The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have been declared the Super Bowl champions after their crushing defeat of the Kansas City Chiefs, but the post-game data is revealing its halftime show headliner – The Weeknd – is the real winner.

After taking to The Big Guava’s Raymond Jones Stadium to crank out his biggest hits including ‘Blinding Lights,’ ‘The Hills,’ ‘Can’t Feel My Face,’ and more, the 30-year-old (born Abel Tesfaye) saw those very smashes revisit the top of real-time iTunes charts.

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This week brought with it the 35th anniversary of Janet Jackson‘s breakthrough album, ‘Control.’

Released February 4, 1986, the history-making project – best known for its singles ‘Pleasure Principle,’ ‘When I Think of You,’ ‘Let’s Wait Awhile,’ ‘Nasty,’ ‘What Have You Done For Me Lately,’ and title track – is lodged in record books for becoming the first LP by a female artist to log six Hot 100 top 40 singles over the span of its popularity.

The launching pad from which Jackson would be propelled into Pop superstardom as one of the genre’s preeminent female acts, it would go on to garner critical and commercial acclaim by selling over 10 million copies worldwide and collecting a slew of international awards along the way (including Billboard Music Awards, Soul Train Awards, American Music Awards, and a GRAMMY).

And if this week’s commemorative celebration of the opus is any indication, it’s far from finished receiving its flowers.

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Cardi B is off to a flying start with her new single ‘Up.’

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Over 10 million viewers tuned into Wednesday’s (January 20) live simulcast of ‘Celebrating America’ – a concert that assembled some of music’s biggest music and shakers to commemorate the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

That gargantuan viewership figure made the platform a prime spot to showcase new and old music, an opportunity taken advantage of in earnest by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, Ant Clemons & Justin Timberlake, and other big names on the bill who opted to perform original songs instead of inspirational covers like Demi Lovato, John Legend, and more.

For Clemons and Timberlake, the exposure proved particularly lucrative as the duo unveiled the first live showing of their new song ‘Better Days.’

If real-time sales tallies are to judge by, America was pleased with the performance.

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After a six-year wait, Jazmine Sullivan fans apparently couldn’t go another second without a new project from the GRAMMY-nominated songstress as evidenced by the overwhelming response to her new EP, ‘Heaux Tales’ (click here to stream).

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Not counting specialty projects, it’s been over 4 years since Gwen Stefani blessed fans with original solo music.

Last blasting to the top of charts with her 2016 studio LP, ‘This is What the Truth Feels Like,’ the 51-year-old’s spent the time since racking up Country hits with fiancé Blake Shelton and annually recharging her 2017-released holiday album, ‘You Make it Feel Like Christmas.’

As we reported here, that all changed Monday (December 7) when Stefani unleashed ‘Let Me Reintroduce Myself’ – a self-proclaimed return to the (sonic) form found aboard her Ska-Pop filled No Doubt and early solo offerings.

Apparently, the reintroduction is just what music lovers have been waiting for.  See what we mean inside:

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It looks like Mariah Carey will be unwrapping success with the remix to ‘Oh Santa!’ featuring Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson. 

For, the trio’s re-working of the 2010 track is off to a fire-filled start on iTunes.

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As it’s been teased since the summer, Nicki Minaj fans (affectionately called #Barbs) apparently couldn’t wait to get their eyes and ears on the latest from the Rap diva – which comes courtesy of her feature on producer extraordinaire Mike Will Made It‘s latest single, ‘What That Speed About?!’

Released November 6 at 12am, the song hadn’t even been available for 24 hours before it zoomed to the top of real-time sales tallies, where it’s been a mainstay for most of the day.

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H.E.R. fans have seen a lot of the GRAMMY winner on TV over the last week as she’s moving full speed ahead in promotion of her latest two singles, ‘Damage’ and ‘Hold On.’

After rocking the October 24 episode of ‘SNL’ with live renditions of the two songs (click here to read), the 23-year-old later flexed her rap skills alongside Brandy, Erykah Badu, and Teyana Taylor as part of the ‘Ladies First’ R&B cypher at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards.

As if that wasn’t enough, she followed the appearance by taking to the latest episode of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’  Serving as Tuesday night’s musical guest (October 27), H.E.R. cranked out another stunning rendition of ‘Damage.’

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Little Mix are tasting sweet success with their new single ‘Sweet Melody.’

A bop of epic proportions, the flavorsome anthem has received a rapturous round of applause from fans and critics alike.

Indeed, despite serving as the third single from incoming album ‘Confetti,’ it’s easily off to the best start.

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‘Sittin On Top of the World’ is exactly what Brandy and Monica are doing after their history-making #VERZUZ battle.

The epic showdown, which aired live on Instagram Monday (August 31), crushed the Swizz Beatz & Timbaland-hosted platform’s viewership ratings by raking in over 1.2 million viewers at the height of the broadcast.

Earning acclaim from celebrity onlookers as well as hundreds of thousands of commenters on Twitter, the hit-for-hit battle saw the GRAMMY winners showcase some of their most beloved hits like ‘I Wanna Be Down’ (Brandy), ‘Don’t Take It Personal’ (Monica), ‘What About Us?’ (Brandy), ‘For You I Will’ (Monica), and so many more.

Apparently, the trip down memory lane inspired their legions of respective fans to open their wallets as both divas’ saw substantial increase in their respective catalogs’ activity – leading them to dominate the real-time iTunes R&B chart.

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‘Midnight Sky,’ the first single from Miley Cyrus‘ forthcoming seventh studio album ‘She is Miley Cyrus,’ is off to a promising start.

After ample teasing, the song and its accompanying, self-directed music video were unveiled Friday (August 14).  In the days since, it’s already amassed 24 million views on YouTube and millions of spins on streaming platforms.

Yet, as its commercial performance numbers roll in, it appears streaming isn’t the only avenue the Louis Bell & Andrew Watt-produced bop is winning on.

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