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Jay Z Reaches Holy Grail of 500K Debut, Number 1 with “Magna Carta”

Jay Z reached his own Holy Grail: his "Magna Carta" album sold 528,802 copies and debuts this week at number 1. That amount is...

Bob Dylan’s $22 Million Dollar Publishing Deal: Protest Songs Pay

EXCLUSIVE With the Coen Brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis" coming out this year-- a movie about the folk era that produced Bob Dylan in 1961--...

“Yeezus” Debuts at Number 1, Universal Music Has 4 of the Top 5

Kanye West's "Yeezus" album debuts at number 1 this week with 328,800 copies sold. Kanye squeaked out a win over J. Cole, another rapper,...

Jay Z-Samsung Album Giveaway Causing Agita for Universal, Billboard, Soundscan

Keep refreshing for updates: No one seems to know what to do about Samsung's million copy giveaway of Jay Z's new album. "Magna Carta...

Jay Z New Album, But 1Mil Free Copies from Samsung May Not Count on Chart

UPDATE: Monday will see a big debate about Jay Z's announced forthcoming album-- and Samsung's giveaway of 1 million copies to their customers. Samsung...

Mariah Carey Exclusives: New Video Will Debut on “Idol,” New Album Coming, New Manager Hired

Mariah Carey runs to the rescue of "American Idol." With ratings precariously low, and "The Voice" playing directly against it next Wednesday, "American Idol"...

Tribeca Film Fest Juries Include Whoopi, Mira Sorvino, Paul Haggis, and Kenny Lonergan

Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Haggis, Mira Sorvino, Kenny Lonergan and Tea Leoni are just some of the jurors for this year's Tribeca Film Festival. The...

Billy Joel Wakes Up a Long, Long Night of Classic Rock And Other Stuff

By the time Billy Joel came on at the 12-12-12 show I'm not sure what day it was, or if the Oscars had come...

Exclusive: 12-12-12 All Star Rock Concert Rundown of Musical Artists Tonight

The 12-12-12 show is going to big tonight. Like you, I will be watching it from a comfortable BarcaLounger, with Two Boots Pizza and...

Rolling Stones Get Charitable, Join Hurricane Sandy 12-12-12 All Star Show (We Were Right)

Harvey Weinstein and Jim Dolan just announced that the Rolling Stones are indeed joining the A List all star Hurricane Sandy concert called 12-12-12....

The Big Hurricane Sandy Concert: Are the Rolling Stones or Zeppelin Joining Bruce, Billy, Paul Et Al?

Are the Rolling Stones joining the big December 12 th Hurricane Sandy concert at Madison Square Garden? Hmmm...Harvey Weinstein has summed the press to...

Bubblegum Backlash: Justin Bieber Yields Not One Grammy Nomination

For once, the Grammy committees have gotten it just about right. Not one single nomination for the junk that Justin Bieber has foisted on...

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