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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." -
The Beatles, Lady Gaga, One Direction and Eminem agree: donate and buy 'Songs for the Philippines'
What do The Beatles, Katy Perry and Eminem have in common? They all want you to donate give money to help out the relief campaign in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. -
Eminem, OneRepublic and Lorde stick around at the top of the Billboard Digital Downloads charts
Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP 2 may have dropped off nearly 75 percent since last week (it still sold more than 200,000 copies), but that only meant good things for sales of his individual tracks this week. -
Lady Gaga, Eminem and Duck Dynasty drive Billboard 200 during Mid-November
Lady Gaga had the best week of sales with 'ARTPOP,' but Eminem has already gone platinum. -
Katy Perry debuts 'Unconditionally' music video on MTV, showcases love through stunning visual effects [WATCH]
Katy Perry has premiered the official music video for her second "Prism" single “Unconditionally,” and this thing is a scorcher. The elegant, gorgeous clip got its debut on MTV on Tuesday, Nov. 19 in between episodes of the life-scarring show Teen Mom 3. -
Katy Perry announces Prismatic World Tour 2014 kickoff in England with opening act Icona Pop [FULL TOUR DATES]
Things are about to get a little lighter. Today (Nov. 18), Katy Perry has announced that she will be hitting the road in 2014. The "Unconditionally" singer took to her official Twitter account this morning to announce the Prismatic World Tour, which will kick off in Belfast, Ireland, in May 2014. -
Lady Gaga's 'ARTPOP' sells 250,000 copies, loses Interscope $25 million
News has already broken that Lady Gaga's ARTPOP will debut at no. 1 in the U.K. charts, and there's a solid chance it will do the same in the United States. That doesn't mean that the album can be considered a success however. Estimates, which will become officials first week totals on Wednesday, suggest that ARTPOP will sell around 250,000 copies and lose Interscope Records a lot of money in the process.
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