• Kanye West tops album chart for 2nd week, 50 Cent jumps to 2nd

  September 14, 2005
  Kanye West's "Late Registration" and 50 Cent's "The Massacre" denied the Rolling Stones the No. 1 slot on The Billboard 200 album chart this week.

• Kanye West tops Billboard singles chart, ends Mariah Carey's reign

  September 8, 2005
  Kanye West's "Gold Digger" featuring Jamie Foxx hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Thursday, ending the reign of Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together."

• Kanye West's 'Late Registration' debuts atop album sales chart

  September 7, 2005
  Rapper Kanye West's sophomore album "Late Registration" fought off a pack of high-profile debuts to enter The Billboard 200 at No. 1 this week.

• Source says World Music Awards taping was disastrous

  September 4, 2005
  The World Music Awards taping in Los Angeles was "a disaster," a source told Sunday's New York Daily News.

• Hilary Duff's 'Most Wanted' tops album sales chart for second week

  August 31, 2005
  Hilary Duff's "Most Wanted" greatest hits album topped The Billboard 200 chart for the second week in a row.

• MTV kicking off new generation of 'MTV Unplugged' with Alicia Keys

  August 30, 2005
  MTV announced Tuesday it was kicking off a new generation of its "MTV Unplugged" series with a concert by Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys.

• 'Housewives' star James Denton to host World Music Awards

  August 27, 2005
  "Desperate Housewives" husband James Denton has been tapped to host this year's World Music Awards ceremony.

• Mariah Carey tops singles chart for 13th week, Pussycat Dolls stay 2nd

  August 25, 2005
  Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" held onto the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a 13th week Wednesday.

• Hilary Duff's 'Most Wanted' tops album sales chart, Brad Paisley 2nd

  August 24, 2005
  With only two studio albums under her belt, Disney darling Hilary Duff put out a greatest hits collection that now tops the Billboard 200 album chart.

• Report: Gwen Stefani planning to boycott MTV Video Music Awards

  August 21, 2005
  "Hollaback Girl" Gwen Stefani is nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards but she's reportedly boycotting the Miami ceremony at the end of this month.

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