August is here and with it comes another birthaversary for your beloved SoulBounce. As you all know, the eighth month of the year is the month we turn up. But before we get this party started, we've got some house business to cover with yet another week of music news to deliver to you. This Week In SoulBounce has some rather exciting news to give us, kicking off with reports that your girl Beyoncé has been granted unprecedented control over Vogue's September issue — including hiring the first-ever Black photographer to shoot the cover. Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez will find herself joining Queen Bey's company as she's set to become the latest recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Lastly, Bow Wow is going through some things, reported getting fed up enough to start giving away all his money and threaten to quit the music biz again. All that, plus Will Smith's spectacular plans for his 50th birthday, Faith Evans and Stevie J's plans to collaborate in the studio, Rihanna's plans to enjoy her "thicc"-ness and much more. Get your read on when you click on.
