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Rihanna Lines Up With Music Legends As She Scores 11th #1

11.02.11 | No Comments

When “We Found Love” was initially released, some were underwhelmed and some fancied it. It was the first time a Rihanna single did not rush to the top of the iTunes chart. Fast forward and the official music video was released. The video did something magical and turned every listener who questioned the song into certified lovers of it. Just this past weekend it was a shock to see the crowd’s reaction, in the club, when the song started playing.

“We Found Love” bumped Adele’s “Someone Like You” from the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 to take its place. Rihanna is now in good company as she passes Janet Jackson and Stevie Wonder, both of whom had 10 #1′s. Rihanna now follows Whitney Houston (11), the Supremes (12), Madonna (12), Michael Jackson (13), Mariah Carey (18) and the Beatles (20). Now let’s see if Talk That Talk, her sixth album, will go #1 on the Billboard 200 in its first week. Speaking #1, Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto tops the 200 this week with about 447,000 copies sold. If you haven’t, check out the addictive “We Found Love” after…

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Tagged: adele, billboard 200, billboard hot 100, coldplay, mylo xyloto, rihanna, we found love
Adele & Lil Wayne Sit Atop This Week’s Billboard Charts

09.07.11 | No Comments

In this week’s Billboard Hot 100, Adele makes a return to #1 with her second US single, “Someone Like You,” jumping atop the charts. After a nearly-as-stunning rendition, at the VMA’s, as her Brits performance the single travels from #19 to #1. It also moved from #11-#1 on Digital Songs and #42-#19 on Radio Songs.

The blessings continue to pour on Adele’s sophomore era as the album is still selling strong worldwide. Grammys 2012 will surely be a great night for the Brit.
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Tagged: 21, adele, billboard 200, billboard hot 100, lil wayne, someone like you, tha carter iv
Beyoncé’s ’4′ First Week Numbers Are In And…

07.06.11 | No Comments

Despite there being no hit single from Beyoncé’s 4, that did not stop the album from going to the top of the charts on this week’s Bilboard 200. That’s right Beyoncé’s fourth studio debuted at #1. This makes Beyoncé the third act in music to have her first four studio albums to debut atop, following Britney Spears and DMX.

Now, from afar and in the records book, this looks all too pretty but that’s the best part about it. This is the lowest opening sales numbers of Beyoncé’s career, thus far, with the album shifting 310,000 copies. Also, she can thank the lack of any real competition from Big Sean, Selena Gomez, David Cook, Limp Bizkit, etc… this week. But Bey’s tem were most likely well aware of who would be releasing on June 28 and that’s why they stuck with the release date.

But otherwise, congrats to one of this generation’s leading female performers for another feat.

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Tagged: 4, beyonce, billboard 200
In Billboard… Jill Scott Scores First #1 Debut & Katy Perry Earns Another #1 Single

06.29.11 | No Comments

It seems the fourth time is the charm as Jill Scott earns her first #1 album debut on the Billboard 200 chart. The album titled The Light Of the Sun sits atop selling 135,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. Scott leads the pack ahead of Bon Iver whose self-titled second album shifted about 104,000 whilst the #3 spot goes to next year’s “Album Of the Year” 21 by Adele. Adele shifted another 101,000. A huge congratulations goes out to Scott for being another to top the charts with music of substance.

In Billboart Hot 100 news, the MVA (Most Valuable Artist) within the past year has to be Katy Perry. Perry just scored her fifth consecutive #1 from her Teenage Dream album for “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).” The single sold a decent 226,000 copies. What a feat Perry has pulled off with this album. In the #2 spot is the Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera “Moves Like Jagger” which shifted 213,000 copies. Still not too hot about that song. In the #3 spot is our drug, LMFAO‘s “Party Rock Anthem” featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock which sold 212,000 copies.

Retraction: Apologies, we have delivered you incorrect information. Katy Perry’s “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” was not the #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. The #1 single this week is Pitbull‘s “Give Me Everything” featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer. “L.F.N (T.G.I.F.)” is actually the #4 single on the charts whilst Adam Levine‘s & Christina Aguilera‘s “Moves Like Jagger” debuted at #8. LMFAO‘s “Party Rock Anthem” is still #3 on the charts. The #2 spot goes to Adele‘s “Rolling In the Deep.”

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Tagged: billboard 200, billboard hot 100, jill scott, katy perry, last friday night (t.g.i.f.), the light of the sun
Adele Tops Billboard 200 & Covers Rolling Stone

04.13.11 | No Comments

This 21 era for Adele has turned out to a true success for the Brit with the stunning face and amazing talent. For a fourth, non-consecutive week, Adele is #1 on the Billboard 200 with her sophomore album. The Brit is also the covergirl for the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. The best quote from the entire cover story:

“I don’t make music for eyes. I make music for ears.” [SOURCE]

Such an amazing statement. Although the cigarette smoking must have curbed Adele’s appetite. Her weight loss is obvious in her face and you really see the nicely structured her face is. Congratulations to the lady in all black.

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Tagged: 21, adele, billboard 200, rolling stone
Video Premiere: Wiz Khalifa “Taylor Gang”

04.08.11 | No Comments

The guy with the #2 album on the Billboard 200 just released another video for a track from his debut album, Rolling Papers. Check out the shoot n quick edit clip below.

Music Videos, VIDEOS

Tagged: billboard 200, rolling papers, taylor gang, wiz khalifa
Adele’s ’21′ Debuts Atop Billboard 200 + Her VH1 Unplugged Special

03.04.11 | No Comments

Lovely, lovely, lovely, oh how lovely it is for Adele right now. The UK-bred talent has hopped across the pond and is now on top in the US. Yup, Adele’s sophomore album, 21, debuted at #1 on this week’s Billboard 200. The lady shifted roughly 352,000 copies of the album. Her debut, 19, only managed to reach #10, selling 948,000 copies since its 2008 release. Congratulations to Adele. It’s a splash of cold water in the face when the true artists are selling big like the radio smashers.

Onto other things Adele, the singer performed a six-song set for VH1 Unplugged. She performed “Someone Like You,” “Rolling In the Deep,” “Do You Remember,” “Chasing Pavements” and did a cover of two songs. Check it all out after…
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Tagged: 21, adele, billboard 200, vh1 unplugged
Wiz Khalifa & Nicki Minaj Top This Week’s Billboard Charts

02.10.11 | No Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers may not have won the Super Bowl but “Black and Yellow” is certainly a winner this week. That’s right, after 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Wiz Khalifa’s “Black Yellow” is the #1 song in the US this week with 2.3 million copies sold to date.

“Black and Yellow” replaces Bruno Mars‘ “Grenade” followed by Katy Perry‘s “Firework.” This now makes it Perry’s third triple platinum single. Rounding out the top 5 is P!nk‘s “F**kin’ Perfect” and Dr. Dre‘s “I Need a Doctor” featuring Eminem.

We guess the Britney Spears‘ “Hold It Against Me” was mainly hype after spending on’y one week at #1 and has since been fluctuating around the #10 spot. A congratulations goes out to Chris Brown who seems to finally be pulling through the negative attention. One of his many releases, “Look At Me Now,” featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes debuts at #11.

In other Khalifa news, the video for “Roll Up” has been shot with Cassie as the leading lady.
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Tagged: billboard 200, billboard hot 100, black and yellow, nicki minaj, pink friday, wiz khalifa
DJ Earworm Releases His United State of Pop 2010: Don’t Stop The Pop

12.29.10 | 1 Comment

This time of year is the best for partying and celebrating but as far as blogging, not so much. However, there is one thing to look forward to during this time. This would be the incredible United State of Pop mash-up by DJ Earworm, this year entitled as “Don’t Stop the Pop.” The mash-up blends the top 25 hits of the Billboard Hot 100.

This year’s mash-up includes Ke$ha‘s “Tik Tok,” Bruno Mars‘ “Just the Way You Are,” Travie McCoy‘s “Billionaire” featuring Bruno Mars, B.o.B‘s “Nothin’ On You” featuring Bruno Mars and “Airplanes” featuring Hayley Williams, Lady GaGa‘s “Bad Romance” and Telephone featuring Beyoncé, Rihanna‘s “Rude Boy,” Eminem‘s “Not Afraid” and “Love the Way You Lie” featuring “Rihanna,” Taio Cruz‘s “Break Your Heart” featuring Ludacris and “Dynamite,” Enrique Iglesias‘ “I Like It” featuring Pitbull, Katy Perry‘s “California Gurls” featuring Snoop Dogg and “Teenage Dream,” Mike Posner‘s “Cooler Than Me,” Black Eyed Peas‘ “Rock That Body” and “Imma Be,” Young Money‘s “Bedrock,” Iyaz‘s “Replay,” Lady Antebellum‘s “Need You Now,” Usher “OMG” featuring Will.i.am and “DJ Got Us Falling In Love” featuring Pitbull, Train “Hey, Soul Sister” and Jay-Z “Empire State of Mind” featuring Alicia Keys.

After two listens it’s obvious that the made-for-radio hits of 2010 focused on melodies. This isn’t Earworm’s best to date; the songs of 2010 allowed for pretty beats but they all don’t perfectly blend together. Despite that, Earworm’s 2010 effort has us reliving all the fun energy of 2010 in a little over 5 minutes.

In other news, those of you who are aged 13-17 and will be spending you New Year’s here, in The Bahamas, can check out DJ Earworm at Club Rush, at the Atlantis Resort, listen below.

DOWNLOAD

Mash-Ups, MUSIC

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Rihanna Earns 9th #1 With “Only Girl (In the World)” + ‘LOUD’ Sales

11.24.10 | 2 Comments
Rihanna may have just decided to step up her performance game but the area she always had on lock is just getting tighter. Rihanna just scored herself her 9th #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in a little over 5 years. That would be for the first single from LOUD, “Only Girl (In the World).” After that promo boost from her AMA performance and a price drop with the single itself, it was a plan that came out successful.

Rihanna now puts herself in the top 10 artists of all time with the most #1′s in the chart’s history. Although she has a good way to go before she touches Mariah Carey’s achievements, single-wise, she has conquered Carey in the amount of time it took an artist to reach 9 #1′s. Along with that, Rihanna has the most #1′s (7) on Billboard’s Pop chart. Rihanna’s #1′s on the Hot 100 are:
1. SOS
2. Umbrella
3. Take a Bow
4. Disturbia
5. Live Your Life (T.I.)
6. Rude Boy
7. Love the Way You Lie (Eminem)
8. What’s My Name feat. Drake
9. Only Girl (In the World)
As if that wasn’t enough good news, LOUD, her fifth studio album debuted at #3 with the highest sales number of her career. The album shifted 206,000+ copies in its first week. Congrats to the girl and maybe next time she will debut at #1 on the Billboard 200.

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Tagged: billboard 200, billboard hot 100, LOUD, only girl (in the world), rihanna