Owl City, Creed reach #1 on iTunes Top 10 list
iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Nov. 2, 2009: Singles: 1. "Fireflies," Owl City 2. "Jump Then Fall," Taylor Swift 3. "Bad Romance," Lady GaGa 4. "Party In the U.S.A.," Miley Cyrus 5. "Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)," Jay Z 6. "Tik Tok," Ke$ha 7. "Untouchable," Taylor Swift 8. "3," Britney Spears 9. "Whatcha Say," Jason DeRulo 10. "Replay," Iyaz Albums: 1. "Full Circle," Creed 2. "Michael Jackson's This Is It," Michael Jackson 3. "Fearless," Taylor Swift 4....

Moving Units: Top Five Albums at Local Independent Music Stores
Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Top 5 Albums for the week of October 25 - 31 Seattle-based indie artist Brandi Carlile topped Uncle Sam's charts this week with her newest release, "Give Up The Ghost". ​ Uncle Sam's , South Beach 1. Give Up the Ghost , Brandi Carlile 2. Fruit , Asteroids Galaxy Tour 3. One Love , David Guetta 4. This Is It , Michael Jackson 5. Celebration , Madonna Radio-Active Records ,...

Cheryl Cole beats Michael Jackson to top of both single and album charts: PHOTO
Cheryl Cole's debut solo album has gone in at the top of the charts - ahead of Michael Jackson's final offering This Is It.

Exclusive: Eminem to perform at American Music Awards on Nov. 22
EW has exclusively learned that rapper Eminem will perform at the American Music Awards, making him the latest addition to a line-up of previously announced acts that includes Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, The Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, and Adam Lambert. The news that Lady GaGa will also perform at the show leaked on Friday . More acts will be announced in the coming weeks, and there is no word yet about which songs these stars will sing. The American...

Janet Jackson Drowns Out World With Music: PHOTO
You can’t blame Janet Jackson for tuning out the world with headphones while entering the airport in LA yesterday. [Bauer Griffin Online] In fact, she should get the most start of the art sound-proof headphones on the planet.

Kelly to perform on the American Music Awards!
Kelly will be performing at the AMA's!

This Is It: Our Top 5 Concert Films Sans Moonwalk: VIDEO
According to the LA Times , Michael Jackson’s This Is It isn’t performing like a concert film. In the six days it has been in theaters, the doc has already grossed over $100 million worldwide, with its biggest numbers happening overseas. While concert movies’ ticket sales usually drop off after fans hit up the opening night, This Is It grossed more on Sunday than it did on any day since it debuted. Perhaps this will lead more acts

Music Monday: The Monsters of Folk Rock Out, Sort Of: PHOTO
Let's pretend that Monsters of Folk is, true to its tongue-in-cheek name, actually a supergroup. The first rule of supergroup appreciation is that you have to pick your favorite member. Sometimes it's a tricky choice: Nelson, Lefty, or Lucky Wilbury ? Willie, Johnny, or Waylon ? In Monsters of Folk, you have your pick of four artists who are neither real folkies nor real rock stars: M. Ward, Conor Oberst, Jim James, and Mike Mogis. Before even picking up their self-titled disc, my money was on...

Dead Music Stars Rake in the Big Bucks: PHOTO
Michael Jackson's posthumous Documentary and album 'This Is It' is released this week, and if history is any guide, his estate stands to make a

Eminem, Lady Gaga Join American Music Awards Lineup
Eminem and Lady GaGa have been added to the performer lineup for the American Music Awards, according to Entertainment Weekly . The 37th annual show, which will air live from Los Angeles on November 22, will also feature performances from Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, the Black Eyed Peas and, in the television debut of the title track from his upcoming album For Your Entertainment, Adam Lambert. The show will be an "American Idol" reunion of sorts, as alumni Kelly Clarkson, Chris...

Carrie To Perform At 37th Annual "American Music Awards"!
Dick Clark productions president, Orly Adelson, announced that Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Daughtry will each perform at the 2009 “ American Music Awards .” They will join another American Idol standout Adam Lambert as well as other previously announced acts including Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez and The Black Eyed Peas. Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks. The show will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY,...

Adam Lambert American Music Award Promo
The American Music Awards released a sweet little video, featuring Adam Lambert , promoting

Monster of Folk - Monster of Folk: Music Review
he obvious points of comparison for Monsters of Folk–the first group outing for Matt "M" Ward, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes–are to the Traveling Wilburys and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. But Monsters of Folk is a more sonically diverse album than those comparisons might suggest. From the trancey vocal mix and percussion loop on opener "Dear God (Sincerely, M.O.F.)" to the honky-tonk rave-up of the politically charged "Baby Boomer," the album...

The 8 Most Surprising Music Collaborations of 2009: VIDEO
From Patrick Wolf and Tilda Swinton to Lil’ Wayne and Weezer, 2009 is the year of surprising collaborations. Though previous years yielded some amazing partnerships ( Johnny Marr and Modest Mouse , and Mike Watt with Kelly Clarkson ), the past 10 months have seen collaborations that seemed improbable, or, technically impossible (see: Black Keys and Ol’ Dirty Bastard). Check out our favorites from this year below, and a couple of predictions for the rest of 2009. Last week, when...

HBO Making Music Industry vs. Piracy Film: PHOTO
As I write this, I'm listening to an eclectic mix of Michael Jackson, Pearl Jam, The Foofighters and David Sanborn all of which are being pumped through

Spying on the Neighbors - 10/31/09
Trick or treat, Jude @ Celebrity Moms Reese gets work @ Just Jared Bronx hits Disneyland @ Perez Hilton Joely helps the clown @ Celebs and Bubs

TV News: First Look at Julian Sands as Jor-El in Smallville! Could Series Return for Season 10?
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Quick Costumes: 10 Dead Musical Icons Who Aren't Michael Jackson
Thanks to “ Thriller ,” Michael Jackson costumes have been a Halloween favorite for years. His untimely death, however, just moved the costume from parody to homage. This Halloween, you can expect a glut of glove-toting tributes

Popular Music Abandons Everyone Over Forty
Those damn kids today and their strange and frightening music raise an important question for me:

FBLA's Top 5 Stories Yesterday
New LA Times Celebrity Blog Michael Jackson Coverage Hits a New Low Alonso Duralde Laid Off From MSNBC.com Richard Metzger Joins Brand X Dominick Dunne Memorial

Zooey & Emily Deschanel Team Up On Holiday-Themed Episode Of “Bones” Dec. 10
A real-life sister act is on its way to Bones . Zooey Deschanel will join sister Emily Deschanel for a holiday-themed episode of the hit FOX series later this year, The Futon Critic reports. In this first-ever on-screen pairing of the Deschanel sisters, Zooey plays Margaret Whitesell, a distant relative of Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily). When Brennan ’s father, Max Keenan (guest star Ryan O’Neal), makes contact with Margaret, he invites her to spend Christmas with him and his...

Lynyrd Skynyrd shoots new video in Music City
Hey! Intern Justine here!! That's right! Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sweet Home Alabama)

Has President Obama Fulfilled His Campaign Promises Since Last Election Day?
It's Election Day again, nearly one year after the historic Day that Barack Obama became the first African-American elected to the U.S. presidency. His campaign promised hope and change in America, yet recent declining approval ratings have suggested that the optimism of last November is waning. What do you think? Has Obama done what his voters expected of him? Take our poll and post your thoughts below.

Obama praises Dodd, pushes for regulatory reform
STAMFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the financial industry on Friday to "join us, don't fight us" in backing regulatory reform while raising money for one of the reform's main architects, Senator Chris Dodd.

Afghan Runoff Election Canceled, Commission Says
Kabul — Hamid Karzai was declared the winner by default Monday in Afghanistan's fraud-marred presidential election, increasing the pressure on President Barack Obama to end his marathon deliberations at a time when a scaled-down version of his commander's ambitious plans is gaining support. Obama welcomed Karzai's election with as much admonishment as praise, telling America's partner in war that he expects a more serious effort to end corruption in his government and ready his nation to...