It’s never a dull moment in Megan Thee Stallion’s life, and she’s always keeping fans entertained on social media.

Over the weekend (Dec. 6), the rapper showed off her impressive twerking skills in neon yellow bodysuit to the tune of her Good News track, “Movie.”

“Let my real hair down now it’s MTS UNCUT,” she captioned the clip. See it here.

The twerk-a-thon is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Meg’s IG and Twitter presence. From gushing over her three dogs to showing off that body-ody-ody-ody in sexy mirror selfies, see below for her best social media moments.

Powerpuff nails

Megan is not just stylish when it comes to her outfits. She also makes sure her nails are on point — and that her followers know it. In a particularly cute set, she was inspired by the sugar, spice and everything nice of the Powerpuff Girls’ pink heart.

Poppin’ champagne

To celebrate the success of her debut album Good News, the star shared a video shaking a bottle of champagne before she pops it, giggling up a storm in the process.

Her dogs

Megan loves her pups X, 4oe and Dos, and we can’t get enough of the heartmelting photos she shares of them. She also can’t help but shade them a bit when they act up (See here).

Savage x Fenty

The rapper’s a self-proclaimed “Savage,” so she obviously has to show off her Savage x Fenty ensemble with a steamy mirror selfie.

Hot Girl Bootcamp

Meg busted down to DJ Chose’s “Thick,” showing off her envious twerk from what she called “Hot Girl Bootcamp.” See the video here.

Fangirling over Mary J. Blige

I mean, can you blame her? “Oh my God!” Meg exclaims in a video she shared, in which the legend gives her a hug. “Mary and Megan with thee good knees,” she captioned the post.

“Savage”

To promote her then-brand new single back in March, Meg and her friends hilariously acted out the lyrics to her “Savage” hook, rocking designer shades to be “classy,” adding champagne to get “bougie” and downing liquor straight from the bottle in booty shorts to act a little “ratchet.”

Queen Bey birthday post

The rapper shouted out her “Savage (Remix)” collaborator on her birthday, sharing an iconic photo posing with Beyonce and her daughter Blue Ivy. “Happy birthday to the mf queen !!!! I will never forget the day I met you,” she wrote. “I was so nervous I didn’t even know what I was going to say and then when we finally spoke the conversation just flowed so naturally. Thank you for everything you do, thank you for all your words of encouragement, thank you for being so uplifting, and thank you for being such an inspiration in my life til this day !!!!”

See here.

Meg’s interaction with that “WAP” snake

If you’ve seen the “WAP” music video, you know the scene in which Cardi B and Meg lay among a number of slithery reptiles. The “Body” rapper shared some BTS snaps of the moment she met the creatures, admitting she “never touched a snake in my life !!!”

“scariest s— ever !” she concluded, and her face here says it all.

Sony Music Entertainment has named Jean-Sebastien (“Seb”) Permal director of A&R for Continental Europe and Africa, a newly created position, it was announced Tuesday (Dec. 8).

In his new role, Permal will help drive Sony Music’s A&R strategy across the region, offering creative support to A&R teams in each of the covered markets while connecting artists with Sony Music teams across the globe. Permal will assume the position on Jan. 1, 2021.

Permal, who was born in Mauritius, moved to Vienna in 2014 to pursue a career in music management and publishing. He joined Sony Music Germany’s label Four Music in 2017 before expanding his A&R role to encompass all of Sony Music’s labels across Europe and Africa the following year.

“With his deep roots in African and European music, Seb is well positioned to connect the dots among our A&Rs across the world to help artists succeed on a global scale,” said Sony Music president of Continental Europe and Africa Daniel Lieberberg, whom Permal will directly report to. “He is one of the most creative and well connected executives in both regions and a most valuable source of expertise for our artists and creatives.”

Since 2018, Permal has worked with Sony Music’s labels on a number of artist projects while also supporting A&R executives in the region. Those projects have included working with German disco and house producer Purple Disco Machine; Italian dance duo Marnik; Italian electronic dance producers and DJs VINAI; German music project Vize; and Finnish-American singer Kiara Nelson. He additionally helped secure a label partnership between Sony Music and French-Congolese producer Julio Masidi.

“Growing up in Mauritius, which is a melting pot of diverse cultures, languages and music, made the different creative and business opportunities that Europe and Africa have to offer very attractive to me,” added Permal in a statement. “That’s why I’m delighted to take on this new role at Sony Music, supporting our A&R teams in their drive to empower artists across the two continents. I look forward to helping expand our repertoire with new talent and opportunities whilst continuing to drive our artist-centric culture forward.”

Permal’s hiring follows the October opening of Sony Music’s new 86,000-square foot European headquarters in Berlin.

Mickey Guyton is a relative rarity: a Black artist who has received a Grammy nomination in a country category. She’s nominated this year for best country solo performance for “Black Like Me.”

Guyton, 37, isn’t the first Black artist to be nominated in that category; Darius Rucker won the award seven years ago for “Wagon Wheel.” (Before 2011, the Grammys had separate male and female vocal categories in country and other fields.)

Take a look (and listen) to 12 Black artists who have received Grammy nominations in country categories.

Charley Pride: Ten nods in the country field between 1966 and 1979. One win: Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs won best country vocal performance, male for 1972. The album logged 16 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart in 1972. It contained Pride’s signature song, the charming “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’,” a No. 1 hit on Hot Country Songs for five weeks in 1971-72.

The Pointer Sisters: Two nods in the country field in 1974-75, plus another for Anita Pointer and Bonnie Pointer for writing “Fairytale,” a best country song nominee. “Fairytale” won for best country vocal performance by a duo or group, 1974. “Live Your Life Before You Die” was nominated in the same category the following year. The former track was from the Pointers’ album That’s a Plenty; the latter track was a one-off single. The group’s country phase was short-lived. They dabbled in a variety of styles before hitting their peak in the mid-’80s with an exciting pop-R&B-dance blend.

Ray Charles: One nod in the country field in 1983. The tender “Born to Love Me” was nominated for best country performance, male. The track was from his album. Wish You Were Here Tonight. Charles’ barrier-busting 1962 album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music was nominated for four Grammys, but none in the country field.

Fred Parris: One nod in the country field in 1985. Parris had a co-writing credit on Ronnie Milsap’s nostalgic “Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of The Night),” which received a 1985 nod for best country song. Parris, a member of The Five Satins, wrote that group’s 1956 doo-wop classic “In the Still of the Nite,” which was interpolated in Milsap’s smash.

Aaron Neville: Two nods in the country field in 1993-94. “The Grand Tour” was nominated for best country vocal performance, male, 1993. “I Fall to Pieces” (a collab with Trisha Yearwood) won for best country vocal collaboration the following year. The former track, originally recorded by George Jones, was from Neville’s The Grand Tour album; the latter track, originally recorded by Patsy Cline, was featured on the all-star album Rhythm Country and Blues. The Neville/Yearwood pairing echoes Neville’s earlier collab with Linda Ronstadt, which brought that pair back-to-back Grammys for best pop vocal performance by a duo or group with vocal in 1989-90.

B.B. King: Two nods in the country field from 1990-94. The jaunty “Waiting on the Light to Change” (collab with Randy Travis) was nominated for best country vocal collaboration in 1990. “Patches” (collab with George Jones) was nominated in the same category four years later. The former track was from Travis’ album Heroes & Friends. The latter track, a cover of Clarence Carter’s 1970 R&B smash, was from Rhythm Country and Blues.

Taj Mahal: One nod in the country field in 2002. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Glory, Glory),” on which the blues musician was featured alongside Alison Krauss and Doc Watson, was nominated for best country collaboration with vocals. The track was from Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s album Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. III.

Keb’ Mo’: One nod in the country field in 2005. The blues musician teamed with the members of Dixie Chicks (as they were known then) to write “I Hope,” a nominee for best country song. The song was featured on the trio’s album Taking the Long Way, which won Grammys for album of the year and best country album.

Solomon Burke: One nod in the country field in 2006. “Tomorrow Is Forever” (collab with Dolly Parton) was nominated for best country collaboration with vocals. The song, written by Parton and first recorded by Parton and Porter Wagoner in 1970, was from Burke’s album Nashville.

Darius Rucker: One nod in the country field in 2013. The spirited “Wagon Wheel” won for best country solo performance. Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show had co-writing credits on the song. The hit was from Rucker’s fourth studio album, True Believers.

Kevin Olusola (of Pentatonix): One nod in the country field in 2016. Pentatonix and Parton shared a Grammy for best country duo/group performance for their smartly arranged remake of her 1973 classic “Jolene.”

Mickey Guyton: One nod in 2020. “Black Like Me” is nominated for best country solo performance. The poignant and deeply personal song, which Guyton co-wrote, is from her EP Bridges. The most pointed line: “If you think we live in the land of the free/ You should try to be Black like me.”

It’s the “Holiday” season, and Lil Nas X is coming to town with his very own Christmas single.

“[On] ‘Holiday,’ I’m talking about the past year or whatever, couple of s–ts that’s been happening and just establishing where I’m going, where I’m moving, how I’m good no matter what,” the rapper told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe about his freshly minted top 40 hit.

Check out the lyrics and music video below.

(T-T-Tay Keith) Took it to ten (hey)

Ayy, it’s a holiday
I got h–s on h–s and they out of control, yeah
Ayy, it’s another way
All my n—as on go and I hope that you know it

I can’t even close my eyes
And I don’t know why, guess I don’t like surprises
I can’t even stay away from the game that I play
They gon’ know us today, yeah

Ayy, can I pop sh–?
I might bottom on the low, but I top sh–
Switch the genre on you h–s, do a rock hit
I got the biggest da– song, f— the charts
Sis, I don’t need ‘em

They wanna know if I be lastin’
Bi—, even if I started floppin’, there’d be fashion
Poppin’ up in movies, ain’t no Nas-y, bi—, it’s Ashton
Hee, hee, I’m bad as Michael Jackson
Dun, dun, dun

Ayy, it’s a holiday
I got h—s on h–s and they out of control, yeah
Ayy, it’s another way
All my n—as on go and I hope that you know it

I can’t even close my eyes
And I don’t know why, guess I don’t like surprises
I can’t even stay away from the game that I play
They gon’ know us today, yeah

Man, I snuck into the game, came in on a horse
I pulled a gimmick, I admit it, I got no remorse
Nobody tried to let me in, nobody opened doors
I kicked the motherf—ers down, they didn’t have a choice

Dun, dun, dun
They tried to next me, ayy, but I’m blessed, see
Ayy, no flex, but my checks givin’ vet tease
Ayy, and I’m sexy, they wanna sex me
Pop star, but the rappers still respect me

They wanna know if I be lastin’
Bi—, even if I started floppin’, there’d be fashion
Poppin’ up in movies, ain’t no Nas-y, bi—, it’s Ashton
Hee, hee, I’m bad as Michael Jackson
Dun, dun, dun

Ayy, it’s a holiday
I got h–s on h–s and they out of control, yeah
Ayy, it’s another way
All my n—as on go and I hope that you know it

I can’t even close my eyes
And I don’t know why, guess I don’t like surprises
I can’t even stay away from the game that I play
They gon’ know us today, yeah

Tay Keith, f— these n—as up
Daytrip took it to ten (hey)

Lyrics licensed & provided by LyricFind

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Written by: Brytavious Chambers, David Biral, Denzel Baptiste, Montero Lamar Hill, Tyler Brooks

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John Legend is set to open the 34th annual FN Achievement Awards on Tuesday night (Dec. 8), and will also appear in a powerful segment on social justice, a topic he’s particularly passionate about.

In a new Billboard exclusive video hyping up the event, the singer shares the relief of dressing up amid a year mostly spent at home. “Even when you’re in a meeting, a Zoom meeting, you might dress up your upper half but, let’s be honest, you probably have shorts on underneath,” he shares in the clip. “It feels nice when we occasionally get to dress up during this time because so often, we’ve just been in our house clothes.”

Cardi B will be named Style Influencer of the Year at the virtual show, which honors people and brands that set new standards within the shoe industry over the course of the past year. The honor follows the rapper’s collaboration with Reebok, which she announced on her birthday in October. 

“I’ve always been into fashion. Back then, I couldn’t afford what I wanted, now I can. It’s easier and I have more connections with brands,” Cardi told FN. “I could wear the most uncomfortable shoe and I’m just going to take it and love it because it’s fashion, it’s beauty, it’s amazing, it’s different. I get bored, so that’s when me and my stylist [Kollin Carter], we get creative and come up with something new and amazing.”

Nike Dunk, Amina Muaddi, FENTY, Aurora James, Salehe Bembury, New Balance, Birkenstock and more will also be honored at the event.

“It goes without saying that 2020 was a year that brought epic and intimidating challenges. While there  were points along the way that seemed impossible to celebrate, our winners list proves the power of  resilience and the ability to triumph over incredible odds,” said Michael Atmore, editorial director of FN and chief brand officer of Fairchild Media, in a statement. “Diverse, inclusive and forward-thinking, each winner is a  powerful lesson in leadership.”

Catch the event, sponsored by The Style Room powered by Zappos and FDRA, here on Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. ET.