With his latest album ‘Rap or Go to the League’ among the many LPs gunning to dethrone this week’s Billboard 200 champion, Lady Gaga‘s ‘Star is Born’ soundtrack,’ from the top of the charts, 2 Chainz is pulling out all the stops to aid his cause.

In addition to extensive promo that’s seen him hit up radio, Web, and TV in support of the effort, the 41-year-old’s dropped a new music video for one of the project’s fan favorites, ‘Money in the Way.’

Traveling through time on an elevator to witness a civil rights protest in the 60s, the self-proclaimed Drench God pays homage to a number of eras before winding up in the 2010s to round things out. Look inside for all the action:

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Nearly three years after taking a seat atop album charts with her breakthrough opus, ‘Seat at the Table,’ singer/songwriter Solange introduced fans to its highly anticipated follow-up, ‘When I Get Home.’

Released with little warning on March 1 (click here to read more), the 19-track set – which features Playboi Carti, Tyler the Creator, Gucci Mane, and more – may have been billed a critical polarizer among fans but that didn’t stop them from rushing in droves to stream and purchase it.  Just a day after its debut the LP soared to the top of iTunes’ sales tally (as we reported here).

Now, industry analysts have lifted their first official prediction for how the album will fare over the course of its entire inaugural sales week.  Curious to see how ‘Home’ is expected to stack up against ‘Table’s first week sales of 72,000?  Find out inside:

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Lady Gaga has done it!

Five months after launching ‘Shallow’ into the stratosphere, the singer’s Bradley Cooper collaboration has climbed to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 

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Rihanna‘s permeation of Pop culture has made her one of the most beloved and celebrated entertainers in chart history.

Now, as she enjoys her 30s, she sets her sights on fresh starts and new beginnings with the launch of products which push her even deeper into the hearts and homes of the general public.

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Despite efforts to convince the general public that her star is waning, Nicki Minaj continues to deliver sold-out show after sold-out show in Europe as part of her ‘NICKI WRLD TOUR.’

Standing tall as her grandest live trek to date, the show celebrates her fun foray into Dance, Pop & R&B while showcasing the moments which have seen her rule Hip-Hop for the last decade and, according to insiders who spoke to us this morning, is already on course to becoming one of the highest-gross tours of the year.

Great news for fans…bad news for purveyors of fake news.

Watch highlights below…

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Christina Aguilera is finally heading back to Europe.

It’s been 13 long years since the Pop diva embarked on series of live shows in the region.

But that’s all set to change because Xtina has officially announced ‘The X Tour.’

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For a woman who proclaimed ‘time goes by so slowly’ in her 2005-disco inspired hit, ‘Hung Up,’ we’ve found nothing could be further from the truth as today brings with it the 30th anniversary of Madonna‘s smash, ‘Like a Prayer.’

Released March 3, 1989, join us inside as we pay homage to the Queen of Pop’s turning point hit:

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Despite ending their 7 year on-and-off again relationship in 2015, a home video of former Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger and race car driver boyfriend Lewis Hamilton surfaced online last month.

The leaked two-and-a-half minute clip may not contain nudity, but it does show the two engaged in an “intimate embrace.”  Viewed over 600,000 times since its first appearance on the net, as of time reported it remains unclear how the visual made its way to the Web.  What is clear, however, is the 40-year-old songstress is not pleased with the hackers who committed the act.

Click inside to read how she’s responded to the hoopla of the leak:

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Thanks to the successful inaugural season of Youtube Premium series, ‘Step Up: High Water,’ the Hip Hop dance show was green lit for a season 2 (due for a March 20 premiere).  Ahead of its return, Grammy-winning singer Ne-Y0 – who stars as “Sage” on the show – has lent his talent to its accompanying soundtrack with three high energy tunes.

The first, titled ‘Genesis,’ has been tapped to kick off the highly anticipated collection.  A New Jack Swing-inspired affair, Ne-Yo recently took to our friends at Billboard to discuss the motivation behind the song’s creation:

“My inspiration for the song was my character Sage’s arc and going back to his beginnings. The music and feel that inspired him to choose music over the streets. He loses his way and has to go back to his roots to find it,” he said.

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Fans of the King of Pop Michael Jackson are playing no games in the fightback against a disparaging documentary.

Banding together globally, they’ve launched the #MJInnocent initiative to combat what they deem lies told by two accusers in HBO’s ‘Leaving Neverland.’ Two accusers who swore under oath that the singer did not abuse them.

In an unprecedented move, the campaign has been blazed across buses and billboards in major cities such as London and Los Angeles. And word is that it’s just the beginning.

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The highly innovative trendsetter Azealia Banks wants to make musical magic with Madonna and has reached out to her with hopes that the feeling is mutual!

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Lady Gaga‘s having the best week ever.

Kicking it off with an amazing Academy Awards’ performance and ‘Best Original Song’ win for her song, ‘Shallow’ (from the ‘Star is Born’ movie soundtrack), the Pop diva later learned the song is also reportedly on its way to unseat Ariana Grande‘s ‘7 Rings’ from atop the Billboard Hot 100 (click here to read more).

As if that’s not enough cause to celebrate, now it appears the Oscars performance not only helped fuel sales of the song but also its parent album.  For, official tallies now reveal Gaga’s bypassed contender Offset and his debut solo album, ‘Father of 4,’ to dethrone Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ album from the Billboard 200’s perch.

Details inside:

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