‘Rolling In the Deep’ diva Adele’s ’21’ album is still rolling over competition on both album and single charts despite debuting almost a year ago.   Already crowned 2011’s best selling album and spending 43 of its 44 week shelf-life in Billboard’s top 5, the songstress moved back to #1 after moving an additional 144k albums this week.  Such feat ties her with fellow female powerhouse vocalist Whitney Houston’s 1986 self-titled debut for a 14 week run atop Billboard’s album charts.  The only other female (or female led) albums to know such reign would be ‘The Bodyguard’ soundtrack (20 weeks from 1992-1993) and Carole King‘s ‘Tapestry’ (15 weeks in 1971).

On the singles front, the British beauty is commanding the lower half of the chart’s top 10 with ‘Someone Like You’ and ‘Set Fire To the Rain’ at no.8 and no.9 respectively.  At the chart’s higher end, ‘Party Rock Anthem‘ duo extend their top 10 reign at #1  and #6 respectively with their party favorites ‘Sexy and I Know It’ and ‘Party Rock’.  Filling out the top five, gal pals Rihanna and Katy Perry can be found at #2 and #3 respectively with ‘We Found Love’ and “The One That Got Away”.

Finally, while the ladies have run this motha- for quite sometime, the men are finally getting in on some of the action.  Bruno Mars makes a splash with ‘It Will Rain’ at #4, Flo Rida makes good at #5 with ‘Good Feeling’, and Jay Z/Kanye settle at #7 with ‘Ni**as In Paris’.

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‘Been around the world and ayayai‘

Earlier this week, footage of Epic jewel Ciara performing at Dubai’s Club Chi Chi in support of her upcoming album surfaced here, days after it was announced the project’s lead single would be arriving in a matter of weeks.

So in further support of the album and her cause as a performer, the songstress has taken her worldwide club tour to the European city of Amsterdam to deliver what might be one of her most impressive performances to date.

Watch her in action below…

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It goes without saying, that Chris Brown‘s comeback campaign hasn’t been as “instant” some may have anticipated. Indeed, it’s been a slow, steady, yet rewarding re-ascend for the 22 year old – following ‘the incident’ back in 2009.

Discussing “operation restoration”, Brown’s manager sat down with Billboard for an insightful interview, detailing how the singer will be handled moving forward.

Check out the revealing piece after the jump…

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Days ago, fans of Rap favorite 50 Cent rejoiced in his  claim that he had inked a  deal Pepsi which would see the company distribute ‘Street King‘, his brand of  nutriontal energy shots which sees proceeds from all sales go towards feeding underprivileged children worldwide.

Unfortunately for him, today saw the company refute the Rapper’s claim, revealing that they are not directly involved with project despite his claims that they were.

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The-Dream‘s recent interview Tim Westwood seems to be the gift that keeps giving.

For, after revealing in part one how much he made for penning Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’, part two seems the singer-songwriter open up about why he can no longer work with R&B star Ciara, as well as his thoughts on his own success as an artist.

Check out his comments after the jump…

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Just in case you weren’t aware, Pop maestro will.i.am‘s latest single ‘T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)’ is out now.

So, in support of the generally well received release, the entertainer took to ‘The Tonight With Jay Leno‘ show to deliver a colorful rendition of the number in a bid to force the track- which is currently sat at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100- into much higher chart ground.

His dazzling light show below…

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She may be renowned for being behind a number of Pop’s upbeat and lighthearted releases, but it would seem serial chart topper Ke$ha may be moving onto pastures new, that is- if recent comments she has made about her upcoming album are anything to go by.

Find out what she has to say about the long awaited release and its premise below…

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Peep these snaps of ‘How Many Licks‘ vocalist Lil Kim celebrating New Year’s Eve recently.

Spotted in the company of what appears to be a number of close friends and sporting a far more demure look than usual , these shots of her are a far cry from the heavily photo shopped promotional images of her that surfaced last week in support of her upcoming EP.

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For many, the Sugababes came to a much-needed end when they were forced to give away their last single ‘Freedom’ for free on Amazon. Oh, the irony.

However, all three of their remaining fans needn’t fear. For the trio’s longest serving member, Heidi Range, has confirmed that they aren’t splitting. They’re just not doing anything for the foreseeable (…).

Full story after the jump…

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Add “doting wife” to the list of Mariah Carey‘s many titles.

The diva, 41, tweeted the shot above of her in hospital with husband Nick Cannon just moments ago, going on to reveal that the presenter and comic is being treated for “mild kidney failure”.

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It’s been a whirlwind few years for Adrienne Bailon.

Having risen to prominence as part of R&B outfit 3LW in the early 00’s, the singer’s big break came when Disney snapped her up to front (what would become) the wildly successful Cheetah Girls.

Yet, as the age old adage goes, all good things must come to an end; with that ‘end’ coming in 2008 when the Cheetah’s disbanded.

And while some members struggled to find their footing (with less than ‘Spectacular’ results), Bailon was swiftly snapped up by Island  Def Jam. A deal That Grape Juice learned has since gone sour. Nonetheless, the future still looks bright for the 28 year old. Find out why below…

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Despite many-a-print (falsely) reporting that mommy to be Beyonce spent her New Year’s weekend welcoming baby Carter to the Carter clan,  fans can now see the diva afront a few approved publications.  Lending her look to Downtown Magazine and Glamour Paris’s winter covers, the former’s feature story sees the songstress earn yet another thumbs up for her work with First Lady Michelle Obama in their joint ‘Let’s Move’ campaign.  ‘Move’, for which Knowles imparted a revamp of her pop hit ‘Get Me Bodied’, has been a leading initiative in the United States to combat childhood obesity.

Elsewhere, the diva’s hustle continues as she graces the cover of Glamour France’s February 2012 edition.  The cover shot of which sees the svelte songstress shimmer in a form fitting bronze number.

The prints make their way across the net as fans and followers anxiously await real word that the diva has delivered the latest addition to the Carter Clan.  Such, as Bey has already made known, will be shortly followed by a few other highly anticipated deliveries – new movie, new album, and a new tour.

Until then, see more of Bey below:

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