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Christina Aguilera Calls 'Moves Like Jagger' 'So Unique'

Back in July, on the set of the "Moves Like Jagger" video, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine made a compelling argument for the song to be crowned the Song of Summer, stating, rather matter-of-factly, "There's not even any other songs being released this summer."

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'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Soundtrack

Bruno Mars, Christina Perri, the Joy Formidable and Theophilus London are the latest artists to soundtrack the saga of Bella and Edward by contributing song to the "Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1" original soundtrack, whose full track list and artwork were revealed on Twitter on Monday (Sept. 26). The album, which will be released through Summit/Chop Shop/Atlantic, will hit stores Nov. 8. Read More

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Lady Gaga's Born This Way Banned In Lebanon

Lebanon have banned Born This Way, describing it as "offensive to Christianity." The office of general security reportedly impounded copies of the chart-topping album when it arrived at the airport in Beirut.

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Nicki Minaj Promises 'More Theater' On Britney Spears Tour

Nicki Minaj was pulling double duty at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night. In addition to providing some eye candy for co-presenter Ashton Kutcher to stare at, the Young Money queen spoke to MTV News backstage about her upcoming tour with fellow pop diva Britney Spears.

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Katy Perry's Geeky Teen Alter Ego Joins Twitter, Facebook

Pop stars often take on different personas in their music videos, but Katy Perry has taken it a step further, unveiling a dorky new alter ego before the release of her clip for "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)."

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On the Verge: Hot Chelle Rae

With Tonight Tonight, Hot Chelle Rae has the makings of one of the catchiest pop-rock anthems of the summer. The biggest hit of the Nashville band's career, Tonight Tonight is No. 21 on USA TODAY's top 40 airplay chart and has sold 271,000 downloads.

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Amazon's gamble gives Lady Gaga 1M in album sales

Lady Gaga sold more than 1.1 million copies of her new album "Born This Way" and set a digital sales record last week- with an assist from Amazon.com.

Billboard announced Tuesday that "Born This Way" debuted at No. 1 on its Billboard 200 album chart, becoming just the 17th album to sell a million copies in its first week since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991 and the top-selling digital debut.

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