Madonna Tops European Album Chart

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - Madonna and Lady Gaga drew gasps from the audience as they fought on live TV. But it turned out to be a sketch for US hit show Saturday Night Live.

October 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pop queen Madonna's new album Celebration has topped European album chart. The new album has beaten Muse's The Resistance to reach the topspot of Billboard's European Top 100 Albums countdown.

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - Madonna's 'Celebration' has been named the top UK album in its first week of release. The greatest hits album is her 11th to top the charts and includes hits like 'Hung Up' and 'Like A Virgin'.

September 16th, 2009 Rapper JAY-Z has made history at the top of the U.S. album charts after scoring his 11th number one.

September 14th, 2009 MADONNA has scored her 40th number one single on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The pop superstar, who stunned the MTV Video Music Awards with a heartfelt tribute to Michael Jackson on Sunday (13Sep09), starts the new week with another pop record.

September 10th, 2009 MARIAH CAREY has tied ELTON JOHN and JANET JACKSON with 27 top 10 hits in America's Billboard Hot 100 after taking her new single, OBSESSED, to number seven on the new countdown. The trio shares the fifth spot on the all-time hits chart behind Madonna (37), The Beatles (34) and Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder (28).

September 8th, 2009 JAY-Z has already started work on his follow up to THE BLUEPRINT 3 - before his latest album is even released. The rap superstar's 11th solo studio disc hits U.S.

September 3rd, 2009 Singer/songwriter COLBIE CAILLAT can relax at the top of the U.S. album charts after weeks spent trying to ignore record label promises she'd debut her new release, BREAKTHROUGH, on top.

September 3rd, 2009 MILEY CYRUS has blamed bosses at U.S. bargain store chain Wal-Mart for accidentally releasing her new album three days early - accusing them of mixing the CD up with her new clothing line.

August 27th, 2009 REBA MCENTIRE has scored her second number one on the U.S. album chart, giving country music a three-week run on top.

August 9th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON has continued his reign at the top of the U.K. album chart for a sixth week running.

August 7th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON continues to dominate the charts from beyond the grave - his compilation album THE COLLECTION is Europe's new number one. Sales of Jackson's extensive back catalogue have soared since his death on 25 June (09), with his pop hits topping charts in the U.S.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna may perform on this year's popular music talent show "X Factor". "This year is going to be bigger than ever - we are planning to get the best names in music, thesun.co.uk quoted a source as saying.

June 15th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Madonna will spend less than three weeks with her newly adopted daughter Mercy, before she jets off on her world tour from New York. The Queen of Pop, who was overjoyed after winning the appeal to adopt the four-year-old, is due to begin the European leg of her Sticky and Sweet tour on July 4 in London.

June 4th, 2009 Jay-Z tops The Source magazine's 'Power 30'NEW YORK — It's been a minute since Jay-Z released an album, but he's still got enough swagger to land on The Source's "Power 30" list. The hip-hop magazine says Jay-Z tops the list because he's an industry leader and a top businessman, with his ventures with Live Nation and Rocawear, and his part-ownership of the New Jersey Nets.