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Surprise! (Except not really...) Beyoncé's new album, a self-titled record that dropped by total surprise on Friday (Dec. 13) at midnight is heading for a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 this week. -
Madonna is the top earning woman in music with Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé in the top three.
And the top-earning woman in music is .... Madonna. According to Forbes' 2013 list, the singer pulled in $125 million this year. The bulk of her payday came from the final leg of her MDNA Tour, which grossed $305 million overall. According to Rolling Stone, she supplemented her income with merchandise sales, her Material Girl clothing line and her "Truth or Dare" fragrance. -
Pitbull and Ke$ha beat Eminem and Rihanna for Digital Downloads in slow sales week
For some odd reason, Christmas singles don't sell. Although the Billboard 200 was full of suddenly-popular CD's containing boatloads of "chestnuts," the Digital Downloads Top 10 didn't reflect the same. Which isn't to say that popular music downloads did particularly well either. -
Garth Brooks tops Billboard 200 after tour announcement, One Direction stays strong, Britney Spears debuts weak
Album sales were down from last week, but last week's totals included Black Friday, so it was bound to happen. That doesn't mean Black Friday's stars were ready to give up their spots on the Top 10 however. -
Grammys Nominations Program includes performances from Lorde, Macklemore, Katy Perry and more
As 2013 comes to a close, the best of music 2013 is coming ever nearer. Tonight (Dec. 6), many of music's biggest stars gathered in Los Angeles for the sixth Grammys Nominations concert. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Taylor Swift, Lorde and more performed to help bring in the biggest night in music. -
Pitbull and Ke$ha take top Digital Downloads spot with 'Timber,' followed tightly by Eminem's 'The Monster
For once, the album sales for the previous week made more headlines than the digital downloads, but that doesn't mean that singles are doing badly at all. In fact, after just declaring last week that Eminem's "The Monster" could hold down the top spot for weeks to come, a new track took its place. -
One Direction wins Black Friday album sales race, Eminem and Garth Brooks place high, Katy Perry returns
We've been real downers for the last couple months with regards to album sales. If you haven't read the news, music sales are down across nearly every format (aside from vinyl), and this has reflected in new releases too, even with some of the biggest stars. What the industry needed was a good Black Friday to boost sales. And boost did it ever. -
Britney Spears' new album 'Britney Jean' flopping in UK: pop princess' eighth studio album comes in behind older releases from One Direction, Katy Perry
Bad news for Britney Spears and her fans... her eighth studio album "Britney Jean" is flopping in the UK, getting bested by more seasoned releases from One Direction, Eminem and even Katy Perry. -
One Direction 'Midnight Memories' dominates British album sales, new album will also top United States Billboard charts
It's good to be the hottest boy band in the world. Today (Dec. 1), it was announced that One Direction have the hottest selling record of 2013 in their home country of the United Kingdom, and the "Story of my Life" group are also aiming for a huge debut in the United States. -
Brit Awards Lineup to include Arctic Monkeys, Katy Perry for Feb. 19 ceremony
The 2014 Brit Awards were just announced, but already the English music award show has two huge performers under its belt. According to BBC Radio 1, American pop superstar Katy Perry will perform at the ceremony. British alt-rock musicians Arctic Monkeys will also take the stage, performing (shockingly) for the first time. -
Eminem's 'The Monster' and Lorde's 'Royals' still biggest names on Digital Downloads Charts
Album sales may have been down over on the Billboard 200, but singles downloads continued to be hot over on the Digital Downloads charts. The Top 10 sold a combined 5,000 more downloads than last week-a slight rise-but still impressive considering the recent increase in mp3 sales. -
DANCE (RED), SAVE LIVES album with Tiësto, plus three other ways music aids World AIDS Day
December 1st is World AIDS Day, and to bring more attention and meaning to it, (RED) knew to mix with music. They partnered with Tiësto and other musicians in dance music to bring you DANCE (RED), SAVE LIVES. This compilation album is available on iTunes and 100 percent of proceeds go to help fight AIDS in Africa. On it you'll find an exclusive collaboration between Tiësto and Bono on U2's "Pride."
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