*Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle has been hounded by a stalker who managed to get the singer's personal phone number. According to Boyle's brother Gerry, the crazed fan is "calling Susan and pretending to be me or other relatives." Although her brother is concerned for the "Britain's Got Talent" star's well-being, Boyle is not expected to increase her security following the incident. (News of the World).
*Idol's: Crystal Bowersox Engaged
"American Idol" season 9 runner-up Crystal Bowersox is engaged to her boyfriend Brian Walker and is looking to get hitched next month. The marriage will be the first for the 25-year-old singer, who is currently recording her debut album. (People)
*Daft Punk's 'Tron' Soundtrack Gets Release Date
Daft Punk's highly anticipated soundtrack to Disney's upcoming film "Tron: Legacy" will be released Nov. 22. The group recorded the disc for the film, which will be released Dec. 17, with "a symphony of one hundred world class musicians in London." (Pitchfork)
*Jay-Z Shares Forbes Cover with Waren Buffett
The lates-Z Shares Forbes Cover with Waren Buffettt issue of Forbes finds Jay-Z sharing the cover with billionaire investor Warren Buffett, whom the rapper recently met alongside Steve Forbes. The "Richest People in America" issue ranks Buffett at No. 2 and describes Jay-Z as "On His Way There."
*MC Hammer 'So Appalled' By Jay-Z Diss
On Kanye West's latest song "So Appalled," Jay-Z drops the verse, "I lost 30 mil, so I spent another 30 / Cause unlike Hammer, 30 million can't hurt me." Now MC Hammer has responded to the diss via multiple Twitter updates, including (in response to Jay-Z): "Stop talking about money when you know you can't put 50 thousand dollars together at a Family Reunion." Hammer also linked to a video he posted on his blog, which shows Hammer pounding a punching bag, as a response toward Jay-Z
*Nick Cannon Challenges Eminem to Boxing Match
A Facebook petition was created recently to get Eminem and Nick Cannon in the ring together and put their words into action. Cannon challenged Eminem to fight as a response to Eminem's controversial song "Bagpipes from Baghdad," which berates Cannon's wife, Mariah Carey. In the 24 hours the Facebook page has been up, there are more than 1,000 dans who are petitioning for the fight, which Cannon wants to double as a charity event.
Kid Cudi pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance on Friday (Sept. 24) following his arrest in June, a spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney tells Billboard.com. The rapper was given an ACD (adjournment in contemplation of dismissal) and sentenced to two days of community service.
Cudi (real name: Scott Mescudi) was arrested after a domestic dispute with a woman at her New York apartment led to police discovering a controlled substance on the rapper.
Kid Cudi Opens Up About Cocaine Use, Failed Lady Gaga Tour
In a recent interview with Complex magazine, Cudi said that the arrest was a turning point and forced him to stop his cocaine use. "No more blow. People do drugs to camouflage emotions and run away from their problems," says Cudi. He also added that reports that the substance was "liquid cocaine" were false: "No, I'm just fucking rich, and my blow comes in a jar," he explained.
Kid Cudi's sophomore album, "Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager," is currently slated for a Nov. 9 release, with single "Erase Me" at No. 78 on the Hot 100 this week.
Top 10 Songs ranks the 10 most popular songs of the week, month and year based on the top downloads from online song retailers since July 2004. Below this week's top 10 songs chart are links to all of our song charts.
1- Bruno Mars (Just The Way You Are)
2- Usher Featuring Pitbull (DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love)
3- Katy Perry (Teenage Dream)
4- Rihanna (Only Girl: In The World)
5- Nelly (Just A Dream)
6- Eminem Featuring Rihanna (Love The Way You Lie)
7- Far*East Movement Featuring Cataracs & Dev (Like A G6)
8- Taio Cruz (Dynamite)
9- Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull (I Like It)
10- Flo Rida Featuring David Guetta (Club Can't Handle Me)
Top 10 Indonesia Songs
1-Nidji (Disco Lazy Time)
2-Kangen Band (karena Dirimu)
3-Jackpot (Kata Temanku)
4-Gita Gutawa (Kembang Perawan)
5-Keris Patih (Memang Ini Jalanku)
6-Dygta (Kesepian)
7-Agnes Monica (Jera)
8-Djoker (Cinta Sebenarnya)
9-Sparx (Seperti Bintang)
10-Salta (Hai Sayang)
Lil Wayne is giving himself a nice birthday present on Monday (Sept. 27), but brick-and-mortar merchants haven't been invited to the party. The rapper released his next album, "I Am Not a Human Being," initially through digital channels only, with the physical release coming out two weeks later on Oct. 12. The physical album will have 12 tracks, two more than the digital release. According to sources, Cash Money/Universal Motown is projecting first week digital sales of 90,000 units for "I Am Not a Human Being"; second week digital sales of 25,000 units, and then the third week of digital and first week of physical is expected to do sales of 225,000 units, with 20,000 of that coming from digital. By releasing "I Am Not a Human Being" digitally only, Lil Wayne appears to have done in his chance to claim the top spot on the Billboard 200. Next week, Kenny Chesney's "Hemingway Whiskey" is being released and Sony Nashville is projecting first week sales to be roughly 300,000 units, which surpasses the Lil Wayne first week projection. Still, the digital supply can certainly keep up if it turns out that Cash Money/Universal Motown underestimated demand. Most brick-and-mortar merchants worry that putting a digital release out early could turn into a trend. "Its disturbing," says one merchant. "Its definitely putting brick-and-mortar second, and we are going to lose business that we would normally get. How is the consumer going to know that the album will have a second physical release?" Another merchant complains that with a little ingenuity, Lil Wayne could have had his birthday cake and eaten it too, and still left some for brick-and-mortar merchants. That merchant wonders why Lil Wayne just didn't offer a discount or a premium for fans who pre-ordered the album on his birthday, instead of choosing to alienate an entire retail channel. Meanwhile, not everyone is annoyed at the two-phase release strategy, or at least won't know how annoyed to be until it's determined if "I Am Not a Human Being," sells like "Rebirth" or "Tha Carter III." "Rebirth," a rock album with some hip-hop tracks, came out in the first week of February scanned 175,000 units, on its way to selling 677,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The all rap "Tha Carter III," which came out in June 2008, scanned 1 million units in its debut week, which was the last U.S. Album to achieve that sales feat. That album has since sold 3.5 million units. Digital sales of the former comprise 17% and 11% of the latter.
