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Courtney Love
Mono
Watch new single, 'Mono' of off Courtney Love's "America's Sweetheart" - In Stores Now
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Jersey
Saturday Night
Watch Jersey's new video for, "Saturday Night" from Generation Genocide.
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NORAH JONES’ FEELS LIKE HOME CHARTS AT #1 IN CANADA AND 15 OTHER COUNTRIES
Norah Jones’ new album Feels Like Home has hit the world by storm, selling over one million copies in its first week in the U.S., while charting at No. 1 in at least 16 countries.
The album entered both the Canadian and U.S. Album charts today at No. 1, according to Nielson Soundscan, making it the biggest new album of the year to date. Feels Like Home was also the first record in the U.S. to scan more than a million units in its debut week since N’Sync’s Celebrity in July 2001
Even a year after Come Away With Me experienced the biggest-ever post-Grammy sales spike (since Soundscan began tracking sales), it continues to sell incredibly. Norah’s debut album has re-entered the Top 25 in Canada, U.S., UK, etc. Elsewhere, it has even climbed higher, including to No. 2 in Ireland (right behind Feels Like Home) and to No. 3 in Germany and Denmark.
Last night, after her exclusive Toronto showcase performance, Norah was presented with an 8x Platinum Award for Come Away With Me and 2x Platinum Award for Feels Like Home.
“We congratulate Norah on a fantastic record and we are pleased that fans have responded to her artistry,” said Alain Levy, Chairman of EMI Music Worldwide. “The reception for both of Norah’s records, as well as Coldplay’s Grammy for Record of the Year last week underscores that EMI’s focus on artists with long term career potential and global appeal is working.”
“This is the kind of achievement that one can only expect from a truly original, extraordinary artist like Norah,” said Bruce Lundvall, President & CEO, Jazz & Classics EMI Music, North America and head of EMI’s Blue Note label. “It’s not very often that an artist can span so many genres and enjoy such broad appeal. But that’s what happens when the music is this good.”
Norah Jones was born in New York City in 1979. She grew up in Grapevine, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. She moved back to New York in 2000, and signed with EMI’s Blue Note Records in 2001. At the 45th Annual Grammy® Awards in 2003, Ms. Jones’ Come Away With Me swept the evening, taking home eight of the coveted gramaphone trophies, including all major awards.
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