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Kelly Rowland is riding stardom solo these days, but it's working in her favor. The former Destiny's Child member has scored a No. 1 Billboard chart position with her sizzling new single, 'Motivation' featuring Lil Wayne. The songstress' track has climbed to the top of Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as well as landed at No. 21...

Rihanna's 'S&M' will hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 today (April 21), marking the Barbados-born singer's 10th No. 1 single. With the Britney Spears-aided 'S&M (Remix)' giving her fourth single off the 'Loud' album a bit more push, Rihanna will attain the honor of scoring 10 No. 1's on...

Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez and the Black Eyed Peas have been tapped to take the stage for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 22. The awards will air live on ABC from the famed MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas strip, and honor charting artists from February 28, 2010 through March 1, 2011. Th...

Wiz Khalifa's major label debut has rolled into a pretty good spot on the Billboard charts this week. The Pittsburgh native's latest, 'Rolling Papers,' made a second place finish on the Billboard 200 chart selling just over 190,000 copies...

After a somewhat hectic week, seemingly overshadowed by his erratic flip-out after a 'Good Morning America' interview, Chris Brown's career is back on top ... of the music charts. The singer's fourth studio release, 'F.A.M.E.,' snagged the No...

As the mainstream popularity of Los Angeles hip-hop collective Odd Future continues to rise, the group has not only landed themselves the cover of this month's Billboard Magazine, but the dubious title as the "future of the music business...

As Nicki Minaj's momentum continues to build, the Young Money rapper has officially knocked Eminem from his perch as the No. 1 rapper on The Billboard 200. Just seven weeks after its release, Minaj's 'Pink Friday' has already shipped a million copies, and shows no sign of slowing down...

Rihanna graced the top of a another Billboard chart this week, but it's not one you have heard of before. Billboard Magazine has debuted a new chart called Social 50 which is determined by an artists' popularity on social networking sites...

Eminem's current single 'Not Afraid,' off of his upcoming album 'Recovery,' will mark the 16th song to ever debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. According to Billboard, the single was released digitally on May 3 -- four days after its radio debut -- pulling in 379,000 downloads in its first week...

Though still incarcerated, Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane has once again cracked the prestigious Billboard 200 chart, placing in the top 20. Gucci last broke into the top 20 four months ago. This time, his mixtape 'Burrrprint (2)' sold over 19,400 copies, placing it in the No ...