…and the nominees are in!

Indeed, this morning saw the nominees for the 2013 American Music Awards announced, five of which were broadcast during today’s serving of ABC’s Good Morning America!

Did your favourite act make this year’s cut?

Find out below…

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They may have been involved in a well publicised war of words no more than a fortnight ago, but last night saw Kanye West & Jimmy Kimmel put their differences aside to meet on the latter’s hit ABC show ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live‘.

The best part about it?

While the interview could have taken an unfortunate turn, it saw Kanye share a number of his world views much to the surprise of the show’s audience but did raise many an eyebrow when he explained why he believes Kim Kardashian deserves a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Full interview below…

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Rita Ora stepped out in hometown of Ladbroke Grove last night, joining a number of her childhood pals to hit the area’s ‘Electric Cinema’!

Arriving at the venue shortly after returning from Los Angeles, the ‘Roc The Life’ star was snapped shortly after shooting her campaign for Bernd Beetz‘ ‘Rimmel London‘, well before the 2014 arrival of her US debut album!

Pop open the lid for more, below…

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‘Applause’ performer Lady Gaga is getting just that as she unveils the accompanying tracklist to her new album ‘ArtPop’ (due November 11).

Enlisting the help of Los Angeles fans she’s christened “LA Rivington Rebels”, the pop diva shared the titles to the numbers that will line one of the season’s most anticipated offerings.

Tuck in below to see the spectacle that is the art that escorted ‘ArtPop’ titles to the net:

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While fans wait with bated breath for the tracklist for ‘ArtPop’, the newest album from pop chameleon Lady Gaga, the songstress satiates with a lyric video to a new tune.

Title ‘Aura’, fans first learned of the number from the ‘Machete Kills’ soundtrack via a sneak listen weeks ago.  Now, its official lyric video – helmed by the movie’s director Robert Rodriguez, surfaces online and features sneak peeks into the film.

Get into it below:

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Naysayers may have doubted initially, but now it seems pop princess Britney Spears’ newest song ‘Work B*tch’ is doing just that – working.

Indeed, the song nearly slipped out of the top 50 a week after its debut on Itunes, but weeks later, after a smoking hot video to aid, the dance number appears to have re-entered the race – giving a run to chart champions Lorde, Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry (who have collectively dominated the Hot 100 all summer long).

Their efforts appear to be extending into the fall as well, but will their catchy tunes be enough to keep Britney at bay?  This week’s chart check awaits…

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Singing sensation Ariana Grande has undoubtedly been a breath of fresh air for 2013’s pop music lovers.  A welcomed departure from EDM and the dearth of talent plaguing the day’s charts and radio alike, the pop princess has taken the genre by storm with a #1 album and top-selling singles to her credit.

Immediately drawing comparisons to an early 90s Mariah Carey, the up-and-comer has polarized Carey’s fans (affectionately called Lambs) for what some of them feel is a blatant duplication of the diva’s singing style.

Those fans’ anger grew to new heights today when Grande took to Billboard.com to list in grand style an homage to her top 5 favorite female vocalists.  Praising the likes of Whitney Houston and Brandy, there’s one name that, to the surprise of some, didn’t quite make the cut…

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Lorde leaves to little wonder why her debut album ‘Pure Heroine’s addictive lead single ‘Royals’ is reigning atop Billboard charts for a second week.  Proof can be found in the songstress’s stop by ‘Ellen’ today to lend an impressive live showing of the number.

Performing it for the first time on daytime television, the 16-year-old brought her latest taste of dark pop to fans the same day she was greeted with news its parent album shifted 129,000 its first week to give her a #3 debut.

Get reminded why fans are in love with the newcomer below:

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With a bevy of Billboard chart toppers jointly and separately to their credit, Toni Braxton & Babyface took to Tuesday’s episode of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” to lend a reminder that their hitmaking power has no end in sight.

Showing off the first televised performance of their newest hit ‘Hurt You’, the duo wowed the audience with the R&B chart-topper just a month before they prep the release of their Motown-duets album ‘Love, Marriage, & Divorce’ (Nov. 25).

Did you miss it?  Tuck in below to see how they fared:

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Grammy winning gospel diva Yolanda Adams is back to blazing charts with ‘Best For Last’ – the Donald Lawrence helmed number acting as the title track to his latest #1 album.

Most recently sharing the tune coast-to-coast with enthusiastic crowds on Verizon’s ‘How Sweet The Sound’ tour, the songstress took time backstage during an Atlanta stop to answer fan questions and weigh in on pressing pop culture topics.

Imparting her opinion on serial twerker Miley Cyrus, a potential Brandy duet, and her own new offerings with legendary producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, tuck in below to hear the ‘Victory’ songstress share some words of wisdom and more.

Do you agree?

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The 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards struck Gold this time around, convincing Rap icon Lil Kim to grace the show with a cypher set to air on October 15th in the US (UK premiere October 18th at 8pm).

Now, before she showcases her free styling skills alongside the likes of Kendrick Lamar, the performer joined her protege Tiffany Foxx to explain what fans can expect from the show and why the starlet has her full support.

Check the leading ladies out in action below…

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