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If you guessed that Baby Carter would grow up to be a star because of her ubiquitous, famous parents, you were probably right. If you anticipated her first song being released in her tweens, a la Willow Smith, you were dead wrong. Try within hours of her birth. Blue Ivy Carter, the bundle of joy brought into the world by megastar Beyoncé (with a little help from fellow famous dad Jay-Z) Saturday (Jan. 7), becomes the youngest person ever credited with gracing a Billboard chart, as Jay-Z's newly-recorded studio cut "Glory" -- officially billed as "featuring B.I.C.," an abbreviation of Blue Ivy Carter -- begins on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at No. 74. (For historical purposes, this week's Billboard charts are dated Jan. 21). Taking a page out of Stevie Wonder's proverbial book on how to be a sentimental musical dad, Jay-Z recorded his precious girl's first seconds of life -- her breathing, cries and coos -- just as Wonder did on his iconic song "Isn't She Lovely," written for his then-newborn daughter Aisha. Why does B.I.C. claim the mark for youngest charted artist and not Wonder's girl? Two reasons: young Aisha was never officially credited on "Lovely" and the song did not reach a Billboard chart until Jan. 29, 1977 (when it entered Adult Contemporary at its No. 23 peak), almost two years after she was born. Blue Ivy Carter/B.I.C. also benefits from the era in which she born. Technology today allows an advantage in that Jay-Z was able to record and release "Glory" less than 48 after her birth. After almost 72 years of numbers, positions, peaks, lows, gains and debuts -- the first national Billboard chart was published the week of July 27, 1940 -- the little princess born to the reigning king and queen of R&B/hip-hop breaks the mold almost concurrently with her arrival into Beyonce's anticipating, loving arms. "Glory" arrives as the week's highest new entry on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs with 1.7 million audience impressions on 54 radio stations, according to Nielsen BDS. In a stroke of chart kismet, the song marks Jay-Z's 107th career entry on the survey, mirroring the Jan. 7 birth date - in other words (or, um, numbers), 1/07 - of Blue Ivy.

01. Adele: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
02. Beyoncé: Live At Roseland: Elements Of 4
03. Taylor Swift: Journey To Fearless
04. Lady GaGa: The Monster Ball Tour At MSG
05. AC/DC: Live At River Plate
06. Les Miserables: 25th Anniversary Concert
07. Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour
08. Rush: Time Machine: Live In Cleveland
09. The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame: 25th Anniversary Concert
10. Pearl Jam: Pearl Jam Twenty

Rihanna has been named the biggest-selling digital artist of all time. The singer beat the likes of Lady GaGa, Eminem and Katy Perry to claim the title after selling over 47.5 million digital downloads throughout her career. The Black Eyed Peas come in at number two with digital sales of 42.4 million, while Eminem is third after shifting 42.2 million downloads. Lady GaGa is at four with digital sales of 42m, Taylor Swift is at five with 41.8m and Katy Perry is sixth with 37.6m. Lil Wayne has sold over 36.7m downloads across his 15-year career placing him at seven, while Beyoncé sits at eight with her download total currently at 30.2m. Kanye West also boasts 30.2m downloads, while Britney Spears rounds off the top ten with total digital sales of 28.6m.

Beyonce has trumped Rihanna for a higher position on Forbes' 2011 list of top earning women in music. The 'Countdown' singer is the fourth top earning female musician of the year, pocketing $35million in the last year alone. Bey was quiet for the first half of the year, but embarked on a worldwide promotional tour for latest album 4 which included a performance at the Glastonbury festival in June. RiRi trails just behind Bey to come in fifth place with an earning of $29million. The news may come as a shock to fans who bought Rihanna's sixth album Talk That Talk and paid for tickets to see her perform on 'Loud' tour. Also making the list is Alicia Keys who shares the number ten position with Britney Spears, earning $10million each.

This is the 17th time Beyoncé has reigned atop this chart! Congratulations!

Lady Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour At Madison Square Garden, the video from her Emmy-nominated HBO special, enters Top Music Videos at #1. It sold 26,000 copies this week, the greatest total for a music video since Beyonce's I Am…World Tour sold 37K and 31K its first two weeks in November and December 2010. Beyonce's new music video, Live At Roseland: Elements Of 4, debuts at #2 this week, with sales of 17K. Britney Spears' Live: The Femme Fatale Tour debuts at #3, with sales of 16K.

This just in Beyontourage, Beyoncé hit #1 today in pre-orders for Live At Roseland: Elements of 4! You can catch the full Live At Roseland performance this Sunday, 11/20, exclusively on VEVO. Live At Roseland: Elements of 4 will hit stores on November 29, but you can keep Bey at #1 by pre-ordering now!

R&B singer Beyonce‘ has scored her third Number One song from her platinum selling album “4″ with the track “Party.” The song which features Andre3000 and J. Cole on the official remix, has shot up to number one on Billiards’ R&B/Hip Hop Chart. The song is also the highest played track on Urban radio, with little help from promotion. The track was the first song Beyonce’ recorded for her album “4.” The song gives an 90s vibe, to why so many people fell in love with the song. It was not long ago Beyonce’ released the music video and is also number one on 106 & Park.

Beyonce Knowles has been named the highest earning entertainer by the minute in the world. The 'Love on Top' singer topped a poll by social media website saucytime.com by earning £1.25 million for a five-song performance at a private New Year's Eve 2010 party on the island of St. Barts, equating to £71,040 for each minute she was on the stage. In second place was Mariah Carey, who earned £630,000 - or £44,400 per minute - for a four-song set at a similar party held the previous year on the same Caribbean island. Third highest earner per minute was Kylie Minogue, who commanded £33,000 every sixty seconds – or £2 million for her whole hour set –when she sung at the launch party of the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, November 2008. Next was Jennifer Lopez, who received the equivalent of £25,000 a minute from Russian tycoon Andrei Meinichenko to appear at his wife's birthday party in 2007. Jennifer narrowly beat The Rolling Stones who rounded out the top five by making £2.2 million in 2002 from an hour and a half set for Texan billionaire David Bonderman's 60th birthday, the equivalent of £24,242 per minute. Saucytime.com - which charges users just £2 a minute for its services – also calculated the next five highest earners per minute to be Eminem at £16,666 Usher and Christina Aguilera tied in seventh place with £10,441, Rihanna earning £8,333 in ninth place and Cheryl Cole completing the top ten by commanding £4,167 per minute for an hour long private concert in Venice this February.

It’s official, when it comes to the greatest songs of the 2000s this generation’s baddest chick in the game reigns supreme. Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love,” which features hubby Jay-Z, tops VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of 00s list. Not only does Mrs. Knowles-Carter have the number-one song of the decade. She also shows up in two other slots in the Top 50 at #16 for “Single Ladies” and at #19 with her sisters in song Destiny’s Child for “Bootylicious.” Jay-Z also appeared solo on the list at #21 for “99 Problems,” but it was clear that collaborations provided some of the hottest tracks over the last 10 years. The proud papa-to-be also was featured at #8 for Alicia Keys’s “Empire State of Mind” and for his rhyme contributions to Rihanna’s “Umbrella” at number 11. Other big hits rounding out the Top 50 include, “Golddigger” by Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx, clocked in at #6, the #27 spot was owned by “Yeah!” (Usher featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris) and “SexyBack” by Justin Timberlake, featuring Timbaland, is at #7. Viewers can expect an all-star group of guest artists talking heads including Kelly Rowland and Lil’ Jon to provide stories and commentary on all the charttopping hits. VH1’s five night, one-hour special 100 Greatest Songs of the‘00s begins Monday, October 3 at 10E/9c.

The VMAs also reveal their influence in the form of Hot 100 debuts, including Beyonce, whose "Love on Top" begins at No. 20 (and No. 10 on Digital Songs with sales of 113,000, marking the first Digital Songs top 10 from her album "4"). Beyonce performed the song on the VMAs (and then unsnapped her jacket and rubbed her belly, a move that served to announce her pregnancy). The No. 20 Hot 100 launch of "Love" is Beyonce's second-highest among her 29 solo career entries; only "Ring the Alarm" began at a higher rung (No. 12, 2006).

Following the August 28 announcement by singer Beyoncé that she was expecting her first child, internet searches for the term "Beyonce pregnant" increased by over 5,000 percent. The R&B singer announced to the public that she and her husband, rapper Jay -Z, were expecting their first child after performing at the 2011 MTV Music Video Awards. News of the announcement quickly spread around the world, breaking the record for the "most tweets per second record for a single event." In addition, data from Google Insights shows that the most searched for term over the past seven days was "Beyonce pregnant" which reached 'breakout' levels - a term used by Google to describe a search with an increase of over 5,000 percent. The data shows that while searches for 'Beyonce pregnant' peaked over August 29/30, they remained at a consistent level over the following six days; the majority of these searches originated in the United States, Ireland and South Africa. The R&B star, who turned 30 on September 4, also appeared fourth in the list of top ten search terms with the phrase 'Beyonce'. Other popular searches over the seven days prior to September 5 included the Japanese word for Typhoon- ‘??, ongoing tennis tournament the "US Open" and sports channel "ESPN3." The search terms with the most significant growth worldwide in the last seven days, as measured by Google Insights and recorded September 5, were:

01. beyonce pregnant (breakout*)
02. ?? (+1,350%)
03. beyonce (+400%)
04. us open (+400%)
05. espn3 (+250%)
06. lady gaga (+90%)
07. mtv (+90%)
08. pole emploi (+80%)
09. globesporte.com (+60%)
10. cricinfo (+50%)

*Breakout defines a search term that has experienced a change in growth greater than 5,000 percent.

Beyonce's revelation — both on the red carpet and during her performance — that she and her husband, Jay-Z, are expecting their first child undoubtedly stole the show at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. The big warm-and-fuzzy moment also has provided the diva with a major bump, pun intended, on record sales. After telling the audience that she wanted them "to feel the love that's growing inside," she dived into "Love on Top," a cut from her album "4." The performance boosted the non-single into the iTunes top 5, while her actual single, "Best Thing I Never Had," is currently languishing at No. 23. The album has also made its way back into the top 10 on iTunes, coincidentally landing at the No. 4 spot. Despite being herald by critics, the disc has struggled a bit commercially. The album's first two singles, "Best Thing I Never Had" and "Run the World (Girls)," have failed to take off like "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," "Irreplaceable," "Crazy in Love" and other huge hits. The album has so far logged fewer than 700,000 units, according to Nielsen Soundscan, since its June release — a sluggish number when compared to the record-breaking tallies that Adele and Lady Gaga have enjoyed with their recent releases.

Earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes (and the odd World Cup soccer match) may be newsworthy subjects to post about on microblogging platform Twitter, but it was the news of pop singer Beyonce’s pregnancy that set a new Tweets Per Second (TPS) record. “Last night at 10:35pm ET, Beyonce's big MTV #VMA moment gave Twitter a record bump: 8,868 Tweets per second,” announced Twitter via its @twitterglobalpr account. Beyonce arrived on the red carpet at MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday, August 28, and revealed to the world that she and her husband Jay-Z are expecting their first baby. Twitter went crazy with Beyonce-themed posts as the singer showed off her growing baby bump. Twitter’s previous TPS record was reached in July 2011 during the Woman’s World Cup. During the Japan-USA and the Paraguay-Brazil matches, Twitterers sent terms such as the #WWC and #worldcupfinal hashtags and players' names to the top of Twitter's most talked about topics list, setting a record of 7,196 TPS. Prior to that, the volume of tweets spiked at more than 5,000 TPS in the moments after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

Since Jay-Z was recently named the Hip-Hop Cash King, it’s only right that his queen Beyoncé gets some props for her money-making skills as well. Forbes magazine has crowned both Bey-Bey and Hov as music’s highest-paid couple, and the second overall highest-paid celebrity couple in the world. The R&B/hip-hop duo raked in $72 million between May 2010 and May 2011, with Beyoncé netting $35 million thanks to her Deréon apparel line and her endorsement deals with DirectTV, General Mills, L’Oreal and others. Meanwhile, Jigga’s earnings mostly came from his 10-year $150 million Live Nation deal, his 40/40 restaurant chain and his partial ownerships of the New Jersey Nets basketball team and ad firm Translation. Beyoncé earned a few more coins this week alone, as she finished out her residency of ’4 Intimate Nights With Beyonce’ concerts on Friday (Aug. 19) at New York’s Roseland Ballroom. It was a star-studded affair, as A-List celebs like Usher, Kelly Rowland, Lady Gaga, Maxwell, Jennifer Hudson as well as her proud husband, Jay-Z, were in attendance to see the R&B diva rock the Big Apple on the closing night.

Beyonce Knowles' fragrance Heat is the top selling celebrity perfume in the UK. The 29-year-old singer's debut scent - which is described as a mixture of floral, fruity and woody with tones of milkwood and tonka bean - beat Coleen Rooney's Butterflies to be named the best seller at The Fragrance Shop. Homme by soccer star David Beckham was third in the list, while his Intimately Yours fragrance was fifth, sandwiching Mariah Carey's Lollipop Bling which came in fourth. David's wife Victoria Beckham came in tenth in the poll, with her perfume Signature. The Fragrance Shop boss Sanjay Vadera said: "Celebrity fragrances remain top of the wish list." Beyonce - who is married to hip hop mogul Jay-Z - recently released her second scent Heat Rush, and she revealed she would not leave her house without wearing perfume because it is the "cherry on top of the cake". She said: "I feel like fragrance is one of the most important accessories a woman can have - it's sexy, it says something, and it's that final touch, like putting on a gorgeous pair of stilettos. "One of the things I remember from being a little girl is how I loved watching my mother getting ready to go out and she'd spray on her perfume. "It was this gorgeous blast that would linger in the room after she'd gone and it would remind me of her. I thought it was so sophisticated and glamorous, so feminine and sexy. To me, even if you are dressed to kill and everything is looking fabulous, you are still not done without that touch of fragrance. It's the cherry on top of the cake."

There’s no denying the amount of talent this phenomenal artist has and the humilty that comes with it but Beyonce continues to rule. Shortly after her husband Jay-Z topped the Forbes list of Hip-Hop’s top earners, she on the other hand is named as “the most powerful woman in the U.S.” by Forbes! Check out the full list below.

1. Beyonce Knowles
2. Oprah Winfrey
3. Michelle Obama
4. Ursula Burns
5. Debra Lee
6. Halle Berry
7. Condoleezza Rice
8. Tyra Banks
9. Ruth Simmons
10. Venus and Serena Williams
11. Robin Roberts
12. Whoopi Goldberg

Beyoncé can add another platinum plaque to her wall. A month after its release, the singer’s fourth album has shipped one million units in the U.S. “4 has been certified Platinum by the RIAA,” read a statement on her official website. “Thank you to all the fans that purchased the album. We hope you’re enjoying it as much as we are.”

Beyonce's Run The World (Girls) peaked at number 40 on the radio airplay chart, but the follow-up from the 4 album, Best Thing I Never Had, jumps from number three to number one this week. It is the star's fifth number one on the chart, following Destiny’s Child releases Survivor, Bootylicious (both 2001), Lose My Breath (2004) and Crazy In Love – her 2003 collaboration with Jay-Z. Best Thing I Never Had piled on 712 additional plays and nearly 13 million extra listeners last week to top the list with an audience of 71.58 million – the highest of any track for six weeks. Eighteen plays on Radio 1 provided a top contribution of 18.18% to the track’s listenership but its top supporters were five stations in the Capital FM network, each of which provided 62 or 63 plays. The track also rockets 7-1 on the TV airplay chart, with its promotional videoclip logging 634 plays last week, 117 more than the previous week and 71 more than new runner-up, She Makes Me Wanna by JLS feat. Dev. Its biggest supporters: Chart Show TV (80 plays), MTV Hits (73) and MTV Base (61).

What goes around, comes back around... Beyoncé may have been referring to something a little different when she sang those words, but they hold true for today's news, too. Two weeks ago, Beyoncé's fourth solo album, 4, was released and eagerly awaiting fans around the world ensured it raced to the top of the charts. Now, in its second week, 4 is #1 again in the US and UK. Thanks to all the fans for your support!