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Let It Shine

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Let It Shine
Linkin Park: Billboard #1's
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Triple F Life: Fans Friends & Family

Waka Flocka Flame

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Barbra Streisand Set For 32nd Top 10 Album on Billboard 200 Chart

Barbra Streisand Set For 32nd Top 10 Album on Billboard 200 Chart

Ultimate diva Barbra Streisand is set to capture her 32nd top 10 album on the Billboard 200 chart next week. The entertainer's new "Release Me" may sell 40,000 copies by week's end on Sunday, Oct. 14 -- so say industry forecasters.

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Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

Nicki Minaj

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Soundtrack

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Best Selling Albums Since 1991 (Soundscan Era): Adele Joins Elite Club

Best Selling Albums Since 1991 (Soundscan Era): Adele Joins Elite Club

Adele's "21" joins a rare group of albums this week, as the XL/Columbia set steps past the 10 million U.S. sales mark according to Nielsen SoundScan. It becomes one of only 21 titles to reach that rare threshold since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991.

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Strange Clouds

B.o.B

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1000 No.1s: B.o.B
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Take Care

Drake

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A$AP Rocky, Reps Talk 'Long.Live.A$AP' Album & Success

A$AP Rocky, Reps Talk 'Long.Live.A$AP' Album & Success

It has taken remarkably little time for A$AP Rocky to ascend to the throne. Tuesday (Jan. 15) -- the release date of "Long.Live.A$AP" (Polo Ground Music/RCA Records) -- finds him onstage taping "Late Show With David Letterman," sitting on a golden throne with a mic stand to the side.

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Live From The Underground

Big K.R.I.T.

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Big K.R.I.T. Debuts Bun B-Assisted Single, 'Shine On': Listen

Big K.R.I.T. Debuts Bun B-Assisted Single, 'Shine On': Listen

Meridian, Mississippi's favorite, Big K.R.I.T., hypes his upcoming mixatpe, “K.ing R.emembered I.n T.ime,” with a triumphant, self-produced first single, "Shine On."


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KiD iNk

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Sorry For Party Rocking

LMFAO

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Best & Worst Dressed of 2012: Rihanna, Madonna & More

Best & Worst Dressed of 2012: Rihanna, Madonna & More

As 2012 comes to an end, it's time to reflect on which stars have made the best and worst style impressions at concerts, on the red carpet, and out party rocking over the last 12 months.

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Planet Pit

Pitbull

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 Chart Moves: Pitbull's 'Don't Stop The Party' Reaches Hot 100's Top 20, Among Few Post-Holiday Digital Gainers; Bon Jovi Debuts On Hot Rock Songs

Chart Moves: Pitbull's 'Don't Stop The Party' Reaches Hot 100's Top 20, Among Few Post-Holiday Digital Gainers; Bon Jovi Debuts On Hot Rock Songs

Pitbull: The rapper's "Don't Stop the Party," featuring TJR, bounds 31-17 on the Hot 100 in its 12th week with the chart's top Digital Gainer award.

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