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Robo Girl is making her first appearance on The Masked Singer!

Janet Jackson will reissue her sixth studio album, 1997’s ‘The Velvet Rope’, in celebration of its 25th anniversary this week.The expanded edition will arrive this Friday (October 7), exactly 25 years after the original album was released. It will feature a smorgasbord of bonus tracks, which will be available on streaming platforms for the first time.These tracklists include rarities ‘Accept Me’ and ‘God’s Stepchild’, along with a slew of B-sides and remixes that were previously only available via CD singles. These include Teddy Riley’s ‘TNT’ remix of the Blackstreet-assisted ‘I Get Lonely’, J.

Rihanna will be the headliner at the next Super Bowl Halftime Show for Super Bowl LVII, which is set for February 12, 2023 in Glendale, AZ.

A.D. Amorosi One might think that on the 25th anniversary of her seminal 1997 album “Butterfly” and the release of her new butterfly-themed Chopard jewelry collab with Caroline Scheufele this week, Mariah Carey would be all about butterflies, the beauty of winged flight and transformational-metamorphosis metaphors. Mariah Carey is not corny like that. “You know, I didn’t have a thing with butterflies when I was a kid,” she says during a phone interview. “I wasn’t one of those little girls who had a fascination with butterflies, even though I knew children who did. It is just something that happened. When I made that album, I was leaving a point in my life that was extremely stifling and I had to go through an actual metamorphosis to become a grown woman who was strong enough to get out of that situation. It was me breaking through, to become free enough to fly.”

Peter Caranicas Deputy Editor EnergaCamerimage, the cinematography-focused film festival, will crown director Hype Williams with its Award for Achievements in the Field of Music Video. The annual fest, celebrating its 30th edition, will take place on Nov. 12-19 in Torun, Poland. Williams has collaborated with a who’s who of top artists and bands, including The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Beyoncé, DMX, Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez. He will be on hand at Camerimage to receive the award. Having worked at the cutting edge of hip-hop and global pop culture since the late 1980s, Williams has also created multiple still photography and advertising campaigns in the fashion world, such as Love Advent, Conde Nast publications, Marc Jacobs and Marc Jacobs Beauty. He also shot the cover of In Style Magazine’s September Fashion Issue 2017.

wore the ultimate Barbiecore ensemble to perform a show-stopping medley of her greatest hits featuring “All Things Go,” “Roman's Revenge,” “Monster,” “Beez in the Trap,” “Chun-Li,” “Moment 4 Life,” “Super Bass," “Anaconda,” and “Super Freaky Girl.” Dressed entirely in pink from head to toe, the performance marked her first at the VMAs in four years. Among the fellow artists Minaj thanked for giving her “huge opportunities” that she'll “never forget” were Kanye West, Beyoncé, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Eminem, Britney Spears, and Rihanna.Ahead of her acceptance speech, Minaj wore the ultimate Barbiecore ensemble to perform a show-stopping medley of her greatest hits.In addition to her Video Vanguard nod, was also nominated in this year's competitive Best Hip Hop category for her collaboration with rapper Lil Baby, “” Since her debut in 2010, Minaj has been nominated seventeen times and won five times at the VMAs.

later explained to Ellen DeGeneres, “If we don’t stand up for what we believe in and if we don’t fight for our rights, pretty soon we’re going to have as much rights as the meat on our own bones. And I am not a piece of meat.” Other notable Aries moments include Lil Nas X’s incendiary 2021 performance and fellow ram Diana Ross playfully bouncing Lil Kim’s teet onstage in 1999.

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

Anitta and Missy Elliott have a new collab out!

Anitta’s new song ‘Lobby’ features Missy Elliott – check out the collaboration below.The trippy new song centres around a night in a hotel and features Elliott on the song’s verses rapping. “Missy and Anitta, we rolling up to the party/ That hottie, he can get the keys to my Bugatti,” Elliott says on the song’s second verse.The video was directed by Arrad and takes place in a hotel.

The MTV Video Music Awards later this month will have not one emcee but three, with rap stars LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow set to anchor the ceremony. They will introduce and present the famous Moon Person trophies alongside performers including Lizzo, Anitta, BLACKPINK, J Balvin, Måneskin, Kane Brown, Marshmello with Khalid, and Panic! At The Disco on Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

who quit the regular show, Pointless, earlier this year, sees four teams of contestants — this time, it was celebrity broadcasters Arielle Free, Toby Anstis, Sonny Jay, Josie D'Arby, Neev Spencer, Colin Murray, Elis James and John Robins — try to come up with obscure answers that no-one else from the show's 100 anonymous panellists could think of. The team with the least number of points, wins. In this celebrity special, the broadcasters are playing to win a jackpot of money for charity.

SWV – unveiled Release Some Tension. Nowadays, the word “classic” is used much too loosely, and should only be designated for art either bordering, or landing, on the line of perfection.

Music’s wildest night! The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards are headed back to New Jersey, and the event promises to be full of memorable moments — and surprises.

Missy Elliott has received the honor of having a street named after her in the town she grew up in. The plan to rename a street in Portsmouth, Virginia Missy Elliott Boulevard was approved on Wednesday (via Wtop) with the rapper herself confirming the news.

Beyoncé is sharing how grateful she is with Madonna for their recent collaboration, after the release of the singer’s new ‘Break My Soul’ remix, using the iconic melody from the popular song ‘Vogue.’“Thank you, Queen,” Beyoncé wrote in a heartfelt note for Madonna, sending her white roses to show her appreciation. She continued, “I’m so grateful for you.

Nicki Minaj is set to receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards later this month, joining such previous winning music luminaries as Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott.Minaj, who has won five MTV trophies for such hits as Anaconda, Chun-Li and Hot Girl Summer, will get the award and perform at the ceremony on August 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.'Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,' said Bruce Gillmer, chief content officer of music at Paramount+ and president of music, music talent, programming and events at Paramount.  Nicki Minaj will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Awards later this month, joining such previous winning music luminaries as Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott; pictured in 2018'She has shifted the music industry and cemented her status as a global superstar with her crossover appeal, genre-defying style and continuing to be unapologetically `Nicki´.'Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X and Kendrick Lamar are the top award contenders with seven nominations.  Harlow, Lil Nas X, Drake, Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Lizzo will compete for artist of the year.Styles and Doja Cat received the second-most nominations with six. Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd each pulled in five.

Nicki Minaj will receive MTV’s Video Vanguard Award at the 2022 VMAs.The 5x Video Music Award winner will also perform at this year’s ceremony, marking the first time the New York-bred musician takes the VMA stage in four years. Her set in 2018 featured many tracks from her album Queen, including the songs “Majesty,” “Ganga Burn,” “FEFE” and “Barbie Dreams.Following her first win in 2011, Minaj earned several awards in the “Best Hip Hop” category, picking up wins for “Anaconda” in 2015 and “Chun-Li” three years later.

Nicki Minaj has been chosen as the recipient of MTV’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at this year’s 2022 MTV Video Music Awards!

Thania Garcia Rapper, singer and songwriter Nicki Minaj will receive MTV’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and perform for the first time since 2018 at the 2022 VMAs, airing live from Prudential Center on Sunday, Aug. 28.“Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,” said Bruce Gillmer, president of music, music talent, programming and events, Paramount+.

ESSENCE excitedly in anticipation of this year’s festival. Along with the aforementioned rappers, the full festival line-up includes Jadakiss, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Ice Cube, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, and much more. Ahead of this year’s festival, ESSENCE caught up with LL COOL J at The Edition Hotel to talk about his love and appreciation for his femcee peers, the growth of Rock The Bells over the years, and his top five female rappers in the game.“There is room for females to look at Lauryn Hill or Missy Elliott.