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That's the good news, but the bad news is it looks like the sales of Adam Lambert's debut album have nosedived. The Hits Double Daily chart as of Monday night had 56% of their index counted and at that time they showed Lambert's "For Your Entertainment" dropped from his No 3 debut last week to No 21 this week with sales of 28,000 copies. Meanwhile Susan Boyle's still appears to be living the dream at the top of the charts. The preliminary numbers put her album at No 1 with sales of 383,959 copies this past week. We'll bring you the final numbers once they are complete but if you want to see the latest, check out the Hits Double Daily "building album chart" here Brian Bonsall who played Michael J. Fox's little brother Andy Keaton on the 1980s television show "Family Ties" was arrested for assault in Colorado. Police said Monday that 28-year-old Brian Bonsall got into a fight at an apartment on Saturday and hit a friend with part of a broken wooden stool. more including a photo of the much changed actor Carmen Electra will host Billboard's New Year's Eve Live special airing Dec. 31 from 11:00 PM to 12:30 AM on Fox. American Idol season eight winner Kris Allen, Idol finalist Allison Iraheta, and Sean Kingston are set to perform at the event, which will broadcast live from Las Vegas and Times Square in New York. more MSN reports that former Destiny's Child members Beyonc�, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams have settled a long running copyright dispute out of court. The R&B trio came under fire from singer/songwriter Rickey Allen over allegations their 2004 song "Cater 2 U" was inspired by a track he had composed with the same title more Busta Rhymes fans are well accustomed to the eccentric MC's bouts of spontaneous rage. But unfortunately, Alex Duncan isn't a Busta fan. Duncan, 32, was awarded $75,000 U.S. (about $79,000 Canadian) last week stemming from an incident in which he says Rhymes, 37, attacked him with two water bottles during a concert. more A publicist for Alexa Ray Joel says the daughter of Billy Joel is feeling better two days after being hospitalized in New York for a possible overdose of pills. more New Orleans' multi-tasking funk outfit Galactic is set to return February 9 with its sixth studio album, entitled "Ya-Ka-May." more Elijah Wood and Robin Williams are in negotiations to reprise their roles as lead voices in "Happy Feet 2." more
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RCA Music has partnered with Involver, the leading social media technology firm, to allow Keys' 1.2 million Facebook fans to stream the tracks from her new album directly from her Facebook Page. Visitors can listen to tracks for free and place pre-orders in advance of the December 15th release of "The Element of Freedom." "Alicia's incredible reach and passionate fan base inspired us to take an innovative approach and become the first music label to launch her album exclusively on the world's largest social media platform," said Tom Corson, EVP/General Manager, RCA Music Group. "After learning about Involver's powerful social media marketing capabilities and successes with brands such as US Weekly and Puma we knew we'd found the right partner to make this creative online launch a reality."
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The Book of Eli Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features an original score by composer/musician/producer Atticus Ross, marking his third collaboration with the Hughes Brothers and his first feature film score. Ross' music is a unique hybrid score of electronic and organic elements; writing with his wife (Claudia Sarne) and brother (Leopold Ross), the basic tracks were recorded at his studio in Los Angeles before departing to London where it was finished in Abbey Road Studios with a full 80 piece orchestra. Ross' other film credits include co-writing and producing "Go All the Way (Into the Twilight)," the Perry Ferrell single for the hit film Twilight, the score for the Allen Hughes' vignette for the film New York, I Love You, as well as the music to the Hughes Brothers TV show 'Touching Evil." Ross has also incorporated his musical style into collaborations and productions of such major artists as NIN (the albums With Teeth, Year Zero, The Slip, and the Grammy-nominated Ghosts), Jane's Addiction, and Korn. - more on this story
This series is about the insider life of the wives, girlfriends and a few ex-wives of some of the biggest ballers in the game. These ladies live the life. They drive the best cars, live in the biggest mansions, wear designer clothes and jewelry and only travel first class. But living the high life is not all glamour. In order to protect it, they have to deal with the jealousies and dramas of living in -- and staying in -- the inner circle. They must also keep the groupies at bay while their husbands and boyfriends are traveling on the road for over six months of the year playing ball all-the-while wondering if their spouses are being faithful to them.
The show will be the first since Daryl Hall and John Oates received their first Grammy nomination in 25 years with a nod in the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for "Sara Smile," from their Live at the Troubadour album on Shout! Factory.
On their debut, Mumford & Sons have created a gutsy, banjo-driven, old-time sound that marries the magic of Crosby, Stills & Nash with the might of Kings of Leon and the harmonies of Fleet Foxes. Sigh No More was recorded at Eastcote Studios, where Arctic Monkeys, Brian Eno, Tindersticks and Laura Marling have honed their sound. The band teamed with producer Markus Dravs who has worked with such superstar acts as Arcade Fire, Bjork and Peter Gabriel. Sigh No More was recently released in the UK to critical accolades. The album debuted in the UK iTunes Top 10 recently and is being lauded by tastemaker publications such as NME ("A band who know they're onto something not just good, but spectacular") and Q Magazine ("A record that swings from arresting fragility to hearty dynamics.") The first single, "Little Lion Man," is already being boasted as "The Hottest Record In The World" by Radio 1's Zane Lowe, and the band has been longlisted for the BBC Sounds Of 2008 Poll, which features the most promising new music talent.
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The "Pocket Symphony" tour of 2007/08 saw the band travel to the Far East and beyond, stage their largest New York play to date at the Madison Square Garden Theatre and established them as truly international artists.
Also on the site is information on how to donate to the USO, as well as a behind-the-scenes video of the The Stunners recording and talking about the song.
The youth development organization is set to host a series of LISTENing parties across the country to foster community dialogue and promote the album's socially conscious themes�self-respect, education and service to others�which embody the principles championed by Boys & Girls Clubs. These sessions will kick off on December 12th and 13th across America and will be greeted with a phone call from Cosby and the Cosnarati.
Songz � whose blockbuster new album, "READY," has just received a Grammy Award nomination as "Best Contemporary R&B Album" � will herald the release of "UP CLOSE & READY" with a pair of much anticipated TV appearances. First up is a visit to BET's The Mo'Nique Show, slated for Wednesday, December 9th. Trey will then perform live on the Friday, December 11th installment of BET's 106 & Park (check local listings). The appearances follow Songz's recent show-stopping performance on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! Songz has long been hailed for his extraordinary on-stage presence, with the New York Times recently declaring that he "transfixes like no other R&B singer of the day." "UP CLOSE & READY" features new renditions of some of Trey's biggest hits, recorded live at New York City's Clinton Studios earlier this year. Among the highlights are intimate takes on such favorites as "One Love," "I Need A Girl," "Last Time," "Gotta Go," and the #1 classic, "Can't Help But Wait." As if all that weren't enough, the EP features an all-new companion video for "One Love," which serves as an ideal visual document of this very special live performer. The "One Love" video premiered today on Trey Songz's Facebook page and can be seen at
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