Nicki Minaj has long been one of music’s most versatile talents.

Indeed, the Rap royal’s gargantuan discography spans many a genre and has birthed many a smash hit.

Currently on the super-selling ‘Pink Friday 2 World Tour,’ the femcee’s latest stop was Vienna, Austria.

While there, the reaction to a particular track has Onika in a reflective space about her next musical move.

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Dua Lipa delivered dynamite on the stage with her headlining set at Glastonbury and it ignited fireworks on the charts for the Pop darling.

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While Kelly Osbourne‘s spell in the spotlight has spanned more than two decades, the media maven’s attempt at a music career was short-lived.

Riding off the early 00s success of the hit MTV reality show ‘The Osbournes,’ the then-teen embarked on a mission to follow in the artistic footsteps of her famous father Ozzy Osbourne.

The result?

Singles such as her panned Madonna cover ‘Papa Don’t Preach’ and its housing 2002 album ‘Shut Up’ – which peaked at a disappointing #101 on the Billboard 200.

Now, after going on to anchor herself in the television hosting arena, Kelly has revealed that she “regrets” leaving music behind.

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Two Texas artists have had enough of watching Cardi B rake in the success of her latest Hot 100 top 10 hit, ‘Enough (Miami),’ and believe they’re entitled to some of it.

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Fantasia has rendered her fair share of jaw-dropping renditions of the ‘Star Spangled Banner‘ over her 20-year career, but she arguably delivered her most memorable yet when she took to the West lawn of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. for Independence Day 2024.

One of the big names on the performance roster for PBS’ ‘A Capitol Fourth‘ concert, the GRAMMY winner took vocal flight while wearing a white hot Christian Siriano gown – much to the amazement of audience members and viewers at home.

Garnering a rave reviews for her latest take on the historic tune, hop inside to see the action if you missed it when it first aired.

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In December 2021, Mariah Carey made music history when her yuletide song, ‘All I Want for Christmas,’ became the first holiday hit to be certified Diamond in the United States – meaning it sold the equivalence of over 10 million units.

A year later, progressive sales perennial hit pushed the yuletide tune to 12x Platinum for sales of 12 million – a feat that tied Katy Perry‘s ‘Firework‘ for the title of highest-certified single by a female act at the time.

And while Carey later passed Perry on the list by entering a three-way tie for the all-time position alongside Miley Cyrus and Lorde, Katy’s now clawed her way past the diva trio with 2013’s ‘Roar.’

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Monica may have once declared her and Brandy‘s legendary hit ‘The Boy is Mine‘ was “too sacred” to remake, but chart-topping Pop star Ariana Grande‘s decision to take the “inspired by” route (instead of a direct duplication) apparently got both R&B divas’ stamp of approval as they not only appeared in the tune’s music video but later lent their talents to its official remix.

And though the ‘Eternal Sunshine‘ favorite had already cracked the Billboard Hot 100’s top 20 at the time of its parent album’s release (#16 peak), it was seemingly on its way off the chart before Bran and Mo worked their magic.

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Missy Elliott marveled on night one of her blockbuster ‘Out of This World Tour.’

The seismic spectacle set sail in Vancouver, where the multihyphenate maven rocked a sold-out capacity crowd at the Rogers Arena.

Mirroring the boundless creativity that has defined her three-decade career, Elliott’s high-tech set featured stunning performances of classics such as ‘Get Ur Freak On,’ ‘One Minute Man,’ and ‘Lose Control.’

Joined on the trek by guests Timbaland, Busta Rhymes, and Ciara, the night saw the latter thrill with her own catalog of smashes like ‘Level Up,’ ‘Promise,’ ‘Goodies,’ and ‘1,2 Step.’ She also seized the moment to treat fans to performances of brand-new tracks.

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Kendrick Lamar is proving that there is ample mileage in his Billboard Hot 100 #1 smash ‘Not Like Us.’

Last night, the MC dropped the video for the dynamite Drake diss as a July 4th surprise.

Delivering yet another viral moment for K.Dot, views for the Dave Free-directed visual are off to a turbo-charged start.

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FLO are keeping the flow of new music coming.

The Brit-bred R&B trio kicked off the year with ‘Walk Like This’ and followed with ‘Caught Up.’

Today (July 5), the ladies unlocked a preview of their latest offering ‘Check.’

The preview comes on the heels of the group’s stunning performance at Coachella 2024.

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