After the rockiest of starts, it appears all Mariah Carey needed was glossy visuals and an excessively long album title to whip up interest in her new project.

Today not only saw the unveiling of the title, tracklist, and artwork for the diva’s 14th LP, ‘Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse‘, it also saw the set go up for pre-order on iTunes.

Available on in standard and deluxe formats, the album is being flocked to by the singer’s legions of “Lambs”. So much so that’s it’s charged into the top ten on the tally…based on orders alone.

Details below…

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It’s paws up time for Lady GaGa‘s Monsters. The singer’s sell-out world tour ‘artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball’ kicks of  this week and it’s set to to serve up quite the experience for a lucky sect of the star’s fans.

Details below…

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In two weeks time, Michael Jackson‘s second posthumous album, ‘Xscape,’ is set to debut to much fanfare. Today we’ve learned of which special guests have been drafted in to take the LP to new heights!

After the jump, find out who’s lucky enough to snag a spot on the Epic Records set…

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As Mariah Carey whips up momentum for her new LP, Lana Del Rey does the same for ‘Ultraviolence’ today, unlocking a new teaser from its ‘West Coast’ video.

Uploading the clip to her personal ‘Instagram‘ page, the teaser may go some way to remind her fans of the Anthony Mandler– made ‘Ride’, for reasons that’ll be clear when you press play below!

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Rita Ora‘s Stateside invasion continued this week when the Brit-bred belter performed at an exclusive Roc Nation showcase in New York City.

While her current US promo run has largely been in support of new single ‘I Will Never Let You Down’, the 23-year-old seized the moment to introduce more material from its parent album (which’ll dub as her American debut).

Performing to a crowd of industry tastemakers, Ora rocked the house with new songs ‘Touch The Sky’ and ‘Last Love’.

Peep the clips below and let us know us Rita is onto a hit….
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Pop diva Jennifer Lopez teams up with music maestro Max Martin for new single ‘First Love’.

The sun-kissed Summer jam (which is now available on iTunes) is the latest to be lifted from the star’s 10th studio album, which arrives on June 17th.

Interestingly, preceding effort ‘I Luh Ya Papi’ was never sent to radio (despite a solid start on iTunes), yet after one spin of ‘Love’ its clear the cut has been crafted especially for the airwaves.

Take a listen below…

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You’ve seen its official album covers, now find out which songs will populate Mariah Carey‘s brand new album, ‘Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse.’

Due to arrive on May 27th, the entertainer now has 26 days to convince Joe Public to support the album, no doubt hoping to reignite the heat the saw 2005’s ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ rock the ‘Billboard 200’ with 404,000 units sold first week!

Will invited guests R.Kelly, Mary J.Blige and Nas help her fare just as well?

Tracklist below…

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May 27th 2014.

For vocal wonder Mariah Carey, that date will see her fans finally get their hands on her latest studio album, one year after the release of its second first single, ‘Beautiful.’

Now, in a bid to score the full support of the general public, the icon has released the album’s artwork and title, sure to excite her fan base to no end, especially as the above comes arm in arm with its official track list, featuring appearances by Mary J.Blige, R.Kelly, Nas and Miguel.

Unwrap its cover below…

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Whether in Johannesburg or Japan, Soweto or Shanghai, very few can say they haven’t been touched by Pharrell Williams‘ US #1 single ‘Happy’ in some way, rocking the world with its infectious melody and uplifting lyrics.

Today, in celebrating humanity’s beauty once again, the ‘G I R L’ performer calls on the world to ‘Smile‘, doing so with his brand new single of that name, lifted from the Japanese edition of the aforementioned LP.

Start your day in a positive way below…

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Before she graces the world with two new studio albums this year, Rihanna joined forces with the powers that be at ‘Vogue’ to shoot for the publication’s Brazilian arm, resulting in the stunning shot placed above!

Now, as fellow trendsetter Rita Ora rises towards international superstardom with her new single ‘I Will Never Let You Down‘, Rihanna unlocks behind the scenes footage from the shoot, giving fans access to its set, concept and flawless execution, launched to build momentum for her eighth studio LP!

Peep the Pop pusher in action below!

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Oxygen’s ‘Celebrities Undercover’ invited Lil Kim to play dress-up recently, calling on ‘The Price of Loyalty’ author to undergo a transformation and test her fans to see just how well they know her.

Following episodes that featured Kim Kardashian and Chilli of TLC, the Wendy Williams– produced show turned the African-American beauty into an Asian gem and had her approach her unsuspecting fan base, who shared their thoughts on she and her career not realising that she was standing right next to them!

An enjoyable watch below!

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Congratulations are most certainly in order for ‘Black Widow’ wonder Iggy Azalea!

For, after rising to mainstream notoriety in 2011, this year brought with it the release of her debut album ‘The New Classic’, which has set a record set to make her the envy of chart-eyeing female rappers everywhere!

Details on her win below…

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