Adele, Gaga, LMFAO, Rihanna, & Lil Wayne Lead Billboard Awards 2012 Nomination List

Adele, LMFAO, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne lead the finalists for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, with Adele taking the #1 spot with a total of 18 nominations including Top Female Artist, Top Artist  and Top Billboard 200 Artist. LMFAO comes in at 2nd place with 17 categories, and wil ...

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Album Sales: Lionel Richie Receives 3rd #1 Album of His Career, Monica Debuts Low, Madonna Falls Out Top 10

Lionel Richie's Tuskegee has managed to become a #1 album after all. In its third week on the chart, the artist's country comeback album has sold a total of 129,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. Tuskegee serves as the R&B and pop icon's third #1 album of his career -- and his 1st ...

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Album Sales: Nicki Minaj’s ‘Roman Reloaded’ Debuts at #1, ‘MDNA’ Sees Biggest 2nd Week Drop

Just as expected, Nicki Minaj (who deleted her Twitter account tonight) debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with her 2nd studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. The album's sales totaled 253,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. That's a slightly better-than-expected sales ...

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Madonna Scores 8th #1 Album With ‘MDNA,’ Lionel Richie Earns Highest Debut Since ‘91, Adele Remains Strong

Madonna has scored her 8th #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. Her 12th studio album MDNA (iTunes / Amazon), has managed to sell over 359,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan, and is Madonna's 5th straight studio album to debut at #1. Madonna also remains in 2nd place among women ...

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Album Sales: ‘Hunger Games’ Soundtrack Debuts at #1, Melanie Fiona Debuts in the Top 10

The Hunger Games may be more anticipated then I thought. Not only is the movie the #1 movie in the United States, but the film's soundtrack (iTunes / Amazon) has also managed to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart—with a total of 175,000 copies sold in its first week, according to Nielse ...

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Usher Gives 7th Studio Album An Eyebrow Raising Title + Talks Wanting To Have Adele Duet

In a recent interview with UK radio station Captail FM, Usher spoke about the work that he's been doing on the follow up to 2010's Raymond v. Raymond (March 30th will mark 2 years since the album's release, isn't amazing how time flies!?!?!). It's also been stated that the title of the w ...

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Album Sales: UK Group One Direction Makes History Debuting at #1, Adele Stays Steady at #2

UK pop group One Direction has made history on the Billboard 200 albums chart as the 1st UK group to debut at #1 with a debut album, thanks to Up All Night selling 176,175 copies. The previous highest debut from a UK group was back in February 22, 1997, when the Spice Girls' debut album Spice ...

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Album Sales: Bruce Springsteen De-Throne’s Adele From #1 Spot… For NOW!

Iconic rock singer Bruce Springsteen has removed Adele from the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart (at least for now) with his 17th studio album Wrecking Ball. The album has managed to sell 196,000 copies, and marks the singer's 10th #1 album overall. Bruce now ties with Elvis Presley for the ...

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Taylor Swift Tops “Billboard Money Makers 2012” List

Billboard has put together their yearly list of top acts in the music world. This year Taylor Swift holds the #1 spot, while last year's spot holder Lady Gaga sits at #4. Others who made the list include Britney Spears, Kenny Chesney, Lil' Wayne, U2, Sade and more. Artists' rankings were b ...

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Top 40: Kelly Clarkson Reclaims #1 Spot, B.o.B & Carrie Underwood Debut Strongly

Top 40 #1 Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) #2 Adele - Set Fire to the Rain #3 fun. - We Are Young featuring Janelle Monae  #4 Katy Perry - Part of Me #5 The Wanted - Glad You Came #6 Rihanna - We Found Love featuring Calvin Harris #7 Flo Rida - Good Feeling #8 David Gu ...

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Album Sales: Adele Reigns at #1, Tyga Debut Falls Below Expectations

That Adele reign just won't let up. The British song bird's 2nd studio album 21 spends its 22nd week at the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart and is now the longest running #1 album since Prince & the Revolution's Purple Rain soundtrack, which scored 24 weeks at #1 in 1984 and 1985. 21 ...

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Adele’s ‘21’ Receives Major Sales Boost Thanks To Grammy Winnings

It seems that Adele has done it again. Not only has her 2nd studio album 21 managed to stay in the #1 spot for its 21st consecutive week, with total sales of 730,000 copies, the album has now surpassed Whitney Houston's soundtrack to The Bodyguard which spent 20 non-consecutive weeks in the c ...

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Adele Releasing “Rumour Has It” As 4th Single From ʻ21ʼ

I have some great news for all of my fellow Adele fans out there! According to Billboard, the British soul singer's foutth single from her 6x platinum album '21' will be one of my favorites, "Rumour Has It." The feisty blues-rock song, produced by One Republic's Ryan Tedder, will be re ...

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Click Flash: Adele Covers March 2012 Issue of Vogue Magazine

Have I ever mentioned how much I love Tumblr? Not only do I get to see old pictures of some of my favorite celebrities, things I like, fashion, and Oreos, but it's also the place I get to see new pics of celebrities like magazine covers, photo shoots, and behind the scene things. Last nigh ...

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By Teonny Spears| 1 Comment | Fashion & Beauty, Music, Photography
Adele, Kanye West and Foo Fighters Win Big at 54th Annual Grammy Awards

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards is finally over and it was a bittersweet night. Adele, Foo Fighters, and Kanye West all won big lastnight and Chris Brown snatched his first Grammy award ever. The show however, came in the wake of the death of vocal icon Whitney Houston, who died this weekend. It ...

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Grammys 2012 Video Recap: Performances – the good, bad, and hilarious

Alicia Keys & Bonnie Raitt Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt performed a sweet tribute to the legendary Etta James. Bruno Mars Bruno Mars brought the house down early '60s style, channeling legends James Brown and Jackie Wilson. Chris Brown Chris took the Grammys stage for the ...

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Kelly Clarkson Makes Her Way To #1, Madonna Debuts Strong On Hot 100 Chart

Kelly Clarkson has reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her new song entitled "Stronger." It serves as the official 2nd single from her 5th studio album of the same name, and pushed Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" to the #2 spot on the chart. Madonna's "Give Me All Your Luvin ...

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Rep Confirms That Chris Brown Will Officially Perform At The Grammys

A few weeks ago, it was rumoured that Chris Brown would be attending the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Well according to Entertainment Weekly, not only will be be attending the show but he is also set to hit the stage! Yes Chris Breezy has been added to a list of performers which include his ex ...

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Katy Perry Set To Perform At 54th Annual Grammy Awards

I have wonderful news for all of my fellow Katy Kats! The 27-year-old singer is set to hit the stage at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12th. This will be her 1st performance since the announcement of a divorce with Russell Brand in December 2011. She is nominated for two awards th ...

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Adele Set To Perform At 2012 Grammy Awards

Record-breaking UK songstress Adele made a big announcement on Twitter this morning, revealing that she will be performing at the 2012 Grammy Awards The news comes as a pleasant surprise! Jst a few months ago, the singer had vocal problems and had to take a few months off. She now join ...

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