• Fantasia Barrino's sales falling short of previous 'American Idol' winners

  February 9, 2005
  The reality TV show "American Idol" pulled in a record 31 million viewers during its fourth season amid signs its power to sell CDs has diminished.

• Kenny Chesney tops Billboard 200 chart, The Game places second

  February 2, 2005
  Country music's "Be As You Are: Songs From An Old Blue Chair" by Kenny Chesney topped the Billboard 200 chart Wednesday.

• Paul McCartney to headline Super Bowl halftime show

  January 22, 2005
  The "Bridging Generations" Super Bowl XXXIX pregame show at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., will honor current and former members of the military.

• Green Day's 'American Idiot' tops Billboard 200 chart

  January 19, 2005
  Green Day's "American Idiot" tops this week's Billboard 200 chart with U.S. sales of 100,000, the magazine reported Wednesday.

• Green Day's 'American Idiot' tops the Billboard 200 chart

  January 12, 2005
  Green Day's "American Idiot" topped the Billboard 200 chart Wednesday on total U.S. sales of just over 100,000 albums.

• Ashlee Simpson booed following Orange Bowl halftime performance

  January 5, 2005
  The Orange Bowl crowd's rough treatment of singer Ashlee Simpson in the game's halftime show is recalling criticism of her "Saturday Night Live" debacle.

• Snoop Dogg reigns on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart

  December 16, 2004
  Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell held on for a third week atop BillBoard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday.

• 'Evanescence' co-founder Ben Moody to begin solo debut

  December 14, 2004
  U.S. singer Ben Moody, who co-founded Evanescence with singer Amy Lee but then left the group more than a year ago, is starting a solo career.

• Jay-Z/Linkin Park top Billboard chart, U2 places second

  December 8, 2004
  The rap-rock combo "MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups Presents Jay-Z/Linkin Park: Collision Course" debuted on top of the Billboard 200 this week.

• Fantasia's 'Free Yourself' album sells 240,000 units in debut week

  December 3, 2004
  The debut album of Fantasia, the third winner of FOX's "American Idol" competition, did not premiere at the top of the Billboard sales list.

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