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Adele and Taylor Swift have dominated pop music over the last month or so. After Taylor Swift’s Red (Taylor’s Version) reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart last week, Adele’s latest fourth studio album looks to do the same.

On Nov. 19, Adele dropped 30, a 12-song, 58 minute beautifully recorded expedition through her recent mindset. The album included its promotional single “Easy On Me,” which is the second track on the album. “Easy On Me” has spent over a month on top of the Spotify global chart.

30 will debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart this week, selling 838,000 units and around 670,000 pure album sales. According to Hits Daily Double, this will be the biggest bow of the year, and the largest debut since Taylor Swift’s July 2020 album folklore.

These two albums are the only ones to eclipse 800,000 units in a debut in the last two years, evident that they likely have the two strongest fanbases in pop music today. 

Red (Taylor’s Version) was a re-record of an already existent album tat added a few new tracks, and Taylor Swift’s fans got it to achieve over 600,000 units sold. This week, the album will fall to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 169,000 units.

Adele’s 30 owns the charts, and it will likely do so for weeks to come. With her first album in six years, Adele has reclaimed her pop throne.

Have you listened to 30 yet?

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Rico Nasty is going through a lot right now, according to her Twitter page. The rapper shared a concerning rant earlier today, prompting fans to check in with her and show her some love.

“I dead ass need at least two hours out of each day, just to cry,” the 24-year-old tweeted this afternoon. “Crazy how I wanted a tour bus my whole life and now I just be on the tour bus crying myself to sleep every night.”

In a particularly concerning post, Rico wrote, “I wish I was dead just as much as y’all do, trust me.” Followed by “y’all win.” Countless fans have reached out to the Washington, D.C. native, letting her know that they support and love her. “Who said that to you? I will pull up to them like this istg,” one follower wrote above a meme of Kanye West holding a gun.

“Your fans love you mama. But I know that other people’s negative words drown the positive out. I hope you get the love you deserve and feel better,” another sweet reply reads. “I love you Rico. Spend some time with those closest around you who spark the most real joy. [You] don’t deserve any of this harassment, I hope you find your happy place soon and do some self care and resting on the way.”

The aforementioned harassment has largely been taking place at Playboi Carti concerts where, Rico, the opening act, has been being targeted by audience members. At one show, a patron took things way too far, throwing a bottle at the “Pussy Poppin” artist, who was compelled to jump into the crowd and chase after them for attacking her.

Following other negative reactions to her stage time, Rico has also accused the crowd of being “anti black.” Clearly the haters have been weighing heavy on her mental health, so here’s hoping she gets the rest, relaxation, and love that she needs ASAP.

Read more about Rico Nasty’s tour experiences here.

YK Osiris has been catching heat for a number of reasons as of late. After getting roasted on Twitter for his exchange with Lil Baby where Baby demanded he repay his $5,000 debt to him, YK proceeded to flex his $325,000 diamond earrings for the masses to see.

Former NFL wide receiver and showman Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson had some words of wisdom in response to this, feeling that Osiris wasted his money. He quoted a tweet about the earrings saying he could’ve gotten them at young girls’ shop Claire’s instead: “I got the same earrings for $10 from Claire’s.”

In this tweet, he is referencing when he went to Claire’s and bought $10 earrings in 2009, when NFL’s reality show Hard Knocks covered his team the Cincinnati Bengals. Footage from this episode surfaced as he gave foreshadowing advice to his affluent peers about wasteful spending on earrings.

Today, YK Osiris issued a response on his Instagram story, telling Chad to mind his business and playfully flexing his own Claire’s earrings, ironically taking Ochocinco’s advice: “We all grown baby, you don’t nobody how to spend their money. If Ocho Coco wanna go to Claire’s and spend $10 on earrings, man I congratulate you. You should do that. That’s your money. But you don’t go in another man’s business and tell another man how to spend their money. Big facts.”

Even though YK Osiris was displeased with what Ochocinco had to say about his spending habits, he may have found his advice useful.

Was Osiris spending too much on his earrings?

As noted in her Instagram bio, 42-year-old Coco Austin is a “super mom” to her daughter, Chanel, which means the two spend plenty of time together. The Los Angeles native frequently shares content with her daughter on social media, and over the weekend, the young girl’s grandma even got in on the fun.

If you scroll through Austin’s IG story, you’ll see plenty of footage of her celebrating the recent holiday with her family and gearing up for Christmas. Near the end of the posts, she snuck in some footage of Chanel educating her grandma on how to twerk.

“So, you go like this,” the young girl says, bending over to stick her butt out while putting her hands on her knees. “And then you go,” she instructs, giving her behind a little shake. “But what are you doing? Do I do squats, or what are you doing with your butt?” her grandma inquires.

“Wait, what are you guys doing exactly?” Coco then chimes in. “What are you doing?” she asks again before her daughter enthusiastically yells, “twerking!” “You’re teaming [my] mom how to twerk?” the Angel Blade actress asked her daughter once again.

“I don’t know how to do it,” Grandma says, waving her hands in frustration. The little girl then demonstrates a different twerking method, getting on all fours and pointing her bottom directly in the air. As her mom follows suit, Coco says, “Oh…My…God,” with a laugh. “This is what you do when family’s over. Ohhh my gosh.”

Just a few days ago, the Ice & Coco star also shared a sweet post about her daughter, giving some insight into their life together. “I teach Chanel working out and staying and staying healthy, you’ll always pretty much be a happy person. I also tell her if she has flexibility now she’ll have it forever. I can vouch for that.. Staying fit is a lifestyle there’s no work at it, its just what you do everyday.”