Eminem, 50 Cent & Dr. Dre "Crack" Kelly Clarkson
Eminem, with assists from high-powered pals 50 Cent and Dr. Dre, has landed at No. 1 on the charts and in the record books with his latest single, "Crack the Bottle."
The track was (legally) downloaded a record 418,000 times in its first week and easily bounced Kelly Clarkson’s "My Life Would Suck Without You" from the top slot on Billboard’s Hot 100.
It marks his second No. 1, after 2002’s "Lose Yourself." For Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, it’s trips three and four, respectively.
"Crack the Bottle" is the lead single from Em’s forthcoming Relapse album, but it’s also likely to appear on Fiddy’s own Before I Self Destruct, out next month, and Dre&rsq...
LOS ANGELES It was a dreamy night for a couple of "Dreamgirls." Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson both glided away with trophies Thursday and wowed the audience with individual performances during the 40th annual NAACP Image Awards.
Beyonce, who opened the show with a wind-swept rendition of her song "Halo," won the female artist category while Hudson, who performed "The Impossible Dream" for President’s Award recipient Muhammad Ali, picked up the new artist award. They costarred in the 2006 film "Dreamgirls."
"This is where we come from," Hudson said, accepting the trophy. "So it’s always an honor to come home and feel welcome and to feel the love. I really cher...
Los Angeles (E! Online) The theatrics behind them, the 72 remaining American Idol hopefuls filed in one by one to sing what they hoped would not be their final solos for the discerning ears of Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson.
The judges didn’t have much to say on Tuesday’s episode, probably because the performances and the lyric flubs, meltdowns and flameouts sang for themselves.
Actually, forgetting the words didn’t end up hurting those who had already proved their musical mettle, such as record label castoff Joanna Pacitti; Stephen Fowler, who even messed up his do over and just walked off the stage dejectedly; and Casey Carlson, who may...
Los Angeles (E! Online) Turns out, Britney Spears’ upcoming tour is a going to be a kid friendly one after all. Particularly for her kids.
A week after the pop star’s premature proclamation that sons Sean Preston and Jayden James would be joining her for her North American road trip and less than a week after Kevin Federline’s attorney said otherwise E! News has confirmed that a deal has, at last, been made for the Federtots to join their mother for Circus time.
Federline and Spears have hashed out a custody deal for their road tripping, which will more or less mirror the terms of their current arrangement.
K-Fed attorney Mark Kaplan tells E! that all necessary p...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) Irish supergroup U2 have found what they are looking for to promote their new album in the United States a five-night gig on the "Late Show with David Letterman."
For the first week of March, U2 will perform every night on the late night chat show, CBS said on Thursday. It’s the first time a musical act has been booked for an entire week on the show.
U2 starts the weeklong gig Monday, March 2, and ends it the following Friday. During the week on March 3 the band and its label, Interscope Records, will release the album "No Line on the Horizon."
The band kicked off the Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles with a performance of their single "Get on You...