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Over and Out: 10 Cringe-Inducing Celebrity Breakups
Some celebrities are less sentimental than others when it comes to ending a relationship
The Banjo-ification of Pop: Why the Instrument Is Everywhere
Music listeners are getting more twang for their pluck
2013 Grammy Nominations: Who Surprised and Who Got Snubbed?
Taylor Swift and LL Cool J hosted the Grammy Award nomination concert—a good night for fun., Frank Ocean and The Black Keyes
“Swift”-Selling Red Posts Biggest Billboard Week Since Eminem
Taylor Swift and Eminem in the same sentence? Only when it comes to album sales — in this week’s Billboard recap
Taylor Swift’s Red is Danceable, Dreamy—and Mature
The country star succeeds with pop aspirations on her new album
Dubstep—the Music Trend That Just Won’t Go Away
It’s official: Dubstep isn’t going anywhere. Even Taylor Swift has sampled the genre’s electronically warbled bass lines in her latest release, “I Knew You Were Trouble,” taking dubstep from the clubs to the heart of the Top …
Taylor Swift on Going Pop, Ignoring the Gossip and the Best (Worst) Nickname She’s Ever Had
At 22, Taylor Swift has the kind of career most artists chase for decades: six Grammys, countless chart-topping singles and more than 22 million albums sold. Here, the Nashville dweller—whose new album Red drops Oct. 22—lets …
No Money, No Problem: Independent Rapper Macklemore Soars Onto Billboard Chart
It’s time again to look at the latest action in the Billboard charts, tallying the week’s biggest singles and albums and interesting trends. On we go:
- Moves Past “Jagger.” O.K., what’s more surprising: that Psy
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Adele’s ‘Skyfall’ Debuts but Doesn’t Skyrocket on Billboard Chart
It’s time again for our weekly recap on what’s happening in the charts from Billboard, the music industry’s longtime standard bearer in measuring airplay and sales of singles and albums. This week we have three new singles …
Billboard Chart Decoded: Mumford and Sons Triumph
Welcome to our latest recap of what’s happening on the charts from Billboard, the music industry’s longtime standard bearer in measuring airplay and sales of singles and albums. This week finds some major new action on the …
Billboard Chart Decoded: ‘Gangnam Style’ Vs. Maroon 5
Welcome to our weekly recap of what’s happening on the weekly Billboard singles and album charts. Compiled on the basis of weekly sales and, in the singles charts, radio and streaming airplay, the Billboard listings have for …
Happy 10th Birthday Ellen: The Show’s Top 11 Moments
We’ve put together our favorite moments from the Daytime Emmy award-winning talk show