Justin Bieber is quickly growing up and his new spread in V magazine demonstrated him taking a new visual direction with his often boyish appeal. Speaking of Bieber, his ‘Under the Mistletoe’ album was the 8th best-selling album of 2011 in the US with over 1.25 million copies sold.
Billboard previously announced that Adele’s ‘Rolling in the Deep’ and ’21′ were the Top Song and Top Album of the December 4th 2010 to November 26 2011 period, respectively. However, the singer’s domination did not end there as it has been revealed that both titles were also the top-selling releases of the 52-week 2011 year that [...]
The 40th annual installment of ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ aired this evening and some of the brightest stars of 2011 hit the stage to welcome the new year. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the show featured appearances from Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and several others.
2011 has been a busy year for artists throughout the music industry who had to work harder than ever to market their releases amidst the slow sales climate and increasing pressures to generate profits for their respective labels. As such, acts took to the road for various tour ventures and the top-grossing shows have been [...]
Just when it seemed that Adele’s ’21′ had lost momentum on the Billboard 200, the record exhibited a massive surge in popularity and achieved a new sales peak during the Christmas sales rush. However, while Adele’s ’21′ was successful on the basis of quality material, people had to be convinced to purchase Rihanna’s ‘Talk That [...]
The final episode of ‘The X Factor (US)’ aired this evening but before the winner was announced, a range of artists hit the stage to further excited the crowd. Among the performers were Leona Lewis, 50 Cent and Justin Bieber, the last of whom was joined by the legendary Stevie Wonder for a festive Holiday-themed showing.
Shortly after his taped appearance on Martina McBride’s ‘A Home For The Holidays’ special aired last evening, yet another Justin Bieber Holiday concert was broadcasted on television. ‘This is Justin Bieber’ was shown via TLC and it depicted the young superstar performing a range of tunes including surprisingly tolerable covers of Usher’s ‘U Got It Bad’ and Ne-Yo’s ‘Because of [...]
Country artists Martina McBride hosted her annual ‘A Home For The Holidays’ special this evening on CBS with a range of artists. Among the featured acts were Mary J. Blige and Justin Bieber, whose performances were polar opposites.
Last week, Rihanna matched the 7-week #1 run of her monster hit ‘Umbrella’ with her latest chart-topper, ‘We Found Love’. However, the latter tune has surpassed its predecessor to give the vixen her long-running #1 song on the lineup as well as the longest residency at the summit of any song in 2011.
After months of grueling competition, ‘The X Factor (US)’ will reach its climax this week and Simon Cowell has promised that it will be the biggest finale event that he has ever constructed. In fact, in addition to several guest performers, the head judge also announced that three “mega superstars” will be performing with the [...]