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Lady Gaga Plots "Bold" SXSW Show Fans will have to complete "bold missions" in order to gain entry into the intimate Austin concert. [more] Quick Hits: Capital Cities, Queen and Adam Lambert, Kanye West, Jared Leto, Game Of Thrones ScHoolboy Q Scores His First #1 Album Beck and Kid Cudi also earn Top 5 debuts on this week's sales chart. Daft Punk and Lorde Earn Platinum Plaques The song "Royals" also brought Lorde a 6x multi-Platinum Digital Single Award. Quick Hits: Linkin Park & 30 Seconds To Mars, Janelle Monáe & Bruno Mars, Taylor Hawkins, The Deftones P!nk Pens New Deal With RCA Records The singer will stay with her current label home with a new multi-album contract. Springsteen, The Killers Get March Madness The artists are two of the headliners for the free March Madness Music Festival in Dallas. Quick Hits: Metallica, 50 Cent, Forecastle Festival, Cody Simpson / Dancing with the Stars, Aftershock Festival Coldplay To Tell Ghost Stories in May The band's sixth album is due in stores on May 19. Pharrell Williams G I R L Tops iTunes Charts Across The Globe Quick Hits: Ozzy Osbourne, Pharrell Williams, Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake, elbow, The Roots Pharrell Williams Is “Happy” At #1  Pharrell Williams new album G I R L out March 3 is now streaming on iTunes. Quick Hits: Kanye West, OneRepublic, Rick Ross The Week In Review: 2/21-2/28 Rihanna to Craft Concept Album The singer will record songs based on the animated film Home, in which she also will star. Quick Hits: One Direction / Radio Disney Awards, Guns N' Roses, Bruno Mars, The Roots, The Dirty Heads, Beale Street Music Festival Frozen Soundtrack Tops Album Sales Chart Meanwhile, Pharrell Williams' "Happy" reigns supreme on the Digital Songs tally. Quick Hits: Soundgarden, Karmin, Katy Perry, Hangout Music Fest, The Fray / Global Citizen Nights, The National, Oasis, Lanark Records Columbia Records Makes Radio History Pharrell Williams “Happy” and John Legend “All Of Me” simultaneously chart at six formats. Pharrell Williams Confirms G I R L Tracklist Quick Hits: Coldplay, Robin Thicke, Green Day, Kid Cudi, Neil Young, Sub Pop Records Justin Bieber Drops New Song, "Broken" The singer's video for "Baby" also becomes the most watched clip ever on Vevo. Quick Hits: Eminem & Rihanna, Panic! At The Disco, Soundgarden, Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera, KISS, Jennifer Lopez P!nk To Appear On The Oscars Grammy Award winning singer Pink will make a special appearance on the The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres on Sunday March 2 on ABC. Want To Own Pharrell's Hat? The Week In Review: 2/17-2/21 Kanye West, Jack White Top Bonnaroo This year's Tennessee festival also will feature Elton John, Phoenix, Lionel Richie, Frank Ocean and many others. Quick Hits: 50 Cent, BRIT Awards, Outkast, Fuel, Motörhead Pharrell Williams Stays Hot With G I R L The Grammy Producer of the Year is set to drop a new solo album on March 3. Eric Church Scores Second #1 Album The latest album from the Country singer is the only new set to debut in the Top 10 this week. Quick Hits: Miley Cyrus & P!nk, SXSW iTunes Festival, Miguel, 3 Doors Down, Guns N' Roses, Tori Amos Springsteen Remasters Albums For Digital Release Ten Bruce Springsteen classics have been given a tune-up for sale on the iTunes store. Quick Hits: Drake, Nine Inch Nails, My Chemical Romance, Jason Mraz, NPR Music / SXSW, Kelis, David Crosby, Devo Katy Perry Teases Dark Horse Video The Egyptian-themed clip finds Katy decked out in a full Cleopatra outfit. Quick Hits: Kanye West, AC/DC, Lil Wayne, Arcade Fire, Christina Aguilera, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers / Benmont Tench