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According to a recent Gallup well-being poll, there are 11 cities in the United States with the lowest "Overall Well-Being" scores. The poll takes multiple factors into consideration for scoring purposes: how many adults have a college degree, how many adult smokers live there, what the median household income is and how many adults have been diagnosed with depression. While these 5 great songs won't give you a college education, make you quit smoking or bump up your income if you live in one of these cities, they can at least make you smile... -
Blake Shelton Hits #1 and Sets a Record
With "Doin' What She Likes" hitting #1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart, Blake Shelton has now seen 16 singles go to the top, with this tune being a record-setting 11th straight #1. -
RZA says Wu-Tang Clan album 'Once Upon A Time in Shaolin' bidding up to $5 million
As Music Times reported on March 26, Wu-Tang Clan is selling only one copy of its album The Wu-Once Upon A Time in Shaolin, and they were looking for a lot of money to get it. RZA, the producer de facto spokesperson for the hip-hop collective, told media that bids for the album are up to $5 million at this point. -
DJ Paz dispenses new album via faux Justin Bieber 'Believe' packaging
Beware if you're around Los Angeles and planning on buying Justin Bieber's Believe: You may go home with a different record. Electronic music producer Paz is the most recent performer to use a stunt to promote their new album. The DJ packaged his own disc within replica Bieber albums in order to fool at least 5,000 shoppers into buying his music. -
'Happy' tops Digital Downloads chart for seventh week, John Legend and Lil Jon rise
The Billboard 200 was slow on sales last week, and the trend continues over on the Digital Downloads chart as well. There were no new tracks featured in the Top 10 last week, and of the returnees, only two managed to see an increase in downloads. -
Frozen's a juggernaut; Shakira and Johnny Cash can't stop Billboard 200's top-selling album
The Billboard 200 is dealing with a juggernaut, in the form of the Frozen soundtrack. A cult character from the X-Men universe is villain Juggernaut, who gained a huge audience among non-comic book fans for his line "I'm the Juggernaut, b---h" during X-Men: The Last Stand. -
Janelle Monáe gives David Bowie's 'Heroes' an update in Pepsi campaign [LISTEN]
R&B songstress Janelle Monae has released a cover of David Bowie's iconic 1977 track "Heroes" as part of Pepsi's 2014 "Now Is What You Make It" campaign. A Bowie disciple herself, she tells Rolling Stone that she was confident that her version would make The Thin White Duke, who is also a Monae fan, proud. -
Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves paired for 'CMT Crossroads' concert in June
The CMT Crossroads concert series that pairs country acts with artists from a different genre has enlisted country star Kacey Musgraves and pop star Katy Perry to perform its celebratory 50th episode, which will air June 13 at 10 p.m. ET on CMT, Billboard reports. -
Duff McKagan to step in for Tommy Stinson on Guns 'N Roses South American tour
Current Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson is being forced to take a leave of absence from the band, and the natural replacement is original four-stringer Duff McKagan. -
'Orange is the New Black' releasing official soundtrack May 13
Orange is the New Black will return to Netflix on June 6, but music from the show is being readied for release, Billboard reports. Due out May 13 via Universal Music Enterprises, Music From the Original Series Orange Is the New Black includes the Grammy-nominated theme song, "You've Got Time," by Regina Spektor, as well as songs from Kelis, The Velvet Underground, Nico, tUnE-yArds and more. -
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea to write memoir via Grand Central Publishing
Red Hot Chili Peppers co-founder and bassist Flea (born Michael Balzary) has accomplished a lot in his 30-plus years in the spotlight. Known for his wild bass licks and for rocking tube socks and a Mohawk, Flea has performed at the Super Bowl, voice acted for Disney cartoons, played with The Mars Volta and Atoms for Peace, worked on soundtracks and even dabbled in acting. Now he's ready to tell us all about his journey. -
BestTickets.com analyzes hip-hop obscenity from 1985-'13; Tupac Shakur takes the crown
Andrew Powell-Morse and the folks at BestTickets.com get a shout-out today, in thanks for publishing the best data analysis report we've read this month so far (it's only been two days, but this report is excellent). "Profanity in Rap Lyrics Since 1985" tracks just that, by taking five of the most popular albums from each year between '85 and '13 and counting up every curse word within.
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