Its Official Danity Kane #1 SoundScan/Billboard

Great news for Bad Boy Records, MTV, and Danity Kane, as the group has topped the charts in its first week. Congrats to the girls and Diddy.

From Danity Kane release...

DANITY KANE, the self-titled debut album from Bad Boy Records' sensational new female quintet, has made a spectacular #1 debut on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 album chart. Driven by a rapidly spreading wildfire of fan demand, the album exploded to the top spot, upsetting releases by established multi-platinum artists OutKast and Christina Aguilera, and selling over 234,000 units in its first week.

The music industry's newest Cinderella story, DANITY KANE is an out-of-the-box phenomenon at retail, selling nearly 90,000 units in its first day alone. The album quickly sold out at most stores across the country, prompting a massive effort by both the label and retail community to restock shelves overnight to meet demand. The album has shipped over half a million copies, with retail orders now topping the 625,000 mark. Meanwhile, on the digital front, DANITY KANE instantly became the #1 album on iTunes, with an average fan ranking of 4-and-a-half stars (out of 5).

The stars of Diddy's hit MTV series Making the Band 3, Danity Kane has defied industry convention, with six-figure sales being generated almost exclusively from huge street buzz and exponential word-of-mouth - an unprecedented achievement for a new artist with little radio airplay.

Bad Boy CEO Sean 'Diddy' Combs said: 'This is an historic moment for Bad Boy Records and Danity Kane. These are five hugely talented women, and they worked amazingly hard to make their dream come true. I want to thank all our friends at MTV for their great support in helping us make the band. Danity Kane is the real deal. I knew it from the beginning, the fans knew it from the beginning, and now the whole industry knows it. The people have spoken.'

'Danity Kane hitting number one represents another amazing chapter in our relationship with Diddy and Bad Boy,' said Christina Norman, President, MTV. 'As millions of MTV viewers witnessed first hand on ‘Making the Band,’ these ladies earned their success through hard work, determination and raw talent.'

'When Diddy and I joined together to find an international supergroup, we knew it had to be a group that would stand out above the rest and set the standard for others to follow,' said Danity Kane’s manager Johnny Wright. 'The talented ladies of Danity Kane are just that. I'm blessed to have found them and look forward to helping to guide them to be the best in the business.'

Fans keep up the support of the Danity Kane, MTV and Bad Boy..

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Bad Boy Entertainment's and MTV's Danity Kane

Danity Kane is a Hit!

Looks like Diddy's hand-picked band, Danity Kane is a smashing hit. The girls are #1 on iTunes, and 'neck and neck' with OutKast and Christina Aguilera for #1 spot this week. In addition, Danity Kane is #2 on MySpace streams, and fifth most searched Artist on Yahoo!.

From Danity Kane...

Bad Boy Records’ red-hot girl group Danity Kane, stars of the hit MTV series Making the Band 3, have exploded at retail outlets nationwide with their debut album, DANITY KANE. The multi-talented quintet is the music industry’s newest Cinderella story, as Danity Kane is now neck and neck with veterans OutKast and Christina Aguilera for the top spot on next week’s national album chart. Danity Kane’s first-week sales triumph is unprecedented for a new artist with little radio or video airplay.

Bad Boy CEO Sean 'Diddy' Combs commented: 'Many people wrote off these girls as just a 'made-for-TV' group, but I believed in their talent from the beginning. The fans have spoken, and with their love and support, Danity Kane's dream is coming true. Sometimes word of mouth is better than radio and video play. This is the best kind of success, one that comes straight from the people.'

An out-of-the-box phenomenon at retail, DANITY KANE, which hit stores just two days ago, sold nearly 90,000 units in its first day of release, selling out at most stores across the country.

'The formula works like this: Diddy, Bad Boy Records, talented and beautiful artists, and the marketing strategy,' said Steve Lerner, Circuit City's Senior National Buyer/Music. 'It’s the culmination of many factors, and Danity Kane actually brings back the excitement of what the music business is all about - Artist Development!'

'Danity 'Co-Kane'… people are fiendin' for it!' commented Violet Brown, Director of Urban Music for Trans World Entertainment. 'It is great to have a new title of this magnitude!'

DANITY KANE' is already the #1 album on iTunes, with an average fan ranking of 4-and-a-half stars (out of 5). More than 300 fans have reviewed the album. The album's Jim Jonsin-produced first single, 'Show Stopper,' is #3 on iTunes, just behind singles from Justin Timberlake and Fergie, and debuted at #5 on SoundScan’s Digital Song Chart, selling more than 55,000 units. Danity Kane is the #5 most searched artist on Yahoo! and ranks at #2 on MySpace with 12.5 million streams. The group has three additional songs on the iTunes Top 100 chart-'Sleep on It', 'Ride For You', and 'One Shot'.

A good start for Danity Kane, and looks promising for Bad Boy..

Danity Kane takes over MTV, Album Drops Tomorrow

Looks like the Making the Band girls, Danity Kane will be taking over MTV mothership (original MTV) next two days.. Also, don't forget Danity Kane's debut album drops in a store near you tomorrow... From Atlantic Records PR

Bad Boy's newest girls, Danity Kane are ready to release their self-titled debut album! With the release of their album, the girls have taken over MTV for the next two days. Tune into MTV's TRL today at 3:30pm EST to catch a LIVE performance of 'Show Stopper'! Then wake up with Danity Kane tomorrow morning, Aug. 22nd as they co-host the Big 10 on MTV at 9am EST. Later that night catch up with the girls again as they co-host MTV's Sucker Free on MTV at 7pm EST! It's all goin' down on MTV this week with Danity Kane, it's gonna be HOT so don't miss it!

Danity Kane's debut album hits stores TOMORROW! For more on Danity Kane visit DanityKane.com.

Danity Kane Hits the Web, and TV

Couple notes regarding Danity Kane, the girls of Making the Band 3. You can checkout Danity Kane's full album on MTV's the Leak before it hits stores. Also, Danity Kane will be featured on DirecTV's CD USA, check local listings for time and channel, remember this is ONLY available on DirecTV.

Also, Danity Kane's single 'Show Stopper' is now available on iTunes.

Danity Kane on TV

Its that time, the season finale of the MTV's Making the Band 3... Catch the final episode of Season 3, catch the girls of Danity Kane perform from NYC, a couple tracks from their upcoming album.