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Boyle's Album on Track to Be Year's Top Seller

24 December 2009 10:49 AM, PST | newser.com | See recent newser news »

Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream was the top-selling album in the country for the fourth week in a row last week, and its total of 2.4 million copies makes it the second-best-selling album of the year. The leader is Taylor Swift’s Fearless —and Fearless has had all year to rack up sales. Boyle sold 661,000 copies, a 14% bump from the previous week, despite a strong debut by Alicia Keys’ new The Element of Freedom , (417,000). Swift’s 13-month-old CD also got a Christmas bump, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sales last week of 239,000 copies, »

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Ke$$ha knocks Jay-z, Keys off Us No.1

24 December 2009 1:35 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Pop singer Ke$$ha has ended Jay-z and Alicia Keys' five-week reign at the top of the Us singles chart. Her track 'TiK Tok' - already a chart-topper in Australia and a top five hit in the UK - climbs to the summit this week to become her maiden Us number one. Jay-z and Keys slip to two with 'Empire State Of Mind', while Lady GaGa holds steady at three with 'Bad Romance'. There are no new tracks in the top ten this week, but Rihanna manages to climb from 21 to 11 with 'Hard', the second single from her Rated R album. Meanwhile, the highest new entries come from Eminem, who lands at 29 with Dr Dre collaboration 'Hell (more) »

- By Nick Levine

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Alicia Keys Blocked by Susan Boyle From No. 1 Spot on Hot 200

23 December 2009 6:44 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Alicia Keys' "The Element of Freedom" has to sit at the runner-up position as Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" is standing in its way to the top spot. Alicia's album sold 417,000 copies, while Susan's pulls in 661,000 units in its fourth week on sale.

This is the first time Alicia misses the hot spot on the U.S. albums chart as she succeeded to be crowned the Hot 200 champ with her three previous albums. Though so, her album, which manages to steal the first position on R&B Albums chart this week, is estimated to have a chance of reaching No. 1 in the coming weeks when the Susan hysteria dies down.

As for Susan, this is her fourth week reign. "I Dreamed a Dream" has garnered a total of 2,465,000 copies, becoming the second-best selling album of 2009 behind Taylor Swift's "Fearless" which has scanned more than 2,933,000 to date. Moreover, »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Robert Pattinson and Ashley Greene make Interview Magazine's 'Most Beautiful People of the Decade'

23 December 2009 1:05 PM, PST | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

Ashley Greene and Robert Pattinson, co-stars in The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, are part of Interview Magazine's "Twenty Most Beautiful People of the Decade." The two, who have had a busy few years both on and off the Twilight sets made the listing, a self-proclaimed "glorious, glamorous look back at the 20 most beautiful people that have graced the pages of our magazine in the past 10 years." Others making Interview's list are Colin Farrell, Natalie Portman, Chace Crawford, Zac Efron, Alicia Keys, Ashton Kutcher, Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, Tom Brady, Kate Moss, Ryan Phillippe, Eva Mendes, Pharrell Williams, Jessica Alba, Milla Jovovich, Jake Gyllenhaal, DIta Von Teese, and Javier Bardem »

- thetwilightexaminer

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"Sex And The City 2": Carrie On- May 28

23 December 2009 12:17 PM, PST | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »

Sneak Peek the new teaser trailer for "Sex and the City 2" , the upcoming sequel to the 2008 "Sex and the City" feature, spinning-off from the HBO TV series.

Producer Michael Patrick King writes/directs all four lead stars again, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Kim Cattrall, with Chris Noth returning as 'Mr. Big', Evan Handler as 'Harry Goldenblatt', David Eigenberg as 'Steve Brady' and Mario Cantone as 'Anthony Marentino'.

Smaller roles include Oscar winner Penelope Cruz as 'Lydia', with Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand and Miley Cyrus also appearing.

The film is scheduled for release May 28, 2010.

The current teaser trailer features the theme "Empire State of Mind" by Alicia Keys and Jay Z.

Click the poster images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Sex And The City 2"...

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- Michael Stevens

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Just in Time for the Holidays...Rapper T.I. Released from Prison

23 December 2009 11:34 AM, PST | Celebuzz.com | See recent Celebuzz news »

Honestly, who hasn't tried to buy unregistered machine guns at one time or another? You know Taylor Swift goes incognito when purchasing her grenade launchers.  And Alicia Keys?  Forget about it.  She's on the down low with her four tanks and attack helicopters. Seems everybody's buying military-grade weapons these days. So it's not surprising that the multi-platinum, Southern-stylin' rapper, T.I. (Clifford Harris Jr.), received early release from prison after serving seven months for his illegal gun purchases, just in time for Christmas. After a brief stint in a halfway house, T.I. will begin a circuit of speaking to high school kids about the dangers »

- Celebuzz

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Susan Boyle keeps Alicia Keys from No. 1 on Billboard 200

23 December 2009 10:36 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

The debut of Alicia Keys' "Element of Freedom" wasn't nearly strong enough to stop the Susan Boyle train from chugging at the top of The Billboard 200. "I Dreamed a dream had a 14% increase in sales to 661,000 a week before Christmas. "Element" moved 417,00 copies for a No. 2 entry, comparatively slower to the 742,000 start that her 2007 album "As I Am" had during Thanksgiving week that year. "I Dreamed a Dream" is the second best-selling album this year so far with 2,465,000 units sold. Taylor Swift's "Fearless" is in first, with 2,933,000. There are two weeks left in »

- Katie Hasty

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'Sex and the City 2' trailer: 'Fess up! Are you excited for this sequel?

23 December 2009 9:47 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

She's back! Carrie Bradshaw, that is. The first trailer for Sex and the City 2 has been released. As much as something inside me wants to just hate all over the fact that they're doing another movie, I sort of died in a big ol' fashiony mess as I watched this teaser. Which, to be honest, reveals almost nothing about what's gonna happen in this installment besides the fact that the ladies seem to trek themselves to the desert. But I'll stop blabbing and let you just watch it here: A few takeaways: 1) The use of Alicia Keys and Jay-z's NYC-loving »

- Tanner Stransky

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Newcomer Ke$ha Tops Billboard 100

23 December 2009 9:22 AM, PST | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »

Everyone has been wondering who this new chick on the music scene Ke$ha is! And no, that’s not a typo—she actually has a dollar sign in her name in place of an “S.” By now, you’ve probably heard the song “TiK ToK" on the radio, which is Ke$ha’s big new hit! In fact, the track has just bumped Jay-z and Alicia Keys off the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100! Pretty big for a brand new kid on the block. The 22-year-old singer, who will release her album Animal on »

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Susan Boyle Tops Billboard For Fourth Week, With Alicia Keys At #2

23 December 2009 8:33 AM, PST | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »

Boyle has sold nearly 2.5 million albums to date in the U.S.

By Gil Kaufman

Susan Boyle's <i>I Dreamed a Dream</i>

Photo: Sony Music Entertainment

Taylor Swift might be sweeping up all the year-end awards, but it's "Britain's Got Talent" runner-up Susan Boyle who is dominating the charts. According to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, Boyle's debut album, I Dreamed a Dream, will lord over the Billboard 200 chart yet again next week, notching an impressive fourth consecutive week in the #1 position thanks to another 661,000 units shifted. Since its release last month, Boyle's disc of covers and holiday favorites has sold nearly 2.5 million copies, making it one of the year's top sellers.

After a series of delays, Alicia Keys will come out strong at #2 with The Element of Freedom, which sold 417,000 copies, pushing another swiftly selling holiday album, tenor Andrea Bocelli's My Christmas, down to #3 on sales of 390,000.

The »

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Sneak Peek: Sex and the City 2 (Trailer & Details)

23 December 2009 7:39 AM, PST | ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news »

"These streets will make you feel brand new. Big lights will inspire you; let's hear it for New York, New York, New York." Escape in the words of Jay-z and Alicia Keys as they supply the anthem for the all new Sex and the City 2 (2010) trailer with their hit song Empire State of Mind. Carrie Bradshaw and her marvelous girlfriends are back on May 28th, 2010 in Sex and the City 2 (2010) and as a holiday treat we have the first trailer just for you! Get ready for the bright lights of New York to blind you, the fabulousness of Carrie to inspire you, and the fashion to die when Sex and the City 2 (2010) returns to theaters on May 28th, 2010. Sex and the City 2 (2010) has definitely upped the ante. In the highly popular Sex and the City (2008), there was much heartache for all the girls but thankfully that chapter is over. »

- cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)

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Sex and the City Girls Go Exotic in New Trailer

23 December 2009 6:56 AM, PST | TheImproper.com | See recent TheImproper.com news »

Carrie looks fabulous and Samantha is still as flirty as ever in the new “Sex and the City 2″ trailer. There was no hint about what Miley Cyrus, Liza Minnelli and Penelope Cruz will be doing in their cameo roles, but the trailer does offer some clues about the movie’s plot. Released today (Dec. 23), the 90-second clip is just a reminder from the studio during this movie-crazed week that film is coming in May. It looks like the sequel to the hit movie and HBO series will still stick with its tried and true formula of four gals -- Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis -- trying to keep things together in the big city, complete with Manolos, Jimmy Choos and cosmopolitans. Jay-z and Alicia Keys give it an urban edge, too. »

- kgirard@theimproper.com (Keith Girard)

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Alicia Keys says she struggles to write songs

23 December 2009 6:15 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Alicia Keys has revealed she doesn't exactly know what she's doing in the studio. Singer Alicia Keys, who has nine Grammy Awards under her belt, says despite her global success she still can't get her head around the songwriting process. The 28-year-old star said: 'I’ve never stepped in the studio one time and knew what I was doing – ever. 'Every time I come back in the studio I don’t know how to write a song again.' But the No One songstress reckons the struggle to pen lyrics is what makes her love music. 'Did Stevie Wonder say, 'I know exactly the song I’m gonna write', or did it just happen?' she laughs. »

- Ellie Pratt

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Sarah Jessica Parker Hits the Desert in 'Sex and the City 2' Teaser Trailer

22 December 2009 7:26 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »

First real look into "Sex and the City 2" has been released in the form of a teaser trailer and hints what is in store for Sarah Jessica Parker and her co-stars this time around. From riding the camels to walking through the Sahara desert, the sneak peek offers glimpses of the fab four in their exotic desert getaway.

With Alicia Keys vocalizing "Empire State of Mind" in the background, the teaser presents Sjp's Carrie blissfully in love, Kristin Davis' Charlotte busy with her mother role and Kim Cattrall's Samantha still on the prowl for men. While it doesn't help to explain the plot of this "Sex and the City" sequel, Carrie utters a hint near the end of the trailer, "Sometimes you just have to get away with the girls."

"Sex and the City 2" allegedly will see Carrie's marriage to Mr. Big being put to a test, »

- celebrity-mania.com

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Next Bond Girl...Susan Boyle? (Photos)

22 December 2009 12:52 PM, PST | Celebuzz.com | See recent Celebuzz news »

Earlier this week, rumors leaked out about Susan Boyle recording the all-important title song for the next edition of the James Bond movie series, now starring Daniel Craig as Special Agent 007. Susan would be joining an all-star cast of past Bond crooners, including Paul McCartney, Tom Jones, Madonna, Carly Simon, Duran Duran, Tina Turner, and, more recently, Chris Cornell and Jack White/Alicia Keys. However, despite the great honor, we couldn't help but imagine SuBo taking on an even more illustrious role in the next Bond film -- that of the famous Bond Girl, a plum role played in the past by »

- Celebuzz

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Last Minute Christmas Gifts From Jay-z And Lady Gaga: The Oh Snap! Poll

22 December 2009 12:31 PM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »

By Steven Roberts

There's only a few days left before Christmas, and if you're anything like us, you still have a lot more gifts to grab. Luckily, there were plenty of CDs released this year, so there's plenty of options for stuffing the stockings of the music lover in your life. In today's edition of the "Oh Snap! Poll," we hit the street of Times Square to ask people what album they want most for Christmas. Hopefully it will give us some insight into what to grab our loved ones.

Christen Estudillo was first in line outside of Footlocker waiting on a chance to buy a pair of Space Jam Air Jordan XI's. He said he was excited to get a copy of Jay-z's The Blueprint 3. "It's pretty different, new kind of music. [He's] always coming out with something better to impress the fans."

Then we met mom Diane Lobell. »

- MTV News

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‘The Daily Show’, ‘Colbert Report’ To Go HD In January

22 December 2009 10:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

In news that should have happened months ago, it seems that Comedy Central’s nightly, satiric look at current events is finally getting upgraded to HD starting on January 4. Not only will these be the first episodes shot in HD, but they will be the first episodes of the year, and the century.

No word on how this upgrade will effect the format of the show, if at all, but we do know that both shows will continue to keep us laughing into the new year.

Most recently, both shows have been nominated for a WGA TV award, which will put them head-to-head (and we know what happened last time).

With both shows doing well in ratings, getting nominated for awards, and getting the boost to HD, it’s no doubt that variety, or more specifically “comedy”, programming is still at it’s peak.

If you doubt that, you could »

- Sebastian Suchecki

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'New Moon' star Ashley Greene makes '50 Most Beautiful Female Celebrities' list

21 December 2009 5:37 PM, PST | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

There are quite a few lovely faces in The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, but it is Ashley Greene who made Baltimore Sun's "50 Most Beautiful Female Celebrities" list. While t ... fifty are (in part) Leona Lewis, Katy Perry, Gabrielle Union, Freida Pinto, Taylor Swift, Zoe Saldana, Kelly Hu, Blake Lively, Camilla Belle, Bollywood starlet Aishwarya Rai, Kate Beckinsale, Lucy Liu, Christina Ricci, Alicia Keys, Rachel McAdams, Keria Knightley, Rihanna, Mila Kunis, Sienna Miller, Natalie Portman, Stacy Keibler, Heidi Klum, Penelope Cruz, Hayden Panettiere, Eva Mendes, Malin Akerman, Marissa Miller, Shakira, Charlize Theron, Bar Rafaeli, Jessica Alba, Salma Hayek, Megan Fox, Beyonce Knowles, Adriana Lima, and Scarlett Johansson »

- thetwilightexaminer

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Sir Charles To Dunk Saturday Night Live

21 December 2009 3:50 PM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

The surprising progress made during this weekend's James Franco-hosted SNL will likely not stick,because the show has invited NBA retiree and admittedly out-of-shape sports commentator Charles Barkley to headline its first show after the winter break. His January 9 episode alongside Alicia Keys will mark the star's first time back in Studio 8H since 1993, when Barkley hosted with musical guest Nirvana. Will he poke fun at his friend Tiger Woods? Probably not. Will he suffer through Kenan Thompson's impersonation of him? Sure. Will SNL ever learn to not kick off the new year with a sports star host? Unlikely. [Associated Content] »

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Rihanna Wishes She Was From New York: The MTV News Quote Of The Day

21 December 2009 1:36 PM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »

"'Empire State of Mind' was definitely one of my favorite records of 2009 ... one of the biggest records of 2009, also. It's timeless. It's epic, and it makes me want to be from New York every time I hear it. I'm like, 'Wow, I wish I was in New York, or I wish I was from New York.' It's just that great feeling when you hear it."

-R&B superstar Rihanna on her most favorite tune of 2009. The singer gave a shout-out to Jay-z and Alicia Keys' collaboration from The Blueprint 3, which is currently on top of the Billboard Hot 100 and served as the victory song for the New York Yankees and also closed out the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (which returned to Manhattan after a three year absence). Rihanna also called out Lady Gaga as one of her favorite artists of the year. "She has a very bold, »

- MTV News

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