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  Who Charted? Vampire Weekend Win Big, Daft Punk Get Lucky at Last

  May 22, 2013 – First! Cue the streamers, it's Vampire Weekend! The prep-pop champs scored their biggest sale day to date with their new SPIN Essential Modern Vampires of the City, moving 134,000 units according to Nielsen SoundScan and, duh, scoring the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200. By comparison, 2010's Contra also bowed at No. 1 but sold 10K fewer copies — reason enough to pop a chilled can of Aranciata and celebrate. …
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  Who Charted? 'Gatsby' Fakes Way Into Music's Upper Echelon

  May 15, 2013 – First! Lady Antebellum extend commercial country's dominance of the Billboard 200 albums chart — even as Kenny Chesney's Life on a Rock makes a satisfying slide from No. 1 to No. 8 (48K), that indomitable Nashville trio sneaks in with Golden (167K). There's some small comfort to be had in knowing that their last one, 2011's Own the Night, debuted at 347K, according to Nielsen SoundScan. …
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  Democrats and Republicans Agree: Justin Bieber Sucks

  May 9, 2013 – It's the rare cause or event that unites Republicans and Democrats these days, but according to a music survey by Public Policy Polling, members of both parties can agree: Justin Bieber totally sucks. …
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  Who Charted? Kenny Chesney, So Let's All Quit and Sing Songs About Tractors

  May 8, 2013 – First! Well, we're not all that stoked for the guy, but Kenny Chesney's No. 1 victory for his 16th studio album Life on a Rock does give us an idea. The new set sold 153,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan — a very solid debut these days, which also happens to be his worst since 1999. His last album came out less than 11 months ago and it bowed at 193K. …
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  Justin Timberlake's '20/20 Experience Vol. 2' Drops Late September, Ahead of World Tour

  May 6, 2013 – Looks like Justin Timberlake will let the groove get back in later this year: The TIME-honored pop star has confirmed that the second volume of his mega-selling third album, The 20/20 Experience, will be released on September 30. Timberlake shared a photo through his Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts yesterday (May 5) that showed him in the studio, playing guitar. …
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  Who Charted? Phoenix Shall Be 'Bankrupt!' No More!

  May 1, 2013 – First! Michael Bublé. Meh-kel Boo-blah. To Be Loved. 195,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. No. 1. You aren't interested in that crap (except maybe for Mother's Day) and neither are we. The good news, we suppose, is that the dough-faced Canuck kept an American Idol pup from owning the top slot. Let's get her out of the way up here so she doesn't shit the bed below: Fantasia, Side Effects of You, 91K, No. …
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  Watch Justin Timberlake Make 'Ellen' Housewives Collectively Go Insane

  April 25, 2013 – Justin Timberlake brought two mid-tempo jamz off The 20/20 Experience to daytime television today (April 25), performing epic second single "Mirrors" and horn-puffed opening track "Pusher Love Girl" on Ellen. The TIME 100 honoree greeted the studio audience from inside a giant-sized box (cue obligatory "Dick in a Box" reference), sat down with Ellen DeGeneres to gab about marriage, and then led the Tennessee Kids through the two songs. …
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  'TIME' Is So Hip, Putting Frank Ocean, Miguel on Most Influential List

  April 18, 2013 – Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, Justin Timberlake, Miguel, and Christina Aguilera are just as influential as President Barack Obama, Pope Francis, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence — at least according to TIME magazine.The weekly publication has unveiled its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and all of the aforementioned pop stars made the cut. …
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  Who Charted? Paramore Score Their First No. 1, Country Gets the Rest

  April 17, 2013 – First! Paramore's Hayley Williams recently told SPIN that the band's mindset going into their first album in four years "was, like, we have no idea what we're doing." But Paramore debuted last week and nabbed the No. 1 slot on the Billboard Top 200 with 106,000 units moved, according to Nielsen SoundScan. While the Tennessee band's 2009 LP Brand New Eyes sold 175K upon its debut, that album peaked at No. 2. …
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  Who Charted? Tyler's 'Wolf' Overtakes Weezy, Nips at Timberlake's Heels

  April 10, 2013 – First! Though Justin Timberlake's vision was initially called into question, he's more than justified his foresight where The 20/20 Experience is concerned. The recent inductee to Saturday Night Live's five-timers club has sold over 2 million copies worldwide of his first album in seven years. …
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