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  Gotye Wants You to Listen to His Inescapable Single Ten Different Ways

  June 1, 2012 – Over 234 million views and just as many parodies later, Gotye has finally decided if he can't beat 'em (and let's face it, no one can defeat the unstoppable force that is Glee), he'll join 'em. In tandem with a newly announced fall U.S. tour, the Australian chart-topper will release an album next week entirely composed of "Somebody That I Used to Know" remixes. …
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  Who Charted? Adam Lambert Breaks Records, Beach House Storm Top 10

  May 23, 2012 – First! Adam Lambert's Trespassing tops this week's Billboard 200 albums chart with just a 77,000-copy debut, making the album not only the first No. 1 for Lambert (his major-label debut For Your Entertainment only got to No. 3, beat by Susan Boyle and Andrea Bocelli), but also the first solo album by an openly gay artist to top the ranking. It's also the lowest-selling No. …
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  Austin City Limits 2012 Lineup: Black Keys, Chili Peppers, Neil Young, Jack White, 126 More

  May 22, 2012 – Austin City Limits' lineup this year looks a little like an all-star team of other '12 headliners: Red Hot Chili Peppers (who also headline Lollapalooza), Neil Young and Crazy Horse (who also headline Outside Lands), and the Black Keys (who also headline Firefly in Delaware, Osheaga in Montreal, and, sorta, Lollapalooza, though RHCP and Sabbath take the tip-top spots there) lead the pack. …
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• Kimbra, 'Vows' (Warner Bros.)

  May 21, 2012 – Kiwi songbird emits offbeat R&B charms sharper than duet dude Gotye; debut LP actually invigorated by Yankee meddling. …
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  fun. and Paramore's Hayley Williams Do the Web's Thousandth Gotye Cover

  May 17, 2012 – Yesterday, we made a little fun of fun., pointing out the irony of the three-piece covering Gotye's history-making YouTube track "Somebody That I Used To Know," after both Gotye and fun. expressed some disappointment over their hits being parodied and covered. This particular rendition, however, upon closer scrutiny, is a little more star-studded than these other millions of covers. The fun. …
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  Who Charted? Silversun Pickups Pull Out Week's Best Debut

  May 16, 2012 – First! Carrie Underwood has pwned the competition and taken No. 1 for a second week on the Billboard 200, with 102,000 copies of Blown Away sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Are you seeing this, Celebrity Apprentice star Clay Aiken? 2 Through 10: No big surprises here, either — Adele (No. 2 with 102,000), Lionel Richie (No. 3 with 71,000), the Now 42 compilation (No. 4 with 65,000), Norah Jones (No. 5 with 60,000). …
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  fun. Are Not Amused by Your Parodies of Their Big Hit

  May 2, 2012 – Gotye is predictably not the only indie(ish) buzz act who's got a problem with people covering him. fun., whose chart-topping "We Are Young" has been parodied only about a bazillion times, wants you to know they are not amused by your shenanigans. "I'm not going to go Coolio on the situation and say I'm not into parodies, but I'm going to say, chances are, it's not funny," frontman Nate Ruess told MTV. …
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  Gotye Is Bummed 'Glee' Did Him 'Wrong'

  April 23, 2012 – Gotye is quickly learning that a bit of baggage comes with topping the charts, and it's not all sunshine and SNL appearances — sometimes, you have to get covered by the kids on Glee. The Australian singer saw his No. …
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  Who Charted? Lionel Richie Is Finally Found (at No. 1)

  April 18, 2012 – First! After some impressive Home Shopping Network finagling didn't net Lionel Richie enough sales to beat Madonna in a tough week, the singer finally convinced fans to look for him. The result: Richie hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his latest effort, Tuskegee, which sold 129,000 this week. …
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  Watch Gotye Sing, Get Stalked by Cast on 'Saturday Night Live'

  April 16, 2012 – Gotye, the Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter with the Sting-style soft-rock approach and a music video that's been viewed more than 160 million times, performed his self-same video smash and another, even more Sting-like song on Saturday Night Live this weekend. …
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