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Ciara was treated to one incredible surprise by her boyfriend, NFL player Russell Wilson, when he threw a party to celebrate her 30th birthday. Wilson arranged for Ciara’s family and friends to dress up as their favourite superheroes and he had a few additional surprises in store for Ciara.

Ciara photographed at an appearance at Topshop in Las Vegas, October 2015.

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Pitbull and Mariah Carey will guest star in the upcoming season of Empire. The news about Carey’s role was revealed earlier this week at the unveiling of Carey's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by the show’s creator, Lee Daniels. The network behind the show, Fox, made the announcement about Pitbull on Thursday morning (6th August) at the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Los Angeles.

Mariah Carey at the unveiling of her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in August 2015.

Read More: Empire Co-Stars Trai Byers & Grace Gealey Are Engaged!

Continue reading: ‘Empire’ Season 2: Pitbull All Set To Make Cameo & Mariah Carey To Guest Star

The line-up for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards was already very impressive, with Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith all set to perform on stage, and officials have now filled a (blank) space by confirming Taylor Swift will be there to debut the video for her new track 'Bad Blood', according to Hollywood Reporter. 

And the singer has teased the premiere of the forthcoming video with a stylish image on Twitter.

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It’s all change at the top of the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart this week, as rapper Wale claims the Number 1 spot with his fourth LP The Album About Nothing – his second chart topper following his previous effort, 2013’s The Gifted.

Wale’s album, which he has revealed was inspired by Jerry Seinfeld and features the comedian himself, sold 100,000 copies in the week ending April 5th, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Billboard chart now measures individual track and streaming equivalent sales as well as conventional physical and digital album sales.

The rapper scored his second American Number 1 album this week

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The nominations have been released for the annual Billboard Music Awards, and it’s Taylor Swift and Sam Smith who lead the field, with both artists in the running for five of the six biggest prizes.

Swift and Smith, whose respective albums 1989 and In The Lonely Hour are still in the Top 5 of the Billboard Albums Chart well over four months after their release, are both gunning for the Top Artist, Top 100 Songs, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Billboard 200 Artist and Top Hot 100 Artists categories, while each is up for the Top Artist in their gender-specific prizes.

Taylor Swift scored the most BMA nominations with 14

Continue reading: Taylor Swift And Sam Smith Score Multiple Nominations For Billboard Music Awards

The much-anticipated Comedy Central roast of Justin Bieber, as expected, drew strong viewing figures when it was broadcast on Monday evening. With ratings of 4.4 million from 10pm to midnight, it was the night’s top-rated program in most male demographics and ranks as the network’s third most-watched roast ever, according to Variety.

Featuring the comedian-of-the-moment Kevin Hart as the roast master, celebrities as varied as Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg queued up to aim zingers at the 21 year old, the youngest person ever to be roasted. Subjects included his love life, music and numerous scrapes with the law. Even Will Ferrell made a special appearance as his character Ron Burgundy from the hit comedy Anchorman!

Justin Bieber was the subject of a well-received Comedy Central roast on Monday

Continue reading: Justin Bieber's Comedy Central Roast The Third Most Watched Ever

With still more than a week to go until it makes its official U.S. premiere, movie industry insiders are predicting a record-breaking first week of box office sales for Furious 7, according to Variety.

Tracking services and analysts are suggesting that the Universal picture, the seventh instalment of the wildly successful franchise The Fast & The Furious, will make as much as $115 million in its debut week. If that happens, it will set a new record for an opening week during April, topping the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier which made $95 million last year.

'Furious 7' star Vin Diesel

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After much uproar, the edited broadcast of Justin Bieber’s Comedy Central roast will not include jokes about the late actor Paul Walker.

Most of the jokes at the March 14th taping went down very well, including many brutal ones at Bieber’s expense, but a spokeperson for Comedy Central has stated to the Hollywood Reporter that the remarks about the Fast & Furious actor will be cut during the edit before its March 30th broadcast.

Jokes about the late Paul Walker (above) will be cut from the Bieber roast

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Say what you will about Justin Bieber, but the man seems to have acquired a sense of humour recently. Justin flexed his self-irony muscles during a dedicated Comedy Central roast on Saturday,  where the topics ranged from his poppy tunes, to his run-ins with the law, to his overall obnoxious behaviour.

Gone are the Biebs  Baby days.

And his roasters... well, even some of Bieber's closest collaborators had a go - from head roaster Kevin Hart, to  Ludacris, Shaquille O'Neal, Snoop Dogg, Jeffrey Ross and even Martha Stewart, there was no mercy for the Biebs. 

Continue reading: Justin Bieber Roasted By Kevin Hart, Ludacris And Co.

Ludacris and his new wife Eudoxie Mbouguiengue have excitedly announced that they are expecting their first child as a couple, with the rapper/ actor revealing the news to his fans in an adorable beach photo via photo sharing site Instagram.

Ludacris and Eudoxie expecting a baby

As Spring finally arrives, so does some very happy news from 'Fast & Furious' star Ludacris, real name Christopher Bridges. Having been married to Eudoxie for just two months, following a surprise ceremony immediately after their engagement on December 26th 2014, the pair are thrilled to announce the impending arrival of their first bundle of joy. 

Continue reading: Newlyweds Ludacris And Eudoxie Expecting A New Addition To Their Family