'Les Miserables' Soundtrack Aiming for No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart.

'Les Miserables' Soundtrack Aiming for No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart.

      After the "Les Miserables" soundtrack album made a stunning jump this week from No. 33 to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, the set now has its sights set on No. 1.



Label sources suggest that the Republic Records soundtrack could sell over 100,000 by week's end on Sunday, Jan. 6. That could be enough to beat the current Billboard 200 champ: Taylor Swift's "Red." This past week, "Les Miserables" sold 136,000 at No. 2 and "Red" sold 241,000 at No. 1, according to Nielsen SoundScan.


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Jenni Rivera's Makeup Artist's Estate Files Legal Petition After Fatal Crash

Jenni Rivera's Makeup Artist's Estate Files Legal Petition After Fatal Crash .

       A petition for discovery on behalf of the estate of a traveling companion of regional Mexican singer Jenni Rivera has been filed to seek information from Learjet about the plane, owner, operators and maintenance of the Learjet 25 that crashed minutes after departing from Monterrey, Mexico. Makeup artist Jacob Yebale died in a plane crash with the star and five others on Dec. 9.

       The petition was entered by Yebale's estate and filed on Jan. 2 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill., by Ribbeck Law Chartered. The legal proceedings are expected to result in lawsuits seeking a "multi-million-dollar damages award," aiming to "bring to justice all responsible parties including the owner, the leasing company; the maintenance company, and Learjet, a division of Bombardier Aerospace, the company that designed and manufactures the aircraft," according to Monica Kelly, head of Global Aviation for the law firm.

       "Lives were lost," Kelly said when reached by phone. "Someone is responsible. We want to know who and make sure the person or entity is brought to justice. It is a search for justice. Jacob was very much loved and his family needs answers."


Kelly confirmed that the firm filed the petition for discovery and a hearing has been scheduled for Feb. 6 at 9 a.m. in Cook County Court in Chicago.

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Britney Spears Taps Hit-Boy, Will.i.am for New Album

Britney Spears Taps Hit-Boy, Will.i.am for New Album.

      Britney Spears revealed last week that she's working with "new inspiring producers" on her new album -- and Hit-Boy is one of them, according to Entertainment Weekly.

The rising producer of Kanye West and Jay-Z's "Ni**as in Paris," Kendrick Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle" and other hip-hop hits is reportedly working on Spears' follow-up to 2011's "Femme Fatale." However, Spears' rep told the magazine that writer Elijah Blake ( Usher's "Climax") hasn't worked with the singer, contrary to an interview in which he was quoted as announcing a collaboration.


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