It looks like Katy Perry may have to put in a call to Olivia Pope & Associates or an equivalent service. Because her new single ‘Bon Appétit’ is bombing – and in a big way.
Unleashed only a week ago, the Migos assisted track has experienced an uncharacteristically bad chart run.
Indeed, signs looked bad when it failed to ever reach the top 10 of US iTunes – a reality virtually unheard of for a “Katy Perry” release.
Fast forward a week and the track has vanished from the top 100 of the market leader’s digital store.
As at writing, it sits at #103.
Fascinatingly, its below its preceding single ‘Chained To The Rhythm’ (#83) and older efforts from the likes of Lady Gaga (see: ‘Million Reasons’ / #69).
With streaming figures looking equally problematic, it’s unlikely (although not impossible) that even a video will help this.
It definitely makes one wonder: If Katy is struggling to sell / stream singles, what fate awaits her album?
Tamar Braxton is wasting no time tackling her new single ‘My Man’ live.
The 40-year-old performed the emotional song during her Houston, Texas show last night and made sure its inaugural offering was one to remember.
Employing the length and breadth of her impressive range, Ms. She, Me, Her soared to vocal heights with the track – which she says lays bare the reason for her parents break-up.
Watch below…
She did that.
Tamar can definitely grate at times, but her talent is undeniable.
The musical mogul Nicki Minaj faces claim that she helped a former friend rob commit a heinous crime by serving as his getaway driver.
Currently hard at work on new material and brand partnerships, the rapper has discovered that her former Hoodstars compadre 7even Up has spilled the beans on their alleged illegal proclivities much to the dismay of her fans.
What he says the business woman did when he attacked someone in NYC?
Watch below…
Minaj parted ways with Hoodstars to pursue a career as a solo performer and was picked up Birdman’s Cash Money collective shortly after.
Did you miss the release of Future‘s highly-anticipated visual for the hit ‘Mask Off’?
Fear not, we’ve got you covered!
For, waiting below in all its Colin Tilley-built glory is the video which stars the socialite Amber Rose.
Ready to go for a thrilling visual ride?
Hit the play button below….
Two cups, toast up with the gang
From food stamps to a whole ‘nother domain
Out the bottom, I’m the livin’ proof (Super)
Ain’t compromising, half a million on the Coupe
Drug houses, lookin’ like Peru
Graduated, I was overdue
Pink molly, I can barely move
Ask about me, I’m gon’ bust a move
Rick James, thirty-three chains
Ocean air, cruisin’ Biscayne
Top off, that’s a liability
Hit the gas, boostin’ my adrenaline
Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature launched to revisit entertainment’s often shocking past.
Today, as their biopic continues to enthral fans home and away, the members of New Edition stand as the subject of today’s class.
Why?
Their unforgettable clash on live television!
Watch below…
Fighting within the force eventually saw them disband and projects as solo acts and duos before finally reuniting to share their story with the world via BET.
Bobby had this to say about it:
I’m amazed. These talented young guys did a great job at being us as young kids and then brought it all the way home. Chris [Robinson, the film’s director] brought everything out of all these actors to make it special. I was sitting in the chair over here and got a little crying on. Watching and being alive to be able to see what my life was and has become and where my life is going from this point on? It’s special, man. These kids put their hearts and souls into this, just like we put our hearts and souls into our lives.
Hoping to bag multiple hits before the unveiling of her next studio album, Nicki Minaj glides into saucy action with help from Lil Wayne and David Guetta with the visual for their jam ‘Light My Body Up‘.
Released as her fans mock her rival Remy Ma over claims of infidelity within her marriage, the video was directed by Benny Boom and impacts the world following the release of her lacklustre visual for her cut ‘No Frauds’.
Is it time for Minaj to welcome new creative energy into her mix?
This Sunday brings with it the dramatic finale of the ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ season 9 – and it appears Bravo have saved the full-on fireworks ’til last.
Viewers have watched on as private talk about lady ponds and dungeons has descended into public chaos.
The rumor mill has put Phaedra Parks in the middle of the madness, with suggestion that she is the puppet-master. Allegedly.
And while the answer will arrive in a mere matter of days, a newly released preview shows Porsha Williams and Kandi Burruss cry tears (both of the angry and sad variety) in the aftermath of the “reveal.”
See what we mean below…
Looks like must-see TV. We’ll be tuning in this Sunday. Will you?
When it was revealed that Rita Ora had signed with Atlantic Records, many wondered whether it’d see her team with some of the superstars on their roster.
Well, it looks like that didn’t take long to come to fruition. For, she’s working with Ed Sheeran.
In a mysterious clip shared on Instagram, the media maven is seen in what looks like a studio gazing into a camera with the ‘Shape Of You’ crooner by her side. A brief snippet of a song plays before it cuts out.
Frank Ocean has found a fan and potential friend in Brad Pitt.
Rocking this month’s edition of GQ, the actor- who is divorcing his wife Angelina Jolie– set out to share his newfound admiration for Ocean and R&B music.
When asked on his time playing characters in pain, he shared:
Yeah, I’m kind of done playing those. I think it was more pain tourism. It was still an avoidance in some way. I’ve never heard anyone laugh bigger than an African mother who’s lost nine family members. What is that? I just got R&B for the first time. R&B comes from great pain, but it’s a celebration. To me, it’s embracing what’s left. It’s that African woman being able to laugh much more boisterously than I’ve ever been able to.
How he came to this profound conclusion?
I’ve been listening to a lot of Frank Ocean. I find this young man so special. Talk about getting to the raw truth. He’s painfully honest. He’s very, very special. I can’t find a bad one.
Unwilling to make the most of their status as legacy acts is TLC, the duo behind and in front of the new number ‘Haters’.
Haters gonna hate / People gon’ say what they say / We don’t care about that anyway.
The cut appears on the final LP which impacts retailers on June 30th and sees the ladies address their doubters and naysayers with lyrics and production which stand a long way away from the material which turned the group into a household name.
July 7 – Everett, WA – The XFINITY Arena at Everett
July 8 – Abbotsford, BC, Canada – Abbotsford Centre
July 14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
July 15 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
July 16 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre
July 21 – Las Vegas, NV – Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
July 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
July 23 – Tucson, AZ – AVA Amphitheater – Casino Del Sol Resort
July 28 – Cedar Park, TX – HEB Center at Cedar Park
July 29 – Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
July 30 – Houston, TX – NRG Arena
Aug. 2 – Mount Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino
Aug. 4 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center
Aug. 5 – Maplewood, MN – Myth Live Event Center (Outdoors)
Aug. 6 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 8 – Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion
Aug. 10 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Theater
Aug. 11 – Bonner Springs, KS – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
Aug. 12 – Anderson, IN – Hoosier Park Racing & Casino
Aug. 25 – Essex Junction, VT – Champlain Valley Fair
Aug. 26 – Big Flats, NY – Tag’s Summer Soundstage
Aug. 27 – Gilford, NH – Bank of NH Pavilion
Sept. 1 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
Sept. 2 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Sept. 3 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Sept. 8 – Salem, VA – Salem Civic Center
Sept. 9 – Duluth, GA – Infinite Energy Arena
Sept. 10 – New Orleans, LA – UNO Lakefront Arena
Sept. 15 – St. Charles, MO – The Family Arena
Sept. 16 – Chicago, IL – Ravinia Festival
Following a longer than planned hiatus (to accommodate Kerry Washington‘s pregnancy), the show picks up right where it left off – with fireworks!
Forming a central part of the revived TGIT (Thank God It’s Thursday) block of programming, the political drama promises (and is already delivering) many an explosive twist and turn for its sixth season. Election, anyone?!
Watch a sneak peek preview of episode 14, titled ‘Head Games,’ below…
Kendrick Lamar has given the competition yet another reason to say ‘Damn.’
As if already setting the Billboard 200 alight by boasting the year’s best first week sales with his tertiary release wasn’t enough, now – as it reigns atop the tally for yet another week – the set has been certified platinum.
Taking to Twitter earlier today, his label announced:
Congratz are undoubtedly in order for Lamar. Tuck in to see who joins him in the top 25 on this week’s refreshed TGJ Chart Check:
