Jason DeRulo scores his first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with his debut track, "Whatcha Say." The song, which samples Imogen Heap's "Hide and Seek," moves up to #1 from #2 last week on the strength of its radio play and digital sales. The single is the first from his upcoming debut album, which is slated to be released in the first quarter of 2010.

Kid Rock and Martina McBride have been added to the performer's line-up of the "43rd Annual CMA Awards," airing live from Nashville's Sommet Center on ABC November 11th.

No Doubt has filed a lawsuit against Activision, the makers of the music video game Band Hero, over the way the group are portrayed in it.

Eminem and Lady Gaga have been confirmed to perform at the upcoming 2009 American Music Awards, to be broadcast live from the Nokia Theater on November 22.

John Mayer has announced the schedule for his 2010 Winter Arena Tour in support of his upcoming album "Battle Studies."

Michael Jackson leads the pack of new releases in this week's Billboard 200 Albums chart, coming in at #1 with the companion album to his concert documentary "This Is It." A repackaging of Jackson's classics along with some new bonus material, the "This Is It" album sold 373,000 copies for the #1 spot. It's his first #1 on the chart since 2001's "Invincible" and his highest sales tally since "HIStory" sold 391,000 copies in 1995.

"Centric Presents: 2009 Soul Train Awards" was taped on Tuesday, November 3 and the event was filled with love, peace and soul.

Record label EMI is suing online music website Bluebeat.com for selling Beatles songs without permission. The Fab Four's catalog has never been licensed for sale as a digital download.

On November 18th, ABC is set to air a new primetime special with Janet Jackson. While no details have been released, she's expected to give her first sit-down interview since the death of her brother Michael.

Actor, singer, songwriter and Michigan native Jeff Daniels is bringing back the music. Daniels will once again host and perform a special concert in November to help celebrate Michigan music and the homegrown musicians.

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the release of Plastic Ono Band's universal anthem "Give Peace a Chance" Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and Julian Lennon have teamed up with EMI music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing to donate the profits of the sale of the anniversary digital single to United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF).