With anticipation for Rihanna‘s new single ‘Diamonds’ surprisingly lukewarm, the model and her team have released its accompanying cover to drum up buzz ahead of its premiere on Wednesday.

We needn’t waste any time harping on about how cheap and tacky the shot looks. We simply hope for her sake the song is made of the shiny stuff itself, as she’s all but saturated her shallow market with these yearly albums and so-so singles.

Any way, for those wondering when they can buy the track, the answer awaits after the jump…

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A testament to the strength of her talent and material, Jessie J has been working her debut LP ‘Who You Are’ for the better part of 18 months. However, as the age old adage goes, all good things must come to an end. For this campaign, that end arrived last night at the iTunes Festival in London.

Backed by a full band, the Essex-bred powerhouse served up a titillating set of hits from the album as well as cuts from artists who’ve inspired her. This was preceded by a speech which saw her thank the thousands in attendance for supporting her journey, going on to inform them that this would be last time she’d support the project as a body of work as she’s set to start recording album #2.

After watching her performances, we literally can’t wait!

See what we mean with her renditions of  ‘Do It Like A Dude’, ‘Who You Are’ and Usher’s ‘Climax’ after the jump…

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The last few days have been busy ones for ‘Blow Me (One Last Kiss)’ beauty Pink.  The Grammy winning hitmaker has seen her name afront many billings on this side of the pond in support of her forthcoming effort ‘The Truth About Love‘.

Landing on US shelves on September 18th, the 33-year old celebrated her birthday, kicked off Ellen‘s 10th season, hit up famed talk show ‘Alan Carr:  Chatty Man’, and delivered a high octane, 80 minute set for the 2012 iTunes Festival all in just the past week.

Can’t hate a hardworker! If you missed any of it, catch it all below.  Covering some new tracks and fan favorites (‘Sober’, ‘Get This Party Started’, ‘Blow Me’, more), Miss Hart does not disappoint:

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With a career spanning over two decades, Mariah Carey‘s run – albeit at times turbulent- remains untouched by even her more promising competitors.

A run, kept alight by an ever loyal fan base and the material they just can’t seem to get enough of.

Now find out how that fan base is supporting her latest single ‘Triumphant’ on a digital front, below…

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Since her ascent to fame, there’s been an effort to write Nicki Minaj off as a talent deficient fad- lacking the commercial power to go up against the Rihanna’s and Katy‘s of the world.

Well, as her #1 albums in the United Kingdom and the USA prove, the above is anything but true.

However, if there are any still  in doubt of Minaj’s market power, pop open the link  and prepare to be dazzled, below…

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In an era when most acts’ success doesn’t last 30 minutes, Pop royal Madonna has 30 years of chart-topping under her belt;  a trend which looks set to continue – even at the ripe age of 53.

For, spearheaded by the Super Bowl and a mammoth Clear Channel campaign, the Material Girl’s new album has broken iTunes records – more than a month before release.

Full story after the jump…

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In case you didn’t know, being a Nicki Minaj hater is tough.

From watching her debut LP ‘Pink Friday’ dominate charts across the globe to scoring a number of  nominations at the 2012 Grammy awards, the last year has been anything but a walk in the park for those hell bent on discrediting her cause.

So now, in what will be sure to leave many of these ‘haters’ seething, her David Guetta produced cut ‘Turn Me On‘ is the highest selling single on iTunes.

Full story below…

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Much to the delight of her fan base and newly appointed team, the last few months  have seen ‘How Many Licks‘  entertainer Lil Kim rise from the ashes of Rap irrelavancy to become one of the genre’s most discussed entities.

Now, following the release of her mixtape ‘Black Friday‘ on Hulkshare Records, the songbird has confirmed the release of new music on Itunes.

More information below…

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Pop entity Bruno Mars recently treated fans in the UK to a performance of some of his most celebrated music at this years iTunes Festival.

He delivered renditions of some of his greatest hits, which included ‘Grenade’, ‘Nothing On You’ and ‘Just The Way You Are‘.

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Last night, Adele had fans at the Itunes Festival chanting and singing her praises when she delivered a show stopping performance of some of her much loved music.

The record breaking entertainer treated fans to a number of different songs, including ‘Rolling In The Deep’ and ‘Rumour Has It’.

Check it out below…

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Lady GaGa has once again proven that when it comes to scoring #1’s, her monsters will do anything to get her there. For, just one day after its surfacing, new promotional single ‘The Edge Of Glory’ has hit #1 on iTunes.

Full story after the jump…

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Admist a whirlwind of confusion and speculation, Beyonce has finally issued the “official” version of her new single, ‘Run The World (Girls)’, to iTunes. With slightly lyrics provided by The-Dream, the diva belts out her new anthem over the Shea Taylor and Switch beat.

Listen to the single below:

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