Lady Gaga Surpasses Oprah, Beyonce On Forbes' Most Powerful Women List

Lady Gaga is officially the world's most powerful female celebrity, at least according to Forbes, which released its World's 100 Most Powerful Women list on Thursday (August 25). On a list primarily dominated by politicians and CEOs, Mother Monster grabs the #11 spot on the coveted ranking, besting all other celebrity figures including friends and collaborators Oprah Winfrey and Beyoncé Knowles. 

While familiar faces like Hillary Clinton (#2) and Michelle Obama (#8) fill up the top 10 tier of the ranking, the Forbes list remains slim on entertainment bigwigs. Former queen of daytime talk Oprah Winfrey appears shortly after Video Music Awards opener Gaga, ranking at #14, followed by Beyoncé at #18. 

Other celebrity power runners include: Angelina Jolie (#29), Diane Sawyer (#47), Queen Elizabeth II (#49), Ellen DeGeneres (#55), Gisele Bündchen (#60), Anna Wintour (#69), J.K. Rowling (#61) and Ann Curry (#66). With her colossal first-week sales for Born This Way, prominent social media presence and avalanche of endorsement deals like her just-announced partnership with Barneys New York, it's hard to deny Gaga's recent reign.

In an interview with Howard Stern earlier this summer, the "You and I" singer opened up to the famed Sirius radio host about her influence in the industry, saying, "Do I feel like a powerful person in show business? Yeah." Gaga also touched on the financial perks of her hard work, saying, "I really don't give a f--- about money at all. ... The Monster Ball was really expensive and the next show will be really expensive, and I will pay for it.

Bruno Mars Suing Music Publisher Over Contract

The hit hook-man for B.o.B. and Bad Meets Evil is taking his music publisher to court over his contract with the company. Despite having a platinum album with his 2010 debut Doo-Wops and Hooligans, things aren't so cheery for pop sensation Bruno Mars. According to TMZ, Mars is now suing his music publisher over his current contract with the company. The hit crooner behind B.o.B.'s "Nothin' On You" and Bad Meets Evil's "Lighters" recently filed suit against Bug Music, Inc. for violating the stipulations of his contract. Documents from the Los Angeles County Superior Court indicate that Bug Music refuses to let Mars out of his contract, even though Mars claims he had completed the requirements of his contract.

According to Mars's contract, Bug required the singer to deliver a set amount of music before he could terminate his contract. Following the completion of this stipulation, Bug had a specific period of time during which they could offer to renew their contract with him. Mars claims that he had delivered Bug with the required amount of music this past February, but that the company failed to renew his contract within the time limit, thus ending his contract. Bug claims, however, that Bruno Mars has yet to complete his assigned contract, which gives them access to 50% of the copyrights to his music.It is currently unknown as to when Bruno Mars's case will reach the courts. We will keep you updated.

Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" Projected To Sell 850,000 In First Week

Weezy is on pace for the highest first-week sales for a Rap album since "Tha Carter III." After a day of sales, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV projects to have one of the highest first-week sales of any album this year.

According to Billboard, the long-awaited album, which was released after the MTV Video Music Awards at 12:00 AM, is on pace to sell 850,000 to 900.000 units.The album will almost certainly take the No. 1 spot, with the Red Hot Chili Peppers' I'm With You likely coming in second with 175,000 to 200,000.

Wayne's latest, if the projections hold true, will have the highest first-week sales for a Hip Hop album since Tha Carter III, which sold 1.01 million in its first week in 2008. Carter IV will be Wayne's third No. 1 album.

Stephanie Okereke Turns Kanekalon Brand Ambassador

Nollywood star Stephanie Okereke has signed an endorsement deal with Kaneka Corporation of Japan – makers of hair fibre Kanekalon, as brand ambassador in Nigeria. According to the hair fibre company, ‘the endorsement will see the award winning actress promoting the company’s product and participating in the marketing campaigns which include Kanekalon’s brand building campaign, Kanekalon ‘Salon Storm’ Activation, Kanekalon ‘Night of a Thousand Braids’ event and other brand promotional activities’.

The company also announced that Okereke will be the major face of Kanekalon in Nigeria and will pay customary visits to a select number of beauty salons where she will be educating consumers and hairstylists.‘In line with Kaneka Corporation’s corporate philosophy and strategic direction to promote the beauty of the African woman through the provision of high quality hair products, Kaneka desires to play a more prominent role in the economy by investing more in the Nigerian market’, Hideaki Nakamura, Manager Marketing, Kanekalon spoke about the endorsement deal. 

‘The African woman is legendary for her beauty and her strength, her style and grace; she is an epitome of beauty, and unmatched quality and a style icon. All this I hope to promote as Kanekalon ambassador’, Stephanie Okereke commented on her new role

Akon remixes Wizkid’s hit single Don’t dull

Reports of a two month old baby by University of Legon undergraduate is not slowing  down the singe Wizkid as he has earned the respect of world renowned singer and producer, Akon. It is gathered the romance has been on for a very long time as the lovers were already an item. 

Mentored by Banky W, Wizkid is gradually getting international recognition and this will soon transform to more financial reward. Senegalese International act, Akon has remixed Don’t Dull, one of the songs on his debut album. The song which was produced by Akon himself is a masterpiece. Even though the song is not yet made available for public consumption, the song will soon be one of the played songs on different radio stations across Nigeria.