The Civil Wars' self-titled sophomore album debuted at the top of iTunes this week, dethroning Robin Thicke's BLURRED LINES, which fell to the seventh spot on the album charts. Pre-orders for Luke Ryan's latest, CRASH MY PARTY, which debuts on Tuesday, placed it at the second spot.
Hit electronic duo Daft Punk were no-shows on last night's The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. The musicians were scheduled to appear on the show but were forced to cancel due to current contract obligations for an upcoming appearance on MTV
MTV announced today via its various social media platforms that megastar Kanye West is set to perform on the '2013 MTV Video Music Awards' stage LIVE from Brooklyn's Barclays Center on August 25 at 9:00pm ET/PT. Following his performance of 'BLKKK SKKKN HEAD,' Kanye will triumphantly enter the history books by tying Madonna as the artist with the most VMA performances. Both artists have notched performances at seven separate VMAs. In celebration of the forthcoming performance and feat, MTV Jams, MTV's 24-hour hip-hop music channel and MTV Hits, MTV's 24-hour music channel, will feature an hour block of Kanye West videos and performances from 4-5pm ET/PT. On Wednesday morning, MTV's AMTV will feature playlist of Kayne videos and performances. The announcement was made today from the iconic Brooklyn Bridge and shared across MTV's social channels on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Vine.
The original soundtrack to Disney's latest movie musical, TEEN BEACH MOVIE, debuted at no. 2 on iTunes' best selling album chart this week, outselling Sara Bareille's just-released album THE BLESSED UNREST, which took the third spot. Jay Z's MAGNA CARTA... HOLY GRAIL once again was the best selling album of the week.
Comedy Central has confirmed to BWW that THE COLBERT REPORT's concert series 'Colbchella' will feature popular recording artists Daft Punk on Tuesday, August 5th.
Many of music's hottest artists such as Miley Cyrus, Florida Georgia Line, Justin Timberlake and Daft Punk earned outstanding Gold & Platinum (G&P) awards in June, according to the RIAA's newest monthly G&P Program tally.
The original soundtrack to Disney's latest movie musical, TEEN BEACH MOVIE, debuted at no. 2 on iTunes' best selling album chart this week, outselling Sara Bareille's just-released album THE BLESSED UNREST, which took the third spot. Jay Z's MAGNA CARTA... HOLY GRAIL once again was the best selling album of the week.
Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG), an Access Industries company, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Parlophone Label Group (PLG) from Universal Music Group (UMG), a subsidiary of Vivendi.
Jay-Z and Robin Thicke are the Kings of Music in the UK for this week. Jay-Z landed the number 1 album spot for his latest release 'Magna Carta...Holy Grail.'
Justin Timberlake took the second spot on this week's iTunes Album chart with preorders for THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE - 2 OF 2. The first edition, released earlier this year, was the tenth best selling album for the week. Jay Z's MAGNA CARTA...HOLY GRAIL once again claimed the top spot, with Robin Thicke's BLURRED LINES (Feat. T.J. and Pharell) holding strong on the single chart.
Wale's latest album THE GIFTED debuted at the top of iTunes' album chart this week, with J Cole's BORN SINNER in the second position, and Kanye West's YEEZUS dropping to no. 3. Robin Thicke's BLURRED LINES with T.J. and Pharell was once again the top selling single of the week, followed by Miley Cyrus' WE CAN'T STOP and Daft Punk's GET LUCKY.
Wale's latest album THE GIFTED debuted at the top of iTunes' album chart this week, with J Cole's BORN SINNER in the second position, and Kanye West's YEEZUS dropping to no. 3. Robin Thicke's BLURRED LINES with T.J. and Pharell was once again the top selling single of the week, followed by Miley Cyrus' WE CAN'T STOP and Daft Punk's GET LUCKY.
