Hailed as the ‘Holy Trinity’ by their respective fan bases, sales and accolades scored by Beyonce, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna make them the most successful artists of African descent in Pop’s current line-up.

Fact, not opinion.

So, it should come as little surprise to anyone that Sunday night’s VMAs saw two of the aforementioned enjoy epic sales boosts following their performances at the event.

Why Nicki Minaj and Beyonce have good cause to celebrate today?

‘Flawless’ victories below…

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Miley Cyrus‘ ‘Bangerz‘ Fourth of July TV special has been placed under investigation by the Federal Communications Commission this week, after it received a flood of complaints blasting its allegedly indecent nature.

Details on Cyrus’ latest problem below…

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In 2009, Rita Ora tasted her first piece of US notoriety when she starred in Drake‘s ‘Over’ visual.

In 2014, the ‘Black Widow’ joins the rapper in celebrating gains they’ve both made on this week’s ‘Billboard’ charts, doing so as talk of their new LPs heat up in industry circles.

News on their respective wins below!

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After riding to notoriety on the wave that was Kreayshawn‘s ‘Gucci Gucci‘in 2011, last year finally saw Iggy Azalea find her footing on Pop ground with ‘Work’, boasting a sound far more “convincing” than her earlier material.

Unfortunately, following it up with the UK Top Five number ‘Fancy’, the Rapper has seen her debut album “The New Classic” ripped to shreds by critics who have billed its material manufactured, disingenuous and chart thirsty.

Why the project now owns a Metacritic score of 60/100?

Find out below…

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With 850 radio stations in the US, radio station group owner Clear Channel Communications can boast of reaching an audience of 110 million people per week.

So, with this in mind, it’s no wonder many an entertainer seeks to score the full support of the company when launching releases, hoping to garner as much as ‘play’ as possible on its stations and reach the audiences they need to guarantee noteworthy sales.

Now, in response to its surprise release, the organisation’s Entertainment Enterprises president has weighed in on Beyonce‘s new album, and how he thinks its numbers will fare on his formats.

An interesting read below…

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After American music lovers pushed it sales over the 400,000 unit mark hours after its release, the good people of Australia follow suit today- handing a fresh pair of commercial legs to Beyonce‘s self-titled new album!

Why she and Roc Nation’s Elijah Blake have much to give thanks for this morning?

Your Sunday morning ‘Chart Check’ below…

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Can’t say we didn’t see this coming.

Hit rapper Kanye West adds yet another rant to his list of quote-worthy tirades, this time slamming the Recording Academy for only gifting his latest album ‘Yeezus’ with two nominations.

Finding listing only in the Best Rap Song and Best Rap Album’s categories, West, fans, and critics alike all called ‘foul’ on the decision to omit the rap work from the Big 4 – a feat some thought was remedied when Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, and Time Magazine all listed ‘Yeezus’ as the year’s top release.

Well, apparently that wasn’t enough.  Tuck in below for the ‘Gold Digger’ divo’s latest speech:

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 ….and the good news keeps on rolling in!

After Urban music lovers rejoiced in the success of Mary J.Blige‘s ‘A Mary Christmas‘ here, this afternoon came baring more gifts, brought to Beyonce, Rihanna, Elijah Blake, Nicki Minaj, Alicia Keys and the Pop ‘Royal’ that is Lorde.

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With a resume full of career milestones (see: Stellar & Dove Award wins, Grammy nominations, having the longest running #1 single in history), you'd think there would be few “firsts” left for gospel superstar Marvin Sapp.

But, as his first holiday-themed album 'Christmas Card' (in stores now) reveals, even the most seasoned of stars still have room for new achievements.

That Grape Juice recently caught up with the “Never Would've Made It” singer to chat specifically about the new album (which features the likes of former group Commissioned, R&B singer Joe, and more), his new reality show, thoughts on the controversial 'Preachers of LA', and so much more.  As always, you don't want to miss this:

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She’s the Rap riot hailed as one of the best performers to rock Pop’s scene in well over decade.

Now, as she readies the release of her debut album ‘Broke With Expensive Taste‘, Azealia Banks has given a shocking interview to Martin Ivens‘ ‘The Sunday Times‘, detailing a past that’ll spell the words ‘soap opera’ for any who peep the excerpts waiting for you below.

Surprising content below…

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They’re the Urban album sellers boasting sales many a Pop staple could only dream of.

Now, after flying the flag for Hip Hop time and time again, Nicki Minaj & J.Cole find themselves leading the way for a fresher faced Hip Hop contributor this year, set to join them in the run at the top in the coming year.

His name?

Elijah Blake.

Full story below…

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Ariana Grande may have scored a #1 with her debut album ‘Yours Truly’ this week, yet that hasn’t stopped the 20-year-old from setting her sights on its follow-up. Already.

Details after the jump…

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