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'Angry Birds,' 'Steve Jobs' Top iTunes Bestseller Lists

December 8, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Apple releases its top 10 sellers in a bevy of categories

  

MTV Announces Week of Year-End Music Countdowns: From Adele to David Guetta

December 8, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The network will stage a week-long "celebration" of the year in music

  

Grammy Nominations: Kanye West Leads With 7 Nods

November 30, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Adele, Bruno Mars and the Foo Fighters score six nominations apiece

  

Review: Adele Bares It All in Candor-Filled 'Live at Albert Hall'

November 29, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

The hottest diva of 2011 bares her sheer musicality on a live CD... and plenty of amusingly profane confessions on the longer DVD that comes with it

  

Miley Cyrus, Adele on Board for 4-CD Bob Dylan Cover Set

November 25, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

80-artist "Chimes of Freedom," honoring grizzled folkie, will benefit Amnesty International

  

American Music Awards: The Complete List of Winners

November 21, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Taylor Swift, Adele, Nicky Minaj Win Big

  

Charts: Freshman Rapper J. Cole Routs Blink-182's Comeback

October 5, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Jay-Z's protégé bowed with an impressive 218,000, well ahead of debuting rockers Blink-182 and Wilco

  

Adele Cancels U.S. Tour Due to Vocal-Cord Problem

October 4, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Rolling in the Deep" singer says that she's "heartbroken" over recurring voice woes

  

Charts: Tony Bennett Becomes First Eightysomething to Top Billboard Chart

September 28, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

The octogenarian's "Duets II" album sold 179,000. On the other end of the age spectrum, teens Demi Lovato, Mindless Behavior, and Cody Simpson all made strong album-chart impressions

  

Lady Antebellum Owns 'Night' -- and Billboard Chart

September 21, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Easily aced failed comebacks by a whacked Bush and petered-out Primus

  

Charts: George Strait Takes Narrow Path to Billboard's Top Debut, Edging Out Beatles

September 14, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

On the digital songs chart, Kelly Clarkson managed a so-so debut for "Mr. Know It All"

  

Charts: Lil Wayne Falls Just a Lil' Shy of a Million; MTV Awards Boost Adele's Ballad to No. 1

September 7, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

"The Carter IV" is almost on par with Lil Wayne's past sales glory, with 964,000 sold, while Adele's bravura awards-show turn actually pushed an old-school ballad into the top spot on the digital songs chart

  

Charts: Streisand, The Game Are Both Off Their Sales Game

August 31, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Game was off his game with a still-charttopping 98,000 in album sales, while Streisand's Bergman-esque tribute sold 66,000 to bow at No. 4

  

VMAs: Watch Adele, Gaga, Beyonce, and That's All (Video)

August 29, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Masochists can watch the whole show if they want, but why not just watch the highlights?

  

Charts: Jay-Z & Kanye Unbowed; Lil Wayne Can and 'Will' Sell Singles

August 24, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Modestly debuting releases from the Eli Young Band and Jeff Bridges posed no threat to week 2 of the Kanye/Jay-Z dynasty ... or to Adele, whose album passed the 3 million mark

  

Adele Dislodges Santana as This Century's Chart Champ

August 10, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Singer's "21" has now logged more time at No. 1 than any other album to come out since the turn of the millennium

  

Katy Perry Breaks Record Set by Gaga, Timberlake -- But Can't Yet Tell Jacko to Beat It

August 3, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Country star Eric Church debuted at No. 1 on the album sales chart, while Perry is poised to tie Michael Jackson's record for most chart-topping singles from a single LP

  

Adele, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne to Perform at VMAs

July 28, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The Aug. 28 performance will mark Adele's Video Music Awards debut

  

Music Charts: Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' Back in Billboard's Top 10

July 27, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

The late singer's 2006 multi-Grammy-winning album returns to the top 10 after just two days of posthumous sales fever

  

Review: Joss Stone Delivers Most Arresting Effort Yet in "LP1"

July 25, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

White British soul singer Joss Stone offers a cure for the Winehouse blues with her harder-rocking fifth album

  

MTV Showers Most Video Nomination Love on Katy Perry

July 20, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

She racks up 9 nods, besting Adele and Kanye West, close behind with 7 each

  

Adele Cancels Remainder of U.S. Tour Due to Laryngitis

June 3, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Rolling in the Deep" singer writes that she's "really frustrated" with lingering illness

  
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