As recent debuts go, few have resonated more with the masses than Ariana Grande and her breakout smash ‘The Way’.

Penned by Jordin Sparks and Sevyn Streeter, the blazing track has propelled the 20-year from being a Nickelodeon name to one etched in the upper echelon of music charts across the globe.

The song’s greatest success has been on home-soil in the US where it recently received a major sales certification from the RIAA.

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Ariana Grande‘s catchy tunes and four octave vocal range have seen her become the year’s biggest breakout star.

With latest single ‘Baby I’ blowing up on iTunes, the 20-year-old star stopped by Big Boy’s Neighborhood on Power 106 to promote the track.

During the fun-filled interview, Grande revealed that rapper Big Sean will feature on her hotly anticipated album ‘Yours, Truly’. After professing her love for the G.O.O.D Music star’s material, the show’s host threw down a challenge to rap her favourite Sean track — a challenge she accepted.

Watch below as Ariana and family “perform” ‘Guap’…

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If you know anything about TGJ, you’ll know that Veronica Vega is fast becoming one of our favourite acts this year!

Storming the scene as an act signed to Polow Da Don‘s ‘Zone 4 inc’ music group, today saw the Latina Pop belle release a viral video for her new single ‘Wicked’!

Shot during her time in Kenya with ‘Locked Up’ maestro Akon, the clip is now available for the world to enjoy below!!

We love it, and we’re sure you will too…

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Yesterday was supposed to bring with it the release of Mariah Carey‘s fourteenth studio album ‘The Art Of Letting Go’. However, as reported, the premium diva has yet master the art – instead pushing back the project to ensure it’s “just right”. 

This, though, hasn’t halted her hustle when it comes to the LP’s lead single ‘#Beautiful’. A moderate hit (which peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100), the track easily serves as Mimi’s biggest success in years; a fact which likely explains why she’s milking it for all its worth.

In new audio update for fans (recorded on the day ‘Letting Go’ was supposed to hit stores), the mother of two explains that not only is she still hard at work on the album, she’s gearing up to debuted even more remixes of its breezy first offering (she’s already released more than five).

Listen to Ms. Carey-Cannon’s message after the jump…

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Much of 2013 has seen music’s biggest hitters maintain a relative silence as they cook up their respective comebacks. However, next month sees all of that change with the official launch of Lady GaGa‘s ‘ARTPOP’ campaign.

Due November 11th, the project’s lead single arrives August 19th.

And with merely weeks to go before the inevitable “Pop event” sets sail, it’s only natural that the “Monster Machine” kicks into full swing.

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R&B belle K. Michelle  is gearing up bare her ‘Rebellious Soul’ on August 13th.

Keen to give her ever-growing fan-base a taste of what to expect from the set, the ‘Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta’ star has released a five-track sampler of the ‘V.S.O.P’ led album.

Take a listen after the jump…

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Three long years have passed since Jazmine Sullivan blessed the charts with her sophomore set ‘Love Me Back’; sadly the LP’s title would go on to prove ironic following so-so sales and a premature pulling of the promotional plug.

Fast forward to today and the climate looks altogether different for the soul-filled songstress.

Having honed her image and side-stepped onto another Sony Music label RCA (she was previously signed to the now-dissolved J Records) , Sullivan is hard at work on her third studio album.

The ‘Lions, Tigers, & Bears’ singer has maintained a silence of sorts about the as yet untitled set, however this morning saw her share a snippet of a new song.

What are you waiting for? Take a listen after the jump!

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Whether sixty or sixteen, we all consider ourselves fans of the force that is Beyonce.

However, it was two three year old twins Jessie & Joi who showcased their dedication to the star when they put on a live performance of her ‘Schoolin’ Life’, the uplifting number pulled from her double Platinum album ‘4’.

Uploaded by YouTube user Karen Kennedy , the fun filled footage sees the pair take on the cut as best they could, making for adorable footage!

Press play below!

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As is often the case with producers as influential as he is, the world will struggle to appreciate just how groundbreaking Timbaland‘s work is until we’re a decade or so removed from it.

Crafting the sounds of debut acts who have now gone on to become just as iconic as he is ten years down the line, it’s his work for Aaliyah that seen him secure the most praise and acclaim- solidifying his status as one of the greatest maestros of all time.

Want to know what he thought of the use of her voice in new songs crafted by Drake and Chris Brown.

His take below…

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As he joins Keri Hilson in anticipating the release of her own new album, Timbaland has whipped up a frenzy for Nas‘ forthcoming effort today, by announcing a collab between himself, Justin Timberlake and Jay Z!

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As promised here, Pop lovebirds Jordin Sparks and Jason Derulo have taken to the studio to craft tunes for both of their forthcoming albums.  Derulo, up first with his September-due album ‘Tattoos’, is reportedly playing co-star to Sparks’ forthcoming new single ‘Before It Breaks’.

Taunting fans with the phrase ‘#10daysBeforeItBreaks’, the ‘No Air’ songstress took to Twitter to tease the new tune with a brief (and we do mean brief) snippet.

Tuck in below to get your first taste and tell us what you think:

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If you love K.Michelle as much as we do, you’ll know that August 13th will see the release of her new album ‘Rebellious Soul’.

So, as to give fans ample time to decide whether they will or won’t pick up the album, she began major physical promotion of the release when she performed its launch track ‘V.S.O.P’ on ‘The Wendy Williams Show‘.

As if that wasn’t enough, today also brought a sampler teasing the soulful effort.

Watch and listen after the jump…

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