Hold on to your seats because Beyonce is about to blast off! The global phenom’s new single ‘Run The World (Girls)’ has been given an official release date and it is a lot sooner than your think.

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Lady GaGa may be 1 of the biggest stars in Pop music today but even she could not prevent Jennifer Lopez from reclaiming her position at the top of the charts. Following the premiere of Lopez’s video for ‘On the Floor (Ft. Pitbull)’ last evening, the triple threat diva has ousted GaGa’s ‘Born The Way’ from the #1 spot on iTunes.

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It looks like age is truly just number because at the age of 41 years Jennifer Lopez is achieving feats that many people half her age cannot. The diva’s new single, ‘On The Floor (Ft. Pitbull)’, is taking iTunes by storm.

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As Britney Spears’ ‘Hold It Against Me’ continues to tumble down the charts, Lady GaGa’s ‘Born This Way’ has skyrocketed to record-setting new heights. In fact, the track has claimed yet another title – the fastest selling single in the history of iTunes.

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Lady GaGa’s ‘Born This Way’ was only released this morning but the song is already a hit. Read all the details about the track’s early success below:

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Following the success of the simultaneous radio/iTunes release of Britney Spears‘ new single ‘Hold It Against Me’, arch rivals Sony Music and Universal Music have teamed up for a revolutionary new release strategy. A strategy which industry pundits claim will change the scope of the charts in a way not seen since downloads officially contributed to chart placings.

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Nine year old wonder Willow Smith‘s debut single ‘Whip My Hair’ is on course to be a bonafide smash, if its iTunes standing is anything to go by.

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Despite only just being released digitally this week, Usher’s latest effort ‘Love In The Club’ has already hit #1 on the iTunes singles chart. As well as guaranteeing that the song makes a major impact on the Billboard Hot 100 next week, it serves as an indication to the level of anticipation for his upcoming album. I’ve always maintained that Usher wouldn’t be able to top his mega-selling ‘Confessions’ LP creatively or sales-wis;, however, with the way things are going, he may just prove the naysayers wrong.

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Lady Gaga was given TWO good reasons to smile this week thanks to the ongoing success of her Bruno Mars-assisted smash ‘Die with a Smile‘ and the warm reception of her latest single ‘Disease.’

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Michael Jackson‘s music generates billions of streams yearly.

And this year, a seismic sum of that number comes courtesy of ‘Thriller’ – the title track of the biggest-selling album of all time.

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Unlikely duo ROSÉ and Bruno Mars have found quite the smash in their duet ‘APT.’

Released October 18, the infectious bop exploded on social media (namely Tik Tok) in the days that followed its release – a warm welcome that helped hoist it to the top of the real-time sales and streaming charts of Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes.

With its inaugural sales tracking period behind it, ‘APT.’ is seeing just how that international commercial performance has translated into Stateside success on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Future‘s latest album, ‘Mixtape Pluto,’ may reign atop the current Billboard 200 thanks to out-of-this-world total sales (overwhelmingly powered by streaming), but – when it comes to pure sales among the week’s new entries – it appears Katy Perry is Queen!

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