65 million units sold worldwide may make Nicki Minaj one of music’s more bankable belles, but the rapper has a long way to go before making a splash quite as big in the world of fashion.

Fortunately, her journey to that point has been made far easier this year, thanks to an endorsement by  the world renown Roberto Cavalli who called on the rapper to become the new face of his company.

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Lupita Nyong’o‘s star continues to shine bright.

The Oscar winner, who rapidly rose to prominence in ’12 Years A Slave’ last year, has landed another major role.

Together with Golden Globe nominee David Oyelowo, the actress has been confirmed to star in the movie adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s wildly popular novel ‘Americanah’.

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The good news train just stopped at K. Michelle’s station.

Though failing to debut at #1, the singer’s brand new album ‘Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart’ opened with sales of 83,404 units this week, debuting at #4 on the ‘Billboard 200.’

Standing tall as the highest selling R&B album in the country this week, the album’s numbers have seen outperform Pop releases launched by ‘AKA’ singer Jennifer Lopez, ‘Heartbreaker’ performer Mariah Carey, ‘Wiggle’ sensation Jason Derulo and the ever  ‘Fancy’ Iggy Azalea, all of whom failed to see the first week sales of their latest studio albums match hers.

In other chart news, Nicki Minaj will be pleased to learn that her new single ‘Only‘ now sits at #12 on the ‘Billboard Hot 100’, rising 20 spots in the last seven days.

This, adding a fresh pair of legs to the record she holds for being the only female rapper to have appeared in the ‘Hot 100’s Top Twenty as many times as she has.

Her latest chart win comes as global sales of her latest studio album ‘The Pinkprint‘ are set to push her overall album sales closer to the 8 million sold worldwide milestone.

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Fifth Harmony continued the fervent push for their new album ‘Reflection’ this week with a new acoustic session for Shazam.

The eclectic quintet, comprised of Camila, Dinah, Normani, Ally, and Lauren belted the LP’s lead single ‘Bo$$’.

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Her global album sales may find themselves nearing the 8 million mark, but it’s unlikely that fact would have been any comfort to Nicki Minaj today, no doubt meaning all of nothing when she broke down during a radio interview Power 105.1’s Angie Martinez.

Taking to the radio personality’s show to promote her new album ‘The Pinkprint’, Minaj surprised listeners when she began to speak openly about her relationship with Safaree Samuels, the A&R consultant she had previously said was a close friend.

Why she broke into tears?

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Details on Janet Jackson‘s new album may remain under wraps, but events that occurred today made it impossible for her rival Madonna to do the same.

For, after Beyonce dropped a surprise album last December, this December has seen the Queen of Pop do the same…involuntarily. For unlike B, Madonna was just as surprised as her fans when she learned her new album had been “released” by leakers.

Her response?

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Madonna‘s brand new album may not have been due out until next year, but that did little to stop leakers from uploading the entire project online today!

Yes…the entire album.

What went down?

An upsetting story below…

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With Fifth Harmony‘s new single ‘Sledgehammer’ on the brink of becoming their biggest hit at radio thus far, the quintet are pushing hard with their promotional efforts.

Normani, Ally, Lauren, Camila, and Dinah delivered a solid showing of the Meghan Trainor penned track on the ‘VH1 Big Morning Buzz’ show today.

The performance and the single precede the release of the group’s debut album ‘Reflection’, which struts into stores on January 26th via Epic Records.

For now, though, watch the ladies’ do their thing below…

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As two of today’s most powerful voices, it was fitting that Jessie J and Jennifer Hudson were tapped to perform on the finale of NBC smash ‘The Voice’.

Both ladies offered renditions of their respective new singles ‘Masterpiece’ and ‘It’s Your World’ and were joined by finalists Chris Jamison and Damien.

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Pop queen Janet Jackson made a rare appearance today at UNICEF‘s Zaatari Refugee Camp in Syria.

Together with her billionaire husband Wissam Al Mana, the charitable chanteuse spent time with the children housed there.

Writing on Twitter, the ‘Feedback’ singer said:

With @UNICEF Zaatari Camp. Syria’s beautiful children. Their openness and love… so wonderful. Wissam and Janet pic.twitter.com/TFLXWoz46D

— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) December 17, 2014

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Bruno Mars brought his electrifying brand of stage blazing to The Voice finale last night.

Armed with his equally arresting band, the superstar rocked the house with a dynamite performance of current smash ‘Uptown Funk’.

The Mark Ronson production, which the Grammy winner Mars features on as a guest vocalist, has already hit #1 in the UK and looks a near shoo-in for the top spot Stateside too.

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Since Rita Ora‘s trailblazing debut two years ago, the Brit-bred star has always had a supporter in Beyonce.

The singer/actress, who is signed to Jay Z‘s Roc Nation imprint, was keen to show that her friendship with King B continues to flourish. Case, point this newly shared snap on Instagram.

Posting the shot above today, she added the caption:

Let the Xmas celebrations begin…When the queens in town everything shuts down! @beyonce

Cute.

Both ladies are gearing up for a busy 2015. Ora’s new single ‘Testosterone’ and US debut album are due soon, as is the ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ movie which she stars in. Musical plans for Bey are presently unknown, but her much touted Topshop line is due to hit retail in Q3/Q4 next year.

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