As expected, XL/Beggars’ Vampire Weekend release will debut at #1 this week on the HITS Album chart, with MCA Nashville’s George Strait and Hollywood pop diva Demi Lovato jockeying for the two spots right behind the alternative darlings, whose newest, Modern Vampires of the City, is being touted as a stylistic breakthrough. Other chart tidbits:…

On Monday, Eight Mile Style, LLC, the company that administers the rights to Eminem’s music filed a lawsuit against Facebook. The complaint filed in Michigan federal court not only accuses the popular social network of lifting one of Eminem’s songs for the April launch of a new application called “Facebook Home,” but tells the story…

Prince has inked a new deal with Kobalt Music Group. Not only will he release new music under the label, he will be handling the development of other artists as well. I could only imagine what it would be like to work beside Prince. Kolbalt Music Group will serve all of Prince’s marketing and distributing needs….

In cased you missed it, here is a full list of winners from last night’s award ceremony. No real big surprises or upsets, everything looked pretty standard. I honestly think the young lady Miguel landed on should have won an award as well, but who am I. Check out the full list below: ARTIST AWARDS Top Artist:…

Justin Timberlake ties the record for the most No. 1s (six) by a male on Billboard’s Nielsen BDS-based Mainstream Top 40 radio airplay chart (which launched the week of Oct. 3, 1992), as “Mirrors” rises 2-1. He equals the sum of Bruno Mars, who tallied his sixth No. 1 last month with “When I Was…

After donating $70 million to the University of Southern California this week, Jimmy Iovine introduced Dre during yesterday commencement ceremony. Here’s what the good Doc prescribed. “I am excited and I am proud to now be a member of the Trojan family. I would also like to say congratulations to the University of Southern California’s Class of 2013.”…

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