Cardi B‘s domination of the Billboard charts is nothing short of historic.

The “Trap Selena,” who dominated headlines over the weekend for her show-stopping P-popping (while pregnant) at Coachella (click here for more on that), also saw her name float atop headlines for the chart-performance of her debut album – the highly anticipated ‘Invasion of Privacy.’ Wreaking havoc on both Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts respectively, the set’s entrance brought with it some seriously record breaking feats – namely those previously set by Coachella’s biggest story:  Beyonce.

According to reports, ‘Privacy’:

• Entered charts with the largest on-demand audio streaming week ever for an album by a woman (202.6 million streams)
  • Defeating Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade,’ which launched at 115.2 million streams
• Logged the biggest streaming week for a debut studio album
  • Trumping Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘Luv Is Rage 2’ (150.6 million streams)
• Saw most of its tracks chart, helping give Cardi 13 simultaneous Hot 100 placements overall
  • Besting Bey’s 12 tracks found on ‘Lemonade’ (the ‘Formation’-led album remains the first project by a woman to simultaneously chart all its songs).

Congratulations are certainly due to the ‘Love & Hip Hop’ alum!  Look inside to see who joined her in the top 25 on both charts:

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Ariana Grande has trumpeted her return.

The vocal wonder has confirmed the murmurs: she is indeed releasing a single this week.

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The ripple of buzz surrounding Beyonce‘s epic Coachella set continues. And the Queen is reaping a bevy of benefits.

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Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and a host of TDE talent are gearing up to hit the road together for the aptly titled ‘Championship Tour.’

The Stateside trek kicks off in Vancouver on May 4th and will play 29-shows.

To amplify buzz, K.Dot and co have released a promo video.

Billed as a homage to the film ‘Rocky,’ the digital short – directed by Jack Begert and Dave Free – follows Lamar and his crew on the tennis and basketball courts, golf course, soccer field, and track.

Check it out below…

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Normani is making major strides on her solo journey.

Fifth Harmony announced their hiatus last month and the 21-year-old has wasted no time blazing the trail.

She secured management with a branch of Roc Nation, signed a lucrative deal with RCA Records, and released a hit collaboration with friend/label-mate Khalid.

With her debut album pencilled in for an end of year arrival, the Houston native stopped by Hot 97 to speak about her whirlwind 2018 and what’s to come.

During her candid chat with Nessa, Normani spilled on her upcoming album, pairing up with Missy Elliott on the set, Fifth Harmony‘s hiatus, and the story of her meet-up with Beyonce.

The latter was especially notable as she spoke of her shock when Queen Bey told her that she’d been waiting to meet her (after hearing so much).

Check out the interview below…

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The legendary Lauryn Hill is set to celebrate her magnum opus in a major way.

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It’s that time of year!

The Billboard Music Awards are back for its 2018 instalment and today the much anticipated nominees were revealed.

Two of the names featured on the coveted list, Khalid and Bebe Rexha, were on-hand for the partial announcement this morning on the TODAY Show.

In the time since, the full list of finalists for the May 20th ceremony (which airs live on new network NBC from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas) has surfaced.

See who’s up for what after the jump…

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Cop a gander of Keri Hilson!

The R&B siren continues her steady return to the spotlight with a striking new ad campaign for Ramomar (a fashion brand who counts the likes of Nicki Minaj amongst its supporters).

Inspired by African queendom, the shoot – lensed by Derek Blanks – sees the ‘Pretty Girls Rock’ singer channel Cleopatra to stunning effect.

The spread, more of which will be unwrapped imminently, comes as Hilson gears up to make her stage comeback at LA Pride 2018 in June.

It’s been eight years since the star released her last studio album. So, ahead of her return, re-live her launch performance of TGJ’s ‘The Splash’ below… (more…)

The elusive chanteur Zayn Malik has been booted from his management company First Access Entertainment.

Surprising news below…

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Usher has been struck with bad news.

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One Republic frontman Ryan Tedder has sent a bouquet of warm words to his friend and collaborator Camila Cabello this week as he celebrates the release of his new ‘Rollacoaster’ cover!

What the writer, who has penned smash hits for Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson & Adele, had to say about the ‘Havana’ singer?

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Well, isn’t J. Cole just full of surprises.

Just hours after the Grammy-nominated rapper took to Twitter to announce a surprise concert in New York City (click here to read more about that), fans were sent into an absolute frenzy when he unveiled his new album – the follow-up to 2016’s ‘4 Your Eyez Only’ – will be rolling into stores this Friday.

Look inside for the annoncement:

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