Sheryl Crow's "The Very Best of Sheryl Crow" moved up to No. 6, selling 154,000 units, while No Doubt's "Singles Collection," which ranked No.
Spears fell behind Hilary Duff, whose album, "Metamorphosis" ranked No. Spears' cumulative total is 1 million units. Pop diva Britney Spears fell another few notches in the latest week, with her much-hyped "In the Zone," selling 150,000 units, landing at No. Rounding out the top 5 was Arista's multi-Grammy nominees OutKast, whose album, "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" sold an estimated 178,000 units.
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"Now That's What I Call Music!", the 14th in a series of hits compilations culled from various major labels, ranked No.
2 on the charts was county singer Toby Keith's "Shock N Y'all," selling 213,000 units, followed by Josh Groban's "Closer," which sold 188,000 units. 1 but sold only 236,000 units in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Diary" is a follow-up to Keys' smash 2001 debut album, "Songs in A Minor," which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and garnered multiple Grammys. Promotion for the album has been intense, with 22-year-old Keys, a classically trained pianist with a powerful voice, appearing widely on television and in live venues thanks to the marketing muscle of Davis, who also discovered stars like Whitney Houston and Janis Joplin. Publicity is huge and people are just flipping over it," said Violet Brown, director of urban music for Wherehouse Music stores. Released by music mogul Clive Davis' J Records, "The Diary of Alicia Keys" grabbed the top slot on album sales charts for the week ended December 7, selling 618,000 units, according to figures issued on Wednesday by Nielsen SoundScan. 1 on the music charts this week as retailers predicted the latest work by the Grammy-winning soul diva will remain a big stocking stuffer in coming weeks. If watching all the pretty people isn’t fun enough, you and your friends can always start a lively game of “Spot the Lip-Syncher.LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) - Alicia Keys' new album debuted at No. Unlike the Grammys, the AMA nominations are of the people, by the people – 19 awards will be presented in eight area of music, as decided by polling random Americans, which accounts for someone like Jessica Simpson being pitted against Norah Jones and Usher for Favorite Album (pop or rock). Just like the Oscars, they’ll be presenting a lifetime achievement award – known as the “Award of Merit” – to none other than New Jersey’s Bon Jovi, who’ll join the ranks of previous winners like Johnny Cash and Frank Sinatra. Pamela Anderson, Janet Jackson, Kelly Osbourne, Chingy, Kenny G. Born Alicia Augello Cook on January 21, 1981, in New York, NY daughter of Terri Augello (a paralegal and occasional actress) and Craig Cook (a flight. Handing out awards for categories that seem taken straight out of a teenager’s diary (Favorite Band, Favorite Album, Favorite New Artist) are Hollywood celebs, sports figures and assorted blasts from the past: Lance Armstrong, Hitmakers representing every mainstream music genre are scheduled to perform, including Jessica Simpson (bubble gum pop), Toby Keith (country), Kanye West (rap), Maroon 5 (alt-rock), Gwen Stefani (rock), Josh Groban (classical) and Rod Stewart (old school).īesides musicians, celebs from Hollywood and the sports arena world have been tapped as presenters. While New York native Keys and Usher might be the night’s big musical highlight, the Jimmy Kimmel hosted extravaganza is a veritable who’s who of pop culture. “What is R&B about, if not a man singing about a woman and a woman singing about a man? To bring Usher and Alicia together, it’s an electric pairing.” “Regardless of sales, there’s no question that they’re the two biggest stars in R&B right now,” says Jonah Weiner, associate editor at music magazine Blender, which recently made Usher (and his fabulous abs) its cover boy. Alicia Keys had a slogan during the recording sessions for The Diary of Alicia Keys, one of the five Album of the Year nominees at Sundays Grammy Awards. So far, Usher’s album “Confessions” has gone platinum seven times, while Keys’ “The Diary of Alicia Keys” is three times platinum – making them two of the top-selling solo artists of the year. The multi-platinum duo, in a head-to-head battle for favorite soul/rhythm & blues album (in addition to being nominated for other songs), will be peforming their hit “My Boo,” burning up the charts as the Billboard 100’s No. The 32nd American Music Awards, broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, will feature a performance by this year’s reigning king and queen of R&B, Usher and Alicia Keys.
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