Danity Kane, OutKast lead U.S. charts
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In yet another big week for new releases on the U.S. albums chart, the
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Alicia Keys began a fourth week at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, while another tune from the R&B singer flew up the rankings.
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Kaiser Chiefs rise to number one in the  UK singles chart, while Amy Winehouse's album is back on top.
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A day after reaching No. 1 on the  U.S. album charts, hip-hop star Kanye West took the top spot on  the singles chart Thursday.
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R&B chanteuse Ciara's "Goodies" featuring Petey Pablo jumped two places to take the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, ending the three-week reign of Terror Squad's "Lean Back," which dropped to No. 2.
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ATLANTA (Billboard) - Mariah Carey was the big winner at   the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta Friday, winning   five prizes, including top R&B/hip-hop artist.
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie scored her third No. 1 hit from her solo album "The Dutchess" Thursday as "Big Girls Don't Cry" inched up one place to lead the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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So far 2008 has not been a good year for music sales. This week Alicia Keys, below, stays atop the Billboard chart with âAs I Amâ (J), but the number of copies that CD sold is barely above the historic low for a No. 1 album. Nielsen SoundScan reported that 61,000 copies of the album sold last week; the least number of weekly sales for No. 1 is 60,000, set by the âDreamgirlsâ soundtrack a year ago. (The numbers are rounded.) This week the âJunoâ soundtrack (Rhino) is at No. 2 with 58,000, Mary J. Bligeâs âGrowing Painsâ (Geffen) is No. 3 with 52,000, and Radioheadâs âIn Rainbowsâ (ATO) is next with 46,000. The R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn opens at No. 5 with 45,000 sales of âLove Behind the Melodyâ (J) and John Legendâs new âLive From Philadelphia,â available only through Target, reached No. 7 with 33,000.
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OutKast topped the winners list at the MTV Europe Music Awards, picking up three prizes, including best group. The hip-hop stars from Atlanta also won best video and song for "Hey Ya!"
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Shania Twain's "Greatest Hits" and Toby Keith's "Greatest Hits 2" each have a shot of topping the next U.S. pop charts with sales of more 500,000 units or more, but Eminem could pip them at the post when data for the week ended Nov. 14 are released next Wednesday.
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Rapper Jay-Z came out on top of the post-Thanksgiving U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, tying the Rolling Stones for the third-most No. 1 hits.
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Rapper Jay-Z came out on top of the  post-Thanksgiving U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, tying the  Rolling Stones for the third-most No. 1 hits.
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Once again Usher, Kanye West and Outkast top the list of nominations for a music awards show. Usher leads the pack with four nominations but West and Outkast arenât far behind with three nods each.
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In a slow week for the Billboard chart, Alicia Keys reached No. 2 with 112,000 sales of âAs I Amâ (J); Mary J. Blige moved 89,000 of âGrowing Painsâ (Geffen) to reach No. 3; âNow Thatâs What I Call Music!â Vol. 26 is at No. 4 with 54,000; and the 18-year-old country singer Taylor Swift rose three spots to No. 5, though sales of her self-titled album, on the Big Machine label, dropped 39 percent last week to 47,000, Nielsen SoundScan reported. Radiohead reached No. 1 with the conventional release of âIn Rainbows,â through the ATO label, on CD and other formats. The indie-rock âJunoâ soundtrack (Rhino), popular online, opened at No. 8 with 38,000.
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Beyonce led the Billboard Hot 100  singles chart for a 10th consecutive week Thursday with  "Irreplaceable," while Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right" climbed  one spot to a new peak of No. 2.
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Artists including Usher, Alicia Keys and OutKast will be battling it out at the Billboard Awards in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. R&amp;B star Usher is leading the nominations, competing in 13 categories including
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Outkast took home three American Music Awards last night (November 14th), topped only by Usher, who snagged four awards. The rappers took home awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Band and Favorite