Premise: Nicki Minaj’s mid-tempo single “Pills N Potions” was supposed to be the first major event from her third album, but failed to enter the Top 20 (“Anaconda,” produced by Polow Da Don, Anonymous and Da Internz, has instead served as the Top 10 single to preview new album The Pinkprint). And the ever-reliable Katy Perry’s latest Luke-produced single, “Birthday,” topped out at No. 17 in June — good, relatively speaking for the superstar
Statement: 17 in June — great, relatively speaking for the superstar
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