Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Trey Songz on Wednesday scored his second No. 1 album on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 chart, with "Trigga" selling 105,000 copies in its debut week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.
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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa, Schoolboy Q, Jennifer Lopez, YG and Trey Songz are among the acts tapped for Power 106's annual summer hip-hop concert, Powerhouse. more info