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  Who Charted? Kenny Chesney, So Let's All Quit and Sing Songs About Tractors

  May 8, 2013 – First! Well, we're not all that stoked for the guy, but Kenny Chesney's No. 1 victory for his 16th studio album Life on a Rock does give us an idea. The new set sold 153,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan — a very solid debut these days, which also happens to be his worst since 1999. His last album came out less than 11 months ago and it bowed at 193K. …
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  No, Really, the 'Thrift Shop' / 'No Scrubs' Mashup Is Very Good

  May 3, 2013 – Like Macklemore's "Thrift Shop," mashups are unkillable. But unlike Macklemore's "Thrift Shop," we might as well embrace them. So, then: TLC's "No Scrubs" and "Thrift Shop" mashed up! Though there's little to no reason for this to exist, what it does offer is a sly commentary about a whack thrift shop joker trying to holler at fly girls. Macklemore is the scrub. Yes, Macklemore, they're talking to you.Plus, it's Friday. …
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  Without Music, Macklemore's 'Thrift Shop' Video Is Just Some Dork Terrorizing a Store

  April 12, 2013 – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' video for omnipresent hit "Thrift Shop" was always pretty goofy. Hell, it starts with a fur-wearing Macklemore riding a scooter toward a DeLorean. Now, the folks at CollegeHumor and Music Videos Without Music have made the original clip even goofier, taking away the music and adding an alternate soundtrack based solely on what's happening on the screen. …
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  Who Charted? Tyler's 'Wolf' Overtakes Weezy, Nips at Timberlake's Heels

  April 10, 2013 – First! Though Justin Timberlake's vision was initially called into question, he's more than justified his foresight where The 20/20 Experience is concerned. The recent inductee to Saturday Night Live's five-timers club has sold over 2 million copies worldwide of his first album in seven years. …
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  Who Charted? Bon Jovi, But We Only Really Care About Dave Grohl and Bowie

  March 20, 2013 – First! Apropos of nothing, Bon Jovi have released a widely panned new album that you didn't buy. But 101,000 other people did buy it, according to Nielsen SoundScan, so What About Now is currently the No. 1 album in the country. …
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  Who Charted? The South Goes on 'Spring Break,' the Rest Just 'Harlem Shake'

  March 13, 2013 – First! Well how's this for an up-to-the-minute sampling of the nation's mindset? No. 1 goes to country's preeminent overgrown frat boy Luke Bryan, whose Spring Break...Here to Party sold 150,000 copies (according to Nielsen SoundScan) despite the fact that it's merely a comp of songs hailing from his annually updated spring break-themed EP series. Yes, that is a thing that exists. …
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  Muse, Sting, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Will Hold Court at NCAA Concert Series

  March 7, 2013 – Muse, Dave Matthews Band, Sting, Flo Rida, and more will hit the stage for the NCAA Big Dance Concert Series, the NCAA revealed today (March 7). The three-day showcase takes place from April 5 to 7 at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park and is organized in conjunction with the NCAA Men's Final Four. …
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  Who Charted? Bruno Fire Sale Locks Thom Yorke Out of 'Billboard' Heaven

  March 6, 2013 – First! Well, this is a far better week for chart-watchers than the dreary downward spiral that preceded it. After nearly three months of elbow grease and flirtation, pop crooner Bruno Mars has at last scored a No. 1 for his derivative-but-who-even-cares second album Unorthodox Jukebox. According to Nielsen SoundScan, he sold 95,000 copies of the thing. …
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  Stevie Wonder, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and More Round Out Hangout Fest 2013 Lineup

  March 6, 2013 – It's about to get Hotter than July (in May!) because the Gulf Shores, Alabama beachside bash known as Hangout Fest has just rounded out their lineup with the mighty Stevie Wonder. The seven-billion-time Grammy Award winner and friend to the President of the United States of America is joining Tom Petty and Kings of Leon to headline on May 17-19. …
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  Macklemore on 'SNL': This Guy's Not Going Anywhere

  March 4, 2013 – This season of Saturday Night Live has brought a couple of genuinely compelling performances. There was the usually bugged-out Kendrick Lamar slowing things down for “Swimming Pools (Drank)” and then smooth-jazzing “Poetic Justice;” and Justin Bieber, who is gunning for Justin Timberlake's spot, doing an acoustic version of “As Long as You Love Me,” and “Nothing Like Us” with a futuristic old-timey microphone. …
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