Billboard reported on Thursday that John Mayer is on track to debut at No. 1 on the U.S. pop album chart next week. The singer/songwriter could sell between 275,000 and 300,000 copies of "Battle Studies" by week's end on Sunday, according to industry sources. more

"The sun will set on the 'Oprah' show as its 25th season draws to a close on September 9, 2011," Tim Bennett, president of Winfrey's Harpo production company, wrote in a letter to affiliates. more

The upcoming debut album by British singing sensation Susan Boyle has become the largest global CD pre-order in the history of Amazon.com, the online retailer said on Thursday. more

Morrissey told an audience member to "fuck yourself" before having him thrown out of his Hamburg CCH 1 gig on Tuesday (November 17). Watch video footage of the incident here

Chris Brown has received an "extremely favorable" report from probation officials overseeing his felony assault case, a judge said Thursday. more

Janet Jackson has quietly returned to A&M Records, according to New York Daily News. more

Irish songstress Lisa Hannigan has just released a special set of live recordings, Live At Fingerprints, which includes six live tracks done at Fingerprint Records in Long Beach, CA. Live At Fingerprints is out now exclusively at www.thinkindie.com, and everywhere else physically and digitally on December 15, 2009. Lisa and her band will be appearing on Last Call with Carson Daly this Friday, November 20.

Elle.com is reporting about Lily Allen's collaboration with Chanel. Karl Lagerfeld has chosen Lily to be the face of his Coco Cocoon bags and accessories more