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Miley Cyrus in "Hannah Montana: The Movie"
April 22, 2009 11:00 AM ET
In its fourth week on the Billboard 200, the "Hannah Montana: The Movie" soundtrack (Walt Disney) reaches No. 1 for the first time, vaulting to the top of the chart with 133,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan More...




April 22, 2009
'Hannah Montana' Takes Top Spot On Billboard 200
Exclusive: Rob Thomas Premieres Single, Gears Up For Album, Tour
Adam Lambert Secures 'Idol' Lead With Disco Song
John Vanderslice Going ‘Romanian' For New Album, Label

April 21, 2009
Coachella Fest Posts Second Biggest Year Ever
Lollapalooza 2009 Lineup Announced
Pixies Getting Reissue Treatment With 'Minotaur' Box Sets
Eagles' Timothy Schmit Taps Kid Rock, Dwight Yoakam For Solo Set
LCD Soundsystem, Gnarls Barkley, My Morning Jacket For Darfur Benefit
Lauryn Hill Adds Stockholm Jazz Fest To European Tour
Richie Havens Concert To Mark Woodstock Anniversary
Newport Jazz, Folk Fests Returning To Roots
'Divas' Returning to VH1

April 20, 2009
Green Day Announces Summer Tour
My Bloody Valentine, Cure Close Out Coachella
Lady Gaga and Calvin Harris Remain Atop U.K. Charts
Jane's Addiction Reunion Marred By Feuds
Keyshia Cole Announces Tour Dates
Madonna Injured In Hamptons Horsing Accident
Record Store Day Traffic, Sales Up

April 19, 2009
Killers, M.I.A. Cap Off Day Two At Coachella

April 18, 2009
McCartney, Morrissey and Leonard Cohen Kick Off Coachella
Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, Raconteurs Win Detroit Music Awards

April 17, 2009
Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis Lined Up for Roskilde
Beyonce Announces U.S. Tour Dates
'Anvil!' Movie A Hit, 'Metal on Metal' Headed To 'Rock Band'
Sean 'Diddy' Combs To Star In 'Sarah Marshall' Spin-Off
Drive-By Trucker Patterson Hood's 'Love Songs' Due This Summer
Steven Tyler Enlists In Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp
Pirate Bay Founders Get Jail Sentence
Record Store Day: The 10 Coolest Events and Releases
K-os Embraces 'Name-Your-Price' Strategy For Tour

April 16, 2009
Dead Weather Recording More Music Before Tour
Matt Giraud Spared, Miley Cyrus Appeared on 'American Idol'
Tinted Windows Ready To Hit The Road
'Hannah Montana' Boosts Six Songs On Hot 100
Jamey Johnson's 'In Color' Award Sends Album Sales Soaring
Rascal Flatts Vs. 'Hannah Montana' For Next Week's No. 1
Nate Dogg Cleared Of Stalking Charge
Raekwon Signs With EMI For 'Cuban Linx 2'
U2, Lady GaGa Continue Euro Chart Domination
Poco Reuniting With Timothy Schmit For Stagecoach Fest
'Idol' Champ Fantasia To Star In Reality Series

April 15, 2009
NBA Drafts Kanye West For Playoffs
Rascal Flatts Scores Fourth Billboard 200 No. 1
Etienne de Crécy Brings The Cube To Coachella
Rodney Jerkins Becomes 'Starmaker'
Jill Sobule Releases Fan Financed 'California Years'
Rapper Kid Cudi Signs With Universal Motown
Iron Maiden's 'Flight 666' Doc Takes Off
Ben Folds Gives His Hits A Capella Twist
George Harrison Gets Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
Adam Lambert Gets 'Wild' On 'Idol' As Judging Format Changes
Michael Jackson Auction Canceled

April 14, 2009
Update: LA Jury Convicts Phil Spector In Murder Of Actress
Levon Helm Going "Electric" This June
'Spring Awakening' Headed To Big Screen
Kanye West's Arraignment Delayed
Decemberists, Stephen Colbert To Meet Again
Peter Wolf Preps Solo Record, J. Geils Reunion

April 13, 2009
Pearl Jam Album, Film, Tour In The Works
'Hannah Montana' Rocks Box Office With $34 Million Opening
Dave Matthews, Beasties, Pearl Jam For Outside Lands Fest
Aerosmith, ZZ Top Announce Tour Dates
Cam'ron Returns From Exile With 'Crime Pays'
Regina Spektor Looking ‘Far’ This June
New York Dolls Revisit Roots On 'Sez So'
Lady GaGa, Calvin Harris Top U.K. Charts
Delfonics Founder Randy Cain Dies
Ziggy Marley Remixing Dad's Classics For Kids

April 12, 2009
Dead Tour May Lead To New Music, Recordings
Billy Bob Thornton's Band Cancels Canadian Tour

April 10, 2009
Dave Matthews Band's 'Big Whiskey' Is A Toast To LeRoi Moore
Green Day To Celebrate Album Release With NYC Club Gig
Music Festivals Not Feeling Economic Pinch
Ted Nugent Reuniting Amboy Dukes For Detroit Music Awards
Guns N' Roses Brings 'Democracy' to 'Rock Band'
U2, Lady GaGa Stay On Top Of Euro Charts
Kanye Says 'South Park' Put Him In Check

April 09, 2009
Rascal Flatts On Track To Score No. 1 On Billboard 200
Kanye West Launching Energy Drink, Cologne
Black Eyed Peas, Lady GaGa Top Hot 100
'American Idol' Down To Seven As Scott MacIntyre Exits
Gym Class Heroes Warm Up For New Album
Ani DiFranco Readies New Songs For Tour, Album
Gospel Patriarch David 'Pops' Winans Sr. Dies

April 08, 2009
Keith Urban Soars To No. 1 On Billboard 200
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Announces Solo Tour
Nas, Damian Marley Prep Collaborative Album
Black Eyed Peas Score First No. 1 On Hot 100
Common Launching Diesel Cologne, Microsoft Clothing Line
Iggy Pop, Ron Wood Sign On For Benefit Concert
Rounds Derided, Lambert Gets Standing O On 'Idol'
Willie Nelson, Lee Ann Womack To Play Detroit's Downtown Hoedown
Lauryn Hill, Herbie Hancock, Black Eyed Peas Top Montreux Jazz Fest Bill
iTunes Price Changes Take Effect

April 07, 2009
Nas, Damian Marley, The Roots Lead Rock The Bells Bill
Beatles' Catalog Re-Mastered, Digital Talks Continue
Coldplay Denies Satriani's Copying Claim In Court
Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty
The National To Play AIDS Benefit Song On 'Fallon'
Jo Dee Messina Planning Intimate Concert Tour
Eminem, Lil Wayne: Billboard Bits
Kiss Lets Fans Vote For Upcoming Tour Stops
Rosanne Cash Readies 'The List'
Frankie Beverly & Maze Tribute Album In The Works
Marc Ribot Plans May Retrospective

April 06, 2009
AC/DC Adds Summer Stadium Shows
Carrie Underwood Takes Top Prize At ACM Show
Son Volt Returns With New Album, Label
Sen. Schumer Proposes New Federal Scalping Law
Simon And Garfunkel Confirm Reunion Tour
Phish To Play Fenway Park
Pet Shop Boys Say 'Yes' To 25 Years Of Synth Pop
Bon Jovi Docu To Debut At Tribeca Film Fest
Basement Jaxx, Tiësto Top Creamfields Lineup
Chris Brown Due Back In Criminal Court
Lady GaGa Rules U.K. Charts
Jazz Great Bud Shank Dies At 82

April 05, 2009
Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Reunite At New York Benefit
Metallica, Run-DMC Inducted Into Rock Hall Of Fame
Jimmy Page Honors Jeff Beck At Rock Hall Of Fame
Ron Wood Taps Eddie Vedder, Bob Rock For Solo Album
Run-DMC Duo Leave Door Open For Future Collaboration
Max Weinberg Is Proud Papa As Son Sits In With Springsteen
Jeff Beck Talks Hall Of Fame, New Album
Ex-Beach Boy Jardine Recruits Neil Young, Steve Miller For Solo Album

April 04, 2009
Aerosmith To Tour With ZZ Top, New Album Delayed
Black Eyed Peas On Course For First Hot 100 No. 1
Cleveland Rocks As Hall Of Fame Festivities Begin

April 03, 2009
Fall Out Boy Takes 50 Cent On Tour
Anvil On A Roll As Film Hits Theaters
Duff McKagan Restarts Loaded, Says U.S. Economy 'Will Recover'
Madonna Loses Adoption Bid In Malawi
Charlie Louvin Returns At 81 With Two New Albums
Café Tacuba Announce World Tour
Temptations To Sing National Anthem At Final Four
Coldplay Taps Pete Yorn For Tour Opener

April 02, 2009
No Doubt, Dave Matthews, Flo Rida Set For 'Today' Show Concerts
Update: Prince, Keith Urban Vie For No. 1
Jayhawks Reuniting For Summer Shows
Lady GaGa Scores Hot 100 Milestone With 'Poker Face'
'American Idol' Judges Dump Megan Joy
Jeff Beck To Headline Montreal Jazz Fest
Santana To Begin Las Vegas Residency In May
Lucky Dube Murderers Get Life In Prison
Rolling Stones Reissues Coming

April 01, 2009
Update: Metallica To Be Two-Bassist Band At Hall Of Fame
'Idol' Judges Distracted By Iraheta's Funky Outfit
Sheryl Crow, Modest Mouse, Katy Perry Set For Bumbershoot

Study: 86% Would Pay For Legal P2P
Different study, similar results. The Swedish Performing Rights Society (STIM) has released a study titled "Pirates, File-Sharers and Music Users" that reaffirms the lures of P2P and, for a change, attempts to put a price on users' willingness to pay for legal and unlimited downloads.
IFPI: U.S. Music Sales Slump 18.6%
Recorded music sales - made up of trade value revenue from physical sales, digital sales and performance rights - decreased 18.6% in value on the previous year to $4.98 billion in the U.S. in 2008, according to new figures from the IFPI.
Lily Allen Lined Up For Somerset House Shows
Soul diva Grace Jones and U.K. pop act Lily Allen are among the first acts announced to play at this year's open-air concert Summer Series at London's Somerset House.
Coachella Fest Posts Second Biggest Year Ever
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival rang up its second biggest year ever, with an aggregate attendance of 160,000, according to producer Paul Tollett, president of Goldenvoice, a division of AEG Live. The event was held April 17-19 at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif.
Billboard.biz Q&A: Brand Asset Digital's Joey Patuleia
Brand Asset Digital came out with a new product this week called P2P Pulse. Joey Patuleia, the company's co-founder, spent a few minutes with Billboard.biz explaining the product and its intent.
Coldplay, Duffy Up For Three Ivor Novellos
Coldplay, pop singer Duffy and alt-rock act the Ting Tings are among the nominees for the Ivor Novello Awards for songwriters and composers, alongside a largely unknown self-published musician, Nick Hemming.

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