Last Week In Music: 9/13- 9/19

Last Week In Music: 9/13- 9/19

Robbed - West blasted the American Music Awards after losing Best New Artist to Gretchen Wilson back in 2004. Feeling robbed, he vowed to never return to the AMAs.

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I'm Sorry - Representatives from "The View" say West called Swift after her appearance on Tuesday's show to apologize. During the broadcast, the 19-year-old singing sensation said West had yet to contact her to apologize for hijacking her MTV Video Music Awards acceptance speech on Sunday.

Jay-Z Beats Out Elvis - A little bit of music history for Jay-Z. His latest album has become his 11th release to reach number one on the Billboard album chart. The success of "The Blueprint 3" places him ahead of Elvis Presley as the solo act with the most number one albums.

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History - Jay-Z’s final installment in his famed Blueprint series, The Blueprint 3, sold approximately 476,000 copies to take the No. 1 spot this week on Billboard’s Top 200 charts, surpassing Elvis Presley as the solo act with the most No. 1 albums in Billboard 200 history.

Service To The Community - Chris Brown cleared weeds and debris at police horse stables in Virginia on Wednesday for the first day of his 180-day court-ordered community service for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

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Service To The Community - Chris Brown cleared weeds and debris at police horse stables in Virginia on Wednesday for the first day of his 180-day court-ordered community service for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

Jennifer Hudson - Where there’s a red carpet, Jennifer Hudson is in the building. Check her out as she plays Carrie's assistant and struts the streets of New York with the lovely ladies of "Sex and the City."

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Diva Status - Jennifer Hudson, Miley Cyrus and Kelly Clarkson were among the new inductees at the "VH1 Divas" concert Thursday night.

Drake Thinks Kentucky’s the Best - Rapper Drake, a huge fan of the Kentucky men’s basketball team, recently witnessed his Wildcats crush Wake Forest 90-60 Saturday night during the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Toronto native says he’s a “natural fan” and has picked the team to win the national title. If they do make it to the championship, Drake will pull out all the stops to get to the game (which is April 5 in Indianapolis) even though he starts a college tour April 1.

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Successful Recovery - After tearing his ACL, MCL and LCL in his right leg (on several different occasions), Drake, Young Money's (Lil Wayne's label) newest signee finally went under the knife to repair the damage which resulted in a successful operation.

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Kid Cudi - I really don't understand what's up with this guy, but he's just somebody I don't click with anymore. I started making changes in my life and started to realize positive energy around me, and he never really had a good energy.

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Big Numbers - Cleveland native and G.O.O.D. Music signee KiD CuDi is projected to sell between 110,000 and 120,000 of his Motown debut album, "Man on the Moon: The End of Day," according to industry inside source, hitsdailydouble.com.

Smell Of Trouble - Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has sued singer Beyonce Knowles, saying her plan for a fragrance named after her alter ego Sasha Fierce violates the teen clothing retailer's trademark.

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Smell Of Trouble - Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has sued singer Beyonce Knowles, saying her plan for a fragrance named after her alter ego Sasha Fierce violates the teen clothing retailer's trademark.

All-Black Janet? - Rumors are circulating that Janet Jackson will mourn the death of her brother Michael by wearing all black for a year.  While some say it is true, other entertainment blogs, Web sites and shows contradict the report.  We'll keep you posted on BET.com.

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Show Stopper - The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards was a night to remember. Dedicated to the late great King of Pop, Michael Jackson, there was no other artist more fitting to open the show than his little sister, Janet Jackson. As the audience stood on their feet, Janet appeared in front of a giant-sized video screen of her brother, and she danced in real-time alongside the screen behind her which played the music video for their duet, "Scream."

Remembering A Legend - On Wednesday, Mariah told a French radio station of her first encounters with Michael Jackson, “Well we first met a long time ago after “I’ll Be There”- I did a remake of “I’ll Be There”. He told me he really liked what I did the song; he was very cool and very nice to me. Over the years we spoke a few times and I performed with him a few times in different countries and I just feel like it was such a lost for all of us because he really was a great artist."

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Remembering A Legend - On Wednesday, Mariah told a French radio station of her first encounters with Michael Jackson, “Well we first met a long time ago after “I’ll Be There”- I did a remake of “I’ll Be There”. He told me he really liked what I did the song; he was very cool and very nice to me. Over the years we spoke a few times and I performed with him a few times in different countries and I just feel like it was such a lost for all of us because he really was a great artist."

Alicia Keys - In 2006, BET.com recognized Keys as "Person of the Year" for her AIDS work in Africa.

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New Music - Alicia Keys has officially confirmed that her next LP is slated for a December release. The yet untitled composition will be the singer's fourth solo effort in eight years.