A new song snippet from Britney Spears surfaced online today. ‘I Wanna Go’ was produced by Max Martin and Shellback, and will appear on the now-dull entertainer’s ‘Femme Fatale’ album due on March 29th.

Listen to the preview of the track (which sounds strikingly similar to Madonna’s ‘Hung Up’) below:

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Lady GaGa called in to ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest’ today. During the interview the controversial performer spoke in detail about her new album and revealed several song titles including ‘Judas’, ‘Hair’, ‘Government Hooker’ and ‘Marry The Night’.

GaGa also explained how Madonna Whitney Houston, who she calls her “vocal idol”, influenced her latest smash hit, ‘Born This Way’. Listen to the full discussion below:

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5 time Grammy winner Lady GaGa paid a visit to The Tonight Show With Jay Leno last night to promote her new single ‘Born This Way’.

The info-packed chat saw the singer reveal details about the Madonna ‘Express Yourself’ controversy, the ‘Born’s’ forthcoming video, her HBO special, the album, celebrating her Grammy wins, Willow Smith inspiring her, and much more.

Check out the interview below. It’s a great watch; one in which the superstar comes across particularly well.

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The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards just concluded in Los Angeles at Staples Center. Check out the full list of winners below:

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Lady GaGa’s ‘Born This Way’ was only released this morning but the song is already a hit. Read all the details about the track’s early success below:

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Britney Spears has always been a tough act to follow and Beyonce and Lady GaGa are about to find out why. The megastar’s new single, ‘Hold It Against Me’, has roared onto the Billboard Pop chart, debuting at #16 on the tally with a record-breaking 4,071 plays.

Not only has the song entered the tally with the highest 1st-week detections in the 18-year history of the chart but is also tied with Madonna’s ‘Frozen’ for the 2nd highest debut on the Pop format. However, even the Queen and Princess of Pop could not dethrone head diva Mariah Carey’s ‘Dreamlover’ which entered the lineup at #12 in 1993. Girl power.

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Mariah Carey has yet another reason to celebrate as her ‘Merry Christmas II You’ album has become her 16th gold-certified album in the US. The icon’s 2nd Holiday collection was released on November 2nd and sold over 435k units in stores (with shipments exceeding 500k) after only 8 weeks in the US despite limited promotion. The gold certification was officially issued on January 11th.

These latest figures have taken Carey’s total album sales in the US to 53.2 million since 1991, giving her the highest numbers amongst women in the SoundScan era ahead of Celine Dion (51.1 million), Shania Twain (34 million) and Britney Spears (31.6 million). Moreover, Carey has the 3rd highest album sales of any artist (male or female) in that territory in the last 20 years.

In terms of shipments, the diva has moved over 63.5 million units in the US since her debut in 1990, placing her 3rd amongst women behind only Barbra Streisand (71.5 million) and Madonna (64 million). Legendary.

Sidebar: unlike conventional releases, Carey could promote this album during every Christmas season like she did with her 1st Holiday project. This means that ‘Merry Christmas II You’ has the potential to keep selling at the end of each year, eventually achieving platinum status and beyond. That is the key difference between Christmas records and standard LPs.

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There really is no stopping the tour de force that is Beyonce. Indeed, despite being on a career ‘hiatus’, the superstar serves as the only Pop star to chart within the top ten of Forbes‘ annual ‘Hollywood’s 20 Highest Earners of 2010’ list.

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With Jazmine Sullivan‘s sophomore LP ‘Love Me Back’ but a few weeks away from release, a new song from the set has surfaced in the form of ‘Don’t Make Me Wait’.

Take a listen to the funkified cut after the jump…

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Mariah Carey has another reason to celebrate other than her pregnancy. The diva’s new Christmas album, ‘Merry Christmas II You’, is set to debut at #4 on the Billboard 200 with 56 537 units sold, giving her her 16th top 10 debut on the tally.

Only Barbra Streisand and Madonna have more top 10 premieres with 30 and 19 entries respectively. Carey’s first Holiday album, ‘Merry Christmas’, was released in 1994 and entered the chart #30 with 45k copies in sales. ‘Merry Christmas II You’ has the distinction of having one of the highest debut rankings of any seasonal album of the last 10 years.

Another notable entry this week is N.E.R.D’s ‘Nothing’ LP which comes in at #24 with 18,559 units sold. However, there is no stopping Taylor Swift’s ‘Speak Now’ which managed to remain in the #1 spot with an impressive 327,493 copies sold in its second week on the charts.

Sidebar: These numbers and placements may change when the official Billboard 200 chart is tallied later this week.

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Last night we previewed the Glee cast’s take on Whitney Houston‘s 2009 smash ‘I Look To You’. The full version of the hit TV show’s spin on the song, fronted by Amber Riley (‘Mercedes’) has surfaced. It’s set to air on TV this coming Tuesday.

Take a listen below…

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Britney Spears‘ hotly anticipated ‘Glee’ appearance looks set to be the hit show’s biggest episode yet. Newly released official set pics reveal that the 28 year old megastar recreates the video for ‘Me Against The Music’ – her classic collaboration with Madonna. The mother of two will star in the tongue-in-cheek version with the show’s resident ditzy blonde – Brittany.

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