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Katy Perry's headline grabbingweddingtoRussell Brandandher controversial Sesame Street appearance overshadowthereleaseof her newalbum, Teenage Dream.
y Chemical Romance
“NaNaNa,”byMy Chemical Romance, is a popular punkanthem. It’s includedintheRocktober track packfor Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
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Genre-spanningChristian artist FrancescaBattistelli releasesanewalbum, Hundred More Years. Thefirst singleis “This Is theStuff."
JackieEvancho, the10-year- oldsopranowhocameto fameonAmerica's Got Talent, releases abestselling holiday CD/DVDtitled OHoly Night.
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LadyAntebellum
Countrysupergroup LadyAntebellumtook homefiveGrammyawards, includingSongoftheYear andRecordof theYear.
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Bobby Ray Simmons, also known as B.o.B., sees his secondsingle, “Airplanes,”soar tothetopof thecharts intheU.S. andtheU.K.
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3 TaylorSwift
Taylor Swift s Speak Now is thefirst releasebyafemale artist since Britney Spearstosell more than1millioncopies i n i t s f i r s t week.
MirandaLambert receivesarecord-breakingnineCMA nominations. Shewinsthreetrophies, includingAlbumofthe Year for Revolution andFemaleVocalist of theYear.
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BradPaisleytakeshometheCountryMusic- FavoriteMale Artist awardfromtheAmericanMusicAwardsandtheCMA Entertainer of theYear Award.
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Travie McCoy
Travie McCoy, of GymClass Heroes, releases his first
solo album. The lead single, “Billionaire," goes doubl e pl at i num andtops theU.S. andU.K. charts.
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