LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10, 2008 (Billboard) About two months before the release of his band's third studio album, "When the World Comes Down," All-American Rejects singer/bassist Tyson Ritter is spending most of his free time drinking beer and engaging in kite-flying wars on the beaches of Northern Florida. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) Pop star Britney Spears plans to set the record straight about her personal and professional woes in a documentary to be aired shortly before the release of her new album "Circus" in December. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2008 (Billboard) Atlanta rapper T.I. broke his own recently set record for the largest leap to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on Thursday, as "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna leaped 79 places. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2008 (Billboard) Rapper T.I. earned his third consecutive No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday with his best numbers yet, while Oscar-winning "American Idol" reject Jennifer Hudson landed at No. 2 with her debut release. ... > full story
LONDON, Oct. 6, 2008 (Reuters) American singer Pink has toppled Kings of Leon from the peak of the British pop charts with her single "So What," the Official UK Charts Company said on Sunday. ... > full story
NASHVILLE, Oct. 4, 2008 (Billboard) Three years after her last album was lauded by the industry but drew little attention on radio, country singer-songwriter Lee Ann Womack is back with "Call Me Crazy." ... > full story
NEW YORK, Sep. 25, 2008 (Billboard) Hip-hop performer and entrepreneur Jay-Z and Norwegian songwriting/production duo Stargate have joined forces under the StarRoc banner, which will encompass a record label and music publishing company under Jay-Z's Roc Nation venture with Live Nation. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Sep. 25, 2008 (Billboard) T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" returned to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Thursday for a fourth non-consecutive week. Rising from No. 2 to the top spot, the rapper's track traded places with pop singer Pink's "So What." ... > full story
NEW YORK, Sep. 24, 2008 (Billboard) Metallica's "Death Magnetic" held tight Wednesday for a second week at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Sep. 22, 2008 (Billboard) After just 14 months on Island Def Jam, Janet Jackson announced Monday (September 22) her departure from the label. According to Jackson's publicist, the label agreed to dissolve its relationship with the artist at her request. ... > full story
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Robin Thicke surpassing R&B boundaries Oct. 8, 2008 (Houston Chronicle) R&B star Robin Thicke is backstage at Nissan Pavilion in suburban Virginia, wearing dark blue jeans, a short-sleeve black shirt and, of course ...
CD review: Robin Thicke pays homage to old-school lover men Oct. 7, 2008 (Tucson Citizen) Something Else" (Interscope Records) In R&B, it's been an unusually good year for sensitive guys and the women who love them. On the heels of ...
Rihanna’s Clothing Line Is ‘Definitely Going to Happen’ Sep. 25, 2008 (New York Magazine) Rihanna has casually mentioned she'd like to design a clothing line. But yesterday at the Gucci show in Milan she confirmed she's actually going to ...