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Back To 'Black'
After an eight-year layoff from the studio, AC/DC storms back this week with "Black Ice," a 15-track extravaganza that frequently echoes the down-and-dirty rock'n'roll of its iconic 1980 album "Back...
October 19, 2008
GNR's 'Democracy' To Be Retail Exclusive?
Negotiations are underway for Guns N' Roses' 14-years-in-the-making "Chinese Democracy" to come out as an exclusive at one of the big box retailers -- either Wal-Mart or Best Buy, Billboard has...
August 15, 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
AC/DC's 'Ice' Red Hot At Retail
AC/DC's "Black Ice" is flying off the shelves at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, the exclusive U.S. retailers for the album that arrived yesterday (Oct. 21). Sources estimate the set sold 193,000 copies in...
October 22, 2008
New AC/DC Single Hits Radio, Web
AC/DC's first new single in eight years, "Rock'n'Roll Train," hit the band's Web site and U.S. radio outlets today (Aug. 28). A video for the song was shot Aug. 15 in London and will premiere next...
August 28, 2008
World Tour To Follow New AC/DC Album?
AC/DC will embark on a world tour before the end of the year in support of its next studio album, according to authoritative fan site Electric Shock.
July 15, 2008
Extensive AC/DC Tour To Begin In October
As expected, AC/DC will embark on an 18-month world tour beginning this October in Wilkes Barre, Pa. Creative Artists Agency managing partner Rob Light confirmed the news during a touring panel today...
July 28, 2008
Best Buy Snags Guns N' Roses Album Exclusive
Best Buy is set to be the exclusive retailer for Guns N' Roses decade-plus-in-the-making new album "Chinese Democracy" before year's end, sources close to the situation tell Billboard. Some details of...
September 26, 2008
AC/DC Extends Tour, Heads To 'Rock Band'
AC/DC has extended its Black Ice tour of North America into early 2009. New dates begin Dec. 20 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and run through Jan. 31 in Nashville. The group has also struck an exclusive...
September 30, 2008
AC/DC Gets Back To 'Black' On New Album
After an eight-year layoff from the studio, AC/DC storms back this fall with "Black Ice," a 15-track extravaganza that frequently echoes the down-and-dirty rock'n'roll of its iconic 1980 album "Back...
August 22, 2008
AC/DC Reveals Fall Tour Plans
In support of its forthcoming studio album, AC/DC will launch its Black Ice World Tour on Oct. 28 at the Wachovia Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The 24-date North American leg of the arena jaunt is...
September 11, 2008
Miley Trumps Sugarland To Lead Billboard 200
Miley Cyrus lands her second No. 1 album on The Billboard 200 as "Breakout" (Hollywood) bows with 371,000 U.S. copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That's the second-biggest sales week of the year...
July 30, 2008
Earth, Wind & Fire Plots Retail Exclusive
Earth, Wind & Fire appears likely to follow the Eagles and Journey in making its next album exclusively for a major retailer.
July 16, 2008
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September 26, 2008
AC/DC Sets Date, Track List For 'Black Ice'
As expected, AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice," will be sold exclusively in the U.S. via Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and the band's Web site, beginning Oct. 20. First single "Rock'n'Roll Train" will hit U.S....
August 18, 2008
AC/DC Debuts At No. 1 With 784,000
Updating a story first posted here last night, AC/DC earns its first Billboard 200-topping debut with "Black Ice," blasting onto the chart with the second-biggest sales frame this year. The Columbia...
October 29, 2008
The Beatles Onboard With 'Rock Band'
It looks like the Beatles are coming to top-selling video game "Rock Band." The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd. and MTV have scheduled a press teleconference tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. ET to announce "an...
October 29, 2008
AC/DC Fends Off High Debuts To Remain No. 1
Turning back the challenge of 11 new entries in the top 20, AC/DC's "Black Ice" (Columbia) begins a second week at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 after selling 271,000 copies in the United States,...
November 05, 2008
AC/DC Tunes Up For Tour In Pennsylvania
In a hail of faux-cannon shots and fireballs, AC/DC played a "final dress rehearsal" for its Black Ice World Tour last night (Oct. 26) at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in front of thousands...
October 27, 2008
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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.
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