Music
How Jackson's "Thriller" changed the music business
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - In early 1984, when Epic Records executives presented their slate of upcoming releases at the convention in Hawaii of parent company CBS Records, they couldn't resist playing up the success they were experiencing. So between the pitches for new albums, Epic inserted stock footage of semi trucks and a voice-over that thunderously announced, "There goes another load of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' albums!" Full Article
Michael Jackson was working on two albums
NEW YORK (Billboard) - At the time of Michael Jackson's death last week, it was well-known that he was preparing for a 50-show concert series at London's O2 Arena later this month. Full Article
Berlin Fashion Week: latex, couture
Jul 03 - Fashion designers present their spring / summer 2010 collections at Berlin Fashion Week, from latex and leather, to luxury gowns by struggling fashion house Escada. Play Video
| Title/Artist/Label | Last Week | Peek Position | Weeks on Chart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas /Interscope |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Boom Boom Pow The Black Eyed Peas Interscope/will.i.am |
1 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Best I Ever Had Drake Hip Hop Since 1978/Bryant/Frozen Moments |
3 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Knock You Down Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo Interscope/Mosley/Zone 4 |
4 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | LoveGame Lady Gaga Interscope/Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree |
6 | 5 | 11 |
Bass guitar hints at Kurt Cobain’s humble start
As frontman for grunge legends Nirvana, Kurt Cobain swore by his Fender-brand guitars. But a Sears-model bass guitar he owned as a teen sold for hefty sum at a Christie's auction. Blog
"Untold" story of WW2 stirs Muslim youth pride
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Taunted by racists as a "Paki" and "terrorist," Haroon bin Khaled spent his teenaged years feeling rejected by mainstream Britain and increasingly drawn to al Qaeda extremism. Full Article
