NEW YORK (Billboard) - Robin Thicke is set to join Alicia Keys on her nationwide tour that begins March 3 and makes stops in New York, Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles before wrapping April 10. "I am excited and honored to be going on tour with Alicia. She's one of my favorite artists and I know we're going to ...

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Indie rock band Vampire Weekend seems a good bet to take the No. 1 spot on next week's U.S. pop album chart. Based on first-day sales numbers, industry sources are projecting the group's second album "Contra" could sell 60,000-75,000 copies by week's end on Sunday. Rookie pop singer Ke$ha currently ...

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Mixed blessings for rapper Fabolous, more bad news for the music industry. The New York rapper topped the latest Billboard 200 album chart after selling a less-than-fabulous 99,000 copies of his new release "Loso's Way" during the week ended August 2. His previous release, 2007's "From Nothin' to Somethin,'" debuted at No. 2 with ...

Michael Jackson has sold 2.3 million CDs since he died three weeks ago. Grieving fans and those just wanting to hear his music again have snapped up his albums, including "Thriller" and "Number Ones" — his greatest-hits collection. Last week, 1.1 ...