Source: Billboard
Fun. 's "We Are Young," featuring Janelle Monae , leads the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a sixth week. In doing so, it becomes the first song ever to log six weeks of 300,000 or more in digital sales. With 390,000 downloads sold in ...
Apr 11 2012, 3:26pm CDT
Source: She Knows
Born in Utah and quickly relocating to Alaska with her family, Jewel Kilcher grew up with melody oozing from her. To help pay the bills in rural Alaska, Jewel and her father would often sing in local bars. It was during those very early years an ...
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Source: Gizmodo
Spotify has decided to take on the likes of Billboard with its own charts, making available a list of the top-50 most-streamed and most-shared songs to the public. Wall Street Journal reports that, in a push to broaden its user base, the music s ...
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Source: Billboard
Following the death of Doors keyboardist and founding member Ray Manzarek, Billboard looks back on the legendary rock band's chart legacy. Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany. He was 74. The Doors was one of the most s ...
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Source: Wall Street Journal
By Hannah Karp Music-streaming service Spotify AB Tuesday will begin publishing lists of its top 50 most-streamed songs and most-shared songs, embedded with links that allow fans to listen without registering or signing into the servic ...
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait achieved an unprecedented milestone on Monday, becoming the first music artist to notch 60 No. 1 singles in his career. Strait’s “Give It All We Got Tonight,” off his latest album, Love Is ...
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Source: Billboard
To celebrate superstar dance/pop diva Cher's birthday today (May 20), Billboard has unveiled the legendary performer's top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hits. As we ... turn back time ... in our chart archives, we find th ...
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Source: Billboard
Justin Timberlake ties the record for the most No. 1s (six) by a male on Billboard's Nielsen BDS-based Pop Songs radio airplay chart (which launched the week of Oct. 3, 1992), as "Mirrors" rises 2-1. He equals the sum of Bruno Mars, who tal ...
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Source: In Case You Didn't Know
The 2013 Billboard Music Awards show aired last night, live from Las Vegas! Taylor Swift was the major winner of the night, taking home eight awards in the following categories: Top Artist, Top Female Art ...
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Source: BBC News
Taylor Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist. Taylor Swift has won eight awards at this year's US Billboard Music Awards. The country pop singer won categories that included, Top Female Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist and Top Country ...
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Source: Music and Lyrics - Music News
Wale's single 'Bad' has been tearing up the charts with the number one spot on Urban National Airplay and even breaking the Top 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. This morning the MMG rapper returns to us with th ...
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