Even without the benefit of his Samsung arrangement, Jay Z‘s new LP ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ is now on course to top the Billboard 200 in the coming chart week!

However, as not leave anything to chance, the Rapper made his way to Hot 97 today to catch up with his pal Angie Martinez for an interview which saw him speak freely on his daughter Blue Ivy, Pop’s would be wild child Miley Cyrus and the sequel to 2011’s ‘Watch The Throne‘.

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Ciara‘s promotional train charges ahead full speed with the release of the visual for ‘Read My Lips’.

As earlier reported, the R&B diva has cooked up a number of “video shorts” to bring songs from her new self-titled album to life. Put simply, she and her team are playing approximately no games with this project (which finally hit stores today).

So what are you waiting for? Check out the clip below courtesy of Glamour below…

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Fans of Pop belle Rihanna staged a protest in Poland two nights, when she failed to kick off the latest leg of her ‘Diamonds World Tour’ on time.

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As Rihanna spread fairy tales and fallacies on Twitter over the weekend, her long time hero Beyonce put her time to better use when she arrived at the 2013 Essence Festival to rock its audience with an electric stage show.

Part of her ‘Mrs.Carter Show’ venture, her show at the Fest saw her rock out in the company of many a musician, including ‘Street Dreamin’ darling Bridget Kelly– who was reportedly in the audience alongside the likes of Keyshia Cole!

Watch Bey present Rihanna with a few facts of her own below…

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Love Dawn Richard as much as we do?

If so, get familiar with the man behind her magic- Drew Scott and his brand new EP ‘Places I’ve Ever Been’, released to the world to us.

After giving it about ten or so spins this morning, we now consider ourselves fans of the performer, and can guarantee that you’ll enjoy it as much we did, even if you’re unfamiliar with his work prior to this.

Ready for a new sound?

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All too often, the notion of a “comeback” is thrown around with little care and even less legitimacy. However, in Ciara‘s case, it’s ringing true in more ways than one.

The Urban stage blazer has seen her new self-titled album rocket on the iTunes tally upon release this morning – presently sitting at #2.

Continuing a week worth of all-out promo, the 27-year-old stopped by Good Morning America this AM to perform the project’s hot new single ‘I’m Out’.

Backed by her army of female dancers, Ms. Harris rocked the house like only she can. Indeed, not only is she booking stages, she’s leaving her footprint on them too.

Watch CiCi electrify after the jump…

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Jennifer Lopez is Hollywood royalty, hence it’s only fitting that the premium diva channels just that on the latest cover of ‘W’ magazine.

With current single ‘Live It Up’ fizzling rather than sizzling, it appears La Lopez is shifting gears –  recently teasing that its parent album will be arriving all the way in November. And that’s just pencilled in. Still, it’s clear the name of the game is visibility and the 43-year-old is ensuring she remains the hottest of topics via stunning snaps like this. Fierce.

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Peep this scorching performance of ‘Grown Woman’, put on by singer/actress Beyonce at the 2013 Essence Festival!

Performing for an audience of fans and stars-which reported included R&B life force Keyshia Cole, her set is now available to check out and enjoy after the jump.

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Expect to see ‘I’m Out’ hitmaker Ciara out and about all summer long as she pushes the promo machine into overdrive for her new July 9th-due album.

Bringing the “party” to BET’s ‘106 & Park’ tonight, fans were raving when the songstress cranked out a live rendition of fan favorite ‘DUI’ just hours after delivering another teaser of its official music video.  Cici’s set also saw her visit her latest Urban smash ‘Body Party’ as well as ex-boyfriend Bow Wow looked on from the crowd.

Joined by rapper B.O.B., see the Atlantan stageblazer work like only she can below:

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With only a few hours to go until its release, Ciara‘s self titled new album found a home in BET’s 106 & Park when she arrived there to kick off a lengthy stint on the hit series.

While there, she brought life to the Elijah Blake penned song ‘DUI’ with a rousing performance of it, showcasing the skill many hope to see rock the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards this Summer.

Think she’s got what it takes?

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‘My All‘ maestra Mariah Carey is reportedly in good health today, after dislocating her shoulder while on the set of a brand new music video.

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Samsung may have purchased 1 million copies of his new LP for their mobile phone users, but it seems Jay Z won’t be needing these sales to top the Billboard 200 next week.

Indeed, thanks to a short but potent digital campaign launched for the ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’, pre-orders for the release have sky rocketed in the last week, giving it no choice but to soar to the top of the charts next week!

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