For many, Nicole Scherzinger is a hitmaker in waiting. Hence it’s oh so fitting that the former Pussycat Doll has called on one of the industry’s top hit vendors to craft her second solo album.

Taking to Instagram today, the stage blazer and Sony Music’s latest signee shared the shot above of herself in the studio with Tricky Stewart with the following caption:

Studio making #magic w/@trickystewart@mr_joshstewart @jackson_stewart__

An industry titan, Stewart has produced smashes for the likes of Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, and Mary J. Blige. Can he cook up a winner for The X Factor UK judge? Time will tell!

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Having swept through the industry with hurricane like ferocity last month, Beyonce is back on her brand hustle.

The megastar glimmers glamour and gold in the newly released commercial for her latest fragrance ‘RISE’.

Available worldwide next month, the scent follows the singer’s record-breaking first effort ‘Heat’ – which continues to melt the competition.

Peep pics below and the Jake Nava directed TV spot itself after the jump…

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Christina Aguilera just keeps winning.

The Pop diva has cause for celebration today, for her multimedia juggernaut VEVO have awarded her 2012 video for ‘Your Body’ their coveted “Certified” honor.

Details after the jump…

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If headlines are anything to go by, controversial Kanye West hasn’t had much to smile about of late.

However, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) released news to the contrary today.

The rapper’s latest album ‘Yeezus’ has been officially certified Platinum in the US.

Details after the jump…

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They’re three of the world’s most lucrative entertainers, all responsible for turning the writers behind their material into millionaires.

Not sure what we mean? Well, simply ask the likes of The Dream, Sia, Elijah Blake and Miguel how ‘financially fruitful’ cuts penned for Beyonce, Rihanna, Ciara and Mariah Carey have been for them, providing a stability few entertainers can say they’ve enjoyed at any point in their careers.

Now, in a move that’ll make the business of songwriting even more appealing to chart hopefuls, SoundExchange has announced plans to launch a monthly royalty payment system, seeing writers reap the fruits of their creative labor faster than ever before.

Details below…

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Hip-Hop titan Drake is gearing up to host Saturday Night Live on NBC this weekend.

In traditional SNL form, a series of promo’s have been released to plug the star’s appearance on the show.

As ever, hilarity ensues. Peep the previews after the jump…

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Tyrese, Ginuwine, and Tank drop by ‘Arsenio Hall’ to perform ‘I Need’ – the latest single from their 2013 hit album ‘Three Kings’.

The Braxton sisters, sans Tamar Braxton, were spotted on last night’s Arsenio Hall to promote their top-rated WeTV reality show ‘Braxton Family Values’. While there, however, the sisters were put in the hot seats about their respective love lives – namely rumors that Towanda is dating former NFL starKordell Stewart (ex-husband of ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ starlet Porsha Stewart) and more rockiness in the marriage of Trina.

Click play to hear their thoughts on this and also Mama Evelyn weighs in on reports about her recent run in with the law.

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For most acts, dealing with the inevitable horror that is a commercial decline oft goes a long way to bruise legacies when said decline prompts desperate measures they believe will reverse, or at least delay, the inevitable.

Fortunately for ‘You Had Me’ performer Eve, she isn’t like most acts.

Indeed, in penning a positive chapter in the novel that is her career, the Rapper has secured a lucrative new deal with Bob Iger‘s ‘ABC‘, who have handed her her very own television series.

Wonderful news below…

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As Shakira swoops down and sits on the tree that is #6, Katy Perry storms through Pop’s forest on the hunt for higher ground today, riding the digital beast that is her Urban number ‘Dark Horse.’

Looking for good news?

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Individually, they’re more than capable of pushing hits big enough to give their creatives cause to rejoice and the competitors cause to recline.

Together, they just may have launched one of the year’s fastest rising smashes, doing so before they grace the year with brand spanking new studio albums.

Who we’re talking about?

Shakira and Rihanna of course, the ‘Roc Nation’ riots who kicked down iTunes UK’s door this morning, looted its Top Ten and have now made away with #6 spot today.

Pour yourself a freshly made jug of ‘Chart Juice‘ below…

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