(Billboard) Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" album debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 1,108,000 copies sold in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's only the 17th album to sell a million in a week since SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991, and the highest sales week since 2005. more(BBC) An advert for a film which featured a man's head exploding and was broadcast during teen show Glee is banned by the advertising watchdog. more
(Billboard) NBC will air "The Voice" after the Super Bowl in February. An hourlong episode will air Sunday, Feb. 5 following the network's telecast of Super Bowl XLVI more
(Billboard) Although she's busy serving as a vocal coach on "The Voice," Christina Aguilera confirmed that she is working on her fifth studio album during an appearance on "Live! with Regis and Kelly." more
(Jam!) Baseball bosses at the Tampa Bay Rays have apologized to fans after Avril Lavigne staged a profanity-laden performance at a game over the weekend, stating they were "extremely disappointed" by her foul mouth more
(BBC) The names and release dates of Peter Jackson's two forthcoming films based on JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit have been announced. The first film will be called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and will be released in December next year. more
(Billboard) After releasing her first single, "Run the World (Girls)," in April and performing "1+1" last week, Beyoncι will unveil "Best Thing I Never Had," the next single from her forthcoming album, "4," today. more
(FMQB) Over Memorial Day weekend, T.I. sponsored a bus trip for family members of 14 of his fellow inmates to visit them in Forrest City Correctional Facility in Forrest City, Arkansas, where he is currently in the midst of an 11-month prison stay. more
(Jam!) Singer LeAnn Rimes has moved swiftly to reassure fans she's "a healthy girl" after revealing a photograph of herself looking stick-thin on a beach in Mexico. more
(BBC) A rare Charlie Chaplin film, bought for Β£3.20 on eBay, is expected to fetch a six-figure sum when it goes up for auction in June. more
(Billboard) A year and a half after dissing Jay-Z, Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel apologizes to Hov in a new interview. more
(Billboard) Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have offered a promo video previewing their upcoming Latin America-focused reality talent show, "‘Q'Viva! The Chosen." more
