Is Iggy Azalea a one hit wonder?

Well, as anyone who’s been keeping up with her latest single ‘Black Widow’ will know, no. No she is not.

For, after her #1 single ‘Fancy’ slipped from the US top spot this week, she joins ‘Widow’ collaborator in celebrating the song’s rising success in the same market, watching it soar even closer to the #1 spot.

Her response? To share a snap from its supporting music video!

Check it out below…

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Cop a gander of Cheryl Cole. Or Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, as she’s officially called now.

The British chart-topper, who will professionally go by ‘Cheryl’ following her recent shock marriage, appears a-front of The Times Magazine‘s latest issue.

And granted she looks all sorts of stunning, it’s her personal life that has the masses gripped the most.

As reported, the singer revealed this week that she and boyfriend of just three months, Jean Fernandez-Versini, tied the knot in a private ceremony on July 7th.

The news of the nuptials was interestingly timed in that it arrived exactly one week to the release of the star’s aptly titled new single ‘Crazy Stupid Love’. Things that make you go “hmm”.

Anyway, peep the alternate cover below…

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As hype machines and pre-recorded vocals support the careers of a few R&B newcomers, Sevyn Streeter continues on in her bid for world domination with a voice, style and sound soaked in authenticity.

So, as to celebrate her journey thus far, the good people over at ‘Rolling Out’ magazine welcomed the singer to its pages recently, teaming up with her to shoot a spread that celebrates her work as a songwriter, her skill as an artist and the talent she praises mentor Chris Brown for introducing to the world.

Press play for behind the scenes footage from her shoot below!

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Showing up to Urban Contemporary‘s party with new music today is Adrian Marcel, heating things up with new mix tape ‘Weak after Next.‘

Executive produced by Raphael Saadiq, the 19 track release is the follow-up to the singer’s 2013 release ‘7 Days of the Weak‘, one of the many launching pads that have pushed this budding superstar to ‘BET’– sized new heights!

On the hunt for an artist whose talent lives up to their hype?

Meet Marcel after the jump!!

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Two new Jhene Aiko numbers await your first listen this morning!

Yes, gliding to iTunes playlists across the globe hand in hand are ‘The Pressure’ and the Common-led ‘Black Majik‘. The first, released to support her debut album ‘Souled Out’, and the latter unleashed in aid of Common’s ‘Nobody’s Smiling’, set for release on Tuesday.

Ready to play!

‘Black’ ‘Pressure’ below…

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It looks like it took an act of MAGIC! to end the reign of Australian rapstress Iggy Azalea‘s ‘Fancy’ atop the Hot 100.

Helping the ‘Bounce’ beauty bounce right into the history books as “longest reign at #1 on Billboard Hot 100 by a female rap artist” and “first female in history (of any genre) to see her first two charting singles hold the #1 and #2 spot simultaneously), it certainly served no shortage of status cementation.

Alas, all good things must come to an end.  As its Rita Ora-assisted followup ‘Black Widow’ continues its climb up the tally, tuck in below to see whose ‘Rude’ hit put a not-so-kind halt to ‘Fancy’s tenure atop the Hot 100 and what other movers and shakers could be next in line to lead:

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It’s official! Nicole Scherzinger is an Epic artist.

As reported at the top of the year, the Pop chanteuse signed a lucrative deal with Sony Music, which included worldwide distribution for her upcoming new album.

And while it was confirmed in January that the former Pussycat Doll had inked an agreement with Sony’s RCA UK for the European release of the Tricky Stewart and The Dream helmed LP, her American predicament remained a mystery until today.

The conundrum ended this evening, though, when Epic Records (another Sony imprint) and its head L.A Reid tweeted the following…

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With a host of new names vying for chart glory, Tinashe has emerged as one of the most magnetic.

The R&B belle has one of the year’s most resonating singles in ‘2 On’, which has brewed the perfect storm of buzz for its parent album ‘Aquarius’ (due September).

Still, the question remains: who is Tinashe?

The folk over at The Fader have teamed with Sonos to find out. Together they tapped the stage blazer for their ‘At Home With’ series.

This episode sees the 21-year-old invite the cameras into her La Cresenta, California home – which she still lives in with her parents and siblings.  

Peep the video below…

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The mystery continues to unravels next week on ‘Extant’.

Oscar winning actress Halle Berry stars in the CBS hit as Molly Woods, an infertile astronaut who returns from a 13-month space expedition — pregnant. What takes place thereafter has the potential to change the story of her family and that of mankind forever.

A riveting watch and one that we’re hooked on!

Peep a preview of episode 3 of season 1 below…

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If you loved Tyler Perry‘s ‘Temptation’, we’d say new movie ‘Addicted’ is one romantic thriller you don’t want to miss out on.

Starring ‘Dreamgirls‘ actress Sharon Leal, ‘Vampire Diaries’ star Kat Graham and supermodel Tyson Beckford, the movie is based on the best-selling novel by Zane of the same name, calling on Ghanaian actor Boris Kodjoe and William Levy to complete its all-star cast!

It’s story? A tale of desire and betrayal, armed with music produced by HSVN and a director in Billie Woodruff.

Peep its trailer, below…

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Linda Perry has penned classics for the likes of Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, and Pink. However, it’s doubtful the legendary songwriter will be receiving a call from Beyonce anytime soon.

For, while doing the press rounds to promote her new VH1 show, ‘The Linda Perry Project’, the 4-Non Blonds star served up choice words about the ‘Drunk In Love’ diva’s songwriting — or alleged lack-thereof.

Full story below…

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So you’re in your car listening to your favourite station and a cut you’ve never heard before comes on.

You’re not sure how you feel about it at first, but throughout your journey the same cut comes on over and over and over again.

Before you know it you’re singing along to lyrics with the wind in your hair and its infectious melody seared in your brain.

A familiar scene? It is? Ok, now take that scene and multiply by say…a million. A million people listening to the same cut on a few hundred stations over and over and over again. 

The end result? A smash hit single and a barrage of accolades thrown at the artist behind it.

“I had no idea it’d do so well!”

Unfortunately, said accolades soon lose their sheen when the truth behind the song’s success emerges.

Why Iggy Azalea‘s ‘Fancy’ has now been placed under scrutiny?

Find out below…

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