Katy Perry may have topped the Billboard 200 recently with new album ‘Prism’, however the Pop force clearly has her sights set on global success with the ‘Roar’ led project.

Fresh from a well-received Australian promo run, the 29-year-old has moved on to Asia, where she last night performed on Japan’s Music Station.

Watch below as Katy thrills with ‘Roar’ and one of our favourite cuts of hers, ‘California Gurls’.

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A sexually explicit recording made of late Rapper Tupac has been sold to a private ‘collector’, it has emerged today.

Exactly what went down?

Full story below…

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Their careers may already call for them to play dress-up in many-a-front, but the years have proven that Hollywood’s fascination with Halloween draws no shortage of interesting outfits.

Indeed, Halloween 2013 has come and gone, but we’re pretty sure some of the night’s costumes will be the chatter of many for days to come.  With jaw-droppers like Miley Cyrus‘ take on Lil Kim‘s infamous 1999 MTV VMA wardrobe to Ellen Degeneres’ taking a moment to ode ‘Moment 4 Life’ maestra Nicki Minaj, the day brought with it a fair share of headline-grabbing costumes.

Check in below to see the likes of Keri Hilson, Queen Latifah, Katy Perry, and many more to tell us who wins your vote for best costume:

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1) Lady GaGa – Do What U Want

2) Jessie J – Thunder

3) Patra & Aaron Hall – Scent Of Attraction

4) Whitney Houston – Dear John Letter

5) Beyonce – Schoolin’ Life

What are Your Top 5 Songs of The Moment?

Lady GaGa‘s promotional machine proves itself more potent by the day.

A slew of appearances and performances have already been lined up in support of the megastar’s new album ‘ARTPOP’, however one of the campaign’s biggest coups was announced moments ago. GaGa will be hosting and performing on an upcoming episode of the iconic Saturday Night Live.

Details below…

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…and Brand Tamar just keeps on growing!

Indeed, by way of a lucrative new deal put in place by the FOX network, Tamar Braxton is on course to dominate the world of television in ways that’ll give a number of her closest rivals cause to pause.

How and why?

Exciting news below…

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Since blazing onto the scene, Lady GaGa has fast established herself as quite the shape-shifter – a status she lives up to with the cover for ‘Dope’ – the latest promo single from her upcoming album ‘ARTPOP’.

The eccentric superstar will release the track to iTunes on November 4th, taking to Twitter today to confirm that it’ll serve as the last song she’ll offer up prior to ‘ARTPOP’s November 11th release.

In true GaGa form, the artwork is will no doubt set tongues a’wagging. Let us know what you think below.

Your thoughts?

New music alert!

Proving just how enjoyable her music can be when well written, well produced and mixed correctly, Lil Kim unleashes a brand new cut named ‘Dead Gal Walking’ today, pulled from her forthcoming ‘Hard Core 2k13′ EP!

Bidding adieu to the mess that was her ‘Black Friday’ EP to serve a sound that’ll no doubt silence a number of her naysayers, ‘Walking’ sees Kim tackle the sensitive subject matter of crime, and its ‘inevitable’ nature for those living in inner cities.

Is it any good?

Yes! Yes, it is!

Press play below…

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‘Tuck yourself in, you better hold onto your teddy…it’s ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ and guess who’s playing Freddy!’

In the event you haven’t noticed, let us be the ones to tell you that is today is Halloween!

You already knew? Well, that gives you one thing in common with Pop chart topper Miley Cyrus who decided to impersonate one of Rap’s more influential icons in its honour. An icon, who goes by the name of Lil Kim.

Indeed, while Nicki Minaj’s arrival and subsequent winning streak has no doubt proved to be a living nightmare for the ‘Crush On You’ belle, that hasn’t stopped her ‘better years’ being celebrated by the controversial Cyrus, who paid homage to her infamous appearance at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.

How it turned out?

Check her out below…

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Paging Olivia Pope & Associates!  You are needed for clean-up on aisle 3!

In a time where gospel music permeates mainstream in more ways than ever (see: reality shows, Urban/pop music stylings, secular collabos), what has unfortunately come with some of those breakthroughs are headline-grabbing breakdowns.

Indeed, just weeks after the controversial, hit Oxygen reality series ‘Preachers of L.A.’ rocked television, the show’s star Deitrick Haddon was embroiled in a scandal that saw alleged nude photos of the ‘Have Your Way’ hitmaker hit the net in a big way.

Now, thanks in part to R&B songstress Lil Mo’, gospel star Kevin Terry has set the net ablaze with a viral video of him rocking the mic  with no stage in sight.  The video and accompanying story already had moderate traction, but after the ‘Superwoman’ songstress tweeted about the incident to save her friend, that traction went from buzz to boil…

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‘A silent storm’.

Whichever way you look at it, the best would be the most accurate way to describe ‘Family Portrait’ entertainer Pink, and her ‘habit’ of moving major numbers without the media frenzy acts who hope to move those numbers often whip up for themselves.

For, while many a ‘stan’ finds themselves focusing on the Katy Perry vs Lady GaGa chart war that now ensues, the general public has pushed sales of Pink‘s new album ‘The Truth About Love’ to heights many are simply unaware of.

Full story below…

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Joining August Alsina and his ‘Songbook‘ sibling Elijah Blake in pushing brand new content, Leigh Bush kicks off the campaign for his ‘Free Falling’ release with the unveiling of a visual viral in its aid.

Directed by Kirk Lee, the clip sees the performer reach new creative heights in ways you’ll only understand once you step into his world below…

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