Alicia Keys’ As I Am was the top-selling album of last week - and the second worst weekly sales tally for a #1 album since 1991.

Keys’ album sold 60,519 copies last week, just 455 more copies than the all-time bottom-dweller, the Dreamgirls soundtrack (2007).

Of course, As I Am has sold 2,786,000 copies in just 10 weeks, however, a tremendous total by any measure. So she’s far from a bust!

It’s noteworthy that half of this week’s top 10 are R&B-oriented. The great Alicia Keys is joined by Mary J. Blige at #3, Raheem DeVaughn at #5, John Legend at #7 and young phenom Chris Brown at #9.

The low-down on this week’s top 10 …

• Alicia Keys, As I Am, 61,000.
• Juno soundtrack, 58,000. The movie, which was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture, has grossed $85.4 million in seven weeks.
• Mary J. Blige, Growing Pains, 52,000. This week’s sales pushes Blige’s album over the 1 million mark.
• Radiohead, In Rainbows. The album has sold 246,000 copies in four weeks, less than the 300,000 that the band’s previous album, Hail To The Thief, moved in its debut week in 2003. But what do you expect when you let fans download it for any price they choose.
• Raheem DeVaughn, Love Behind The Melody, 45,000.
• Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, 34,000. Swift’s new single, “Umbrella,” debuts at #68. It’s possible that she’ll soon have three tracks in the top 30. “Our Song” is #20 this week; “Teardrops On My Guitar” is #22.
• John Legend, Live From Philadelphia, 33,000.
• Various Artists, Now 26, 30,000. It has scanned 1,370,000 copies to date.
• Chris Brown, Exclusive, 29,000.
• Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus, 27,000. (Current total: 5,965,000).

We know you’ve probably seen / heard this one before. We’ve even made note of it on this very site already. But Britney Spears’ latest music video, “Piece of Me,” is still Video of the Day material for many reasons …

• There appears to be orgasmic moaning mixed into the beat
• The way Britney says “derriere” is downright hilarious
• Spears’ indictment of the paparazzi is particularly interesting given her recent romantic relationship with Adnan Ghalib
• It’s nothing great, and she doesn’t really have to do much other than show up and sort-of sing, but it’s amazing, given Britney Spears’ recent meltdown, that her people even got her new album (Blackout) made

We could go on. But just enjoy the video …

Ghostface Killah is known for telling it like it is.

That extends to how he feels about lower-than-expected sales.

On his website, the Staten Island, N.Y., native expresses how disappointed he is with fans that decided it would be cool if they just downloaded his new album, The Big Doe Rehab, instead of purchasing the actual disc.

C’mon ya’ll. Ya gots ta buy tha sh!t.

Having crunched the numbers, Ghostface told his 115,000 MySpace fans that 30,000 units sold in the first week is “not going to f—ing work.”

“If ya’ll are really rolling with the kid, snap out that s—,” the rapper says. “Ya’ll n—– gonna make me leave the game. I thought ya’ll loved me.”

Ah, hip-hop news.

Ludacris has always represented his hometown of Atlanta, but the rapper’s latest venture will bring a taste of Singapore to the Dirty South.

The star plans to bring the upscale restaurant chain Straits to Atlanta in April. Straits Atlanta will be the fourth eatery in the chain developed by Chef Chris Yeo, who spoke about the venture in a statement.

“I love Atlanta’s charm, architecture, food and, most of all, the people,” Yeo said. “Chris Bridges’ commitment to his community and his family sealed the deal for me. This market is ideal for Straits and likewise Straits is perfect for the city.”

Chris “Ludacris” Bridges has embarked on a tasty new venture.

Atlanta Straits is set to stand apart from the chain’s other locations by adding some character ingredients to capture the attention of natives that might not be used to Singapore cuisine - a combination of Southeast Asian food such Thai, Indonesian, Chinese, Malay and Indian cooking.

“During my travels, I’ve experienced some of the most diverse international culinary flavors in the world,” Ludacris said.

“After experiencing Yeo’s modern spin on Singaporean cuisine combined with a sexy dining experience, I wanted to bring this restaurant to Atlanta.”

It’s nothing new to hip-hop fans by now, but here’s the video for “Sweetest Girl,” by Wyclef Jean, from his new album, Carnival, Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant.

It’s pretty bad-ass and political with its imagery, and a great song to boot. Even if it does feature Lil Wayne. Newcomer Niia and hook master Akon also appear.

Contrary to numerous published reports, Amy Winehouse did not enter rehab yesterday, and was merely visiting a doctor she has been seeing regularly.

Meanwhile, officers from Scotland Yard have confirmed that they will investigate the video footage of Amy Winehouse apparently smoking crack out of a pipe.

Amy Winehouse was thought to be in rehab… but isn’t.

“We will assess the footage to ascertain whether any action needs to be taken,” a police official said of the disturbing footage, which was reportedly shot recently.

This isn’t the first Lil Wayne arrest.

Sadly, we’d be surprised if it were the last.

Lil Wayne was arrested on three felony drug charges Wednesday after federal agents said they found illegal drugs including cocaine on his charter bus at a checkpoint in southwestern Arizona.

The rapper (real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) was being held at the Yuma County Sheriff’s jail on state drug charges, Capt. Eben Bratcher said.

Reports say Lil Wayne appeared via video arraignment late Wednesday morning in a court in Wellton, 35 miles east of Yuma.

Diddy, real name is Sean Combs, is changing his moniker.

Again.

The mogul, formerly known as Puff Daddy, then P. Diddy, then just plain ol’ Diddy, has switched names again, to Sean John - which is the the mogul’s first and middle names, and the name of the entrepreneur’s clothing line.

“I have always evolved and taken a different name each time. Right now I want to be ‘Sean John’ because that’s where I am right now,” Sean Combs said, adding that he hopes his latest name change doesn’t cause confusion.

We’re guessing he’ll be alright. The hip-hop legend took on new ventures last year, including a multi-year, 50/50 profit deal with Ciroc vodka.

Combs also released a fragrance dubbed “Unforgivable.”

Sean John / Diddy has many names, and wears many hats.

In the past decade, Diddy / Puff Daddy / Sean John has taken on the various roles of recording exec, backup singer, performer, producer, writer, arranger, designer, and actor - he is estimated to be worth over $300 million.

Along with Jay-Z and Dr. Dre, what’s-his-name remains one of the most successful, and influential figures in rap and hip-hop, as well as all of music.

Somebody needs a trip to “Rehab.” Or several.

Nothing Amy Winehouse does is that shocking, but… a video of her smoking crack? And we thought the bar couldn’t be lowered any further.

In the tape, obtained by The Sun (U.K.), the Grammy-nominated singer admits to taking “six valium a day” before lighting up a crack pipe. Amy Winehouse “took hit after hit of drugs after a 19-minute binge in which she snorted crack, ecstasy and cocaine,” before going to her husband’s court hearing. Yikes.

And so the Amy Winehouse free-fall continues.

Blake Fielder-Civil, her troubled husband of nearly a year, is being held without bail on charges that he tried to tamper with and bribe a material witness in an assault case that was already pending against him.

In the past two weeks, Amy has partied with record producer Mark Ronson and her ex, George Roberts, fueling speculation that she and Fielder-Civil are on the rocks. Others say she, Ronson and Roberts are “Just Friends.”

UPDATE: Here’s the alleged video of Amy smoking crack …

Where will the Amy Winehouse express roll to next? Stay tuned.

Aspiring singer James Rousseau was interviewed by the BBC - the first interview we know of where he’s publicly spoken about his relationship with girlfriend Kate Bosworth as well as his music. Here are some excerpts…

“Music has always been a big part of my life. My mum plays the guitar and so she used to strum chord progressions and I’d sing with her and make up a melody as I went along, so I loved to harmonise and improvise from a young age.”

“I wrote “To Make You Mine” as a gift for [Kate Bosworth] … She’s always been a great inspiration for me in my life. I’d put music on the back burner for a while and when we started seeing each other I’d play her songs and she used to say ‘you should definitely go back into the studio and start recording.”

James Rousseau, 27, has just released his first song, called “To Make You Mine.” According to his MySpace page, “James Rousseau is about to finish writing for his debut album, and will start recording in April this year.”