Nicki Minaj Tops Billboard Album Charts+The Dream Dropping New Summer Album

More big news for Ms. Pink Friday.  We've got Nicki Minaj's newest cause for celebration, plus The Dream speaking on his upcoming release of a brand new album this summer, when you read on...
Nicki Minaj has finally grabbed the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart.  Her Pink Friday album just moved past the 1 million SOLD mark since its late November release and it debuted at #2.
Billboard reports:
Minaj’s patient wait for her turn at No. 1 is a rare sight. For the most part, an album is only No. 1 because it debuted there. It’s unusual for a set to climb to the top. Case in point: in 2010, there were 30 albums that hit No. 1, but just one — Lil Wayne’s “I Am Not A Human Being” — actually rose to the top. Wayne debuted at No. 2 off of just downloads, then fell to No. 16 the next week, only to reach No. 1 the next once the CD version of the album dropped.

Minaj’s 18% sales gain could be attributed to sustained impact from her “Saturday Night Live” guest turn on Jan. 30, in addition to some surprising viral love from confessed fans Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez. The latter ladies can be found — separately — on YouTube rapping to the “Pink Friday” cut “Super Bass.” The two most popular clips have racked up more than 2 million views in the five days they’ve been online.
Alrighty then.

The Dream announced on the purple carpet of Justin Bieber's Never Say Never Hollywood premiere the other night that he's giving his fans what they've been asking for.  No, not a new face that doesn't look like Teddy Ruxpin.  He's dishing out a new album....this August.  You ready?