After kicking Eminem‘s latest offering  from the top of iTunes UK yesterday, Lady GaGa‘s ‘ARTPOP’ continues to enter the homes of millions worldwide today, doing so as its lead single ‘Applause’ speeds to the double Platinum mark in the US.

However, only her Asia based fans can boast of an exclusive DVD that came along with the album’s packaging in the market today, featuring a never before seen GaGa interview which saw her spill a number of facts regarding the conception and subsequent handling of the LP.

One of these…being that she never chooses her own singles and another seeing her explain why the release is a celebration of her polarising LP ‘Born This Way.’

Honesty below…

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Eminem may have claimed the top spot with his new LP ‘Marshall Mathers LP 2′, but that didn’t stop James Arthur and fellow Brit Pop royal Tinie Tempah from making quite the impact on this week’s ‘Official Charts’.

How both acts fared?

A fresh ‘Chart Check’ awaits you below…

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As reported here, Academy Award winning actress Octavia Spencer is set to lead the NBC reboot of famed 1980s television series ‘Murder, She Wrote’.

While the news was greeted with mixed reviews, one particular naysayer recently made headlines for her disapproval – Angela Lansbury, the show’s original star.  Recently speaking to Associated Press, Lansbury revealed:

“I think it’s a mistake to call it Murder, She Wrote,” she’s quoted saying.  “I’m sorry that they have to use the title Murder, She Wrote, even though they have access to it and it’s their right,” she added. “I saw [Octavia Spencer] in The Help and thought she was absolutely wonderful, a lovely actress,” Lansbury said. “So I wish her well, but I wish it wasn’t in Murder, She Wrote.”

Your thoughts?

Those of us wishing for new Jordin Sparks music have just had our wish granted.

Before you can see her aboard the new Lifetime holiday movie ‘Dear Secret Santa’ (November 30), the ‘American Idol’ champion taps into more Urban flavoured music with her new tune ‘11.11 (Wish)’.

Flexing her sultry vocals on the sexy slow jam, the songstress starts a few sparks of her own with this Elijah Black-penned number (produced by Salaam Remi).

Meet a new Jordin below:

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Ever the innovator, Solange Knowles flexes her industry muscle this year to call on some of Alternative R&B’s brightest stars to create ‘Saint Heron‘, her very first compilation release.

Tonight, before the world is introduced to cuts recorded by Jhene Aiko, Sampha and Kelela, Cassie shows up to the party with ‘Indo‘, boosting momentum for the album which is now available to download below!

Ready to give it a spin?

Hit the play button…

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Two in one day!

We’re talking about Hip Hop videos of course, two of which have dropped within minutes of each other this afternoon. The first? Drake‘s visual for the budding hit that is ‘Worst Behaviour’, now available to enjoy here…. and the second?

Well, the answer to that question is answered by the Rapper 2 Chainz, who unleashed the clip for his latest single ‘Fork‘ five minutes ago.

Get all the way into the Parris Stewart directed piece below…

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It’s finally here!

‘Started From the Bottom’ beau Drake took to the Deep South to film the visual for his latest single ‘Worst Behavior’.

The 10-minute video, featuring Juicy J, Turk, and even his father Dennis Graham, sees the trio share in the ‘Nothing Was the Same’ star’s ode to the birthplace of rock n’ roll – Memphis, TN.

Was “Worst Behavior” the best choice for Drake’s new single?  You tell us:

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It’s finally here!

After ample teasing and titillation, Mariah Carey unwrapped her new single ‘The Art Of Letting Go’ moments ago.

Preceded by a whirlwind of hype, the Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins track is being launched as a “first of its kind’ – after being premiered instantly to all 15 million of Carey’s fans on Facebook.

Speaking about the track, the 43-year-old gushed:

“This is such a personal record to me. I wrote the lyrics so that anyone and everyone could relate to them and hopefully release anything that they need to let go of that’s holding them back or bringing them down. Thank you for sharing this experience with me!”

So does the song, which is the title track from Mimi’s 14th studio album, deliver? Find ou after the jump…

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Following the Platinum flavoured success of Justin Timberlake‘s album series ‘The 20/20 Experience’, it’s little surprise that the Pop force has been a staple at every major US award show this year.

It’s a trajectory that looks set to continue; for, it has just been announced that JT will be taking to the stage at the 2013 American Music Awards on November 24th.

Details after the jump…

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She’s the Pop icon whose impact on music and culture alike remains to be matched or surpassed by any to have come after her.

Alas, by way of circumstances clearly out her control, Britney Spears has found her stock as a musician dashed to the bottom of Pop’s food chain this year thanks to the confusing / worrying handling of her latest LP ‘Britney Jean‘.

What’s gone wrong now?

Full story below…

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No more than 24 hours after its release this morning, Lady GaGa‘s ‘ARTPOP‘ now finds itself selling enough digital units to give it a healthy chance  of topping Billboard 200 next week.

Fortunately, and perhaps unbeknownst for and to her, Google have now taken the decision to slice the album’s retail price, giving the public ample incentive to purchase it from their ‘Google Play’ store and not from its strongest competitor, iTunes.

Full story below…

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Justin Bieber’s #MusicMondays series continues with ‘All Bad’ – the follow-up to his Isley Brother’s-sampled “Bad Day,”.

Marking the latest cut to drop to build momentum for his forthcoming ‘Believe’ movie (premiering Christmas Day), tuck in below to hear the latest R&B driven number in the Bieber series.

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