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When Justin Bieber dropped "Somebody to Love," then a remix featuring Usher , he seemed to have landed on a winning formula. Following his debut single "One Time," "Somebody to Love" was the second time that Bieber teamed with his mentor for a takeover, as his album My World 2.0 and Usher's "OMG" rose to No. 1. As announced Friday however, at least two people were not thrilled to hear the single. Devin Copeland, who performs as De Rico , and writing partner [...]

Epic Records' chairman, Antonio "L.A." Reid, have announced that he will not be returning to the U.S. version of the X-Factor to fully focus on his record label. He made the announcement earlier this week, saying, "I have... [[ This is a content summary only. Click on the titles for full stories... ]]

Thomas Pentz, under the moniker, Diplo , is known for his eclectic mixes and unique DJ aesthetic, ranging from dubstep, electro, moombahton, and hiphop. The catalogue of artists whom he has worked with boasts the Australian hiphop songstress, Iggy Azealia, to the R&B heartthrob, Bruno Mars. 2012 marks the producer's busiest year as he worked on a number of tracks for mainstream artists including, "Climax" (Usher), "La La La" (Snoop Lion), "Thought of You" (Justin Bieber), "Get Free" (Major Lazer), and "Push and Shove" (No [...]

Justin Bieber - Getty It was a big night for Justin Bieber at the 2012 American Music Awards. The 18-year-old pop star walked away with a leading three award wins at the awards show, which took place last night (November 18) at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Thanking both his fans and his haters, Biebz accepted his first award of the night for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, then picked up Favorite Pop/Rock Album for Believe , and the coveted Artist Of The Year, inviting his mom, Pattie, up on stage to [...]

The 2012 Presidential Election is officially over, and Barack Obama has emerged victorious in his second run for Commander In Chief. But as far as we're concerned, you, our pop-loving readers, have one more important poll to hit — our own one, for the Best Albums Of 2012! Sure, as the year winds down, the editors here at Idolator are feverishly compiling their own list of what they consider to be the best popular music had to offer over the past several months. But we're also eager to let you [...]

The 40th annual American Music Awards are shaping up to be a crash course on the decade's biggest pop stars thanks to the absolutely loaded performance lineup. Already it was reported that Pink , Taylor Swift , Nicki Minaj , Christina Aguilera , Carrie Underwood and Pitbull would be performing at the show. But now Usher , No [...]

Did You Hear? :: In light of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong 's rehab stint, Green Day canceled their October 27 headlining gig at New Orleans' Voodoo Festival. Bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool spoke to the BBC about Armstrong's rehab and the stresses of releasing three albums in five months. "We definitely just jumped off a moving train," said Dirnt of the process, adding that he hasn't seen Billie Joe in weeks. [ MTV ] :: TMZ has a blurry photo which [...]

We're one day away from the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards (airing live September 6 at 8 p.m. ET) and we still have so many predictions! Right now we're tackling the Best Male Video category, which should just be called Best R&B Video, because no other genre is represented here this year. And of course, sneaky sneaky MTV is pitting Chris Brown against Drake and Rihanna . Not that both videos don't deserve to be in here regardless. Read on to [...]

UGH Chris Brown is just awful. The end.   TOP TEN ALBUMS 1. CHRIS BROWN - FORTUNE 134,642 // DEBUT 2. KATY PERRY - TEENAGE DREAM 80,221 // 15,508 // 2,354,235 3. JUSTIN BIEBER - BELIEVE 69,537 // 114,985 // 559,080 4. MAROON 5 - OVEREXPOSED 67,525 // [...]

Maroon 5 (and Christina Aguilera ) heated up the airwaves last summer with their chart-topper "Moves Like Jagger", and the Adam Levine -led band has proven to be an unstoppable force this year, as well, thanks to "Payphone". In fact, we're now delivering the news that the Wiz Khalifa -featuring pop track has been officially voted the 2012 Song Of The Summer by Idolator readers. It captured 39% of the vote in the poll we posted last week , [...]

I'm not going to even lie! I am SHOCKED that Linkin Park is number one. Good for them and good for rock music everywhere. Even though I am not a fan, I am happy about this. Sliding it in behind them is Maroon 5 and that's a REAL close slide. In fact 1,000 records changed their fate, So close. Justin Bieber had almost 100K more units than this weeks #1 debut, but dropped %69 percent this week. That's nuts right? I thought for sure he would have held a more solid sales position this [...]

Did You Hear? ::  Justin Bieber  can "Climax" really well, it turns out. The pop star busted out his falsetto to cover his mentor Usher 's Looking 4 Myself single during a sit-down with KIIS FM. [ Vulture ] :: R. Kelly was forced to cancel a series of promotional appearances and a book launch party for his memoir Soulacoasta: The Diary Of Me in New York after suffering from complications from the throat surgery [...]

Mr (I use Mr. that loosely) Justin Bieber 's " Believe " debuts at #1 on the Top Albums chart, his fourth chart-topping release with 374,000 units sold. It is the second biggest one week sales total for any release so far this year, only trailing Adele's post-Grammy total. Kenny Chesney 's " Welcome To The Fishbowl " debuts at #2 and Fiona Apple 's crappy record, "The Idler Wheel Is Wiser...," debuts at #3 with 72,000 units sold. Billy Corgan debuts at #4 with his [...]

If winter is the time of year when single people scowl, forsake love, and slink off to that alone-time retreat they've created for themselves under the Manhattan Bridge out of watermelon rinds and Chinese food take-out cartons, then summer is when they thaw and renew their search for romance. They might make bold overtures to someone they've admired for quite while. They might even fall back in love with the idea of being in love. Recently, I found myself somewhere in the middle, entertaining a Lazy Susan of dates, each more hilariously terrible than the last. One way I've been [...]

History repeats itself this week, as Justin Bieber bumps his mentor Usher off the peak position on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Well, okay — technically, two years ago in April, Bieber was tops first, with My World 2.0. After a one-week stay at #1, Usher's Raymond v. Raymond knocked Justin's debut LP down. But Bieber rebounded, and took over the top spot once more the following week. At any rate, the 18-year-old “Boyfriend” crooner sees his second [...]

Did You Hear? :: Having emerged as the biggest story out of Bonnaroo earlier this month, D'Angelo is set to continue his comeback with a performances at the BET Awards in July. [ That Grape Juice ] :: Because why would she possibly take time off, Rihanna has signed up to lend her voice to Happy Smekday , a new animated film from Dreamworks, scheduled to hit theaters in [...]

I love Usher . I love Ed Sheeran . Carry on.  TOP TEN ALBUMS 1. USHER - LOOKING 4 MYSELF 128,099 // DEBUT 2. RUSH - CLOCKWORK ANGELS 103,172 // 1,526 // 104,707 3. ADELE - 21 62,797 // 75,048 // 9,402,287 4. JOSH TURNER - PUNCHING BAG 44,907 [...]

On Tuesday (June 19) Justin Bieber made his official foray into manhood with his almost shockingly mature-sounding new album Believe . It's hard to grasp just how much the once "Baby"-faced crooner has grown up since his debut LP, My World 2.0 . And while JB's third studio album is staged to have the biggest debut week of 2012 yet , the swaggy singer can't take all the credit. From the songwriting skills of The-Dream and Mike Posner to [...]

The countdown is over, Beliebers (and non-Beliebers alike): after a journey that took him all around the world, Justin Bieber officially unveils his new album Believe today (June 19). But how did that journey begin? We've got an intimate look at the man himself as he was hard at work recording his third studio album. While the pop star's maturing voice and evolving sound haven't gone unnoticed by fans, his manager Scooter Braun notes that the most remarkable thing about the Bieb's recording process [...]

Much, much love for Usher’s  live cover of  Foster The People’s megahit “Pumped Up Kicks”. While successfully adapting his smooth vocals to the rock hit, the baby-making music genius shows that he can slappa da bass, as well. Usher just dropped a new album,  Looking 4 Myself , and will certainly be enjoying the frenzy surrounding the latest record from his protégé (some guy named Bieber, you might have heard of him), which was released yesterday.  Usher - “Pumped Up Kicks (Foster The People cover)”