On the Charts: Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Britney Spears Lead the Charge in Big Sales Week
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HMV Canada: "Fearless" by Taylor Swift tops CD sales list
TORONTO - The following is HMV Canada's top 10 CDs based on national sales for the week ending Dec. 24.
CDs
1 The Fame - Lady GaGa
2 Circus - Britney Spears
3 808s and Heartbreak - Kanye West
4 Freedom - Akon
5 Dark Horse - Nickelback
6 Twilight - OST
7 Day and Age - The Killers
8 Funhouse - Pink
9 Only by Night - Kings of Leon
10 We Sing We Dance We Steal Things - Jason Mraz
Country
1 Fearless - Taylor Swift
2 Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift
3 Carnival Ride - Carrie Un
'Fearless' holds onto top slot
Taylor Swift's "Fearless" held onto the No. 1 slot for a fourth non-consecutive week, selling 262,000 copies in the week ended Sunday, according to Nielsen SoundScan data.Albums by Beyonce and Britney Spears were clearly popular stocking stuffers this year. Beyonce's "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" sold 211,000 copies to leap to No. 2 from No. 5; Spears' "Circus" rose a slot to No. 3 on 203,000 sold.Kanye West's "808s and Heartbreak" sold 165,000 copies to rise six slots to No. 5.In this last chart week
Taylor Swift tops album chart for 4th week
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Teen country star Taylor Swift led the U.S. pop album chart for a fourth week on Wednesday, while Beyonce rebounded three places to No. 2 with her former chart-topper.
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Song of the Day: Taylor Swift “White Horse”
Check out our pick for “Song of the Day”! Today, we are featuring Taylor Swift and her new hit, White Horse! Taylor’s album, Fearless, hit stores back in November and has been Number 1 on Billboard’s Album chart for 6 weeks straight!
Love it or Hate it: “White Horse” ( polls) [...]
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BestWeekEver.tv’s Top 20 Songs of 2008
In less than 12 hours, we as a collective planet (or at the very least, time zone), will be ringing in 2009, the very last year of our existences where we'll have to say "oh-#" to describe the times we are living in. As such, Bestweekever.tv would like to take the remainder of the week to bring your our top picks of 2008 (a novel idea if there ever was one.)
Michelle's Top 10 (Or "10 Songs You Hate to Love")*
(*Note: Nearly all of the songs on my list prove that I have the same taste in music as a
Taylor Swift, Julianne Hough, Kid Rock Have New Year's Eve Plans
It's New Year's Eve and, as usual, only a handful of major country music stars will be venturing out on a concert stage. However,
you won't even have to leave home to hear at least one of them -- Taylor
Swift.
Swift and her friend, Kellie Pickler, will both be
featured on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2009, an ABC special airing Wednesday (Dec. 31).
Swift is among a list of performers including The Jonas Brothers, Lionel Richie, Natasha Bedingfield, Fall Out Boy, Jesse
Dress like a Star: Taylor Swift in French Connection
Back in November, Taylor Swift showed up for an appearance on Letterman wearing a flirty skirt with funky tights and a classic turtleneck. With some basic pieces and the same skirt Taylor wore, you can recreate the chic winter look. The full circle skirt by French Connection features vintage lace and black lining peaking out and is now on sale for $129.99 online -- not too bad for a piece of celebrity fashion. Rock the look with textured tights like Taylor's or opt for basic black. Throw on a bl
Stars' 2009 New Year's Resolutions
Happy New Year! Check out celebs' 2009 resolutions:
Britney Spears:
"I would like to stop worrying so much because I worry all the time. And to learn how to be happier, just in general. And to stop biting my nails!"
Eva Longoria Parker
"To give up meat."
Fergie
"It's always the same: to work out more and eat healthier. I'm trying to go organic, eat more raw."
Ashlee Simpson
"All my focus is on my son. Every day, being a better mom and learning with him. It's an incredible experience."
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See Where the Stars Are Partying on New Year's!
Taylor Swift will be with ex Joe Jonas, while Paris Hilton hosts a soiree in Australia
Taylor Swift on Your Prom Cover
Taylor Swift appears on the Your Prom cover for Spring ‘09. We have her on the set talking about her boy probs and writing 8 songs on her new album. What she doesn’t tell us is how she gets her hair so shiny!
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Taylor Swift, Joe Jonas Split Up
Taylor Swift and Joe Jonas are calling it quits!
The country star and The Jonas Brothers singer have broken up after dating for several months, a source tells Us Weekly. He allegedly broke up with her over the phone.
Taylor, 18, and Joe, 19, never confirmed their relationship to the public. Taylor told reporters at the MTV Video Music Awards, "[Joe] is an amazing guy and anyone would be lucky to be dating him."
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See Where the Stars Are Partying on New Year's!
Want to ring in 2009 with Taylor Swift or The Jonas Brothers?
Head down to New York City's Times Square!
Swift will be celebrating with ex Joe Jonas (and his bros Kevin and Nick) at the Big Apple's annual ball drop. Also expected are Hillary and Bill Clinton and Nicole Richie's dad, Lionel.
See photos of stars kissing on New Year's!
Mario Lopez will be hosting a soiree at NYC hotspot Marquee (tickets: $165), and actress Emmanuelle Chriqui and gossip blogger Perez Hilton will be at the Hotel
Taylor Swift Reveals Her Celebrity Crush
Teenage boys across America undoubtedly count singer Taylor Swift among their celebrity crushes, but that doesn’t mean Taylor can’t have one of her own.
In a new interview for “Your Prom” magazine, Swift opens up about her dream date, whom she says is “Gossip Girl” star Chace Crawford.
Awww!
Swift has been known to pen a great love song, like “Teardrops on My Guitar” and “Love Story,” so will
Taylor Swift Has Coke Money
It was another good week for Southern Belle Taylor Swift. The pop country singer
Party With The Stars This New Year's Eve
If you haven't made your New Year's Eve's plans yet, and have some money to spare, then maybe you can ring in 2009 with a celebrity! Here's where some of them will be tonight.
If you're in New York City and want to go to Times Square, singers Taylor Swift along with a few of The Jonas Brothers (Joe, Kevin, and Nick) will be performing.
If you are in NYC but want to be indoors, Mario Lopez will be at Marquee. You can join him for $150.
On the west coast, Travis Barker and DJ AM will ring in the New Yea
Video Premiere: Perry Farrell's 'Go All The Way (Into The Twilight)'
A music video in support of "Twilight" soundtrack "Go All The Way (Into The Twilight)", which is performed by Perry Farrell, has been outed. The video is reportedly directed by Andrew Bennett, who also helped Nickelback shooting "Rockstar" music video.
Beside featuring Perry Farrell's "Go All The Way (Into The Twilight)", "Twilight" theme song LP also includes Paramore's "Decode" and "I Caught Myself", Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole" as well as Linkin Park's "Leave Out All the Rest" among
HMV Canada: "Circus" by Britney Spears tops CD sales list
TORONTO - The following is HMV Canada's top 10 CDs based on national sales for the week ending Dec. 17.
CDs
1 Circus - Britney Spears
2 The Promise - Il Divo
3 Dark Horse - Nickelback
4 Noel - Josh Groban
5 808s and Heartbreak - Kanye West
6 The Fame - Lady GaGa
7 Fearless - Taylor Swift
8 Day and Age - The Killers
9 Black Ice - AC/DC
10 Christmas Duets - Elvis Presley
Country
1 Fearless - Taylor Swift
2 Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift
3 Greatest Hits Volume 1 - Rascal
Nickelback ‘Gotta Be Somebody’ Video
Nickelback are out with the video to their new single 'Gotta Be Somebody', the first official single from the Canadian rock band's sixth studio album 'Dark Horse', out now on Roadrunner Records. Watch it below.
Thought: I miss the old days of the music industry when…
Back in the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, the A&R guy would just walk into a bar room and sign a rock band to a major label if he likes their music. Today, it isn’t like that anymore. These days you must have a profesional demo package and an agent to send to a major label if you want a deal. It’s very difficult to any unsigned band and artist to get a record deal of their dreams because these record companies are very greedy and have so much power up their ass. These days they
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
'Circus' No. 1 on U.S. album chart
Coming in at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 is Taylor Swift's "Fearless," followed by Beyonce's "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" at No. 3, Kanye West's "808s & Heartbreak" at No. 4 and Nickelback's "Dark Horse" at No. 5.
Rounding out the top tier are the soundtrack to the film "Twilight" at No. 6, Akon's "Freedom" at No. 7, the soundtrack to Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" at No. 8, the compilation CD "Now 29" at No. 9 and David Cook's self-titled debut at No. 10.
Taylor Swift logs 3rd week atop U.S. album chart
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Country star Taylor Swift began a third non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, trumping big debuts from Keyshia Cole and Jamie Foxx, which opened at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.
Swift's "Fearless" sold 330,000 copies during the week ended December 21, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Cole's "A Different Me" followed with 322,000 copies, a career-best sales week for the R&B singer. Her 2007 album, "Just Like You," also debuted at No. 2 but with 281,000 units
Taylor Steals Back The Top Spot Swift-ly.
Britney may have had the top spot last week, but Taylor Swift’s fans said, “oh-no-you-dih-ent” and put Tay Tay back where she belongs…number one! Check out the following final stats (including artist, units sold, and the album title), provided by HITS Daily Double:
1. Taylor Swift 254,214 FEARLESS
2. Britney Spears 192,396 CIRCUS
3. Beyonce 161,997 I AM… SASHA FIERCE
4. Nickelback 161,049 DARK HORSE
5. TWILIG
Beyonce Tops The Billboard Charts This Week
Beyonce’s new album, I Am … Sasha Fierce debuts this week on the Billboard charts at #1 with 482,000 copies sold.
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).”
Nickelback’s new album Dark [...]






