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Looking at a performer's sales is one way to judge who's the biggest name in music. Another way is to check out who's been illegally downloaded the most. Data analysts Musicmetric have looked into the latter and concluded that Bruno Mars and Rihanna are the most tormented performers in the world. Where that places them among the most popular is up to you. -
People love illegally torrenting 'Beyoncé' as surprise album aims for third week on top of Billboard 200
People love buying Beyoncé's new self-titled fifth studio album. Released by total surprise on Friday, Dec. 13, the album has sold over 991,000 copies to date and is looking forward to a third week on top of the Billboard 200. However, for as much as people love buying music, they also love getting it for free, and according to Billboard.biz, "Beyoncé" is one hot illegally downloaded set. -
Beyoncé, Garth Brooks, One Direction top Billboard 200 amidst no significant releases
The year is coming to a close, and that means you shouldn't expect too many new releases coming down the pipe. This week's Top 10 of the Billboard 200 didn't have any new entries, so expect to see some familiar names. -
Beyoncé's backup singers, The Mamas, talk working with the superstar
Beyoncé's backup singers, The Mamas, sat down with Hot 97's Old Man Ebro to talk about what it's like working with the superstar. Mama's member Montina (alto) has been with Beyoncé for since her debut solo album, Crystal Collins (tenor) has been with Bey for almost nine years and Tiffany Monique (soprano) has been with her for eight years. -
Beyoncé sings and dances with terminally ill child at Las Vegas show [WATCH]
On Christmas Eve, Beyoncé shared a video about a fan of hers, Taylon, who is terminally ill with inoperable tumor on her brain. Her Make-A-Wish dream was to dance with Queen Bey. -
Beyoncé shares the screen with her supermodel friends in new video clip for 'Yoncé'
As if Beyoncé wasn't basically a supermodel herself and capable of holding her own, she added to the impact of her new video for "Yoncé" by including sexy models and friends, Chanel Iman, Joan Smalls and Jourdan Dunn. This is one of the 17 clips from her new video collection. -
Beyonce finds both Amazon and Target refusing to stock her new album during Holiday season
Last week we reported that Target would not be carrying Beyoncé's new self-titled album due to bitterness over the songstress's choice to release the album solely through iTunes for its first week. Now it seems that internet retailer Amazon.com will follow a similar route. -
Beyoncé premieres 'Grown Woman' music video, filled with nostalgic clips and trippy VHS effects
Pepsi, with whom Beyoncé has a lucrative endorsement deal, has just premiered the official music video for non-album track "Grown Woman" on its website today (Dec. 19), and the clip is just full of heartwarming nostalgic footage. -
'Beyoncé' set to remain No. 1 on Billboard 200 for second week as new album gets physical release
Beyoncé is just ruling December; there's no denying that. The "XO" singer released a surprise album last Friday (Dec. 13), and in just three days, the set sold over 617,000 copies and got a No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200. Now, it's looking like Queen Bey is going to do it again. -
Beyoncé zeitgeist leads to top of Billboard 200; Garth Brooks, Kelly Clarkson, R. Kelly place
Beyoncé's new album was totally unannounced, plus it came out on Thursday versus the traditional Tuesday release, plus it was only available on iTunes, so there's no way that it could have made a big Billboard 200 impact, right? HA. -
'Beyoncé' music videos for 'Drunk in Love,' 'XO' premiere on VEVO [WATCH]
If there's one drawback to this era in Beyoncé's career, it's that new music videos are no real surprise. When the pop megastar released her surprise fifth studio album Beyoncé on Friday (Dec. 13), the 14-song record was accompanied by 18 music videos -- one for each song and four bonus tracks. So, when a new single is announced, if you're one of the 617,000 people who have already purchased Beyoncé, you already know exactly what the visual component to the song will look like. -
Beyoncé's liaison with iTunes means Target won't stock 'Beyoncé'
Beyoncé's unannounced album stunt wasn't to everyone's liking (it was just to most people's liking). One group that was unamused was Target stores. The superstore chain decided on Monday that as it wasn't given the same opportunity to market the album as iTunes (the only outlet selling Beyoncé upon its release), it will blackball the record altogether.
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