'Hope For Haiti' Telethon Takes Over TV Sets, Heavyweight Artists Put On A Show
"Hope For Haiti," a two-hour telethon broadcast over 25 networks, took over millions of televisions on Friday evening (January) to help in raising much needed money for the country's earthquake relief fund.
While it's still unknown how much was raised during the show, the phone lines remain open and the night's musical performances are up for sale on iTunes.
Update: the telethon raised $57 million.
Over 100 celebrities answered phones in New York ... Continue Reading
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‘Hope For Haiti’ Telethon Takes Over TV Sets, Heavyweight Artists Put On A Show
"Hope For Haiti," a two-hour telethon broadcast over 25 networks, took over millions of televisions on Friday evening (January) to help in raising much needed money for the country's earthquake relief fund.
While it's still unknown how much was raised during the show, the phone lines remain open and the night's musical performances are up for sale on iTunes.
Over 100 celebrities answered phones in New York and Los Angeles, after professional operators ... Continue Reading
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Album Charts: NY Band Vampire Weekend At #1, Omarion Earns Top 20 Debut
While this week's top slot was taken by a New York band called Vampire Weekend, followed by Susan Boyle and Ke$ha, the usual suspects continue to hold down the top 10 spots of the week.
Aside from the no. 1 spot, the second highest debut this week comes from Omarion, whose new album Ollusion opens at no. 19 with 19,000 copies sold.
O's last solo album was 2006's 21. That album debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 119,000 sold in its first week ... Continue Reading
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Album Charts: Pop Acts Top the Charts, But Alicia Keys, Mary J Still Going Strong
It was a slow week for urban releases, but someone new finally knocked Susan Boyle's I Dreamed A Dream from the top slot ... a new release from Ke$ha. The pop star landed atop the Billboard 200 with Animal, selling 152,000 copies, but Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys and Mary J. Blige was on her heels.
Lady Gaga's The Fame was bounced down one to no. 3 with 66,000, while Alicia Keys' The Element of Freedom landed at no. 2 with 62,000, and Mary J. Blige's Stronger ... Continue Reading
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Album Charts: Susan Boyle Still On Top, Lady Gaga in Top 10 With Two Albums
For the sixth week in a row, Susan Boyle owns the Billboard 200 with I Dreamed A Dream, surpassing 3 million sales to beat out albums from Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and several others.
While Boyle took the no. 1 spot, Lady Gaga shot up the charts from no. 6 to no. 2 with The Fame, selling 82,000 copies. The album has been out for 62 weeks, and had previously peaked at no. 4 back in March 2009.
Right on her tail was Alicia Key and her ... Continue Reading
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In Rotation: Mickey Factz, Reflection Eternal, Raekwon, Jay Electronica, The Knux, DJ Khalil & More
This week we're blessed with new mixtapes from Mickey Factz - who is one to watch this year - as well as Raekwon and Reflection Eternal, who teamed up with Statik Selektah for The Re-Union tape. Also, enjoy new heat from The Knux, Alicia Keys, Jay Electronica, Papoose and more.
Mickey Factz - The Dark Phoenix: ALPHA (Mixtape) - Listen Here
Because of his great lyricsm and creativity, Mickey Factz has been one of our favorite artists since day one ... Continue Reading
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