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Michael Jackson has moonwalked back into the Hot 100 with an old hit. After a high school student Brett W. Nichols did a spot-on rendition of the king of pop's moonwalk and more at a high school talent show, leading to a viral video sensation, "Billie Jean" re-enters the Billboard charts at No. 14. -
Coldplay and Brantley Gilbert Both Top 200,000 in Sales during First Week on Billboard 200
Anyone worried about the continuing degrading of album sales can breathe easy this week. Two huge releases didn't quite compete for the top spot, but they did set a Billboard total sales mark for 2014. -
Queen Reveals Plans to Release New Album with Unreleased Freddie Mercury Songs
In a recent interview with the BBC Wales, Queen guitarist Brian May released info about a new Queen album featuring unreleased tracks from the late Freddie Mercury. -
Coldplay 'Ghost Stories' Debuts At No. 1 in UK, Aiming For Top Spot on Billboard 200
After a lagging 2014, which has thus far included dismal record sales and a long reign of Queen Elsa and the Disney Frozen soundtrack, it seems like the music charts across the world have a new (old) savior... Coldplay. This week (May 26), the "A Sky Full Of Stars" band have won the UK charts with the best sales week of the year with Ghost Stories, and it's looking to do the same in America. -
Iggy Azalea Runs Digital Downloads Chart, if Not Hip-Hop (Sorry Forbes)
Iggy Azalea was the basis for a controversial headline from Forbes magazine this week ("Hip Hop is Run By A White, Blonde, Australian Woman"). That might be a totally inaccurate statement, but she is running the Digital Downloads charts at the moment. -
The Black Keys and Michael Jackson Have Shootout for Top of Billboard 200: Who Won?
Patrick Carney had a busy week of trashing everybody from Justin Bieber to TMZ, but he also sniped at those behind the new Michael Jackson album, referring to it as "bulls--t." The popular theory of course is that Carney was irritated his own band's new album might not take the top spot on the Billboard 200 this week because of the competition. Did he have reason to be worried? -
WATCH: Michael Jackson hologram perform 'Slave To The Rhythm' at Billboard Music Awards 2014
So, Michael Jackson was at the Billboard Music Awards 2014... and not just in spirit. Sunday night (May 18), the celebration of the hottest selling music of the year heralded one of music's biggest ever stars with a "live" performance debut of the "new" MJ song "Slave To The Rhythm." -
Justin Timberlake helps recreate Michael Jackson's best dance moves in 'Love Never Felt So Good' video [WATCH]
Michael Jackson's posthumous album Xscape dropped this week, and now a video for the Justin Timberlake collaboration "Love Never Felt So Good" has been shared. It features a number of dancers and Timberlake himself recreating famous scenes from Jackson's famous videos, including "Bad," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean." -
Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea reign on Digital Downloads chart for one more week
There was plenty of big news on the Billboard 200 this week but the Digital Downloads charts have returned to the stasis we came to expect...but hopefully not for long. -
5 things we learned from Billboard's Michael Jackson cover story about 'Xscape'
Michael Jackson's posthumous album is due out May 13 via Epic Records. Xscape features material from the singer's archive that has been "contemporized" by Epic Records label CEO and executive producer, L.A. Reid. It features eight track of Jackson's vocals set to new music from Timbaland and J-Roc, Rodney Jerkings, Stargate and John McClain. -
Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake's 'Love Never Felt So Good' surfaces online [LISTEN]
As previously reported, Epic Records is releasing material that Michael Jackson recorded before his death in 2009. The album, Xscape, is due out May 13 and was compiled by L.A. Reid who "contemporized" Jackson's completed vocal recordings. -
Beyonce breaks Prince and Michael Jackson's records, becomes highest paid black artist
Beyonce has officially been named the highest paid black artist. Beyonce is building quite a musical legacy for herself. Mrs. Carter has officially been named the highest paid black artist.
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