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Toby Keith notches No. 1 album despite lukewarm sales

Toby Keith's 'Bullets in the Gun' is the new No. 1 album in the country, but it has set a dubious record in getting there. The album's one-week sales total is the lowest of any No. 1 debut in the 19 years Nielsen SoundScan has provided sales data to create the U.S. music charts. Toby Keith's "Bullets in the Gun" is the new No. 1 album in the country, but it has set a dubious record in getting there. The album's one-week sales total is the lowest of any No. 1 debut in the 19 years Nielsen SoundScan has provided sales data to create the U.S. music charts.

'First Lady' Faith Evans works the road

Faith Evans is gearing up for the launch of a headlining run on the club and theater circuit that supports her latest album, "The First Lady."

Briefly: Eric Clapton, Hilary Duff, Tim McGraw, Ibrahim Ferrer, Faith Evans

Eric Clapton tips his cap to one of his biggest influences, Robert Johnson, on the forthcoming album "Me & Mr. Johnson."

Briefly: Dave Matthews Band, OutKast, Faith Evans, Little Richard, Courtney Love

Dave Matthews Band will be in Los Angeles to receive the Chairman's Award at the NAACP's Image Awards on March 6.

New Releases, Nov. 6: Britney Spears, George Strait, B.B. King

plus: Dope, Faith Evans, Merle Haggard, Angie Stone, Flickerstick, more.

Lauryn Hill Loses Grammy Nomination, Faith Evans Picks One Up

update: After determining that the song was released before the eligibility period, the Recording Academy has disqualified the Lauryn Hill single "Everything Is Everything" from consideration for a Grammy Award in the Best Female R&B Performance category. The nomination instead goes to the Faith Evans track "Love Like This," which the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche determined had the next highest number of nomination votes.