Pop star Katy Perry scores her 11th Number One song onMainstream Top 40 radio airplay chart with “Dark Horse,” which now ties her with Rihanna for most chart-toppers on that list. “Dark Horse” is the second Number One Mainstream Top 40 hit from Perry’s new albumPrism. Last year, its first single “Roar” held the top spot for five weeks. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Prism has sold more than 1.1 million copies since its October 18, 2013 release.
Residents of an upscale Atlanta neighborhood want Justin Bieber to stay out after news that the troubled pop star may move into the area. "If anything, because he's so young, maybe he has more to learn than some of us who are aged," neighborhood coalition president Sam Massell told Reuters. "But we expect him, if he moves to Buckhead, we expect him to obey the laws like everybody else does."
The “Now That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 49” compilation makes a Number One debut on this week’s 200 chart. This marks the first release in the “Now That’s What I Call Music! series to debut at Number One since 2012’s “Now 43.” Each of the 49 albums in the series has reached the Top 10. The new “Vol. 49” features hits by 16 of today’s biggest music stars. They include Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and Luke Bryan. On May 6, "Now That’s What I Call Music!" will celebrate the release of its 50th numbered volume. Its track list has not yet been announced.
Other new entries in this week’s200 Top 10 include “Love, Marriage & Divorce” by Toni Braxton & Babyface, coming in at Number 4. According to , the album is Braxton’s highest-charting album since 2005’s "Libra" and the first Number One ever for Babyface. Debuting at Number 5 is Broken Bells’ “After the Disco” and landing on the list at Number 6 is Little Mix’s “Salute.”
FOX-TV has cancelled “The X Factor” singing competition due to declining ratings of the once-popular show. Executive producer and judge Simon Cowell plans to return to the U.K.’s “X Factor” in late 2014. In December 2013, Demi Lovato announced that she wouldn’t be returning to the U.S. “X Factor” after judging the past two seasons. She said, “I started the show being a singer and a musician, and so I’m going to go back to that. It’s been really great, but I’m so excited for 2014. I’m going to dedicate it completely and entirely to music - touring and making a new album. Possibly releasing one.”
Queen’s 1981 album recently became the first album to sell more than six million copies in the United Kingdom. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the anthology has sold eight million copies in the United States. The RIAA lists Michael Jackson’s "Thriller" and the Eagles’ "Greatest Hits 1971-1975" as the top-selling albums in the U.S. with 29 million units sold apiece. Sharing second place are Billy Joel’s "Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II," Pink Floyd’s"The Wall" and Led Zeppelin’s "Led Zeppelin IV," which have each sold 23 million copies in the U.S.
“Burn Your Fire For No Witness” by Angel Olsen
“All the Pretty Things” by Ashley Riley
“Music Speaks” by Candice Glover
“Motivational Jumpsuit” by Guided By Voices
“Past Life” by Lost in the Trees
“Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles” by Suzanne Vega
“Boy Cried Wolf” by The Feeling
“Weird Kids” by We Are The In Crowd
The 2014 Country Radio Seminar (CRS) was held February 19-21 in Nashville. The event kicked off with the Country Radio Hall of Fame Dinner & Ceremony. This year’s Radio Inductees were Larry Wilson and Mike Brophey and On-air Personality awards went to Paul Schadt and Jim Denny. In addition, Country star Vince Gill was given the Country Radio Hall of Fame’s Career Achievement Award and Ed Hardy received the President’s Award. CRS culminated with the 2014 "New Faces of Country Music" show. The new artist showcase for radio and music industry professionals from around the world featured performances by Brett Eldredge, Tyler Farr, Cassadee Pope, Thomas Rhett and Charlie Worsham.
- Andy Taylor, founding member of Duran Duran celebrated his 53rd birthday. The British pop group is known for such hits as “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Union of the Snake” and “The Reflex.” Taylor left the band in 1985 and performed with Robert Palmer, John Taylor and Tony Thompson in The Power Station. In 2001, Andy Taylor reunited with Duran Duran for the first time in 15 years. Their reunion album, “Astronaut,” was released in 2004. Duran Duran’s latest album, 2011’s “All You Need is Now,” was released on keyboardist Nick Rhodes’ independent label. Last year, the group began work on a new album with producer Mick Ronson.