If you had something better to do last night than dedicate three hours of your evening to watching the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, then take the next three minutes instead to read through this and catch up on what everyone's talking about at the water cooler. You're welcome. 

See the photo above? It's a screenshot on the side of a building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in New York City. That is merely one of 66 locations that will be premiering Kanye West's new single "New Slaves" globally. The track with projected visuals of Ye will appear on the various locations all night long. When Kanye returns, he goes hard in the (building) paint. 

This year will mark Drake's 4th annual OVO Fest held in his native Canadian stomping grounds. The two-day event has a tentative lineup announced, as Drake revealed some of the details yesterday (May 15th). While Drizzy is the obvious headliner (he wouldn't have it any other way), other acts were named on the bill that will definitely guarantee some emo fanfare. 

Unfortunately, when you sign up to become a member of Destiny's Child, you sign up to be burdened by a persistent shadow that fans and foes alike will refuse to let you ignore. And not your own shadow, Peter Pan. Nope; it's that of she who shall not be mentioned. And if, on top of that, you (God forbid) try to go solo too, you are asking for quantitative and qualitative comparisons of your careers for years to come.  

Just give the people what they want, Beyonce! And in case you're not clear what that is, it's not new material clipped and teased via a Pepsi commercial (a la "Grown Woman") or even an H&M ad (a la "Standing on the Sun") -- though that last one may have admittedly been more enjoyable due to her lack of clothing. 

While it's no big secret that singer/songwriter Sia helped pen the infectious Rihanna single "Diamonds," yet another track has surfaced that was allegedly intended for Rihanna's Unapologetic. The track is called "Loved Me Back To Life," and has Rih written all over it. 

When most artists decide to allow product placement in their videos, it's usually painfully unsubtle. Calls are made from the newest cellphone on the market, but rarely with anyone on the other line, and the latest headphones lay on tables with nary a DJ to ever pick them up (see: this gal). But leave it to Solange, practically in spite of her own eye-catching self, to have her newest clip "Locked in Closets" presented by Absolut Tune, the vodka brand's new white wine fusion, but not have it become a glorified commercial for the hot commodity. 

It's tough covering Aaliyah's music in any capacity, but a song like "Come Over" is even more difficult. The late songstress put her best chops forward on that single, but Sevyn Streeter was up for the challenge.