Beyonce may be hard at work on her fifth studio album, but it seems she is still reaping the rewards from its R&B driven predecessor this year.

Marking the latest hit in her extensive discography, this week has seen her 2011 single ‘Best Thing I Never Had’ certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association Of America.

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Lifetime’s hit reality series ‘The Houstons:  On Our Own’ has earned mixed reviews from viewers as it chronicles the lives of late pop icon Whitney Houston‘s family just months after her untimely passing.

Its star, Houston’s 19-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina, is not only using the show as a peek into her private life, but also as a vehicle to jumpstart her long sought after music career.

Indeed, while Whitney’s pride-and-joy officially unveiled her desire to be like her multi-octave mom via a Youtube video (covering Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’) some time ago, now she’s taking on one of her mother’s most beloved hits.

Click below to see Bobbi Kristina tackle ‘I’m Your Baby Tonight’ from tonight’s episode of ‘On Our Own’:

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After what seemed like endless teasers, it’s finally here!

The long-awaited collaboration between Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am and pop princess Britney Spears made its visual debut aboard tonight’s episode of ‘X Factor USA’.

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‘Put It Down’ diva Brandy is looking to do just that come December 31st as it was recently announced the singer has joined the growing list of performers hitting the stage for the annual ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve’ special.

Accompanying a list of performers set to include Fergie, Pitbull, Flo Rida, Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen, and more, the stop comes as one of many set for promotion of the singer’s latest album ‘Two Eleven’.

As always, the Ryan Seacrest-hosted event will kick off Monday, Dec. 31 on ABC and lead into January 1st!

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Easily one of the year’s biggest Urban releases, Alicia Keys‘ latest studio album ‘Girl On Fire’ has been backed by a gurantuan promotional campaign; one which has taken the Grammy winner to many a stage globally.

Naturally, then, all eyes are on how the LP fares in the singer’s biggest market – the US. And now, with the help of Hits Daily Double, we’re able to provide a clearer picture of how the album is selling on home soil.

Ms. Keys’ first week predictions await after the jump…

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“To Catch A Thief”

Much like “epic”, “diva”, and “underrated”, recent years have seen the term “swagger-jacking” used in overabundance.  Indeed, even the slightest note, move, or visual reminiscent of art past has found fans defending their favorites against accusations of copycatting…

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Aerosmith megastar Steven Tyler made headlines days ago when he slammed ‘American Idol’ judge Nicki Minaj on what he suggested were her ‘lack luster’ judging skills.

Confusing much of the Rapper’s fan base, considering the fact Tyler is not believed to have seen Minaj’s judging skills, his remarks sparked a fiery response from the performer on the social networking site Twitter.

Now, after being branded a racist by the star, today has seen him apologize to her.

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It may have taken her seven years and the absence of Beyonce & Lady GaGa, but yesterday saw Rihanna finally a nab a US #1 album, with the LP ‘Unapologetic‘.

So, perhaps in realizing it’ll be sometime before she scores a second number one album, she has taken to Twitter to milk  celebrate her  win, thanking her fan base before their support.

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Via ‘She Is Diva:

“Check out our girl Alicia Keys looking all flavors of cute today, arriving at BET‘s ’106 & Park’ to speak on her new ‘Girl On Fire’ album.

Giving us even more of a reason to love her, she was all the way open on married life, motherhood and changes in her life influenced the project, which we’ve had on repeat all day.”

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It’s common-knowledge that Christina Aguilera‘s ‘Lotus’ campaign has been rocked by many a speed-bump.

Indeed, its lead single ‘Your Body’ was never performed, which led to slow album sales, which ultimately resulted in more media muck being hurled at the singer.

However, it appears several positive facets to the project are beginning to emerge – one being the fact that, as of this week, ‘Your Body’ can officially be deemed a chart-topping Billboard hit.

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‘Rumor Has It’. ‘Love Song’. ‘Rolling In The Deep’.

The above three serve as one of the many reasons Brit gem Adele became one of the highest selling entertainers in chart history last year, with the release of her sophomore set ‘21′.

Now, in what will leave quite a few Pop damsels in commercial distress, the project has now hit sales of 10 million units…in the US alone.

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The proof, as they say, is always in the pudding..and if the last few days in Nicki Minaj‘s world are anything to go by, we’d say life is pretty sweet for the Rap star.

Unveiling a new eight track EP named ‘The Re-Up’ last Monday, this week saw her reap many a reward from the project after its sales forced its supporting LP, ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ 79 spots up the Billboard 200 in the space of 7 days, placing it at #28.

So, just in case that wasn’t enough to put a smile on her face, she’s now scored a new personal best on a critical tip.

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