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Adele 18 недель на вершине мирового чарта!

Более того, предполагается, что на следующей неделе она снова возглавит американский чарт!.
Говоря об успехах Adele стоит непременно упомянуть и об успехах в других странах:
Страна - кол-во недель на верхней строчке
Australia - 10
Belgium - 15
Netherlands - 21
New Zealand - 15
Norway - 5
Switzerland - 6
USA - 10

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6 сингл с Teenage Dream?
Именно такой вопрос возникает после интервью Katy для mtv, где та уклончиво намекнула

"It's not over yet (the Teenage Dream era), you think you know but you have no idea"

http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/67485...tml#id=1667569

Впрочем, неисключено, что речь идет о новой песне, с EP.

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Ходят слухи о возможном сотрудничестве Рианны и Бибера для переиздания Loud
Подробностей, к сожалению, нет, а пока можно полюбоваться как Рианна лобзает фотку Бибера для RS

RT @JustinBieber RT @rihanna
#DefJam I just left the building!! Great shit RihannaNavy!! Grreaat shit! Can't WAIT for this fall http://lockerz.com/s/122088311

@rihanna i feel like you have the right focus. #anytime luv u 2

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DEBUTS:
01 Brazil
01 France
01 Ireland
01 Scotland
01 Singapore
01 South Korea
01 Spain
01 Switzerland
01 Taiwan
01 Turkey
01 UK
01 US
01 World
02 Poland
02 Czech Republic
02 Australia
02 Netherlands
03 Canada
03 New Zealand
03 Portugal
04 Italy
05 Denmark
05 Germany
05 Greece
06 Norway
07 Belgium (Flanders)
07 Russia
08 Hungary
10 Japan
13 Sweden
13 Austria
23 Belgium (Wallonia)
24 Finland
36 Mexico

PEAKS:
01 Brazil
01 France
01 Ireland
01 Scotland
01 South Korea
01 Singapore
01 Spain
01 Switzerland
01 Taiwan
01 Turkey
01 UK
01 US
01 World
02 Poland
02 Czech Republic
02 Australia
02 Netherlands
03 Canada
03 New Zealand
03 Portugal
04 Italy
04 Norway
04 Belgium (Flanders)
05 Belgium (Wallonia)
05 Denmark
05 Germany
05 Greece
07 Russia
08 Hungary
10 Japan
13 Sweden
13 Austria
24 Finland
36 Mexico

US SALES (Soundscan):

• Week 1 | 310,309
• Week 2 | 115,000
• Week 3 | 72,000
• Total | =497,309

GLOBAL SALES:

• Week 1 | 511,000
• Week 2 | 232,000
• Week 3 | 165,000
• Total | =908,000

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Brazil | 3x platinum
• Poland | Gold

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Новое промо-фото Beyonce
New Beyonce Promo Pic!

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Nicole Scherzinger - Right There

Worldwide 34 ** NEW PEAK

USA 25
UK 32
Australia 11
Canada 26
Denmark 42
Finland 68
Germany 58
Ireland 26
JAPAN 171 **NEW
Lithuania 37
Netherlands 101
New Zealand 11
Sweden 156
Switzerland 190

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Заварушка вокруг Рианны! Ее обвиняют в заимствовании, дело идет к суду

"S&M" Trial to Begin

Rihanna's battle with David LaChapelle over her recent 'S&M' video is heading to trial.

A judge in New York granted the photographer permission to continue his case against a singer, in which he claims is "directly derived" from some of his work.

US District Judge Shira Scheindlin noted alleged similarities between the controversial music video, banned in 11 countries, and LaChapelle's images. Claims of trade-dress infringement, unfair competition and unjust enrichment were dismissed, but the charge of copyright violation was allowed.

A conference between the two camps is set to take place next month.

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Billboard.biz попытался разобраться в деле Бейонс и ее отца, подробнее тут:

Legal Documents Relating to Beyonce, Mathew Knowles May Shed Light on Singer's New Management, Touring Deals

???? 13, 2011 By Ray Waddell, with additional reporting by Billboard staff

The legal papers filed this week by Mathew Knowles, Beyonce's father and former manager, state that Live Nation Entertainment made false claims about him to his daughter - including that he "stole or took money from her" - at least in part in an effort to secure the rights to her 2011 world tour. But they also may shed light on new developments in the singer's career and business, and additional information that has been requested could provide even more.

The documents, which are available to the public, claim that Live Nation executive Faisel Duranni is serving as the president of Beyonce's management company, Parkwood Entertainment; that Live Nation has been successful in its effort to procure rights to a Beyonce world tour and recently paid her $4 million for unspecified reasons; and that "representatives of Live Nation suggested to Beyonce or her representatives that [Mathew Knowles] had conspired with one Al Haymon to defraud Beyonce."

However it plays out, Knowles seems to have opened a can of worms, putting the touring and management rights-and the career-of one of the most popular artists in the world under scrutiny. The move will also bring scrutiny to Knowles' reputation and credibility as a manager and music business executive, though apparently this is a chance he is willing to take in attempting to bring this information to light.

Mathew Knowles talks about the accusations and what he deems a concerted effort to oust him as Beyonce's manager

The papers state that in October of 2010, independent law firm Reed Smith did an audit on behalf of Beyonce, and allege that, based on false statements to the firm from Live Nation representatives, informed Beyonce that Knowles "stole or took money" from the star, and accused Knowles of defrauding Beyonce. She terminated her management agreement with her father on May 13 of this year, they say.

According to the papers, Duranni, a key member of Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino's executive team, now serves as president of Beyonce's new management company. Among his titles at Live Nation, Duranni is president of artist marketing products, and he is regarded as one of the key facilitators in orchestrating the Live Nation multi-rights deal with Jay-Z, Beyonce's husband. Given Duranni's association with Jay-Z, it's not a stretch that he would work with Beyonce.

But while sources tell Billboard.biz it is true that Duranni is working with Beyonce in handling certain aspects of her career, the title "manager" has never been officially confirmed by either party. (The only direct reference to Jay-Z in the legal papers is a request to release "Any communications from Live Nation to Beyonce, her husband or any of her representatives" concerning the termination of her management deal with Mathew Knowles.)

The papers state that while Knowles was Beyonce's manager, Live Nation unsuccessfully attempted to gain the rights to her world tour, and that prior to May 2011, Live Nation possessed only the rights to her North American tour.

Though nothing has been confirmed, if Live Nation has indeed procured the rights to promote a world tour by Beyonce, it would make sense that the tour would be steered by Live Nation's Global Touring team, which is currently helming the record-setting U2 "360" tour and also produces tours by Madonna, Lady Gaga and others.

The box-office stakes for a world tour by Beyonce are in the hundreds of millions of dollars, depending on how much the artist works. However, while negotiations are underway, it is not clear whether a tour deal has yet been signed, and no touring time period has been established; any tour would have to work around Beyonce's other commitments, including a film, sources say. It is worth noting that a truly global tour not only takes months of planning, but as long as a year or more to execute.

As for the $4 million payment, the papers speculate the fee could "perhaps [be] a settlement of claims between Live Nation and Beyonce." That's a big "perhaps," however: superstar artists routinely take in such sums from promoters, whether they are payments based on percentages of dates already played or advances on future tours, or in the case of a multi-faceted company such as Live Nation, such fees could relate to VIP ticketing, merchandising, branding, or any number of other revenue streams.

Live Nation did not report any box office data on Beyonce to Billboard Boxscore in 2010, but five shows in Brazil promoted by Evenpro/Water Brother grossed $12.3 million. In 2009, Beyonce reported $73.3 million from 68 shows, with attendance close to 850,000, to Boxscore. Those shows were promoted by Live Nation, AEG Live and other promoters.

Finally, the allegation that Knowles conspired with Haymon to defraud Beyonce is striking, to say the least. One of the most successful R&B promoters of all time, Haymon has a relationship with Live Nation dating back to the early days of concert-promoter consolidation. Under the SFX banner, Live Nation's previous incarnation acquired 51% of Al Haymon Enterprises in 1999, then made it a controlling interest in 2008, and in April of 2010 acquired the remaining 49% interest, according to SEC filings. Haymon has been active as a promoter within the Live Nation family, listed as co-promoter on Jay-Z tours and recently on Lil Wayne's "I Am Still Music" tour. The reclusive promoter rarely gives interviews and has always operated away from the spotlight, but according to sources, Haymon is still actively part of the Live Nation network of promoters. Thus, in effect, Knowles is saying Live Nation accused one of its own promoters of conspiring with Knowles in the alleged misdealings.

Beyonce is one of the elite touring artists in the business, with a global upside that makes her an extremely attractive touring property. As a management client, the stakes are even higher: She offers a diverse and lucrative career, with recording - including the no. 1 album in the country -- licensing, merchandising, branding, fashion, television, film, and other endeavors, all of which are either more than viable or trending upward and seem more than likely to do so for years to come. It is not difficult to see why a battle over her touring and management could become contentious.

Live Nation and Knowles declined Billboard's requests for comment; Duranni had not responded to an e-mail from Billboard requesting comment.

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Информация о синглах, занявших на 29 неделе этого года 1 место в нижеперечисленных странах/регионах

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Фото со сьемок клипа на совместную композицию Usher'a и David Guetta