Billboard album reviews: Brad Paisley, Bon Jovi
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After four studio albums and a  Christmas release, Paisley and longtime producer Frank Rogers  have it down:
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Singing the title song from their latest album, "Lost Highway," Bon Jovi christened a glistening $380 million arena pegged as a hope to help revitalize the struggling city of Newark.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Paul McCartney, George Harrison and the songs of John Lennon can all be found in the top 15 of the U.S. pop album chart, the biggest confluence of ex-Beatles in years.
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New albums by Kenny Chesney and LeAnn Rimes brought a taste of country back to the top of U.S. pop albums chart Wednesday.
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(In paragraph 2, Nielsen SoundScan corrects tally for Bon Jovi album to 292,000 from 288,000)
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Having a No. 1 album just isnât what it used to be. This week Alicia Keys is back atop the Billboard chart with âAs I Amâ (J), but the 61,000 copies it has sold is barely above the historic low for a No. 1 album, Nielsen SoundScan reported. The âJunoâ soundtrack, on Rhino, fell to No. 2, with 55,000 sold. New releases dot the chart this week. The Mars Volta, which revels in head-spinningly complex progressive rock, opened in the third spot with 54,000 sales of âFrances the Muteâ (Universal); the Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine reached fourth place with âScream Aim Fireâ (Jive), selling 53,000; and the â2008 Grammy Nomineesâ compilation (Hip-O/Universal) moved 50,000, opening at No. 5. The remix album âHannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Partyâ (Disney) bowed at No. 7, and Vampire Weekend, the acclaimed New York indie band, reached No. 17 with its self-titled debut on the XL label.
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Brad Paisley and George  Strait topped the list of finalists with five nominations each  for the annual Country Music Association awards, the music  industry group announced on Thursday.
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Amid debuts by several major new   releases this week, Justin Timberlake narrowly managed to hold   on to the top spot on the U.S. pop album charts, according to   sales data published by Billboard Wednesday.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Josh Groban's "Noel" ruled the U.S. pop album charts for a fifth week Thursday, a record for a Christmas release, while Mary J. Blige's new CD provided some stiff competition as overall sales surged in the holiday shopping frenzy.
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Tycho:   One of the questions during a a panel at PAX had to do with the italicised line at the end of each day's post.  They're almost always song lyrics, and back before we were paying for bandwidth (and before RIAA rape gangs were prowling the web) these lines used to link directly to the MP3.  I maintained the practice afterward because it's sort of like a song of the day, and I like the idea that someone might be struck by a strange turn of phrase and seek out a piece of music.  It also serves as a gauge of my mental state at the moment.  Today's song, for example, is Stan Rodgers' incredible live version of the sea shanty "Rolling Down To Old Maui," which Pandora kicked out after about a week of tuning the station.  I've listened to it about thirty times today.    The person who asked the question at the con complimented my musical tastes, and I accepted the compliment, but I'm almost always late to the scene.  I just bought Interpol's "Turn On The Bright Lights," for chrissakes.  I'm mostly lucky to know people who do have unique library.  I told him I would mention a few of my favorite bands on the site, but then I forgot.  Essentially, it's music that cool people were listening to a decade ago (where applicable).  I am a musical carrion bird.    He wanted me to list off a few bands, and I said I would last week, but then I forgot.  These are the first ten albums I could think of.    "Starless" by Shiner
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To their fansâ delight, Brad Paisley and Toby Keith are unafraid to look silly.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - A career-best week for Tim McGraw  should net the country king his third No. 1 on the Billboard  200 for the week ending Aug. 29.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - A spiffed up version of Usher's  "Confessions" and new releases by country mainstay George  Strait and rock acts Good Charlotte and Korn took over the top  four slots on the U.S. pop albums chart, according to sales  data issued Wednesday.
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Rock group Bon Jovi top the US album charts for the first time since 1988.
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A new Bon Jovi album due in the spring will be a "loud guitar, big rock record," Jon Bon Jovi told Billboard in a recent interview. "We're very excited about it, and I'm very confident it's going to be a big record for us."
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Country singer Shania Twain has  joined an exclusive club of artists with albums that have  shipped more than 20 million copies in the United States.
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George Strait has another hit album on his hands. The singer &#151; whose latest album, "It Just Comes Natural," is a top seller on the country album charts &#151; has scored another success with his Christmas album, which is being sold only in Hallmark Gold Crown stores.