Cardi B has stormed the media scene with the push for her long-awaited sophomore album, ‘Am I The Drama?’

Arriving seven years after the launch of her breakthrough ‘Invasion of Privacy,’ the project has proven viral even before its release – thanks to savvy social media marketing and brand partnerships. This, along with excitement around its many features, such as Janet Jackson, Tyla, Lizzo, and Kehlani.

With buzz for the set, which is home to hits such as ‘Outside,’ ‘WAP,’ and ‘Up,’ at fever pitch, how tall are its first week sales stacking?

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Doja Cat is ready to pounce with her brand new album ‘Vie.’

Set for release on September 26, the project has thus far been preceded by lead single ‘Jealous Type.’

With the LP’s arrival rapidly approaching, the multihyphenate has lifted the lid on a teaser for ‘Gorgeous,’ her next offering from the album.

And it’s sent fans into a frenzy.

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SZA has showered praise on Mariah Carey in the wake of the diva deeming her one of her “favorite” artists.

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Beyonce is the latest name to salute the late, great Diane Martel.

As reported, the revered music video director died this week at the age of 63 after a long and hard-fought battle with breast cancer.

A luminary in the industry, Martel has helmed visuals for some of the biggest superstars of all time – Queen Bey included.

For, she directed the ‘Listen’ and ‘Best Thing I Never Had’ videos.

In the wake of her passing, the Houston native has issued an emotional statement.

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Cardi B is not tolerating incorrect hot takes from the likes of Joe Budden. 

The femcee is riding the wave of buzz around her new album, ‘Am I The Drama?’

Central to the chatter around the rapper’s sophomore set are diss tracks, ‘Pretty & Petty’ and ‘Magnet’ – which are aimed at Bia and JT, respectively. Or, rather, disrespectfully.

With the songs dominating discourse on social media, The Joe Budden Podcast weighed in.

Their words, specifically those of host Budden, have irked Cardi in earnest.

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Stefon Diggs is making headlines off the field yet again, this time for being spotted with a car seat amid the reveal that his girlfriend Cardi B is expecting their first child together.

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RAYE is wasting little time hitting the promo trail in support of her latest single ‘Where Is My Husband.’

Less than 24 hours after unveiling the tune’s official music video directed by The Reids, she jetted right over to New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza to give North American fans their first televised live performance of the high-octane new song courtesy of a visit to NBC’s ‘The Today Show‘ on Friday morning (September 19).

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Authorities in Mississippi have released the results of the autopsy for De’Martravion “Trey” Reed, the 21-year-old Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University.

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Despite recent backlash for claiming Black women are some of the most “nasty and disrespectful people on the face of the Earth,” R&B/Gospel singer Kelly Price is doubling down and not apologizing to critics.

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Janet Jackson saw new life breathed into her 1987 classic ‘Pleasure Principle‘ thanks to the song being sampled on Cardi B‘s ‘Principal‘ – one of many gems found aboard the Rap diva’s September 19-released sophomore LP ‘Am I the Drama.’

Billed as a featured act, Jackson’s vocals were used to support the tune’s hook – making it the first time she’s ever lent her voice in an official capacity to another woman’s album.

Hot on the promo trail, Cardi was recently spotted chatting it up with Sway on the legendary DJ’s SIRIUSXM show ‘Sway’s Universe.’

While there, the expecting mom was not only quizzed on how the collaboration came to be but if there’s a music video in the works. Look inside to see what she said.

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Doja Cat has already watched her latest single, ‘Jealous Type,’ get typed into a prominent position on the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40.

Her bid to bounce it to even higher heights on the chart have not only come via a blazing introductory live performance at this year’s MTV VMAs, but also an invitation to go behind the scenes to see how its equally sizzling music video was created.

Directed by Boni Mata, the clip’s 80’s aesthetic is only outpaced by the song’s synth-heavy production which also acts as an ode to the decade.

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Cardi B is already scoring wins with her sophomore album ‘Am I The Drama?’

For, less than 24 hours after its release, the eagerly anticipated project has been officially certified Platinum by the RIAA.

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