CHECK OUT THE THE TOP 10 SINGLES AND ALBUMS ON ITUNES

iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Dec. 20, 2010:

Singles:
1. “Grenade,” Bruno Mars
2. “Firework,” Katy Perry
3. “6 Foot 7 Foot (feat. Cory Gunz),” Lil Wayne, Cory Gunz
4. “The Time (Dirty Bit),” Black Eyed Peas
5. “What’s My Name?” Rihanna, Drake
6. “We R Who We R,” Ke$ha
7. “Raise Your Glass,” P!nk
8. “Black and Yellow,” Wiz Khalifa
9. “Tonight (feat. Ludacris & DJ Frank E),” Enrique Iglesias
10. “Bottoms Up (feat. Nicki Minaj),” Trey Songz

Albums:
1. “TRON: Legacy,” Daft Punk
2. “Glee: The Music — The Christmas Album,” Glee Cast
3. “Love Letter,” R. Kelly
4. “Michael,” Michael Jackson
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Lil Wayne Is First Artist Ever To have a #1 Album Behind Bars

Lil Wayne had the top-selling album in the country earlier this month. He’s on the president’s iPod. He’s on the charts with two singles and a collaboration on a third. He’s on Facebook with updates for the more than 14 million people following them. He is, in every respect, on.

Don’t forget, Lil Wayne’s in jail. But his public persona is anything but locked away.

The rapper, who’s on track to be released Thursday after serving eight months in a gun case, is the first artist in 15 years to release a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart while serving a sentence. His “I Am Not a Human Being” spent a week in the top slot and has sold more than 323,000 copies since its Sept. 27 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

It’s hardly a coveted distinction. But it is both a reflection of Lil Wayne’s popularity — he went to jail a multiplatinum-selling Grammy Award winner — and a result of astute maneuvering in the multimedia landscape that now envelops pop stardom. Staying relevant? Try omnipresent.

“The challenge was to make sure you feel like he never left,” says Bryan “Birdman” Williams, the Cash Money Records co-founder who has fostered Lil Wayne’s career since the rapper’s teens. “We came with a good strategy, and it worked.”

CHECK OUT THE THE TOP 10 SINGLES AND ALBUMS ON ITUNES

iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Oct. 4, 2010:

Singles:
1. “Like a G6 (feat. Cataracs & Dev),” Far East Movement
2. “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars
3. “Just a Dream,” Nelly
4. “Only Girl (In the World),” Rihanna
5. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
6. “Club Can’t Handle Me (feat. David Guetta)(From “Step Up 3D”),” Flo Rida
7. “Toxic (Glee Cast Version),” Glee Cast
8. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” Usher
9. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
10. “Gonerrhea,” Lil Wayne, Drake

Albums:
1. “I Am Not a Human Being,” Lil Wayne
2. “Hemingway’s Whiskey,” Kenny Chesney
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Wrap Up

Noteworthy links for you to check out!

Esmee Denters & Justin Timberlake Are Love Dealers – Hollywire

Singing Sensation Lin Yu Chun Can Dance! – PopGoesTheBeat

Lil Wayne Thanks Fans While Launching New Web site – TheFameChaser

VIDEO: Watch Southern Rockers Need to Breathe Perform Their Hit “Something Beautiful” – US Magazine

WATCH: Kelly Clarkson performs medley live in Sydney – The Prophet Blog

Video: Rihanna Takes A Tumble On Stage In Marseille – Neon Limelight

Idol Gives Back results: The summary – Idol Chatter

H*Wood – Could It Be You – Crazed Hits

Money Left On The Table…Weekly Digital sales of the most popular songs – Kings Of A&R

The Xx Play with Fire in ‘Islands’ – Billboard.com

Lil’ Wayne Blogs From Prison

Lil’ Wayne doesn’t want fans to forget about him while he’s serving time behind bars, so his team has launched the site WeezyThanxYou.com.

The first message posted on Wayne’s site says, “During my prison stint, I want my fans to know I love you. I want all of you to know that I appreciate all the mail I get, and this is my way of saying thank you.”

Karen Civil, an online marketer at Wayne’s label says, “Wayne writes hand written letters giving updates on his time, and also answering questions from fans. The letter is rewritten to his blog.”

Want to be Lil’ Wayne’s prison pen pal? Write him here: Eric M. Taylor Center, Dwayne Carter NYSID# 02616544L, 10-10 Hazen Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11370

Billboard’s Top 10 Money Makers Of The Year

Billboard has released it’s Top 40 Money Makers list and we’ve got the top 10 here for you. How does Billboard calculate these top earners? Their top-secret Money Makers formula is comprised of, among other variables, monies earned from CD and digital sales, publishing royalties and all forms of streaming. But the largest component of their formula is, without a doubt, touring, as seen by this years top money maker.

Here are the Top 10 Money Makers:

1. U2 $108,601,283
2. Bruce Springsteen $57,619,037
3. Madonna $47,237,774
4. AC/DC $43,650,466
5. Britney Spears $38,885,267
6. Pink $36,347,658
7. Jonas Brothers $33,596,576
8. Coldplay $27,326,562
9. Kenny Chesney $26,581,141
10. Metallica $25,564,234

Other notable artists worth mentioning include:

13. Beyoncé $23,658,131
15. Miley Cyrus $21,285,996
21. Taylor Swift $17,204,646
25. Kings Of Leon $14,421,763
30. Lil Wayne $12,866,174
31. Paul McCartney $12,203,170

With touring being a large component to Billboard’s formula, after selling more than 10 million albums and extending practically every leg of her tour, Lady Gaga will certainly make next year’s list.

Lil Wayne Shoots 9 Videos In One Week

As we mentioned the other day, Lil Wayne will undoubtedly be an even bigger star when he gets out of jail. Wayne and his team have devised a business plan that will keep the rapper in the limelight while he’s behind bars, so fans won’t have to feel the lose while he’s put away.

According to Digital Spy, Lil Wayne shot nine music videos this past week with director David Rousseau!

“We shot some s**t from the We Are Young Money compilation album, we shot something from [Wayne's forthcoming] Tha Carter IV and some stuff from [Wayne's new album] Rebirth,” Rousseau told MTV News.

“Everybody is on board because everybody knows what’s at stake. Unlike T.I. and some of these other guys that’ve disappeared while they were in, the point is to keep Wayne [visible] on TV and everything for whatever time he’s in. He’s at the height of his career, you can’t let that momentum slip.”

I’ve got to give it to him, he’s not as dumb as he looks…

Lil Wayne Not Going To Jail Today! Sentencing Postponed.

Photo: Andy Kropa/Getty Images

Lil Wayne arrived in a Manhattan courtroom today where his lawyer, Stacey Richman, informed Judge Charles H. Solomon that the rapper is suffering from a cracked tooth and needs to postpone his sentence. The judge agreed and ruled to reschedule for March 2. Lucky bastard.

I have a feeling this all part of Lil Wayne’s plan. He’s got more business to take care of before he ends up behind bars for a year.

Wayne already has an entire new album worth of material ready to release and it happens to be a rock album, which will officially make the rapper a crossover artist. According to Donnell Alexander of NPR Music, “They [Wayne's Record Label] are moving from their headquarters in New Orleans to New York, to be close to him while he’s at Rikers Island.” It will be business as usual for Wayne’s label while he’s behind bars. He may come out even bigger than he was before he went to jail.

The Top 10 Singles And Albums On iTunes

Ke$ha (pictured above) is ruling the iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Jan. 11, 2010:

Singles:
1. “Tik Tok,” Ke$ha
2. “Blah Blah Blah (feat. 3OH!3),” Ke$ha
3. “Bad Romance,” Lady GaGa
4. “Replay,” Iyaz
5. “Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys),” Jay-Z
6. “Fireflies,” Owl City
7. “Drop the World (feat. Eminem),” Lil Wayne
8. “BedRock,” Lloyd, Young Money
9. “I Gotta Feeling,” Black Eyed Peas
10. “Sexy Chick (feat. Akon),” David Guetta

Albums:
1. “Animal,” Ke$ha
2. “The Fame Monster (standard),” Lady GaGa
3. “Ocean Eyes,” Owl City
4. “Glee — The Music, Vol. 2,” Glee Cast
5. “Avatar,” James Horner
6. “Glee — The Music, Vol. 1,” Glee Cast
7. “The Element of Freedom,” Alicia Keys
8. “Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” Various Artists
9. “Battle Studies,” John Mayer
10. “The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies),” Black Eyed Peas

The Top 10 Singles and Albums On iTunes

Check out iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Dec. 28, 2009:

Singles:

1. “Tik Tok,” Ke$ha

2. “Replay,” Iyaz

3. “Fireflies,” Owl City

4. “Bad Romance,” Lady GaGa

5. “Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys),” Jay-Z

6. “Down (feat. Lil Wayne),” Jay Sean

7. “Whatcha Say,” Jason Derulo

8. “Party In the U.S.A.,” Miley Cyrus

9. “Do You Remember (feat. Sean Paul & Lil Jon),” Jay Sean

10. “Meet Me Halfway,” Black Eyed Peas

Albums:

1. “Ocean Eyes,” Owl City

2. “The Fame Monster (standard),” Lady GaGa

3. “We Are Young Money,” Young Money

4. “Stronger with Each Tear,” Mary J. Blige

5. “Relapse,” Eminem

6. “Glee — The Music, Vol. 2,” Glee Cast

7. “My World,” Justin Bieber

8. “The Element of Freedom,” Alicia Keys

9. “Fearless,” Taylor Swift

10. “Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Various Artists

Music listeners are eating up Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok.” It is currently burning up the charts, and I think it should be. She has great sound and some catchy fun lyrics.

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