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Lil Wayne and Coldplay lead Grammy field

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Rapper Lil Wayne, whose new album was the biggest seller of the year, led the field of Grammy contenders with eight nominations, organizers of the music industry's top honors said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Kanye West outperforms Guns N' Roses on album chart

NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2008 (Billboard) — Kanye West has earned his third straight No. 1 on the U.S. pop album chart with the debut of "808s & Heartbreak," while Guns N' Roses' first album in 17 years took third place. ...  > full story

Digital market offers hope as music sales slow

DENVER, Dec. 3, 2008 (Billboard) — Ever since Apple's iTunes store launched in 2003, the digital music market has received an annual Christmas gift in the form of a sales boost, as consumers unwrap new iPods and gift cards for the holidays. ...  > full story

Brandy breaks 4-year recording hiatus

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2, 2008 (Billboard) — You can't blame Brandy for being a little nervous stepping back into the recording studio. Four years have elapsed since the release of the R&B/pop singer's fourth album, "Afrodisiac." And it has been just two years since her headline-making car accident in which another driver died. ...  > full story

Rock act Creed in talks to reunite

NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Billboard) — Creed is hammering out details for a lucrative 2009 reunion tour, sources tell Billboard. The Scott Stapp-led hard rock group, which was one of the top sellers of the past decade, has not performed since a rancorous split in June 2004. ...  > full story

Beyonce starts "Fierce" atop U.S. album chart

NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2008 (Billboard) — Beyonce has scored her third straight No. 1 debut on the pop album chart with the double-disc "I Am ... Sasha Fierce." ...  > full story

Nickelback plots 2009 tour

NEW YORK, Nov. 25, 2008 (Billboard) — Canadian rock band Nickelback will begin a North American tour February 25 in Nashville in support of its just-released album, "Dark Horse." ...  > full story

New Guns N' Roses album hits stores, a little late

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — The day many rock fans never expected to see in their lifetimes is nigh. ...  > full story

U.K. band Franz Ferdinand "swings" on 3rd album

NEW YORK/LONDON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Billboard) — Franz Ferdinand's 2005 album may have promised "You Could Have It So Much Better," but the sales figures begged to differ -- the band's second album failed to match the transatlantic success of its self-titled predecessor. ...  > full story

Singer Enya eyes concert stage as "Winter" arrives

LONDON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Billboard) — With her new album off to a strong start, ethereal-voiced Irish singer Enya is considering touring for the first time in her career. ...  > full story
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