Nicki Minaj set sail on the ‘Pink Friday 2 World Tour’ tonight in Oakland, California.

Mounted in support of the femcee’s chart-topping ‘Pink Friday 2’ album, the arena trek will take the superstar across North America, Europe, and more on what serves as her biggest live adventure to date.

For her latest tour outing, Minaj fuses beloved material – both new and known. As such, she wowed with showings of hits such as ‘Super Freaky Girl,’ ‘Anaconda,’ and ‘Monster‘ alongside fresh jams like ‘FTCU.’ 

Check out highlights from Minaj’s memorable night at the Oakland Arena after the jump…

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DaBaby turns all the way up in his latest music video ‘GRAMMY Party.’

The 8x GRAMMY nominee’s second drop over the last month following the February-released ‘Reintroduction (Freestyle),’ ‘Party’ lives up to its title courtesy of an accompanying clip that sees the rapper getting down in the house with his kids.

“I seen Baby posted at the Grammy party with a stick,” he raps on the Julia Lewis-produced bop before saying, “I got too much bread to do the talking, get you / I got too much bread to do that talking, get you hit / And I can tell her everything about me, I’m a pimp.”

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Cardi B fans, affectionately called the #BardiGang, launched a sales and streaming war to block her longtime nemesis Nicki Minaj‘s latest album, ‘Pink Friday 2,’ from coloring its name atop the Billboard 200 in December.

While their endeavor was unsuccessful, Minaj’s fans – affectionately called #Barbz – apparently didn’t forget as they officially clapped back when Cardi delivered her new single ‘Like What‘ on Friday (March 1).

Amid critical acclaim and warm reception, the GRAMMY winner seemed a shoo-in for the top spot on real-time iTunes sales chart.  That is, until Nicki blocked her with a nearly 4-month-old song thanks to her loyal fans.

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Over three years after delivering the GRAMMY-winning ‘Wild Card,’ powerhouse songstress Ledisi gets back in the game with its highly anticipated follow-up ‘Good Life.’

A 13-track affair that boasts names like Kenny Lattimore and Butcher Brown among its high-profile features, ‘Good’ most notably features the R&B #1 hit ‘I Need to Know‘ as well as fan favorites ‘Sell Me No Dreams‘ and ‘Perfect Strangers.’

Ahead of the delivery of its physical edition on Friday (March 15), ‘Good’ – the digital version – arrived on Spotify and Apple Music for your listening pleasure on Friday (March 1).

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Cop a gander at Victoria Monét!

The GRAMMY Award winner stuns on the cover of Dazed Magazine‘s latest issue.

Arriving on the heels of her seismic wins at Music’s Biggest Night, the stunning spread – lensed by Justin French – arrives ahead of Monét’s sole UK date of the year at the All Points East Festival this summer (click here for tickets).

Head below for more stunning snaps and insights from the singer-songwriter who reflects on the slow-and-steady ascend of her star…

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Rihanna may be on a musical hiatus, but her services are available for the right price.

Case in point the wedding of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani – the latter of whom is the son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani.

RiRi was tapped to perform at the festivities today (March 1) in India.

And she didn’t disappoint.

Backed by a full band and a troop of dancers, the Bajan belle blazed the stage with hits such as ‘Work,’ ‘Pour It Up,’ ‘Rude Boy,’ and ‘Diamonds.’

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Beyonce trades her honey blonde locs for blazing black on another new cover for CR Fashion Book.

As reported, the diva is the central focus of the magazine’s latest issue in celebration of her freshly launched haircare line, CÉCRED.

And she’s aptly showcasing a variety of new do’s.

Alongside showcasing the latest look, Queen Bey shared an interesting spot of tea about how she spends her downtime.

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Beyonce continues her reign atop the Official UK Singles Chart with her Country-flavored smash hit ‘Texas Hold ‘Em.’

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Songbird Ariana Grande is set to hatch her new album ‘eternal sunshine’ on March 8.

And she’s cranking up the buzz machine a notch.

After topping the charts with lead single ‘yes, and?,’ then following up with a Mariah Carey–assisted remix, Grande has confirmed the second single from the hotly anticipated project.

It’s ‘we can’t be friends.’ 

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Kylie Mingoue may be hitting the road soon.

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Could a Fifth Harmony comeback be on the cards?

According to a new report, the Pop quintet may indeed be set to return.

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Lizzo is revealing new information about the involvement of her in Jennifer Lopez‘s new movie.

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