Singer Beyonce was named the most-searched person in 2013 on Bing, the online search engine said on Monday, edging out 2012's list-topper reality television
star Kim Kardashian, who came in second. Beyonce, 32, topped the list in a year where she made a carefully choreographed return to the musical spotlight after
taking time out to give birth to her first child, daughter Blue Ivy, with rapper husband Jay Z.
The singer performed at President Barack Obama's inauguration in January, at the Super Bowl in February and kicked off a worldwide tour, The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, in April. The notoriously private singer also revealed glimpses of her life with Jay Z and their baby in a February HBO documentary.
has released its list of the top-earning musicians of 2013. Madonna made the most money this year, bringing in $125 million. Rounding out the Top 5 highest-earners were Lady Gaga ($80 million), Bon Jovi ($79 million), Toby Keith ($65 million) and Coldplay ($64 million).
Lady Gaga’s new album sold 258,000 copies its first week of release, giving her a Number One debut on the chart. This is the pop star’s second consecutive entry in the top spot on that list. Lady Gaga’s 2011 set, “Born This Way,” debuted at Number One after selling 1.1-million copies its opening week. This week’s other Top 10 entries include the various artist compilation (Number 3), The Beatles’(Number 7) and Jhene Aiko’s (Number 8).
Justin Bieber has been asked to clean up his mess by the mayor of the Gold Coast in Australia after the Canadian pop star spraypainted the wall of a hotel during his
"Believe" tour. The abstract graffiti was painted in the tennis court area of the QT Hotel on the Gold Coast, 80 km (50 miles) southeast of Brisbane, , where it has attracted more than 545,000 "likes".
Anglo-Irish boy band One Direction secured their second number one in the UK album chart with their new release , sales figures showed on
Sunday. The five-strong band's third studio album beat singer Gary Barlow's latest solo offering, "Since I Saw You Last", in the race to the top spot.
On November 25, Bruce Springsteen will release his new single “High Hopes.” According to , the New Jersey rocker might also have a new album out in January. “High Hopes” was originally recorded in 1990 by former Los Angeles rock band The Havalinas. Springsteen included the track in his 1996 documentary film, “Blood Brothers.”
According to Nielsen BDS tracking, Bon Jovi’s 1987 Number One hit “Livin’ On A Prayer” was streamed 5.1 million times the week of November 10-16. Ninety-six percent of the streams came from a viral video of a Boston Celtics basketball fan dancing to the song in the stands during a break in the game. Last year,began taking online streams into account to rank its songs, which led to “Livin’ On A Prayer’s” Number 25 re-entry on this week’s list.
On November 28, Garth Brooks will release the six-CD, double-DVD box set . The collection is being sold exclusively at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores. Four of the discs contain newly-recorded versions of more than 40 cover songs Garth performed during his three-year engagement in Las Vegas. Two DVDs also document the Las Vegas run. On November 29, Garth wraps up his shows at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas with a live CBS special, “Garth Brooks, Live from Las Vegas.”
“Danielle Bradbery” by Danielle Bradbery (“The Voice” Season 4 winner)
“Foreverly” by Norah Jones & Billie Joe Armstrong
“Midnight Memories” by One Direction
“Honest” by Future
“Molly Drake” by Molly Drake
“Harlem River” by Kevin Morby
On November 25, the annual Charlie Daniels & Friends “Christmas 4 Kids” benefit concert takes place at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Joining him are Justin Moore, Sawyer Brown, Phil Vassar and Rodney Atkins. Daniels says, “Christmas 4 Kids is about helping underprivileged children who might not have much of a Christmas if it weren’t for this organization.” For more than 25 years, Christmas 4 Kids has provided children with their very own shopping spree. In addition to the benefit concert, funds are generated by the Tour Bus Show/Artist Meet and Greet event, which provides 400 children a $150.00 shopping excursion, dinner and party.
November 25 - Singer celebrated her 53rd birthday. Since 1979, she has topped the Christian and pop charts 18 times. Grant’s biggest pop hits include “Baby Baby,” “Every Heartbeat” and her 1986 duet with Peter Cetera, “The Next Time I Fall.” In 2000, Grant married Country star Vince Gill.