Hip-Hop and R&B News

Mariah Carey has landed her 18th No. 1 hit atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with “Touch My Body.” Mariah moves past Elvis Presley and into second place for most No. 1s in the rock era. MC has a shot at beating the Beatles’ record of 20 No. 1s with her forthcoming singles off E=MC².

Day26’s self-titled debut bumps Danity Kane’s Welcome to the Dollhouse from the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. The new album from the guys of MTV’s “Making the Band 4″ moved 190,000 copies this week, a decline from Danity Kane’s 236,000 copies last week. Day26 is the first new male group to open at No. 1 since 2001, when D12 debuted with Devil’s Night.

Source: Billboard

Usher is set to release his eagerly awaited album Here I Stand on May 27th. Originally scheduled for a June release, the album has been pushed up in order to satiate increasing global demand from all of his fans. The video for “Love In This Club” will make its worldwide debut on MTV April 7th. The song sits at #2 as the weeks greatest Airplay Gainer on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

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