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Kendrick Lamar and To Pimp A Butterfly pulled off something that few performers outside of Taylor Swift have managed to wrangle in the last few months: holding the no. 1 position on the Billboard 200 for more than one week. The album spent a second week at the top spot on the chart-the only performer aside from Swift (who spent a total of 11 weeks at no. 1 with 1989) to have done so since November, having sold 123,000 equivalent units during its second full week of sales. The accomplishment is even more relevant for the R&B/Hip-Hop genres, where Butterfly becomes the first album since 2013's Beyoncé to spend multiple weeks at no. 1. -
Taylor Swift, Madonna Perform 'Ghosttown' Together at iHeartRadio Music Awards, Geek Out on Twitter [WATCH]
The iHeartRadio Music Awards got a double dose of pop music royalty last night (March 29). For her planned performance of "Ghosttown," pop queen Madonna got a little accompaniment help from the biggest princess of modern music: Taylor Swift. And, of course, they both totally lost their cool in a post-performance love fest on social media after the fact. -
Taylor Swift Named World’s Sixth Greatest Leader By Fortune Magazine; Jimmy Fallon Also On List
Taylor Swift has been named one of the world's 50 greatest leaders, according to Fortune Magazine. The publication just released their yearly World's Greatest Leaders issue, which features a diverse group of important people. Following behind Apple CEO Tim Cook, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, President of China Xi Jinping, Pope Francis and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Swift comes in as the sixth best leader and the highest ranking female on the list. -
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars 'Uptown Funk' No. 1 Again as Fetty Wap, Flo Rida See Gains on Hot 100
It's a very stagnant week in American pop music, as Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson reign supreme for the 12th straight week with "Uptown Funk." As the stronghold on the No. 1 spot in the country stays locked in, minimal moves were made for Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" and top 10 newcomer Flo Rida with "G.D.F.R." -
Sleeping With Sirens, Mark Knopfler and Awolnation Crack Albums Chart Top 10 with New Releases; Kendrick Lamar Still on Top
The good news about the albums chart is that it gives performers who didn't crack the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 to make their stand without worrying about streams and singles, but that will still have to wait until after Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly.' The rapper's third album, and first to top the albums chart, sold 319,000 copies, nearly quadrupling the next highest total on the list. -
Crying Villanova Piccolo Player Performs on Jimmy Fallon, Receives Taylor Swift Tickets
If playing the world's smallest violin is metaphor for sob stories then what about the piccolo? For Roxanne Chalifoux and the windy instrument, it represents, actually, physical tears. Now viral, she was recently invited to perform on Jimmy Fallon with none other than The Roots. -
Taylor Swift: Princeton Review Apologizes For Misquoting 'Fifteen' Lyrics, Offers Grammar-Loving Swiftie Two Free Tickets To 'Style' Singer's Concert
Earlier this week, Taylor Swift called out test prep company The Princeton Review for misquoting her lyrics from "Fifteen" in one of their practice test questions. The Princeton review acknowledged the lyrical slip-up on Twitter, but noted that regardless of how much they love TSwift, the SAT would still deduct points for the "somebody/them" mistake. -
"Shake It Off" Taylor Swift to Get 50th Anniversary ACM Milestone Award With Reba, Miranda Lambert [LIST]
"Shake It Off" singer Taylor Swift will be among the influential honorees to receive a special country music milestone award at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards next month. According to 'Rolling Stone,' the singer will join other record-setting artists -- including Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn -- to receive a 50th Anniversary Milestone Award. This award is aimed to commemorate their achievements in ACM Awards history. -
Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Dominates Billboard 200—'Empire,' Modest Mouse and 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Contend for No. 2
Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly has become his first release to top the Billboard 200 despite dropping a tad earlier than expected. The album went on to sell 363,000 equivalent copies, including single downloads and streams-breaking Spotify records in the process- on its way to the top. That was also the second largest debut of the year—behind Drake—giving hip-hop the two biggest albums of the year so far. -
Taylor Swift's Catalog of Tunes, Minus '1989,' Is Streaming on Jay Z's New TIDAL Music Service
Fans of Taylor Swift can now stream most of her catalog on a different service than Spotify, which lost the pop star's business last year. T. Swift's catalog, minus '1989,' is now available on Jay Z's new service TIDAL. The rap mogul purchased the streaming service for $56.2 million earlier this year. -
Taylor Swift: Princeton Review Misquoted 'Fifteen' Lyrics in SAT Practice Test Book
Taylor Swift called out The Princeton Review, a company that makes study tools for test preparation, for misquoting her lyrics from "Fifteen" in one of their practice test questions. -
Kenny Chesney Once Paid to Keep Taylor Swift Off His Tour: The Not-So-Shocking Details
Here's a piece of juicy news if we've ever heard it, coming out of the country music world: Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift have confirmed rumors that the former performer once paid just to keep the latter off of his tour. SCANDAL?
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