Lil Wayne Shows Realty Genius, Ke$ha Tops 'World'

| February 18, 2010 5:28 EST

In this handout photo provided by WATW, singers Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, Usher, Katharine McPhee, will.i.am, Toni Braxton, Barbra Streisand, LL Cool J, Harry Connick Jr., Wyclef Jean, Vince Vaughn, Jeff Bridges, Natalie Cole and others perform at the

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'We Are The World' Returns to the Upper Reaches of the Hot 100

Nearly 25 years after hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, charity single "We Are the World" makes its way back to chart, debuting at No. 2, thanks to the all-star collective Artists for Haiti.

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Ke$ha Stops 'World' From Spinning A No. 1 On Hot 100

Ke$ha's "TiK ToK" holds off the impressive arrival of "We Are the World 25: For Haiti" to remain at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a ninth consecutive week.

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Chart Beat Thursday: A Whole New 'World'

Launching at No. 2, "We Are the World 25: For Haiti" continues the trend of Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s from 1985 returning to the tally.

In today's Daily Noise, brought to you by Fuse and Billboard.com, Lil Wayne is in the news as he gets ready to enter prison on gun charges--seems the special aroma in his South Beach condo is considered value-added by buyers looking at the property. On the Hot 100, Ke$ha holds on to the top spot for the 9th week, even against the debut of the "We Are the World" remake featuring Barbra Streisand, Justin Bieber, and more than 75 others. And in Road Report, Halestorm talks about going on tour with good friends Theory of a Deadman.