Beyonce's '4' Debuts Atop U.K. Album Chart, Adele Slips to No. 2

Yesterday's new U.K. sales charts from the Official Charts Company revealed a week of triumph for Beyoncé, in the wake of her headlining appearance at the Glastonbury Festival June 26. "4" (Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment) sold 89,000 units to become her second No. 1 album in the territory, as "Best Thing I Never Had" debuted at ...

Hot Tours: Usher, Lady Gaga, Rush

Five single-venue sold out concerts in Australia and New Zealand by Usher on his OMG Tour give the Grammy-winning R&B star the No. 1 ranking on this week's Hot Tours list. Usher grossed over $7.6 million from five performances at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena with 62,075 fans in attendance. The first two shows in Melbourne were on March 19 and 20, and then the tour moved on to play arenas in three other markets before returning to Rod Laver arena from March 31 to April 2 to close out the Aussie trek. Promoted by Frontier Touring Company, the Usher tour Down Under featured singer/rapper Trey Songz and Australian group The Potbelleez as opening acts.

Lady Gaga takes the No. 2 ranking this week with box office stats reported from ...