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With a new album nigh, Kanye West is ditching the reclusive aura that has defined him in recent years and stepping back into the media spotlight.

Following headline grabbing appearance at the Grammy Awards and an ostentatious New York Fashion Week presentation, Yeezy stopped by The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 this morning.

Renown for their no holds barred approach, hosts DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God, and Angela Yee grilled the rapper on everything. As such, discussed was his relationship with Amber Rose and her recent scalping of wife Kim Kardashian, the Beyonce-Beck Grammy rant, his new music, and much more.

Watch the insightful chat below…

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‘Scandal’ never looked so good!

The hit ABC drama, which is fronted by the award-winning actress Kerry Washington, has blazed back onto the small screen for a fourth outing.

We’ve been hooked, and by the looks of this season 4 /episode 14 teaser, Olivia Pope and co are set to serve up one corker of a season.

Check it out below…

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Forget Friday’s, it appears all the action takes place Thursday nights on ABC.

For, joining the established hits that are ‘Scandal’ and ‘Greys Anatomy’ is Shonda Rhimes’ new freshman series ‘How To Get Away With Murder’.

The legal drama, which stars Viola Davis, follows a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant criminal defence professor; the group become involved in a twisted murder plot that promises to change the course of their lives. 

It all makes for a riveting watch. We’re already hooked!

Peep the preview of season 1’s TWO HOUR finale below…

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He may have presented the project as a mixtape, but this week has seen the confirmation of news that Drake‘s ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’ isn’t a mixtape at all…it’s an album.

Full story below…

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2015 hasn’t set off to the best of starts for Pop feline Nicole Scherzinger.

For, it appears the singer isn’t only severing ties in her private life but also in her professional endeavours.

Details below…

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The time is almost nigh for Tamia fans!

As reported, the R&B songbird’s new single ‘Sandwich And A Soda’ is set to hatch any day now.

Following the unwrapping of a brief snippet, the Canadian bred beauty has unveiled the cut’s accompanying cover. Check it out above.

As keen appreciators of Tamia’s talent and catalogue, we can’t wait to hear the song!

Pending its debut, listen to a preview below…

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FOX‘s freshman smash ‘Empire’ is the show on everyone’s lips…and for good reason.

The music-drama serves up a potent package of sass, drama, glamor, and jaw-dropping storylines revolving around the Lyon family – anchored by Luscious (Terrence Howard) and Cookie (Taraji P. Henson).

Next week sees the action continue in episode 8 of season 1. Check out a sneak peek preview below…

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Lady Gaga has always stood as a present day pop anomaly.

As an artist, Gaga – born Stefani Germanotta – has carefully skated on commercial relevance by offering an EDM-wrapped package similar to the radio’s top offerings, yet qualitatively different in its decoration with undeniable vocal talent and stage presence oft-lost on her pop competitors.  These qualities, much like her ever-changing image, saw her inaugural years court as much positivity for her eccentricity as it did negativity for claims of being gimmicky.

Yet, for as meteoric as her rise to pop dominance was, her slide down the slope of commercial relevance has seemingly met similar acceleration.  Indeed, the years that followed her blockbuster ‘Born This Way’ album don’t see her every “hairdo and don’t,” on-stage antic, nor music release greeted with the same level of intense media coverage they once received.  While the cause of this shift has seen many-a-finger pointed toward the allure of “her gimmick fading,” others even argue that her inconsistent choice of sound (i.e. departure from “black music”) is to blame.

I, on the other hand, will argue that neither are the primary perpetrator, but instead wish to place a lens on Gaga’s aggressive social agenda which, in turn, caused the drift of her faithful buying audience.  Full analysis below:

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Drake isn’t the only Pop prince rocking and ruling the charts this week.

For, should one pay the Billboard Hot 100 a visit, they’d find Bruno Mars at #1 with the single ‘Uptown Funk’, placed in the enviable spot for a total of seven weeks!

His chart reign continues as Rihanna’s ‘FourFiveSeconds’ finds itself placed at #4, and as Chris Brown & Tyga‘s joint jam ‘Ayo‘ impacts iTunes UK‘s Top Ten by claiming the #9 spot for itself.

The cut’s charting in the market will come as a welcome surprise for Brown fans as past legal troubles have seen him unable to promote music in the country physically.

However, it seems his absence has made the hearts of British fans grow fonder as his success with this single comes after 2013’s ‘Loyal’ was certified Gold in the market for sales of over 400,000 units.

More good news below…

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It appears Iggy Azalea has finally followed her Grand Hustle mentor T.I.‘s advice.

Read her rant below:

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‘Hot S**’ rapper Vanilla Ice has been arrested on suspicion of burglary this week, picked up by police after claims he had broken into and stolen from a Florida home.

Bad news below…

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‘The Parkers’ star Mo’Nique may have risen to become one of the world’s more recognisable actresses but it seems that hasn’t stopped her from being “blackballed” by Hollywood.

Why she’s been given good reason to believe the entertainment industry has turned its back on her?

Her story below…

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