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Alexa Goddard showcased her Roc Nation-approved gift for ‘Shazam’ recently, partnering with the company to perform her new single ‘So There’ for ‘Shazam Sessions.’

How she did? Pretty awesomely, no doubt giving her fans even more reason to anticipate the future releases set to turn her into a household name.

Check her out after the jump…

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All roads lead to December 15th for Hip-Hop diva Nicki Minaj, who’ll be releasing her third studio album ‘The Pinkprint’ on said date.

Buzz is already booming thanks to preceding singles ‘Pills N Potions’ and the still sizzling ‘Anaconda’, however Onika isn’t sitting idle.

The rapper is ramping up the promotional push for project, the latest stop being Billboard Magazine.

While the feature arrives tomorrow, the cover was unwrapped moments ago. Check it out above and let us know…

Your thoughts?

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Cop a gander of Ariana Grande!

The pint-sized powerhouse serves regal in earnest a-front of InStyle magazine’s December 2014 issue.

Set to hit newsstands this week, the cover feature is the latest in a long line of promo spots erected to support the 21-year-old’s sophomore album ‘My Everything’ and its newest single ‘Love Me Harder’.

We love it…do you?

Your thoughts?

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‘V’ magazine had the pleasure of catching up with Nicki Minaj recently, stepping into her world as she steps closer to the December 15th release of her new album ‘The Pinkprint.’

So, what time better than now to unwrap details on the project’s track list, broken down for her fans during her interview with the mag.

What the world can expect from the emotional release?

Find out after the jump…

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The divas of Destiny’s Child are celebrating the arrival of new addition to their growing family.

Kelly Rowland, as reported, gave birth to her first child – a son named Titan Jewell Witherspoon on Tuesday – and now bandmate Beyonce has shared her joy at the news on Instagram.

Her words below…

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As fan fiction goes, it appears it’s a case of the bigger the star, the more elaborate the story.

Just ask Beyonce.

The mega-seller found herself at the centre of a fake-tracklist storm last week, after well-executed line-sheet – supposedly featuring new songs from the re-release of her self-titled album – begun doing the rounds.

Featuring collaborations with the likes of Rihanna and Justin Timberlake, the image gained ample traction and was covered by a multitude of outlets – including many of the major variety.

We, however, held out for official confirmation, which materlized just a few days later and featured none of the alleged new numbers. Instead, two fresh cuts – ‘7/11’ and ‘Ring Off’ – were confirmed along with remixes featuring the likes of Kanye West and Pharrell Williams.

With the dust from the confusion settling, a rep from Bey’s team spoke with Billboard about the episode, as well as plans for the singer’s future releases.

Full story below…

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With all but an announcement rolled out, it’s fair to say Rihanna season is upon us.

The racy rebel, whose new album had been delayed for more than a year due to competition from chart rivals, must finally feel that the coast is clear as reliable intel informs us that a big reveal is nigh.

In the interim, the 26-year-old is pushing the visual component of her campaign hard; for, this week alone she returned to Instagram, covered Elle, and took off all her clothes for Esquire UK.

Moments ago, behind the scenes footage from the latter surfaced. Check it below…

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Many thought it would never occur, but Azealia Banks finally looks set to release her long-awaited debut album ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’…tomorrow!

Along with the cover and tracklisting, which you can check out above and below, the rapper confirmed the unique roll-out by way of Spotify which have the LP  available to stream now.

The project’s arrival comes after a series of delays dating back to 2012 when its lead single ‘212’ descended and dominated. Earlier this year, Banks bounced from her record label Interscope after an uber public spat – which begs the question of which label is rolling out the release. We’re hearing murmurs about a deal with Capitol Records (another Universal Music imprint), but confirmation is pending.

In the meanwhile, peep the tracklist after the jump…

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‘Black Rose’ is the name of Tyrese‘s forthcoming studio album, due for release in 2015.

Fortunately for his fans, they won’t have to wait that long before the unveiling of its lead single ‘Dumb Sh**’ featuring Snoop Dogg.

Is it any good? Will it be enough to guarantee sweet success for the ‘Baby Boy’ star?

Give it a spin and weigh in below!

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Dawn Richard is once again riding solo.

The Danity Kane staple is leaving the group’s drama and pressing ahead with her next independent venture, her sophomore album ‘Blackheart’.

Scheduled for release on January 15th next year, the LP has thus far spurned lead single ‘Blow’the video for which arrived last week.

Today, however, brings with it the debut of another new song, ‘Professional’.

Clearly club-geared, the track skews more mainstream than much of Richard’s experimental discography. Does it pay off, though? You be the judge below…

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Industry forecasters predicted that country pop diva Taylor Swift‘s new album, ‘1989,’ would soar right to #1 with over a million sold its first week.  What they didn’t predict, however, is how far past the 1 million mark the record would scorch.

With official numbers finally tallied, reports have it the album shifted 1.287 million copies its first week and, in turn, etched the singer’s name in history books as the only artist to have three albums sell over 1 million copies in one week.

Billboard:

“…of the top selling albums on the Billboard 200 chart for the week, 1989 sold more than Nos. 2-107 combined.

Or, yet another way to view 1989’s massive bow: It debuts with more copies sold than the combined first-weeks of the last eight No. 1-debuting albums.  Note:  Swift’s 1989 was briefly on sale for 99 cents during its release week through the Microsoft’s Music Deals app, but those sales were not counted by SoundScan.”

As if that’s not reason enough to celebrate, the album’s lead single, ‘Shake It Off,’ has finally shaken Meghan Trainor‘s ‘All About That Bass’ from the top spot of the Hot 100.   This is in addition to the four other songs from ‘1989’ that made a debut in the Hot 100 this week.  The five entries put Taylor Swift in second place (behind Aretha Franklin) with most Hot 100 entries by a female ever.

With a #1 single and album simultaneously and five entries in the Hot 100, the question is now:  will that Taylor Swift reign ever let up?

 Your full chart check below – Hot 100 and Billboard 2o0:

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Nick Jonas and Tinashe are wasting no time hitting the promo trail for their remix to ‘Jealous’.

The duo opened up today’s episode of BET’s 106 & Park with a crowd-pleasing live offering of the track which was unleashed earlier this week.

With the original having hit #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and its new incarnation garnering ample play on radio, the performance could easily provide an added boost to the track’s trajectory ahed of the release of its housing album – Jonas’ self-titled debut (due November 11th).

In any case, peep the performance below…

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