When as big a star as J. Cole, album releases are events. Even when minimal notice is given.

Such was the case for the Hip-Hop titan’s latest offering ‘KOD’ – which arrived with a week’s lead-in.

The set – which bears three simultaneous translations: ‘Kidz On Drugz,’ ‘King Overdose,’ and ‘Kill Our Demonz’ – was preceded by surprise shows in New York and London.

Was the hype enough to help Cole deliver commercially? The first week forecasts are in, as such the answer awaits below…

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Check out Janet Jackson!

The Pop queen glistens and glows in new promotional shots to herald her return to the live circuit.

As reported earlier today, the stage scorcher will be bringing the heat with extended dates of her ‘State Of The World Tour’ this summer.

The original leg ran for 56-dates (all of which Jackson completed) and was a big hit with fans and critics alike.

Ahead of her comeback, peep more pics below…

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April 27th will bring with it the unveiling of Janelle Monae‘s new album ‘Dirty Computer.’

Today? News of the tour she’s erected to support it!

Dates below…

Last week, R. Kelly found himself kicked to the curb by his lawyer, publicist and assistant as they, fearing what their association with the star would do to their careers, pulled the plugs on their working relationship with him.

Today, details on the singer’s frantic efforts to pull himself out of the pit of despair he has fallen into have surfaced online.

Full report below…

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The Queen of Pop Janet Jackson is going back on the road!

Fresh from wrapping the hugely successful first leg of her ‘State Of The World Tour,’ the diva supreme has announced the trek’s second.

Details below…

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Cop a gander of Janelle Monae!

The multi-talented songstress releases new album ‘Dirty Computer’ (together with a 44-minute visual) later this week and trumpets its arrival in the newest issue of FAULT Magazine.

Beyond posing it up for a striking shoot (which was lensed at Jimi Hendrix’s preserved London flat), Monae seized her interview feature to reflect on racism in America, parenthood fears, and how staring in Oscar-winning ‘Moonlight’ helped her decide to “walk in her truth.”

More after the jump…

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J. Cole‘s brilliant set ‘KOD‘ has crushed Taylor Swift‘s Spotify record by way of streams it earned on the thriving platform.

Awesome news below…

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DeRay, one of the activists at the forefront of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, has condemned the horrific assault of an African-American woman in a Waffle House store.

The predators? Police officers.

Disturbing footage below…

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Shania Twain has largely dodged controversy for much of her career, however she hit quite the iceberg yesterday when the Canadian revealed in an interview that she would have voted for Donald Trump.

Her largely liberal fanbase clapped back with a unanimous ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much’ and many deemed her officially “cancelled.”

In an attempt to quell the raging flames

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Kanye West has been busy baking new music for himself and a host of other artists – the latest of which is none other than Nas. 

Dive below for details…

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Nicki Minaj roared back onto the scene with dual singles ‘Chun-Li’ and ‘Barbie Tingz’ last week and is wasting no time letting fans know what’s coming next.

Because, fresh from being announced as the musical guest on the SNL season finale on May 19th, Onika is touting her upcoming world tour; one she tells the Barbz will be unmissable.

Her words below…

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Shania Twain has largely avoided scandal over the course of illustrious career – but that all changed today and in the most unexpected way.

For, In an interview to promote the international leg of her ‘Now Tour,’ the Canadian Country Pop icon revealed that she would have voted for Donald Trump if she could.

Head below where her words await as well as the public response…

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