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Briefly: Alicia Keys, Whitney Houston, Diana Krall and Elvis Costello, Koko Taylor
With sales of 618,000 copies, R&B singer Alicia Keys notches her second straight No. 1 debut on the U.S. album charts with her sophomore effort, "The Diary of Alicia Keys."
Toby Keith's "Shock 'N Y'all," in its fifth week in stores, jumps four places to No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. Also vaulting four notches, to No. 3, is Josh Groban's "Closer."
At No. 4, up one place from a week ago, is the hits compilation "NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 14." OutKast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" moves up five places to No. 5.
Whitney Houston reportedly told police on Sunday night (12/7) that her husband, Bobby Brown, hit her in the face with an open hand in their Atlanta-area home before he left to catch a flight to Los Angeles.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, an officer who responded to a call from Houston after the alleged incident saw a bruise on Houston's cheek and a cut inside her upper lip. Police were seeking Brown for questioning on Wednesday (12/10).
Rock veteran Elvis Costello and jazz singer Diana Krall were married on Saturday night (12/6) at Elton John's mansion in Surrey, England, according to the Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail.
Blues singer Koko Taylor , 75, is recovering from surgery to correct a gastrointestinal bleed, according to her publicist. She underwent the procedure in Chicago on Nov. 2, and is now recovering at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Taylor is expected to return home by Christmas, and hopes to begin performing again by late winter or early spring.
