One month before his pal Chris Brown drops his new LP ‘X‘, R&B royal Trey Songz showcased his oft overlooked live prowess during his set at ‘Powerhouse 2013‘.

Reportedly hard at work on his sixth studio album, the ‘Baggage Claim’ actor’s performance brought with it renditions of his Gold single  ‘2 Reasons’ and its triple Platinum older brother, ‘Bottoms Up‘.

Was he any good? We’re going with ‘yes’.

Will you?

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Lady GaGa may have had a “Pop emergency” of sorts last night, tet, that hasn’t stopped the singer from sticking to the “plan” with her ‘ARTPOP’ campaign.

Set to impact iTunes tomorrow as the last “promo track” to be released prior to the LP’s November 11th arrival, the song was made available for streaming moments ago.

Apt, as Mother Monster will be performing the cut at the 2013 Youtube Music Awards live from New York this evening.

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 The stars aligned at NYC’s Barclays Centre last night, hitting the spot for all ‘Powerhouse 2013′ had to offer- courtesy of Power 105.1.

Welcoming the likes of K.Michelle, Lil Kim, Kendrick Lamar and Sevyn Streeter, the night was undoubtedly dominated by the arrival of Rap Tsarina Nicki Minaj, who touched down to wow the crowds with numerous performances.

One of these, being a scorching serving of her Meek Mill led number ‘Dope Dealer‘.

Peep Hip Hop’s reigning Queen in all her multi Platinum glory below…

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Hours before he takes to Raleigh’s PNC Arena to continue the venture, Drake no doubts revels in the glory his ‘Would You Like A Tour?’ has seen him afforded, on course to join Beyonce‘s ‘Mrs.Carter Show’ and Rihanna‘s ‘Diamonds World Tour‘ in becoming one of the highest grossing tours to be launched in the last year.

Now, as international demand for the show continues to soar, the performer has added three extra dates to its UK leg, kicking off on March 11th 2014 and ending on the 26th of the same month!

What fans who’ve purchased tickets to the show can expect to find?

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His new material may have many a critic showering him with praises, but it would seem one Justin Bieber fan took that sentiment a little too literally during the Arena Anhembi showing of his ‘Believe Tour’.

For it was there, during a performance of his hit single ‘Boyfriend’, that the aforementioned fan launched a water bottle at the Pop sensation, knocking his microphone out of his hand and forcing the star to walk off stage.

Peep the watery hit below…

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Now the proud owner of many a sleeper hit, all eyes are on Lana Del Rey and the second studio album many hope will serve ‘Young & Beautiful‘s and ‘Prom Song‘s in abundance.

Is she feeling the pressure? Well, not by the looks of it- a picture of ‘cool, calm and collected’ as she graces the pages of Nylon magazine this month, unveiling footage shot behind the scenes of that shoot earlier on today.

Check her out in action after the jump!

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Before he’s set to top the Billboard 200 with ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2′, Eminem joined ‘Scandal‘s Kerry Washington for a hotly anticipated appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’ to promote the Rick Rubin assisted project.

One of the few who missed out on his performance?

Worry not, we’ve got you covered. So, pop open the lid and press play on the clips that await your spin below…

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Almost two years removed from its April 2012 release, little can be said to deny the impact ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ made on Nicki Minaj‘s career, and positioning in Contemporary Rap.

Boasting a versatility that wowed some while irking others, it was the LP’s lack lustre promotional plan that saw it fail to reach the levels set by its ‘Pink’ predecessor.

Now peep the Grammy nominated MC spill new details on its follow up in a new interview given to Power 105.1, the same outlet who quizzed her on her feelings towards Kendrick Lamar‘s controversial ‘Control’ verse.

Watch below…

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The Queen Bee is building quite the buzz for her forthcoming her mixtape ‘Hard Core 2K13’, due November 29th.

Already sending fans into a frenzy with the Halloween-released “Dead Gal Walking”, Kim is looking to keep that buzz afloat with a visual for the tune ‘Looks Like Money’. First making the its way to the net over the summer, the song was greeted with so much fanfare that the Grammy winning rapstress has finally accompanied its release with a full music video.

Was it worth the wait? You tell us below:

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The latest series of The X Factor UK continued in fine form tonight. With the Live Show segment of the season in full swing, the hopefuls are tasked with pulling out all the stops to progress onto the next week. Judging the hopefuls are  Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger,  Louis Walsh, and returning panelist Sharon Osbourne.

Tomorrow brings with it the debut of Britney Spears‘ new single ‘Perfume’.

Looking to make a bigger splash than predecessor ‘Work Bitch’, the track’s official cover was unveiled moments ago in bid build heightened buzz ahead of its Facebook premiere.

‘Perfume’ is housed on the Pop princess’ eighth studio album ‘Britney Jean’, which drops December 3rd.

Excited?

Your thoughts?

Lil Kim may be a year shy of 40, however the rap icon combats the industry’s unfair age bias by playing up her sexy instead of toning it down.

The defiant diva dominates in this newly released snap, which believed to be from an upcoming magazine spread.

Back on the scene, the pint-sized femcee seemingly appears the most serious she’s been about her own comeback in years, recently releasing well-received ‘Dead Gal Walking’.

A lot that has been and will continue to be said about Kim (much of which is due to her own doing), however as a rap royal whose success narrative serves as the blueprint for the femcees of today, it would be great to see her have at least one more “moment” – be that a single, album…something! For the time being, we’ll hit replay on ‘The Naked Truth’.

UPDATE: The rapper just unwrapped another snap on Twitter:

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