Adele Named “Top Artist of 2011″ by Billboard

Congratulations to Adele for being named the Top Artist of 2011 by Billboard. The 21-year-old British singer had a ground braking impact on music this year.

If there’s a “best-of” list for music this year, it’s a safe bet to put Adele on top.
Billboard has declared her the No. 1 artist of 2011. Rihanna was No. 2, followed by Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne. The list takes into account album sales, charting singles, touring revenue and radio airplay.
Adele’s album, 21, was the best-selling of the year with 4.8 million sold.

She also had the most popular song with Rolling in the Deep. LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock was No. 2. Katy Perry’s Firework was No. 3, her E.T. with Kanye West was No. 4 and Pitbull’s Give Me Everything featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer was No. 5.

IT'S FRIDAY

Good news Friday fans! Looks like what “DeBo” said last month was true….another Friday sequel is in the works and the entire original cast is coming back! TMZ caught up with Ice Cube, the star of the original and a major part of production in anything moving forward, and the rapper/actor has confirmed it’s going down! Continue reading for his statement.

The speculation is over … Ice Cube has finally confirmed he’s resurrecting the ‘Friday’ franchise … telling TMZ the goal is to bring back the entire ORIGINAL cast … including Chris Tucker.
A rep for Cube Vision Productions tells us … “Absolutely yes the studio is in the process of getting the entire original cast to do another ‘Friday.’”
The statement continues, “[Ice Cube] is very excited about this and has every intention to make it happen.”

Just last month, TMZ spoke with the musclebound behemoth who played DeBo … who told us both he and Chris Tucker are down to reunite for the 4th installment of the ‘Friday’ franchise … but they still have to work out their contracts.

French Montana signs to Bad Boy.

They made the big announcement that French is officially signed to Bad Boy. Congrats to French, he’s definitely out here moving!!!!