NEW YORK – Kid Rock is a scalper. The 42-year-old Grammy winner, who is launching a summer tour where most tickets are priced at $20, said he’s scalping about 1,000 tickets from each show to Charttoppers
Among Billboard’s latest national chart leaders:
Top songs
1. “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen
2. “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra
3. “Payphone,” Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa
4. “We Are Young,” fun. featuring Janelle Monae
5. “What Makes You Beautiful,” One Direction
6. “Starships,” Nicki Minaj
7. “Wild Ones,” Flo Rida featuring Sia
8. “Where Have You Been,” Rihanna
9. “Wide Awake,” Katy Perry
10. “Boyfriend,” Justin Bieber
Top albums
1. “21,” Adele
2. “Thirty Miles West,” Alan Jackson
3. “That’s Why God Made the Radio,” the Beach Boys
4. “Americana,” Neil Young with Crazy Horse
5. “Live from the Underground,” Big K.R.I.T
6. “Up All Night,” One Direction
7. “Born and Raised,” John Mayer
8. “The Stoned Immaculate,” Curren$y
9. “Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood
10. “Bear Creek,” Brandi Carlile
Hot tours
Pollstar ranks top concert tours by average box office gross per city:
1. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, $1,996,815
2. Cirque du Soleil – “Michael Jackson: The Immortal,” $1,633,745
3. Radiohead, $1,114,246
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers, $825,373
5. Jason Aldean, $643,521
6. Lady Antebellum, $559,061
7. The Black Keys, $526,361
8. Miranda Lambert, $414,338
9. Blake Shelton, $358,959
10. Jeff Dunham, $295,315
11. Eric Church, $273,245
12. Kelly Clarkson, $197,455
13. “Riverdance,” $189,570
14. Rain – A Tribute To The Beatles, $175,841
15. Celtic Woman, $172,216
16. Yanni, $165,665
17. Bassnectar, $164,428
18. “MythBusters,” $159,242
19. Rise Against, $155,652
20. Casting Crowns, $141,134
iTunes
iTunes’ latest charts:
Songs
1. “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen
2. “Payphone,” Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa
3. “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye
4. “Wide Awake,” Katy Perry
5. “All Around the World,” Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris
6. “Back In Time (From “Men In Black III”),” Pitbull
7. “Where Have You Been,” Rihanna
8. “What Makes You Beautiful,” One Direction
9. “Starships,” Nicki Minaj
10. “Boyfriend,” Justin Bieber
Albums
1. “Born and Raised,” John Mayer
2. “Live from the Underground,” Big K.R.I.T.
3. “21,” Adele
4. “Up All Night,” One Direction
5. “Some Nights,” Fun.
6. “Bear Creek,” Brandi Carlile
7. “The Stoned Immaculate (Deluxe Version),” Curren$y
8. “Jana Kramer,” Jana Kramer
9. “Thirty Miles West,” Alan Jackson
10. “The Lumineers,” The Lumineers
