Almost two years removed from its April 2012 release, little can be said to deny the impact ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ made on Nicki Minaj‘s career, and positioning in Contemporary Rap.

Boasting a versatility that wowed some while irking others, it was the LP’s lack lustre promotional plan that saw it fail to reach the levels set by its ‘Pink’ predecessor.

Now peep the Grammy nominated MC spill new details on its follow up in a new interview given to Power 105.1, the same outlet who quizzed her on her feelings towards Kendrick Lamar‘s controversial ‘Control’ verse.

Watch below…

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The Queen Bee is building quite the buzz for her forthcoming her mixtape ‘Hard Core 2K13’, due November 29th.

Already sending fans into a frenzy with the Halloween-released “Dead Gal Walking”, Kim is looking to keep that buzz afloat with a visual for the tune ‘Looks Like Money’. First making the its way to the net over the summer, the song was greeted with so much fanfare that the Grammy winning rapstress has finally accompanied its release with a full music video.

Was it worth the wait? You tell us below:

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The latest series of The X Factor UK continued in fine form tonight. With the Live Show segment of the season in full swing, the hopefuls are tasked with pulling out all the stops to progress onto the next week. Judging the hopefuls are  Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger,  Louis Walsh, and returning panelist Sharon Osbourne.

Tomorrow brings with it the debut of Britney Spears‘ new single ‘Perfume’.

Looking to make a bigger splash than predecessor ‘Work Bitch’, the track’s official cover was unveiled moments ago in bid build heightened buzz ahead of its Facebook premiere.

‘Perfume’ is housed on the Pop princess’ eighth studio album ‘Britney Jean’, which drops December 3rd.

Excited?

Your thoughts?

Lil Kim may be a year shy of 40, however the rap icon combats the industry’s unfair age bias by playing up her sexy instead of toning it down.

The defiant diva dominates in this newly released snap, which believed to be from an upcoming magazine spread.

Back on the scene, the pint-sized femcee seemingly appears the most serious she’s been about her own comeback in years, recently releasing well-received ‘Dead Gal Walking’.

A lot that has been and will continue to be said about Kim (much of which is due to her own doing), however as a rap royal whose success narrative serves as the blueprint for the femcees of today, it would be great to see her have at least one more “moment” – be that a single, album…something! For the time being, we’ll hit replay on ‘The Naked Truth’.

UPDATE: The rapper just unwrapped another snap on Twitter:

Your thoughts?

As the gift-giving season draws nearer, Britney Spears is getting into the spirit early.

For, after initially promising fans new single ‘Perfume’ on November 5th, it has been confirmed that the ballad will instead arrive…tomorrow!

Details after the jump…

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With the ‘Lotus’ era now well and truly over, and the singer behind it now eyeing creative pastures new, there’s no doubt fans of Christina Aguilera desperately await confirmation of a new LP from the revered vocalist.

Luckily for them, today saw the singer confirm that she is working on new material, though it isn’t her own. For, in doing her part to support fresh and deserving talent, she has lent her voice to Great Big World‘s cut ‘Say Something‘, and has shared footage of her recording her portion of the number in a clip that awaits you below!

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Two nights ago, Australia’s ‘All Phones Arena‘ opened it doors to Beyonce ‘Mrs.Carter Show‘, serving as the first Australian venue to be serviced with the sold out world tour.

It was there, as she prepared to close the show, that the ‘Stop Sign’ singer moved fans with her very own take on Whitney Houston‘s Dolly Parton crafted classic ‘I Will Always Love You‘, in tribute to the late entertainer.

How her cover fares when placed next to the originals?

You tell us, after the jump!

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Months his before his ex girlfriend Rihanna learned her ‘Diamonds World Tour‘ has generated a reported $100,342,254 from 65 of its 96 shows, Drake kicked off his ‘Would You Like A Tour?‘ alongside Ciara‘s husband to be Future and the ever remarkable Miguel.

Now, as the stage show’s ego bursts at the seams by way of the positive reviews it has garnered, ‘Tour’ now finds itself dominating the video sharing outlet YouTube, as fans who attended its dates take to the site to upload footage from their nights.

Wish you had picked up tickets for yourself?

Join the club and press play below…

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‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon‘ played host to a performance of the Urban smash ‘First Chain‘ last night, performed by none other than Big Sean and his one time label mate Kid Cudi.

Joined by ‘The Roots‘, the Hip Hop pair rocked the stage sans the cut’s other contributor Nas, delivered after its supporting album ‘Hall of Fame’ topped Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums upon its August 27th release!

Check ’em out below!

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 As sales of her second studio album skate well past the 5 million sold worldwide milestone, this week has brought with it the first week sales predictions for its more radio friendly follow up ‘ARTPOP‘.

Predictions, from the ever accurate Hits Daily Double. The same ‘Double’ who predicted Rihanna would score her first #1 album with ‘Unapologetic’ weeks before its November 2012 release.

So, just how many units do they believe the Pop icon is set to shift come release week?

The answer to that question awaits you below…

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Grammy winning gospel songstress Le’andria Johnson set the net ablaze hours ago when messages were lifted to her Twitter slamming Music World Gospel label head/famed manager Matthew Knowles (father of pop superstar Beyonce) for being a “crook”.

The original message (which has now been removed) was accompanied with a phone number soliciting media requests for interviews.  As word quickly spread across the Web and courted the attention of secular and gospel outlets alike, it appears the ‘Sunday Best’ champion’s team is trying to shut down the story.

Official statement inside…

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