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Already on track to have the best-selling album of 2008, rapper Lil
Wayne leads the nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with
eight, including album of the year and best rap album for "Tha
Carter III," best rap song for "Lollipop" and best rap/sung
collaboration for "Got Money" featuring T-Pain.

Other leading artists are Coldplay, who earned seven nominations,
and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West, who each scored six.

In album of the year, the nominees were: Coldplay for "Viva La Vida
Or Death And All His Friends," Lil Wayne for "Tha Carter III,"
Ne-Yo for "Year of the Gentlemen," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
for "Raising Sand" and Radiohead for "In Rainbows."

For record of the year, the nominees were: Adele for "Chasing
Pavements," Coldplay for "Viva La Vida," Leona Lewis for "Bleeding
Love," M.I.A. for "Paper Planes" and Plant & Krauss for "Please
Read the Letter."

Song of the year nominees include: "American Boy," by songwriters
William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John
Stephens, Estelle Swaray and Kanye West; "Chasing Pavements" by
songwriters Adele Adkins and Eg White; "I’m Yours" by Jason Mraz;
"Love Song" by Sara Bareilles; and "Viva La Vida" by songwriters
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.

Two of West’s nominations came for his production on "Tha Carter
III" and "American Boy." He is also up against himself in the best
rap performance by a duo or group category, for "Swagga Like Us"
with Jay-Z & T.I. and featuring Lil Wayne and "Put On" with
Young Jeezy. Jay-Z also faces off against himself in that category,
with "Swagga" going up against his collaboration with Wayne on "Mr.
Carter."

In the best new artist category, Adele, Duffy, the Jonas Brothers,
Lady Antebellum and Jazmine Sullivan received nominations.

In the best pop collaboration category with vocals, the nominees
were: Alicia Keys and John Mayer for "Lessons Learned," Madonna,
Justin Timberlake and Timbaland for "4 Minutes," Plant and Krauss
for "Rich Woman," Rihanna and Maroon 5 for "If I Never See Your
Face Again" and Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown for "No Air." source

Britney Spears’ new music video for the song Circus leaked online. Do you think the old Britney is back? So far the pr machine that is spinning the new Britney seems to working it’s magic on her first week album sales. Britney is expected to debut her new album "Circus" at the number one spot on the Billboard charts.

Britney Spears’ sixth studio album, "Circus," is on track to debut
at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 next week, as the Jive set will lead
Nielsen SoundScan’s Building chart when it is released later today
(Dec. 3).



Unweighted first-day sales of "Circus" through the close of
business yesterday stood at 219,000. Billboard estimates the eight
merchants who report to Nielsen SoundScan’s Building chart — Trans
World Entertainment, Best Buy, Circuit City, iTunes, Starbucks,
Borders, Target and Anderson Merchandisers — comprise about 80% of
all U.S. album sales.



Sources close to the project suggest that "Circus" could move as
much as 450,000 in its first week.



If "Circus" arrives atop the tally, it will be Spears’ fifth No. 1
album. Among female artists, only four have racked up more
chart-toppers: Barbra Streisand (eight), Madonna (seven) and Mariah
Carey and Janet Jackson (both with six). source

Kanye West was number one this week with his pop album  808’s and Heartbreak while Guns and Roses’ big comeback flopped with lackluster sales.

After nearly 17 years in the studio, one truly odd MTV VMA appearance, a failed world tour, a riot in Philadelphia, a lot of defensive talk from Sebastian Bach, a leak facilitated by Mike Piazza and DJ Eddie Trunk, a much-ballyhooed exclusive deal with Best Buy, a lawsuit involving the Offspring, the apparently empty promise of free Dr Pepper for all, innumerable and mysterious delays, $13 million in reported production costs, a Greatest Hits album, a change in managers, five possible producers, five guitarists, two bassists, three drummers, the invention of the iPod, a guy with a KFC bucket on his head, zero promotion from the album’s mastermind, and now, rumors of a potential reunion of the original lineup, Guns N’ Roses’ sixth studio album, Chinese Democracy, sold a whopping 261,200 copies its first week on store shelves.

That’s right, just 261,200 copies.

Two weeks ago, it seemed like the #1 position on Billboard’s weekly albums sales chart could have gone to either Guns or Kanye West. Chinese Democracy was released on November 23, and West’s 808s & Heartbreak dropped November 24. It was a battle that pitted one of hip-hop’s biggest stars against one of rock’s most enigmatic ringleaders, and in the end, GN’R just couldn’t contend.

When Nielsen SoundScan issued the latest national album sales data on Wednesday (December 3), it was West’s latest at #1, opening with sales of more than 450,100, leaving the #2 slot wide open for Guns … or so it seemed. Unfortunately, no one factored country crossover cutie Taylor Swift into the equation. In its third week out, her new one, Fearless, climbed from #4 to #2, thanks to sales of close to 267,400 — meaning GN’R’s first appearance on the chart in close to 20 years will be at #3.

Whether it was to pick up Kanye’s new one or Axl Rose’s magnum opus, consumers made their presence felt at record retail last week — one of the biggest shopping weeks of the year. Virtually every album in Billboard’s Top 200 experienced either increased or stronger sales, with 22 new efforts cracking the chart. Beyond ‘Ye and GN’R, two other albums debut in next week’s top 10: Ludacris’ Theater of the Mind bows at #5, selling 213,500 units, with The Killers’ Day & Age following at #6, scanning 193,400 copies. source

It looks like Beyonce and Jay-Z are going to make it official and get married. People Magazine is reporting the couple just took out a marriage license in New York. There were rumors the couple  married in a secret European wedding ceremony at the home of designer Giorgio Armani.

Longtime beau Jay-Z have taken out a marriage license in Scarsdale, N.Y., PEOPLE has learned. According to a source, the pair obtained a license Tuesday morning. The document is valid for 60 days. A rep for Beyoncé told PEOPLE, "No comment." Jay-Z’s spokesperson could not be reached. source

 

There are rumors that Beyonce and Jay-Z were married in a secret wedding at designer Giorgio Armani’s home in Paris last month. The Sunday Daily Mirror alleges Beyonce may have a bun in the oven and is keeping her pregnancy under wraps. The couple was spotted front row at Versace and Armani in Milan during Mens Fashion Week.

Beyonce and Jay-Z attended Mens Fashion Week in Milan with Kelly Rowland. Photo: Wireimage

The couple was in the front row at the Gianni Versace Mens Wear Runway Show. Photo: Wireimage

R&B singer Beyonce and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z have reportedly gotten married in a secret wedding ceremony at fashion designer Giorgio Armani’s house.  The pair supposedly were wed in front of family  and friends in Paris last month.  All the guests were sworn to secrecy, and reps for the couple have been denying rumors that the pair are newlyweds.  But a source revealed the rumors of a secret wedding are true. News of the World’s source said: 

"It was a lovely, intimate ceremony and a very emotional wedding. They wanted to avoid all the usual fuss and attention that normally
follows them everywhere and celebrate with the closest people in their
lives. Beyonce, like always, looked absolutely radiant, and couldn’t
stop smiling. The pair of them looked thrilled.It was the wedding they both wanted. After all, they were getting married in the most romantic city in the world."

MediaTakeOut.com was the first publication to report the story in December. And the small media outlet appears to have been right about the celebrity marriage. Here is an excerpt from their original post.

MediaTakeOut.com can officially confirm to you that last week Jay Z and Beyonce were married in a small private ceremony in Paris, France.

 And we have proof. According to our source, who is an EXTREMELY close
family member of Beyonce’s, the couple chose, instead of exchanging
rings, to tattoo a personal inscription on each of their ring fingers.
 

We can tell you that right now ABSOLUTELY NO ONE else in the world of
media is reporting this. Not any blogger, not any newspaper, no radio
disc jockey, no TV personality – just us. We figured that we’d let you
in on our little exclusive. You know the one that everyone and their mama are going to be talking about by this afternoon.

We just don’t understand what all the secrecy is about. Jay you’ve got the "hottest chick in the game" and one of the most beautiful women in the world as your wifey so why hide it? Remember when Janet Jackson announced she was separating from her boyfriend Renee Elizondo after 13 years? Renee made an announcement he was filing for divorce and everyone discovered they hid their marriage.   

Why get married in a romantic city like Paris if nobody knows you’re married? What’s with all the secrecy if you are ‘husband and wife’ y’all?

Beyonce and Jay-Z should have had a wedding like Eva Longoria and Tony Parker’s. Eva Longoria and Tony Parker had a small intimate ceremony, then a big lavish ceremony in Paris and one here in the states. We’re not trying to start anything. Look how many times Elizabeth Hurley got married last year.

We’re just putting our two-cents in that’s all. Congratulations we’re happy for you Jay-Z and Beyonce!