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Posted: 26 Sep 2012 07:49 PM PDT


Week Ending Sept. 23, 2012. Songs: The Song That Is Sweeping The Globe
Psy's novelty smash "Gangnam Style" leaps from #11 to #2 in its third week on the Hot 100. The song sold 301K digital copies, which represents a 60% gain from last week's total of 188K. (And that, in turn, represented a 210% gain over the previous week's total of 61K.) This week's sales tally sets [...]

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 07:16 PM PDT


Gene Simmons Bumrushes Daughter Sophie's 'X Factor' Audition
The recently cancelled "Gene Simmons' Family Jewels" has barely been off the A&E airwaves long enough for fans to reset their DVRs' season passes, but already Gene-Gene-the-self-promoting-machine is back on the reality-TV circuit. This Wednesday, the KISS tongue-waggler made a "surprise" appearance on "The X Factor," supporting/upstaging his auditioning daughter, Sophie. Nineteen-year-old Sophie-Tweed Simmons (who [...]

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:20 PM PDT


The Voice, The Day After: Season 3, Episode 7 Dish
Last night, "The Voice's" Season 3 Blind Auditions continued at a positively glacial pace, with only a measly four contestants making it through during the entire hour-long episode. However, the game did change this week for coach Blake Shelton, who until recently seemed to have the weakest team of the season, but--thanks to last night's recruitment [...]

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:20 PM PDT


Rihanna Tones Things Down On New Single 'Diamonds'
Rihanna is taking a break from being a party girl on her new single, "Diamonds," the first release from her forthcoming seventh studio album. HEAR RIHANNA'S 'SONG DIAMONDS' The song produced by Stargate, who helmed her hits "Rude Boy," "What's My Name," and "Only Girl (In The World)," is a triumphant mid-tempo ballad celebrating finding [...]

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:13 PM PDT


Jennifer Hudson Joins Prince For 'Nothing Compares 2 U' During 'Welcome To Chicago' Set
Prince must enjoy singing "Nothing Compares 2 U" as a duet. On Tuesday, three nights after performing the song as a surprise guest during Mary J. Blige's Saturday set during the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, the veteran pop star played the classic with Jennifer Hudson. [Related: Surprise Guest Prince Joins Mary J. Blige [...]

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:28 PM PDT


6-Year-Old Justin Bieber Fan Avalanna Routh Dies Of Cancer
It's heartbreaking to report that Avalanna Routh, whose Facebook campaign allowed her to spend a day with her idol Justin Bieber last Valentine's Day, has died of brain cancer on Wednesday at just 6 years-old. When Bieber heard wind of the campaign that garnered over 12,000 supporters, the pop star invited Routh and her family [...]

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:17 AM PDT


Chart Watch Extra: Days Of Andy Williams
If you're under 50, you probably have no idea what a big star Andy Williams was in the 1960s and 1970s. The ultra-smooth singer and TV personality hosted the first seven Grammy Awards telecasts. In fact, producer Pierre Cossette was only able to sell the concept of the Grammys as a live telecast when he [...]

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:45 AM PDT


Mike Love Sprinkles Some Bad Vibrations On Beach Boys' Reunion Tour
Wouldn't it be nice...if the Beach Boys could finally all get along? Alas, it appears that the beloved icons--who have a long history of inter-band ups and downs--are not destined for peace in this lifetime. After delighting fans this year with a 50th anniversary reunion tour and album including revered frontman Brian Wilson, Mike Love [...]

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:34 AM PDT


Week Ending Sept. 23, 2012. Albums: Not "Bad," But Not Great
Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad re-enters The Billboard 200 at #23, while a deluxe 25th anniversary edition debuts at #46. The two albums sold a combined total of 27K copies, about one-sixth of the number (166K) that a 25th anniversary release of Jackson's most famous album, Thriller, sold in its first week in February 2008. [...]