Swift Discusses New “Different” Album and Working with Minaj

After another big year from Taylor Swift, the country pop crooner discusses her new upcoming album, saying that her new songs are not about “moving on” and this fourth release will be a much different feel than her other three albums.

When asked what experiences stirred such an emotional album, Swift said, “I can’t tell you, because it’s a secret. It will be unveiled when it all comes out, because they all seem to have a theme to them, the records that we’ve put out so far, and this one is no different. It’s very different in what it’s about, but it’s no different in the fact that it has its own name.”

In speaking of Nicki Minaj, who she had a chance to perform with, Swift said, “I love her. One of my favorite moments of the tour was when she came out at the Staples Center and sang ‘Super Bass’ with me, which was, like, the coolest thing. It was like a dream come true, so it’s amazing to get to run into her and see her around, and I’m just such a fan.” When asked if Swift would ever collaborate with Minaj, she answered, “I mean, we’re not working on anything right now. But I would love to at some point. That would be amazing.”

Tony Bennett Achieves First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200

Legendary pop singer Tony Bennett achieves his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with “Duets II,” making the 85-year old the oldest living act to reach No. 1. His all-star collaborations album bows in the top slot with 179,000 sold in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The 14-time Grammy Award winner’s previous high on the chart came in 2006, when his first “Duets” set debuted and peaked at No. 3 with 202,000. Bennett has been charting on Billboard’s charts since 1951 and notched his first hit on the Billboard 200 album tally six years later. Until today, the oldest living artist to top the Billboard 200 was Bob Dylan, whose “Together Through Life” debuted at No. 1 in 2009 when he was 67-years old.

Bennett’s “Duets II” features 17 pairings with such stars as Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood and the late Amy Winehouse. Last week, Bennett made news as the oldest living artist to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, when his duet with Winehouse, “Body and Soul,” debuted at No. 87.

Video: Amy Winehouse & Tony Bennett’s ‘Body and Soul’

Last week’s No. 1 album, Lady Antebellum’s “Own the Night,” falls to No. 2 with 125,000 (down 64%) while Adele’s “21″ also drops a spot to No. 3 with 117,000 (down 2%). Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter IV” descends 3-5 in its fourth week with 84,000 (down 28%).

The second-highest debut this week belongs to Demi Lovato’s third album, “Unbroken,” which debuts at No. 4 with 96,000 sold. Her last release, 2009′s “Here We Go Again,” opened at No. 1 with 108,000. Her first set, 2008′s “Don’t Forget,” debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 89,000.

Bennett and Lovato lead a total of six new arrivals in the top 10 this week. They are joined by rock act NeedToBreathe, Mindless Behavior, Gavin DeGraw and Pearl Jam.

Kanye West, Jay-Z Hold Onto Billboard Throne

After an impressive debut week on the Billboard 200 chart, Kanye West and Jay-Z’s collaborative effort Watch the Throne, will once again sit at the top. Adding to the 436,000 copies they sold last week, the hip-hop dynamos moved another 177, 000 this week, bringing their current total to 613, 000, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures.

While the Throne won’t get bragging rights to 2011′s biggest first-week seller on the Billboard charts (that honor still belongs to Lady Gaga), they successfully beat Coldplay’s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends record for one-week sales on iTunes. And needless to say, they’ve claimed the #1 spot on iTunes once again.

Though the second week of Watch the Throne saw a 59 percent drop in sales, it was enough to hold off chart newcomers. None of the week’s debuts saw six-digit sales, and only two will crack the top 10: Life at Best from country’s Eli Young Band at #6 (35,000) and the latest “Twilight” soundtrack favorite Blue October, Any Man in America at #8 (27,000). Other notable newcomers include rockers Breaking Benjamin’s Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin at #22 (14,000) and actor Jeff Bridges’ self-titled record, which places at #25 (13,000).

The rest of this week’s top 10: Adele’s 21, (#2, 80,000), Now That’s What I Call Music 39 (#3, 63,000), Luke Bryan’s Tailgates & Tanlines (#4, 53,000), Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party (#5, 37,000), Eric Church’s Chief (#7, 31,000), Beyoncé’s 4 (#9, 25,283) and Kidz Bop 20 (#10, 24,000).

As we inch closer to Sunday’s VMAs, fans are continuing to purchase records from this year’s nominees and performers, including Lady Gaga’s record-breaking Born This Way (#12), which saw a 9 percent increase with this week’s sales of 20,000, bringing it’s grand total to 1.7 milllion, and Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream (#15), up 7 percent after moving 17,000 more copies, which brings her album to 1.7 million as well.

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Video: Nicole Scherzinger “Right There” Featuring 50 Cent

Could this finally be the start of Nicole Scherzinger’s successful solo career? She’s managed to keep her name in the spotlight after the Pussycat Dolls fell apart, but her solo efforts have failed to take off.

Check out Nicole Scherzinger’s new single and video – Right There featuring 50 Cent –

Katy Perry’s ‘E.T.’ Performance On American Idol

Katy Perry blasted off into space last night during her performance of ‘E.T.’ Perry surprised fans when Kanye West took to the stage midway through the song.

Check out their performance –

Miley Cyrus Doesn’t Give A Damn About Her Bad Reputation

Miley Cyrus recently performed on Oprah with Joan Jett and let us all know that she doesn’t give a damn about her bad reputation, at least that’s what she sang in her duet with legendary female rocker, Joan Jett.

Check out Miley’s performance of ‘Bad Reputation’ featuring Joan Jett –

Hannah Montana rocked it out!

Britney and Rihanna Team Up for ‘S&M’ Remix!

Did anyone see this one coming?!

Rihanna has teamed up with Britney Spears to release a remix of ‘S&M.’ Rihanna’s asked her fans who they wanted to see her collaborate with and they said they wanted Brit Brit. And that’s exactly what they got. The remix was released today with Spears unmistakable voice.

The song sounds exactly the same. The only difference is Spear’s voice. Is anyone else confused by the timing of this release? Hasn’t Rihanna moved on to promoting her new single ‘California King Bed?’ Is this just an effort to make Spears more of a femme fatale?

Check out Rihanna and Britney Spears remix of ‘S&M’ –

[video] Beyoncé Rings In The New Year Performing ‘Halo’ With Chris Martin

Beyoncé and Chris Martin rang in the new year at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas with a performance of Beyoncé’s smash hit ‘Halo’. Beyoncé’s voice is unbelievable! Is there anything this woman can’t do?!

Check out Beyoncé and Chris Martin performing ‘Halo’ –

Taio Cruz Ft. Travie McCoy Higher Music Video

Taio Cruz has released a music video for the second version of his single “Higher”.

The track previously featured Kylie Minogue, but she’s been replaced by Travie McCoy for the American release of the single.

Check it out below!

Justin Bieber To Collaborate With The Rascal Flatts

Justin Bieber has worked with Ludacris, and Usher. His music has even been remixed by Kanye West, and now he is venturing into the world of Country Music.

Rascal Flatts singer Gary LeVox has revealed that the country group has recorded a song with the pop super star.

“(Justin) asked us to do a duet with him on his next record,” LeVox told Nashville radio station WSIX. “It’s actually a really good song!”

Justin Bieber confirmed the news via Twitter, he said: “I love @RascalFlatts and I’m honored that they are making music with me.” He also posted a link to a YouTube video that featured Rascal Flatts’ song “My Wish.”

This should be interesting……….

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