Ed Sheeran‘s blockbuster new album, ‘Divide,’ adds another week to its run atop the Billboard 200. After debuting to the sum of 451,000 last week, the project – despite seeing a 60% drop in sales equivalence this week – still managed to outdo competitors to maintain hold of the tally’s top spot.

Billboard reports:

…÷ (Divide) holds on to the No. 1 slot for a second week on the Billboard 200 chart, as the set earned 180,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 16, according to Nielsen Music. That’s down 60 percent compared to its debut frame, when it launched atop the list with 451,000 units.

÷ sold 87,000 in traditional album sales in its second week — down 73 percent compared to its starting sales stanza of 322,000.

See who joins Sheeran in this week’s top 25 on the refreshed TGJ Chart Check:  Billboard 200:

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Summer 2017 is going to prove itself quite the busy month for singer/actress Naturi Naughton.

The ‘Power’ star took to ‘People’ magazine today to unveil news that she is expecting her first child with her longtime boyfriend.  Expected to impact her traipse on the promo trail for the series (as the baby is due the same month it returns for its 4th season), that definitely hasn’t stopped fans from sending their well-wishes via social media.

Did you miss it?  If so, check out pics from the announcement shoot and more from the 32-year-old mom-to-be:

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‘Smooth’ maestro Carlos Santana is looking to smooth things over with the #Beyhive after the dedicated fan group of Beyonce stung him for saying their Queen wasn’t exactly ‘a singer.’

Giving his weigh on Bey’s controversial major category Grammy shut-out at this year’s Grammys, losing most of the awards to Adele, Santana caught flack for praising the Brit-born beauty’s talent over Bey’s.  Later saying his quote was taken out of context, the legendary guitarist is now hoping his latest quotes bode a bit better with the Beyhive.

Read them inside:

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Drake is never shy to show appreciation to the people and artists who’ve inspired him.

And in recent times, the Canadian superstar has used his body to quite literally share his love for said folk with the world.

Case in point his new tattoo of Sade.

The rapper was snapped with the iconic singer on the final night of his ‘Boy Meets World Tour’ in London earlier this week.

Following his meet with the reclusive star, Aubrey hit up the tattoo parlour to get some new ink work.

Check it out below…

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It’s almost time for Iggy Azalea to unzip new single ‘Mo Bounce.’

Due to descend onto airwaves this Friday (March 24th), it’s expected that its video will arrive simultaneously.

Hoping to massage her momentum, Azalea has hatched a preview of the visual via VEVO.

With the song boasting the title it does, it appears the rapper is taking a literal approach to…ahh…”backing it up.”

See what we mean below…

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Rick Ross has unleashed his 9th studio album ‘Rather You Than Me’ and is hitting the TV circuit to spread the word.

The Bawse stopped by The Wendy Williams Show today to talk the LP and a whole lot more.

In traditional “Wendy” fashion, no topic was off-bounds.

As such, Ross was quizzed on the shade grenades he’s thrown Birdman over his legal dispute with Lil Wayne. He also dished on “warning” Meek Mill about Nicki Minaj, his various business ventures, and a whole lot more.

Peep the engaging interview after the jump…

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No longer in a shadow, Solange finally has ‘A Seat At The Table.’

The soulful songstress achieved chart and commercial success with her album of the same name, which hit #1 last Fall and earned a Grammy last month.

Setting sail on a tactful promo campaign, the eclectic songbird has been gracing select covers – the latest being for BUST Magazine.

Solo’s feature comes ahead of a busy festival season; her summer live run includes London’s LoveBox and the Essence Festival in New Orleans.

Before then, check out the funky fresh snaps below…

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‘Baywatch’ is back!

Box office wonder Dwayne Johnson leads the revival of the TV classic that surfs into cinemas on May 26th.

Borrowing from the original, the reimagined flick follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon (Johnson) as he butts heads with a brash new recruit (Zac Efron). Joining forces, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.

Today brought with it an extended trailer of the film, which also stars Priyanka Chopra and Pamela Anderson (in a cameo role).

Head below to see what The Rock and co are cooking…

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Speaking with That Grape Juice recently, LeToya Luckett revealed that her new single ‘Back 2 Life’ is being issued as a three-part video series.

The first instalment saw the Destiny’s Child graduate flex her acting chops and it looks set to continue in the second.

Said to be due imminently, ‘Toya teased the latest episode on Instagram.

Get into it below…

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February 16th 2018 marks the spot for Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’!

However, movie lovers won’t have to wait until then to score a taste of what the African actor-led movie has to serve up.

Yes, that’s right…we’ve got footage from its South Korean set.

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“Every time you count Mariah out, she comes back swinging” – a sentiment shared by many-a-Lamb after the shambolic New Year’s Eve 2017 performance that kicked the singer’s year off in the worst way. Dominating headlines for Carey’s uncaring demeanor, shameless lipsyncing, and misfired choreography, the set of performances not only set in motion doubt about her abilities to perform, but drew concern the ‘Touch My Body’ belter had finally lost her “touch.”

To hush the naysayers, Carey called upon her trusted, longtime collaborators – Bryan Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri – to aid with the creation of the perfect tune to hoist the diva back to the top of charts.  Together, the trio cooked up ‘I Don’t’ – a fiery R&B ‘breakup anthem’ decorated with an infectious bass line and a set of sharp lyrics many would assume were musical darts for her ex-billionaire beau James Packer.  Tapping rapper YG to assist, the song was preceded by a number of appetite-whetting teasers before its official February 3 launch…
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Porsha Williams has rubbished claims that she was accused of sleeping with her best friend’s husband.

Details below…

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