The week’s King and Queen of the Billboard 200 are none other than J. Cole and Nicki Minaj.

While Cole sits at #1 with the highest opening-week sales for a male act this year thanks to his sixth studio album, ‘The Off-Season’ (as we reported here), Minaj is found at #2 courtesy of the surprise commercial release of her 2009 mixtape, ‘Beam Me Up Scotty.’

The impressive entries of both sets were not only accompanied with critical acclaim, but also reports of beaming into Billboard history books.

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The 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) may have packed on the star power with dynamic performances from the likes of BTS, The Weeknd, P!nk, Alicia Keys, and more (as we reported here), but the assembly of hitmakers still wasn’t enough to win Sunday night’s ratings war.

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Dua Lipa is just one week shy of levitating into Hot 100 history books thanks to her enduring ‘Future Nostalgia’ hit.

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Justin Bieber fans (affectionately called #Beliebers) who are gearing up for the GRAMMY winner’s 52-date ‘Justice World Tour’ were recently given a taste of what they can expect via his live showing at the two-night season finale of ‘The Voice.’

Delivering a medley of hits found aboard his latest #1 album, ‘Justice,’ Bieber launched into a spirited showing of ‘Peaches’ and ‘Hold On’ – the latter of which was just certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of 500,000 in the United States alone.

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In case you thought otherwise, Michelle Williams is booked and busy!

Hot on the promo trail for her new book, ‘Checking In,’ the singer is up and at ’em in promotion of the semi-biographical, uplifting recount of her public and private struggles with depression. Released May 25, the last few weeks have seen Williams on the high profile promo circuit to not only spread awareness about the book but also to break the stigmas attached to mental health.

Did you miss her stops by ‘Good Morning America,’ ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show,’ ‘Dr. Oz,’ ‘US Weekly,’ and more? Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered.

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Make no mistake; ‘Beautiful Mistakes’ – the latest single from Maroon 5 – is a bona fide hit.

A slow burner on the Billboard Hot 100 at its onset, the Megan The Stallion-assisted tune eventually galloped into the Hot 100’s top 20 – marking her sixth career visit to the chart region.

Now, in an effort to push it even higher on the charts, Maroon 5 delivered a rousing live rendition of the cut during the two-night finale of the latest season of ‘The Voice.’

Filling out a performance roster that included the likes of Justin Bieber (as we reported here), Gwen Stefani & Saweetie (as we reported here), Blake Shelton, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, and many more, look inside to see how the GRAMMY-winning group fared with a little “virtual assistance” from their ‘Savage’ co-star.

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A rousing round of applause is exactly what Gwen Stefani and Saweetie got after they unveiled their first joint live performance of ‘Slow Clap,’ the latest single from Gwen’s forthcoming studio album.

Fans of the No Doubt frontwoman know ‘Clap’ is no stranger to the live circuit as Stefani’s delivered a number of solo renditions of the upbeat cut.  On Tuesday (May 25), however, she joined forces with Saweetie at ‘The Voice’ finale to render the inaugural televised performance of its remix.

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J. Cole was crowned the king of this week’s Billboard 200 after his album ‘The Off-Season’ debuted at #1 with mammoth sales.

He also earned the honor of joining the elite list of names to chart four songs in the top 10 of the Hot 100 at once.

That isn’t halting his hustle, though.

The MC has unleashed the video for ‘Applying Pressure.’

Directed by Scott Lazer, the visual follows a like-titled documentary and the visual for ‘Amari.’

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In what comes as a surprise, Bruno Mars has sold a portion of his song catalog.

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The on and off relationship between Safaree Samuels and Erica Mena is once again off.

For, the ‘Love & Hip-Hop’ starlet has filed for divorce from her husband of fewer than two years.

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New music from JoJo could be just around the corner.

For, the ‘Too Little Too Late’ songstress has taken to social media to hint that new tunes could be coming “soon.”

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Maroon 5 is making a comeback in a big way!

After being a dominant force in Pop music over the last two decades, the band is calling-in some of its famous friends to create an Avengers-like team for the project.

These include: H.E.R., Nispey Hussle, and Megan Thee Stallion.

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