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  • Downloads Roundup: Katy Perry's 'Roar' Keeps Top Spot, Miley Cyrus's 'Wrecking Ball' Drops, and Lorde Makes A Big Jump

    Katy Perry ruled the Billboard digital singles roost again last week, as her recent smash "Roar" was the most downloaded song for the fourth time in a row. Did Miley Cyrus see a jump in "Wrecking Ball" downloads thanks to her record-breaking music video? One fresh face made a huge jump forward, and a few big names did their best to hold ground.
  • Downloads Roundup: Katy Perry's 'Roar' Keeps Top Spot, Miley Cyrus's 'Wrecking Ball' Sees Jump, Jay Z's 'Holy Grail' Loses Ground. See where Eminem's 'Berzerk' Debuted

    Katy Perry ruled the Billboard digital singles roost again last week, as her recent smash "Roar" was the most downloaded song for the third time in a row. The week also featured a hot debut, plus an overall boost for Miley Cyrus, who now has two songs in the Top 10: "We Can't Stop" and "Wrecking Ball," her new single.
  • Lady Gaga Performs 'Applause' and Eight Other 'ARTPOP' Tracks During iTunes Festival Show

    The news was supposed to be that Lady Gaga was the first performer in a series of September concerts as part of the iTunes Festival. The pop star made the story all about herself however, performing a total of eight tracks off of her forthcoming "ARTPOP" album.
  • Katy Perry 'Roar' Tops Singles Charts Again, Lady Gaga 'Applause' Slips, Avicii's 'Wake Me Up!' Moves Up

    Katy Perry ruled the Billboard digital singles roost again last week, as her recent smash "Roar" was the most downloaded song for the second time in a row. The week was somewhat of an oddity for Billboard, as the top ten songs remained the same as the week before, but most singles changed positions.
  • Lady Gaga Reveals Sequel to 'Telephone' Video in Works; Will Beyonce Make A Return?

    The biggest news from the music video world during the last week has been Lady Gaga's official drop for "Applause," the first single from her forthcoming album "ARTPOP." The video, although full of zaniness and special effects, doesn't compare to the pop star's biggest productions. Speaking of which...
  • Katy Perry 'Roar' and Lady Gaga 'Applause' Rise to Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100: Did New Singles Knock Robin Thicke 'Blurred Lines' From No. 1 Song? [VIDEOS]

    It was a battle for the Top 10 this week on the Billboard Hot 100. Two major singles from some of pop's biggest players, Katy Perry ("Roar") and Lady Gaga ("Applause") hit iTunes, streaming services and radio last week and we sure to...
  • Lady Gaga: 'Applause' Songstress Asks Little Monsters to Stop Threatening Perez Hilton Via Social Media

    Lady Gaga can handle herself just fine without the help of her little monsters, thank you very much. Or at least, she wishes that her fans would stop jumping down the throat of Perez Hilton at any rate. The pop star, currently in a Twitter feud of sorts with gossip maven Hilton, requested that her followers on Twitter stop sending threats.
  • WATCH Lady Gaga 'Applause' Music Video: Black and White Clip Blends Together Art, Pop for Bizarre Results [VIDEO]

    The original release date of Lady Gaga's first "Artpop" single "Applause" was supposed to come complete with a music video, iTunes release and radio unveiling. Due to leaks that happened during the same weekend as Katy Perry's new...
  • NSync and the VMAS: Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass and Pals Making Reunion Performance on Sunday

    The Backstreet Boys may be getting tepid reception for its new album "In A World Like This," but that doesn't mean people aren't too old for boy bands. Another turn-of-the-century phenomenon will be reuniting on Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards: *NSync.
  • Lady Gaga's "ARTPOP": Pop Star Releases Debatably Sexy Video for Single "Applause" [WATCH]

    What's that Lady Gaga fans? The lyric video for the pop star's first single "Applause" off of her upcoming album "ARTPOP" wasn't overblown enough for you? Admittedly, Gaga has set a pretty high standard for glam (and budgets) when it comes to music videos. Fortunately, the official video for the single debuted Monday morning, and it's probably exactly what fans were looking for.
  • Lady Gaga 'Applause' Flopping? ARTPOP Diva Calls For Calm Among Little Monsters on Twitter

    It may seem like Lady Gaga's "Applause" (rushed into release after a low-quality mp3 leaked onto the Internet) is getting trounced by Katy Perry's "Roar" on the charts. But the ARTPOP diva took to Twitter to let her loyal army of...
  • Katy Perry and 'Roar' Dominate Singles Sales Over Lady Gaga and 'Appaluse'

    So when we discussed earlier this week that Katy Perry and Lady Gaga had the potential for the first week ever in which two debut singles could both sell more than 400,000 copies, we suggested that it would be Perry if anyone who would prevent the pair from hitting the sales goal. It looks like Gaga is "struggling" more.
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