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It’s official: this week’s Billboard album sales chart has Kanye West’s “Graduation” in first place, selling a stunning 957,000 copies in its debut week and in the process scoring the 15th highest weekly sales total since 1991 and the biggest debut of the year. As we all know, 50 Cent had threatened to retire if […]

Tags: 50 cent, kanye west, radiohead, spiralfrog

If you enjoy TV chef/traveler Anthony Bourdain, holiday specials, ugly sweaters, or Queens of the Stone Age–especially in combination–then you won’t want to miss this.
The US release date for PJ Harvey’s next album “White Chalk” has been pushed back one week to October 2nd (it will still arrive in stores on September 24th in the […]

Tags: 50 cent, chromeo, kanye west, led zeppelin, panic at the disco, pj harvey, queens of the stone age

As rumored for some time, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin will re-form for a one-off performance in London on November 26th as part of a tribute to late Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun. Band members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones will join with drummer Jason Bonham (son of the band’s original […]

Tags: 50 cent, esg, kaiser chiefs, kanye west, led zeppelin, the go team, white stripes

Singer/actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is recovering after undergoing emergency brain surgery to fix a small hemorrhage.
Rappers 50 Cent and Kanye West are not just doing battle in record stores this week (each with much-hyped new albums). The pair will also face off in a presidential-style debate on cable network BET on Tuesday night.
R&B singer R. Kelly’s […]

Tags: 50 cent, blur, charlotte gainsbourg, foxy brown, justice, justin timberlake, kanye west, kid rock, klaxons, no doubt, r kelly, tommy lee

The Klaxons were announced Tuesday evening as the winners of the 2007 Mercury Music Prize for their debut album “Myths of the Near Future.” The Mercury is considered the top UK music award, and comes with a cash prize worth approximately $40,000 (which the band is planning on donating to charity). The Klaxons beat out […]

Tags: klaxons, mercury prize, neil young, supergrass

The founder of New York’s legendary CBGB club, Hilly Kristal, died Tuesday at 75 from complications related to lung cancer. Meanwhile, the club–which was forced to close in 2006 when its rent was raised dramatically–still remains vacant one year later.
M.I.A., Band of Horses, and the Meat Puppets are among the names added to the lineup […]

Tags: cbgb, cmj music marathon, david bowie, grateful dead, mia, new pornographers, rilo kiley, sirius, talib kweli

Multiple sources have been reporting over the past few days that shoegaze legends My Bloody Valentine are on the verge of reuniting to tour in 2008. They are expected to kickoff their reunion with an appearance at Coachella, which is scheduled for the weekend of April 25-27, 2008.
A much less interesting return is scheduled for […]

Tags: allofmp3, bloc party, britney spears, dmx, itunes, my bloody valentine

Morrissey has once again rejected overtures to re-form The Smiths (or at least reunite with Johnny Marr) and go on tour. This time, he turned down an offer of $75 million. Everyone has a price, don’t they?
If rapper 50 Cent loses his September album sales battle with Kanye West, at least he has a new […]

Tags: 50 cent, morrissey, the smiths, yourcodenameis:milo

British singer Amy Winehouse has canceled her planned North American tour, which was scheduled to begin next month, “due to the rigors involved in touring.” Why would a young singer be unable to cope with the “rigors” of touring? Peruse any of our previous “Music briefing” posts over the past month or so to find […]

Tags: amy winehouse, babyshambles, bob dylan, reading festival

Libertines/Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty was arrested in England early Monday morning for suspected possession of drugs. Because this would not be his first offense, Doherty potentially faces a prison sentence if convicted.
Multiple sources are reporting that Madonna is in talks with Live Nation (best known for managing concert venues) for a new big-money record deal. […]

Tags: babyshambles, dr dre, joy division, kurt cobain, madonna, morrissey, piebald