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Saturday Night Live will have a bit of a "Problem" for its upcoming season 40 premiere. After much speculation and rumors, the first round of musical guests for the late night NBC program were announced today (Sept. 10), featuring some of the biggest names in pop music with fall releases. -
Maroon 5 and Jeezy Revitalize Billboard 200 with New Releases
After the all-time low sales week that occurred two weeks ago, we've been a little nervous when it comes to writing the Billboard 200 Top 10 sales roundup. Things seem to be going okay now as a pair of two big debuts top this week's chart. -
Junk Mail: Maroon 5 'V' Album Review Performed Via Email
Music Times reviews Maroon 5's new album "V" and argues about whether or not Adam Levine and co. have sold out. -
Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor Hold Strong on Digital Downloads Chart While Nicki Minaj Conquers on Two Fronts
Last week was a huge sales week for Digital Download...the biggest of the year so far in fact. Thus this week's numbers aren't quite as glamourous but there's still an interesting mix of performers rising and dropping. -
Max Martin's No. 1's, Ranked from 18 to 1: Britney Spears, Taylor Swift and A Lot of Katy Perry
Music Times has taken it upon itself to revisit songwriter Max Martin's catalogue of no. 1's from the last 15 years. We warn Katy Perry fans in advance: You might not be happy. Keep in mind that regardless of our critiques, all of these songs have topped the charts. We're not sure what that says about ourselves or America in general. -
Beyoncé Wins Big in Post-VMA Sales; Nicki Minaj, Jessie J and Maroon 5 Are Also Looking Good
Billboard was 100 percent correct with its introduction to its article on the rise in downloads following the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday: It's great to win a trophy but the real winners were those who got to perform, regardless of hardware. -
Meghan Trainor All About Those 'All About That Bass' Sales
We've gotten used to huge tracks such as Pharrell William's "Happy" and Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" topping the Digital Downloads chart for weeks on end but now we've had four different tracks on top for the last four weeks. This one may stick around however. -
Jessie J Sets High Mark with 'Bang Bang' Thanks to Help from Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
The Digital Downloads Top 10 happens to be both opened and closed by a debut track this week. Leading at no. 1 with the second largest single debut of 2014 is Jessie J and "Bang Bang," which features help from Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. It sold 230,000 downloads, a total only surpassed by Grande's "Problem" for most debut downloads this year. That song, however, fell out of the Top 10 this week. Closing out this week at no. 10 was Maroon 5's "It Was Always You," which sold 95,000 downloads, not at all a bad start. -
10 Artists Who Have Covered Songs From 'Willy Wonka'
Earlier this week, Primus announced the release of its next album Primus and the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble, a full-length tribute to the cult classic film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The first track from the album that band shared was a cover of the Willy Wonka classic "Pure Imagination," which got us thinking about other artists who have covered songs from the film. Here are ten more covers of Willy Wonka songs. (Most of them are "Pure Imagination," since that's the best song in the film and everyone loves singing it.) -
Jason Aldean Tops Downloads Chart with 'Burnin' It Down,'
Country fans continue to prove their loyalty when an act releases a new single. Jason Aldean becomes the most recent performer to shoot sky-high on the Digital Downloads chart after dropping a new song, as "Burnin' It Down" moved 184,000 downloads and tops the list. -
MAGIC! Holds Top Digital Downloads Spot with "Rude" while Sam Smith and Iggy Azalea Recover Spots
As fewer people acquire the music of MAGIC! by buying the band's debut album (which was released three weeks ago), the purchase of its hit single "Rude" has continued to add up. -
Magic! and 'Rude' Appears at Top of Digital Downloads Chart Just Ahead of Florida Georgia Line's Hot 'Dirt'
Magic! and its hit single "Rude" saw a bit of a drop off last week, partially because the band's new album dropped, which removed downloads of the track attached to the record from the "singles" charts. However, perhaps thanks to a humorous parody video response that went viral this week, the track is back at no. 1 with more than 185,000 downloads sold. -
Sam Smith Stays on Top with "Stay With Me"
This week was fairly stagnant atop the Digital Downloads charts, so we'll just get the Top 3 out of the way. Sam Smith spent a second week atop the charts with "Stay With Me," which sold 185,000 copes. Magic! and "Rude" stuck around at no. 2 with 180,000 downloads sold. Iggy Azalea also stayed at no. 3 with "Fancy," which sold 171,000 copies. -
Sam Smith Tops Digital Downloads Chart with 'Stay With Me,' Appears with Disclosure on 'Latch'
Sam Smith jumped three spots this week to take the Digital Downloads no. 1 spot, with his single "Stay With Me." -
Magic! Makes Iggy Azalea and 'Fancy' Disappear from Digital Downloads Top 10
For the first time in seven weeks, the most downloaded song in the country doesn't feature Iggy Azalea. "Rude," the single from Magic! that's finally caught fire in the United States, only saw a 1 percent jump in sales from last week but that was enough to unseat the reigning "Fancy." The track sold 210,000 downloads.
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