Marc Anthony Files For Divorce From JLo

Latin pop singer Marc Anthony has filed for divorce from singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, ending their seven-year marriage.

Anthony filed the petition under his real name Marco Muniz on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple announced in July that they were splitting up.

Anthony also filed for joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s 4-year-old twins, Max and Emme.

Fun.’s “We Are Young” Breaks Record

Fun.’s “We Are Young,” featuring Janelle Monae, leads the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a sixth week. In doing so, it becomes the first song ever to log six weeks of 300,000 or more in digital sales.

With 390,000 downloads sold in the April 2-8 tracking period, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the song returns for a seventh frame atop Hot Digital Songs (2-1). With its latest weekly sum, “Young” has sold at least 300,000-plus for six straight weeks, becoming the first song ever to reach such a total in each of six weeks – consecutive or not.

With its latest sales frame, “Young” passes 3 million in digital sales to date, becoming the only song to reach the milestone this year. In all of 2011, 14 songs sold in excess of 3 million – while, at this point last year, no titles had reached the mark.

“Young” also tops the Radio Songs chart, rising 2-1 with 120 million all-format audience impressions, according to Nielsen BDS. As it tops the tally in its seventh week, the track completes the fastest Radio Songs coronation by a group since Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor” reached the summit in its fifth frame in 2001.

Nicki Minaj Debuts at No. 1 With “Roman Reloaded”

Nicki Minaj scores her second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” debuts atop the list with 253,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

“Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” is not a reissue of the original “Pink Friday” album — despite its confusing title. It’s an all-new release, led by its official first single “Starships.” The track has already sailed to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album that “Roman Reloaded” replaces, Madonna’s “MDNA,” falls to No. 8 with 48,000 (down 86.7%) It debuted at No. 1 last week with 359,000. Its steep drop is the largest second-week percentage decline for a No. 1-debuting album since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991.

It surpasses the record set by Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way,” when it fell 84.27% in its second week on the chart dated June 18, 2011. “Born This Way” bowed the previous frame at No. 1 with 1.11 million, and then sold 174,000 in its second week at the top of the chart.

Justin Bieber WIll Make Tribeca Film Festival Appearance

Justin Bieber will win an award at the 11th Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, organizers announced this week.

The Tribeca Film Institute’s annual Interactive Day will take place on Monday, April 23. Designed as a day to explore what TFF calls “the digital media ecosystem,” it will feature a keynote address from Baratunde Thurston, director of digital for The Onion, and an interactive case study in the transmedia rollout of HBO’s series “Game of Thrones.”

The awards, which are designed “to highlight successful disruptive innovation in non-traditional, identity-based domains,” will include Lifetime Achievement Awards to Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter and Square, and John Wood, the founder of Room to Read.

Justin Bieber, who the TFF press release identifies as a “Global Superstar,” will receive an award with his manager, Scooter Braun, for the YouTube discovery and phenomenal success of a career that TFF says “disrupted the traditional gatekeepers of the music industry.” Bieber is expected to appear to collect his award.

The Tribeca Film Festival begins on April 18 and runs through April 29 in Lower Manhattan.

One Direction Being Sued By Band With Same Name

British boy band One Direction has been sued for trademark infringement because it is using the same name as a small California pop-rock group.

The California band says it is entitled to three times the profits made by their rivals, as well as compensatory damages in excess of $1 million.

The northern California band has been using the name One Direction since late 2009 and has recorded two albums, the lawsuit states. It filed an application to register the trademark name in the United States in February 2011.

The British band, made up of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles placed third on “The X Factor” and went on to top the U.K. charts with their first single.

The five man California band has a much lower profile. Led by singer and pianist Sean O’Leary, its members began making music at school and the group has played at local fairs and bars, according to their website.

The lawsuit said the continued use by both bands of the same name was causing “substantial confusion and substantial damage” to the goodwill earned by the California group.

Selena Gomez Talks New Album, Glee Cover, and Ethan Hawke Film

In an online video Q&A with her fans, Selena Gomez opened up about her edgier movie roles, including her next film with Ethan Hawke.

“I’m doing another movie called ‘The Getaway’ with Ethan Hawke. It’s really, really exciting,” she shared. “I go to Bulgaria and then I start filming. It’s more of an action movie, which is also different. So we’re doing that and then hopefully another movie, but that hasn’t really been confirmed yet. Then I’ll start working on my fourth album, which will be the best album I’ll ever do! But I’m just kind of halting music for a bit.”

She added that she’s “been really focused on more acting. For me it’s been fun to take risks and do things that are completely different. To be honest maybe some of you guys might not be comfortable with it. … I’m still the same person. Things that challenge me really excite me.”

Selena Gomez will also get the small-screen treatment on “Glee.” According to E! News, in the prom episode, shot last week, Lea Michele reportedly sings Selena’s track “Love You Like a Love Song.”

Lady Gaga Announces Born This Way European Tour Dates

Lady Gaga has announced dates for the European leg of her “Born This Way” tour.

Last week Gaga tweeted about the tour and it’s elaborate set-up, which, judging by the Born This Way Ball poster, will be somewhat medieval. “After 1.5 months of grueling rehearsal the stage is now fully built and set up for the last three weeks of preparation. Took my breath away,” she wrote.

Live Nation is again behind this tour, after steering most of Gaga’s 2010-2011 “Monster Ball” tour, which grossed $188 million from 167 shows, according to Billboard Boxscore.

Full list of Born This Way Ball tour dates:
Aug. 14: Sofia, Bulgaria (Vasil Levski National Stadium)
Aug. 16: Bucharest, Romania (Arena Nationala Stadium)
Aug. 18: Vienna, Austria (Wiener Stadthalle)
Aug. 21: Vilnus, Lithuania (Vingis Park)
Aug. 23: Riga, Latvia (Riga Mezaparks)
Aug. 25: Tallinn, Estonia (Tallinn Song Festival Grounds)
Aug. 27: Helsinki, Finland (Hartwall Arena)
Aug. 30: Stockholm, Sweden (Ericsson Globe)
Sept. 2: Copenhagen, Denmark (Parken Stadium)
Sept. 4: Koln, Germany (Lanxess Arena)
Sept. 8: London, UK (Twickenham Stadium)
Sept. 11: Manchester, UK (MEN Arena)
Sept. 15: Dublin, Ireland (Aviva Stadium)
Sept. 17: Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ziggo Dome)
Sept. 22: Paris, France (Stade de France)
Sept. 24: Hannover, Germany (TUI Arena)
Sept. 26: Zurich, Switzerland (Hallenstadion Zurich)
Sept. 29: Antwerp, Belgium (Sportpaleis)
Oct. 2: Milan, Italy (Medielanum Forum)
Oct. 4: Nice, France (Stade Charles-Ehrmann)
Oct. 6: Barcelona, Spain (Palau Sant Jordi)

Nicki Minaj at Top of UK Charts

Nicki Minaj scored her first U.K. bestseller as “Pink Friday — Roman Reloaded” opened at the top of the charts. The album now has the leading spot.

Minaj’s first album “Pink Friday” debuted at No. 34 in the U.K. in December 2010 and climbed as high as No. 16 last August. It’s still on this week’s Official Charts Company survey, falling 30-40, but is eclipsed by Minaj’s sophomore set, which opened at the summit ahead of Labrinth’s “Electronic Earth,” with Adele’s “21″ leaps back up another place at No. 3.

Jack White Says He “Really, Really” Misses the White Stripes

In a feature in the New York Times Magazine, singer/songwriter Jack White discusses his marriage, his children and his relationship with former wife/ White Stripes drummer Meg White, saying how much he misses the band and that he wishes it was still together.

“Some people can live their whole lives in limbo,” White said. “There came a point where I said, ‘If we’re not doing this, we need to put an end to it right now.’ And that’s what [Meg] wanted to do.”

“Meg completely controlled the White Stripes,” White continued. “She’s the most stubborn person I’ve ever met, and you don’t even get to know the reasons.”

Meg White declined to be interviewed for the Times piece.

“I’d make a White Stripes record right now. I’d be in the White Stripes for the rest of my life,” he said. “That band is the most challenging, important, fulfilling thing ever to happen to me. I wish it was still here. It’s something I really, really miss.”

White’s first solo album, Blunderbuss, is set to hit stores on April 24.

Katy Perry Says Madonna Inspired Her “Part Of Me” Film

Katy Perry has cited Madonna as a big influence, especially on her “Part of Me” 3-D concert movie, which hits theaters July 5. Perry says the film was partially inspired by the Queen of Pop’s 1991 film “Truth or Dare.”

In a recent interview with Teen Vogue, the always-colorful starlet spoke about her upcoming big-screen adventure and how “Truth or Dare” led to its creation.

“Madonna is everything to me, and that movie is amazing, because it caught her at a time when she was a bit more vulnerable,” Perry said of the film, which chronicled the icon’s Blond Ambition Tour. “I wanted to do that too, to capture a snapshot of who I am now so that I can remind myself what I’ve lost if I ever do become totally jaded.”

On Tuesday, the trailer for the anticipated flick surfaced. In the two-minute preview, Katy’s rise to stardom remains a key theme of the film as flashback footage and photos of the singer’s younger days is shown.

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