Brown's third album "Graffiti" sold 102,000 copies, well below the 150,000-175,000 units he was expected to sell. His last set, "Exclusive," debuted at No. 4 in 2007 with 294,000.
The R&B star, looking to get his career back on track after he was convicted of beating up then-girlfriend Rihanna in February, took to his Twitter account during the weekend to accuse retailers of "blackballing" his album -- a charge that anecdotal evidence… Continue
While most of Lil Wayne's fans will have to wait until at least February for the rapper's often-promised and often-delayed album, about 500 Amazon customers who pre-ordered "Rebirth" are enjoying the record already, thanks to a shipping mishap.
According to sources and an e-mail to Billboard from an Amazon customer, the online merchant sent copies of the album to some customers who pre-ordered "Rebirth." The album began arriving in mailboxes on… Continue
Chris Henry -- a wide receiver on the Cincinnati Bengals -- is fighting for his life after falling out of the back of a moving pick-up truck earlier today.
Police tell TMZ Henry had been involved in a "domestic situation" with his fiancee, Loleini Tonga, in North Carolina, when she tried to leave her home in a pick-up truck. Cops say that's when Chris ran after the yellow truck and hopped into the bed.
Kid Cudi -- the guy who sings that "Day 'N Nite" song -- has been officially dropped from the Lady Gaga tour in the wake of a brutal fan-punching incident.
Sources at Interscope Records confirm the rapper is "no longer" with the tour -- but wouldn't say if the decision had anything to do with YouTube footage showing Cudi punching fans in the front row of a concert in Vancouver this past weekend.
They botched my butt!
A Queens woman is suing a Flushing spa, complaining she suffered disabling injuries during a procedure to augment her unflattering buttocks in June 2007.
Tania Solis has accused the Bell Stetika Spa in Elmhurst of medical malpractice.
The suit in Queens Supreme Court left spa owner Alejandro Moreno scratching his ... head.
"This is crazy," Moreno said, explaining that his workers don't do… Continue
A young Manhattan father struck and killed by a subway train after he jumped onto the tracks to get his dropped digital music player never went anywhere without his cherished songs, his grieving wife said.
"He loved music," said Claribel Espinosa in the Washington Heights home she shared with Shem Herman, 33. "When his MP3 fell, he went to get it."
"That's how much he loved music," said a sobbing Espinosa,… Continue
Here's one way to stop traffic!
Commuters passing through New York's Times Square will get a surprising welcome upon seeing a giant billboard plastered with an image of a nude Bethenny Frankel.
The "Real Housewives of New York" star bared all for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' newest "I'd Rather go Naked" campaign, in which the reformed fur wearer posed au naturel in front of the Manhattan skyline.
Camera shy an actress is not.
In light of Alex Rodriguez and Kate Hudson's recent split, a friend of the former couple has revealed to Us Magazine that the actress' desire to always be on camera directly lead to their split.
"[Hudson] wanted more camera time each and every game," the pal says. "She would always want to be styled before games and she'd insist on front-row seats."
Despite reports that A-Rod's jealousy ended… Continue
A British woman is in trouble for enjoying sex a little too much.
Caroline Cartwright, 48, has pleaded guilty to anti-social behavior for ignoring a noise abatement notice from the courts. In fact, she admits to violating a civil order three different times.
The order had banned Caroline and husband Steve from "shouting, screaming or vocalization at such a level as to be a statutory nuisance," according to the BBC.
It came out that Pleasure P was playing with little boys. I was hoping it wasn't true and was relieved when he issued a statement denying the whole thing. But now a woman is coming forward saying although he did not molest her son, she was told about his past by authorities who asked her not to leave her son in the same house as… Continue
if u havnt heard me & my ni**as ran soulja boy b***h ass up outta chi town false clamin blood..we shut his show down,we ran n his show bustin shots & cleared that b***h out..them s.o.d n***as is pu***sies they aint bout bout shyt & that n***a j bar waz bout 2 cry when i had tha piece 2 his face,i jacked that n***a 4 hit chain & t0ok his 3 grand he had n his pocket..so let tha rest of des gay ass… Continue
Even after a decade on the air, Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants" is showing no signs of drying up.
The network has picked up 26 more episodes of the series built around a lovable sponge and his undersea pals. The new segments will keep the show on into 2011 and make it one of the longest-running series in Nickelodeon's history.
"There are a bunch of different theories about 'SpongeBob,'" Nickelodeon President Cyma Zarghami told… Continue
Apparently being a teen heartthrob, TV host, film producer and Mr. Mariah Carey wasn't filling all of Nick Cannon's time, so starting next month he's adding another job: morning radio host.
As of Jan. 19 the multitasking Cannon will become the weekday morning host, 6-10, on WXRK (92.3 FM), also known as 92.3 Now.
He joins a growing list of TV and pop culture personalities who are also hosting radio shows, including Ryan Seacrest,… Continue
Anything you can do, I can do better.
That's "Jersey Shore" star Jenni (J-Woww) Farley's mantra -- at least when it comes to stripping for the glossies.
A week after cast member Pauly Delvecchio announced that he'd pose nude for Playgirl, his housemate on the hit MTV reality show has admitted that she also would pose nude for a magazine shoot.
"If Playboy approached me and the price was right, I'd totally do it," J-Woww, 23,… Continue
If Chris Brown can't control his temper, he'll at least control his Twitter.
One day after ranting online about Walmart not carrying his new CD, the scorned singer shut down his account on the social networking site.
It all began when Brown lost his cool on Saturday when he visited a Walmart in Connecticut to discover they didn't carry his new album "Graffiti."
"im tired of this s--t. major stores r blackballing my cd. not… Continue
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — A 22-year-old North Carolina woman who put her toddler in boiling water and burned his foot with a cigarette has been sentenced to prison.
Media outlets reported Tuesday that Tabitha Rich pleaded guilty to two felony counts of inflicting serious injury to her then-33-month-old son. She received a 25- to 39-month sentence on each, to run consecutively.
Prosecutors said Rich put her son in a pan of boiling water in… Continue
He's going to need a bigger boat.
A volunteer lifeguard was attacked while paddling in a rowboat close to a popular Australian beach Saturday by a great white shark that may have mistaken his oar for a seal, several Australian news outlets reported.
The young shark, estimated to be 7-10 feet long, was so intent on devouring the oar that it left behind two of its teeth embedded in the wood.
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines' most active volcano oozed lava and shot up plumes of ash Tuesday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and face the possibility of a bleak Christmas in a shelter.
State volcanologists raised the alert level on the cone-shaped, 8,070-foot (2,460-meter) Mayon volcano overnight to two steps below a major eruption after ash explosions.
Dark orange lava fragments glowed in the dark as… Continue