While the likes of Beyonce and Adele can be expected to make large commercial splashes with new releases Nicki Minaj releases have made a habit of being slow burners on a sales front.

Her debut set ‘Pink Friday’ has sold 2.1 million units in the United States alone since November 2010 while her poorly received sophomore album ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ sold 1.4 million copies worldwide within the first year of its release.

This week, as ‘Friday’s global sales edges closer to sales of 4 million units worldwide, her latest album ‘The Pinkprint’ is following in its seemingly silent but serious footsteps.

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Joe has bowed out gracefully.

After moving over 15 million units worldwide and inspiring a generation of R&B musicians, the entertainer has decided to move onto fresher pastures by pulling the plug on his career.

How he’s celebrating the end? By releasing a new album named ‘My Name is Joe Thomas.’

Many artists at times say that their current project is their best piece of work to date. However, I can honestly say that this truly is not only my best, but one of my favorite discs ever. I put my heart and soul into the creation and performance of this record, and I can only hope that I am giving fans what they wish for in a Joe record.

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Coming out on the other end of her ‘Love & Hip Hop‘ experience unscathed is Lyrica Anderson, the singer/songwriter in front and behind the new single ‘Give It To Me.’

Pulled from her forthcoming studio effort, the single and its visual arrived online minutes ago and impacted planet R&B three years after Anderson collaborated with Beyonce on her self-titled fifth studio LP.

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A sexy and sultry tropical piece which may (or may not) remind some fans of Rihanna‘s ‘Work.’

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As his latest tune, ‘Fake Love,’ has worked its way to the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, it looks like Grammy-winning rapper Drake is hoping its follow-up sneaks up on the competition to do the same.

Making yet another unexpected, Sunday night drop, Drizzy stuns fans with the video for ‘Sneakin,’ one of many gems set to appear on ‘More Life’ – his upcoming ‘playlist album’ due in December.  Tapping 21 Savage to assist in the low-fi video, tuck in below to catch the action thanks to Apple Music:

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Prince‘s estate has declined Jay-Z’s offer to buy the rights to the late star’s music.

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Bruno Mars served fireworks aplenty France last night.

The singer, along with his trusty troop (The Hooligans) rocked the NRJ Awards with his current single (and album title track) ’24k Magic.’

A high-profile gig, the spot is the latest in a long, long line of promotional slots in place for the 30-year-old’s return to the charts. And his album more specifically.

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Is Ariana Grande taking the Rihanna route to relevance?

It appears so, because less than 6 months after releasing her third studio album ‘Dangerous Woman,’ the pint-sized powerhouse has revealed she’s almost wrapped its follow-up. 

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Omarion celebrates his 32nd birthday with the release of a brand new song named ‘It’s Whatever.’

On it, he addresses he and Apryl Jones’ conscious uncoupling and how he is adjusting to fatherhood months removed from the breakup.

Told my BM she can have that. Put that on my daughter and my son. Every night I’m having flashbacks.

Profound.

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A Tribe Called Quest have found a friend in Kendrick Lamar!

Currently working on the follow-up to his album ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ Lamar joins forces with the band to release the song ‘Conrad Tokyo’ which appears on their latest album ‘We Got it from Here…Thank You 4 Your Service.’

Every nation abomination. Let the coroner in. Crooked faces, red and blue laces for the colour of men, just embrace it and die alone, song of revelation.

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The good people of Hollywood were graced with Rita Ora‘s presence hours ago when she stepped out to party with pals.

Days removed from the wrapping of her latest movie ‘Wonderwell’, the triple threat arrived in the city of angels before the launch of her ‘America’s Next Top Model’ reboot and the release of her debut U.S. album.

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Well that didn’t take long.

Adrienne Bailon only announced her engagement to Gospel star Israel Houghton in August, but it’s clear wasting time was not on their agenda.

Because the couple are officially married.

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