Perez Hilton — All hail the new Billboard leader: Avenged Sevenfold! After five weeks at the #1 spot, Eminem’s album Recovery was beaten by rock band Avenged Sevenfold’s new release Nightmare. It was a close call though, with Eminem coming in less than 4,000 un... more info

Mjsbigblog — Now that 19 Entertainment will be distributing music through Universal Music Group, instead of Sony Music, who will be Idol’s new Clive Davis? The Los Angeles Time reports it’s music producer Jimmy Iovine: Iovine, who has worked... more info

Altsounds — As he prepares to roll into New York City tonight for two shows at Webster Hall on the “All Hearts” tour with Robyn and Kelis, comes the news that electro-pop performer *_DAN BLACK_* has just been nominated for two “*201... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers AVENGED SEVENFOLD have landed their first number one in the U.S. album charts - NIGHTMARE has ended EMINEM's five-week reign and knocked RECOVERY into... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Rock band Avenged Sevenfold scored its first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart on Wednesday, ending the five-week reign of Eminem. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — California metalheads Avenged Sevenfold made a hair-raising debut on the Canadian album charts, but it wasn't enough to scare off Slim Shady. more info

VH1 News — Lady Gaga's former Monster Ball tourmate, Jason Derülo, calls her 13 VMA nods "incredible" and gives it up to his VMA competition Eminem. more info

Idolator — Avenged Sevenfold can claim bragging rights for being the ones to end MTV VMA nominee Eminem’s reign on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. The California rockers’ album Nightmare sold 163,000 copies out of the gate—enough to bump Em’s Recov... more info

VH1 News — Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare debuts at #1 on next week's Billboard 200, ending Eminem's five-week run at the top. more info

411 Mania — A7X surpasses sales expectations for best week ever... more info