Another run down of everything that’s been going on in the last few weeks. We haven’t brought you one in a while so a lot has occurred - basically, it’s Beyoncé’s world and we’re living in it. On this week's agenda:

- Murad Mureli - Only fans scandal

- Beyoncé Renaissance: Someone started selling Beyoncé’s album leaked 2 days earlier than anticipated release in France

- Beyoncé is #1 with break my soul and the album is #1 in US too.

- Beyoncé allegedly sampled kelis and kelis has found out when everybody else has

- Beyoncé re-recorded Heated for ableist slur

- Diane Warren asked how 1 song can have 24 songwriters and the Dream/beehive lit her up

- A podcast asked who has had the biggest impact between Beyoncé and Rihanna

- New songs: DVSN - if I get caught, Kandi & Tiny’s if you get caught,

- Doechii & Sza Persuasive, Calvin Harris new to you - featuring Normani, Tinashe & Offset, Ari Lennox - Hoodie, Nicki minaj Super freaky girl (samples Rick james super freak)

- New videos: How - ella mai feat roddy rich, Megan - HER, Futures love you better video - it’s about ciara

- Megan the stallion - traumazine album

- Doechii drops ‘she/her/black bitch’ EP

- Chloe previewing new music ‘I thought I told you’

- Nicki minaj sold 500,000k in album units in 2022

- Nicki’s Queen Radio is coming August 11th, AMP - Amazon platform her album is ‘epic’ according to her

- Nicki Minaj to receive the vanguard award at the 2022 vmas

- Fans annoyed about doja being on the black panther soundtrack

- What is going on with doja?

- Jesy Nelson splits from Polydor after a year

- Butterfly turns 25

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