Easily two of Urban music’s most anticipated releases, Jay-Z‘s ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ and Ciara‘s self-titled fifth album have been the hottest of topics as their arrivals drew nearer.

Now, after a full week on shelves, the numbers both projects sold are finally in.

Find out what they are below…

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Yesterday saw Ariana Grande whip her ever-growing army of fans into a frenzy with the announcement of new single ‘Baby I’.

Set to premiere on July 22nd, it appears the song’s roll-out will be preceded by daily reveal – today’s being a brief snippet of the track.

With predecessor ‘The Way’ still in heavy rotation, can its follow-up dispel doubt about her longevity? The first taste of an answer awaits after the jump…

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Polarising as it may be, there’s little doubt all eyes are now back on Beyonce‘s ‘Bow Down‘, following the launch of its very first live performance in Houston, Texas last night.

Serving as a promotional single for her sold out ‘Mrs.Carter Show’ World Tour, the sizzling release found itself armed with a promotional clip today, unveiled on the entertainer’s official web site.

Press play to catch a ‘trill’ Bey in action!

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Van Toffler‘s MTV have announced they are to announce the nominees for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards via the social networking video sharing formats Instagram and Vine today.

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‘Pot of Gold’ purveyor The Game brings the heat on a remix to Tee FLii‘s scorcher, ‘This D’.

Hitting the net via LA Leakers, the performer’s remix to the explicit number touches down before the launch of his new EP ‘Operation Kill Everything’, months after his latest album ‘Jesus Piece’ stormed the Billboard with 86,000 units in its first week.

Check him out below!

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KISS FM caught up with Pop Princess Rita Ora hours ago, meeting up with her during her time at Yahoo’s Wireless Festival!

During their time together, the starlet went some way to tease her long awaited sophomore album- explaining why she was barred from performing new material at the event.

Watch below!

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She finally did it!

Last night, during the Texan leg of her sold out ‘Mrs.Carter Show‘ Tour, ‘Tell Me‘ chanteuse Beyonce delivered the very first live performance of her fiery release, ‘Bow Down‘.

Sexy, sassy and packing a killer vocal, the fire starting cut sent attendees of the show into a frenzy like no other once the performance took flight.

Watch Bey address everything and then some below!

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Yesterday saw a judge revoke probation for Pop Prince Chris Brown– put in place after his 2009 assault on ‘Shut Up & Drive‘ entertainer, Rihanna.

Full story below…

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The Lifetime network is heating up this Summer…thanks to ‘Devious Maids’. 

Created Marc Cherry (the brain behind Desperate Housewives), and executive produced by Eva Longoria, the show follows five Latina maids who work for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. Each lady has ambitions and dreams of her own, while one of them has a much darker reason for working the circuit.

Having debuted in June, the show’s first season boasts 13 episodes. Check out a preview for episode 5 of the first series below…

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This season of Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta has been filled with drama from the jump, thanks largely to the love triangle that is Scrappy, Erica, and Shay.

The latter stopped by Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club today to chat about her role on the show, her relationship with Scrappy, as well as the choice words he had for Erica at the recently filmed reunion special.

So what are you waiting for? Check out the interview above!

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Renown for powerhouse vocals and moving mid-tempos, Fantasia also knows how get “turnt up” in the club.

During a personal appearance at Enclave in Chicago last night, the American Idol alum seemed keen to share her love for Ciara‘s new Summer smash ‘I’m Out’.

Watch below as Ms. Barrino drops it low and adlibs her favourite parts of the Nicki Minaj assisted track.

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K. Michelle is coming!

The ‘Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta’ star is gearing up for the release of her new album ‘Rebellious Soul’ on August 13th, and so as to build on her buzz has revealed its accompanying cover and tracklist.

With lead single ‘V.S.O.P’ enjoying healthy rotation on Urban radio, you can find out what else the outspoken singer has cooked up after the jump…

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