J. Cole finally has the No. 1 album in the country. After competing with Kanye West and Wale, the Roc Nation rapper reigns at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Born Sinner. In its third week on the chart, Cole’s sophomore set jumps 2-1 with 58,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. To date, the album has moved 439,000 […]

Rap mogul Jay-Z could be in for a big week as new estimates have his Magna Carta Holy Grail album expected to sell up to 400,000 copies in its first seven days. Industry sources predict the album will sell well over 300,000 copies. Billboard suggests it might sell 350,000 – 400,000 by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, […]

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Jay-Z’s upcoming Magna Carta Holy Grail album will not be the first album to sell one million copies before its release according to Billboard magazine’s editorial director,…

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Justin Timberlake’s first album in six years is being massively well received by fans. In just one week. Timberlake’s  The 20/20 Experience is expected to sell 750,000 copies. Billboard.com reported estimates were projected at 500,000 copies, but there’s a possibility that the album could hit 800,000 by the end of the tracking week, Sunday (March 24). If the Tennessee […]

Tupac’s mother made a bold promise to the fans of her late son, Afeni Shakur says she’ll do everything she can to make sure all of the late rapper’s unreleased music sees the light of day. “I believe it is our responsibility to make sure that Tupac’s entire body of work is made available for his […]

Following six top-10 albums, the singer has finally scored her very first No. 1 in the U.S. with her seventh studio release, Unapologetic. “Wait!!!!! What the F–K?!!!!” Rihanna tweeted upon hearing the big news that her album debuted atop the Billboard Albums 200 chart. “#UNAPOLOGETIC just debuted at #1 in AMERICA!!!!! My first number 1 album there!!! Thank […]

Shoutout to the Cleveland “Wild Boy” as Machine Gun Kelly latest album lands on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Machine Gun Kelly’s “Laces Up” lands at No. 4 with 51,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. MGK seemed pleased with the numbers. “Lace Up debuted #4 overall on the Billboard charts (f**k yeah!),” he tweeted. […]

Lil Wayne‘s meteoric rise to fame is astounding when one considers his humble beginnings as a teenaged phenom on his native New Orleans recording label Cash Money. Along with five platinum albums and four gold albums over the course of a stellar 13-year career, Lil Wayne can now add a most significant boast to his tally. According […]

R&B singer Trey Songz is coasting to his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as his “Chapter V” should easily top the tally next week. Industry sources are projecting that the set could sell between 120,000 and 130,000 by the end of the tracking week on Aug. 26. The new Billboard 200 chart’s top 10 will […]