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Katy Perry Album Gets Dream Start In The U.K.

webc — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:52:40 +0000

Katy Perry scored her first U.K. No. 1 album with “Teenage Dream.”

Billy Bragg Teams with Rosanne Cash, Joe Henry for New Album

webc — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:52:40 +0000

Billy Bragg, Rosanne Cash and producer Joe Henry will be teaming up this fall for a new album that’s slated to come out in 2011.

Kings of Leon Talks ‘Radioactive’ Single, Reveals Album Tracklist

webc — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:51:23 +0000

As anticipation grows for Kings Of Leon’s ”Come Around Sundown” — the follow-up to its massively successful “Only By The Night” album — the band has been gradually letting fans in on details of the new record.

Elton John and Leon Russell Release First Single from Collaborative Album

webc — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:50:39 +0000

Elton John and Leon Russell have issued the first single from their forthcoming collaborative album, “The Union,” due Oct. 19 on Decca Records.

Neil Young Announces New Album, ‘Le Noise’

webc — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:50:38 +0000

Neil Young has announced the release of new solo album “Le Noise,” due out Sept. 28 on Reprise Records. The eight-song follow-up to 2009’s “Fork in the Road” is a stripped-down collaboration with Grammy-winning producer Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan).

Billboard Bits: Rihanna’s Wax Figure, Green Day’s Live Album

webc — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:50:26 +0000

Rihanna receives a wax figure, Green Day’s making a live album, Linkin Park brings ‘The Catalyst’ to VMAs and more.

Jerry Lee Lewis Enlists Legendary Friends for New Album

webc — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:50:24 +0000

Jerry Lee Lewis’ new album, “Mean Old Man,” is due Sept. 7 on Verve/Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). The record features appearances by Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Willie Nelson, plus a handful of younger stars including John Mayer and Sheryl Crow.

Mark Ronson Shows Off His ‘Record Collection’ on New Album

webc — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:48:37 +0000

At the age of 34, Mark Ronson already knows what his epitaph will read. It’s not that he’s a morbid guy; he’s just wryly aware of his musical legacy.

Social Media Channels Loom Larger In Album Promotion Campaigns

webc — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:45:31 +0000

Ticked off by a rash of fake Twitter accounts created in his name, Kanye West turned to his blog in May 2009 to unleash an expletive-laden rant against the microblogging site.

Ronnie Wood Recruits Stars for New Album

webc — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:41:10 +0000

Ronnie Wood has recruited stars like Slash, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bobby Womack and Kris Kristofferson for his new solo album I Feel Like Playing, due September 28th. The disc, Wood's first since since 2001's Not For Beginners, will also feature appearances by ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons …

Weezer Plans to Perform ‘Pinkerton,’ ‘Blue Album’

webc — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:28:14 +0000

Rivers Cuomo has confirmed preliminary plans for a special tour in which Weezer will not only play all of Pinkerton , the cult 1996 album being reissued on October 5th, but the band's self-titled debut LP, known as "The Blue Album," as well. "We're just running it by promoters right …

Album Sales Hit a New Low Last Week

webc — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:26:34 +0000

The struggling music industry hit a new low last week: Only 4.95 million albums were sold in the U.S. between August 8th and 14th — the lowest total since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking numbers in 1991. The one other time album sales fell short of five million copies? Earlier this …

Taylor Swift Reveals Album Cover, Preps ‘Mine’ Video Premiere

webc — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:25:49 +0000

“Speak Now,” Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated third album, is still over two months away, but fans can now check out the disc’s cover art.

Billboard Bits: Hillary Duff’s Wedding Photos, U2’s ‘Club-Sounding’ Next Album

webc — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:25:49 +0000

Hillary Duff’s wedding photos, Lady Gaga’s Elvis run-in, U2’s ‘club-sounding’ new album, and more.

Hitmaker Alex Da Kid Talks Eminem’s ‘Lie,’ Rihanna’s New Album

webc — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:25:26 +0000

“Em heard ‘Airplanes’ and loved it,” says Alex Da Kid, “then he asked me if I had anything else with a hook for him, and I sent him ‘Love the Way You Lie.’ “

Radiohead’s Philip Selway Gets ‘Familial’ on Solo Album

webc — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:07:23 +0000

Following in the footsteps of Ringo Starr, Dave Grohl and Phil Collins, Radiohead’s Philip Selway is the latest big-name drummer to step out from behind his kit and make a solo record.

Kanye West: New Album Out ‘Sometime in November’

webc — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:04:16 +0000

In his first Ustream chat, Kanye West shared details on his upcoming album and played a snippet of new music for fans.

Billboard Bits: Vanilla Ice Goes DIY, Britney Spears Album Rumors

webc — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:04:06 +0000

Vanilla Ice goes DIY, Britney Spears’ album is still under wraps, T.I. records six new tracks with Kanye, Gaga gets inspired by Prop 8 ruling, John Legend breaks his Grammy and more.

Beck Preps New Album

webc — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:01:30 +0000

Beck hasn't released an album of his own in 2010, but he's kept busy: In addition to penning punk tracks for the fictional band Sex-Bom-Omb in Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Universe and giving new songs to the True Blood and Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtracks, the rocker has also co-written and …

Exclusive: New Michael Jackson Album In November

webc — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:57:14 +0000

An all-new Michael Jackson collection featuring 10 unreleased songs will be released this November, a rep for the Jackson estate exclusively tells Rolling Stone. At the time of his death Jackson reportedly left hard drives filled with unheard music, much of it recorded during the King of Pop's '80s peak. …