To Joe Public, 2010 saw Rap firework Nicki Minaj pop out of nowhere with her debut album ‘Pink Friday‘.

Selling 1 million copies in the US in its first month and enjoying global sales of 3.8 million, the months that followed welcomed news of a fragrance named after the #1 album- hoping to capitalise on the hype surrounding the star’s long running brand- birthed in NYC circa 2007.

Now, after launching the scent with Elizabeth Arden‘s ‘Give Back Brands’, the light lyric soprano has seen its sales surpass that of 1.1 million individual units in the UK.

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Pop prom queens Fifth Harmony showed and up showed today, hitting the ‘Today Show’ to rock the daytime show’s stage!

Kicking up a storm with their ‘Miss Movin’ On‘ fuelled performance, the girls also performed the feel good jam ‘Me & My Girls‘, all in preparation for their forthcoming US tour, and debut album!

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Kelly Rowland‘s solo career continues to sprint forward, onwards, and upwards!  The ‘Motivation’ singer has been announced as the new face of luxury car brand, Jaguar.

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As if the outstanding success of her latest world tour wasn’t enough, today has seen the singer/songwriter Beyonce welcome three Emmy nominations….secured by her set at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show.

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As he readies to the ride the wave that’ll be ‘Nothing Was The Same’, last night took Drake to Toronto’s Rogers Centre, where he enjoyed the spectacle that was the ‘Legends of the Summer Tour‘.

Put on by Justin Timberlake and ‘Song Cry‘ chart topper Jay Z, the show saw the ‘Take Care’ star look on from an enclosed section in the sold out venue as his contemporaries stormed with the stage with a show being praised by critics and fans alike this morning.

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Moody R&B star Jhene Aiko joined Big Sean in NYC last night, performing their collaborative song ‘Beware’ at he finale of Fuse’s “The Hustle After Party”- weeks before Sean’s new album ‘Hall of Fame’ drops.

Due out on August 27th, the album saw its lead single brought to life by the pair in spectacular fashion- rocked out in front of a lively audience and joined by the Rapper’s scorching jam ‘Detroit’.

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R&B crooner Robin Thicke just keeps winning with runway hit ‘Blurred Lines’.

Already a global smash, the song shows no signs of slowing its success streak — especially in the UK, where it made history this week.

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With Harmony in her corner and an ever growing fan base to her name, Ariana Grande is on course to becoming the breakout act of 2013.

The best part about this? Well, as to ensure that happens, she has announced the birth of a US tour and the name of her debut album!

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No stranger to taking off her clothes, Rihanna digs into her usual bag of tricks for a new ad for ‘Rogue’ – her latest fragrance.

The tabloid darling revs up her sexy in a bid, perhaps, to drum up  buzz for the perfume which comes on the heels of  ‘Reb’l Fleur’, her debut effort which performed moderately well upon release in 2011.

Aptly titled, ‘Rogue’ serves as the 25-year-old’s first scent targeted at both female and male shoppers; a fact which likely explains the racy nature of its accompanying ad.

Still, as useless as she is on stage, it’s hard to deny that Ms. Fenty has emerged as the definitive poster-child for the 360 era of entertainment. Indeed, she is – without a spec of doubt – the quintessential example of how to not just leverage your brand, but to become one too.

Of course much of this “positioning” was cooked up by a team who know the coins they can make from marketing a pretty face with marginal talent. Sad, as it’s this very fact that prevents us from celebrating Brand Fenty. It feels almost fraudulent hailing a singer whose biggest struggle is…singing.

Rogue arrives in stores this September.

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Fans of ‘She Don’t’ songstress Letoya Luckett don’t have to wonder anymore what the Grammy winning diva is up to.  Indeed, while winning fans left and right via her recent cinematic offerings, Luckett has been appointed host of Centric’s go-to lifestyle series ‘CultureList’.

According to a recent press release, the songstress will act as viewers’ guide aboard a host of takes on “fashion, fitness, music, food and technology with special insight from experts and celebrities”. Hip Hop & R&B’s brightest are set to join the ‘Torn’ singer as interview guests including Robin Thicke, Wyclef Jean, Chrisette Michelle, and more.

The highly anticipated weekly series will reboot Sunday, July 21 at 11 PM ET/PT on Centric.

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Check out the 18th episode of the hit YouTube all star parody series ‘The Necki Menij Show’.

Parodying Pop‘s brightest stars in alternate world designed by YouTuber ‘GingerTheHorse’, episode 18 of the show welcomes his take on ‘Body Party’ chart topper Ciara for the very first time.

Click here for the full series, and watch ’18’ above!

500,000 units.

The above figure will no doubt be of significance to Lana Del Rey today, as its the number of copies her sleeper hit ‘Young & Beautiful’ has sold thus far, earning it Gold status in the market.

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