Monday, May 31, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
THIS WEEK HIP-HOP & R&B ALBUM SALES
Hip-Hop duo Nas and Damian Marley's Distant Relatives leads the way this week at No. 5 as Glee: The Music tops the chart with 135,800 sold albums. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the duo's new collaboration album has sold 57,500 records after a week in stores.
R&B singer Usher's Raymond V. Raymond dropped one slot this week landing at No. 8 with 40,800 sold units. After two months in stores, Usher's latest effort sits at 721,200 sold records.
Grand Hustle rapper B.o.B.'s Adventures of Bobby Ray also took a one-notch drop to No. 14 with 22,700. With a month to his name, Bobby Ray's debut album has shelled out 170,500 pieces to date.
Bad Boy artist Janelle Monae's The Archandroid debuted on the charts this week at No. 17. After a week in stores, the singer's new record rests at 21,100 sold copies.
Iconic rap duo Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek's Revolutions Per Minute also opened up the charts for the first time this week at No. 18. With seven days in the books, the pair's long-awaited album has sold 21,100 records to date.
Pop singer Ke$ha's Animal fell four slots to No. 20 with 19,900. Headed into her 21st week, the singer's new project has pushed out 709,700 copies.
Award-winning group Black Eyed Peas' E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) fell out of Top 20 this week moving down four positions to No. 23 with 17,300. With 50 weeks to their names, the group's latest release has sold 2,534,900 records to date.
Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes slipped two spots to No. 31 with 12,600. After 11 weeks, the Disturbin' Tha Peace leader's compilation record has shelled out 417,500 units.
Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys' Element of Freedom received a one-spot boost to No. 36 with 11,500. With 23 weeks to her name, the singer's new record stands at 1,280,100 sold copies.
R&B veteran Toni Braxton's Pulse took a hard hit falling 18 slots to No. 40 this week with 10,700. After three weeks in stores, the singer's new album has sold 82,900 records to date.
Singer Monica's Still Standing also dropped substantially, moving 11 slots to No. 43 with 10,200. Headed into her tenth week, the singer's latest release has sold 415,800 units.
Video vixen Rihanna's Rated R fell 12 spots to No. 46 with 9,300. Moving into her 27th week, the singer's new album stands at 890,900 sold records.
Renowned singer Sade's Soldier of Love slipped six positions to No. 47 with 9,200. After 15 weeks, the singer's new album rests at 1,173,200 sold units.
Evening things out in Top 50 is Lil Wayne's Rebirth which dropped four slots to No. 49 with 8,900. With four months under his belt, the rapper's new record rests at 571,300 sold copies.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
THIS WEEK HIP-HOP & R&B ALBUM SALES
Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber rules the charts this week as My World 2.0 locks in No. 1 with 60,300 records. According to Nielsen Sound Scan, the singer's new project has sold 1,042,800 copies after two months in stores.
R&B singer Usher's Raymond V. Raymond moved up three slots to No. 7 with 43,200. After seven weeks in stores, the singer's new album has moved 680,400 records.
Southern rapper B.o.B.'s Adventures of Bobby Ray fell one slot to No. 13 with 27,400. With three weeks under his belt, the emcee's debut now stands at 147,800 copies.
Pop newcomer Ke$ha's Animal moved eight positions back into the Top 20 landing at No. 16 with 20,700. After 19 weeks, the singer's new album has pushed out 689,700 records.
Award-winning group Black Eyed Peas' E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) also moved eight slots back into Top 20 to secure a spot at No. 19 with 18,800 records. With 49 weeks in the books, the group's latest effort has pushed out 2,517,700 copies to date.
R&B veteran Toni Braxton's Pulse took a hard hit dropping 13 slots to No. 22 with 17,700. After two weeks, the singer's new album has sold 72,200 records.
Disturbin' Tha Peace leader Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes compilation moved up four positions to No. 29 with 14,200. Moving into its 11th week in stores, the rapper's new album now rests at 404,900 sold copies.
R&B singer Monica's Still Standing slipped one slot to No. 32 with 13,500. After two months in stores, the song bird's new record has pushed out 405,600 units.
Video vixen Rihanna's Rated R received a 14-slot boost to No. 34 with 12,600. Headed into her 26th week, the singer's latest effort has sold 881,600 units.
Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys' Element of Freedom moved up six spots to No. 37 with 12,200. Going into her 23rd week, the singer's new project stands at 1,268,700 records.
Renowned singer Sade's Soldier of Love dropped 12 positions to No. 41 with 11,100. After 14 weeks, the United Kingdom crooner's comeback release has sold 1,164,100 albums.
Incarcerated rapper Lil Wayne's Rebirth made an eight-spot return to Top 50 landing at No. 45 with 10,400. After 15 weeks, the emcee's experimental rock album has sold 562,400 pieces.
Gospel singer Marvin Sapp's Here I Am dropped seven slots to No. 47 with 9,900. Headed into his tenth week, his new album has sold 223,600 records.
Rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Uni5: The World's Enemy took a hard hit dropping 34 slots to No. 48 with 9,400. After two weeks, their new release has sold 39,100 pieces.
Evening things out in Top 50 is Trina's Amazin' which also took a hard hit falling 35 slots to No. 49 with 9,400. With two weeks under her belt, the Southern emcee's new album has sold 41,900 records.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
THIS WEEK HIP-HOP & R&B ALBUM SALES
Leading the way this week is R&B veteran Toni Braxton's Pulse which debuted nine spots behind Godsmack's No. 1 album Oracle which sold 117,800 records. According to Nielsen Sound Scan, Toni's latest album has sold 54,500 pieces after one week in stores.
R&B singer Usher's Raymond V. Raymond fell four slots to No. 10 this week with 51,300. After six weeks in stores, the singer's new album has moved 637,200 records to date.
Grand Hustle artist B.o.B.'s Adventures of Bobby Ray fell out of the Top 10 this week moving 11 spots to No. 12 with 36,100. Headed into his second week, the rapper's debut album rests at 120,400 sold copies.
Southern rapper Trina's Amazin' debuted on the charts this week at No. 13. With a week under her belt, the "Baddest B*tch's" new album sits on 32,500 sold records.
Rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Uni5: The World's Enemy also landed on the charts this week at No. 14. After seven days on store shelves, the rap crew's new project has pushed out 29,600 pieces.
Pop newcomer Ke$ha's Animal fell out of the Top 20 this week moving ten slots to No. 24 with 23,200. After 18 weeks, the singer's album has sold 669,000 copies to date.
Award-winning group Black Eyed Peas' E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) also slipped from Top 20 moving out 11 positions to No. 27 with 22,800. After 48 weeks, the group's latest effort has pushed out 2,498,900 records to date.
Renowned singer Sade's Soldier of Love dropped five slots to No. 29 with 21,900. Headed into her 14th week, the songbird's new record sits at 1,153,000 sold copies.
R&B veteran Monica's Still Standing took a slight hit falling out of Top 20 by 12 spots to No. 31 with 17,700. With seven weeks in the books, the singer's latest offering has moved 392,100 copies to date.
Disturbin' Tha Peace leader Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes album dropped 13 spots to No. 33 with 17,600. After nine weeks, the rapper's new compilation project has sold 390,600 records to date.
Debuting on the charts this week is 8Ball & MJG's Ten Toes Down which opened at No. 36. With one week under their belt, the duo's new album has sold 16,200 records.
Gospel singer Marvin Sapp's Here I Am dropped ten slots to No. 40 with 14,500. After two months of availability, the singer's new project has sold 214,500 records.
R&B singer Alicia Keys' Element of Freedom fell 12 slots to No. 43 with 14,100. Headed into her 22nd week, the singer's new album rests at 1,256,500 records.
Soulful singer Erykah Badu's New Amerykah Part Two slipped four positions to No. 45 with 12,600. With six weeks in the books, her new record currently stands at 197,000 sold pieces.
Evening things out in Top 50 is Rihanna's Rated R which took a hard hit by falling 16 slots to No. 48 with 12,300. After 24 weeks on the charts, the singer's new release sits at 868,900 sold records.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Nas Unable To Pay Kelis' Child/Spousal Support, Asks Judge To Re-Consider $152K Payments
Nas claims he can't afford to pay Kelis the child and spousal support ordered by the court. As we first reported, a court ordered Nas last month to pay more than $87,000 in back spousal and child support. The judge also ordered Nas to pay Kelis $10,000 a month in spousal support to stay current. It's unclear how much Nas is required to pay in monthly child support. Nas says in the new legal docs obtained by TMZ ... the judge predicated the order on Nas making $152,031 a month, but the rapper says he makes "substantially less than that amount." Nas' lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, is asking the judge to take another look at the damage to Nas'
THIS WEEK HIP-HOP & R&B ALBUM SALES
Grand Hustle rapper B.o.B.'s Adventures of Bobby Ray debuted this week at No. 1. According to Nielsen Soundscan, the Southern-grown emcee's debut album has sold 84,300 records after a week in stores.
Grammy-winning singer Usher's Raymond V. Raymond fell one slot to No. 6 this week with 47,900. After five weeks in stores, the singer's new album has moved 585,900 copies to date.
Pop music newcomer Ke$ha's Animal remained at No. 14 with 22,000. Moving into her 18th week in stores, the singer's new record stands at 645,800 sold pieces.
Award-winning group Black Eyed Peas' E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) also stayed put at No. 16 with 19,700. With 47 weeks under their belt, the crew's latest effort has moved out 2,476,100 records.
R&B veteran Monica's Still Standing slid four slots to No. 19 with 17,800. Headed into her seventh week, the songbird's new LP stands at 374,400 sold copies.
Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes dropped three positions to No. 20 with 17,400. After two months in stores, the rapper's compilation project has shelled out 373,000 records.
Renowned singer Sade's Soldier of Love moved down a notch to No. 24 with 14,700. After three months of availability, the United Kingdom songstress' comeback album stands at 1,131,100 sold records.
Latin rapper Daddy Yankee's Daddy Yankee Mundial debuted on the charts this week at No. 29. With one week to his name, the rapper's new release stands at 13,100 sold copies.
Gospel singer Marvin Sapp's Here I Am dropped three positions to No. 30 with 12,900. After seven weeks in stores, the singer's latest offering stands at 201,200 records.
Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys' Element of Freedom received a four-spot boost to No. 31 with 12,700. Headed into her 21st week, the singer's new album has sold 1,242,400 records to date.
R&B singer Rihanna's Rated R fell one notch to No. 32 with 12,500. After 23 weeks, the video vixen's latest offering has shelled out 856,600 records.
R&B singer Trey Songz's Ready received a slight three-spot boost to No. 37 with 11,600. Headed into his 36th week, Trigger Trey's new album stands at 694,400 sold copies.
Incarcerated rapper Lil Wayne's Rebirth moved down one spot to No. 38 with 11,200. After 13 weeks in stores, the rapper's new album has pushed out 540,900 copies.
Soulful singer Erykah Badu's New Amerykah Part Two dropped 12 slots to No. 41 with 10,800. After five weeks in stores, the singer's new release has moved 184,400 records to date.
Evening things out in Top 50 this week is animated band Gorillaz's Plastic Beach which dropped nine spots to No. 43 with 10,100. After two months in stores, the group's new album has sold 239,700 records to date.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
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