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Continuing his trend of politely engaging in bizarre, inexplicably music-related questions during his current Guardians of the Galaxy press tour, actor Vin Diesel treated Capital FM to a semi-karaoke rendition of Sam Smith's smash hit "Stay With Me." Though I personally thought that Diesel's take on the song was pretty cringe-worthy and nothing to be at all impressed about, Sam Smith apparently thought it was "amazing," and I suppose his opinion is more important than anyone else's. -
MAGIC! 'Rude' Leads Hot 100 for Third Week: Sia Swings on a 'Chandelier' into Top 10 [VIDEOS]
Oh, ho, ho it's MAGIC! You know, for the third week in a row, the Canadian reggae-pop band is getting "Rude" atop the Billboard Hot 100. -
Jason Aldean Tops Downloads Chart with 'Burnin' It Down,' But How Long Can He Hold Off MAGIC!, Sam Smith?
Country fans continue to prove their loyalty when an act releases a new single. Jason Aldean becomes the most recent performer to shoot sky-high on the Digital Downloads chart after dropping a new song, as "Burnin' It Down" moved 184,000 downloads and tops the list. -
5 Seconds of Summer Breaks Numerous Australian Sales Records, Tops Billboard 200 with Debut Album
This week's Billboard 200 was all about 5 Seconds of Summer who surprised no one with its huge debut for its self-titled debut LP. The group outsold the rest of the Top 10 albums combined, moving 259,000 copies of its new record. That's also the third-highest debut of 2014 thus far, plus the largest debut ever for an Australian group since Soundscan began tracking the numbers during 1991. -
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2014 Schedule Released: Mobile App Gives Fans Sneak Peak Of Set Times And Overlapping Headliners
Austin City Limits Music Festival released its 2014 schedule on their mobile app this morning. Austin City Limits Music Festival released its 2014 schedule on their mobile app this morning. -
MAGIC! Holds Top Digital Downloads Spot with "Rude" while Sam Smith and Iggy Azalea Recover Spots
As fewer people acquire the music of MAGIC! by buying the band's debut album (which was released three weeks ago), the purchase of its hit single "Rude" has continued to add up. -
Weird Al and Viral Videos Power Way to Top of Billboard 200 over Jason Mraz and Rise Against
Weird Al Yankovic might have just taken the first comedy album to the top of the Billboard 200 in more than 50 years, but it wasn't just because it was a weak sales week. -
Sam Smith Stays Off Spotify and Ultimately Wins Over Lana Del Rey with 'In The Lonely Hour'
Streaming has been the hot topic in the music industry and whether it can be utilized to revive sales and provide enough royalties to put food on musicians' tables. Many labels are hoping so, and although many held out in the early years of Spotify and similar services, they are now putting their roster's on streaming sites to promote publicity if nothing else. Capitol decided to try a different hand when promoting Sam Smith however and it seems to have paid off. -
iTunes Festival 2014 Lineup Features Maroon 5, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Pharrell, Beck and More
The original London edition of the iTunes Festival is returning to London this fall. Today (July 21), round one of this year's performers were announced, and it's about to get poppy in here. -
Magic! and 'Rude' Appears at Top of Digital Downloads Chart Just Ahead of Florida Georgia Line's Hot 'Dirt'
Magic! and its hit single "Rude" saw a bit of a drop off last week, partially because the band's new album dropped, which removed downloads of the track attached to the record from the "singles" charts. However, perhaps thanks to a humorous parody video response that went viral this week, the track is back at no. 1 with more than 185,000 downloads sold. -
Sia Tops Slow Week on Billboard 200, 'Frozen' and Sam Smith Wait in The Wings
This week was a relatively slow one on the Billboard 200, which allowed Sia to take the top spot for the first time in her career. We don't mean to suggest she didn't earn it: 1000 Forms of Fear sold 52,000 copies, the songwriter's largest sales week to date. However that was also the smallest sales week for a no. 1 in more than two years. -
Sam Smith, Interpol, Chvrches, Iggy Azalea And More Talk Best Music Of 2014 So Far [WATCH]
Who doesn't love hearing what their favorite artists are listening to? Throughout the first half of 2014, Billboard asked a handful of artists who they've been listening to this year. Here's what they had to say:
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