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Weekly Chart Notes: Steve Martin, Edie Brickell Blast Back; Lana Del Rey Debuts; Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj Get Hot (100)-Headed
May 05, 2013 5:05 AM EDT 26 58 0 0 With their new collaboration, Martin and Brickell net their highest Billboard 200 ranks in decades. Plus, Del Rey reaches new Hot 100 heights and Billboard charts spur Carey and Minaj's latest sparring. Steve Martin and Edie Brickell make i ...
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Marina and The Diamonds Answers Justin Bieber's 'Boyfriend': Watch
April 19, 2012 10:50 PM EDT It's easy to imagine Justin Bieber singing to girlfriend Selena Gomez in his steamy new single "Boyfriend." But Marina and The Diamonds have put a completely different spin on his track, turning The Bieb's latest into a dark, aco ...
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Backbeat: Marina & The Diamonds Previews Tracks From Upcoming Album 'Electra Heart'
March 23, 2012 11:36 AM EDT (L-R): Manager Derek MacKillop (Wallace Productions/Rocket Music), Marina Diamandis, and Christina Kotsamanidis (PR, Atlantic Records) swung by the Billboard office to preview tracks from Marina and the Diamonds' upcoming record Electra Heart ...
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Colbie Caillat Captures Romance with Guitarist on 'All Of You'
June 22, 2011 4:54 PM EDT Love was all Colbie Caillat needed to inspire her third album, "All Of You," which comes out July 12. While touring to promote 2009's chart-topping "Breakthrough," Caillat began a relationship with her guitarist and musical ...
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Colbie Caillat Taps Common, Opens 'New Chapter' with 'All Of You' Album
February 28, 2011 3:00 PM EST After topping the Billboard 200 with her sophomore album, "Breakthrough," Colbie Caillat is set to return in the spring with her third full-length, "All Of You." The 14-song set will be released May 3 on Universal Republic. Caill ...
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Chart Beat Wednesday: Colbie Caillat, Rob Thomas, Lady Antebellum
January 27, 2010 2:55 PM EST 'FALLIN' ' LOVE: Colbie Caillat ascends to the Adult Contemporary apex, as "Fallin' for You" rises 2-1. The song is Caillat's second No. 1 on the survey. On the chart dated Jan. 19, 2008, her debut smash "Bubb ...
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Chart Beat: Michael Jackson, Colbie Caillat, Shakira
July 09, 2009 4:43 PM EDT JACKSON ACTION: Tuesday's (July 7) star-studded, and oftentimes touching, memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center may have begun to engender a sense of closure for fans of Michael Jackson following his passing June 25. On the newest Billbo ...
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Billboard Q&A: Songwriter Rick Nowels
January 09, 2009 12:00 AM EST After penning songs for the likes of Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle, veteran pop songwriter Rick Nowels used 2008 as the year to write for the urban pop audience. As such, Nowels, who lives in London, traveled to Los Angeles and helped balladee ...
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John Legend
October 27, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Sitting on a fluffy blue couch in the New York offices of Columbia Records, John Legend is surrounded by walls displaying framed portraits of Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday. Sitting on a fluffy blue couch in the New York offices of Columbia Record ...
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Spirit Partners With Babcock & Brown
June 14, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Spirit Music Group has entered into a strategic partnership with investment firm Babcock & Brown, which acquired a significant equity stake in the publisher as part of the deal. Under the agreement, Spirit will have access to funds for expansi ...
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Spirit Partners With Babcock & Brown
June 14, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Spirit Music Group has entered into a strategic partnership with investment firm Babcock & Brown, which acquired a significant equity stake in the publisher as part of the deal. Under the agreement, Spirit will have access to funds for expansi ...
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The Billboard Q&A: Yusuf Islam
November 17, 2006 12:00 AM EST It's the comeback no one ever expected. November sees the return to the world stage of the artist known internationally as Cat Stevens, more than a quarter-century after his last commercial recording. It's the comeback no one ever expected ...
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Atlantic To Issue New Yusuf Islam Album
September 07, 2006 12:00 AM EDT Atlantic Records is eyeing a November release for Yusuf Islam's first album of pop music in 28 years in tandem with his own Ya imprint. Atlantic Records is eyeing a November release for Yusuf Islam's first album of pop music in 28 years in ...
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The Juice Is 'Loose'
June 18, 2006 12:00 AM EDT Nelly Furtado has turned off the light on pop music -- at least for the moment. On her third album, "Loose," due this week via Geffen, she makes a concerted effort to get jiggy. Nelly Furtado has turned off the light on pop music -- at lea ...
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Yusuf Islam Album Due This Fall
May 19, 2006 12:00 AM EDT Yusuf Islam, the 1960s and 70s pop-rock singer-songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens, is returning with an album of new songs this fall. Released through Polydor Records, it will mark his first mai As tipped here in March , Yusuf Islam, the 1960s ...
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Furtado Ready To Dance On New Album
May 08, 2006 12:00 AM EDT Nelly Furtado has turned off the light on pop music -- at least for the moment. On her third album, "Loose," due June 20 via Geffen, she makes a concerted effort to get jiggy. The set features product Nelly Furtado has turned off the light ...
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Yusuf Islam Readying New Pop Album
March 17, 2006 12:00 AM EST Yusuf Islam, the musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, has finished his first pop album since 1978's "Back to Earth," sources tell Billboard.com. Yusuf Islam, the musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, has finished his first pop al ...
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Ruben, Clay Set Fall Release Dates
August 21, 2003 12:00 AM EDT The American Idols have once again moved the release dates for their debut albums. Ruben Studdard, the winner of the second season contest on the Fox series "American Idol," has set a Nov. 11 release The American Idols have once again move ...
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Living Proof
March 02, 2002 12:00 AM EST Following up a global success like 1998's Believe is no easy task, but Cher more than proves she's up to the task with the equally rhythmic Living Proof. Following up a global success like 1998's Believe is no easy task, but Cher more ...
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Sneaker Pimps Sign With Tommy Boy
July 30, 2001 12:00 AM EDT U.K. electronic rock act Sneaker Pimps has signed a four-album worldwide deal with Tommy Boy Music, Billboard Bulletin reports. The first album under the deal, "Bloodsports," is due Oct. 30, featuring U.K. electronic rock act Sneaker Pimps ...
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Ex-Sneaker Pimps Singer Preps Solo Debut
June 08, 2001 12:00 AM EDT Former Sneaker Pimps lead singer Kelli Ali is working on her first solo album, which is due out on the U.K.'s One Little Indian label this fall. Its first single, the trancey, hypnotic "Kids," was rem Former Sneaker Pimps lead singer ...
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Savage Garden's Hayes Working On Solo Album
June 01, 2001 12:00 AM EDT Savage Garden's Darren Hayes has begun work on a solo album in a San Francisco studio. He says that he and his bandmate, Daniel Jones, are not broken up, despite rumors to the contrary. "We're on a hi Savage Garden's Darren Hayes ...
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Destiny's Child 'Survive' On U.K. Singles Chart
April 23, 2001 12:00 AM EDT Destiny's Child confirmed its international stature as the hottest thing in crossover R&B with another new entry at No. 1 in the U.K. yesterday (April 22). "Survivor" is the Columbia group's secon Destiny's Child confirm ...
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Stevie Nicks Is Ready For 'Trouble'
February 12, 2001 12:00 AM EST Stevie Nicks is enjoying a rare moment of quiet.<br CLEAR="NONE"/> Stevie Nicks is enjoying a rare moment of quiet. It's a comfortably warm February afternoon in her Los Angeles home, and she is taking a brief breather before di ...
