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Britney Spears Speeds Into Pop Songs Top 10

By jorge | Published: January 24, 2011
"Hold It Against Me" is one of just seven songs to reach the mainstream top 40 airplay chart's top 10 in just two weeks, roaring 16-10.
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Fantasia Moves Forward Despite Personal Challenges

By melissa | Published: August 20, 2010
Fantasia has endured a roller coaster couple of weeks, as the mainstream and tabloid media have veered from one controversy (the singer being named in a divorce case that includes sex tape allegations) to the next (her being hospitalized for a "medical overdose"). But that isn't stopping the former "American Idol" champ from honoring a previously scheduled promotional tour in support of her third album, "Back to Me" (J Records, Aug. 24).
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Best Coast Rides ‘Crazy’ Wave of Blog Buzz to Success

By jorge | Published: August 16, 2010
With its debut album "Crazy for You," California-based indie band Best Coast is riding a wave of blog buzz into the mainstream spotlight.
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LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening Now

By melissa | Published: April 23, 2010
Can LCD Soundsystem's Meme-Tastic Single 'Drunk Girls' Propel them From Borough Superheroes To Mainstream Rock Stars?
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Album, Rock Charts Celebrate Anniversaries

By | Published: March 23, 2010
Two of the longest-running charts premiered this week in Billboard history: the Billboard 200 in 1956 and Mainstream Rock in 1981.
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