Singer J. Cole ousts Taylor Swift from top of Billboard 200 chart

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; clear: right; color: #141823; float: right; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; line-height: 25.33333396911621px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/p240x240/150181_685401108240446_2691672509315116106_n.jpg?oh=a57758a3533824c5c3e6f3843baac8cd&oe=55458666&__gda__=1426982085_b3e61913432c44757c610545b4294371" /></div> <br /> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; line-height: 25.33333396911621px;"><i>#American hip hop artist J. Cole bumped pop singer Taylor Swift from the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 on Wednesday, pushing her into second place.</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; line-height: 25.33333396911621px;"><i><br /></i></span></div> Cole's "2014 Forest Hill Drive" album sold 354,000 full copies, 109,000 songs and was streamed more than 16 million times. Under Billboard's new formula, that totals 375,000 units in its debut week.</h3> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> <br />Swift's "1989" album, which includes the triple Grammy nominated song "Shake It Off," sold 324,000 units, while a cappella group Pentatonix dropped to third place with its holiday album "That's Christmas to Me," with 218,000 units.</h3> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> <br />In the new chart formula unveiled by Billboard two weeks ago, 10 songs equal one album unit and 1,500 online streams equals one album unit.<br />Carrie Underwood's "Greatest Hits: Decade #1" entered the chart at No. 4 with 103,000 units, followed by veteran rockers AC/DC's "Rock or Bust," who rounded out the top five after slumping from third place last week.<br />Singer K. Michelle was the only other new entry to the chart, placing sixth with her album "Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?" with 87,000 units.</h3> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> <br />In the digital songs chart, Swift retained the No. 1 spot with "Blank Space" with 249,000 downloads, while Irish Grammy-nominated musician Hozier climbed from third to second place this week with "Take Me to Church" selling 202,000 downloads.</h3> </div>

Singer J. Cole ousts Taylor Swift from top of Billboard 200 chart

#American hip hop artist J. Cole bumped pop singer Taylor Swift from the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 on Wednesday, pushing her into...

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Chris Brown's bodyguard gets probation after punching fan

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <h2 style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"> <img src="https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/p240x240/10432483_685411794906044_4783208737017603073_n.jpg?oh=99d23c451034ab2a2842e8c31c85a6b3&oe=55443F04" /><br />The bodyguard of R&B singer Chris Brown was sentenced to one year of probation in a #Washington, D.C., court on Tuesday after being convicted of assaulting a fan.</h2> <br /> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <br />Christopher Hollosy had argued he was trying to protect Brown when he struck a 25-year-old man outside a downtown hotel last year, breaking the man's nose.</h2> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <br />The victim and two friends said they were trying to have their pictures taken with Brown when the singer became angered by the man's aggressiveness in crowding into the photo.<br />Brown pleaded guilty on Sept. 2 to misdemeanor assault for punching the man.</h2> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <br />"In that moment, Christopher Brown was the aggressor," Kendra Briggs, an assistant U.S. attorney, said during the sentencing hearing Tuesday.<br />After Brown hit him, "Mr. Hollosy stepped in and punched him," Briggs said.</h2> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <br />Hollosy, 36, did not speak during the hearing.<br />Seeking a light sentence, his attorney, Bernard Grimm, emphasized to the court Hollosy's lack of a prior criminal record and his charitable work that included volunteering at a homeless shelter in California.<br />He also said that a back injury Hollosy suffered in a vehicle accident in September would prevent him from doing heavy labor.</h2> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <br />In addition to probation, D.C. Superior Court Judge Patricia Wynn ordered that Hollosy be given a 90-day suspended jail sentence, that he do 24 hours of community service and pay $50 into a crime victims' fund.</h2> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <br />Hollosy, who appeared noticeably thinner than in previous court appearances, declined to comment after the sentencing.<br />He and Brown reached a settlement agreement of the lawsuit filed by Parker Adams, the alleged victim, in October for about $100,000, according to celebrity news website TMZ.</h2> </div>

Chris Brown's bodyguard gets probation after punching fan

The bodyguard of R&B singer Chris Brown was sentenced to one year of probation in a #Washington, D.C., court on Tuesday after being c...

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