Some of the performers slated for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards have been announced, and oh this lineup is gooood! Justin Bieber is set to perform at the event, which will be held Sunday, May 20. So will LMFAO, the Wanted and Carrie Underwood. What a mix!
Adele is unstoppable. Fresh off her Brit Awards and Grammy wins, the British superstar has another achievement under her young belt. Billboard reports that in its 21st week at No. 1, ’21′ beat Whitney Houston’s ‘The Bodyguard’ soundtrack for the most weeks at No. 1 ever by a woman.
But that’s not all.
‘We Found Love,’ the longest-reigning No. 1 single of Rihanna‘s career, rules the Billboard Hot 100 for the second consecutive week and 10th week overall.
December 13, 2011 For the first time ever, female artists rule the Billboard year end charts.
Earlier this year, Taylor Swift was chosen Billboard’s Woman of the Year for the music industry trade’s ‘Women in Music’ issue. At 21, the ‘Ours’ singer is the youngest lady to achieve the honor and she graces the cover of the just-arrived issue looking fierce.
Billboard has shown a great deal of love to Taylor Swift by honoring her as its latest Woman of the Year.
Swift, 21, has been recognized before by this prestigious music industry trade, receiving titles for Top Country Artist, Top Country Album and Top Billboard 200 Artist. But this new recognition makes her the youngest artist ever to earn the honor.
May 5, 2011 Steven Tyler's autobiography was release this past Tuesday, "Does The Noise In My Head Bother You", and this question was posed to him by Billboard magazine --- If your book was ever made into a movie, who would you like to see play you?
He said, Johnny Depp because
I've been hanging out with him lately; we're planning on writing a song together."
Of course St
Since the release of “California Gurls” in May of last year, the first single off of her most recent album Teenage Dream, Katy Perry has had a song in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. That tune, along with “Teenage Dream” and “Firework,” have ensured that Katy has kept a top-ten spot for 42 consecutive weeks, and according to PerezHilton.com, Perry is now tied with Mariah Carey and Santana for the second longest streak ever.
February 21, 2011 Why not! She's everywhere else! Lady Gaga performed on the Grammy's, released a new song and ready to release a new album in just a couple of months and now she'll grace the cover of the latest issue of Billboard magazine.
Do you think an artist can ever be over exposed?
February 16, 2011 Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" has debuted at the top of the chart to become the one-thousandth #1 in the 52-year history of the Hot 100's. In addition, "Born This Way" sold a whopping 448 thousand copies in its opening week according to Nielsen Soundscan -- the biggest debut sales week for a song by a female artist. It breaks the record Britney Spears set a month ago with "Hold It Against Me," which sold 411,000 copies.
