Before Nicki Minaj makes her debut on “American Idol” in January, fans will get a closer look into her life on an E! reality special. The network has confirmed that the “Pound the Alarm” rapper will star in three episodes. The trilogy will give viewers intimate access into her personal and professional life with never-before-seen…

Following a cull of spammers said to make up 8.7% of Facebook profiles, some of the social network’s most popular artist pages have seen a sufficient drop in ‘Likes’. That’s according to statistics from Pagedata which found that Rihanna lost 28,275 Facebook likes while Lady Gaga, who boasts 53 million Facebook Likes, lost 34,326. Other…

Hov opened the doors last night to the 40/40 Club inside the Barclays Center. DJ S&S provided the soundtrack while his Roc Stars J.Cole, Rihanna, and host of basketball players helped him celebrate. Tonight kicks off the first of eight shows in the arena. “I walked around here earlier and I just seen everybody busy…

Mumford & Sons is heading for a massive week. The rock quartet’s new album “Babel” is on course to sell as much as 600,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Sept. 30 — so say industry sources. The set, released yesterday (Sept. 25), will easily debut atop the Billboard 200 next…

Hovi’s home. Jay-Z will make a triumphant return to his hometown of Brooklynto christen the new Barclays Center. The sports and entertainment arena willhouse the former New Jersey Nets, who will make their debut as the BrooklynNets this fall. The Roc Nation mogul is a minority owner of the NBA team and director of Brooklyn Arena LLC, which owns Barclays. The $1 billion…