If you have been observing the Billboard charts during the last year then might have concluded that Adele has never truly left the summits of the listings; she simply took breaks. As such, it was completely unsurprising when the singer topped the Billboard Hot 100 this week and effectively ousted Rihanna.
Many people related Ashanti’s career decline to Beyonce’s breakthrough as a solo artist so it was quite amusing to see the former spending quality time with the her counterpart’s husband, Jay-Z. Ashanti got close to the rapper in New York City last evening at the reopening of his 40/40 Club. Could a collaboration involving the pair be in [...]
Two major achievements were logged in the Billboard history books this week but they occurred on two completely different charts by two extremely dissimilar artists. Rihanna and Adele have both made history in their individual ways on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200, respectively.
After Beyonce gave birth to her first child, Blue Ivy Carter, just a few days ago, Jay-Z quickly released a new song that featured his daughter’s cooing voice. As expected, the tune, entitled ‘Glory’, has already developed into a hit and logged the youngest member of the Carter clan’s name into the history books.
Just when it seemed that Americans finally had enough of Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’, the tune has returned to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. After losing its grip of the peak position to LMFAO’s ‘Sexy & I Know It’, the track has rebounded to the summit of the chart and extended its reign [...]
Rihanna’s ‘You Da One’ didn’t match the record-breaking impact of ‘We Found Love’ so she is prepared to try again. The Barbadian has announced the next release from her ‘Talk That Talk’ album and this time she will have the assistance of her mentor Jay-Z in her mission to score her 12th #1 song on [...]
Beyonce first announced her pregnancy to media at the 2011 MTV VMA and now things have come full circle with an official press release regarding the birth of her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. In a joint statement with Jay-Z, the couple made sure to emphasise the point that their baby was delivered naturally and not via C-section [...]
Jay-Z and Beyonce welcomed their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, into the world barely 36 hours ago and they have already launched the child’s entertainment career. In fact, Jay-Z has released a tune entitled ‘Glory’ to celebrate the baby’s arrival that includes vocal contributions from Blue Ivy herself.
After months of speculation regarding the validity of her pregnancy, conflicting due dates and several false birth reports, Beyonce has finally welcomed her baby to the world! Supported by her husband, Jay-Z, the entertainer introduced a baby girl early this morning in New York City.
Adele’s ’21′ was an unbeatable force on the Billboard 200 in 2011 and it appears that the album will continue to occupy the upper regions of the chart in 2012. In fact, the record has logged its 14th week at the summit of the lineup and matched one of the accomplishments of another famous singer [...]