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The Pop icon that is Janet Jackson is making moves!

What, where and why?

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As two of R&B’s banner releases this year, Janet Jackson‘s ‘Unbreakable’ and Tamar Braxton‘s collection ‘Calling All Lovers’ have all eyes fixed on their commercial performance.

In Ms. Jackson’s case, many are intrigued to observe how her first project in over seven years fares, while for reality star and TV host Braxton, there’s the question of whether she can sustain the buzz created by 2013’s ‘Love & War.’

Well, wonder no more. The first industry estimates are in and tell a compelling tale.

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With new album ‘Calling All Lovers’ in stores this week, Tamar Braxton is calling on the masses to pick-up the ballad-heavy set.

As reported, the promotional push for the project (the follow-up to 2013’s Grammy nominated ‘Love & War’) saw her stop by The Wendy Williams Show, where she dished on music and motherhood, as well as her current stint on ‘Dancing With The Stars.’

The 38-year-old also hit the stage to perform new number ‘Circles’ – a showing which has just surfaced online.

Find out how she fared after the jump…

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As critics continue to shower her debut album ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’ with praise Azealia Banks continues to build material for her sophomore set ‘Business & Pleasure.’

Fortunately, Banks recently had the ‘Pleasure’ of doing ‘Business’ with the man behind some of Beyonce‘s more recent hits.

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It may have earned him many commercial points but it’s safe to say Usher‘s romantic ties to Electronic Dance Music have seen him chip away at his own credibility.

Not because the material wasn’t strong…but because his decision to genre-hop was more of a tactical one than a creative one.

This hasn’t gone unnoticed by his protege’ Justin Bieber who weighed in on the matter during an interview to promote his forthcoming album.

His words below…

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Six weeks remain until Justin Bieber‘s much-touted comeback album lands in stores.

To kick off the countdown, the 22-year-old – who hit #1 in the US and UK with the set’s lead single ‘What Do You Mean’ – has revealed the LP’s official title.

Find out what Bieber’s first album since 2012’s ‘Believe’ has been christened below…

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If the iTunes chart is any indication, Janet Jackson is back. Officially.

The iconic diva uncaged her hotly anticipated ‘Unbreakable’ album today and it’s currently besting the competition. The ‘No Sleeep’ led set is the star’s first LP in seven years.

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It’s here!

Janet Jackson‘s long-awaited 11th studio album ‘Unbreakable’ danced onto shelves after a seven-year hiatus. In honor of the Queen’s return, we have singled out our top 5 songs from the icon’s new project.

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If Sam Smith had hopes of surpassing his Brit-Pop sister Adele he’s well on his way to reaching his goal.

Why he’s done what the Grammy winning chart-topper failed to with her James Bond theme tune?

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The philanthropic force that is Christina Aguilera made her way to Ecuador with the U.N. World Food Programme to fight famine for this year’s World Hunger Relief.

Her efforts come after she shot a public service announcement which is backed by KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants who join her as she works with  farmers and refugee families and serving food to hungry children.

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Walk, walk, fashion baby!

The Lady Gaga renaissance continues to play out lushly.

Mother Monster turns heads in a new commercial for designer Tom Ford‘s Spring/Summer 2016 range.

Surrounded by an army of dancing models, the ‘Applause’ singer serves runway realness herself while ‘I Want Your Love’ blares in the background.

The track is a cover of ‘I Want Your Love’ by Nile Rogers, who gives the performer the ultimate nod by helping piece together her version.

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Check out Gaga and ‘Funk The Punk’ below…

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Cop a gander of Ciara!

The 29-year-old beamed all sorts of happiness while posing for selfies with her adorable 1-year-old Future Zahir today.

Motherhood has been a top priori for the performer, who has been juggling said responsibilities with music, touring, romance, and an endless list of endorsements.

Things have gotten somewhat quiet with her ‘Jackie’ campaign of late, so we’ll be watching closely to see what Ms. Harris does next.

For now, peep another pic below…

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