This week, reaches the top of the Hot 100 chart with ?Stronger (What Doesn?t Kill You).? The song is Clarkson?s third Number One on that list. She sat at the summit for two weeks in 2002 with ?A Moment Like This? and also for two weeks in 2009 with ?My Life Would Suck Without You.? ?Stronger? remains at Number One on Digital Songs chart for a second week. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the track sold 237,000 copies during the past week.
Maroon 5?s has launched his own record label, 222 Records. cast member Matthew Morrison is the first artist signed to the label. ?Starting my own label has been a long time goal of mine," Levine said, "and I am thrilled to be at the point in my career where it is finally happening. I am excited for everyone to hear Matthew?s forthcoming album. Great things are in store for him with this release.? Morrison?s 2011 self-titled debut album for Mercury Records produced the Top 20 Adult Contemporary chart hit, ?Summer Rain.?
Top 10 debuts on this week?s chart include Lana Del Rey?s at Number 2, 77-year-old Leonard Cohen?s at Number 3 and Fred Hammond?s at Number 8. In other chart news, Adele keeps her place at Number One on the for the 19th non-consecutive week with .
On February 14, RCA Records releases the new duet by Grammy Award-winning R&B stars Monica and Brandy. ?It All Belongs To Me? will appear on Monica?s upcoming album , which is due out on April 10 and also on Brandy?s forthcoming collection. Their last duet, 1998?s ?The Boy Is Mine,? spent 13 weeks at Number One on the Hot 100 chart.
is holding a second induction ceremony this year. On April 14, the Hall will enshrine the backing groups of six famous singers, who earned induction previously. The additions are the Blue Caps (Gene Vincent), The Comets (Bill Haley), The Crickets (Buddy Holly), Famous Flames (James Brown), The Midnighters (Hank Ballard) and The Miracles (Smokey Robinson).
?As The Crow Flies? by Amos Lee
?Heart? by Audrey Assad
?Strictly Romancin? by Catherine Russell
?Blue Moon? by Ahmad Jamal
?Romance Language? by Kirk Whalum
?What Once Was? by Lee DeWyze
?The Promise? by Mitch Ryder
?W.E.? the original motion picture soundtrack
The 2012 (Black Entertainment Television) Honors aired on February 13. This year?s honorees included Maya Angelou, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Spike Lee, the Tuskegee Airmen and Beverly Kearney. The event took place on January 13 and was attended by first lady Michelle Obama.
On February 12, of the pop trio Wilson Phillips celebrated her 44th birthday. Before pursuing a music career, the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas acted in such 1980s films as ?Some Kind of Wonderful,? ?Caddyshack II? and ?Say Anything.? Chynna helped create Wilson Phillips with friends Wendy and Carnie Wilson, whose father is Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Wilson Phillips 1990 debut album sold five million copies in the U.S. and produced the Number One hits ?Release Me,? ?Hold On? and ?You?re In Love.? The trio recorded its second album, ?Shadows and Light,? in 1992. The following year, the group members went their separate ways. In 1995, Chynna recorded the solo album ?Naked and Sacred.? Wilson Phillips reunited in 2004 to record ?California.? The album of cover songs failed to produce any hits. In 2010, the group charted three Top 20 songs from its holiday album, ?Christmas In Harmony.? Last year, Wilson Phillips made a cameo appearance in the critically-acclaimed film ?Bridesmaids? to perform ?Hold On.? They also starred in their own reality show, ?Wilson Phillips: Still Holding On,? which aired on the TV Guide Network.
On February 14, turns 40. Thomas is the lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty and also a Grammy-winning solo artist. Hits with Matchbox Twenty include ?Push,? ?3 A.M.? and ?Bent.? In 1999, Thomas sang on Santana?s Number One hit, ?Smooth.? Three years after the release of Matchbox Twenty?s 2002 album, ?More Than You Think You Are,? Thomas recorded his first solo collection, ?Something To Be.? Worldwide sales surpassed three million copies. His second solo album, ?Cradlesongs,? was released in 2009. Last year, Matchbox Twenty began work on its fifth studio album, which is due out later this year.