Rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller was found guilty of second-degree murder on Tuesday, a verdict stemming from a fan shooting in 2002. He faces a mandatory life sentence.
Miller — a former No Limit rapper and the youngest brother of Master P (Percy Miller) and Silkk the Shocker (Vyshonn Miller) — had been charged with killing 16-year-old [...]
Eminem just discovered a 13th step to recovery.
Nearly five years since his last studio album, the rehabbed rapper has returned to No. 1 as Relapse sold 608,000 copies, per Nielsen SoundScan, for his fifth straight chart-topper.
The Motown MC last crowned the charts with 2004’s Encore and his retrospective Curtain Call: The Hits in 2005.
Eminem also lowered the [...]
The top spot on this week’s Billboard album chart belongs to Chrisette Michele. Never heard of her? Neither have many other people because Michele has scored the lowest first-week sales total in Nielsen SoundScan’s 18-year history.
Her second album, Epiphany, only sold 83,000 copies in its initial week of sales. Only two other albums have debuted [...]
Her sophomore disc, Epiphany, gave Michele her first career No. 1, selling 83,000 copies, per Nielsen SoundScan, for the week ended Sunday. Hannah Montana trailed at No. 2, fewer than 2,000 copies behind.
In previous weeks, Ms. Montana fell to Bob Dylan’s Together Through Life and Rick Ross’ Deeper Than Rap, which currently sit at Nos. [...]
Singer/songwriter The-Dream and R&B starlet Keyshia Cole are gearing up for a 21-city tour scheduled to launch May 13 at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati and conclude at the Pearl in Las Vegas on June 21.
The-Dream will be promoting his sophomore album, “Love Vs. Money” (Radio Killa/Def Jam), which peaked at No. 1 on [...]
Rick Ross may have learned the trick to beating Hannah Montana: start a fight with 50 Cent.
The Miami rapper ruled the charts with Deeper Than Rap, but Ross didn’t topple the Hannah Montana soundtrack alone. The self-proclaimed boss reached No. 1, selling 158,000 copies to Hannah’s 104,000, per Nielsen SoundScan, with help from his red-hot [...]
Soul icon Lionel Richie has recruited R&B singer Akon and rapper Ne-Yo for his upcoming studio album.
“Just Go” is due out on February 17 via Island. The first single, “Good Morning,” has just been sent to urban adult-contemporary radio stations.
Both Akon and Ne-Yo share writing credits with Richie on the follow-up to 2006’s “Coming Home,” [...]
T.I.’s Paper beats Metallica’s rock.
The legally embattled Georgia rapper got some good news for a change as his new Paper Trail debuted at No. 1, selling a career-high 568,000 copies and ending the three-week reign of Metallica’s Death Magnetic.
Jennifer Hudson, Robin Thicke, James Taylor and Kellie Pickler all landed albums in the Top 10.
This [...]
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.
After a long stint with Virgin, Jackson inked a deal with Island in July 2007 and released her label [...]
During the first week of July, Nas’ controversial untitled album leaked onto the Internet ahead of its July 15 release date via Def Jam.
But Nas’ business partner Anthony Saleh shrugs it off.
“I don’t think the leak has hurt Nas in any way,” he says, adding that leaks have “helped those who have delivered on [...]
Kanye West sold almost a million copies of his latest album during its first week in U.S. stores, winning a much-hyped sales race with rival rapper 50 Cent and providing the ailing record industry with a rare piece of good news.
According to sales data issued on Tuesday by tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan, West’s “Graduation” sold [...]
In a move designed to fill the void created by the Recording Industry Association of America’s crackdown on the formidable business of mixtapes, Universal Music Enterprises (UME) is trying its hand at legal mixtapes.
The company has created a series titled “Lethal Squad Mixtapes,” expected to retail for $5 to $6. But it’s unclear whether a [...]
Grammy-winning pop star Stevie Wonder will launch his first U.S. tour in more than 20 years on August 23 in San Diego, the Motown icon said on Thursday.
He announced the details during a hastily convened news conference at a public park in the business district of Century City. To the delight of hundreds of office [...]
Before 2007 is out, Eve, Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown, Trina, Shawnna and Remy Ma should have new albums in stores, setting the stage for a banner year in the world of female rap. For the long-suffering genre, that would mean that more than two or three titles could finish in the top 100 of Billboard’s [...]
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