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Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj Winners On Google In 2010 | BLOG ENTRY
Google has released its annual Zeitgeist lists, a series of top 10 lists that rank the popular searches of the year. The Fastest Rising (worldwide) list, which charts search terms that experienced dramatic upticks during...
December 10, 2010 5:35 PM ET -
Federal Judge Finds Website Guilty Of Infringing Beatles' Copyright | BLOG ENTRY
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the website BlueBeat.com violated the Beatles' copyrights in 2009, when it briefly sold digital files of the band's music for 25 cents a copy. The Beatles' catalog finally
December 10, 2010 5:20 PM ET -
Armenian Authorities Cracking Down On Emo Music | ARTICLE
Authorities in the Armenian capital of Yerevan are reportedly putting pressure on young fans of the punk subculture emo, claiming that the music undermines social stability and that its emotionally wrenching content is causing...
December 10, 2010 5:00 PM ET -
Lauryn Hill Schedules Rare Shows | ARTICLE
The comeback of reclusive R&B singer Lauryn Hill will continue later this month with a string of shows along the East Coast that begins with a show in South Burlington, Vermont on December...
December 10, 2010 4:57 PM ET -
Eminem, Taylor Swift Top Year-End Online Retailers' Sales Charts | ARTICLE
The two most prominent online music retailers, iTunes and Amazon, released their rundowns of 2010's top-selling albums and singles Thursday. Eminem's Recovery was the best-selling album on iTunes during 2010, while Taylor Swift's Speak...
December 9, 2010 7:25 PM ET -
Jim Morrison Pardoned By Florida Clemency Board | ARTICLE
On Thursday, Florida's Clemency Board pardoned the late Doors frontman Jim Morrison for two misdemeanor convictions stemming from a 1969 incident in which he allegedly exposed himself. The pardon was requested by outgoing Florida Gov. Charlie...
December 9, 2010 4:10 PM ET -
Tour News: Bamboozle, Willow Smith, Lady Gaga, Cheap Trick | ARTICLE
The Bamboozle: New Found Glory, Waka Flocka Flame The New Jersey parking-lot festival The Bamboozle, which last year featured Paramore and Weezer as headliners, has announced part...
December 8, 2010 6:25 PM ET -
Preview Kanye West's 'Monster' Video | ARTICLE
The video...
December 8, 2010 4:55 PM ET -
Yoko Ono Writes Moving Tribute to John Lennon | ARTICLE
John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has written an elegant eulogy for her late husband on her blog. The post, called "The Teamaker," opens with a memory of the former Beatle teaching his wife how to...
December 8, 2010 1:56 PM ET -
Spotify's U.S. Launch Delayed Again | ARTICLE
The Sweden-based streaming-music service Spotify will not launch in the United States in 2010, despite earlier promises that it would arrive here before 2011. At a conference in San Francisco Tuesday, CEO Daniel Ek
December 8, 2010 12:23 PM ET -
New Chart Based on Social Networking Data Debuts | ARTICLE
Billboard has launched a new chart tracking musicians' popularity across social-networking sites. The chart, dubbed the Social 50, rounds out the data supplied by the magazine's rundowns of the most popular albums and songs...
December 2, 2010 2:30 PM ET -
Nicki Minaj: 'Beyond Grateful' for Her Number 2 Debut | ARTICLE
After Nicki Minaj sold 375,000 copies of her debut album Pink Friday last week — which was enough for the album to enter the Billboard 200 chart at Number 2 — the shape-shifting MC offered...
December 2, 2010 12:50 PM ET -
Billy Joel Returns Home After Hip Replacement | ARTICLE
Billy Joel has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home following double hip-replacement surgery. "Billy is home at his Oyster Bay, NY home and is feeling great," the singer's publicist told Rolling Stone...
December 2, 2010 12:25 PM ET -
Detroit Residents Hold Vigil For Aretha Franklin | ARTICLE
On Wednesday, residents and community leaders in Detroit held a prayer vigil for ailing singer Aretha Franklin. City councilwoman JoAnn Watson led the gathering in Detroit's downtown honoring the 68-year-old Franklin, who is reportedly having a...
December 2, 2010 10:55 AM ET -
Eminem, Cee Lo, Bruno Mars Lead Grammy Noms | ARTICLE
Eminem's album Recovery and his chart-topping duet with Rihanna "Love The Way You Lie" have garnered 10 Grammy nominations, with the MC up for Album, Song and Record of the Year. Eminem was the most-honored artist on...
December 2, 2010 10:14 AM ET -
Video: Bieber, Kid Rock, Pink Perform at AMAs | ARTICLE
November 22, 2010 10:14 AM ET -
AMAs: Big Wins for Justin Bieber, Usher | ARTICLE
At Sunday night's American Music Awards, the mop-topped Usher protégé Justin Bieber took home four trophies, besting his competitors in the Favorite Artist of the Year, Favorite Breakthrough Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock...
November 21, 2010 11:43 PM ET -
Listen Up: Ryan Adams' 70s-Rock Feel | ARTICLE
Ryan Adams, "Destroyers" The first track from Adams' forthcoming album Cardinals III/IV, which collects material recorded during the Easy...
November 19, 2010 6:20 PM ET -
Joan Baez Injured In Fall From Treehouse | ARTICLE
When the Bay Area's weather permits, folk legend Joan Baez sleeps 20 feet above ground in a wall-less treehouse nestled inside a 200-year-old oak on her property. On Wednesday, while disembarking from the house, she fell to...
November 19, 2010 3:34 PM ET -
Watch: My Chemical Romance Perform Two Songs From New Album | ARTICLE
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November 19, 2010 1:43 PM ET
