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The Roots
The Roots


Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Jazz
Soul
Rock
Funk
Years active 1987—present
Label(s) Def Jam Recordings
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Island Def Jam Music Group
MCA Records
DGC Records
Website Website
Members
Black Thought
Questlove
Kamal Gray
F. Knuckles
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Owen Biddle
Former members
Ben Kenney
Kenyatta "Kid Crumbs" Warren
Josh "Rubberband" Abrams
Malik B.
Rahzel
Scott Storch
Martin Luther
Scratch
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Ke$ha Beats Lady Gaga, Eminem For Biggest-Selling Digital Single Of 2010

January 20, 2011
Ke$ha Beats Lady Gaga, Eminem For Biggest-Selling Digital Single Of 2010Ke$ha's 'Tik Tock' has become the biggest downloaded single of 2010, it has been revealed.

The single sold 12.8 million copies, three times more than Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face' in 2009.

'Tik Tok,' which charted at number four in the UK, beat Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance' and Eminem's 'Love The Way You Lie' to become the biggest downloaded single last year.

"As we enter 2011, digital piracy, and the lack of adequate legal tools to fight it, remains the biggest threat to the future of creative industries," IFP chief executive Frances Moore told BBC Newsbeat.

She added: "Great new legitimate music offerings exist all over the world, offering consumers a wide range of ways to access music."

The top-10 digital single worldwide in 2010 were:

  1. 'Tik Tok' by Kesha - 12.8 million copies
  2. 'Bad Romance' by Lady Gaga - 9.7m
  3. 'Love The Way You Lie' by Eminem featuring Rihanna - 9.3m
  4. 'Telephone' by Lady Gaga - 7.4m
  5. 'OMG' by Usher featuring will.i.am - 6.9m
  6. 'California Gurls' by Katy Perry - 6.7m
  7. 'Hey, Soul Sister' by Train - 6.6m
  8. 'Baby' by Justin Bieber - 6.4m
  9. 'I Gotta Feeling' by Black Eyed Peas - 6.1m
  10. 'crushcrushcrush' by Paramore - 6.1m

(by Holly Frith)



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