The campaign for Ciara‘s ‘Jackie’ album has jumped off to a triumphant start.

Lead single ‘I Bet’ has been growing healthily on radio since debuting in January, yet a match was lit under the Harmony Samuels cut when its accompanying video premiered this week.

Put simply, ‘Bet’ is rocketing its way up the iTunes charts.

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Mariah Carey has officially inked a lucrative new deal with Epic Records.

Teased by many a source over the last few months, the move not only brings the diva back to the Sony Music fold, but also under the umbrella of L.A Reid.

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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 reach its climax in the season 1 FINALE. Check out a sneak peek preview below…

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As he celebrates the success of his latest album ‘Dark Sky Paradise‘, Big Sean teams up with ‘Funny or Die’ to launch SeanCantYawn.com, a website dedicated to proving that the Hip-Hop titan is incapable of..well…yawning.

Don’t believe us?

Hit the link below to see for yourself.

Sean Can’t Yawn.

‘American Life’ creator Madonna stopped by at ‘The Howard Stern Show’ to discuss her new album ‘Rebel Heart’ hours ago, arriving at the spot to promote the Pop release.

However, her time with the occasionally controversial radio personality saw her dig much deeper than her new music to deliver an interview some fans are already calling her most personal yet.

For, it saw her speak openly on the loss she felt after her mother’s passing when she was six-years-old, her affinity with the African-American community and her romantic ties to the later rapper Tupac Shakur.

All that and much more, below…

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Rihanna may sing like a chihuahua, but oh can she take a fierce picture.

The 27-year-old serves dynamite divadom in her photoshoot for the April 2015 issue of Harper’s Bazaar China.

It goes without saying that the cover shot was stunning, yet little could have prepared for the epicness of these fresh batch of pics.

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The primetime success of ABC’s ‘Black-ish,’ ‘Scandal,’ and ‘How To Get Away With Murder,’ alongside FOX’s breakout hit series ‘Empire,’ are proving themselves just the catalysts needed to see more faces of color in high profile roles.

Now, with ABC and FOX changing the game, CBS and NBC are both readying a slew of projects to “get in on the action,” so to speak, by calling on the likes of Rockmond Dunbar, Anika Noni Rose, and Lance Gross to veteran actresses Whoopi Goldberg and Phylicia Rashad to help steer potential future projects upward.

Get the latest on all of the previously mentioned actors/actresses and more as primetime TV promises to see its most diverse displays yet later this year, early next year:

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Ciara‘s lead ‘Jackie’ jam, ‘I Bet’ is blowing all the way up on iTunes – thanks in large part to its breathtaking video.

Unwrapped just two days ago, the visual has already clocked up over two million views on VEVO and over five million on Facebook.

Now, the 29-year-old songbird is giving folk a behind the scenes look at how the Hannah Lux Davis directed visual was pieced together.

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Bruno Mars is on a hiatus of sorts, but oh is he omnipresent on the Billboard Hot 100.

Lodged atop of the chart with the infectious ‘Uptown Funk,’ the Mark Ronson song which he sings lead on, the performer’s run at #1 hit an epic milestone today.

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The road to the release of Madonna‘s new album, ‘Rebel Heart,’ has been all sorts of rocky.

As widely reported, last December the legend’s 13th studio effort was thrown into disarray after several songs were leaked onto the internet months ahead of plan – forcing a rushed iTunes release of six songs. Unfortunately for the Material Girl, the entire album was spilt onto the inter-web in unmastered form shortly after.

Three months and a BRITs fall later, the singer is rejoicing this week. For the LP officially landed in stores worldwide.

And though performing well out of the gate in most territories, all eyes are on how the ‘Living For Love’ led set is to sell on home soil.

Wonder no more. The predictions are in! Details below…

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After dropping out of Iggy Azalea’s forthcoming arena tour, Tinashe has announced the release of her fourth mixtape.

Yes, the star is to unleash the ‘Amethyst’ EP on March 16th, doing so following the release of her smash hit single ‘2 On’ and before the unveiling of her sophomore LP, yet to receive a release date.

Peep its track list below…

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Lil Wayne has learned that gun shots were fired at his Miami property today, forcing police to rush to the spot after learning the rapper may have been in the area.

Bad news below..

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