As if making headlines recently for her 2011 smash, ‘Super Bass,’ becoming the highest-certified female Rap song of all time wasn’t enough to boast, Nicki Minaj also welcomed news her latest album, ‘Pink Friday 2,’ made her the first female rapper this century to have 5 Platinum LPs.

While the #Barbz continue celebrating their fearless leader’s latest slew of accomplishments, they may have overlooked another feat the record-conquering Queen quietly attained.

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Cardi B fans (affectionately called the #BardiGang) showed up and out for their fave if the refreshed Billboard Hot 100 is any indication.

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Justin Timberlake unleashed his latest studio album ‘Everything I Thought It Was’ last week and has been pounding the promotional pavement in support of the project.

Preceded by the single ‘Selfish,’ the LP has also been pushed by way of follow-up effort ‘No Angels.’

Now, the first-week numbers are in. Find out how the project has fared commercially.

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Ariana Grande has ample cause for celebration.

For. the songbird’s latest single ‘we can’t be friends (wait for your love)’ has rocketed straight in at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100

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Victoria Monet‘s breakout hit, ‘On My Mama,’ continues to birth “firsts” for the multi-talented songstress.

As if becoming her first Billboard #1 hit wasn’t enough to boast, the D’Mile-produced tune also owns the title of being her first Hot 100 top 40 hit and it helped lead to the capture of her inaugural trio of GRAMMYs at this year’s ceremony.

Most recently, ‘Mama’ was met with news from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) that it had become her first Platinum-certified hit.

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Taylor Swift is bringing ‘The Eras Tour’ to Disney+ and this time it’s ‘Taylor’s Version.’

Already a box office blockbuster, the chart-topping concert film is heading to the streamer on March 14 and has been expanded to feature four previously unscreened songs.

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Diddy‘s dramas continue to mount.

For, a male producer has filed a lawsuit against the mogul accusing him of sexual harassment, drugging, and assault.

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GloRilla‘s latest single, the self-affirmative ‘Yeah Glo,’ has had heads bobbing since it arrived to digital shelves on February 9.

Accompanied by a semi-biographical music video (directed by Troy Roscoe), the tune quickly shot to the upper rankings of real-time Rap streaming and sales charts – moves that have helped it make a handsome debut on the refreshed Hot 100.

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Summer Too Hot will take on a new meaning for fans of Chris Brown (affectionately called #TeamBreezy) as the R&B bad boy set social media alight this week with news he will be embarking on his next tour in the coming months.

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Kanye West may not only be en route to watching his latest album, ‘Vultures 1,’ soar to #1 on the Billboard 200 but he could also see cuts from the project – namely the Ty Dolla $ign, Rich the Kid, and Playboi Carti-assisted ‘Carnival‘ – fly as high as the top 10 of next week’s Hot 100.

In an effort to block the latter, fans of his longtime nemesis Taylor Swift (affectionately called #Swifties) are joining forces to help Beyonce‘s latest singles – ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ and 16 Carriages – ride past West to the all-genre chart’s top spot.

Once word of their endeavors landed on Kanye’s desk, he took to social media to respond. Hop inside to see what he said.

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