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"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" aired its second installment of Mean Tweets Music Edition last night, Feb. 2, and it was pretty brutal. Twitter users hurled their best insults at artists like Wiz Khalifa, Drake and Blake Shelton. Also included in the segment were Katy Perry, Josh Groban and 5 Seconds of Summer. As always, the segment provided plenty of laughs at the expense of the celebrities. -
Grammys 2015 Album of the Year Nominees, Who Should Win & Who Will Win: Beyoncé, Beck & More Battle For Award
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards hosted by LL Cool J will air live from the Los Angeles Staples Center this Sunday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS. We've examined the biggest categories and have put in our two cents on who we think should win and who we think will win each award. Vote for your pick in the poll at the bottom of the page. Beyoncé's surprise self-titled album will be hard to beat. It was, in the truest sense, the most influential album of the year. The effort was unprecedented as far as marketing, promotion and the massive visual component that tied everything together. With no prior promotion, it sold more than 828,773 copies in the first three days, which is impressive in an era where streaming and piracy are killing sales of actual downloads. -
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk", Meghan Trainor 'Title' Top U.K. Charts Beating Out Hozier, Ed Sheeran & Rihanna
The charts in the U.K. are looking quite a bit like the ones here in the United States. As Meghan Trainor's debut album Title and Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' throwback hit "Uptown Funk" crown the Billboard charts, the major pop players are also owning things across the pond. -
Sam Smith Talks Adele Comparisons, Sexuality and Giving Beyoncé His Album of the Year Grammy If He Wins
Sam Smith is gearing up for what will be the biggest night of his career so far. The English pop star is not only up for multiple awards at the Grammys -- including Album of the Year -- but will also be performing at the show, which airs Sunday, Feb. 8. Last year was huge for the singer, who conquered the charts with his debut "In the Lonely Hour" thanks largely to the standout single "Stay With Me." In a new interview with "Rolling Stone," Smith talks about comparisons to Adele, his sexuality and why he will give Beyoncé the Album of the Year Award if he wins. -
New Fall Out Boy, Joey Bada$$, Marilyn Manson Albums and More Spur Rise in Sales Last Week
Fall Out Boy stands on top of both the Billboard 200 and the Albums Charts this week with American Beauty/American Psycho, and while the plenty of albums managed to debut on the former this week, 60 percent of the albums in the Top 10 of the latter were new releases. -
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars Holds at No. 1 on Hot 100 with "Uptown Funk" as Fall Out Boy Gets First Hit in Years with "Centuries"
It looks like we're about to settle in for a funky, funky winter. For the fourth week in a row, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's "Uptown Funk" has sashayed its way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. And while the throwback Uptown Special tune is riding high, Fall Out Boy is coming into the top 10 for the first time in "Centuries." -
Fall Out Boy and Meghan Trainor Set January Mark with New Albums on Billboard 200, while Taylor Swift Stays Comfortable
Fall Out Boy and a slew of other new albums broke the dam and brought forth a flood of debuts back onto the Billboard 200 after the holiday sales lull. That band's American Beauty/American Psycho premiered at no. 1 with 218,000 equivalent albums sold, and its 192,000 actual album sales teamed with Meghan Trainor's debut last week for the first pair of albums released during January to top 150,000 apiece since 2010. American Beauty marked a significant uptick in sales from the band's 2013 album Save Rock and Roll. -
Ed Sheeran Offers Noel Gallagher Wembley Tickets After Former Oasis Frontman Slammed Him
There's a sense of comradery in the British music scene, at least between Ed Sheeran and Noel Gallagher. After the former Oasis frontman slammed the "Thinking Out Loud" singer, claiming he "didn't want to live in a world where [Ed Sheeran playing Wembley] is possible," Sheeran has a peace offering: a pair of tickets to the very show that causes Gallagher such distress. -
Meghan Trainor Just Short of 200,000 Albums with 'Title,' Mark Ronson and Jazmine Sullivan Both Debut High for RCA Records
It's that time again, where Music Times break down the difference between the Billboard 200 and who actually moved the albums. This week's crown belongs to Meghan Trainor of course, who came up just short of the 200,000 album mark with Title. As we mentioned yesterday with the 200 roundup, it's the biggest sales debut from a solo performer since Susan Boyle released her first album during 2009. -
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" Tops Hot 100 for Third Week: Maroon 5 "Sugar" Reaches Top 10 Thanks to Viral Video
It's another funky week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. For the third week in a row, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's infectious Uptown Special single "Uptown Funk" has topped the U.S. Singles Chart, holding off Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift from the chart's summit. And though it's a great week for the British producer, another new debut is coming hard for the charts: Maroon 5's "Sugar." -
Meghan Trainor and 'Title' Interrupt Taylor Swift's '1989' Party on Billboard 200, While Kidz Bop and Mark Ronson Debut in Top 10
The rate at which Taylor Swift has been at the top of the Billboard 200 has been chopped down to 75 percent this week as Meghan Trainor takes the crown with Title. The album moved 238,000 equivalent albums, marking the highest debut for any solo performer since Susan Boyle during 2009. The "All About That Bass" vocalist joins One Direction and J. Cole as the only performers to interrupt Swift since 1989 came out 12 weeks ago. We'll see what happens next week with regard to that streak. -
Brits Nominations 2015: Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran Lead Nominees [FULL LIST]
Surprise, surprise. Sam Smith leads the nominations for an awards show. Today (Jan. 15), the nominations for the best of British music, the Brits, were announced and the “I’m Not the Only One” singer leads nominations, followed closely by Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris and Royal Blood.
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