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The Grammys is the biggest night in music as all of the biggest names around join together to celebrate what happened in the past year and give out awards, deservingly or not, to each other. As part of the celebrations, many of those artists perform live, at times together, creating some of the most unlikely of pairings. The Grammys already announced several of the performers that include established legends Madonna and AC/DC with new pop acts Ed Sheeran and Ariana Grande. The academy has added to the performers list, giving the night a needed hip-hop and R&B flavor. Usher, Sam Smith, John Legend, Pharrell and Common are the new additions. -
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" Tops Hot 100 for Third Week: Maroon 5 "Sugar" Reaches Top 10 Thanks to Viral Video
It's another funky week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. For the third week in a row, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's infectious Uptown Special single "Uptown Funk" has topped the U.S. Singles Chart, holding off Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift from the chart's summit. And though it's a great week for the British producer, another new debut is coming hard for the charts: Maroon 5's "Sugar." -
Meghan Trainor and 'Title' Interrupt Taylor Swift's '1989' Party on Billboard 200, While Kidz Bop and Mark Ronson Debut in Top 10
The rate at which Taylor Swift has been at the top of the Billboard 200 has been chopped down to 75 percent this week as Meghan Trainor takes the crown with Title. The album moved 238,000 equivalent albums, marking the highest debut for any solo performer since Susan Boyle during 2009. The "All About That Bass" vocalist joins One Direction and J. Cole as the only performers to interrupt Swift since 1989 came out 12 weeks ago. We'll see what happens next week with regard to that streak. -
Album Sales: Taylor Swift and '1989' Border 4 Million Overall, 'Guardians of The Galaxy Awesome Mix' Continues Solid Sales
Once again the actual album sales were a near clone to their cohort the Billboard 200 this week, with some subtle reorganizations going on. Taylor Swift was at the top with 1989 once again, selling 111,000 copies of her album. Just last week she had her first slot with less than 200,000 in sales for 2015's bestselling album and now it looks like she may drop below 100,000 next week. On the plus side, Swift is at 3.94 million total units moved for the album, meaning it will most likely reach quadruple-platinum in the next seven days. -
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" Crowns Hot 100 Again as Ariana Grande Re-Enters Top 10 [VIDEOS]
"Uptown Funk" is going to continue to give it to ya, and it looks like Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars are going to be topping the charts for quite some time in 2015. After finally outing Taylor Swift from the No. 1 spot in the U.S. last week, for the second week in a row, Ronson's funk-infused lead single from his new album Uptown Special crowns the Billboard Hot 100. -
Taylor Swift and '1989' no. 1 for Ninth Time on Billboard 200; Rae Sremmurd Debuts at No. 5 with 'SremmLife,'
Bet you can't guess what performer finished on top of the Billboard 200 this week! Taylor Swift and 1989? Okay, maybe it wasn't that hard to figure out. Although the album saw a big drop in terms of equivalent album sales (down to 155,000, the first time at less than 200,000 for the set), it still managed to take its ninth week at no. 1 since debuting 11 weeks ago. Ed Sheeran and Nicki Minaj still factor high. -
Rock in Rio Las Vegas Adds Sam Smith, Charli XCX and Jessie J to Pop Weekend Already Featuring Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran
The biggest music festival debut in the United States this year may very well be Rock in Rio, which will head to Las Vegas for two huge weekends in May. The festival added more firepower to a show already featuring headlining sets from Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Metallica and more. Sam Smith, Charli XCX, Jessie J, Bleachers, Tove Lo, Empire of The Sun and Echosmith are the latest performers to be added to the lineup as of Tuesday. -
Taylor Swift Tops Albums Chart with '1989' But Comes Up Short of Usher's Record; 'Guardians of The Galaxy' Leads Soundtrack Charge
Taylor Swift may have topped the Albums Sales Charts for the eighth time but her "low" week of 172,000 copies sold means that 1989 will not catch Usher's streak of 200,000-plus sales weeks that he set with Confessions during 2004. -
Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" Bumps Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor from Top of Hot 100 [VIDEOS]
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's "Uptown Funk" promised it was gonna give it to ya, and now it's kicking off the new year by doing just that. After 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 of female domination, two men finally take the No. 1 spot away from Taylor Swift and Meghan Trainor, all thanks to a little funk. -
Taylor Swift and '1989' Take Eighth Billboard 200 No. 1 Spot; Nicki Minaj Remains No. 2, 'Into The Woods' Soundtrack Gets Only Sales Increase
It's still cold out there for new music releases after the first full week of album sales during 2015, so it's not surprise that Taylor Swift was still on top of the Billboard 200 when today's numbers came out. It's the eighth week of ten that 1989 has been available where the record ended up on top, which makes it her second most-decorated album yet (Fearless spent 13 nonconsecutive weeks at no. 1 during 2008-'09). It moved 244,000 equivalent albums last week. -
Sam Smith Defends Decision To Visit SeaWorld Australia With Boyfriend Jonathan Zeizel
Yesterday, photos surfaced on Instagram of Sam Smith and his new boyfriend Jonathan Zeizel on vacation in Sydney, Australia. They posed for snapshots on a boat in the ocean and at SeaWorld, playing with seals. Now the "I'm Not The Only One" crooner has been forced to defend his visit to SeaWorld Australia after fans criticized him for supporting animal cruelty and some even threatened to boycott his music. -
Sam Smith Slams Fellow Pop Stars in 'V Magazine' Interview with Chaka Khan [PHOTO]
Sam Smith may be one of the biggest names in pop coming in to 2015, but don't assume that the "I'm Not The Only One" singer is necessarily a fan of all of his contemporaries. In a new interview with Chaka Khan in "The Music Issue" of V Magazine, Smith calls out his fellow pop stars for not always being wholly graceful in the midst of their success. -
Sam Smith, Boyfriend Jonathan Zeizel Show Off New Love on Instagram
Is a relationship really a relationship if it isn't plastered all over Instagram? Luckily for Sam Smith's new boyfriend Jonathan Zeizel, he doesn't have to worry about that. Yes, the "I'm Not The Only One" singer has found new love, and he's launching his 2015 off with plenty of happiness by sharing a lot of personal relationship snapshots on Instagram. -
Despite Big Sales Years for Taylor Swift and 'Frozen,' Album Sales Still Down 11 Percent during 2014; Downloads Also Down 9 Percent
Earlier this week we got the exciting news that Taylor Swift and 1989 had passed the Frozen Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to become the bestselling album of 2014. Both albums went well beyond triple-platinum status during their 2014 sales runs and it seems Swift's most recent album will be one of the bestselling albums of the decade, if not the sole best selling record, but the time it's done. But now it's time to take the facts into consideration: Album sales as a whole were down by more than 11 percent during 2014. -
Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith Lead 2014 UK Album Sales Chart Featuring Nothing But British Artists for First Time Ever
If you peruse Billboard's websites for the album charts from other countries you'll notice that very often foreign talent infiltrates the top spots. The Uk can proudly declare that during 2014, every single performer in its Top 10 for album sales was homegrown for the first time. Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith were among the bestselling musicians of the year in the UK.
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