Queen of the charts. Queen of the stage. And now Queen of the stadium.
The superstar’s ‘Formation World Tour’ is blowing up box offices across the globe – so much so that multiple dates have been added to the stadium-only jaunt.
Naturally, the early success of the trek has plastered a grin on the face of sponsor Live Nation.
Speaking to Billboard, the company’s chairman of Global Touring Arthur Fogel had much to say about the hottest ticket of the summer.
The fallout from Dr. Luke’s court win over Ke$ha shows no signs of letting up.
With the likes of Lady Gagajoining fans in voicing their support for the ‘Tik Tok’ singer, hitmaker Luke (real name Lukasz Gottwald) has shattered his silence.
In a lengthy stream of Tweets, the producer – who has crafted hits for the likes of Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Pink, and pretty much every major Pop star over the last decade – categorically denied claims that he sexually assaulted Ke$ha. He flat out states that he has never slept with her.
Rihanna has finally revealed the video for ‘Work’ – the lead single from her embattled ‘ANTI’ album.
Directed by X, the visual naturally features guest star Drake, who the 28-year-old siren wines and grinds on throughout the duration of the clip.
Following an aggressive launch, which saw the song played on mainstream radio every-hour-on-the-hour, the track has taken off- both digitally and on the airwaves.
With its video now available for streaming, will it be enough to push the Caribbean-kissed cut to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 where its current peak is #4?
Before her release of her hotly anticipated comeback album the Brooklyn belle continues to support Diddy‘s throwback ‘MMM‘ era with the help from Styles P and King Los.
This time she does by rocking out in his visual for the jam ‘Auction’ before the release of Diddy’s final album ‘No Way Out 2.’
It’s been three months since Kanye West and Kim Kardashian welcomed their second child – a son named Saint West.
And while the masses have seen a lot of the publicity thirsty pair in the months following, the newest addition to their brood (which also includes 3 year old daughter North) has been noticeable by his absence.
Until today.
Via PEOPLE magazine, the couple have released the first official snap of the youngster.
Alas, after Dr. Luke was accused of abusing his artist Kesha, Nicki Minaj has allegedly unfollowed him on Twitter, joining a large group of female artists to throw their support behind the ‘Die Young’ performer.
After taking mini-vacations from the #1 position on the Billboard 200 (thanks to Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Future,David Bowie, and more), it appears chart champion Adele is set to revisit the top spot.
Indeed, showing resiliency akin to its predecessor ’21’ (which spent a whopping 24 weeks at the top), ’25’s rebound to the chart’s summit came courtesy of her well-received performance of ‘All I Ask’ at the 2016 Grammys.
It appears not even a technical glitch and a few misfired notes would keep fans away from putting the album back to #1 for its 9th consecutive week. Tuck in below to see just how many units were shifted:
After more than two decades in the industry, this year saw Jennifer Lopez add to her potent portfolio by slipping on her stilettos to scorch in Las Vegas.
Today, we celebrate the diva’s ability to diversify her craft. This week’s From The Vault is a special one as it pays homage to not one but two singles: ‘I’m Real’ – the original Pop version and its ‘Murder Remix.’
Following the success of the ‘J.LO’ album’s launching single ‘Love Don’t Cost A Thing,’ second swing of the bat ‘Play’ didn’t fare as well commercially. It was time to shake things up. Cue ‘I’m Real.’
The 80’s-kissed incarnation of the song was serviced to radio first. Produced by frequent collaborator Cory Rooney, it lyrically leaned on the “independent woman” theme which was all the rage in the early 00’s.
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What really established ‘Real’ as a blockbuster hit, though, was its Urban remix, which saw Lopez link up with rapper Ja Rule for the first time (of many times). With its sonically summer sound, the track reached the top spot of the US Billboard Hot 100, where it shone brightly for five non-consecutive weeks.
It’s important to stress that although the two songs don’t sound anything alike, their airplay counted towards the very same chart position – a policy which has since been changed following arguments of unfairness.
Elsewhere, ‘Real’ peaked at #3 in both Australia and France but also at the 4th position of the UK Singles Charts.
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For both versions of the song, Dave Meyers was brought in to bring to fruition two dynamically different visuals.
While the Pop take saw the singer assume the role of a homecoming star in town for a show, the ‘Murder’ mix (which nabbed an MTV VMA) re-affirmed her Bronx rooting. It crucially introduced the masses to the “Jenny From The Block” aesthetic; one that would become a staple in her career and one she would later revisit with louder volume on 2014’s ‘AKA.’
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Fifteen years after this release, La Lopez is still making major waves in the entertainment world. For she and her team have ensured she is omnipresent in the media scape. Indeed, this year alone, one need not look further than her Vegas residency, American Idol, and her new show ‘Shades Of Blue’ – which has just been renewed for a second season.
Though her “Jack Of All Trades” trait may be unappealing to some, it’s the exact reason we’ll always respect her.
As of now, we’re not totally sure where Jen will go next… but that’s precisely why we can’t wait to find out.
