Yesterday fans nabbed their first preview of an alternate version of Nicki Minaj‘s 2014 hit ‘Anaconda.’

Its name? ‘Anaconda 2.0.’

Today, said fans will be able to listen to the full explicit version of the “new” number which comes armed with fresh and humorous production, a hook pulled from her contribution to Ciara‘s ‘I’m Out’ and a brand new verse that takes aim at her biggest rivals.

Before you continue we must warn you…it’s very explicit.

Ready to listen?

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Is Queen of Pop Madonna becoming the queen of hearts?  Ask a few of her Parisian fans and they’ll probably say “yes” after the diva staged a surprise concert at the Place de la République in Paris (the site of tributes for the victims of the November 13th terrorist attacks).

Appearing at the location Wednesday evening after a sellout show at the Bercy Arena as part of her hotly-selling ‘Rebel Heart’ tour, the songstress took to Twitter to alert fans of the show.  Within minutes, droves showed up to croon out hits ‘Like A Prayer,’ ‘Ghosttown,’ and more with her.

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That Adele reign simply will not let up!

On the Hot 100, the diva’s blockbuster comeback single, ‘Hello,’ greets its 6th consecutive week on the perch.  Fending off strong competition from the likes of Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and more, managed to outdo all of the aforementioned tunes on streaming, radio, and download tallies.  Showing strong signs of doing the same again next week, ‘Hello’s performance is only matched by that of its parent album, ’25.’

With another 500,000 sold in its third week (with some reports indicating that number will be closer to 650k), the project is #1 again – besting projected new entries by Coldplay (200,000), G-Eazy (125,000), Rick Ross (60,000), and more.  These figures will be on next week’s refreshed chart.

To date, ’25’ has sold over 5 million copies.  And, at the rate it is moving units, industry analysts predict the album – released in November 2015 – will end the year with at least 7 million sold…

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Monica will be declaring a state of ‘Code Red’ on the charts next week when her eighth studio album sashays into stores via RCA Records.

Continuing her practice of drip-feeding fans the LP’s material, the Grammy winning songbird hatched new song ‘Alone In Your Heart’ moments ago.

Produced by Pop Wansel and Oak, the track may just be our favorite from the project thus far.

Take a listen below…

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Say what folk will about Lady Gaga, but there’s no denying that her rapid ascend remains a Pop story for the ages.

It’s little wonder then why her split from the man who powered it, Troy Carter, is still an equally compelling narrative.

After achieving gargantuan success, the pair dramatically (and suddenly) parted in 2013 just days after the release of Gaga’s fourth opus ‘ARTPOP.’

In the time since, Mother Monster (shephered by Carter’s second-in-command Bobby Campbell) has managed a slow-but-steady rebuilding of her career following the brick wall the LP smashed into, while Carter has gone on to manage Miguel, Meghan Trainor, and more.

During a recent interview with Bloomberg, the media mogul didn’t shy away from questions about Gaga and instead addressed his time working with her and their “heartbreaking” parting.

Peep the interesting interview below…

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Chris Brown wasn’t the only entertainer who performed at Terrance & Taraji‘s ‘White Hot Holidays‘ TV special hours ago.

Joining him to celebrate the holidays on the show was Mary J. Blige, Patti LaBelle & John Legend who delivered moving renditions of numbers they picked to perform after Terrance David and Taraji P. Henson gear up for the next season of ‘Empire.’

Watch ’em in action after the jump..

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Thanks to units they’ve moved in their respective careers Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott and Nicki Minaj are officially the highest-selling female rappers of all time.

While Hill continues to enjoy life away from the spotlight Elliott and Minaj now find themselves forced to face comparisons for the very first timE following the former’s return to a Hip-Hop scene now dominated by the latter.

Now, after learning what Missy did (or didn’t) have to say about here in an interview published here, Minaj recently revealed just what she thinks about the ‘She’s a *****‘ lyricist during her recent conversation with ‘Billboard.’

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Keen to ensure his new LP ‘Royalty’ doesn’t tank when it hits retailers the R&B force that is Chris Brown made his merry way to ‘Taraji & Terrence’s White Hot Holiday’ special where ‘Empire’s leading couple celebrated the season with live performances from many an R&B royal.

Alas, all did not go to plan.

For Brown came under fire when his audience noticed that his vocal performance may not have been as stellar as they had been expecting it to be.

Will you agree with their criticism?

Watch below…

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It’s Nicki Minaj’s ‘Anaconda‘…as you’ve never heard it before!

Hours after her Hip-Hop jam ‘Only‘ was certified 3x platinum in the U.S. the entertainer has released an alternate version of her smash hit single ‘Anaconda.’

Its name? ‘Anaconda 2.0.’

Nab your first listen of its hidden verse below….

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Jidenna is back, and if his latest cut is anything to go by, better than ever!

Following the release of his breakthrough bop ‘Classic Man’ the Nigerian entertainer has released the song ‘Love Live the Chief” and its supporting music video which leads the way for a debut album set for release in early 2016.

Peep the ‘Chief’ in action below…

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Nicki Minaj ends her ‘Pinkprint’ era with a ‘Billboard’ magazine spread this month.

There, as she prepares to enter 2016 with a new movie and fresh music in her sights she bares all on her feelings towards the project a year after its release and how its achieving success with it (it recently crossed sales of over 1 million units worldwide) was anything but a walk in Pop’s park.

More from Minaj below…

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Adele has the chart factor and this Sunday will flaunt her X Factor when she takes to the stage on the finale of the singing show’s current season.

Details below…

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