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After a string of misfortunes -- a label change, poor reviews and a brawl with Drake -- Chris Brown's Fortune actually managed to top the Billboard 200. Brown's fifth studio album sold 134,000 copies in its first week, a significant drop from the 270,000 in debut-week sales of his previous album, 2011's F.A.M.E. Thanks to an 99 cent deal on Amazon, Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" re-entered the top 10 and climbed to No. 2.

The sixth studio album from Rihanna, the most consistent pop star of the last five years, places her squarely at the center of that genre: making dance music of R&B and pop.

Carl Gardner, original lead singer of the R&B group the Coasters, has died in Florida. He was 83....

Teena Marie, an award-winning R&B singer-songwriter, was found dead at her California home, her manager said.

Singer wants to be The Only Girl in the World. Rihanna is turning up the volume for her fifth album. The R&B singer announced that Loud will be the name for her next musical offering, telling fans it s the next step in the evolution of Rihanna.

Marvin Isley, the bass player who helped give R&B powerhouse the Isley Brothers their distinctive sound, has died at a Chicago hospital. He was 56....