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John Mayer To Top Album Chart, 50 Cent Takes Aim at the Game

|   November 24, 2009 4:48 EST
Musician John Mayer performs at 'One Splendid Evening' sponsored by Carnival Cruise Lines and benefiting VH1 Save The Music Foundation held on the Carnival Splendor at Port Of Los Angeles on March 26, 2009 in San Pedro, California.
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In today's Daily Noise, brought to you by Fuse and Billboard.com, there's a new batch of pre-holiday album releases that are making their way to the top of this week's Billboard 200, which goes live at noon on Thursday. John Mayer is on track to go to No. 1 with "Battle Studies," which may have sold as many as 300,000 units in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan. Following Mayer on the list are likely to be Casting Crowns, 50 Cent and Norah Jones. In New Noise, 50 Cent shares his displeasure with the Game in a clip from an exclusive interview airing Wed. at 8 p.m. on Fuse.



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