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Nicki Minaj has been laying all sorts of low as she works on her much anticipated fourth album, but she’s making sure her brand stays visible in the interim.

Case in point her appearance in the new commercial for Mercedes-Benz.

Onika, who hasn’t posted on social media since December and has been seldom seen in just as long, stars in the TV/online spot for the A-Class 2018 model.

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The Weeknd looks to celebrate the weekend in a major way. Because the Pop crooner has announced his brand new album ‘My Dear Melancholy’ – and it’s arriving sooner than you might’ve thought.

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The word unstoppable comes to mind when assessing Cardi B’s ascent to fame.

Gliding to glory as an Instagram star, the performer now enjoys a career as a Hip-Hop staple filling the clubs, playlists and radio airwaves alike with singles launched to support her debut album ‘Invasion of Privacy.’

Today, the rapper is to learn that her fans’ support of her latest jam ‘Bartier Cardi‘ has turned it into one of the fastest-moving numbers on Spotify.

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The R&B royal Chris Brown has responded to the surfacing of images which see him choking a female friend.

Snaps and his response below…

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The wall of silence that is said to have enabled R. Kelly‘s allegedly sickening obsession with African-American children has been shattered by a new documentary unveiled the British Broadcasting Channel.

In it, much to the ageing star’s horror, his former friends come forward to detail the abuse they say witnessed while in his presence and offer proof that he has indeed groomed, raped and assaulted the minors he calls his “pets.”

How viewers responded to the unearthing of his secrets?

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Concerns continue to grow for rapper Bow Wow.

For, just days after publicly questioning his existence, the 31-year-old has now revealed on social media that he doesn’t believe he’ll make it to 35.

His worrying words below…

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Once a proud proponent of the “album a year” model, Rihanna has in recent years steered in a different direction.

But that hasn’t been without bumps along the way.

Indeed, her last album ‘ANTI’ was marred by multi-year delays and spurned several “lead singles” before eventually striking gold with Drake collaboration ‘Work.’

And while the 2016 set would go on to birth other moderate hits such as ‘Needed Me’ and ‘Love On The Brain,’ it didn’t deliver smashes in the manner she’s accustomed to. A reality some say caused the LP’s like-titled tour to routinely play to half-empty venues.

To remedy this, RiRi is reportedly looking to embrace a more mainstream sound on her next go round.

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Looks like Lil Dicky was just the tricky to help R&B bad boy Chris Brown ascend back to top 10 glory on the Hot 100.  The crooner – who not only released mixtapes and a 45 track studio album (‘Heartbreak on a Full Moon’) last year but was also featured on countless other rappers and singers’ offerings – has consistently missed the chart’s upper rankings despite firing a number of shots in its direction.

Now, after several tries, it appears ‘Freaky Friday’ is the charm.

As we reported here, the cut zoomed to the top of the iTunes tally just a day after its release.  Seven days later, after its streaming, radio airplay, and digital downloads sums have been counted, ‘Friday’ is a tenant in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.  Coming as Brown’s first occupancy of a space in the top 10 since 2013’s ‘Loyal,’ look below to see exactly where he landed:

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Normani is a shooting star.

And she has the Spotify receipts to prove it.

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Eminem hasn’t set the charts ablaze with new album ‘Revival,’ but that isn’t stopping his hustle.

Ahead of a much anticipated performance at Coachella, Slim Shady has unleashed the trailer for new video ‘Framed.’

The track appears to be the latest from the LP to receive the single treatment and, by the look of its cinematic preview, Em is going all out with this thriller.

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Tinashe‘s new album may be called ‘Joyride,’ but the journey to its release has been more of a bumpy ride.

Indeed, the set was first announced almost three years ago and even spurned a like-titled tour. And yet it was plagued by one push-back after the other when its various “lead” singles struggled to ignite the charts.

And while one would assume that the eventual establishment of a release date would have the 24-year-old hungry to deliver commercially, she’s saying that’s not her priority.

See what we mean below…

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The rapper Logic is facing fire after eagle-eyed fans unearthed a tweet published before he became one of Hip-Hop’s favourite newcomers.

Full report below…

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