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Temperatures have been cold across the country, and so have album sales. Due to the end of the year and the low number of new releases that comes with it, the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 features a slew of familiar faces, but at least the door opened up for a few hits from throughout 2013 to make a reappearance. -
Beyoncé gifts Blue Ivy with birthday song, 'God Made You Beautiful' [LISTEN]
Yesterday was Blue Ivy Carter's second birthday. To celebrate the little tyke, Beyoncé debuted a new song, "God Made You Beautiful," on Jay Z's Life + Times blog. The song was originally teased on Bey's Life Is But A Dream documentary. -
Beyoncé explains why she is ready to express her sexuality after feeling 'stifled' in the past
In the latest installment of her behind-the-scenes documentary (via NME) for her self-titled new album, Beyoncé announced that she finally feels comfortable expressing her sexuality and all sides of herself. She said she was "stifled" earlier in her career because she felt responsible for being a role model. -
David Bowie loves Lorde, 'Royals' singer finds inspiration from Kanye West, Arcade Fire
In a new interview with Tavi's Rookie Magazine, Lorde and teen entrepreneur Tavi discussed a wide variety of topics, including feminism, fame and the backlash to her hit song "Royals." Among the intelligent conversation between the two young women, Lorde also spilled her run-ins with some fellow musicians who happen to love her stuff. The person who seemed most happy to meet her? None other than David Bowie. -
Someone tried to make it seem like Miley Cyrus hates Beyoncé
Someone out there tried to make it seem like Miley Cyrus was throwing some major shade at Beyoncé, and now both the "Adore You" singer and Love magazine are looking to find out what happened. -
Justin Timberlake, Eminem and Luke Bryan top the bestselling albums list for 2013
Yesterday we reported the final weekly Top 10 albums sales list of 2013, but now we have a treat for you: The Top 10 bestselling albums of the year, as found by our friends at Nielsen Soundscan and Billboard. -
Beyonce top charts third straight week, One Direction goes platinum, 'Frozen' soundtrack sets mark
Last week was the last for musicians to make a statement on the charts for 2013, and at least four albums left a mark during the closing moments of the year. Let's start with the notable accomplishers. -
Beyoncé's “XO” sampling of the NASA Challenger explosion audio causes controversy
At the start of Beyoncé's new song "XO," you can hear six seconds of audio saying, "Flight controllers here looking very carefully at the situation. Obviously a major malfunction." This is NASA's former public affairs officer, Steve Nesbitt, at the time of the NASA Challenger Explosion. FOX News is reporting that a statement has been issued about this clip, by June Scobee Rodgers, the widow of Challenger Commander Dick Scobee, who is part of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education. -
Most charitable celebrities of 2013 include Taylor Swift, One Direction, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Paul Walker, Justin Bieber and more
DoSomething.org, a social change nonprofit site, has released is list of the most charitable celebrities of 2013. According to the list pop-country crossover star Taylor Swift topped the organization's annual "Top 20 Celebs Gone Good" for the second consecutive year. -
Bruno Mars and Rihanna top 'most pirated' performers of 2013 list
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.
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