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Mission Impossible Tooks #1 Box Office!

“Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol” collected $46.2 million in U.S. and Canadian cinemas over the holiday weekend, clinching Paramount Pictures’ first annual domestic box-office title in at least a decade.

The studio, part of Viacom Inc., heads into the last week of the year with $1.86 billion in sales through Dec. 25, including films carried over from 2010, according to researcher Box Office Mojo. Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros., the leader for the previous four years, is second with $1.76 billion.

TOP TEN US BOX OFFICE

Issue Date : 31 December 2011

Rank     Title     Weekend     Gross     Weeks
1         Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)     $29.5M     $78.6M     2
2         Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)     $20.3M     $90.6M     2
3         The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)     $12.8M     $27.7M     1
4         Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)     $12.7M     $56.9M     2
5         The Adventures of Tintin (2011)     $9.71M     $24.1M     1
6         We Bought a Zoo (2011)     $9.45M     $15.6M     1
7         War Horse (2011)     $7.51M     $15M     1
8         New Year's Eve (2011)     $3.31M     $34.3M     3
9         The Darkest Hour (2011)     $3M     $5.5M     1
10         The Muppets (2011)     $2.15M     $76.9M     5

Sherlock Holmes 2 Tops Box Office!

Franchise on top three spots at the box office this weekend, it wound up being a very mixed frame for sequels. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked both tallied solid grosses, though they were notably down from their predecessors. On the other hand, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol had a robust start in limited release. Even with all of these established brands entering the marketplace, the Top 12 wound up down roughly 13 percent from the same period last year. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows opened to an estimated $40.02 million, which is way down from the original Sherlock Holmes's $62.3 million over Christmas weekend in 2009. In what could be an even more concerning comparison, the movie wound up lower than Tron Legacy's $44 million start at the same time last year.

TOP TEN BOX OFFICE
Issue Date : 19 Dec 2011
Rank     Title     Weekend     Gross     Weeks
1         Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)     $40M     $40M     1
2         Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked (2011)     $23.5M     $23.5M     1
3         Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)     $13M     $13M     1
4         New Year's Eve (2011)     $7.42M     $24.8M     2
5         The Sitter (2011)     $4.4M     $17.2M     2
6         The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)     $4.3M     $266M     5
7         Young Adult (2011)     $3.65M     $4.09M     2
8         Hugo (2011)     $3.62M     $39.1M     4
9         Arthur Christmas (2011)     $3.6M     $38.5M     4
10         The Muppets (2011)     $3.5M     $70.9M     4 

69th Golden Globe Awards Nomination!

Best Motion Picture
Drama	Musical or Comedy
The Descendants The Help Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball War Horse	50/50 The Artist Bridesmaids Midnight in Paris My Week with Marilyn
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama
Actor	Actress
George Clooney - The Descendants as Matt King Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover Michael Fassbender - Shame as Brandon Sullivan Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March as Stephen Meyers Brad Pitt - Moneyball as Billy Beane	Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs Viola Davis - The Help as Aibileen Clark Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth Salander Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk about Kevin as Eva Khatchadourian
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
Jean Dujardin - The Artist as George Valentin Brendan Gleeson - The Guard as Gerry Boyle Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50 as Adam Lerner Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, Love. as Jacob Palmer Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris as Gil Pender	Jodie Foster - Carnage as Penelope Longstreet Charlize Theron - Young Adult as Mavis Gary Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids as Annie Walker Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe Kate Winslet - Carnage as Nancy Cowan
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier Albert Brooks - Drive as Bernie Rose Jonah Hill - Moneyball as Peter Brand Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method as Sigmund Freud Christopher Plummer - Beginners as Hal	Bérénice Bejo - The Artist as Peppy Miller Jessica Chastain - The Help as Celia Foote Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs as Hubert Page Octavia Spencer - The Help as Minny Jackson Shailene Woodley - The Descendants as Alexandra "Alex" King
Best Director	Best Screenplay
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris George Clooney - The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist Alexander Payne - The Descendants Martin Scorsese - Hugo	Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon - The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash - The Descendants Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin - Moneyball
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
Ludovic Bource - The Artist Abel Korzeniowski - W.E. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Howard Shore - Hugo John Williams - War Horse	"Hello Hello" (music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin) - Gnomeo & Juliet "The Keeper" - Machine Gun Preacher "Lay Your Head Down" (music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close) - Albert Nobbs "The Living Proof" - The Help "Masterpiece" (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry) - W.E.
Best Animated Feature Film	Best Foreign Language Film
The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Cars 2 Puss in Boots Rango	The Flowers of War In the Land of Blood and Honey The Kid with a Bike A Separation The Skin I Live In

Television

Best Series
Drama	Musical or Comedy
American Horror Story Boardwalk Empire Boss Game of Thrones Homeland	Enlightened Episodes Glee Modern Family New Girl
Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama
Actor	Actress
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire as Nucky Thompson Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad as Walter White Kelsey Grammer – Boss as Tom Kane Jeremy Irons – The Borgias as Pope Alexander VI Damian Lewis – Homeland as Nicholas Brody	Claire Danes – Homeland as Carrie Mathison Mireille Enos – The Killing as Sarah Linden Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife as Alicia Florrick Madeleine Stowe – Revenge as Victoria Grayson Callie Thorne – Necessary Roughness as Dr. Danielle "Dani" Santino
Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock as Jack Donaghy David Duchovny – Californication as Hank Moody Johnny Galecki – The Big Bang Theory as Leonard Hofstadter Thomas Jane – Hung as Ray Drecker Matt LeBlanc – Episodes as Matt LeBlanc	Laura Dern - Enlightened as Amy Jellicoe Zooey Deschanel - New Girl as Jessica "Jess" Day Tina Fey - 30 Rock as Liz Lemon Laura Linney - The Big C as Catherine "Cathy" Jamison Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film
Actor	Actress
Hugh Bonneville – Downton Abbey as Robert, Earl of Grantham Idris Elba – Luther as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther William Hurt – Too Big to Fail as Henry Paulson Bill Nighy – Page Eight as Johnny Worricker Dominic West – The Hour as Hector Madden	Romola Garai – The Hour as Bel Rowley Diane Lane – Cinema Verite as Pat Loud Elizabeth McGovern – Downton Abbey as Cora, Countess of Grantham Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult as Janet Leach Kate Winslet - Mildred Pierce as Mildred Pierce
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
Actor	Actress
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones as Tyrion Lannister Paul Giamatti – Too Big to Fail as Ben Bernanke Guy Pearce – Mildred Pierce as Monty Beragon Tim Robbins – Cinema Verite as Bill Loud Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family as Cameron Tucker	Jessica Lange – American Horror Story as Constance Langdon Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire as Margaret Schroeder Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham Sofía Vergara – Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett Evan Rachel Wood – Mildred Pierce as Veda Pierce
Best Miniseries or Television Film
Cinema Verite Downton Abbey The Hour Mildred Pierce Too Big to Fail

RiRi, Katy, Jay Z on Billboard Chart War!

"We Found Love" by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris tops the Hot 100 for the seventh straight week. This ties "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z) and Eminem's "Love The Way You Lie," on which Rihanna was featured, as RiRi's longest-running #1 hit to date. Since 1955, only four other artists have had three or more songs remain at #1 for as many as seven weeks. Elvis Presley, fittingly, had more of these monster hits than any other artist (five). Mariah Carey is second with four. Rihanna is tied with Boyz II Men and Beyonce, with three each.

 

By holding at #1 for a seventh week, "We Found Love" also ties Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" as the longest-running #1 hit so far this year. 

 

Rihanna's "S&M," which reached #1 in April, tops the 3 million mark in digital sales this week. It's the 13th song to reach that sales plateau in 2011, which sets a new record. Twelve songs topped the 3 million mark in all of 2010. Seven songs hit that level in 2009. Just two did it in 2008.
TOP TEN BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES 

Issue Date : 16 December 2011

1. (1) Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love" (12weeks on chart,7weeks #1)
2. (2) LMFAO, "Sexy And I Know It." (14weeks on chart,pk#2)
3. (3) Bruno Mars, "It Will Rain." (11weeks on chart,pk#3)
4. (9) Katy Perry, "The One That Got Away." (9wkonchart,pk#9)
5 (5) Flo Rida, "Good Feeling." (11weeks on chart,pk#5)  
6. (8) Jay-Z/Kanye West, "Ni**as In Paris." (18weeks, pk#7)
7. (6) Adele, "Someone Like You."  (23weeks on chart,5weeks#1)
8. (4) Maroon 5 /Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger." (25weeks on chart,pk#1)
9. (7) David Guetta featuring Usher, "Without You." (15weeks on chart,pk#4)
10. (11) T-Pain ft. Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen, "5 O'Clock." (11weeks, pk#10)

HOT Shot : #12 Glee Casts "We Are Young"

New Year's Eve Tops Box Office!

New Year's Eve dropped the ball this weekend with a disappointing $13.7 million opening. Things were comparatively better for The Sitter, though Jonah Hill didn't impress in his solo debut. Adding these two movies to an already weak field turned out to be box office poison*the Top 12 wound up with an estimated $69.7 million, which is the second-worst gross of the year so far. There is also a very good chance that once all movies report tomorrow, overall box office will wind up at its lowest point since 2008. New Year's Eve's estimated $13.7 million was off 75 percent from Valentine's Day's $56.3 million debut last February. A drop was to be expected, given the different time of year and the distance from the titular holiday, though the opening is still far lower than even the most modest expectations.

US TOP BOX OFFICE 

Issue Date : 12 December 2011

Rank     Title     Weekend     Gross     Weeks
1         New Year's Eve (2011)     $13.7M     $13.7M     1
2         The Sitter (2011)     $10M     $10M     1
3         The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)     $7.9M     $259M     4
4         The Muppets (2011)     $7.1M     $65.8M     3
5         Arthur Christmas (2011)     $6.6M     $33.5M     3
6         Hugo (2011)     $6.12M     $33.5M     3
7         The Descendants (2011)     $4.38M     $23.6M     4
8         Happy Feet Two (2011)     $3.75M     $56.9M     4
9         Jack and Jill (2011)     $3.2M     $68.6M     5
10         Immortals (2011)     $2.44M     $79.8M     5

Bruno Mars Vs. Katy Perry on Billboard Hot 100

RiRi featuring Calvin Harris tops the Hot 100 for the sixth straight week. Only two other Rihanna singles have held the top spot this long. "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z) had seven weeks on top in 2007. Eminem's "Love The Way You Lie," on which Rihanna was featured, had seven weeks on top last year. "We Found Love" also tops the 2 million mark in U.S. digital sales this week.

Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away" holds at #9 on the Hot 100. Its airplay grew by 17%, but its digital sales dropped by 31%. So you might think it's probably out of the running to become a record-breaking sixth #1 single from Perry's Teenage Dream album. Think again. The song has been discounted to 69 cents in the iTunes Store, compared to $1.29 for most current hits.

Bruno Mars' "It Will Rain" holds at #3 for the second week. The song also tops the 1 million mark in digital sales this week and jumps to #1 on Hot Digital Songs. The ballad, which is featured in the current #1 box-office hit The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, is the first song from a movie to reach #1 on the digital sales chart since Taylor Swift's "Today Was A Fairytale" from the rom-com Valentine's Day in February 2010. Mars co-wrote and co-produced "It Will Rain" with Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine, his partners in The Smeezingtons. As such, Mars may soon have an Oscar nomination (for Best Song) to go with his multiple Grammy nominations.

TOP TEN BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES 

Issue Date : 9 December 2011

1. (1) Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love" (11weeks on chart,6weeks #1)
2. (2) LMFAO, "Sexy And I Know It." (13weeks on chart,pk#2)
3. (3) Bruno Mars, "It Will Rain." (10weeks on chart,pk#3)
4. (4) Maroon 5 /Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger." (24weeks on chart,pk#1)
5 (8) Flo Rida, "Good Feeling." (10weeks on chart,pk#5)  
6. (5) Adele, "Someone Like You."  (22weeks on chart,5weeks#1)
7. (6) David Guetta featuring Usher, "Without You." (14weeks on chart,pk#4)
8. (15) Jay-Z/Kanye West, "Ni**as In Paris." (17weeks, pk#7)
9. (9) Katy Perry, "The One That Got Away." (8wkonchart,pk#9)
10. (7) Gym Class Heroes ft.Adam Levine, "Stereo Hearts." (25weeks, pk#4)

HOT Shot : #29 Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa/Bruno Mars "Young, Wild And Free"

Twilight Makes Hattrict on Box Office!

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1" makes hattrick on Box Office charts this week! It pulled off a rare feat this year retaining the top spot at the box office for a third straight weekend.  With $16.9 million and $247.5 million to date domestic and over $550 million worldwide, the fourth installment of Stephenie Meyers' vampire saga has given Summit Entertainment an early if not expected Christmas present.  The picture also is a rare three-weekend topper this calendar year joining "The Help" (four weekends) and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (three) in that regard.  

US BOX OFFICE SUMMARY

Issue Date : 5 Dec 2011

Rank     Title     Weekend     Gross     Weeks
1         The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)     $16.5M     $247M     3
2         The Muppets (2011)     $11.1M     $56.4M     2
3         Hugo (2011)     $7.56M     $25.1M     2
4         Arthur Christmas (2011)     $7.4M     $25.3M     2
5         Happy Feet Two (2011)     $5.92M     $51.7M     3
6         Jack and Jill (2011)     $5.36M     $64.2M     4
7         The Descendants (2011)     $4.79M     $17.7M     3
8         Immortals (2011)     $4.46M     $75.7M     4
9         Tower Heist (2011)     $3.95M     $70.6M     5
10         Puss in Boots (2011)     $3.04M     $140M     6

54th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations!

Kanye West leads the field of Grammy award contenders for 2012 with seven nominations, including for his album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and his joint venture with Jay-Z, Watch the Throne. But Adele – whose album 21 is the biggest selling of 2011 – and Bruno Mars are close behind with six apiece, including nods for the three big awards of album, song and record of the year. 

Other leading contenders for the major music industry awards show include the Foo Fighters, also with six nominations, while Lil Wayne and newcomer Skrillex have five nominations apiece. The nominations for the top awards were announced during a televised concert in Los Angeles featuring performances by Lady Gaga, Usher and up-and-coming country singers The Band Perry.

Album Of The Year
Adele – 21
Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
Lady GaGa – Born This Way
Rihanna – Loud

Record Of The Year
Adele – ‘Rolling in the Deep’
Bon Iver – ‘Holocene’
Bruno Mars – ‘Grenade’
Mumford & Sons – ‘The Cave’
Katy Perry – ‘Firework’

Song Of The Year
Kanye West, ‘All of the Lights’ Feat. Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (Songwriters: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West)
Mumford & Sons, ‘The Cave’ (Songwriters: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston)
Bruno Mars, ‘Grenade’ (Songwriters: Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt)
Bon Iver, ‘Holocene’ (Songwriter: Justin Vernon)
Adele, ‘Rolling in the Deep’ (Songwriters: Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth)

Best New Artist
Bon Iver
The Band Perry
J Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

Pop Field

Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele – ‘Someone Like You’
Lady GaGa – ‘Yoü And I’
Bruno Mars – ‘Grenade’
Katy Perry – ‘Firework’
Pink – ‘F**kin’ Perfect’

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse – ‘Body and Soul’
The Black Keys – ‘Dearest’
Coldplay – ‘Paradise’
Foster The People – ‘Pumped Up Kicks’
Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera – ‘Moves Like Jagger’

Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele – 21
Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Cee Lo Green – The Ladykiller
Lady GaGa – Born This Way
Rihanna – Loud

Dance/Electronica Field

Best Dance Recording
Deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech – ‘Raise Your Weapon’
Duck Sauce – ‘Barbra Streisand’
David Guetta and Avicii – ‘Sunshine’
Robyn – ‘Call Your Girlfriend’
Skrillex – ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites’
Swedish House Mafia – ‘Save The World’

Best Dance/Electronica Album
Cut/Copy – Zonoscope
Deadmau5 – 4×4=12
David Guetta – Nothing But The Beat
Robyn – Body Talk, Pt. 3
Skrillex – Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites

Rock Field

Best Rock Performance
Coldplay – ‘Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall’
The Decemberists – ‘Down By The Water’
Foo Fighters – ‘Walk’
Mumford & Sons – ‘The Cave’
Radiohead – ‘Lotus Flower’

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Dream Theater – ‘On The Backs Of Angels’
Foo Fighters – ‘White Limo’
Mastodon – ‘Curl Of The Burl’
Megadeth – ‘Public Enemy No. 1′
Sum 41 – ‘Blood In My Eyes’

Best Rock Song
Coldplay – ‘Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall’
The Decemberists – ‘Down By The Water’
Mumford & Sons – ‘The Cave’
Radiohead – ‘Lotus Flower’
Foo Fighters – ‘Walk’

Best Rock Album
Jeff Beck – Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honouring Les Paul
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
Kings Of Leon – Come Around Sundown
Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You
Wilco – The Whole Love

Alternative Field

Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Death Cab For Cutie – Codes And Keys
Foster The People – Torches
My Morning Jacket – Circuital
Radiohead – The King of Limbs

Rap Field

Best Rap Performance
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – ‘Look At Me Now’
Jay-Z and Kanye West – ‘Otis’
Lupe Fiasco – ‘The Show Goes On’
Nicki Minaj and Drake – ‘Moment 4 Life’
Wiz Khalifa – ‘Black and Yellow’

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyoncé and André 3000 – ‘Party’
DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne – ‘I’m On One’
Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey – ‘I Need a Doctor’
Kelly Rowland and Lil Wayne – ‘Motivation’
Rihanna and Drake – ‘What’s My Name?’

Best Rap Song
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – ‘Look At Me Now’
Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey – ‘I Need a Doctor’
Jay-Z and Kanye West – ‘Otis’
Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie – ‘All of the Lights’
Wiz Khalifa – ‘Black and Yellow’

Best Rap Album
Jay-Z and Kanye West – Watch the Throne
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
Lupe Fiasco – Lasers
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday

Production Field

Producer of the Year (Non Classical)
Danger Mouse
Paul Epworth
The Smeezingtons
Ryan Tedder
Butch Vig

Music Video Field

Best Short Form Music Video
Adele – ‘Rolling in the Deep’
Memory Tapes – ‘Yes I Know’
OK Go – ‘All Is Not Lost’
Radiohead – ‘Lotus Flower’
Skrillex – ‘First Of The Year (Equinox)’
Al Yankovic – ‘Perform This Way’

Best Long Form Music Video
Beyoncé – I Am…World Tour
Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
Kings of Leon – Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon
A Tribe Called Quest – Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest
TV on the Radio – Nine Types Of Light

Michael Buble Tops X-Mas Billboard Album

X-Mas is coming! Michael Buble's Christmas steps up to #1 on The Billboard 200, with sales of 227K copies. But if his album had sold just 500 fewer copies, Nickelback's Here And Now would have come out on top. It was the closest race for #1 in more than four years. The last time such a small margin separated the top two albums was in October 2007, when Bruce Springsteen's Magic returned to the top spot, unseating Kid Rock's Rock N Roll Jesus. Both albums sold just over 77K copies that week. They were separated by fewer than 250 copies.

 1. Michael Buble, Christmas, 227,000.

2. Nickelback, Here And Now, 227,000.

3. Rihanna, Talk That Talk, 198,000.

4. Drake, Take Care, 173,000.

5. Mary J. Blige, My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act 1), 156,000.

6. Justin Bieber, Under The Mistletoe, 142,000.

7. Adele, 21, 140,000.

8. Daughtry, Break The Spell, 129,000.

9. Scotty McCreery, Clear As Day, 88,000.

10. Coldplay, Mylo Xyloto, 79,000.

RiRi Hits Billboard Singles & Album

RiRi hits 5 weeks in a row on Billboard Hot 100! She has achieved many milestones on the pop charts in recent years. She has amassed 11 #1 hits, a tally matched by only seven other artists since 1955. But she holds one record that I guarantee you she would like to shed. She has had more #1 hits, by far, than any other artist who has never topped The Billboard 200. It's not like she hasn't come close: Rihanna's last five albums have made the top five. Her highest-charting album, Good Girl Gone Bad, peaked at #2 in 2007. Her new Talk That Talk debuts at #3 this week, matching the peak of her 2010 album, Loud. It's just that she can't quite seem to make it to #1.
TOP TEN BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES 

Issue Date : 2 December 2011

1. (1) Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love" (10weeks on chart,5weeks #1)
2. (2) LMFAO, "Sexy And I Know It." (13weeks on chart,pk#2)
3. (5) Bruno Mars, "It Will Rain." (9weeks on chart,pk#3)
4. (6) Maroon 5 /Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger." (23weeks on chart,pk#1)
5. (3) Adele, "Someone Like You."  (21weeks on chart,5weeks#1)
6. (4) David Guetta featuring Usher, "Without You." (13weeks on chart,pk#4)
7. (8) Gym Class Heroes ft.Adam Levine, "Stereo Hearts." (24weeks, pk#4)
8 (7) Flo Rida, "Good Feeling." (9weeks on chart,pk#7) 
9. (9) Katy Perry, "The One That Got Away." (7wkonchart,pk#10)
10. LMFAO, "Party Rock Anthem." (36wkonchart,pk#1)

HOT Shot : #15 Jay-Z/Kanye West "Ni**as In Paris" (16wkonchart,pk#15)

Twilight Still Breaks Box Office!

Twilight for second weeks on top! The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 easily repeated in first place at the box office over Thanksgiving weekend, while The Muppets revived the long-dormant franchise with a strong second place debut. Arthur Christmas and Hugo weren't quite as fortunate, though the true measure of their success will be determined over the next month.Breaking Dawn added an estimated $62.3 million for the five-day weekend, which is a bit off from New Moon's $66.3 million over the same time period in 2009. On Saturday, Breaking Dawn passed $200 million, and through its first 10 days the penultimate Twilight movie has earned $221.3 million. The Muppets opened to an estimated $42 million, which is down from past Disney Thanksgiving entries Tangled ($68.7 million) and Enchanted ($49.1 million).  

US Box Office Summary

Issue Date : 28 November 2011

Rank     Title     Weekend     Gross     Weeks
1         The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)     $42M     $221M     2
2         The Muppets (2011)     $29.5M     $42M     1
3         Happy Feet Two (2011)     $13.4M     $43.8M     2
4         Arthur Christmas (2011)     $12.7M     $17M     1
5         Hugo (2011)     $11.3M     $15.4M     1
6         Jack and Jill (2011)     $10.3M     $57.4M     3
7         Immortals (2011)     $8.8M     $68.6M     3
8         Puss in Boots (2011)     $7.45M     $133M     5
9         Tower Heist (2011)     $7.32M     $65.4M     4
10         The Descendants (2011)     $7.2M     $10.7M     2

RiRi Vs. Katy Perry on Billboard!

Will Katy Perry hits #1 again? Her latest single "The One That Got Away" jumps from #15 to #10 on the Hot 100, becoming the sixth top 10 hit from her 2010 album Teenage Dream. That's the first album in 17 years to spawn six top 10 hits. The last was Janet Jackson's "janet.," which achieved the feat in November 1994 (when Perry was just 10).
"We Found Love" by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris logs its fourth straight week at #1 on the Hot 100. It tops Hot Digital Songs for the fifth straight week. It also moves up to #1 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. It's Rihanna's ninth #1 on Hot 100 Airplay. Only one artist has had as many or more #1 songs on that chart in its 21-year history. Mariah Carey is the leader with 11.
"We Found Love" also holds at #1 in the U.K. for the sixth week.

TOP TEN BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES 

Issue Date : 25 November 2011

1. (1) Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love" (8weeks on chart,4weeks #1)
2. (2) LMFAO, "Sexy And I Know It." (9weeks on chart,pk#2)
3. (3) Adele, "Someone Like You."  (20weeks on chart,5weeks#1)
4. (6) David Guetta featuring Usher, "Without You." (12weeks on chart,pk#4)
5. (9) Bruno Mars, "It Will Rain." (8weeks on chart,pk#5)
6. (5) Maroon 5 /Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger." (22weeks on chart,pk#1)
7 (8) Flo Rida, "Good Feeling." (8weeks on chart,pk#7)
8. (6) Gym Class Heroes ft.Adam Levine, "Stereo Hearts." (23weeks, pk#4)
9. (-) Drake featuring Rihanna, "Take Care." (DEBUT)
10. (15) Katy Perry, "The One That Got Away." (6wkonchart,pk#10)

HOT Shot : #11 Glee Casts "Rumour Has It"/"Someone Like You"

American Music Awards 2011 Winner!

Taylor Swift wins big at tonight biggest event The 39th American Music Awards that was held on November 20, 2011 (7:00/8:00 CST/EST), at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Complete list of winners at Sunday's 39th annual American Music Awards, presented at the Nokia Theatre:

— Adult Contemporary Artist: Adele

— Alternative Rock Artist: Foo Fighters

— Contemporary Inspirational Artist: Casting Crowns

— Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift

— Country Male Artist: Blake Shelton

— Country Band, Duo or Group: Lady Antebellum

— Country Album: Taylor Swift, "Speak Now"

— Latin Music Artist: Jennifer Lopez

— Pop/Rock Female Artist: Adele

— Pop/Rock Male Artist: Bruno Mars

— Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group: Maroon 5

— Pop/Rock Album: Adele, "21"

— Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj

— Rap/Hip-Hop Album: Nicki Minaj, "Pink Friday"

— Soul/R&B Female Artist: Beyonce

— Soul/R&B Male Artist: Usher

— Soul/R&B Album: Rihanna, "Loud."

— Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift

— New Artist of the Year: Hot Chelle Rae

— Special Awards: Katy Perry

Twilight Saga's Breaking Box Office Record!

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1's outstanding estimated $139.5 million opening indicated that the sexy teen vampires are as popular as ever. What does appear to have lost some of its appeal, however, is dancing penguins: Happy Feet Two struggled to even open to half as much as its popular 2006 predecessor. Overall box office was up around 14 percent to at least $221 million, and the weekend could wind up ranking as the fifth-highest on record.Breaking Dawn's $139.5 million opening is second-best among Twilight movies behind 2009's New Moon ($142.7 million). That's a small gap, though, and Breaking Dawn still managed to claim fifth place on the all-time opening weekend chart behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, The Dark Knight, Spider-Man 3 and New Moon.  

US BOX OFFICE SUMMARY

Issue Date : 21 November 2011

Rank     Title     Weekend     Gross     Weeks
1         The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)     $140M     $140M     1
2         Happy Feet Two (2011)     $22M     $22M     1
3         Immortals (2011)     $12.3M     $53M     2
4         Jack and Jill (2011)     $12M     $41M     2
5         Puss in Boots (2011)     $10.7M     $122M     4
6         Tower Heist (2011)     $6.96M     $53.4M     3
7         J. Edgar (2011)     $5.9M     $20.7M     2
8         A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011)     $2.9M     $28.3M     3
9         In Time (2011)     $1.68M     $33.4M     4
10         The Descendants (2011)     $1.22M     $1.22M     1