?Coldplay sold 383,000 copies of its new album “Ghost Stories” the first week of release, giving the set the highest sales week so far this year. “Ghost Stories” debuts at Number One on the200, Top Rock Albums, Alternative Albums and Digital Albums charts. Also new in this week’s Top 10 on the200 chart are Country singer Brantley Gilbert’s “Just As I Am,” Phillip Phillips’ “Behind The Light” and the motion picture soundtrack to “The Fault In Our Stars.”
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Australian rapper Iggy Azalea ties a record held by the Beatles since 1964. She ascends to Number One on the Hot 100 chart with “Fancy,” featuring Charli XCX and also holds the Number Two spot on the list as a guest on Ariana Grande’s “Problem.” According to , Azalea and the Beatles are the only acts to rank at Number One and Number Two simultaneously with their first two Hot 100 hits. “Fancy” also tops this week’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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The late Michael Jackson re-enters this week’s Hot 100 chart at Number 14 with “Billie Jean.” The song last appeared on that chart in 1983, when it spent seven weeks at Number One. A new Michael Jackson single from his new albumhas the second highest debut at Number 45. The album’s lead single, “Love Never Felt So Good,” slips to Number 16. That track is a duet with pop singer Justin Timberlake.
British publisher Tom Maschler is offering an 89-piece collection of John Lennon material to Sotheby’s Auction House. The collection includes drawings, poems, short stories, a cartoon and a nine-page manuscript. The auction takes place on June 4 in New York.
The first three albums by legendary rock band Led Zeppelin were released on June 3. The group’s guitarist Jimmy Page remastered “Led Zeppelin,” “Led Zeppelin II” and “Led Zeppelin III,” which will be followed by six additional albums in chronological order. The reissues are available in six different formats: single CD, deluxe edition (2-CD), single vinyl LP, deluxe edition vinyl, digital download and super deluxe boxed set. Jimmy Page said, “The material on the companion discs presents a portal to the time of the recording of Led Zeppelin. It is a selection of work in progress with rough mixes, backing tracks, alternate versions, and new material recorded at the time.”
“Animal Ambition” by 50 Cent
“Meteorites” by Echo & The Bunnymen
“Beauty & Ruin” by Bob Mould
“Road Between” by Lucy Hale
“Platinum” by Miranda Lambert
“Now That’s What I Call Country Volume 7” by various artists
“Rock ‘n’ Roll Telephone” by Nazareth.
Darius Rucker’s fifth annual “” took place June 2 in Nashville, Tennessee. Also on the bill are Kenny Rogers, Clint Black, Thompson Square, the Eli Young Band, David Nail, Cassadee Pope and Corey Smith. One-hundred percent of the proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Rucker said, “St. Jude does such amazing work for young cancer patients and their families, and I’m grateful to all my fellow artists and friends for coming together to have some fun and support such a great cause.” On June 3, Rucker hosted his annual “Darius and Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament,” which also raises money for St. Jude.
On June 5, Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry will host its 6th Annual Guitars of the Stars Benefit Auction. Up for bid are guitars autographed by such popular Country stars as Luke Bryan, Vince Gill, Carrie Underwood, and others. All proceeds go to the Opry Trust Fund, which assists members of the Country music community in need.
On June 5, Big & Rich will officially kick off the 2014 CMA Music Festival with a concert at Nashville’s Riverfront Stage. The four-day festival, created in 1972 as Fan Fair, draws tens of thousands of Country music fans from around the world. In addition to daytime and nighttime concerts, the annual event offers many activities and artist autograph signings.
- Singer - 40; Country singer , formerly of the award-winning duo Brooks & Dunn - 61; guitarist Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones - 67; legendary singer - 80.
- Singer-songwriter - 28; singer of Spandau Ballet - 54; drummer Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones - 73.
- Australian Country singer - 46; singer of Phish - 49; singer - 63; singer formerly of the British rock band Mott the Hoople - 75.
- Bassist of Los Lonely Boys - 34, bassist of The Dave Matthews Band - 40; singer and actress of The Mamas and the Papas - 70.
- of Fall Out Boy - 35; singer - 45; saxophonist - 58; Country singer of the Statler Brothers - 69.
- Singer - 40; singer and bassist of Slayer - 53; guitarist - 54; Country singer - 71.