Diva Report: 11/27/11

Mary J. Blige Beats Rihanna In Second Week Of Billboard Album Sales

Mary J. Blige‘s latest LP ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues,‘ has sold more copies than Rihanna‘s latest project, 'Talk That Talk.‘ in their second week on the charts.

With a sales decline of 67% since last week, Rihanna‘s ‘Talk‘ moved a measly 64,286 copies in the US this week placing it at No.7 while Blige‘s ‘My Life’ comes in at #5 selling 71,530 units in the last seven days.

This of course is bad news for Island Def Jam who two weeks ago watched Rihanna once again miss out on scoring a No.1 album for the sixth consecutive time, despite the success of the project’s lead single "We Found Love."

Elsewhere on the chart, Adele‘s ‘21‘ holds court at #2 with 145,215 units moved while Drake‘s ‘Take Care’ remains at #4 after selling an impressive 89, 469 copies in the last seven days, pushing its total sales well above the 900,000 mark less than a month since its release.

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Katy Perry's 'SNL' Promo Commercials

Mariah Carey's "When Christmas Comes" Video Premiere Date?

It's that time of year to spread Christmas cheer. Mariah Carey called on John Legend to revamp "When Christmas Comes," a song that was featured on her second holiday album 'Merry Christmas II You' that was released this time last year.

We are excited to announce that the world premiere of the video for this holiday track will drop during 'A Very BET Christmas' special, airing Sunday, December 11th, at 8P/7C.

The special will also include performances from Jacob Lattimore, Robin Thicke, Elle Varner, Monica, Mindless Behavior, Jawan Harris, and Lloyd.

The whole world feels love when Christmas comes, so make sure you tune in so that BET can help you get in the holiday spirit!

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Lady Gaga Already Has A Title For Next Album

Will Katy Perry's "One That Got Away" Sale Price Boost It Up Hot 100?

Could new sale pricing of Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away" help push it to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the coming weeks?

The track has been discounted to 69 cents in the U.S. iTunes Store, a little more than half of the $1.29 regular price of most current hits. It's the only song priced less than $1.29 among the top 75-selling singles in the iTunes Store.

The new low price comes shortly before Perry serves as host of the Dec. 10 edition of NBC's "Saturday Night Live."

Whatever juice the single receives from the sale price won't be reflected on the Hot 100 chart until next week. This week's tally includes sales data for the week ending Dec. 4th.

"The One That Got Away" is the sixth top 10 Hot 100 single from Perry's "Teenage Dream," making it one of only seven albums to score six or more Hot 100 top 10s in history. Last week, the song rose 10-9 on the chart.

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Mary J. Blige's Hot 97 Interview With Swizz Beatz

Lady Gaga Shows Some PDA With Taylor Kinney in L.A.

Lady Gaga and buzzed-about beau Taylor Kinney were spotted sharing some backstage PDA at the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre.

The two kept their hands to themselves in public, but they were spotted embracing in the privacy of the hallway backstage.

While some of the actor's Vampire Diaries costars were at the show, and even walked the red carpet, he stuck by Gaga for her headlining performance, and onlookers later spotted the two holding hands and acting like a couple.

30-year-old Kinney is an avid surfer who starred as Mason Lockwood on the hit series The Vampire Diaries. He hails from Pennsylvania and lives in Mission Viejo, a beach community in southern Orange County, famed for its sky scraping waves.

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Kelly Rowland's "Down For Whatever" On X Factor Germany

Mary J. Blige Talks “My Life II” With Swizz Beatz

When Mary J. Blige dropped 1994's 'My Life,' she admits it was personally a tough time for her. Ironically the album’s also hailed as her best work.

Having recently released 'My Life II: The Journey Continues (Act 1)', the Queen of Hip Hop Soul sat down with Swizz Beatz at New York’s radio station Hot 97 to discuss the inspiration behind the album and her own life lessons.

The Grammy award-winning singer says that when she started working on the album, she realized trial has been consistent in her life.

She says, “Every time I learned how to get through hard times there was always something on the other side. I felt like there was so much healing in the title My Life itself that why would I name it something else?”

Even though Blige, 40, says the dark days are still there, she also acknowledges making the decision to move past them that keep her on the journey. Watch the complete interview by CLICKING HERE.

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Madonna Talks About 'W.E.', New Album, SuperBowl & More!

Amy's 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures' Tops U.K. Charts Posthumously

Amy Winehouse has reached number one on the British charts already, as her father, Mitch Winehouse, tweeted the announcement.

On his Twitter page, Mitch wrote: "Just been told, Amy at number 1. 140,000 sold = £140,000 to foundation in one day. Well done baby."

He also added that his "heart is still sad but bursting with pride."

A day after Amy's 'Back to Black' was passed by Adele's '21' as the highest selling LP in the 2000s, 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures' hit the top weekly spot.

The album features unreleased tracks and covers of the late Amy's songs. Tweleve songs were chosen out of thousands of hours of Amy's vocal work by her collaborators Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson.

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Mariah Carey Talks New Album & Balancing Kids With Music

Katy Perry Really Wants That 6th No.1 For 'Teenage Dream' LP

Katy Perry has once again slashed the price of “The One That Got Away” to the affordable price of $0.69, which is an obvious attempt to score yet another No.1 single from her recent 'Teenage Dream' album.

This is not the first time that Katy has cut prices to climb the charts, but you already know that. I guess her label figures if its worked before then why not try it again.

Effective as of last month, any albums priced below $3.49 during their month of release will be refused entry onto the Billboard 200. I would expect that eventually Billboard will do the same when it comes to discounted singles as well.

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First Listen: Kelly Clarkson - "I'll Be Home For Christmas"

Leona Lewis Gearing Up To Release “Hurt” EP

In the wake of Leona Lewis‘ classy club track “Collide” being considered a flop (although I loved it), her third studio album has been pushed back until next year, and her label has now decided to release an EP instead.

Usually, after an artist has a chart flop, their album is pushed back indefinitely, which they spend the next year recording new material. By that time all their old stuff is so dated it ends up being scrapped for good (i.e. Cassie, Nicole Scherzinger, Ciara and Kelly Rowland).

It would be smart to release their music legally on iTunes so the fans have something to listen to and purchase.

Unfortunately, Leona’s Hurt EP, due out December 9th in the UK, only contains three cover songs and no original material, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction.

Gloria Estefan To Join 'Spanglish Episode' Of Glee

Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin are confirmed to be joining "Glee" for an episode in the new year, according to the show's executive music producer Adam Anders.

"We just announced Ricky Martin and Gloria Estefan for a Spanglish episode," he told Billboard.com Sunday night. "We're just starting the planning, so I don't know (which songs the pair will sing.) I wouldn't tell you anyway!"

Anders did admit that a crazy mash-up with Martin's "Livin' la Vida Loca" and Estefan's "Conga" would be a cool route for the two superstars.

According to earlier reports citing inside sources, Estefan will be playing Santana's mother while Martin will be McKinley High's new Spanish teacher in the episode.

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First Look: Willow Smith Feat. Nicki Minaj – "Fireball" Video (Teaser)

Carrie Underwood Shines At American Country Awards

Award winner Carrie Underwood was prominently shown throughout the telecast with three awards added to her ever growing accolades.

The show, which aired on FOX Monday night (Dec. 5) from Las Vegas, was hosted by Adkins and actress/singer Kristin Chenoweth.

Carrie Underwood ended the night taking home 'Female Artist of the Year,' 'Single of the Year, Female' with "Mama's Song" and 'Music Video of the Year, Female' with "Mama's Song," once again.

In addition to the performances from the emcees, other performance highlights included a first-ever award show appearance from the Pistol Annies, a greatest hits medley from Alabama -- presented with the "Greatest Hits" award -- and Toby Keith, who closed out the show after being named Artist of the Decade.

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First Look: ‘A Night With Beyonce’ Televised Special (Full Show)

Beyonce‘s ITV ‘A Night With Beyonce‘ Special aired in the UK last night, and in case you missed it, here is the entire show for your viewing pleasure!

Kelly Rowland Sings "Medley" On UK X Factor Live Results

Adele’s ’21′ Becomes UK's Highest Selling Album Of 21st Century

After what can only be described as an astounding year for Brit DIVA Adele, her latest album ‘21‘ is now the highest selling British album of the 21st Century.

Adele's '21' moved up 9-5, in the week that it overtook Amy Winehouse's 'Back To Black' to become the U.K.'s biggest-selling album of the 21st century, with 3.4 million in sales compared to Winehouse's 3.3 million.

'Black' has had since October 2006 to build sales, while '21' was only released in January. It has spent 45 weeks in the U.K. top 10, including 18 at No. 1.

Spawning the singles "Rolling In The Deep," "Someone Like You" and "Set Fire To The Rain," the album is also the highest selling US album of the year, beating the likes of Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Rihanna to the top spot with over 4.75 million units sold in the country.

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Beyonce Opens Up With Katie Couric On 20/20

First Listen: Ke$ha - "Only Wanna Dance With You"

Rihanna Loses No.1 Spot Atop UK Album Charts

Rihanna‘s UK fans took her latest effort ‘Talk That Talk‘ to top of the album chart and helped her to score her third No.1 LP in the country.

However, as of this chart week, the album- in unison with it’s lead single "We Found Love," is no longer the nation’s highest selling release.

Slipping by two places, ‘Talk That Talk‘ and "We Found Love," are now this weeks No.3 album and single respectively.

Meanwhile, Beyonce‘s ‘4‘ rose by 13 spots to No.49 after 23 weeks on the chart while its single "Love On Top" rises to No.29 after spending last week at No.54, most likely aided by the anticipation her upcoming ’A Night With Beyonce‘ television special has garnered in the country.

Elsewhere, Kelly Rowland‘s ‘Here I Am‘ debuts at No.56 while her single "Down For Whatever" holds court at No.9.

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Jimmy Jam Talks Janet Jackson's No.1 Hit "When I Think of You"

On day four of Billboard's 1,000 Hot No. 1s video series, kicked off Dec. 1 with Kelly Clarkson, they chatted with producer Jimmy Jam about creating Janet Jackson's No. 1 hit, "When I Think of You," and how Janet's brothers helped him realize the potential of the single.

Nicki Minaj's Emotional Acceptance For ‘Billboard’s Rising Star′ Award

Adele Shocked At All Her Grammy Nominations

After Adele was nominated for SIX Grammy awards, she did what every good superstar does and wrote a message to her fans. In the post, she revealed how thankful and surprised she was to get such recognition:

"Just home from New York, that's my main excuse for not posting a message sooner, but I'm also completely and utterly lost for words. A couple of days after finally being able to talk again I'm pretty speechless.

"Thank you so much to the academy for nominating this record for 6 Grammys!!! This has been the best year as it is but to end 2011 with this incredible achievement and honour is beyond anything I can express.

"Thank you to every single person who has taken a shining to this record, for making it have such an impact, this record has taken on a life of its own thanks to you. I made the record and you've made it what's its become."

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Rihanna Rocks 2011 ‘Jingle Bell Ball’

Over the weekend was the first night of the annual "Jingle Bell Ball" kick off in London, headlined by Pop DIVA Rihanna. Check out several more performances from RiRi after the jump!

Check out a VEVO interview featuring Lady Gaga, as she discusses her latest music video "Marry the Night," as well as Island Def Jam dropping her from their label. More after the jump!

After months of speculation, Madonna has officially been named as the performer at the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show.

The NFL and NBC made the announcement during the network's "Sunday Night Football" matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions. The 53-year-old pop superstar will take the Super Bowl stage for the first time on Feb. 5, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Madonna's performance could coincide with the release of her in-the-works 12th studio album, due out in early 2012, much like the Peas took the Super stage soon after releasing their latest album, "The Beginning."

Madonna will reportedly partner with a creative team from Cirque du Soleil, multimedia artists from Moment Factory and choreographer Jamie King to put her unique imprint on the halftime show.

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First Look: Taylor Swift "Ours" Video Premiere

Nicki Minaj & Taylor Swift Interview On The Red Carpet

Katy Perry Goes Back To Blonde … Almost

Katy Perry‘s hair has had a bit of an identity crisis this year, but it seems that for now, the "California Gurl" has settled on a semi-permanent color: blonde with lavender highlights.

Perry popped up at the Change Begins Within benefit celebration in Los Angeles on Saturday sporting a chic new bob, which replaces the long lavender locks she’s sported for months.

With her California Dreams tour over, it seems the singer is ready for a change.

Perry, who’s had jet-black hair for a good portion of her career, began dying her hair in June, first going red. A month later, she changed her hue again, going blonde (her natural color) in an effort to achieve a “secret color.”

That shade ended up being lavender, a look she sported from August up until this weekend — save for the moments she opted for her colorful wigs, instead.

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Jennifer Hudson Performs At Disney's Christmas Day Parade Filming 2011

Jennifer Hudson joined Cee Lo Green at the Magic Kingdom park yesterday in Florida performing a medley of yuletide favorites during the taping of the “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” TV special. Jennifer Hudson starts at 5 min mark.

A Night With Beyonce Special: "Best Thing I Never Had" Live

Rihanna's "Talk That Talk" Goes No.1 Worldwide

Rihanna may have been withheld from the No.1 spot on Billboard's Hot 200 album charts, but today her latest album, ‘Talk That Talk,’ has sold enough copies worldwide to nab the top spot on the Global Album Chart.

In its first week of release, the album has sold 504,000 copies placing it 3 spots above Adele‘s ‘21‘ which moved 327,000 units, despite being released 44 weeks ago.

Meanwhile, Drake‘s ‘Take Care‘ holds court at #6 with 217,000 copies sold worldwide in the second week of its release.

Mary J. Blige‘s ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues‘ resides at #9 with 167,000 units sold while Rihanna’s ‘Loud‘ crept up two places to #38 with 51,000 copies shifted worldwide in the last seven days.

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First Listen: Nicki Minaj – "Roman In Moscow"

Mary J. Blige Proud Of Perfume Success

Mary J. Blige "feels so good" when fans tell her they're wearing her scent.

The American songstress has enjoyed great success with her debut perfume, 'My Life,' and has been gearing up for its follow-up, 'My Life Blossom,' to follow in the same path.

Mary is thrilled when fans tell her they like her signature scent.

"[It happens] all the time," she told People. "They say, 'I'm wearing your fragrance, girl!' It feels so good."

Mary sold 'My Life' on shopping channel HSN last year to great success. The 40-year-old singer hopes 'My Life Blossom' will follow suit.

"I never in a million years thought I would be on HSN selling fragrances but it's something that I love and it just feels like a great accomplishment to put your heart and soul into something to give to women."

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Beyonce Performs "Irreplaceable" For ‘A Night With Beyonce’

Taylor Swift Named Billboard's 'Woman of the Year'

On Dec. 2nd, Taylor Swift accepted Billboard's Woman of the Year award during Billboard's Women in Music event at Capitale in New York. At 21, Swift is the youngest artist ever to receive the honor.

The annual award celebrates the achievements of a trailblazing female recording artist during the past 12 months and acknowledges her overall success and leadership in the music business.

For Swift, the honor comes at the close of a year in which she earned the entertainer of the year award from both the Academy of Country Music in April and the Country Music Assn. (CMA) in November. In May, Swift also won Billboard Music Awards for top country album, top Billboard 200 artist and top country artist.

"I'm just as shocked by it as all the fans are in the audience," Swift says of her guest stars, "the fact that they would spend their evening coming out and playing for free for my fans."

That gesture, made by artists across a variety of genres in numerous cities, speaks volumes about Swift's influence on pop culture.

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Kelly Rowland Headlines 1Xtra Live 2011

Kelly Rowland headlined for this year’s BBC 1Xtra Live festival, bringing us her biggest hits, including "Motivation," "Lay It On Me," "Like This," and much more.

Madonna will make a rare talk show appearance, discussing her upcoming film "W.E." on the "Graham Norton Show" on Jan. 14th.

The program airs in the U.K. on the BBC and in the U.S. on BBC America.

Madonna and her two lead actors, Andrea Riseborough and James D'Arcy, will discuss "W.E.," the drama she directed about the love affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson.

The film will open for a one-week awards-qualifying run on Dec. 9th and then open nationally on Feb. 3rd. The new release date is intended to capitalize on her rumored Super Bowl halftime performance and new album. The Weinstein Co. is releasing the film.

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Braxton Family Values: Season 2 (Episode 3) "A Snooping Dog"

Toni, Trina, Towanda, Traci, and Tamar, are at it again with season 2 of their hit WeTV reality series ‘Braxton Family Values.’ More after the jump!

On Wednesday, Mattel will make a one-of-a-kind Nicki Minaj Barbie doll available for auction at CharityBuzz.com, to be showcased at Divine Design's five-day event and gala at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

Bids will be received through Dec. 19 and will start at $1,000. Previous celebrities who've had a one-of-a-kind Barbie auctioned off at the event include Carol Channing, Rachel Zoe and Janet Jackson.

All proceeds will benefit Project Angel Food, which provides food for men, woman and children affected by HIV and AIDS.

"Barbie is obviously a pop culture icon. She's been in the spotlight for over 50 years, and strikes that chord with girls of all ages in terms of being representative of the times. And Nicki is a big part of pop culture and also huge within the fashion industry, as well as a big Barbie fan," says Stefani Yocky, a Barbie spokeswoman.

"It's really exciting for us that she's been so generous to allow us to create this one-of-a-kind doll to support such an important cause."

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First Listen: Lana Del Rey - "Born To Die" (Official Audio)

TLC Getting VH1 Scripted Made-For-TV Biopic Movie

VH1 will produce a scripted made-for-TV movie about the hip-hop/R&B trio, TLC. The network announced this as the first of a series of planned music biopics.

Screenwriter Kate Lanier ("Glitter," "What's Love Got to Do with It") will pen the script. Casting for Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, as well as a release date, has yet to be announced.

The group's real-life saga isn't short on drama: the tale includes millions of record sales, personal conflicts, a burned-down house, bankruptcy and the untimely death of Lopes in 2002.

"The reality of this brings me to tears because I am seeing one of my dreams come to life," Thomas said in a release. "I always felt our story had to be told."

Thomas and Watkins will serve among the film's executive producers and will also consult on the film.

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First Look: Lady Gaga "Marry The Night" Video Premiere

Jessica Simpson: I Think I'm Having A Girl!

Jessica Simpson and fiancé Eric Johnson are pretty sure they know what to expect when they're expecting – if only they could agree.

"I think it's a girl," Simpson, 31, told PEOPLE at the New York launch of a clothing line that she and sister Ashlee Simpson created. "But I don't know yet."

"I think it's a boy," says Johnson, who was on hand at Dylan's Candy Bar in New York along with future mother-in-law Tina Simpson. "We're pretty much at a standstill there."

"I don't think we can wait," says the former NFL player, 32. "Jessica is too honest about everything, she needs to know. I don't think she can hold that secret to herself."

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