In only two weeks, Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” has become the fifth biggest selling album of 2010. The singer’s third album has surpassed the 1.4 million mark. The only question is if it can cat...
Is it really any surprise to find Tay-Tay at the top of the leader board this week? Has there been any other story than can the country-crossover pop princess be the first artist to hit the million mark since 200...
It’s a first for Music Power Rankings. We rank a genre at the top spot. While rock seems to be languishing--Linkin Park was one of the few rock groups to top the Billboard 200 this year-- country is flouri...
Get ready for a new Taylor Swift assault. As the countdown continues to the Oct. 25 release of her third album, “Speak Now,” the excitement builds. How big a deal is this? We’ll tel...
It feels a bit like we’re in topsy-turvy land in the music industry this week as the “Glee” cast surpasses the Beatles for charting the most songs on the Billboard 100 by a non-solo act and Lady Gaga...
Has there ever been an award season with so many contenders based on true stories as this one? From "127 Hours" to "The Fighter" there are at least eight contenders based on real life events....
Only a few years ago, she was a train wreck. Now Britney Spears is an unstoppable locomotive. Tuesday night’s Spears’-themed “Glee” episode was the highest-rated episode in the show’s his...
The power of MTV, which topped our list last week, goes on as Florence and the Machine continue to reap huge sales rewards for the British band's breakthrough appearance on the Sept. 12's Video Music Awards. But we're...
Welcome to this week’s Music Power Rankings: the MTV Video Music Awards edition (or at least the first half, anyway). The show drew massive ratings and made instant stars out of Florence + the Machine. Lady Gaga...
It was a short week, but there was no shortage of action in the music business this week--with the emphasis on business. We know most of you (okay, all of you), have probably never heard of the name Roger Faxon, but t...
