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Robert Plant ripped into the UK Album Charts this week, but the former Led Zeppelin frontman's latest solo album couldn't keep England away from In The Lonely Hour. For the fourth non-consecutive week Sam Smith topped the UK's Offical Album Charts, trailed closely by Plant's Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar. -
Festival Attendees Voluntarily Give Up More Than $40,000 Of Illegal Drugs At UK's Bestival
According to The Guardian, more than $40,000 in narcotics were given up by attendees as they walked through the entrance of the festival, which was held Sept. 4, 5, 6 and 7 at Robin Hill park in the Isle of Wight. -
Meghan Trainor 'All About That Bass' Tops Billboard Hot 100, Shaking Off Taylor Swift [VIDEOS]
Meghan Trainor is "All About That Bass" and now America is too. This week, the body positive rising pop star did the seemingly impossible... knocked Taylor Swift's new 1989 single "Shake It Off" from the top of the Billboard Hot 100 after just two weeks. -
Meghan Trainor Takes Digital Downloads Chart as Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande see Big Drops
Normally it's album sales that we worry about...digital downloads have continued to rise and even record-low record sales don't correlate with the success of the hit singles from those albums. This week was the unusual one where almost every song in the Digital Downloads Top 10 saw a drop in sales, and most by a dramatic amount. -
Maroon 5 and Jeezy Revitalize Billboard 200 with New Releases, Bob Marley Finds Way into Top Five
After the all-time low sales week that occurred two weeks ago, we've been a little nervous when it comes to writing the Billboard 200 Top 10 sales roundup. Things seem to be going okay now as a pair of two big debuts top this week's chart. -
Sam Smith, A$AP Rocky Share 'I'm Not The Only One' Remix, Name-Drop Beyoncé
British R&B singer Sam Smith has shared a remix of his latest single "I'm Not The Only One" on his Soundcloud page, which you can check out below. The remix features two new verses from Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky, who opens up the song with some references to Sasha Fierce, a.k.a. Beyoncé. Though a rap verse wouldn't seem like a natural fit with the song's retro atmosphere, A$AP pulls it off very nicely with his impressive flow. -
Sam Smith International Tour: 'Stay With Me' Singer Announces 2015 Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]
Thanks to the success of his debut album, In The Lonely Hour, Smith has quickly become a British pop icon, and the proof is in his gig list — He's still got dozens of shows to play before the New Year, and every single one is sold out. -
Sam Smith Talks About Creating 'Stay With Me'
In a recent interview with NME, the soulful Sam Smith dished out some details behind his hit song, "Stay With Me." Along with two collaborators, Smith said it only took about 30 to 40 minutes to write what would become a tune that has been at the top of Billboard's Hot 100 for more than 20 weeks. "The song just flowed out of us so naturally," Smith said. -
Mary J. Blige Releases 'Right Now' [LISTEN]
Mary J. Blige recently announced that she spent her summer in London recording new music and she's introduced her new sound with the first offering "Right Now." -
Sam Smith Covers Tracy Chapman: Hear 'Stay With Me' Singer Perform 'Fast Car' [LISTEN]
On BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, British R&B star Sam Smith performed a low-key cover of Tracy Chapman’s 1988 hit “Fast Car,” which you can check out below. Instead of copying the original’s poignant acoustic guitar arrangement, the “Stay With Me” singer went for a more minimalist, jazzy approach featuring acoustic bass, piano, and spare electric guitar. -
Music Times Rates Billboard's Songs of The Summer 2014, Including numbers from Iggy Azalea, Ariana Grande and Sam Smith
Billboard provided a Top 10 Songs of The Summer and Music Times checked its work to determine what songs of the summer were actually the best. Love our decisions or hate them, make sure to give your own thoughts at the bottom. -
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.
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