Amy Winehouse might be gone, but clearly she has not been forgotten. The deceased singer’s latest, and probably last, album, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, debuted at number five this week on the charts, pushing 114,000 copies, which makes it her highest debuting album ever. [Rap-Up]
Even at 53, that girl Madonna is still making big moves. The pop legend just signed a three album deal with Interscope Records, where she will get a cold mill for every album she releases. [NME]
Flo Rida got a plea deal for his June 2011 DUI arrest in Miami. The rapper will have to perform community service and take some DUI classes. [HipHopDX]
Put this under the strange but true category. R. Kelly announced on Twitter that he will be launching something called the Love Letter Cruise, which will sail off from Miami in October. [Pitchfork]
Common’s new album, The Dreamer, The Believer, drops next week. However, you can hear the entire album today — legally. Warner Bros. is streaming the entire album on YouTube. [ConsequenceOfSound]
