One Direction Rules a dreadful VMA’s.

This year’s MTV Video Music Awards ratings were down 50 percent and I’m not really surprised. The show was really lackluster with only Pink delivering a killer performance with her latest amazing single “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”. Other performances by Taylor Swift, One Direction, and Rihanna were pretty blah while Green Day and Alicia Keys (featuring gold medal winning Olympian Gaby Douglas) could only muster a little more excitement. And then there was the mess that was 2 Chainz. Aside from that you had egotistical and arrogant winners like Rihanna and her douchebag jerk bf Chris Brown spouting ungrateful speeches or just incoherent ones from the likes of Nicki Minaj (oh dear what is she gonna be like on American Idol next season?)… Speaking of One Direction, they were the big winners with 3 awards while Rihanna took home two including Video of the Year for “We Found Love”. Take a look at all the winners below and head to MTV here for more info on the show and the performances.

2012 MTV Video Music Award Winners~

Video of the Year: “We Found Love”- Rihanna w/ Calvin Harris
Female Video: “Starships”- Nicki Minaj
Male Video: “Turn Up the Music”- Chris Brown
Pop Video: “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction
New Artist: “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction
Hip Hop Video: HYFR”- Drake w/ Lil Wayne
Rock Video: “Paradise”- Coldplay
Video with a Message: “Skyscraper”- Demi Lovato
Electronic/Dance Video: “Feel So Close”- Calvin Harris
Shareworthy Video: “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction
Art Direction: “Wide Awake”- Katy Perry
Choreography: “Turn Up the Music”- Chris Brown
Cinematography: “Bad Girls”- M.I.A.
Editing: “Countdown”- Beyonce
Visual Effects: “First of the Year”- Skrillex
Direction: “Bad Girls”- M.I.A.

And here’s Pink’s amazing performance of “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”

http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/832106/blow-me-one-last-kiss-live.jhtml#id=1692712

 

Kelly Clarkson lets Katy and Britney Have It!

Grammy winning pop superstar Kelly Clarkson is currently on the summer leg of her fantastic Stronger summer tour and she has picked up where her spring tour left off by playing fan requests each night. The Duets star has tackled everyone from Coldplay to Barbra Streisand, the Foo Fighters and Heart and in her recent concerts, she took on two of her contemporaries, Britney Spears and Katy Perry. The results were naturally astonishing as Kelly utterly destroyed the other two ladies with brilliant versions of their hits “Everytime” and “Wide Awake” that showcased Clarkson’s amazing vocals. Check out both tracks below and Katy and Britney, please take note, this is how you sing live! … Also, head to Kelly’s website here for more deets on her tour and I’ll fill you in on my experience seeing her tonight at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl. I can’t wait!!! My life would suck without Kelly Clarkson!

Kelly Clarkson “Everytime” (live)

Kelly Clarkson “Wide Awake” (live)

The Women of “Idol” wow at the Billboard Awards

Last night’s Billboard Awards aired on ABC, but there was a whole lot of Fox going on as three previous winners of American Idol stole the show. Those three women Grammy winners Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood and Grammy nominee Jordin Sparks all gave astounding performances that made everyone else look pretty silly. Kelly did her amazing new single “Dark Side” and it was simply a gorgeous vocal (and she looked wonderful too) while Carrie threw down the gauntlet with a soaring version of her next single “Blown Away”. However, I actually think the best performance of the night belonged to Sparks who tackled the late great Whitney Houston‘s “I Will Always Love You” in a special tribute to her. It was beautiful, powerful and emotional and a fitting tribute to this brilliant lost singer who Sparks will costar with in her final film this summer, Sparkle.
There were other performances of course and I will rank them below, but the night was also about awards as Billboard handed out trophies for the biggest hits, albums and artists of the past year. Adele (who was conspicuously absent and thus all of her wins were off camera) was the big winner with 12 awards including Artist and Album of the Year. LMFAO grabbed 6 awards while Coldplay nabbed 4. For more on the awards show which also featured tributes to Stevie Wonder and the recently passed Queen of Disco Donna Summer and all the winners, head to Billboard here. And check out all the winners below.

2012 Billboard Music Award Winners~
ARTIST AWARDS

Top Artist: Adele
Top New Artist: Wiz Khalifa
Top Male Artist: Lil Wayne
Top Female Artist: Adele
Top Duo/Group: – LMFAO
Top Billboard 200 Artist: Adele
Top Hot 100 Artist: Adele
Top Digital Songs Artist: – Adele
Top Radio Songs Artist: – Adele
Top Touring Artist – U2
Top Social Artist: – Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist: – Rihanna
Top Digital Media Artist – Adele
Top Pop Artist: – Adele
Top R&B Artist: – Chris Brown
Top Rap Artist: – Lil Wayne
Top Country Artist: – Lady Antebellum
Top Rock Artist: – Coldplay
Top Alternative Artist: – Coldplay
Top Latin Artist – Shakira
Top Dance Artist – Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist – Casting Crowns

ALBUMS AWARDS:

Top Billboard 200 Album: – Adele “21”
Top Pop Album – Adele “21”
Top R&B Album – Beyonce “4”
Top Rap Album: – Lil Wayne “Tha Carter IV”
Top Country Album: – Jason Aldean “My Kinda Party”
Top Rock Album: – Coldplay “Mylo Xyloto”
Top Alternative Album: – Coldplay “Mylo Xyloto”
Top Latin Album: -Romeo Santos “Formula: Vol. 1″
Top Dance Album: – Lady Gaga “Born This Way”
Top Christian Album: – Casting Crowns “Come To The Well”

SONG AWARDS:

Top Hot 100 Song: – LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem”
Top Digital Song : – LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem”
Top Radio Song: – Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer “Give Me Everything”
Top Streaming Song (Audio): – Adele “Rolling in the Deep”
Top Streaming Song (Video): – Nicki Minaj “Super Bass”
Top Pop Song: – LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem”
Top R&B Song: – Kelly Rowland Feat. Lil Wayne “Motivation”
Top Rap Song: – LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem”
Top Country Song: – Jason Aldean “Dirt Road Anthem”
Top Rock Song: – Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks”
Top Alternative Song: – Adele “Rolling In The Deep”
Top Latin Song: – Don Omar & Lucenzo “Danza Kuduro”
Top Dance Song: – LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem”
Top Christian Song: – Laura Story “Blessings”

Ranking the 2012 Billboard Award Performances:
~ the great
1. Jordin Sparks- “I Will Always Love You”: brilliant and heartbreaking

2. Carrie Underwood- “Blown Away”: FANtastic… literally!

3. Kelly Clarkson- “Dark Side”: all hail Ms. Clarkson!

~the good
4. John Legend- “Greatest Love of All”: lovely
5. CeeLo Green & Goodie Mob- “Fight to Win/Fight for Your Right to Party”: awesome and that one-legged dancer was incredible!
~ the pretty good
6. Usher- “Scream”
7. Stevie Wonder & Alicia Keyes medley
8. The Wanted- “Chasing the Sun/Glad You Came”: um, yes, they’re hot and I think they were on key!
9. Carly Rae Jepsen- “Call Me Maybe”: well, that was surprisingly delightful!
10. Natasha Bedingfield- “Last Dance”: it felt a bit off vocally at times, but it was a nice sentiment to the late Ms. Summer
~ the decent
11. LMFAO- “Party Rock Anthem/Sexy and I Know It”: it was a hot mess, but a really fun one
12. Linkin Park- “Building it Up”
~ the BAD
13. Katy Perry- “Wide Awake”: um, Pink did that at the Grammys a million times better than you girl
14. Justin Bieber- “Boyfriend”: boyfriend sure likes to lip sync for his life!
15. Nelly Furtado- “Big Hoops”: has her voice always been this awful, nasal and annoying? And um, that song kinda sucks.
16. Chris Brown- “Turn Up the Radio: Um, everything he does is awful. He is a hateful talentless lip syncing turd.

American Idol Quick Wrap 5-2-12- “The Music of the 60′s and Brit Pop”

Dueling themes kept things interesting again this week on American Idol as the singers took on the songs of the 60′s and British pop. Both genres provided some standout performances but the latter really helped the singers step up their game. It was a night where one singer built on her momentum for her strongest week yet and one singer fell to his farthest depths with his worst frame to date. So, just who were those two and how did everyone rank as a whole? Well, check out my rankings of all the performances plus my predictions below.

American Idol Performance Rankings 5-2-12

The 60′s~
1. Skylar “Fortunate Son”: I don’t care that I’m not very familiar with this Credence Clearwater Revival hit from 1969 or that I didn’t really love the song. None of that mattered because Skylar absolutely lit the stage on fire with this incendiary and fantastic performance. Loved it.
2. Jessica- “Proud Mary”: taking on Ike & Tina Turner’s # 4 hit was a tall order and only Jessica could pull it off with such passion and panache. She sold the crap out of it and sounded great as always.
3. Hollie- “River Deep Mountain High”: singing the song that got Pia sent home way too early last year, I was a little worried for Hollie. However, she nailed it. Her vocals were great and it was her most loose, relaxed and fun performance to date. Really really good.
4. Joshua- “Aint to Proud to Beg”: singing this 1966 hit for The Temptations, Joshua was totally in his element. But it felt a little safe and forgettable compared to his earlier performances this year. He did sing it wonderfully though.
5. Phillip- “The Letter”: so, he got rid of the melody from this 1967 #1 hit by the Box Tops, turned it into another Dave Matthews Band clone, and gave a lax performance. Even his sexiness couldn’t save it. And he paled in comparison to the brilliant version that Season 7′s Carly Smithson and Michael Johns performed back in the day. Check that out  here.

British Pop~
the great
1. Jessica- “You Are So Beautiful”: ok, what the heck does this girl have to do to get a standing ovation from these ridiculous judges? Because that was FLAWLESS and her best performance since “I Will Always Love You”. It was emotionally connected, vocally perfect and simply stunning. I dare say it improved on Joe Cocker’s 1975 original.
2. Hollie- “Bleeding Love”: with perhaps her best performance and vocal to date, Hollie did an astounding job on this song, which was the biggest worldwide  # 1 smash in 2008 for Leona Lewis. (Hello, how do you not know that song Steven Tyler? You silly dingbat!) She is really in it to win it and I think she may have saved herself from a spot in the bottom two for once with this fabulous song.
the very good
3. Joshua- “To Love Somebody”: Josh’s great vocal on this Bee Gee’s 1967 hit didn’t have me on my feet like the three stooges, er um our judges. But it was very very good and his performance was naturally great. Another solid one for Mr. Ledet and likely the thing that keeps him safe this week.
4. Skylar- “You Don’t’ Have to Say You Love Me”: our country cutie’s take on Dusty Springfield’s “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” wasn’t perfect, but it was pretty darn good. She made it her own and sang the bejesus out of it. I just wonder if it ends up a little less memorable at the end of the night…
the terribly terrible
5. Phillip- “Time of the Season” : simply put, this off-key, flat, boring, lazy and astoundingly awful performance of The Zombie’s 1969 # 3 hit should finally land Mr. Growly pants in the bottom three.

Duets/Trios
1. Skylar, Jessica and Hollie- “Higher and Higher”: fantastic on all levels with great vocals from each of them.
2. Joshua & Phillip- “You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling”: um, no… just no.

Predictions:
Bottom 3: Skylar, Phillip and Hollie (but Jessica could wind up here too. It’s close)
Bottom 2: Skylar, Phillip
Buh Bye: Phillip (I think his first trip to the nether regions will be his ticket out of here finally)

Well, that’s my recap and what do you think of that? Did you figure out who had their best and worst week? Here’s a hint~ Hollie is now a serious contender and Phillip could be on the way out. But will that actually happen? I hope so, but I don’t know. So watch American Idol tomorrow night with special guests Carrie Underwood and Coldplay and find out.

And here’s the best performance of the night one more time…. Jessica Sanchez doing “You Are So Beautiful”

Kelly Clarkson takes on Olivia Newton-John and Grease

Today, Entertainment Weekly online had a great post on the end of Kelly Clarkson‘s phenomenal Stronger tour. As I’ve also shared with you, at each stop, she has done an amazing cover song (and fan request) by artists ranging from Heart to Barbra Streisand to Coldplay and Britney Spears (“Til the World Ends” which we saw at her exceedingly brilliant show in LA las week). EW compiled their favorites and the list included one of her last covers, Olivia Newton-John’s Oscar and Grammy nominated # 3 smash from Grease, “Hopelessly Devoted to You”. As you can imagine, two-time Grammy winner Clarkson’s version is amazing, but I have to say I still love four-time Grammy winner Newton-John’s the best. (And yes, I loooooooove me some Olivia!!!) Hey it’s from Grease! It’s a classic. Anywho, I know you’ll love them both. Check them out below and watch for Clarkson this summer on the new ABC singing contest Duets.

Kelly Clarkson “Hopelessly Devoted to You” (live)

Olivia Newton-John “Hopelessly Devoted to You” (from Grease)

My Big Bold Grammy Winner Predictions

I think predicting who wins three of the big Grammy Awards this year is pretty much like taking candy from a baby. (Ooooh, I love candy… oops, sorry I got sidetracked)… You see Adele is nominated for 6 awards and 3 of them are the biggies: Record, Song and Album of the Year and she has them in the bag. And I’d say deservedly so. Her album, 21, is a colossal global smash not to mention critically acclaimed and her singles “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You” are already classics. So, saying she is going to win this year is pretty darn obvious, but it’s true. The question is who else will be picking up some hardware at Sunday’s Grammy Awards on CBS. With that said, take a look at my predictions in the big 4 categories, the pop field and a few other select competitions. (Remember they combined several categories this year~ all female and male solo vocal competitions are now just “Solo” vocal, etc. So, it’s a pretty interesting race)…. And watch the show Sunday night with performances by nominees Kelly Clarkson, Jason Aldean, Rihanna, Coldplay, Katy Perry and more plus the return of Adele to the stage after her vocal surgery.

My Big Bold 2012 Grammy Winner Predictions~

Album of the Year:
21- Adele
Born This Way- Lady Gaga
Doo Wops & Hooligans- Bruno Mars
Loud- Rihanna
Wasting Light- Foo Fighters
Will & Should win: Adele

Record of the Year (award to artist and producer):
“The Cave”- Mumford & Sons
“Firework”- Katy Perry
“Grenade”- Bruno Mars
“Holocene”- Bon Iver
“Rolling in the Deep”- Adele
Will & Should win- “Rolling in the Deep”- Adele

Song of the Year (award to songwriters)
“All of the Light”- Kanye West
“The Cave:- Mumford & Sons
“Grenade”- Bruno Mars
“Holocene”- Bon Iver
“Rolling in the Deep”- Adele
Will & Should win- “Rolling in the Deep”- Adele

Best New Artist:
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
Will win: Bon Iver
Should win: Nicki Minaj
Spoiler: The Band Perry

Best Pop Album:
21- Adele
Born This Way- Lady Gaga
Doo Wops and Hooligans- Bruno Mars
The Lady Killer- Cee Lo Green
Loud- Rihanna
Will & Should win: 21- Adele

Best Pop Solo Performance:
“Firework”- Katy Perry
“Fuckin’ Perfect”- Pink
“Grenade”- Bruno Mars
“Someone Like You”- Adele
“You and I”- Lady Gaga
Will & Should win: “Someone Like You”- Adele

Best Pop Performance Duo/Group or Collaboration:
“Body & Soul”- Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
“Dearest”- The Black Keys
“Moves Like Jagger”- Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
“Paradise”- Coldplay
“Pumped Up Kicks”- Foster the People
Will & Should win: “Body & Soul”- Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
~spoiler: “Moves Like Jagger”- Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

Best Dance Album:
4X4=12 – Deadmau5
Body Talk- Robyn
Cut Copy- Zonoscope
Nothing but the Beat- David Guetta
Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites- Skrillex
Will win: Skrillex
Should win: Robyn
~spoiler: David Guetta

Best Dance Recording:
“Barbra Streisand”- Duck Sauce
“Call Your Girlfriend”- Robyn
“Raise Your Weapon”- Deadmau5
“Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites”- Skrillex
“Sunshine”- David Guetta
Will & Should win: Robyn
~spoiler: Skrillex

Best Rock Vocal Performance:
“The Cave”- Mumford & Sons
“Down by the Water”- The Decemberists
“Every Teardrop is a Water Fall”- Coldplay
“Lotus Flower”- Radiohead
“Walk”- Foo Fighters
Will win: Foo Fighters
Should win: Mumford & Sons
~Spoiler: Coldplay

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
“All of the Lights”- Kanye West w/Nicki Minaj
“I Need a Doctor”- Eminem w/Dr. Dre & Skylar Grey
“I’m on One”- Drake w/various artists
“Motivation”- Kelly Rowland w/Lil Wayne
“Party”= Beyonce w/Andre 3000
“What’s My Name”- Rihanna & Drake
Will win: “All of the Lights”
Should win: “What’s My Name”
~spoiler: “Motivation”

Best Country Solo Vocal Performance:
“Dirt Road Anthem”- Jason Aldean
“Honey Bee”- Blake Shelton
“I’m Gonna Love You Through It”- Martina McBride
“Mama’s Song”- Carrie Underwood
“Mean”- Taylor Swift
Will win: Blake Shelton
Should win: Carrie Underwood
~spoiler: Martina McBride (she’s never won!)

Best Country Vocal Performance Duo/Group or Collaboration:
“Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not”-Thompson Square
“Barton Hollow”- The Civil Wars
“Don’t You Wanna Stay”- Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
“You and Tequila”- Kenny Chesney & Grace Potter
Will & Should win: Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
~spoiler: The Civil Wars

Kelly Clarkson Defies “Gravity”

Kelly Clarkson’s Stronger world tour is turning into a sensation. The shows are selling out like crazy and each night, she is treating fans to a special “Fan Request” song. She has already done brilliant covers of songs by Heart (“What About Love”), Coldplay (“Fix You”) and Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl‘s “My Man”), and last night she almost brought herself to tears on her latest. Check out the brilliant version of Sara Bareilles‘s “Gravity”, Clarkson performed below. It’s simply stunning. For more on Kelly, her current # 2 smash single “Stronger”, her tour, her upcoming Super Bowl performance (she’s doing the National Anthem) and her upcoming Grammy performance, click here.

Kelly Clarkson “Gravity” (live)

And here’s Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles with her original version of “Gravity” (one of my fave songs of all time!)

Kelly Clarkson does Coldplay and it’s Amazing

Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson has just started her Stronger world tour supporting her hit album of the same name. While she will be playing all of her big hits like “Since U Been Gone” and her new smashes like “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” plus her stunning cover of Carrie Underwood’s “I Know You Won’t”, she’s also doing a fan request at each show. So, fans will be in for a surprise and if it’s as amazing as the one she did last night, you will be thrilled. She performed Coldplay’s anthem “Fix You” and it’s simply incredible, beautiful and brilliant. Take a listen below and for more on Kelly and her tour, head here.

Kelly Clarkson “Fix You” (live)

Coldplay, Kelly Clarkson and Rihanna Rule the Charts

In a busy week on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, Coldplay makes it three in a row with their latest album, Mylo Xyloto. The disc becomes their third consecutive # 1 album debuting with a big 447,000 copies and an easy win over fellow Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson whose Stronger debuts at # 2 with 163,000 copies sold. Clarkson nabs her fifth consecutive top three album. (Interestingly, her lowest charting album was Breakaway, her smash from 2005 that sold over 6.3 million copies in the U.S. but only hit # 3). There were three more debuts in the top ten from Michael Buble, Toby Keith and Tom Waits. For more on the album charts, head to Billboard here and take a look at the new top ten below.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. Mylo Xyloto- Coldplay (debut)
2. Stronger- Kelly Clarkson (debut)
3. Christmas- Michael Buble (debut)
4. 21- Adlele (last week~ 1)
5. Clancy’s Tavern- Toby Keith (debut)
6. Bad As Me- Tom Waits (debut)
7. Clear As Day- Scotty McCreery (lw~ 3)
8. Own the Night- Lady Antebellum (lw~ 7)
9. Duets II- Tony Bennet (lw~ 5)
10. Come to the Well- Casting Crowns (lw~ 2)

And here’s Coldplay’s latest video “Paradise”. It’s the second consecutive top 15 track from the new album following “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall”.
Coldplay “Paradise”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G4isv_Fylg&ob=av2e

Back on the Hot 100 singles chart, Kelly Clarkson makes more noise as the lead off single from Stronger “Mr. Know It All” zooms up from # 19 to # 10 giving her a 9th top ten on this chart. Watch for it to continue to climb in the weeks ahead. However, she’s got some fierce competition at the top as Rihanna nabs her 11th # 1 with “We Found Love” featuring Calvin Harris. Take a look at the new top ten below.

Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “We Found Love”- Rihanna w/Calvin Harris (last week~ 2)
2. “Someone Like You”- Adele (lw~ 1)
3. “Sexy and I Know It”- LMFAO (lw~ 4)
4. “Moves Like Jagger”- Maroon 5 w/Christina Aguilera (lw~3)
5. “Pumped Up Kicks”- Foster the People (lw~ 5)
6. “Stereo Hearts”- Gym Class Heroes w/Adam Levine (lw~ 6)
7. “Without You”- David Guetta w/Usher (lw~ 7)
8. “Party Rock Anthem”- LMFAO (lw~ 10)
9. “You Make Me Feel…”- Cobra Starship w/Sabi (lw~8)
10. “Mr. Know It All”- Kelly Clarkson (lw~ 19)

And speaking of that amazing company Rihanna is in. Let’s look at the artists with the most # 1′s on the Hot 100 Singles Chart in Billboard History.

Most # 1′s on the Hot 100~
1. The Beatles (20 #1′s)
2. Mariah Carey (18)
3. Michael Jackson (13)
4. TIE~ Madonna & The Supremes (12)
5. TIE- Whitney Houston & Rihanna (11)
6. TIE- Janet Jackson & Stevie Wonder (10)

The Charts: All Hail Adele… Again

I can’t remember a year when one artist who is so universally respected and admired also happened to be the biggest selling artist of the year. Well, this year it’s happening with Grammy winner Adele. I mean who doesn’t love her and her brilliant hit filled album, 21? She crosses age, gender and color lines with ease on this glorious collection and now she lands a 13th week on top of the Billboard Album Chart. The record has also sold over 4.1 million copies this year, more than twice the runner-up, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way (with 1.9 million). Congrats Adele! … So, who did she stop this week? Opening best were Christian singers Casting Crowns at # 2 followed by R & B crooner Joe at # 9 with their latest albums. For more on this chart, head to Billboard here and check out the new top ten below.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200~
1. 21- Adele (last week~ 2)
2. Come to the Well- Casting Crowns (debut)
3. Clear as Day- Scotty McCreery (lw~ 4)
4. Evanescence- Evanescence (lw~ 1)
5. Duets II- Tony Bennett (lw~ 6)
6. Tha Carter IV- Lil Wayne (lw~ 9)
7. Own the Night- Lady Antebellum (lw~8)
8. The Good The Bad The Sexy- Joe (debut)
9. American Capitalist- Five Finger Death Punch (lw~3)
10. Wildflower- Lauren Alaina (lw~ 5)

And here’s one of my fave tracks from the Adele’s album that doesn’t get enough play in my opinion, “One and Only” (live!)

Adele “One and Only” (live)

Continuing the Adele adoration over on the Hot 100 Singles, chart, the singer nabs a 5th week on top with “Someone Like You”. She will have to fight hard to remain there next week with a surging Rihanna on her tail. Take a look at the biggest singles below… And watch for a big chart shakeup next week with new music from Coldplay and Kelly Clarkson.

Top Ten on the Hot 100 Singles Chart~
1. “Someone Like You”- Adele (last week~ 1)
2. “We Found Love”- Rihanna w/Calvin Harris (lw~ 6)
3. “Moves Like Jagger”- Maroon 5 w/ Christina Aguilera (lw~ 2)
4. “Sexy and I Know It”- LMFAO (lw~ 4)
5. “Pumped Up Kicks”- Foster the People (lw~ 3)
6. “Stereo Hearts”- Gym Class Heroes w/ Adam Levine (lw~ 5)
7. “Without You”- David Guetta w/ Usher (lw~ 7)
8. “You Make Me Feel…”- Cobra Starship w/Sabi (lw~8)
9. “Make Me Proud”- Drake w/ Nicki Minaj (lw~ 97)
10. “Party Rock Anthem”- LMFAO (lw~ 9)