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Taylor Swift On Track For No. 1 Debut
Taylor Swift is on course to earn her first No. 1 album on The Billboard 200, based on data from Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart, released today (Nov. 12).
November 12, 2008

Ask Billboard: Beck, Blind Melon, Danity Kane
Keith answers readers' burning questions on Beck, Blind Melon, Danity Kane and more!
July 18, 2008

New Lamb Of God Album Due In February
Metal outfit Lamb Of God will release its next Epic album in February 2009. The as-yet-untitled set is being produced by Josh Wilbur, who has worked with everyone from Staind to Pink and Steve Earle.
August 14, 2008

Billboard Bits: Jessica Simpson, Andrew Bird, Tenacious D
Jessica Simpson has been tapped to support Rascal Flatts on the winter leg of the country group's ongoing Bob That Head Tour.
October 06, 2008

Totally Taylor
Due this week from Big Machine, Taylor Swift's sophomore album "Fearless" begins the transition from rising country superstar -- her 2006 self-titled debut album has sold 3.4 million units, in...
November 09, 2008

Nas On Track For Fifth No. 1 Album Next Week
Nas' new Def Jam album may not have a title, but it will have a home at No. 1 on The Billboard 200. The veteran rapper is on course to notch his fifth topper on the big chart, as he leads Nielsen...
July 18, 2008

Jamie Foxx Taps Into 'Intuition'
Jamie Foxx will take a break from Hollywood next month to release his third album, "Intuition."
November 06, 2008

Oath Of Office
The biggest metalcore band in the land happens to be a Christian sextet that, for a second time, is primed to crash into the upper echelons of the Billboard 200.
September 01, 2008

O'Death
To see O'Death live is something of a spiritual experience, though not in a traditional Pentecostal sense.
July 18, 2008

New Taylor Swift Album Set For November
Taylor Swift will unveil her sophomore Big Machine album, "Fearless," on Nov. 11. Swift will premiere the video for first single "Love Story" tonight (Sept. 12) at 8:30 ET on CMT. It will then play...
September 12, 2008

Thievery Corporation Plots 'Retaliation'
Thievery Corporation's fifth album, "Radio Retaliation," will emerge Sept. 23 on CD via the duo's own ESL Music, with a digital release scheduled for two weeks earlier.
August 13, 2008

Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Recording New Album
Florida rock outfit the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is recording its next album with producer Howard Benson in Valley Village, Calif., Billboard.com can reveal. The as-yet-untitled set is expected early...
August 18, 2008

Ruthless' Most Wanted
'EazyDuz It,' Eazy-E... 'Straight Outta Compton,' N.W.A.... 'Efil4zaggin,' N.W.A.... 'Creepin On Ah Come Up,' Bone Thugs-N-Harmony... 'No One Can Do It Better,' The D.O.C....
August 01, 2008

Pink Steps Into The 'Funhouse'
Pink has christened her new album "Funhouse," and will release it Oct. 28 via LaFace/Zomba. First single "So What" is No. 40 this week on Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay chart and No. 59 on the overall...
August 20, 2008

T.I.'s 'Trail' On Track For No. 1 Debut
T.I.'s "Paper Trail" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) is on course to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 next week. The rapper's sixth studio set leads Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart, released today (Oct....
October 03, 2008

Chart Beat Chat: Darius Rucker, Rodney Crowell, Jessica Simpson and Josh Groban
Fred and his readers discuss Darius Rucker, Rodney Crowell, Jessica Simpson, Josh Groban and more!
September 05, 2008

Hoobastank Eyeing January For New Album
Hoobastank is previewing its as-yet-untitled new album, due in January via Island, with the single "My Turn," which hits U.S. rock radio outlets today (Oct. 13).
October 13, 2008

All-American Rejects Take On The 'World'
The All-American Rejects have wrapped their third album, "When the World Comes Down," and will release it Nov. 18 via Interscope. First single "Gives You Hell" will debut via a mobile campaign where...
September 18, 2008

Chart Beat Chat: Josh Groban, Darius Rucker, Dan Seals And Earl Thomas Conley
Fred and his readers discuss chart action from Darius Rucker, Dan Seals/Earl Thomas Conley, album charts, Josh Groban and more!
September 29, 2008

Metallica's 'Magnetic' A Lock To Top Billboard 200
A title missing from last week's Nielsen SoundScan Building charts is destined to be the next No. 1 on The Billboard 200, as Metallica's new "Death Magnetic" has a shot at a half-million copy opener.
September 15, 2008

Michael Jackson Set To Rock Charts Again
Industry prognosticators project that his "Thriller" album may sell as much as 110,000-130,000 by week's end at the close of business on Sunday, July 5.
AEG Giving Away 17,500 Tickets To Michael Jackson Memorial
AEG announced the ticketing process for the Michael Jackson memorial service at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
SEC Filing Outlines A Merged Ticketmaster-Live Nation
Ticketmaster and Live Nation filed a Form S-4 with the SEC on Wednesday that offers many details on the proposed merger of the two companies.
EMI Publishing Canada President Resigns
Michael McCarty, president of EMI Music Publishing Canada, has announced he is resigning and has accepted another job in the Canadian publishing industry.
Dream Theater Debuts Atop Euro Chart
Europe welcomes a new bestseller on the composite European Top 100 Albums chart, as New York rock outfit Dream Theater's "Black Clouds and Silver Linings" (Roadrunner) opens its account at No. 1.
Surge For Michael Jackson Sales, Airplay Across Europe
In the week following his death, sales and airplay for Michael Jackson have increased significantly across Europe.
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