Pop powerhouse P!nk and punk poppers Paramore make it ladies week on the BillboardCharts as they top the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 Album tallies. On the latter list, Paramore nabs their first chart topper with their new self titled album which narrowly holds off the latest from Brad Paisley, Wheelhouse. Other top ten debuts this week come from Eric Church, Tyga, rockers Volbeat and Stone Sour. Falling down to # 3 after three weeks on top is Justin Timberlake with The 20/20 Experience, but he can take solace on the singles chart as “Mirrors” hits # 7 giving him two top ten singles from the disc. More on the singles chart in a bit, but in the meantime check out the new Albums chart below.
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. Paramore- Paramore (debut)
2. Wheelhouse- Brad Paisley (debut)
3. The 20/20 Experience- Justin Timberlake (last week~ 1)
4. Based on a True Story- Blake Shelton (lw~ 4)
5. Caught in the Act: Live- Eric Church (debut)
6. Pioneer- The Band Perry (lw~ 2)
7. Hotel California- Tyga (debut)
8. I Am Not a Human Being II- Lil Wayne (lw~ 5)
9. Outlaw Gentelmen & Shady Ladies- Volbeat (debut)
10. House of Gold & Bones, Pt. 2- Stone Sour (debut)
Back on the Hot 100 singles chart, P!nk nabs her fourth chart topper as her duet with fun.’s Nate Reuss “Just Give Me a Reason” charges up from # 3. P!nk previously hit the top with “So What”, “Raise Your Glass” and “Lady Marmalade” with Christina Aguilera, Mya and Lil Kim. While this is only her 4th overall # 1, P!nk has had over ten # 1 Pop hits and Adult Pop hits… P!nk boots out Bruno Mars but will have to fend off some newcomers to the top-tier as the aforementioned Timberlake flies up to # 7 with hist twelfth top ten hit “Mirrors” just behind his other hit “Suit & Tie” and Demi Lovato‘s “Heart Attack” which charges into the top ten at # 10… For more on all the charts, head to Billboard here and check out the new top ten below.
Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Just Give Me a Reason”- P!nk & Nate Reuss (lw~ 3)
2. “Thrift Shop”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 2)
3. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 1)
4. “Stay”- Rihanna w/ Mikky Ekko (lw~ 4)
5. “Cant Hold Us”- Macklmore & Ryan Lewis w. Ray Dalton (lw~ 7)
6. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w. Jay Z (lw~ 5)
7. “Mirrors”- Justin Timberlake (lw~ 12)
8. “Feel this Moment”- Pitbull w. Christina Aguilera (lw~ 10)
9. “Started from the Bottom”- Drake (lw~ 9)
10. “Heart Attack”- Demi Lovato (lw~ 15)
And here’s the # 1 song in the nation, P!nk’s & Nate Reuss with “Just Give Me a Reason” which I am currently predicting will nab 3 Grammy nominations next year including Record and Song of the Year.
This year’s MTV Video Music Awardsratings 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)”
The new shows on Fox’s fall 2012 schedule sound pretty promising especially a new comedy from The Office star Mindy Kaling. However, they all may be overshadowed by the re-working of The X Factorwith two new judges, teen starlet Demi Lovato and pop princess and headline-maker Britney Spears. Just how will these two affect the show and will they bring in higher ratings? We will see, but Britney has a total young Paula thing going for her, so I will at least tune in a couple of times to see if things have changed for the better. (And how could they not? The show was a mess last season!)… Fox made some news with other interesting schedule changes moving Glee to Thursdays following The X Factor results show, moving Touchto Fridays alongside the final season of Fringe, and installing an all comedy lineup on Tuesday with Raising Hope, New Girl, the aforementioned The Mindy Projectand the sibling comedy Ben & Kate. New dramas include The Mob Doctorstarring Jordana Spiro and the midseason entry The Following about a serial killer (James Purefoy) being traced by a former FBI agent (Kevin Bacon in his first TV series)… Midseason will also bring the return of American Idol and another new comedy The Goodwin Games…With the new additions come the cancellations of Terra Nova, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, Breaking In, The Finder and Alcatraz along with House departing after 8 seasons. For more on these shows and Fox’s fall schedule, head to Deadline Hollywood here, and take a look at the new lineup below
MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM BONES
9:00-10:00 PM THE MOB DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING (new) joins in midseason.
TUESDAY
8:00-8:30 PM RAISING HOPE
8:30-9:00 PM BEN AND KATE (new)
9:00-9:30 PM NEW GIRL
9:30-10:00 PM THE MINDY PROJECT (new)
THE GOODWIN GAMES (new) joins in midseason.
WEDNESDAY
8:00-10:00 PM THE X FACTOR (fall) / AMERICAN IDOL (midseason)
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM THE X FACTOR Results (fall) / AMERICAN IDOL Results (midseason)
9:00-10:00 PM GLEE
SATURDAY
7:00-10:30 PM FOX SPORTS SATURDAY (fall)
COPS returns in midseason.
ANIMATION DOMINATION HIGH-DEF(new) will join late-prime in 2013.
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM NFL Game (fall) / ANIMATION DOMINATION (encores)
7:30-8:00 PM THE OT (fall) / THE CLEVELAND SHOW
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM BOB’S BURGERS
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD
The other day I posted my top five albums for 2011 led by the one and only Adele whose album 21 stole everyone’s heart including mine. Every song on it was brilliant and two of them end up on my top 5 songs list for this year. Now, remember this list is what I liked the most, so don’t giggle when you see a lot of pop divas. Let’s be honest, they are my favorites. I do love all kinds of music, but the divas do rule the day… Anywho, take a look at my top 20 Singles for 2011 and more music notes about the year below.
My Top 25 Songs of 2011:
1. “Don’t You Wanna Stay”- Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
2. “Someone Like You” – Adele
3. “We Found Love”- Rihanna w/Calvin Harris
4. “Rolling in the Deep”- Adele
5. “Fuckin’ Perfect”- P!nk
6. “Born This Way”- Lady Gaga
7. “Firework”- Katy Perry
8. “Mr. Know It All”- Kelly Clarkson
9. “Run”- Matt Nathanson & Sugarland
10. “Give Me Everything Tonight”- Pitbull w/Ne Yo, Nayer & Afrojack
11. “The Edge of Glory”- Lady Gaga
12. “Grenade”- Bruno Mars
13. “For the First Time”- The Script
14. “Moves Like Jagger”- Maroon 5 w/Christina Aguilera
15. “S & M”- Rihanna
16. “Party Rock Anthem”- LMFAO
17. “Pumped Up Kicks”- Foster the People
18. “On the Floor”- Jennifer Lopez w/ Pitbull
19. “Call Your Girlfriend”- Robyn
20. “Uncharted”- Sara Bareilles
21. “Fuck You”- Cee Lo Green
22. “Sexy and I Know It”- LMFAO
23. “I Wanna Go”- Britney Spears
24. “E.T.”- Katy Perry w/ Kanye West
25. “Just a Kiss”- Lady Antebellum
And some random musings….
Favorite Dance Tracks (that didn’t make the top 25)…
“Night of Your Life”- David Guetta w/ Jennifer Hudson
“Higher”- Taio Cruz w/Travie McCoy & Kylie Minogue
“Save the World”- Swedish House Mafia
“Hello”- Martin Solveig
“Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)”- Kylie Minogue
“Good Girl”- Alexis Jordan
Songs by Tween Titans that won me over:
“Love You Like a Love Song”- Selena Gomez & The Scene
“Skyscraper”- Demi Lovato
Album I was surprised to really like: Country Strong soundtrack (featuring Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester, Faith Hill, Sara Evans, Tim McGraw, etc)
Song that Beat me into submission til I loved it: “E.T.”- Katy Perry w/Kanye West
Stupidest Song of the year (and perhaps ever): “Red Solo Cup”- Toby Keith
Song I never want that I never want to hear again: “Hey Soul Sister”- Train
Most Disappointing Album: 4 by Beyonce
Best Glee cover: “Rumour Has It/Someone Like You” (both originally by Adele)
Most Fun Trend in Music: Potty Mouth Songs….
“S & M”- Rihanna
“Tonight I’m Fucking You”- Enrique Iglesias
“Fuck You”- Cee Lo Green
“Fuckin’ Perfect”- Pink
Please take a Loooooooooong Nap: Taylor Swift
Please go away and never come back: Justin Bieber
Sorry, it’s apparently never going to happen: Nicole Scherzinger’s solo career
So, there’s a brief recap of some of my favorite songs and some fun musings on the music biz from last year… Who were your faves? And who are you looking forward to in 2012? … For me, it’s Madonna, but I bet you could’ve figured that out. =)
Just a week after becoming the oldest artist to chart on the BillboardHot 100 Singles Chart, Tony Bennett sets another record as he becomes the oldest artist to top the Billboard 200 Album chart. He accomplishes the feat with his highest charting record to date, Duets II, which features the Grammy winning legend sharing the mic with a host of big names like Michael Buble, Carrie Underwood, Amy Winehouse, Faith Hill and Lady Gaga. Bennet, 85 years young, leads 5 new entries on the Album chart including Demi Lovato who grabs her third top ten album. Check out the new list below.
Top Ten Albums:
1. Duets II- Tony Bennett & various artists (debut)
2. Own the Night- Lady Antebellum (last week~ 1)
3. 21- Adele (lw~ 2)
4. Unbroken- Demi Lovato (debut)
5. Tha Carter IV- Lil Wayne (lw~ 3)
6. The Reckoning- NeedtoBreathe (debut)
7. # 1 Girl- Mindless Behavior
8. Sweeter- Gavin Degraw (debut)
9. Watch the Throne- Jay Z & Kanye West (lw~ 9)
10. Pearl Jam Twenty soundtrack- Pearl Jam (debut)
And here’s a great track from Duets II~ Tony and Carrie Underwood doing “It Had To Be You” as performed on the season premiere of Blue Bloods last week.
Checking in on the singles chart, things are pretty much static with Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera holding off Adele and Foster the People. There is one big debut in the top ten as LMFAO makes it two in a row in the upper reaches with their second single “Sexy and I Know It” flying up to # 10…. Big debuts this week include Rihanna‘s latest featuring Calvin Harris “We Found Love” at # 16 while the Glee Cast adds for more tracks to their output with “It’s Not Unusual” beginning at # 65, “You Can’t Stop the Beat” at # 68 and “We Got the Beat” at 83. (The original version of the latter track by the Go Go’s went all the way to # 2 almost thirty years ago.) For more on all the charts, head to Billboard here. And here’s the new top ten on the Hot 100…
Top Ten Songs on the Hot 100:
1. “Moves Like Jagger”- Maroon 5 w/ Christina Aguilera (last week~ 1)
2. “Someone Like You”- Adele (lw~ 2)
3. “Pumped Up Kicks”- Foster the People (lw~ 3)
4. “Party Rock Anthem”- LMFAO (lw~ 4)
5. “Stereo Hearts” – Gym Class Heroes w/Adam Levine (lw~ 5)
6. “Lighters”- Bad Meets Evil w/Bruno Mars (lw~ 6)
7. “Cheers (Drink to That)”- Rihanna (lw~8)
8. “You and I”- Lady Gaga (lw~ 10)
9. “ You Make Me Feel…”- Cobra Starship w/Sabi (lw~ 7)
10. “Sexy and I Know It”- LMFAO (lw~ 25)
The Voice may have been a fun albeit disastrous mess and a total American Idol clone, but it was also a ratings hit. And it has helped fuel sales of all the singers from the show. Um, let me rephrase~ the singing COACHES from the show. You see Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green have all had strong digital sales of their recent singles (“Never Gonna Leave this Bed”, “Moves Like Jagger”, “Bright Lights Bigger City”) and their catalog of albums since the show began. However, the standout has been country superstar Blake Shelton who recently grabbed his first Hot 100 top ten hit with “Honey Bee” and now grabs his first # 1 album on the Billboard 200 as he debuts on top with Red River Blue. It also becomes his 5th top ten album and his second consecutive # 1 country album. Now, if only the winner Javier Colon could drum up some sales for his long gone debut single “Stitch by Stich” (the same goes for the runners-up Dia Frampton, Beverly McClellan and Vicci Martinez whose singles have all but disappeared)… If you compare Colon to Idol’s most recent winner, Scotty McCreery, he has his work cut out for him. McCreery’s debut single “I Love You This Big” is top 20 at country radio and continues to sell well months after its release. Scotty has also had two hit compilation albums and remains in the top 20 with his Walmart release this week. So, The Voice has some catching up to do for its contestants, but was a big boon for its judges, ahem, coaches.
Now, back to the Billboard 200, Shelton leads 6 debuts in the top ten including rockers Incubus who grab their 5th top five album with If Not Now, When. Also new this week are the latest from Colbie Caillat, country singer Chris Young, Theory of a Deadman and Sublime with Rome. For all of the album charts news, head to Billboard here, and check out the new top ten below.
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. Red River Blue- Blake Shelton (debut)
2. If Not Now, When?- Incubus (debut)
3. 21- Adele (last week~ 2)
4. Neon- Chris Young (debut)
5. 4- Beyonce (lw~ 1)
6. All of You- Colbie Caillat (debut)
7. My Kinda Party- Jason Aldean (lw~ 4)
8. The Truth Is… – Theory of a Deadman (debut)
9. Yours Truly- Sublime With Rome (debut)
10. When the Sun Goes Down- Selena Gomez & the Scene (lw~ 3)
Over on the singles, chart, it’s a lot of the same old, same old with LMFAO holding pat for the third week at # 1 with “Party Rock Anthem”. The big news comes from recovered Disney princess Demi Lovato who debuts big at # 10 with her awesome new single “Skyscraper”. Here’s your new Hot 100 top ten…
Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100
1. “Party Rock Anthem”- LMFAO (last week~ 1) 3rd week on top
2. “Give Me Everything”- Pitbull w/NeYo, Nayer & Afrojack (lw~ 2)
3. “Last Friday Night”- Katy Perry (lw~ 4)
4. “Rolling in the Deep”- Adele (lw~ 3)
5. “Super Bass”- Nicki Minaj (lw~ 5)
6. “How to Love”- Lil Wayne (lw~ 7)
7. “The Edge of Glory”- Lady Gaga (lw~ 6)
8. “Good Life”- OneRepublic (lw~8)
9. “Tonight Tonight”- Hot Chelle Rae (lw~ 9)
10. “Skyscraper”- Demi Lovato (debut)
.. And an interesting note farther down the Hot 100 chart comes from the Re-Entry of Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson’s # 1 country smash “Don’t You Wanna Stay” at # 48. The single previously spent 6 months on the chart peaking at # 31, but after recently landing in the top ten of the Adult Contemporary and Hot Adult Contemporary charts, it returns to the overall Hot 100. It’s also getting a lot of pop airplay, so another long run could be on the way. Congrats Jason & Kelly! (Yes, it’s my fave song of 2011, so here it is again!)
Grammy nominated American Idol winner Jordin Sparks is taking on Disney popstar Demi Lovato. No, not in a Celebrity Deathmatch, but in a sing off. After hearing Demi’s awesome new, post-rehab single “Skyscraper” (which makes a big debut on the Hot 100 this week giving her the biggest hit of her career to date), Jordin felt compelled to make her own version for her fans. And now they’re battling it out on the web. I have to say both girls sing the pants off the song, but there seems to be a little more true emotion in Lovato’s version. That’s not surprising considering her personal troubles in the past year and Jordin’s only drama comes from the fact that her latest single “I Am Woman” tanked on the charts. But what do you think? Who’s version do you like better? Take a listen below and let me know. And watch for Demi and Jordin’s new albums this fall.
This morning pop singers Taio Cruz and Demi Lovato announced the nominees for this year’s American Music Awards with country/pop superstars Lady Antebellum and rapper Eminem leading the pack with 5 apiece. Right behind them with 4 noms is tween titan Justin Bieber. Also grabbing multiple noms were Usher, Alicia Keyes, Carrie Underwood, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and more. The show will air on ABC Nov. 21st and feature performances by Pink, Bon Jovi and Usher with more acts to be announced. Take a look at the full list of nominees for this often entertaining (if not altogether meaningful ~ it’s randomly voted on by the public) show below.
The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS
POP or ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Usher
Favorite Female Artist
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Lady Antebellum
Train
Favorite Album
Justin Bieber/ My World 2.0
Eminem/ Recovery
Katy Perry/ Teenage Dream
COUNTRY MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Brad Paisley
Favorite Female Artist
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Favorite Album
Jason Aldean/ Wide Open
Lady Antebellum/ Need You Now
Carrie Underwood/ Play On
RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
B.o.B.
Drake
Eminem
Favorite Album
B.o.B./ B.o.B. Presents
Drake/ Thank Me Later
Eminem/ Recovery
SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher
Favorite Female Artist
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Sade
Favorite Album
Alicia Keys/ The Element of Freedom
Sade/ Soldier of Love
Usher/ Raymond v. Raymond
SOUNDTRACKS
Favorite Album
AC/DC / Iron Man 2
Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Muse
Phoenix
Vampire Weekend
ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Michael Buble
Lady Antebellum
Train
LATIN MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Daddy Yankee
Enrique Iglesias
Shakira
CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Favorite Artist
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
TobyMac
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Nominations
B.o.B
Justin Bieber
Taio Cruz
Jason Derulo
Ke$ha
Lady Antebellum
Travie McCoy
Mike Posner
Eminem returns to the top of the Billboard Top 200 albums chart again this week as his Recovery notches a 6th non consecutive week at the summit. With another big sales week, he passes the 2 million mark and will soon be taking on Lady Antebellum’sNeed You Now for the top-selling album of 2010. He also has the longest running number 1 of the year so far and holds off four new debuts. The highest ranking new record is the Camp Rock 2 soundtrack featuring the stars of the TV movie Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers at # 3. Also debuting this week is newcomer Mike Posner (who has a hit single in “Cooler than Me”), some band I’ve never heard of called Black Label Society and country crooner Blake Shelton. For the full top ten, scroll down and get all your chart info from Billboard here.
Official BILLBOARD Results for Week of 08.09.10
1. Eminem, “Recovery” (last week~ 2)
2. Arcade Fire, “The Suburbs” (lw~ 1)
3. “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam” original television soundtrack album (DEBUT)
4. Black Label Society, “Order of the Black” (DEBUT)
5. Justin Bieber, “My World 2.0″ (lw~ 7)
6. Blake Shelton, “All About Tonight” (DEBUT)
7. Rick Ross, “Teflon Don” (lw~ 5)
8. Mike Posner, “31 Minutes to Takeoff” (DEBUT)
9. “Kidz Bop 18″ (lw~ 11)
10. Avenged Sevenfold, “Nightmare” (lw~ 3)
Eminem also returns to the top of the Hot Digital Songs chart (and likely continues his reign on the Hot 100 tomorrow) with his smash “Love the Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna. I’m finally on the bandwagon and kinda love the song. However, it’s so reminiscent of the recent top 10 hit “Airplanes” by B.o.B. featuring Hayely Williams. Don’t believe me? Check them out below and compare…. Interesante…
Last night’s American Idol results show was all about tween power with performances by members of the Disney machine. That 17 year old going on 40 Miley Cyrus took the stage followed by a rather hot Joe Jonas and some girl named Demi Lovato who I’m sure the “kids” enjoy… Aside from those forgetful performances, we actually got the right results with poor Paige going home. She never really stood a chance… and she didn’t have any Disney Zack Efron hair to fall back on like Tim. So, it’s buh bye to Paige and we have the first Idol top 10 without an African American female. For my full take, check out my Limewire Music Blog recap below:
Pop powerhouse P!nk and punk poppers Paramore make it ladies week on the Billboard Charts as they top the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 Album tallies. On the latter list, Paramore nabs their first chart topper with their new self titled album which narrowly holds off the latest from Brad Paisley, Wheelhouse. Other top ten debuts this week come from Eric Church, Tyga, rockers Volbeat and Stone Sour. Falling down to # 3 after three weeks on top is Justin Timberlake with The 20/20 Experience, but he can take solace on the singles chart as “Mirrors” hits # 7 giving him two top ten singles from the disc. More on the singles chart in a bit, but in the meantime check out the new Albums chart below.
