It looked like most of the pop music press was still on vacation but Ace Show Biz wasn't and had a lot of great stories to tell on Monday, here are some highlights of those tales and more. In the first Daily Noise of 2010, brought to you by Fuse and Billboard.com, Susan Boyle is set to make chart history by topping the Billboard 200 for the sixth straight week. She'll also come out as the top seller in the UK after only 5 weeks on the charts, and in U.S. sales will come in just a hair behind Taylor Swift. Check it out here
Michael Jackson's joint track with Lenny Kravitz called "Another Day", which was leaked Monday, January 4, has been pulled out of the web. The audio stream was taken down at the request of Sony BMG Music Entertainment and lawyers for the late King of Pop's estate. more
Kanye West has remained virtually out of sight since the Taylor Swift VMAs imbroglio and his subsequent nationally televised breakdown on Jay Leno's debut prime time broadcast. But he broke his silence yesterday (Jan. 4) with one of his signature "ALL CAPS" blog postings. "I'm so happy being back in the studio making new music," he writes, before comparing himself to Kobe Bryant. more. They really need to give him the Comedy Grammy.
The release of Lil Wayne's much-delayed rock album has been pushed back until June 2010, just weeks after it was accidentally shipped out to 500 lucky fans. more
More big stars have been booked to rock the January 31 ceremony of Grammy Awards. The newly-announced musical guests are Pink as well as Zac Brown Band and Dave Matthews Band. more
A publicist says Burt Bacharach is postponing several concerts as he recovers from back surgery. more
NBC has given a pilot order to an untitled comedy starring Adam Carolla. The writer/radio host plays a contractor who embarks on rebuilding his life after a divorce. Carolla co-wrote the pilot with Kevin Hench. Too bad no one watches NBC. more
Christina Aguilera's fourth studio album, which is planned to arrive in the market this March, is called "Bionic". more
YouTube is sharing its "Most Watched" video list for 2009. Not surprisingly, Susan Boyle is at the top of it with 120 million views. Susan Boyle headed the most watched Global videos, but popular and controversial singer Miley Cyrus represented the number two and number three most watched videos on YouTube in 2009. Miley Cyrus 120 million-views for the two equals Susan Boyle's total for 2009. more
Globally acclaimed singer-songwriter Lhasa de Sela, who grew up as a semi-nomad in a travelling school bus and ultimately made Montreal her home, has died after a battle with breast cancer at age 37. more -
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