LOS ANGELES, Dec 22, (Agencies): Canadian jazz singer Michael Buble’s “Christmas” held the top spot for the fourth straight week on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, as no new entries could compete against old favorites during the holiday season. “I’ve dreamt of making a Christmas album for as long as I can remember. I had very specific ideas of how I wanted it to sound and feel. I’m very proud of it, but of course I’m thrilled that the public has responded to it with so much enthusiasm,” Buble told Reuters by email.

Sales of Buble’s holiday record may have been boosted by the singer’s appearance on Saturday Night Live this past week as well as the retail rush in the run-up to Christmas day. British singer Adele, who crossed the 5 million sales milestone with her hit album “21” this week, climbed back to No. 2. Her album has spent 42 out of 43 weeks in the top five of the chart, while the third single, “Set Fire to the Rain,” climbed to No. 7 on Billboard’s Digital Songs chart.

Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber climbed to No. 3 with his festive album “Under The Mistletoe,” ahead of the singer’s performance on the finale of the US television reality show “The X Factor” this week.
Recent releases from the Black Keys, Lady Antebellum, Nickelback and Amy Winehouse stayed within the top ten on Billboard’s album chart, with the highest new entry being “Back to Love,” by R&B singer Anthony Hamilton. It landed at No. 12.

LMFAO kept the No. 1 spot on the Digital Songs chart this week with “Sexy and I Know It,” while Rihanna’s “We Found Love” held steady at No. 2, Flo Rida’s “Good Feeling” climbed to No. 3, Bruno Mars’ “It Will Rain” remained at No. 4 and Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Ni**as in Paris” climbed to No. 5.
Next week’s chart is likely to reflect the holiday season sales boost, as well as new releases from rappers Common and Young Jeezy.

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LOS ANGELES: The Grammys will pay special tribute to late Apple founder Steve Jobs, Brazil’s Tom Jobim — of “Girl from Ipanema” fame — and US singer Diana Ross at the upcoming awards show, the organization announced Wednesday.
The Apple co-founder and mind behind the wildly popular iPod, iPad and iPhone died in October after battling pancreatic cancer.
Jobs, a Trustees Award honoree, will be remembered as having helped “create products and technology that transformed the way we consume music, TV, movies, and books,” a statement from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences said.
Lifetime Achievement Awards will be given to the Allman Brothers Band, country crooner Glen Campbell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, country star George Jones, soul stars the Memphis Horns, Ross and rap trailblazer Gil Scott-Heron, at the 54th edition of the awards fete.

Jobim, who died in 1994 at 67, is considered one of Brazil’s most influential musicians, helping earn world renown for the bossa nova.
Diva Diana Ross, 67, won an Academy Award nomination for her turn as Billie Holiday in “Lady Sings the Blues” (1972), and will be honored for her musical career that has spanned decades. Though she has been nominated for Grammys on many occasions, the Lifetime Achievement honor will be her first Grammy.
“This year’s honorees offer a variety of brilliance, contributions and lasting impressions on our culture,” said Neil Portnow, president and CEO of The Recording Academy. “It is an honor to recognize such a diverse group of individuals whose talents and achievements have had an indelible impact on our industry.”
Vinicius de Moraes and Tom Jobim wrote the legendary “Garota de Ipanema” (Girl from Ipanema) in 1962, and it became a sort of anthem of Brazilian culture, with covers done by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Nat King Cole and Madonna.