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A huge congratulations to Demi Lovato, who’s stunning new album, Demi,  debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, with 110,000 units sold!

The X Factor judge was up against some tough competition this week. Vampire Weekend scored the number spot with their new album, Modern Vampires of the City, which sold 134,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan and country artist George Strait with his latest release, Love Is Everything, selling 120,000 in its first week.

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Marianas Trench are currently touring across the country on The Noise Tour powered by Journeys. Curious to find out what the band are playing each night? You can check out their set list for the tour by clicking read more.

Want to find out if the tour is coming through to your town? All dates and ticket information can be found here. Support comes from Air Dubai and Protector.

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Ed Sheeran took to the stage on The Ellen Show today (May 21st) to perform his recently released single, “Lego House.”

You can watch Ed’s performance from the show by clicking read more.

Don’t forget, the British singer/songwriter is currently touring across the country supporting Taylor Swift on her Red tour. All dates and ticket information can be found here.

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Sleeping With Sirens have released their new single, “Alone,”which can be streamed by clicking read more.

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Demi Lovato treated fans in attendance at the Kiss 108 concert in Mansfield, MA last week to a stunning cover of Rihanna’s “Stay.”

You can watch a fan-shot recording of the performance below.

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Brand New have announced a string of shows around their appearance at this year’s Riot Fest in Chicago, this September.

Dates can be found by clicking read more.

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The wait is finally over! Cassadee Pope has released her brand new single, “Wasting All These Tears,” which can be streamed below.

The track, scheduled to be released digitally on June 4th, is taken from the singer/songwriter’s new album which is coming out in the fall.

Don’t forget, Cassadee will be heading out on tour this summer supporting Rascal Flatts. All dates and ticket information can be found here.

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Ed Sheeran has revealed in a new interview with Billboard that he will start recording his long-awaited new alum this August.

You can watch the full interview with Ed below.

Don’t forget, the British singer/songwriter is currently touring across the country supporting Taylor Swift on her Red tour. All dates and ticket information can be found here.

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Selena Gomez took to the stage last night (May 20th) at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, to perform her recent single, “Come & Get It,” which can be viewed by clicking read more.

“Come & Get It” is out now and can be purchased digitally via iTunes.

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Ed Sheeran took to the stage earlier tonight (May 19th) at the Billboard Music Awards to perform his recent single, “Lego House.”

You can watch Ed’s performance from the ceremony by clicking read more.

Don’t forget, the British singer/songwriter is currently touring across the country with Taylor on her Red tour. All dates and ticket information can be found here.

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Taylor Swift dominated the 2013 Billboard Music Awards tonight (May 19th), by taking home eight trophies in total.

Swift was honored as Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 artist in ceremonies held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas where awards were handed out in 45 categories, 10 of them on the ABC telecast. Taylor received the night’s top honor, Artist of the Year, as well as Top Billboard 20 Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Country Artist and Top Digital Songs Artist. “Red” was Tops in the Billboard 200 and country albums categories; her “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” was named Top Country Song.

Taylor took to the stage as well at the ceremony for a performance of “22,”which can be viewed by clicking read more.

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Demi Lovato treated fans in attendance at the Kiss 108 concert in Mansfield, MA tonight (May 18th), with a performance of, “Really Don’t Care,” alongside Cher Lloyd.

You can watch a fan-shot recording of the performance below.

The track is taken from The X Factor judge’s stunning new album, Demi, which is out now.

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Forever The Sickest Kids frontman Jonathan Cook is being sued by Rolex for $2 million in damages, as a result of his infringing upon the watchmaker’s trademark, after being arrested back in January for selling counterfeits.

“Defendant intentionally, maliciously, and willfully sold, offered for sale, distributed, promoted, and advertised watches bearing counterfeits of one or more of the Rolex Registered Trademarks, despite knowledge that such sales were illegal,” says the suit. “Defendant’s acts were calculated to confuse and to deceive the public, and were performed with full knowledge of Rolex’s rights.”

You can read the court documents by clicking read more.

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Cassadee Pope has confirmed in a new interview with Charlotte radio station, 102.9, that the first single from her long-awaited (yet-to-be-titled) album will be, “Wasting All These Tears,” and is scheduled to be released on June 4th.

An excerpt from the interview can be found below.

Cassadee’s new album is expected to release in the fall via Republic Nashville.

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Paradise Fears have announced they will release a new EP titled, Antebellum, on June 25th.

You can check out the EP artwork and track listing by clicking read more.

A variety of pre-order packages can be found here.

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