Beyonce at No. 1 with 'Sasha Fierce'
Beyonce is fierce indeed, topping the national sales chart this week with her new two-CD set "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," which sold 482,000 copies during its first week in stores. It's one of several new releases breaking into the top 10 as the final weeks leading up to Christmas heat up the action from some of pop music’s heaviest hitters. Behind Beyonce at No. 2 is Canadian rock group Nickelback, whose new “Dark Horse” started out with sales of 326,000 copies. Coming in at No. 3 is “Ameri

Beyoncé grabs top album spot
All the publicity is paying off. USA TODAY's Ken Barnes reports: In a three-way race among high-impact new albums, Beyoncé’s I Am ... Sasha Fierce emerges triumphant this week, selling 482,000 copies to top the Billboard chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Here's a photo of Beyoncé performing on Today this morning.) Nickelback’s Dark Horse placed with 326,000, and American Idol David Cook’s self-titled album came in third with 280,000 (nearly 100,000 better than runner-up David Archuleta’s f

Beyonce Scores Third Consecutive Chart-Topping Album
Three mega releases hit stores last week, but of course, there's room for only one at the top of the chart. So would Beyoncé debut at #1 with her latest, I Am ... Sasha Fierce, or would Nickelback's Dark Horse ruin Thanksgiving dinner at the Knowles abode? Or would "American Idol" winner David Cook's self-titled debut outsell them both? Posted by

American Idol: David Cook Beats David Archuleta Again, This Time in Record Sales
Well, once more, David Cook has beaten David Archuleta.  One week after David Archuleta, the American Idol runner-up, clocked in at number 2 on the Billboard charts with his self-titled debut album, David Cook can take solace in another victory.  While Cook placed lower on the charts (his self-titled album debuted at number 3), he ended up selling 279,000 copies of his album, compared to Archuleta's 183,000 copies sold in his first week on the charts.  Even more, Archuleta's album plummeted i

HMV Canada: "Chinese Democracy" by Guns N' Roses tops CD sales list
TORONTO - The following is HMV Canada's top 10 CDs based on national sales for the week ending Nov. 26. CDs 1 Chinese Democracy - Guns N' Roses 2 808s and Heartbreak - Kanye West 3 Day and Age - The Killers 4 Dark Horse - Nickelback 5 "Twilight" Soundtrack - Various Artists 6 The Promise - Il Divo 7 Fearless - Taylor Swift 8 The Fame - Lady GaGa 9 Black Ice - AC/DC 10 I AM...SASHA FIERCE - Beyonce Country 1 Fearless - Taylor Swift 2 Play - Brad Paisley 3 Taylor Swift - Taylor S

On the Charts: Beyonce Proves Too Much For Nickelback, David Cook
The Big News: Beyoncé and her alter ego Sasha Fierce were victorious in a competitive, debut-heavy sales week as Mrs. Jay-Z and her double-disc I Am…Sasha Fierce sold 482,000 copies, roughly 160,000 more than the number two album, Nickelback’s Dark Horse. For Beyonce, it was her third consecutive chart-topping album. While American Idol winner David Cook didn’t debut as high as runner-up David Archuleta — Cook slotted at three this week while Archie placed two last week —

Beyonce Makes It Three In A Row With Fierce Chart-Topping Debut
Three mega releases hit stores last week, but of course, there's only room for one at the top of the chart. So would Beyoncé debut at #1 with her latest, I Am ... Sasha Fierce, or would Nickelback's Dark Horse ruin Thanksgiving dinner at the Knowles abode? Or would "American Idol" winner David Cook's self-titled debut outsell them both? No one could have predicted the outcome with any certainty, but as expected, the three releases will sweep the chart's top three spots on next week's Billboard albums

Fox Cooks Up First ‘Idol’ Promo With Show Winner
For the first time, Fox is using a former “American Idol” to promote a new season of its monster hit. Reigning “Idol” David Cook has filmed a promotional spot for the show that will begin airing this week, Fox marketing chief Joe Earley told TVWeek. Mr. Earley said the ad begins with the singer about to go on-stage to perform his new single, “Light On.” After rewinding through images of his current life—limos, parties, paparazzi—Mr. Cook is seen lying in bed, dreaming about how his “Ido

Sasha Fierce Is Number 1 Yall
Beyonce scores her third straight No. 1 debut on The Billboard 200 this week as the double-disc "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" (Music World/Columbia) shifts a whopping 482,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album, split between material credited to Beyonce and her new alter-ego Sasha Fierce, has already spawned the hits "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)." Beyonce's 2003 solo debut, "Dangerously in Love," started with 317,000, while 2006's "B-Day" moved 541,0

David Cook Album Makes Impressive Chart Debut
Cook's self-titled, first album sounded off at No. 3 on the Billboard charts. It also notched No. 1 on the digital album chart -- reportedly the best debut from an "Idol" winner since 2006. Meanwhile, the album's first single, "Light On," remains hugely popular on the Internet and public radio.

Miley Cyrus' Christmas Carol
Miley Cyrus has joined the lineup of all-star performers for NBC's 11th annual "Christmas in Rockefeller Center." The "Hannah Montana" star joins the previously announced Beyoncé, Tony Bennett, The Jonas Brothers, Harry Connick Jr., David Cook, Rosie O'Donnell and the Broadway Kids, Faith Hill, Rascal Flats and Solange Knowles, who will perform and watch as the giant Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center is lighted. The NBC holiday special, airing on December 3 at 8 p.m., will be hosted by "30 R

Winners Announced for '2008 American Music Awards'
Celebrity presenters such as Akon, Ashley Tisdale, Billy Ray Cyrus, Colbie Caillat, Daughtry, David Archuleta, David Cook, Demi Lovato, Enrique Iglesias, ... Miley Cyrus Gets Another Sweet Sixteen Celebration At The AMAs eFluxMedia [Read original...] 2 mainstream media and 4 bloggers weighed in on a similar topic Yesterday, gle.am says (in Taylor Swift Sings

David Archuleta Massacres David Cook on Albums Chart
The numbers are in! Last Wednesday, rightful American Idol winner David Archuleta posted first-week sales of 183,000 for his masterful debut record David Archuleta, landing the coveted No. 2 position on the Billboard 200. This morning it was announced that David Cook, Archuleta's balder, pitchier nemesis, managed to unload 280,000 copies of his new CD last week, which was only good enough for an abysmal No. 3 placement on today's chart — embarrassing! Better luck next time, Cook! Beyonce Starts 'Fie

Idol Headlines for 11/27/08
Update on Luke MenardLuke Menard has a lot to be grateful for this Thanksgiving, as he is now cancer-free and feeling better than he has in years.Having received twelve rounds of chemotherapy, there are no cancerous cells detected in Luke’s body. Unfortunately, the hard part isn’t necessarily over, as he is now set to receive radiation treatments once a day, five times a week, for the next month as a preventative measure.While most people in the midst of chemotherapy treatments would probably s

The Fray Get “Lost”
Lots of bands have their music used in television shows these days, but sometimes the context and the impact are a little more on-target than others. The fact that Lost is threading its teaser commercial for the upcoming season with The Fray’s “You Found Me” is pretty neat - the drama of the images moves with the drama of the song. We blogged about Lost last time around, and we’re big fans of the Fray - they’re one of our You Oughta Know artists. We thought those who feel the s

Il Divo spreads ‘popera’ across the world
Yet another scale Il Divo has mastered: scaling the heights of success. The group is the brainchild of "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell, who saw a potential market for an international, "popera"-style act after the success of the Andrea Bocelli-Sarah Brightman duet "Time to Say Goodbye (Con te Partiro)." Your Ad Here Uncategorized Comments are closed. « Law & Order Does Heath Ledger Carson Daly Sperm

‘New Moon’ starts to take shape
When the movie shot to Number 1 in the U.S. on SUnday, Catherine became the first Female Director to do so. She said she is ready to get started on New Moon- so her cast won’t change beyond recognition. She tells USA Today newspaper, “(Twilight star, Taylor Lautner) told me the other day that he had gained 14 pounds since I last saw him. He’s only 16.” The sequel has already been greenlit by executives at Summit Entertainment and the New Moon script is already completed. The stars

The 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 7 Awards
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Elizabeth Banks flits from first lady to `Porno' (AP)
AP - Elizabeth Banks has what it takes to be a porn star or first lady. And she'll be strutting her stuff as both on the big-screen within a two-week span.

Tornados and Illegals: Read an Exclusive Excerpt From Danica Novgorodoff’s ‘Slow Storm’
In this week between hurricanes — with Gustav just passed and Hanna churning in the Atlantic — Danica Novgorodoff's graphic novel Slow Storm is eerily relevant, telling as it does the story of how severe weather affects a firefighter and an illegal immigrant over the course of one long and violent night. It's also just plain eerie — Novgorodoff's watercolors capture the angry and ominous sky evil weather brings, as well as her vivid characters. Slow Storm comes out this week from First S

Robert Reich and Ben Smith on McCain ‘Suspending’ the Campaign and the Exact Chances of Worldwide Financial Meltdown
Photo: Getty ImagesEvery day until November 4, a series of writers and thinkers will discuss the election over instant messenger for nymag.com. Today, Politico's Ben Smith and Robert Reich, former United States secretary of Labor and University of California, Berkley professor, discuss McCain "suspending" his presidential campaign, what the precise chances of a world financial crisis are, and whether Obama has distinguished himself in dealing with the economy. B.S.: You blogged the other day that Demo

‘Watchmen’ Footage Previewed + Running Time
Warner Bros. gave some members of the press a special treat yesterday in Los Angeles by showing 26 minutes of footage from their highly anticipated superhero flick, Watchmen. Our friend Alex from First Showing was one of the lucky few to get a sneak peak at director Zack Snyder’s adaptation of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons graphic novel and he reports that it was “absolutely phenomenal” and that “it’s going to be The Matrix all over again.” Here’s some other tidbits

Ashlee & Pete's Son Is Bronx Mowgli - Name Explained!!
  Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz welcomed their first child on November 20 - naming the little guy Bronx Mowgli.  Some are wondering how the celebrity couple came up with such an, uh, interesting choice.  Wonder no more!Co-authors Pam Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz of the book The Baby Names Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America's Baby-Naming Experts, spoke with CBB and gave their expert opinions on why the new parents may have chosen the names Bronx Mowgli

David Cook - His Single “Light On” - First Listen!
Finally!  David Cook’s new single, “Light On” is available for preview at the AOL Popeater blog, right HERE. My verdict? While I was hoping for more Foo Fighters and less Hinder in David Cook’s debut single–not a fan of the Rock Power Ballad–I think the song is destined to be a radio hit. I’m not digging the minor-key verse, but when the song opens up in the chorus it’s got a hook that’s big, sweeping, romantic.  As always, Cook’s vocals are sp

David Cook - New Single - “Light On”
David Cook’s new single will be released next week. That, according to Rickey.org, who hosted a cell cert from today’s Ford Day performance featuring David Cook and David Archuleta, where Cook divulged the information to a fan. I told you guys in this post it would be the end of September! So much for David Cook’s declaration by the buses that the single would drop mid-October. The single is called “Light On”. At today’s Ford Day luncheon, David Cook performed “