It’s official: Ciara has bombed. The ‘Gimme Dat’ performers new album, ‘Basic Instinct’, will debut on the Billboard 200 this week with a lowly 37,940 units sold, entering the lineup at #43. This will be Ciara’s lowest debut in her career to date.

On the other hand, Michael Jackson’s ‘Michael’ LP will nab the #3 spot with 224,910 copies sold. While it is not enough to outsell Susan Boyle or Taylor Swift, the record will have have the highest entry of any Urban release this week.

Diddy-Dirty Money also received a special gift from Santa Claus. The trio’s ‘Last Train To Paris’ will enter the Billboard 200 at #10 with 87,380 units, exceeding all expectations, thanks to massive promotion in the last 7 days. The record did not outsell R. Kelly’s ‘Love Letter’, however, as the R&B King’s album will grab the #6 spot with 150,405 in sales.

On the contrary, Tank was not so lucky as his album will debut at #38 with 41,181 units sold. Still, the R&B crooner has managed to outsell both Ciara and Kandi, the latter of whom has missed the top 50 completely with her ‘Kandi Koated’ release. Ho ho no.

Read more at Hits Daily Double. Remember: these numbers and positions are subject to change when published by Billboard.

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With Beyonce, Britney Spears and Chris Brown all plotting chart comebacks in 2011, Lady GaGa is going to have to put forward her best album yet. However, the Pop phenomenon seems ready for war as she describes her upcoming ‘Born This Way’ LP as “epic”.

Expect to hear the 1st single from the project in February 2011. Look below to see what GaGa had to say about the album:

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Will.i.am isn’t thee only artist who doesn’t want anything to do with Michael Jackson’s new ‘Michael’ album. Ne-Yo, who worked with the late King of Pop shortly before his death, revealed to TMZ that he won’t be listing to the LP and that he’ll “stick to old Mike”.

See what Ne-Yo had to say below:

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Deanna Cruz of Hot 106.3 caught up with Chris Brown backstage at the recent ‘Holiday Hot Night’. The energetic entertainer used the opportunity to explain the title of his new album, ‘F.A.M.E’, and elaborate on why he has been releasing mixtapes throughout 2010 instead of a standard LP.

Check out the footage below where Brown also sends a shoutout to his ever faithful Team Breezy on Twitter:

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Jamie Foxx made a promotional appearance on ‘Good Morning America’ today. The singer/actor performed ‘Fall For Your Type’ and ‘Yep, That’s Me’ from his ‘Best Night of My Life’ album (in stores tomorrow). Look below for all the action:

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Beyonce and Jay-Z were spotted in Australia during the weekend. The duo were taking a break from the Hip-Hop King’s tour with U2. More images are available below via Beyonce World:

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Word of our interview with Soundz has reverberated across the industry. Now, after facing severe backlash from  some of Beyonce’s crazed fans regarding his statements about her songwriting, the ‘Gimme Dat’ producer has issued an apology.

Read what Soundz had to say about the situation below:

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Diddy-Dirty Money visited MTV 2’s ‘Sucker Free’ to promote their new album, ‘Last Train To Paris’. In a surprising turn of events Diddy actually allowed his other group members to say more than just “album in stores now”. Peep their interview below:

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Mariah Carey wasn’t the only singer scaling through the octaves during last week’s ‘Christmas in Washington’. Maxwell also performed during the event, delivering stunning renditions of ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ and ‘Silent Night’. Check out his showing below:

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Check out Rihanna’s photoshoot in British Q magazine. Despite having one of the 2010’s largest promotional campaigns, the Bajan’s latest album, ‘Loud’, has yet to be certified gold. Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday’ debut LP, on the other hand, has already accomplished that feat although it was released a week later.

Look below for a 2nd image via Rihanna Daily:

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Chris Brown has never been shy when it comes to showing off his ‘special skills’. However, the young entertainer took things a step further when he brought Keri Hilson onstage during the Hot 106 Holiday Hot Night. Check below to see what I mean (the action starts at the 1:23 mark):

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