Coffee Talk: Celebs Lose Millions of Followers After "Instagram Rapture"

Happy Friday! Check out these hot topics as we head into the holiday!

Celebrity Instagram follow counts dropped quicker than the stock market in 1929 yesterday as the social media site deleted spam accounts. Some of the biggest losers included Rihanna, who lost 1.2 million of her followers, and rapper-producer Akon, who dropped down from 4.3 million to 1.9 million. Oprah lost about 100,000, while rapper Mase quickly deleted his account when his follow count dropped from 1.7 million followers to 270,000. Not even Instagram was safe from the purge, losing over 18 million of their own followers overnight. [BBC] 

K. Michelle’s sophomore album, Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart, has made its debut at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart after selling 84,000 copies in its first week. This latest album hints heavily at her relationship with British actor Idris Elba and marks her second No. 1 after her first album, Rebellious Soul, made it’s debut last year. [Billboard]

Songstress Avery Sunshine scored her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Songs chart with her single, “Call My Name.” “This is so surreal. My breath has been taken away. What a great way to celebrate this holiday season,” the singer said. [Billboard]

Evan Ross, youngest son of superstar diva Diana Ross, is expecting his first child with his wife, Ashlee Simpson. The couple were wed over Labor Day weekend this year and already expecting a little bundle of joy. Congratulations, Evan! [Hello Beautiful]

A Hip-Hop Hall of Fame is coming to Harlem and midtown New York City! The new museum celebrating hip-hop culture is expected to break ground in the new year and will feature memorabilia donated by Salt-N-Pepa, Run DMC, Jeezy, Common, and other notable artists. The Hip-Hop Hall of Fame will be opening its doors in 2017. [Complex]