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Debuts from Van Halen, Ice Cube and C-Murder could not sink the soundtrack to "Titanic," which stayed at No. 1 for the 10th consecutive week. The release sold another 455,000 units for the week ending March 22 to hold the top spot at the nation's retailers, according to SoundScan. Celine Dion's "Let's Talk About Love" climbed back to the No. 2 slot, selling 200,000 more units. Rapper C-Murder's "Life or Death" sold an impressive 197,000 units to bow at No. 3 while "Van Halen 3" debuted at No. 4 with sales of 191,000. Ice Cube's "The Player's Club" hit No. 10 on sales of 85,000 units.



Distributor Navarre Corp. has signed a three-year distribution agreement with Celestial Breakaway Records, LLC. The deal signals a commitment by Navarre to the urban music market, the company said... Pianist, composer and producer George Winston has re-signed with his longtime label Windham Hill Records for an exclusive multi-album deal. Under terms of the new agreement, Winston will record five solo piano albums as well as an additional five albums of solo acoustic guitar, solo harmonica and children's story soundtracks.