Pop Crunch — Child star Dakota Fanning, Oscar-nominated actress Queen Latifah, and Academy Award-winning star Jennifer Hudson joined TODAY’s Meredith Vieira for a chat about their much buzzed about film, The Secret Life of Bees, opening in theaters this Friday... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Next Week's US Album Chart Projections:Four debuts, and maybe five, are headed for next week’s leader board, led by Rise Against (Geffen/Interscope) with a projected 70-75k cd sales. That total appears to be enough for a #2 finish behind reign... more info

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E! Online - T.I.'s Paper beats Metallica's rock. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper T.I. earned his third consecutive No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday with his best numbers yet, while Oscar-winning "American Idol" reject Jennifer Hudson landed at No. 2 with her debut release. more info

VH1 Blog — It shouldn’t surprise you at all that VH1’s eternal H.B.I.C., New York, has less-than-kind things to say about former I Love New York 2 contestant Punk’s engagement to the gay-icon-in-the-making diva Jennifer Hudson. But what may surprise you i... more info

E! Online — T.I.'s Paper beats Metallica's rock. The legally embattled Georgia rapper got some good news for a change as his new Paper Trail debuted at No. 1, selling a career-high 568,000... more info

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MTV.com News — Jennifer Hudson, Robin Thicke and Jack's Mannequin also debut in top 10.By Chris Harris T.I.'s Paper Trail Photo: Atlantic Records With four huge, high-profile releases hitting record stores last week, Metallica's run at #1 was expected to... more info

Pop Crunch — Fresh off the release of her self-titled debut album, Academy Award-winning actress/singer Jennifer Hudson brought her powerhouse vocals to Tuesday night’s installment of Dancing with the Stars. more info