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‘Billboard’ Lists The Top 40 Music Money Makers Of 2009
12:00 PM on Mon Mar 1 2010 by Robbie Daw
Want a real dose of reality, music fans? Billboard published its list of last year's Top 40 Money Makers in the industry, and, no—the top earner's name doesn't begin with Lil, Lady, Kanye or Taylor. In fact, between the four biggest money-making artists, only one scored a Top 40 hit on Billboard's Hot 100 in 2009—and it was a song that peaked at #37. Hop below to see whose cash intake is keeping them in the upper echelon of the pop game.
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Charts
‘Hope For Haiti Now’ Controls The Chart, Susan Boyle Kept A Lady In Waiting
10:23 AM on Wed Jan 27 2010 by Robbie Daw
Billboard announced earlier this week that the Hope For Haiti Now compilation would debut at #1 on the Top 200 Albums chart, but the final sales figures were better than predicted. After only two days of availability over the weekend before the cut-off period for this week's chart, the charity concert album ended up selling a total of 171,000 copies. As Billboard notes, this marks the first time that a digital-only album has reached #1 on the Top 200.
So how did Susan Boyle (who was previously expected to return to the top this week), Ke$ha and the rest of the big players with albums out fare? More »
So how did Susan Boyle (who was previously expected to return to the top this week), Ke$ha and the rest of the big players with albums out fare? More »
On The Tube
‘Hope For Haiti’: Watch The Performances
8:44 PM on Fri Jan 22 2010 by Robbie Daw
This evening's Hope For Haiti Now telethon ended up being one of the most widely distributed prime-time televised benefits in history. All in all, the MTV-presented program was broadcast on over 25 networks (including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, BET, The CW, VH1, HBO and CMT), and featured performances by Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, U2, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Shakira, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Coldplay, Christina Aguilera, Taylor Swift, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Jennifer Hudson, Madonna, Dave Matthews and Neil Young.
It's now been ten days since the magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated the impoverished island nation of Haiti. Jump below to watch several of the Hope For Haiti Now musical performances, including Jay-Z, U2 and Rihanna doing new song "Stranded," and Christina Aguilera performing the track "Lift Me Up" from her upcoming album Bionic. More »
It's now been ten days since the magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated the impoverished island nation of Haiti. Jump below to watch several of the Hope For Haiti Now musical performances, including Jay-Z, U2 and Rihanna doing new song "Stranded," and Christina Aguilera performing the track "Lift Me Up" from her upcoming album Bionic. More »
Headlines
Linkin Park, Jay-Z, U2 And Rihanna Line Up For Haiti Relief Efforts
8:16 AM on Wed Jan 20 2010 by Robbie Daw
Artists continue to pledge their support for relief aid following last week's devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti. The latest to step up is Linkin Park, whose Music For Relief nonprofit organization has collected ten unreleased tracks from different artists for the Download To Donate album. (Hear the tracks after the jump.)
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On The Tube
VIDEO: The Golden Globes In 331 Seconds
4:51 PM on Mon Jan 18 2010 by Erika Brooks Adickman
Sure, some people have a three whole hours to sit and watch the sordid affair that is the Golden Globes in its entirety, but not you. That's why we've compiled all the best moments with our favorite people into one easily digestible video. So check out the vid above. You won't want to miss:
- Lea Michele spilling details on at least two Madonna songs that will be performed on Glee this spring
- Fergie revealing how she packed on 17 pounds for her role in Nine
- U2's The Edge discussing his band's return to the studio for the (urgently needed) follow-up to No Line On The Horizon
- Ample evidence that America needs a Mariah Carey/Nick Cannon reality show
Take that, TiVo.
Watch the video after the jump. More »
- Lea Michele spilling details on at least two Madonna songs that will be performed on Glee this spring
- Fergie revealing how she packed on 17 pounds for her role in Nine
- U2's The Edge discussing his band's return to the studio for the (urgently needed) follow-up to No Line On The Horizon
- Ample evidence that America needs a Mariah Carey/Nick Cannon reality show
Take that, TiVo.
Watch the video after the jump. More »
Gallery
PHOTOS: Jay-Z’s In An Empire State Of Mind In ‘Interview’ Magazine
11:18 AM on Fri Jan 15 2010 by Erika Brooks Adickman
In this month’s Interview magazine, rap legend Jay-Z opens up about success, his music, and that whole Taylor Swift thing. The pictures from fashion photographer Craig McDean, (the same celeb snapper who gave us the nearly-nude Rihanna pics from this month’s W Magazine) show a pensive and serious Jay-Z. And why shouldn’t he look introspective? The man just turned 40. He tells Interview, “… in rap years, I’m like The Rolling Stones or U2.” We hope he’s not saying he plans to release a series of irrelevant albums and just rest on his old hits. (Ahem.) Take a look at these pics and you’ll agree: after all these years, you still can’t knock that he’s “a hustler baby”. More »
Music
Kelly Clarkson’s New Music And — Surprise! — New Covers Emerge From Live Gig
10:33 AM on Mon Dec 28 2009 by Becky Bain
Kelly Clarkson seems to have wrapped up her All I Ever Wanted Tour with one heck of a performance. A trove of new live Kelly recordings (including several new songs) is up, and now it's pretty much impossible not to be thrilled about the potential of her recording a new album. She's due to tour well into the new year, but for now, check out these first hints of her new direction — if nothing else, you have to respect anyone who writes a song for no other good reason than "I'm a nerd Twilight fan." Plus her cover of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."
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Headlines
The Golden Globes Are All Ears For ‘Glee’
9:43 AM on Tue Dec 15 2009 by Robbie Daw
Fox’s hit high school show choir series Glee may be on hiatus until April, but the love for Finn, Rachel, Kurt and and the rest of the gang of musical outcasts won’t be dying down anytime soon. Nominees for the 67th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning, and Glee hit a high note by sweeping up the most TV nods with four.
The hour-long program nabbed nominations for Best Television Series—Musical Or Comedy, Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series—Musical Or Comedy (for Lea Michele), Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series—Musical Or Comedy (Matthew Morrison) and Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television (Jane Lynch).
Kudos also to Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O for snagging a nomination in the Best Original Score—Motion Picture category, for Where The Wild Things Are. This comes only a week after she earned a belated Grammy nod.
Catch the rest of the Golden Globe music nominees after the jump. More »
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Eat It, ‘Les Miz’: Pop Music Takes Over Broadway
6:33 PM on Tue Nov 10 2009 by Becky Bain
Britney Spears: The Opera? New Kids on the Block: The Musical? Could these fake jukebox musicals really become a reality? Well, considering how much influence pop music has on Broadway already… More »
Headlines
Berlin To Bono: “Tear Down This Wall… No, The One Your Show Just Forced The Building Of”
10:45 AM on Thu Nov 5 2009 by Maura
As part of MTV’s Katy Perry-hosted celebration of the Berlin Wall’s destruction in the wall’s former home city this week, U2 will play a free show at the Brandenburg Gate later today. Freedom and free stuff! Yay! But with freedom comes responsibility, and those people who didn’t get their act together to get tickets for the gig—they, unsurprisingly, went pretty quickly—will have to watch on TV at home. They can’t even head down to the area near the Gate and try and hear the show… because a 12-foot fence draped with white sheets is being thrown up so ticketless people will have to stay at home and drive up the telecast’s ratings. More »
