Though set to be welcomed by modest sales, Jay Z and Beyonce´s “Everything is Love“ is to wipe the floor with all three of Kanye West‘s album releases on the Billboard 200 this week.

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Reps for the late rapper XXXtentacion have issued a statement following his brutal murder in Miami. Their warm words below… 

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Janet Jackson is gearing up to blaze the stage as headliner at the 2018 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.

It’s apt, then, that the Queen Of Pop appears a-front of the July/August issue of Essence Magazine.

Shining in a gorgeous gold suit, the singer beams as she flashes her trademark smile.

Within the pages of the prestigious publication, the 52-year-old opens up about darker times – specifically her battling depression.

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Cardi B isn’t letting pregnancy pause her promo train.

As reported, the rapper covers the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine with fiancé Offset, from Hip-Hop ensemble Migos.

The timing is apt, as Cardi is on the cusp of pulling off quite the musical coup.

For, she’s presently forecast to occupy the #1 and #2 spots on the next Billboard Hot 100 with ‘I Like It’ and Maroon 5’s ‘Girls Like You’ respectively.

25-year-old Cardi, who is believed to be due any day now, is already back in the studio and is also set to hit the road on the last leg of Bruno Mars‘ ’24k Magic Tour’ in September.

Needless to say, the hustle doesn’t stop for this chart-slayer.

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Ariana Grande is sprinkling her new album ‘Sweetener’ onto the charts song by song.

Ahead of the project’s August 17th arrival, the Pop starlet has opted to unleash ‘The Light Is Coming’ as the latest taste of the set (which is now available for pre-order).

The whimsical cut was produced by Pharrell Williams and reunites Grande with frequent collaborator Nicki Minaj.

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Fans of The Carters found themselves swimming in a sea of confusion hours ago when it was reported that their collaborative album ‘Everything is Love‘ was to sell under 200,000 units in its opening week.

Troubling, considering the figures the pair have pulled in via pure sales with their respective solo efforts.

Arriving with the new morning? News that their startling sales projection has been retracted.

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Christina Aguilera ended a six year hiatus from the charts with the release of ‘Liberation.’

Her first body of work since 2012’s ill-fated ‘Lotus,’ the set was led by focus single ‘Fall In Line’ with Demi Lovato alongside taster cuts ‘Accelerate,’ ‘Twice,’ and ‘Like I Do.’ 

With the set being showered with critical acclaim, how is it performing commercially?

The first week estimates are in. So, the answer awaits after the jump…

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Beyonce and Jay-Z broke the internet with their surprise album ‘Everything Is Love’ over the weekend and made waves with the wide release of the 9-song set on Apple Music, Spotify (Premium), and iTunes a day later.

It naturally has all eyes peeled to see how it fares commercially? Well, the first forecast is out and brings with it answer.

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Prince‘s heirs have slammed the streaming service TIDAL and asked it to slice the agreement they came to to share the late star’s music with the masses in half!

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Sources close to Nas claim he does not feel his new album campaign was sabotaged or overshadowed by the release of Beyonce and Jay Z‘s ‘Everything is Love.’

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Beyonce and Jay-Z shocked the masses when they dropped their surprise-but-much-rumored joint album ‘Everything Is Love’ over the weekend.

The 9-track set was turbo-powered by the video for ‘APES**T,’ which featured the couple flexing inside and outside the Louvre in Paris.

And it seems folk are reacting exactly how the song’s title asks.

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Jidenna has been criticised and labelled a fool by critics after comparing XXXTentacion, the slain rapper who assaulted several women and a gay man, to the human rights activist Malcolm X.

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