Selena Gomez cancels 2 gigs after "mother Mandy Teefey suffers miscarriage"

Selena Gomez cancels two gigs after “mother suffers miscarriage”
Selena Gomez has cancelled two concert dates after her mother reportedly suffered a miscarriage.
The 19-year-old singer pulled the plug on two festive-themed gigs which were scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday.
Although Gomez has cited a “family emergency” as the reason behind the sudden cancellation, a source close to the singer told E! Online that her mother Mandy Teefey had lost her unborn child.

Family emergency: Selena Gomez”s mother Mandy Teefey has reportedly suffered a miscarriage

The former Wizards Of Waverly Place star announced on her Twitter page last month her mother Mandy, 35, was expecting a child with her husband, Gomez”s stepfather Brian Teefey.
Gomez had been due to perform on Saturday at the B96 Jingle Bash 2011 at the Allstate Arena outside of Chicago.
She was also due to perform on Sunday at 106.1 KISS FM”s Jingle Bell Bash at the WaMu Theater in Seattle.
Now the entire Seattle concert has had tobe postponed after OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder was also forced to pull out after doctors ordered him to rest his vocals.

Singing star: Gomez performed at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast, Northern Ireland last month

Selena learned of the family emergency on Friday night while in the audience at Power 106″s Cali Christmas 2011 concert in Los Angeles.
She left immediately and headed home.
The Wizards of Waverly Place star is next scheduled to perform at MTV”s New Year”s Eve party, hosted by Demi Lovato and Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey.
A spokesman for Gomez did not immediately respond when contacted by MailOnline.

Britney Spears ring: Singer shows off diamond after Jason Trawick proposes

Nice ice! Delighted Britney Spears shows off her stunning engagement ring after Jason Trawick pops the question
She took to her Twitter page earlier in the day to tell fans she was “still glowing” after boyfriend Jason Trawick asked her to marry him.
And Britney Spears couldn”t have looked more radiant tonight as she showed off her engagement ring while hosting a party for her former agent beau to celebrate both their engagement and his birthday.
The 30-year-old singer donned her sparkling three carat Neil Lane diamond with pride as she posed up with her new fianc at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Nice ice! Britney Spears showed off her engagement ring with new fianc Jason Trawick at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas

Bling: Britney looked more than happy with her three carat Neil Lane diamond ring

Earlier in the day, Britney tweeted fans: “Stillglowing! About to jump on a plane to Planet Hollywood in Vegas.
“Throwing a Bday Party for Jason at Chateau Night Club. So fun. Xxoo”
Britney and Jason will be celebrating their engagement with a private gathering at the resort, before moving on to a celebratory dinner at the Chocolate Lounge at the Sugar Factory in the Paris Hotel before carrying on the festivities at a dance party at the Chateau nightclub.
The pair looked happy and excited as they made their way into the resort for the party, Britney beaming as she was congratulated by staff and fans.
Of course, Vegas is familiar territory for the singer – it is where her 55 hour marriage to first husband Jason Alexander began and ended.
The Hollywood agent asked for the pop star”s hand in marriage in Los Angeles yesterday on his 40th birthday.
“Yes, we are engaged,” Trawick told Access Hollywood today.
Talking about the Neil Lane ring, an insider told Us Weekly: “He picked out something he knew she would love.”
“He surprised her after she gave him his gifts and after they had cake last night,” another source adds.
The 30-year-old singer, who has just wrapped her Femme Fatale tour, hinted at the news this morning on her Twitter page.

Posing up: Britney and Jason posed up with a huge birthday cake celebrating the agent”s 40th birthday

Sealed with a kiss: The newly engaged couple locked lips in Las Vegas

Love”s so sweet: The pair appeared to be enjoying themselves at the event

“OMG. Last night Jason surprised me with the one gift I”ve been waiting for,” she tweeted.
She then teased: “Can”t wait to show you! SO SO SO excited! Xxo.”
Sources told TMZ that her conservators gave marriage their stamp of approval.
He also did right by her father, Jamie Spears, by asking for his daughter”s hand in marriage. They will put a pre-nuptial agreement into effect before they tie the knot, according to sources.

Three times a charm: This will be the pop star”s third marriage

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Party down: Brit Brit gets her boogie on while celebrating her engagement

Britney first started dating Jason in early 2009 following her tumultuous relationship with paparazzo Adnan Ghalib.
She says she “made the first move” on Trawick, who was her then her agent.
He stepped down from that role in May this year.
Theymixed business and pleasure again in September when she cast him to play her love interested in the video for her single Criminal.

Beaming: Britney looked radiant as she was congratulated by staff and fans while arriving for the celebration

Dressed to impress: Britney wore a clinging bandage dress which highlighted her amazing figure

Excited: Britney arriving in Vegas (left) and Trawick seen just hours before he asked the singer to marry him

Sin City: The couple plan to party at the Paris Hotel in Vegas tonight

He was widely credited with helping to steer the star in a positive direction following her 2008 breakdown.
“We”re really normal,” Britney said of their relationship in March.
“We just like to watch movies. We work out a lot. We love to work out. We do stuff together like that. We take walks.”

Home sweet home: Britney, Jason and her boys arrived back in Los Angeles earlier this week after wrapping her Femme Fatale tour

Father figure: Britney says her young sons Jayden James and Sean Preston “adore” Jason

He is also a father figure to her two sons, Sean Preston, 6, and Jayden James, 5.
“Jason is just amazing with the boys,” she has said.
“They look up to him so much – they adore him. He”s their hero.”

Mixing business and pleasure: The singer cast Jason to be her leading man in the video for her new single, Criminal

This will be Britney”s third marriage.
She wed childhood friend Jason Alexander, a childhood pal from her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana, in January 2004.
The star, who was 22 at the time, filed annulment papers just 55 hours later.

Mixing business with pleasure: The pair first began dating in 2009 when he was working as her agent

Six months later she became engaged to her backup dancer, Kevin Federline.

“First love”: Britney with Justin Timberlake in 2001

They wed in a surprise ceremony at a private home in Studio City, California, in 2004.
They went on to have two children together before officially divorcing in 2008.
Britney”s love life has always been colourful – as a teenager she famously dated fellow former Mouseketeer and “N Sync band member Justin Timberlake.
The pair split in March 2002 after a three-year romance that had fans and tabloids in a frenzy.
After they parted ways, Timberlake made reference to the pop star in the video clip to his hit, Cry Me a River.
The clip featured a Britney look-alike and the storyline fuelled rumours that she had cheated on him.
“[The breakup] was horrible,” Britney told People magazine.
“Very upsetting and it took a lot outof me. He was my first real love, and I doubt I”ll ever be able to loveanyone like that ever again.
“But I”d rather spend two days with my soulmate than the rest of my life with some guy who doesn”t mean as much.”
SHE”S THE MARRYING KIND: BRITNEY”S PREVIOUS NUPTIALS

HUSBAND NO. 1: Britney Spears wed Jason Alexander, a childhood pal from her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana, in January 2004.

The singer, who wore a baseball cap and torn jeans, said “I do” at Little White Wedding Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip at about 5:30am.

The star, who was 22 at the time, filed annulment papers just 55 hours later.

Of the very brief union, she later said: “It was me being silly, being rebellious, and not really taking the responsibility of what I was doing, you know And after partying, you know, you really don”t think about what you”re doing.

“So it was one of those things that was really silly.”

HUSBAND NO.2: Six months after her first marriage was annulled, she became engaged to her backup dancer, Kevin Federline.
They wed in a surprise ceremony at a private home in Studio City, California, in 2004.
The ceremony was initially is planned for October 16, but as press attention mounted, the couple moved the nuptials forward.
They invited 27 friends and family members to what they said would be an engagement party before surprising guests by exchanging vows.
She wore a dramatic $26,000 Monique Lhuillier gown and described the wedding as “my fairy tale dream.”
They went on to have two children together before officially divorcing in 2008.
She said of her marriage to Kevin: “I think I married for the wrong reasons. Instead of following my heart and doing something that made me really happy, I just did it for the idea of everything.

Motley Crue get LA residency

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It became official tonight (Thursday) on CNN's Piers Morgan that Motley Crue have signed to play a short-term residency in Las Vegas, a first for a hard rock band.

The group will play three or four nights per week over a three week period at the Hard Rock Hotel where Santana has been playing on a regular basis for a couple of years.

Vince Neil commented "We're the first hard rock band ever to have a residency [in Las Vegas]. There's been bands like Santana and Elton John and these kinds of acts, but for us. Motley Crue, we're all about theater and about over-the-top stage show, so it's a perfect fit for us. So we're really, really excited."

The dates for the shows are February 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18 and 19.
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Lady Gaga says it's 'more important than anything' that people realise how dedicated she is to music.
The singer understands there are people who don't like her music.
However, she performs for the minority who love to hear her sing.
'I believe very strongly that there are many people on this earth that really don't like what I do ' or how I sing or what music I make ' but some of those people admire the commitment to the work,' she told the January edition of UK magazine Elle. 'That to me is more important that anything.'
She added that the biggest conception about her is 'that I would ever be concerned with there being a misconception about me'.
Gaga hopes to leave a legacy behind her.
When she is gone, the Born This Way singer wants to have built a reputation as a fearless artist.
'I want to be remembered as brave,' she said simply.
Gaga is currently promoting the promo for her new single Marry the Night.
The video sees the star posing topless as she eats cereal, dyeing her hair blue and playing the piano in the nude.
She has claimed the footage ' which lasts almost 14 minutes ' offers a unique insight into her life.
'WATCH MARRY THE NIGHT VIDEO ON: http://eonli.ne/MTNvid An autobiographical film recounting my past, revealing my struggles + love for showbiz,' she wrote on her Twitter account a few hours ago.
Gaga has told E! that the video was inspired by being dropped by her first record label and fearing her career was over. The star was naked when she received the news and that is why she decided to strip for the promo.
'That's probably the most honest moment in that video of everything I've ever done. My directorial decision was for them to just f**king roll the cameras, because I couldn't go in and out of the moment,' the 25-year-old explained.
'There's something quite comical about the opening of the video, even though it's quite sinister and dark.'
The clip - which was directed by Gaga - opens with the eccentric musician being wheeled through a psychiatric ward by two nurses.
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Busta Rhymes, Mystikal Join Cash Money Roster

In the midst of scoring another mainstream hip-hop hit album ( Drake's "Take Care," which debuted with 631,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan) and preparing for another one ( Nicki Minaj's sophomore set, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded," due in February), Cash Money Records announced the addition of a pair of rap veterans -- Busta Rhymes and Mystikal -- to its roster on Nov. 16.

While Rhymes secured a four-album contract with Cash Money that includes physical distribution, he also inked a one-off digital distribution agreement with the newly launched Google Music. Cash Money co-founder/CEO Brian "Birdman" Williams says that a deal between Rhymes and Cash Money has been in the works since Rhymes departed Universal Motown in May, and that "E.L.E. 2: End of the World" is due in the first quarter. He adds that Rhymes has been furiously recording in Miami throughout November. Rhymes' Cash Money debut will follow a rejuvenating collaboration with Chris Brown and new labelmate Lil Wayne on Brown's 2011 hit, "Look at Me Now," which has sold 3 million copies, according to SoundScan. Rhymes and Brown recently reteamed for "Why Stop Now," a viral single released Nov. 16.

Meanwhile, Mystikal's sixth album is also expected early next year. The New Orleans rapper served a six-year prison stint for sexual battery and extortion that ended in 2010. Although he hasn't issued an album since 2001's "Tarantula," Williams envisions a return to the sound of his 2000 breakout album, "Let's Get Ready," which spawned hits like "Shake Ya Ass" and "Danger (Been So Long)" and has sold 2.2 million copies, according to SoundScan.

"These youngsters don't even know who he is, but when I listen to him rap, he's an animal," Williams says. "He and Busta are great talent to fit in with what we have. They're going to put up the numbers."

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Was it really just a little more than two years ago that Nicki Minaj made her Billboard chart debut? With so many hits racked up in such little time, it certainly seems like she's been killing it on our tallies longer than that.

Nicki Minaj: Billboard's Rising Star

Minaj made her Billboard chart bow on Aug. 29, 2009, entering at No. 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with "I Get Crazy." The track, which featured her Young Money label founder Lil Wayne, eventually topped out at No. 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list on Jan. 23, 2010.

Since then, it's been nothing but a blur of dizzying chart highs for the leading lady of hip-hop. She's racked up 27 Billboard Hot 100 singles (at press time) and nine top 10 singles on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. "Moment 4 Life" became her first chart-topper on either list, spending five weeks lodged in the top slot of the R&B/hip-hop tally in February.

Her debut studio album, "Pink Friday," arrived Nov. 23, 2010, and flew in straight at No. 2 on both Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and the Billboard 200, selling 375,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That marked the second-best sales week for a female hip-hop artist since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991. Only Lauryn Hill did better, when "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" started at No. 1 with 423,000 in 1998.

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While "Pink Friday" didn't hit No. 1 out of the gate, six weeks later it rose to the apex of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. A month after that, it ascended to No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Minaj's patient wait for her turn at No. 1 on the latter chart was a rare sight. For the most part, an album is only No. 1 on the Billboard 200 because it debuted there. It's unusual for an album to climb to the top.

Case in point: In 2010, there were 30 albums that hit No. 1, but only one -- Lil Wayne's "I Am Not a Human Being" -- rose to the top. Wayne debuted at No. 2 on the strength of download sales, then fell to No. 16 the next week, only to reach No. 1 the following week once the CD version of the album was released.

Before "Pink Friday's" ascent to the top, the last album to take longer to rise to No. 1 was Ray Charles' "Genius Loves Company," which hit No. 1 in its 25th week on March 5, 2005. It zoomed 15-1 with 224,000 copies sold (up 202%) following its Grammy Award win for album of the year.

"Pink Friday's" climb to No. 1 on the Feb. 19 Billboard 200 coincided with the burgeoning popularity of its single "Super Bass," which had then become a viral phenomenon. Videos of Minaj fans Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez rapping "Super Bass" had appeared on YouTube. The same week "Pink Friday" hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, "Bass" debuted on both the R&B Digital Songs and Rap Digital Songs charts. A week later, it entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 tally.

Yet "Super Bass" wasn't even a proper single. Clearly, labels Young Money/Cash Money knew they had a hit, and in turn, an eye-popping, hyper-colorful video for "Bass" was produced. The clip debuted on Vevo and YouTube on May 5. A little more than a week later, the song arrived on the Hot 100 on May 14.

Now an official single, "Super Bass" climbed to No. 3 on the Hot 100 on Aug. 13. With its rise, it became the highest-charting Hot 100 rap hit by a solo female (without a featured artist) since Missy Elliott's "Work It" reached No. 2 in 2002. "Work" spent 10 straight weeks in the runner-up slot. "Bass" was also just the eighth rap single by a solo female to reach the top 10 in the chart's 53-year history.

"Super Bass" was one of eight top 40 Hot 100 hits that Minaj racked up in 2011. In addition to her "Bass" hit, she scored with her own "Moment 4 Life" (featuring Drake) and "Fly" (featuring Rihanna), and as a featured artist on David Guetta's "Where Them Girls At" (also featuring Flo Rida) and "Turn Me On," Drake's "Make Me Proud" and Big Sean's "Dance (A$$)." Minaj also appeared on the popular Femme Fatale Remix of Britney Spears' No. 3 Hot 100 hit "Till the World Ends."

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Taylor Swift made a rather large statement about her status in the music business during 2011 by simply placing a request. Entranced by Nicki Minaj's hit single "Super Bass," she invited Minaj to come out to the Staples Center in Los Angeles and perform the song in a surprise appearance during Swift's concert in August. In the aftermath, Justin Bieber asked if he could do a guest spot with Swift. In short order, the singer/songwriter was lining up musicians in many of the major markets to add a little local flavor to the night: Jason Mraz in Los Angeles; Usher and T.I. in Atlanta; Shawn Colvin in Austin; Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World in Phoenix; Ronnie Dunn, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney and Paramore's Hayley Williams in Nashville; and Selena Gomez and James Taylor at Madison Square Garden in New York, as her 2011 tour concluded.

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"I'm just as shocked by it as all the fans are in the audience," Swift says of her guest stars, "the fact that they would spend their evening coming out and playing for free for my fans."

That gesture, made by artists across a variety of genres in numerous cities, speaks volumes about Swift's influence on pop culture in the five years since she arrived with her self-titled debut album on Big Machine Records at the age of 16.

On Dec. 2, Swift accepted Billboard's Woman of the Year award during Billboard's Women in Music event at Capitale in New York. At 21, Swift is the youngest artist ever to receive the honor.

The annual award celebrates the achievements of a trailblazing female recording artist during the past 12 months and acknowledges her overall success and leadership in the music business.

For Swift, the honor comes at the close of a year in which she earned the entertainer of the year award from both the Academy of Country Music in April and the Country Music Assn. (CMA) in November. In May, Swift also won Billboard Music Awards for top country album, top Billboard 200 artist and top country artist.

For most of the past year, Swift has been on a worldwide tour supporting her 2010 album "Speak Now," with dates in Asia, Europe and the United States. The trek has been captured on the newly released Speak Now World Tour Live album and DVD, the former selling 28,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Her 2010 album Speak Now arrived with debut-week sales of 1 million units and has sold more than 3.7 million.

Worldwide, Swift has achieved album sales of more than 20 million and digital track sales of more than 40 million, according to Big Machine Records.

And Swift has donated more than $1 million to charity in the past year. Her efforts have raised money and awareness for causes including clean water, literacy and disaster relief.

The guest artists on Swift's tour stops testify to both her business and personal achievements. On a business level, they recognize the size of her audience and the media splash a guest artist will enjoy by sharing the stage with her.

But those moments are also a testament to Swift on a personal level. While undeniably a superstar, she is likable, inviting, savvy and talented. And she has managed to grow up in public while remaining both sweet and classy.

In October, when Alan Jackson was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Swift was one of just two acts asked to perform his material for the A-list music business crowd. Swift sang Jackson's 9/11 memorial ballad, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," in a manner that balanced the song's emotionalism with a perfectionist's attention to detail. With Garth Brooks, Lynn Anderson and John Oates among the celebrities in attendance, Swift rendered the song as if it were her own, providing a dynamic arc to many of the lines and coaxing a standing ovation. It was just one more moment when Swift proved how she makes sparks fly.

Swift, who turns 22 on Dec. 13, was in the closing weeks of her current U.S. tour when she took time on a day off to speak with Billboard.

Congratulations on being Billboard's Woman of the Year.
Thank you. It is pretty cool.

Just a few weeks ago was the five-year anniversary of your first album, released when you were 16. Now you're Woman of the Year. Where do you see yourself on that scale of girl and woman?
Growing up in this position, making music, writing songs and having everyone hear what I'm going through since I was about 16 years old, now I'm 21 about to be 22 -- I wouldn't have had it any other way. On a scale of being a girl or teenager or woman, I never tried to be the one to label myself which of those three I was. I've just tried to grow up in the most natural and gradual process that I possibly can and make choices I feel are right for me and my fans. Whether I'm a woman now, or whatever, is up to my fans to decide, not for me. I really haven't felt the need to make some bold statement of maturity or make the "dark" record yet.

Given the Woman of the Year honor, what women do you consider to be your role models, and why?
I have a lot of role models. Faith Hill is a big role model. Reese Witherspoon is a role model of mine-she's not in music, but I love everything she stands for. Shawn Colvin is a huge model for me. Her writing has been consistently great and thoughtful and wistful and beautiful. And also-[he's] not a girl-but Kris Kristofferson has been a big role model for me. When I look at people who I feel have really lived their lives and recorded their lives in music so beautifully, those are my role models. They've all taught me lessons just by example.

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Dr. Feelgood, the Theatre of Pain and, of course, plenty of Girls, Girls, Girls are taking up residency in Las Vegas during February.

"Motley Crue in Sin City" will hunker down from Feb. 3-19 at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The 12-show run will include Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 5), Valentine's Day and President's Day, and the band members are promising an extravaganza that will both live up to and surpass their usual theatrical standards.

"It's gonna be just over-the-top craziness," frontman Vince Neil told Billboard.com during a conference call with reporters. "Vegas is pretty much based on big, big shows, and Motley Crue is also. We're putting together a show right now that's something we have never done in our lives. It's a stationary show. It doesn't have to move around, so we can do all kinds of stuff we only really dreamed about."

Neil said the group plans for the production to be "interactive," with even those seated towards the back or the top of the venue "encompassed in the show." Drummer Tommy Lee added that, "I think more and more people are wanting an experience, and we're trying to bring that into this where people aren't necessarily at the show, they're IN the show. We're really trying to design something here that, when you leave there, you're wearing the show. You're taking parts of it with you. It's on you...Why not make it a full-on experience, really? We're putting together moments of this show where the actual audience participates. They're in it. They're around it. It's going to be really exciting."

Neil and Lee did not share specific details to share about the production but Lee said that the show would involve "other entertainers...and not in a musical fashion," as well as dancers in various stages of undress. "It sure would be fun to really do it Vegas style and have there be some nudity, or almost nude," Lee said, to which Neil added, "Basically, Tommy's saying there'll be lots of naked girls on stage." Lee also revealed he'll be using a modified, "even more crazy" version of the rollercoaster-like track that let him play upside down during the Crue's concerts this year.

"Vegas is known for its huge, over the top shows," said Neil, who resides there when the band is off the road. "That's why I think we're a perfect fit for this." Lee, meanwhile, noted that "having (the show) not have to move every night really opens a bunch of doors for us -- literally trap doors."

The Crue, whose last album was 2008's "Saints of Los Angeles," does not plan to include any brand new music in the shows, but Lee predicted there will be some flexibility in the set list from night to night. "I would imagine our plans are probably to switch it up," he said. "If we're doing a Friday, Saturday and Sunday, chances are there might be some people coming to see two shows ore maybe even three if they're there. Who knows? So I imagine we'll mix it up."

The "Motley Cure in Sin City" show dates are February 3-5, 8, 10-12, 14-15, 17-19. Ticket prices are $85 for the general admission pit and reserved floor seating, and $65 for balcony reserved with $129.50-$179.50 VIP packages. The presale has already started; public sales begin at 10 a.m. Saturday [Dec. 3] at www.motley.com, www.thejointlasvegas.com and www.ticketmaster.com. The Hard Rock is also offering vacation packages that include tickets to the show.

Lee and Neil says the Crue will consider returning to Las Vegas for another residency, perhaps for even greater lengths. "If it's successful and works out for everybody, why not?" Neil says. "That's what's great about Vegas -- people from all over the world are here for a few days, then move on, new people always coming in. Basically you're having the world come to you."

That said, the Crue -- which begins a six-date U.K. tour with Def Leppard and Steel Panther on Dec. 6 -- is planning to see some more of the world during 2012. A North American tour is likely, but Lee said whether it will be a Crue Fest package hasn't been determined. "We're still discussing and putting together plans for the summer...planning the rest of our new year," the drummer explains. "Right now we're focusing on getting the Vegas residency dialed in."

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Billboard this week launches its first-ever Hot 100-style ranking of seasonal favorites with the launch of the Holiday Songs chart. Like the Hot 100, the survey ranks tracks based on a formula blending airplay, download sales and streaming data as tracked by Nielsen Entertainment.



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The 50-position chart will appear in print and on Billboard.com and Billboard.biz through the holiday season.


Holiday Songs No. 1: Mariah Carey
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"

Topping our inaugural ranking is Mariah Carey's 1994 Christmas classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You." Carey's song also appears on the list at No. 33 in a rendition by Michael Buble that appears on his No. 1 Billboard 200 album "Christmas."



In previous years, Billboard's Holiday chart was based solely on radio airplay on adult contemporary (and a few adult top 40) stations, most of which made the switch to all or nearly all-Christmas music following Thanksgiving.



Because radio gravitates to the familiar, past Holiday Songs charts featured primarily classic Christmas tracks pre-dating this century. With the change in methodology to include downloads, streaming and airplay from all monitored radio stations, the reconfigured Holiday Songs survey presents a more balanced picture of new releases (Justin Bieber at No. 2) and traditional seasonal selections (Brenda Lee, Nat King Cole and Bobby Helms at Nos. 3-5, respectively).

Amber Rose attends the Soul Train Awards 2011 at The Fox Theatre on November 17, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. Amber Rose Talks Upcoming Album & Clothing Collabo; Says Wiz Khalifa 'Inspires'...

Amber Rose Talks Upcoming Album & Clothing Collabo; Says Wiz Khalifa 'Inspires' Her
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Amber Rose is following in the steps of her boyfriend, Wiz Khalifa. While on the red carpet at the 2011 MTV Music Awards on Aug. 28, the Philly natives gave us the exclusive news on Amber's musical debut. "We're working on some music for me, yeah," Khalifa's beau told Billboard.com.


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While catching up with her at the Soul Train Awards taping on Nov. 17 in Atlanta, Amber gave The Juice an update on the album and upcoming projects.

"I'm still in the beginning stages of it right now. I'm working hard. I'm in the studio every single day. I'm just really inspired and motivated," Amber Rose told The Juice. "My music is like house-club music, fun dance music. I'm singing, I'm rapping, I'm talking a litte shit."

When asked if we'll hear Wiz on the album, she responded, "Of course! Of course, that's my daddy!"

"I brought everything to him. He's like, 'Baby you have to do this. You have talent. You write all your stuff,'" Rose said of Wiz. "He inspired me to do it."


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If not in the lab with Wiz Khalifa, Amber Rose is keeping busy by being the new spokesperson for Smirnoff Vodka and a judge for season 2 of 'Master of the Mix,' alongside producer Just Blaze and Kid Capri.



Rose also shared details on her collaboration with clothing brand, "Members Only." "I'm designing for Members Only. It's all leather, wools, [and] furs," Rose shared.

Hanson Brothers Hanson Confirms 'MmmHops' Beer Brand

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The boys of Hanson are no longer boys -- they're men. Heck, they have eight children between the three of them! And what do men do? They drink beer. Hence, the announcement that the pop trio will soon launch their own beer, called "MmmHops."

After reportedly making the announcement during an event at Oxford University last month, drummer Zac Hanson confirms the news to Billboard.com through a rep. "Yes a branded HANSON IPA beer concept is in the works under the moniker 'MmmHops,'" says the youngest Hanson in a statement. "We're glad to see a bit of buzz around the idea, which has been brewing for some time."



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"MmmHops," of course, references the group's breakout hit, "MMMBop," which hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 14 years ago. The group recently wrapped a South American tour in support of their 2010 album "Shout It Out."

In September, Zac Hanson told Billboard.com that he is unsure whether he and his brothers Isaac and Taylor want to make another full-length album in the foreseeable future. "We want to do something a little different," says Hanson. "The music industry has changed, so I think we will definitely do another project, but it might end up being multiple small things. We like to innovate and do things we're excited about. I think one more normal, 12-song album isn't what we want to do now."

Trace Adkins performs at the Trump Taj Mahal on September 2, 2011 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images) Trace Adkins to Tower Over His ACA Co-Host Kristin Chenoweth

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Trace Adkins admits to having been a bit nervous last year prior to hosting the inaugural American Country Awards. But once he got in the flow of the show, it began to feel a little more comfortable by the minute.



"Last year was the first time that I had ever done that," he said. "I had done a couple of CMT things before, but they were very controlled and very structured. I was very anxious and apprehensive coming into it, but after an hour or so, I thought 'I can do this.' I calmed down and settled into it. This year, it's more of a sense of looking forward to doing it. I did have a lot of fun doing it."



This year's award show will air on FOX on Monday, Dec. 5, with Trace co-hosting the show with Broadway and TV actress Kristin Chenoweth. It should make for an interesting pairing, considering the amount of time they have known each other.



"I've never worked with her," he says slyly. "As far as I know, they're not making any special provisions," he says, referring to the height difference between the two (Adkins is believed to be around 6' 6" while Chenoweth is around 4' 11" in stature). "Maybe somebody will have to carry around an apple box for her. I've seen her on television, and I'm aware of who she is. She's very funny, very pretty, and very petite, so it would be a huge contrast."



Trace says he has taken more of a role in the pre-production of the telecast. "I've been fairly involved more in the script for this years show. There have been a lot of ideas going back and forth, and it's been fun being involved in the creative process. I don't know how funny it will be or how it will come across, but I'm going to try to inject my own personality into it and have some fun with it."



What does Adkins think makes a great host? "I want somebody that just seems to be comfortable, where it's not forced," he says, citing Vince Gill's run as host of the CMA Awards as an example. "You have to try to look like you are comfortable in that role, confident, and in charge. I think it makes everybody breathe easier if they see the host is confident in his or her abilities to keep everything on track. That's what I'm trying to do."



What sets the American Country Awards apart from the other telecasts is the fact that they are totally fan voted. Adkins believes that is a plus for the show. "I think it's great there's one that lets the fans have their say. It takes a lot of the politics out of it when it's left up to the fans. You're going to get some interesting outcomes, I think. Some that the industry might scratch their head a little bit, but that's what makes it fun."

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Madonna's second attempt at directing a feature length film, "W.E.", won't see its U.S. release until February, but the trailer for the romantic drama period piece has just been released.

Madonna will make a rare talk show appearance, discussing her upcoming film "W.E." on the  "Graham Norton Show" on Jan. 14. The program airs in the U.K. on the BBC and in the U.S. on BBC America.



Madonna and her two lead actors, Andrea Riseborough and James D'Arcy, will discuss "W.E.," the drama she directed about the love affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson.



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The film will open for a one-week awards-qualifying run on Dec. 9 and then open nationally on Feb. 3. The new release date is intended to capitalize on her rumored Super Bowl halftime performance and new album. The Weinstein Co. is releasing the film.



Starting Dec. 10, BBC America will air "Graham Norton" less than 24 hours after the U.K. broadcast. Norton is also the star of BBC America's first original comedy, "Would You Rather?" that premieres Dec. 3. Based on British panel-style shows, Norton will ask comedians and celebrities to discuss ridiculous predicaments and moral quandaries.