It’s no question Justin Timberlake will occupy the top spot on next week’s Billboard 200 with his next album, ‘Man of the Woods.’  What’s of concern to his faithful followers, however, is the report the set is on track to move his lowest first week numbers to date.

As we reported here, the set – released February 2 – was initially predicted to move 315-325,000 its first week.  However, as the projection was rendered before his show-stopping Super Bowl Halftime show, many assumed the figure would increase drastically after the highly rated showing.

That assumption, as Billboard is reporting, has proven itself false.  Details inside:

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Jermaine Dupri has penned culture shifting smashes for the likes of Mariah Carey, Usher, and JAY-Z.  And now, for his achievements, he’s being rewarded with a spot in the Songwriters Hall Of Fame.

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It’s here!

Kendrick Lamar and SZA have unleashed the video for their collaboration ‘All The Stars.’

Directed by Dave Meyers, the cinematic clip is the first visual to be lifted from ‘Black Panther The Album’ – the K. Dot curated companion project for Marvel’s ‘Black Panther.’

The arresting clip sees the TDE stars embrace the African aesthetic and misé en scene that’s prominent in the movie.

What are you waiting for? Watch after the jump…

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Janet Jackson‘s stock on Spotify has risen…and it’s all thanks to the Super Bowl!

Sweet news for the ‘Unbreakable’ performer below…

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Beyonce is still breaking records – even on her hiatus.

Music’s reigning queen has the world salivating for new music, but her catalogue continues to make major gains.

Case in point ‘4,’ which has just hit a huge milestone.

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Katy Perry has always been quite outspoken on a range of topics – and it turns out that extends to the state of her career.

Well documented is the dismal dip that derailed her once-unstoppable train of success.  And, in doing away with the “pretend it never happened” approach most Pop stars opt for, Perry has revealed that she’s more than aware of her predicament following the commercial tanking of her ‘Witness’ album.

Here’s what she had to say when speaking on her current status in an interview with Glamour magazine:

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Somebody wanted the world to believe that Nicki Minaj‘s brother Jelani Maraj was assaulted in prison.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, it didn’t happen.

Minaj’s mother’s answer to the drama below…

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Lauren Jauregui has used her platform to spark a fresh conversation on homophobia and intersectionality.

Intersectionality is a concept often used in critical theories to describe the ways in which oppressive institutions (racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, classism, etc.) are interconnected and cannot be examined separately from one another.

Her thoughts and feelings below…

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Danai Gurira is the face of Pride.

Gliding to box office domination as one of ‘Black Panther‘s leading ladies, the Zimbabwean actress owns the pages of ‘Pride’ magazine this month as she stands just days away from the picture’s release.

? NEW ISSUE ALERT! Happy #BlackPanther month, everyone – the delightful @DanaiGurira graces our February cover, available wherever great mags are sold TODAY! ? pic.twitter.com/5zDyIx4NVb

— PRIDE Magazine (@Pridemag) February 6, 2018

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Colorism, best defined as “prejudice against people of a certain skin tone, especially from members of the same race,” remains a hot topic among many races – especially people of African or Latin descent.  As the fire surrounding debates on the issue rage on, music mogul/manager Matthew Knowles adds his two cents to the conversation with his latest book, ‘Racism:  From the Eyes of a Child.’

Dropping some jaw-dropping quotable moments throughout the text, Knowles took to our friends at Ebony recently in promotion of the set in an interview that not only highlighted moments of colorism throughout his life, but specifically weighed in on the issue in his own family – namely with ex-wife Tina Knowles and daughter Beyonce.

Admitting that he at one time he only dated White women or women who looked White, he was also sure to emphasize his idea that pop icon daughter’s light skin directly contributes to her fame:

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Tamar Braxton is moving on from the melee by shooting a movie!

As reported, the R&B singer’s marriage meltdown played out all sorts of publicly at the end of last year – with arrests and public claims of cheating plaguing the 40-year-old and her estranged husband Vince Herbert. 

Now though, Ms. She, Me, Her is putting that behind her and pressing on with her professional endeavours – which includes shooting a new movie.

Details below…

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Bruno Mars has rocked the Super Bowl Halftime Show twice – and on both occasions has been hailed as delivering some of the platform’s most memorable moments.

Unfortunately for fellow performer Justin Timberlake, his showing last night isn’t receiving much love from the masses. Indeed, it’s being panned left, right, and centre.

With the world weighing-in on this Halftime and what’s should come next, Mars is throwing in his two cents.

See what he had to say below…

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