involved in numerous music and fashion projects and has had to deal with a lot of stress and work. Not too long ago, he canceled one of his last shows of the Saint Pablo Tour because of voice exhaustion, after performing 40 shows in 86 days.
His wife, Kim Kardashian, hasn’t left the hospital and has been by West’s side since he was hospitalized. Kim and the doctors seem to be really concerned by Kanye’s condition, considering the fact that after all the medications he was prescribed, not much has changed.
The time spent in the medical center is not too bright for the artist. He is being very paranoid and constantly watched for his safety and a source reported that he has “big ups and downs, but this bout seems to be much more serious.”
We hope that Kanye West will get well soon and that he will be able to continue creating such an amazing art.

New Video: Ty Dolla $ign – “$” [WATCH]

Ty Dolla $ign gives life to his single “$” with a music video for the track off his latest project ‘Campaign’.

The Gabe Shaddow-directed video was shot in Switzerland, while Ty was in town to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival. In the video you will see shots of the great Swiss Alps and Lake Geneva. Press play and take a peak at how the Swiss live.

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New Video: 2 Chainz – “Lil Baby” Feat. Ty Dolla $ign [WATCH]

With a nice selection of sexy models around them, 2 Chainz and Ty Dolla $ign give extra attention to the ladies in the video for “Lil Baby,” off Chainz’s mixtape ‘Hibachi for Lunch’.

Howard Ross directs the video which was shot at a luxurious pad in Los Angeles, CA.

Just last week 2 Chainz released “Let’s Ride” which also features Ty. Catch Tity Boy at Power 106’s “Cali Christmas” this Friday at The Forum in Inglewood. Tickets are available HERE.

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New Video: Jeezy – “Going Crazy” Feat. French Montana [WATCH]

Jeezy is celebrating the success of ‘Trap Or Die 3’ by putting out music videos for the songs on the No. 1 album.

Already releasing videos for “Bout That” featuring Lil Wayne, “G-Wagon,” “Goldmine,” and “All There” featuring the lasteBankroll Fresh, the Snowman keeps going with a video for “Going Crazy” featuring French Montana.

In the video Jeezy rocks his infamous snowman gear and a shirt that says, “Stop Blaming Muslims,” a clear shot at president-elect, Donald Trump.

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New Video: Gucci Mane – “Last Time” Feat. Travis Scott [WATCH]

Yesterday Travis Scott premiered Gucci Mane’s new song “Drove U Crazy” featuring Bryson Tiller on his Apple Music show, .wav radio. La Flame and LaFlare return with the video for GuWop’s “Last Time.”

The song is expected to be on Gucci Mane’s upcoming album ‘The Return of East Atlanta Santa’. The album will be the third for Gucci this year, following ‘Everybody Lookin’ and ‘Woptober’. ‘The Return of East Atlanta Santa will be dropping on DecemBURR 16th. 

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