Rihanna Interactive Video Premiere On Thursday

Rihanna will also be on hand to participate in the video premiere, by sending messages to her fans, which will appear alongside the video online. Fans are also encouraged to submit their messages via the online player - wait, there is more

Leona Lewis Attacker- Susan Boyle Still On Top- Chris Brown Not Blackballed, Just Unwanted?- 'Oasis 2.0- Mariah Carey Remixed and more

The man who punched Leona Lewis at a book signing in London has pleaded guilty to the attack and been ordered to remain in hospital under Britain's Mental Health Act. more

Susan Boyle was surprised with an early Christmas gift on U.K. TV as she received a platinum record for her history-making album sales. The record-breaking disc has sold more than five million worldwide since its release in November more

So much for Chris Brown rant about being "blackballed" by retailers. It looks like that excuse won't work. It just looks like the public just aren't buying it! Billboard reports: A survey and store visits find that Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Trans World, Newbury Comics are all carrying the Brown record and sources say that his album received widespread distribution and promotion by his label, Jive Records, and his distributor, Sony Music Entertainment. Jive shipped over 400,000 units of "Graffiti," and also had it positioned in prime stores space at all key accounts, according to sources. In fact, sources suggest that Jive may have overshipped his record, as sales are slow. "Not only am I carrying it, I am over carrying it, because it isn't selling," says the head of purchasing at one large chain. "I wish I could return it." more

But there is more! MTV had this: Chris Brown's irate state of mind, as displayed over the weekend in a series of angry tweets, came to an end Monday afternoon (December 14) when the embattled R&B artist abruptly canceled his Twitter account and abandoned tens of thousands of followers. more.

And Hits Double Daily has 70% of their total in and at this point they show Chris Brown's new album has sold 60,723 copies in the U.S. this week. Expect that to bump up a little with the final numbers but he's neck in neck with Gucci Mane for 9th place.

Adam Lambert suffered a big dropped again this week. At this point he is sitting at No 34 with sales of 27,181 in his third week, but that number is beating R.Kelly's new one by a couple hundred copies. Who said controversy sells albums?

Meanwhile, Susan Boyle sits a top the chart for a third week, selling an additional 276,009 copies last week. Again that's with only 70% counted so all of these numbers will climb, you can see the latest numbers here

Oasis have revealed plans to release their first album without Noel Gallagher. Currently working under the name 'Oasis 2.0', Liam Gallagher has said he wants an album out by next summer. more

The Princess and the Frog, the latest animated film from Disney, has topped the North America box office chart in its first weekend on wide release. The family fantasy made $25m over the weekend more

Erykah Badu will release her sixth studio album, New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh, on February 23 via Universal Motown. The singer says the set is called Part II because unlike 2008's more conscious-driven New Amerykah Part I: 4th World War more

The X Factor was watched by more than 19 million people as Olly Murs and Joe McElderry fought for the title, according to the latest figures. An average of 15.5m people tuned in to watch the full two-hour final on Sunday night. more

Mariah Carey reportedly will come out with two remix albums. According to MariahDaily, the singer will drop both of the efforts, which are re-works to her latest studio installment "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel", early next year. more

Kid Cudi has punched a fan during his concert in Vancouver over the weekend. The rapper reportedly was upset when a wallet was thrown onto the stage by a concertgoer. more

Contradiction of the day! This one comes from Yahoo News who had these two headlines stacked on their menu: Golden Globe nominations don't ensure Oscar love Reuters and Golden Globe picks help sort out Oscar prospects AP - given AP's horrid article on the AMAs a few weeks back, we'll go with Reuters.

Actor Nick Cannon and Atlantic Records are launching a worldwide search for three girls to resurrect Josie and the Pussycats, a band based on the Archie Comics characters. more.

Christmas is traditionally a time of goodwill to all men – except for Tori Spelling, obviously, because come on. She's Tori Spelling. Goodwill only stretches so far, you know. But, anyway, this Christmas is different. Tori Spelling has finally found a fan. It's her mother Candy Spelling. According to reports, Candy Spelling has done the unthinkable and invited Tori to her Christmas party. more - more on this story

Mr. Bojangles To Be Inducted Into Grammy Hall of Fame

The Recording Academy recently announced that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1970's recording of "Mr. Bojangles" (by Jerry Jeff Walker) will be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for 2010.

The Hall Of Fame serves as a celebration and reminder of the triumphs and achievements of the recording arts. Selections are drawn from all categories of music, acknowledging the diversity of musical expression for which The Recording Academy has become renowned.

Jeff Hanna (of the NGDB) states, "We're really proud to be so closely associated with a song that has now become an American standard. God bless Jerry Jeff for writing such a beautiful tune." He goes on to say that "the band feels deeply honored to have this recording included in the historically significant catalog of material that makes up the Grammy Hall of Fame." - more on this story

The Devil in Massive Attack

Massive Attack released a new video/short film for the song "Paradise Circus."

The track comes from their forthcoming album Heligoland, which comes out on February 9th.

The video is directed by Toby Dye and features former porn star Georgina Spelvin giving commentary on her infamous 1973 film The Devil in Miss Jones. - check out the video here

iTunes Picks Angel Taylor's Love Travels as 2009's Best Pop Album

It's been a great year for singer-songwriter Angel Taylor, whose critically acclaimed debut album, Love Travels, has just been named iTunes Best Pop Album of 2009.

Love Travels has been called "one of the top debuts of the year" by the Associated Press, and received three-out-of-four stars in People magazine, which announced Taylor as, "fresh and honeydew-sweet… her glowing pop tunes will win over fans of both Corinne Bailey Rae and Colbie Caillat."

Essence magazine raves that Taylor is "heaven sent" and that her "graceful piano driven songs about finding, losing and yearning for love are sure to resonate with audiences of all ages." The music industry's bible, Billboard magazine, has also hailed the 21-year-old singing/songwriting sensation as one of their "15 Artists to Watch in 2009," and The New York Post agrees, ranking her amongst their "6 Who'll Sizzle" this year. - more on this story

Slacker Returns With New CD

Slacker returns with new CD, Start A New Life, which is hitting stores on February 23, 2010. Album created from the heart and in the spirit of classic downtempo and chillout albums from Boards Of Canada, The KLF, Amorphous Androgynous (aka Future Sound Of London), Dusted, Sabres Of Paradise and more.

In his previous life Shem McCauley (AKA Slacker) was considered one of the most prolific progressive house producers in the business. His tracks and remixes were played by the genre's most popular DJs and they landed on the finest mix compilations. However, with the business changing and tastes shifting Shem grew increasingly frustrated with the type of music "the business" was looking for. So he did the unthinkable – he disappeared. This UK native moved to Bangkok, Thailand, cut off communication with the industry, started a new job …and a new life. So, it's been two years in Thailand and Slacker is back with an album that could have only been created in total isolation from the industry. It's not progressive house, but this is progressive electronic down tempo music.

We hate to make comparisons but Start A New Life really does remind us of those classic UK downtempo albums from the 90's and early 2000's. It makes sense because Shem was a huge fan of this genre but never had the correct forum to release his own music of this type. The influences are apparent and when listening to Start A New Life you'll pick of pieces of The Sabres Of Paradise "Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)", Cocteau Twins "Cherry-Coloured Funk", Moby "Go (Jam & Spoon Remix)", Coldcut "Autumn Leaves", Boards Of Canada Music Has The Right To Children, Future Sound Of London Accelerator, Dusted When We Were Young, and of course, The KLF Chill Out album. - more on this story

Most Popular Baby Names of the Decade Announced

We figured one or two readers might want to know this, so here you go: Name Your Tune (www.nameyourtune.com), the leading personalized children's music compilation and their customers have spoken: The names Aiden and Madeline for boys and girls were the most popular names chosen by parents in 2009, while Jacob and Emma were the most popular names of the decade.

"We've seen more spelling variations of both of this year's top names than we imagined possible - Aidan has also been Ayden, Aidyn, Aden, and Aaden and Madeline can be spelled Madeleine, Maddelin, and Madalen," says Name Your Tune Creator/Executive Producer Candace Alper. "Parents like the sound of traditional names, but they also want to show the individuality of their children. Parents realize that the name they give their child will become part of the child's identity."

"Variations on the name Aiden are also dominating both boys and girl names –Aidan, Jayden, Brayden, Hayden, Caden. These names are gender-neutral and can also be spelled so many ways, hence their popularity," explains Candace. - more on this story

George Jones Open His Home For Toy Drive Event

Country music icon George Jones and wife Nancy invite the public to their home on Friday, December 18 in Franklin, TN.

The Jones family has once again put up an incredible light display and will also be hosting a visit by the seasonal saint himself, Santa Claus, this Friday from 6-8pm.

Each year George and Nancy look for a way to give back to the local community, and have reached out to The Give Hope project of The People's Church to help take donations of toys to distribute to needy families throughout middle Tennessee. - more on this story

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