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• Video: Natasha Bedingfield Kicks Off Billboard Awards Weekend at Magnum Party

  http://www.billboard.com/bbma/news/video-natasha-bedingfield-kicks-billboard-awards-weekend-magnum-party
  
  

• Lil Kim Brings Out Missy Elliott, Eve For NYC Show

  Last night (May 18), Lil' Kim brought her "Return of the Queen" tour to Bronx's Paradise Theater for a comeback show.
  
  

• Patent Pending Wins Billboard's Battle of the Bands

  With pop-punk hooks, fist pumps aplenty and some fancy footwork, Patent Pending, an impossibly high energy "rag-tag bunch jerks" from Long Island, NY, earned a golden ticket to perform at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday (May 20) after besting five other acts to win the Battle of the Bands showdown.
  
  

• Tenacious D, 'Glee' and Garbage Headed for High Billboard 200 Debuts

  Indie act Beach House may make the top 10, while Adam Lambert's "Trespassing" is heading for the chart's top spot.
  
  

• Donna Summer's Album Sales Surge, Despite Lack of Availability

  Seven of the late disco diva's releases are out of print, with others available only in select formats.
  
  

• Bono Plays Down $1B Facebook IPO Investment

  The U2 frontman, whose Elevation Partners has a stake in the newly public company, says he's "not a billionaire."
  
  

• Ryan Seacrest's Bieber-Off Helps Cimorelli Make Social 50 Chart Gain

  The sister singers gained traffic from Seacrest's "Boyfriend" video contest.
  
  

• Kelly Clarkson to Premiere 'Dark Side' at BBMAs, Talks 'Duets'

  Kelly Clarkson will premiere her new single "Dark Side" at the Billboard Music Awards Sunday in a mashup with "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You." The singer, now 10 years and five albums removed from her season one victory in "American Idol," provided that detail Thursday while in Los Angeles doing interviews to promote ABC's summer singing competition "Duets."
  
  

• Source: Van Halen's Scrapped Tour Dates Due To 'Fatigue,' Not In-Fighting

  Though rumors are flying as to why Van Halen pulled the plug on the final 30 dates of the band's current tour, according to a reliable source close to the tour, the premature ending is not due to illness, injury, internal strife or lagging ticket sales.
  
  

• Donna Summer 'On the Radio' Once Again

  From Sirius XM to her hometown of Boston, radio celebrates the late Queen of Disco.
  
  

• Top Social Artist: Meet the Billboard Music Awards Finalists

  http://www.billboard.com/bbma/news/top-social-artist-finalists-billboard-music-awards
  
  

• Carly Rae Jepsen To Perform at Billboard Music Awards

  http://www.billboard.com/bbma/news/carly-rae-jepsen-perform-billboard-music-awards
  
  

• Phil Anselmo Competes for Heavy Metal's Busiest Man

  While he's warmly dipping into his Pantera past with the just-released "Vulgar Display of Power (Deluxe Edition)," Phil Anselmo is also eyeing a busy future that includes the band Down and a solo album, as well as the continuing output of his New Orleans-based label Housecore Records and bands such as Warbeast and Haarp.
  
  

• Weekly Chart Notes: LMFAO, 'The Voice,' Dee Snider

  "Party" on! LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" is just the ninth single to spend at least 60 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.
  
  

• Top Billboard 200 Album: Meet the Billboard Music Awards Finalists

  http://www.billboard.com/bbma/news/top-billboard-200-album-finalists-billboard-music-awards
  
  

• Freeway Talks Jay-Z Announcement; Readies Upcoming Mixtape

  Freeway talks about his appearance at Jay-Z's 'Budweiser Made in America' announcement, in Philly.
  
  

• Sigur Ros Debuts 'Valtari' with Global Listening Event

  No matter where you were on Earth on Thursday night (May 17), chances were pretty good that you could listen to the new Sigur Rós album at 7 p.m. local time.
  
  

• Top Hot 100 Song: Meet the Billboard Music Awards Finalists

  http://www.billboard.com/bbma/news/top-hot-100-song-finalists-billboard-music-awards
  
  

• Matchbox Twenty Heading 'North' For Long-Awaited Fourth Album

  At long last, Rob Thomas and co. have returned with "North," their fourth studio disc set for a Sept. 4 release.
  
  

• Top Artist: Meet the Billboard Music Awards Finalists

  http://www.billboard.com/bbma/news/top-artist-finalists-billboard-music-awards
  
  

• Rock Hall Regrets Donna Summer Snub

  It's a topic that's impossible to ignore when discussing the accomplishments of Donna Summer, who died Thursday of cancer: Why is the legendary singer not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
  
  

• Kanye West to Debut Short Film at Cannes

  Kanye West will debut a short film titled "Cruel Summer" at the Cannes Film Festival. The rapper announced Friday that he'll present the film on Wednesday at the French festival. West and his creative collective DONDA will screen the "short art film" out of competition in Cannes.
  
  

• Bubbling Under: 'Next' Up for Emeli Sande: U.S. Success

  In our weekly look at new and noteworthy acts building toward Billboard chart success: Emeli Sande, Gavin Creel, A$AP Rocky and Rhett Walker Band.
  
  

• 'American Idol': Joshua Ledet Goes Home

  For the third straight year, "American Idol" will have a guy-girl matchup in its finale. Joshua Ledet was eliminated, leaving Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips to continue on.
  
  

• Adele's '21' Passes 9 Million U.S. Sales, Hits 64th Week in Top 10

  The Adele train just keeps a-rollin' this week as her "21" album moves back up the Billboard 200 (up two spots to No. 2) with a 31% gain (101,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan).
  
  

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