When Nicki Minaj impacted her scene in 2007 pure sales, (and not streaming) were the only way for an artist to impact the charts.
As a result, the performer has harvested a fanbase who would sooner purchase her material than stream it and- even in the face of a PR storms generated in her personal life– have given her her 102nd Billboard Hot 100 hit by doing just that.
Good new for the rapper and her affluent supporters below…
When combined, Ella Mai‘s singles ‘Boo’d Up’ and ‘Trip’ are generating around $200,000 a week in the United States alone.
This hasn’t gone unnoticed by the music publisher Sony ATV who have now handed the performer a gargantuan advance in exchange for her shares on the tracks she writes for herself and others.
Awesome news for Mai below….
More bad news for fans of Destiny’s Child diva Michelle Williams.
The ‘Fearless’ singer, who stunned her followers last week with the announcement she was splitting from fiance Chad Johnson (with whom she shares the OWN reality show, ‘Chad Loves Michelle’), is reportedly set to depart from another love: her latest Broadway outing.
Details inside:
Cop a gander at Jennifer Lopez!
“Dramatic” and “bold” are undoubtedly understatements when describing the popping pink Giambattista Valli gown the diva rocked in New York City to the Wednesday night (December 12) premiere of her latest film, ‘Second Act.’
Accenting her look with silver Jimmy Choo platform heels, a Jimmy Choo clutch, and Lorraine Schwartz earrings, Lopez’s ensemble dropped jaws thanks to the dress’s seemingly never-ending train.
With accompaniment by boyfriend Alex Rodriguez to top off the look, peek inside for more snaps of J.Lo working the red carpet like only she can:
Katy Perry lends her signature brand of Pop power ballad to the new Final Fantasy mobile game courtesy of the track, ‘Immortal Flame.’
“Dreams hardly ever do come true / I guess I’m lucky ’cause I found myself waking up next to you,” she wails on the new tune. “Oh, and with this raging heart of mine, I’ll love you til the end of time / Cause I want to live a thousand lives, and be your immortal flame.”
Look inside to see Perry plug her latest effort…
When ‘Lip Sync Battle’ returns in January, it’ll be bringing many major names with it – including diva supreme Mariah Carey.
Details on Mimi’s upcoming appearance below…
When Jacquees stepped forward to argue that he was the new King of R&B he found himself on the receiving end of insults launched at him by those who accurately argued that he was incorrect.
Fortunately for him, some good has come of this.
Fantastic news below…
Before rising to become a bonafide Pop superstar Bebe Rexha made a living writing songs for artists she now shares chart space with.
Today, she has urged the music industry to change the way it assigns publishing splits to writers and producers as she feels it is unfair that producers pick up upfront frees as well as royalties…at the expense of lyricists.
Her accurate estimation below…
Robin Thicke returns and bares his truth on emotional single ‘Testify.’
Lyrically transparent, the crooner waxes honest about his the professional hardships he’s encountered in recent years, as well as the personal hurdles – which include a divorce from wife Paula Patton and the passing of his father.
Recorded at Thicke’s Malibu home (which burned down in the California wildfire), the singer said of the song:
“When I made this record I wanted to sing my whole truth and lead off the new album singing my ass off.”
Said LP, the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Paula,’ will be the star’s first for indie imprint EMPIRE Records (home to Tyga and most recently Iggy Azalea). Thicke was previously signed to Interscope.
Take a listen to ‘Testify’ below…
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As we reported here, pop megastar Justin Timberlake was forced to postpone multiple December dates on his ‘Man of the Woods’ tour (designed to support his ill-fated album of the same name) due to bruised vocal cords.
Set to spend the rest of 2018 in recovery, disheartened fans were greeted with news today the Grammy winner and team have posted the 2019 dates for the shows that were rescheduled.
With pit stops inked to take him to each corner of the United States (from Washington D.C. to Houston, Los Angeles, and multiple stops in between), Timberlake is set to show off his renewed vocal cords well into the Spring of next year.
Look inside for the new ‘Man of the Woods’ itinerary…
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