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Take that Joe Jonas! Taylor Swift finally has something to be happy about amidst all the breakup and cheating talk. She just came in at number one on the Billboard charts for her album Fearless, which has sold over 592,000 copies in one week. She has one of the largest opening sales week in 2008 by a female artist. She’s also in fourth place in general, right behind Lil Wayne, AC/DC, and Coldplay. Bet it feels a...

Celine Dion has been forced to cancel several of her shows due to an illness. She’s in the middle of a north American tour, and is unable to perform because of a respiratory illness. She already pulled out of shows in Minneapolis, Chicago, Indianapolis. And now doctors have forced her Tulsa, Kansas City and St Louis, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Omaha, and Denver. That’s a whole lot of dates! But don’t worry fans! Celine has already...

We certainly hope this isn’t any time soon! Chris Martin has been heavily hinting at his retirement lately. He believes musicians should step away from the music scene when they’re in their mind 30s. He says he and his band Coldplay will retire from the limelight in a couple years to ensure they’re ending at the top of their game. But lucky for us fans, Chris says until that time, they’ll continue to pump out as...

Carrie Underwood won the prestigious award of Vocalist of the Year at last night’s CMAs. Carrie, who co-hosted the show with Brad Paisley, has won the award three years in a row now! Her popularity just seems to keep going up! For the full list of winners from last night, click here.

Rihanna has decided to cancel a show in Indonesia due to security concerns. According to the New York Times, there is heightened danger in the area following the execution of three men accused of bombing a night club on the close island of Bali in 2002. Rihanna was scheduled to play to a sold-out crowd in the capitol of Jakarta, but while she was in Australia the government started warning people not to travel to Indonesia at this time. ...

Billy Joel and Elton John are teaming up for a world tour beginning in 2009, and going for two years. He says, "Billy and I will go out next year for at least two years on and off. All over the world. It's something I've looked forward to for a long time. I love touring with him. We're both such good friends." And it’s a pretty good deal too! "It's two for the price of...
It’s time to give Aretha Franklin a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T, because she’s been named the greatest singer of the rock era in a new poll. The 20-time Grammy winner beat out Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, who came in at numbers 11 and 16! Put that in your pipe and smoke it! Ray Charles was the #2 winner, followed by Elvis Presley in third. The #4 spot goes to Sam Cooke, with...

Taylor Swift has a new album coming out and she is really excited about it. Her album comes out tonight at midnight and she was so excited she couldn't sleep. Read the entire blog below: “Hey guys! I should be sleeping, because I have to get up in a few hours to go to Good Morning America tomorrow– but I can’t. I can’t stop thinking about the fact that in less than 24 HOURS, the new album...

Thanksgiving day is right around the corner, and that means New York City is gearing up for the big Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year we can expect performances by Miley Cyrus, David Archuleta, Kristen Chenoweth, James Taylor, Darius Rucker and Trace Adkins. The parade, which kicks off at 9am, will be hosted by the Today Show anchors Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, and Al Roker.

Rapper Nas has just released a song in honor of yesterday’s historical election. He has been on tour in Norway, and was unable to get to the polls, so he decided to write a track in honor of Barack Obama instead. Producer DJ Green Lantern tells MTV.com, "I'm currently on tour in Europe with Nas and we were at dinner talking about how crazy it is that we're not in the states on Election Day. Someone...

Amy Winehouse may be headed for a big comeback after all. All we’ve heard from her and her camp lately is bad news and hospital visits. But could it all be changing for Amy? Her label thinks so! Island Records chairman Lucian Grange says Amy’s poised to make a big comeback, and we know how much the industry loves those this year! Grange says he has no doubts Amy will bounce back next year after her new album...

Kanye West has a new song out called Heartless. Is it just us, or does he love the auto-tuner now? This song utilizes the editing room just as much as Love Lockdown, but without as much of a beat. Agreed?