For Rihanna‘s new album ‘ANTI,’ it would appear the truth – and not TIDAL – will set it free.

Released Thursday to much chaos (see: early leak), confusion has encased the true commercial performance of the project ever since.

On the one hand, Jay Z‘s streaming claims 400,000 “bought” the LP (beyond the million free downloads it offered), while the RIAA went on to certify the project Platinum after just 24 hours.

However, with a lukewarm launch iTunes (where the album was made available to purchase a day after its TIDAL arrival) and no physical copies in stores (yet), all eyes have been on the first week predictions.

Well, wonder no more. Because, the first ‘ANTI’ sales predictions await below…

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Rita Ora hit headlines last December when she sued for her release from longtime label Roc Nation.

As widely reported, the London bred star (who has 5 UK #1’s and  1 US top 5 to her name) has been signed to the Jay Z helmed imprint since 2009 – and after much ado finally looked set to release her first Stateside album early this year.

However, said plans were dashed into disarray after the filing of her suit – which argued that she was essentially self-funding her releases as the label were focussing on other ventures (see: TIDAL, Roc Nation Sports).

In the months since, little else had been divulged, with fans left speculating the status of the case after Ora was immediately removed from the roster page on the Roc site.

Today, though, things seem to have taken an ugly turn…

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1) Coldplay & Beyonce – Hymn For The Weekend

2) Rihanna – Kiss It Better

3) Sia – Cheap Thrills

4) Bryson Tiller – Don’t

5) Zayn Malik – Pillowtalk

What are Your Top 5 Songs of The Moment?

When he isn’t wreaking havoc on ‘Scream Queens’ Nick Jonas can be found flaunting his passion for fashion front row at many a show.

His latest trip?

To London to catch what TopMan has to offer this year where he rubbed shoulders with the model David Gandy before he returns to the U.S. to record material for his forthcoming LP.

The project will follow the release of his self-titled set which delivered the song ‘Jealous’ and sees him tasked with competing with chart-topping efforts by his biggest rivals Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Jason Derulo…and the rising Urban Pop force that is Zayn Malik.

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Guess which R&B beauty shared this snap of herself on ‘Instagram’ recently!

Hint: Last year saw her secure four Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom, one of these topping the nation’s R&B tally.

Still not sure who it is?

Our mystery lady’s identity below…

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After yielding year-end tallies based on chart stats and critic picks, our friends over at Billboard have turned the polls over to fans in quest to find out who the people thought was the ‘album of the year’.

To the surprise of many, the appointed – pop superstar Lady Gaga – did not see her name on the music Bible’s chart or critics’ picks – yet she topped every major category of the reader’s poll.

Taking honors in ‘Favorite Album’, ‘Favorite Music Video’, and ‘MVP’ of the year, see what other names were dominated by the diva in the tally and tell us if you agree:

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The stars came out to play at London’s ‘The Groucho Club’ last night, hitting the Soho spot to be met with fans as they met with fans outside.

In attendance, was One Direction star Harry Styles, former ‘T4’ present Miquita Oliver and chart topping Brit Pop royal Rita Ora, who can be seen posing it up with Styles above.

Arriving at the club weeks after returning from Japan, Ora was snapped arm in arm with Miquita shortly before work continues on her US debut, set for release in 2014.

Until then, peep more from her night out below!

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Last night, in aid of his new album ‘Fortune‘, Chris Brown graced the 2012 Billboard Music Awards with a live rendition of his smash hit ‘Turn Up The Music‘.

However, despite excelling on a dance front, today saw the star come under fire for allegedly ‘miming’ to a pre-recorded vocal as opposed to singing live.

On the receiving end of a series of ‘indirect tweets’ from P!nk and one time collaborator Joe Jonas, Brown and his performance have struck up fresh debate today. Debate, centered around his alleged inability to sing his own songs live.

More below…

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