Beyonce, Lady Gaga lead U.S. singles chart

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Beyonce logged a fourth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Friday, while near-record digital sales drove dance-pop singer Lady GaGa to the No. 2 slot. source >

Britney Spears dating Good Charlotte man?

Britney Spears reportedly has a new man in her life, and the lucky boy is Good Charlotte's Benji Madden. source >

Music industry drops effort to sue song swappers

LOS ANGELES -- The group representing the U.S. recording industry said Friday it has abandoned its policy of suing people for sharing songs protected by copyright and will work with Internet service providers to cut abusers' access if they ignore repeated warnings. source >

Britney Spears' 'Circus' CD lands her at No. 1

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Nickelback Tourdates Announced

This just in from Billboard. Canadian rockers Nickelback will kick off their North American tour on February in anticipation of "Dark Horse," their newly released album. They will get support from guest stars Seether and Saving Abel along the way. source >