Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away” hangs on to the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart this week, selling 120,000 copies its second week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan . Of Underwood’s three No. 1 sets, “Blown Away” is the first to spend more than one frame atop the chart. Mother’s Day sales helped Adele’s “21″ jump… Continue reading
Months of rumors — or has it been weeks? Twitter has eroded our attention spans to the point where everyone thought Jessica Simpson was pregnant for three years, when really it was just nine months, JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER PREGNANCY — were laid to rest Monday when Britney Spears officially joined the judging panel on… Continue reading
So, this came as a bit of a shock: Tom Gabel, lead singer of Florida punk rock outfit Against Me!, comes out as transgender in the new issue of Rolling Stone. In the magazine, Gabel reveals his plans to go forward living as a woman. He plans to continue fronting Against Me! — his bandmates joke about hitting the… Continue reading
Fourth season “American Idol” champ Carrie Underwood is a force of nature on this week’s Billboard Top 200 albums chart, as her fourth album “Blown Away” debuts at No. 1 after selling 267,000 copies its first week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan . Underwood’s start doesn’t measure up to her previous sets “Some Hearts” (315,000), “Carnival Ride” (527,000)… Continue reading
Rammstein knows how to make an entrance. The German industrial rockers took the stage at the Palace of Auburn Hills Sunday night carrying a flaming torch through the audience, walking down from the arena concourse through the crowd and onto the Palace floor. They marched slowly and deliberately across a catwalk that had been lowered… Continue reading
Six albums and more than 10 years after M83 started making music, the group made its Detroit debut Saturday night at the Majestic Theatre. The sold-out 80-minute show capitalized on M83′s enormous, cinematic soundscapes and was rich with the gorgeous, synth-heavy sound that has become the group’s hallmark. The show opened with the alien from… Continue reading
Jason Pierce brought his evangelical Britpop noise-rock outfit Spiritualized to Detroit’s Majestic Theatre Friday, turning up the volume during a two-hour show that saw the band performing material from its new album, “Sweet Heart Sweet Light,” as well as classics from the band’s 20-year catalog. The thrill of a Spiritualized show is the way Pierce… Continue reading
Yep, it happened : Jack White landed his first-ever No. 1 album this week with his debut solo set “Blunderbuss,” which sold a better-than-expected 138,000 copies its first week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan . (Early projections had it selling 100,000-120,000 copies its first week.) So take that, Bon Jovi! “Blunderbuss” tops Adele’s “21,” which sold an additional 84,000 copies this… Continue reading
Wondering what you missed on Kid Rock’s third annual Chillin’ the Most Cruise? Well, in addition to bikini contests, Speedo contests, a screening of Kid Rock’s Live at Comerica Park concert, sets by The Sheepdogs, Ty Stone, Uncle Kracker and more, there was also this performance of the Beastie Boys’ “(You Gotta) Fight for Your… Continue reading
Rick Ross had a hit in 2010 with his single “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast).” And blowin’ money fast was what anyone who paid to see Ross perform at the Pontiac Silverdome Friday night was doing. The Silverdome — that hulking, 80,000 seat structure that played host to Pope John Paul II, WrestleMania III and the… Continue reading