Country superstar Tim McGraw is on course for his 15th top 10 album on the Billboard 200 chart with his new set, “Two Lanes of Freedom.” Industry sources say the effort is set for a No. 2 bow and could sell 100,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Feb. 10. The album…

50 Cent didn’t have to die to get rich. Thanks to his blockbuster debut Get Rich Or Die Tryin’,  50 flipped his underground hustle into a multi-million dollar empire. Today, Fif celebrates the 10 year anniversary of his multi-platinum seller. A lot has changed since then, but Fif’s managed to roll with the times. Above is an…

While the Super Bowl happened on the final day (Feb. 3) of the most recent Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking week, the game’s halftime performer — Beyonce — still sees some mighty sales gains on the charts. The diva headlined the CBS-broadcast festivities in New Orleans, where she performed eight songs and reunited with Destiny’s Child….

Josh Groban will grab the #1 spot next week, as the crooner’s latest, All That Echoes, is set to be the soundtrack for many a Valentine’s Day romance. Here are this week’s key debuts: Josh Groban (Reprise) 130-140k Tim McGraw (Big Machine) 90-100k Now 45 (Capitol) 80-90k Red (Provident) 35-40k Coheed and Cambria (Everything Evil/Hundred Handed) 35-40k Joe Budden (eOne) 25-30k Speaking of…

Swizz Beatz announced on Wednesday he has joined the creative and marketing team at Monster Cable Inc., lending additional star power to the audio company’s already heavy line-up of celebrity backers. As part of the arrangement, Beatz, whose real name is Kasseem David Dean, has become an equity investor in Monster and is now a…

Above, L-R: Universal Music Group president of global digital business Rob Wells and Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek (Photo credit: Phil McCarten) Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek on Tuesday said his company expects to pay rights holders to the tune of half-a-billion dollars in 2013. Ek, speaking at a technology and media event hosted by the…

Today’s non sequitur news comes straight from HOVA’s own Life + Times, as Roc Nation has signed Australian pop megastar, Kylie Minogue. Wait. What? Why is Jay-Z signing Kylie Minogue? No doubt she’s a worldwide superstar, but she doesn’t necessarily fit the mold of a Roc Nation artist. Unless we’re talking about the potential for money-making, in…