370,000. 

That is the number of ‘ANTI’ albums Rihanna has managed to has sell since Samsung threw her a lifeline by buying and re-distributing 1 million units of the LP for free back in January.

Said stunt raised eyebrows in earnest when the set was almost immediately certified Platinum – an honor (prior to then) reserved for albums that had sold 1 million.

Today, the narrative grows more bizaare after it was revealed that ‘ANTI’ has somehow been certified x2 Platinum.

Details below…

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John Boyega‘s star continues to rise!

Details on his major new role below…

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Beyonce has been earning rave reviews for her ‘Formation World Tour’ – a trajectory that looks set to continue well beyond the summer now that the diva has announced fresh dates.

The trek, which kicked off last week, was set to climax in August, but the ‘Lemonade’ pourer has more show for you.

Details on Queen Bey’s new shows below…

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Fifth Harmony are firing up the promotional campaign for her hotly anticipated sophomore album ‘7/27.’

The LP, which follows last year’s ‘Reflection,’ lands at retail on May 27th and to aid their cause, the Epic Records quintet appear on the cover of Billboard Magazine.

Beyond their striking beauty, the ‘Work From Home’ singers (who hit #6 on the Hot 100 with the song) opened up for their most candid interview yet.

Within the feature, the group wax honest about their future (amidst talk of solo projects), learning the hard way about the downsides of fame, Kanye West, and more.

Peep the quotes and pics after the jump…

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Beyonce is enraged with plans put in place to force transgender people use bathrooms of the gender they were born with.

Why the ‘Lemonade’ purveyor is furious about it all?

Read below…

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Already winning praise from fans for ‘Just Like Fire’ – her new song found on the Disney ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ official soundtrack – now it appears P!nk has reawakened her inner gymnast for the tune’s accompanying music video.

Taking to ‘Ellen’ to give fans a sneak peek, the Grammy-winning belter shows off her killer aerial moves (yet again) for the Dave Meyers-directed visual and even invites daughter Willow in on the action.

Before you can see the clip in full, tuck in below for your first look:

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Pop prince Justin Bieber has legal trouble on his hands.

What’s going down?

Find out below…

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Janet Jackson is back with the long-awaited music video for ‘Dammn Baby,’ her newest release from the #1 album ‘Unbreakable.’

Coming nearly 9 months after the project’s first single, ‘No Sleeep,’ the high octane clip – which already had fans buzzing from its previews alone – looks like just what the doctor ordered to reawaken interest in the chart-topping set.

Dazzling with fancy footwork, hair whips, and a strut too fierce to touch, Jackson reminds fans that has absolutely still got “it” and in abundance!  See what we mean below, where the Dave Meyers directed visual awaits…

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If his new song ‘Grass Ain’t Greener’ is any indication, it seems birthday boy Chris Brown is looking to be the one giving gifts this year.

Just in time for his 27th birthday (today) the Grammy winner crooner took to Twitter to announce the arrival of his new single, ‘Greener,’ the first from his 8th solo album ‘Heartbreak on a Full Moon.’

Available now for your listening pleasure, via Apple Music, tuck in below for a taste of what the R&B bad boy is serving up with his newest release.

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As we reported here, we knew Grammy winning divo Justin Timberlake‘s new music was “coming soon,” but it appears the “president of Pop” has elected to expedite his return to radio.

In fact, just earlier today Timberlake took to Twitter to confirm fans will be hearing the “new new” from him as soon as Friday, May 6th….

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If you thought the Hot 100 was drenched from ‘Purple Rain’ this week, as late pop icon Prince nabbed 6 entries in the top 30, the Billboard 200 sings a similar tune.

As reported here last week, massive sales that followed the days after his untimely death would place 5 of his albums on the albums’ chart top 10 for this week.  With that tracking week now complete, not only did the singer/songwriter fulfill the prediction, he also landed himself in history books again as the first and only act to place 5 albums in the top 10 concurrently.

And, as if that wasn’t enough, one of the projects – ‘Ultimate’ – sees its first time in the chart’s upper dectet.  As such, his brings his career total to a staggering 19 top 10 projects.  More details below:

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Raven-Symone’s run on the informative show ‘The View‘ has been polarising to say the least.

Praised for offering a fresh perspective to its conversations while criticised by those who have noticed how little she knows/offers about/to political debates, Symone has now learned that her time on the show may be coming to an end.

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