County superstars Lady Antebellum land their 3rd #1 album on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart with their latest, Golden, this week selling 167.000 units. They also top the country charts for a third time. The Grammy winning group hold off a stronger than expected debut from the awesome soundtrack to the fantastic film The Great Gatsbywhich comes barreling in at # 2 with 137,000 copies sold. Also debuting the top ten are another compilation in the Now That’s MusicSeries at # 3, Pistol Annies at # 5 and Rod Stewart at # 7. Take a look at the new list below and head to Billboard here for more on this chart.
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. Golden- Lady Antebellum (debut)
2. The Great Gatsby soundtrack (debut)
3. Now 46- Various Artists (debut)
4. To Be Loved- Michael Buble (lw~ 2)
5. Annie Up- Pistol Annies (debut)
6. The 20/20 Experience- Justin Timberlake (lw~ 3)
7. Time- Rod Stewart (debut)
8. Life on a Rock- Kenny Chesney (lw~ 1)
9. Based On a True Story…- Blake Shelton (lw~ 6)
10. Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars (lw~8)
Over on the Hot 100, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis makes it two weeks on top for their second consecutive # 1 single, “Cant Hold Us”. They hold off P!nk and Justin Timberlake again while Selena Gomez makes a splash leaping from # 14 to #6 with “Come and Get It”, her first Hot 100 top ten single. Take a look at the new top ten below and head to Billboard for all the Singles Charts.
Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Can’t Hold Us”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (last week~ 1)
2. “Just Give Me a Reason”- P!nk w/Nate Reuss (lw~ 2)
3. “Mirrors”- Justin Timberlake (lw~ 3)
4. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 5)
5. “Stay”- Rihanna w/Mikky Ekko (lw~ 4)
6. “Come & Get It”- Selena Gomez (lw~ 14)
7. “Thrift Shop”-Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 6)
8. “Radioactive”- Imagine Dragons (lw~8)
9. “I Love It”- Icona Pop (lw~ 7)
10. “Cruise”- Florida Georgia Line w/Nelly (lw~ 9)
And here’s Selena Gomez’s first top ten hit, “Come & Get It”. Enjoy.
Sorry for the delay on my post about the biggest hits in music this week, but I’ve been dealing with some “real” work stuff as my short comedy Dirty Talkcontinues across the festival circuit. (We just played Boston and won the Audience Award at the Miami LGBT Film Fest!!) … But back to the music world, Grammy winner Michael Buble nabs his fourth # 1 album as To Be Loved debuts atop the Billboard200 Albums chart. He holds off fellow Grammy winner and American Idol winner Fantasia who lands at # 2 with Side Effects of You, her third top ten album and second # 1 R&B Album. Also debuting in the top ten are alt-rockers Phoenix, metal head Rob Zombie and Will.I.Am with a slightly disappointing #9 debut for his latest. Take a look at the full top ten below and head to Billboard for more on all the Albums charts.
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. To Be Loved- Michael Buble (debut)
2. Side Effects of You- Fantasia (debut)
3. The 20/20 Experience- Justin Timberlake (last week~ 3)
4. Bankrupt!- Phoenix (debut)
5. Save Rock and Roll- Fall Out Boy (lw~ 1)
6. Based on a True Story- Blake Shelton (lw~ 4)
7. Venemous Rat Regeneration- Rob Zombie (debut)
8. Indicud- Kid Cudi (lw~ 2)
9. #willpower- Will.I.Am (debut)
10. The Truth About Love- P!nk (lw~ 10)
You saw P!nk‘s long running hit album hanging on for another week in the top ten above, and a big reason why is the third top ten smash from the album “Just Give Me A Reason” featuring Nate Ruess which holds on to the top spot of the Hot 100 Singles Chart for a third week. She fends off a strong charge by Macklmore & Ryan Lewis and will have to face some new competition by Swedish dance duo Icona Pop who charge into the top ten with their fist top ten hit “I Love It”. Take a gander at the new top ten below and head to Billboard for all the singles genre charts here.
Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Just Give Me A Reason”- P!nk w/ Nate Reuss (lw~ 1)
2. “Can’t Hold Us Down”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 2)
3. “Stay”- Rihanna w/ Mikkey Ekko (lw~ 6)
4. “Thrift Shop”- Macklmore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 3)
5. “Mirrors”- Justin Timberlake (lw~ 7)
6. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 4)
7. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w/ Jay Z (lw~8)
8. “Feel this Moment”- Pitbull w/ Christina Aguilera (lw~ 9)
9. “I Love It”- Icona Pop (lw~ 13)
10. “Radioactive”- Imagine Dragons (lw~ 12)
And here’s Michael Buble’s new single “It’s A Beautiful Day” from his new chart topping album To Be Loved.
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.
Justin Timberlake continues his banner year in 2013 with a second week atop the Billboard200 album chart with The 20/20 Experience. The Grammy winners sold another 318,000 copies last week to bring his two-week total to 1.29 million making it the only album to top a million units this year. I think Timberlake will be a big Grammy contender for this record next year not to mention I’m sure he’ll grab another Emmy nomination for his recent Saturday Night Live hosting gig… He also holds off a barrage of debuts from Lil Wayne, Blake Shelton, OneRepublic, Alan Jackson, Depeche Mode and The Strokes. Take a look at where all the albums landed below and head to Billboard for more on the charts here.
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. The 20/20 Experience- Justin Timberlake (last week~ 1)
2. I Am Not A Human Being II- Lil Wayne (debut)
3. Based on a True Story…- Blake Shelton (debut)
4. Native- OneRepublic (debut)
5. Precious Memories: Volume II- Alan Jackson (debut)
6. Delta Machine- Depeche Mode (debut)
7. The Truth About Love- P!nk (lw~ 5)
8. Night Visions- Imagine Dragons (lw~ 6)
9. Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars (lw~ 3)
10. Comedown Machine- The Strokes (debut)
Over on the Hot 100 Singles chart, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis makes it 6 non-consecutive weeks on top with “Thrift Shop”. They continue to hold off a surging Bruno Mars and P!nk while Imagine Dragons makes a big splash with their first top ten hit “Radioactive” flying up to # 7. They previously hit # 15 with their long running hit “It’s Time”. Also making an auspicious debut is newcomer and Victorious star Ariana Grande who comes out of nowhere to debut in the top ten with her first single The Way”. For more on all the singles charts, head to Billboard here and take a gander at the new top ten below.
Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Thrift Shop”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (last week~ 1)
2. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 4)
3. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w/ Jay Z (lw~ 3)
4. “Harlem Shake”- Baauer (lw~ 2)
5. “Just Give Me A Reason”- P!nk w. Nate Reuss (lw~ 6)
6. “Stay”- Rihanna w/ Mikky Ekko (lw~ 5)
7. “Radioactive”- Imagine Dragons (lw~ 15)
8. “Started from the Bottom”- Drake (lw~ 7)
9. “Feel This Moment”- Pitbull w. Christina Aguilera (lw~8)
10. “The Way”- Ariana Grande w. Mac Miller (debut)
And here’s Imagine Dragons with their new smash “Radioactive”
Grammy winner Justin Timberlake makes a huge impression with his third album as The 20/20 Experienceoverperformed even the most optimistic projects with 968,000 copies sold to land him his second # 1 album on the Billboardcharts. That’s the biggest debut of 2013, Justin’s best-selling week ever and the biggest debut since Taylor Swift’s Red. With 452,000 of those units sold digitally, it was also the 3rd biggest digital debut in history following Swift and Lady Gaga. Not only is he killing it on the album charts, but JT’s latest single “Mirrors” flies up to a new peak of # 13 while his first single from the album, “Suit & Tie” also grabs a new peak of # 3…. But Timberlake was not the only debuting artist this week as Nashville Star vet Kasey Musgraves starts big at # 2 with Same Trailer Different Park while Imagine Dragons, P!nk and the Les Miserablessoundtrack returns to the upper frame. For more on all of the album charts, head to Bilboard here and check out the new top ten below.
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. The 20/20 Experience- Justin Timberlake (debut)
2. Same Trailer Different Park- Kasey Musgraves (debut)
3. Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars (last week~ 5)
4. Spring Break… Here to Party- Luke Bryan (lw~ 3)
5. The Truth About Love- P!nk (lw~ 11)
6. Night Visions- Imagine Dragons (lw~ 12)
7. What About Now- Bon Jovi (lw~ 1)
8. Les Miserables soundtrack (lw~ 59)
9. Babel- Mumford & Sons (lw~ 9)
10. Unapologetic- Rihanna (lw~ 13)
Back on the Hot 100 Singles Chart, JT is held out of the top spot by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis who return to the summit for a fifth non-consecutive week with “Thrift Shop”. It should be a very tight battle between those songs plus Bruno Mars and P!nk‘s latest next week. Check out the new top ten below and head to Billboard for all the genre singles charts.
Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Thrift Shop”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 2)
2. “Harlem Shake”- Baauer (lw~ 1)
3. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w. Jay Z (lw~ 4)
4. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 3)
5. “Stay”- Rihanna w. Mikky Ekko (lw~ 5)
6. “Just Give Me a Reason”- P!nk w. Nate Reuss (lw~ 9)
7. “Started from the Bottom”- Drake (lw~ 6)
8. “Feel this Moment”- Pitbull w. Christina Aguilera (lw~ 11)
9. “Love Me”- LIl Wayne (lw~ 10)
10. “I Knew You Were Trouble”- Taylor Swift (lw~ 7)
And here’s the hot new video for Pitbull and Xtina’s “Feel this Moment”. Enjoy!
80′s rock icons Bon Jovi just don’t know how to quit. This fantastic band lands their 5th # 1 album on the Billboard 200 Chart with their new release, What About Now, which got an added boost from their appearance on last week’s American Idol. The group hold off a bunch of new releases from Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Mindless Behavior and David Bowie who grabs his highest charting album (EVER!) with his new one The Next Day which debuts in the runner-up spot. Bowie previously peaked at # 3 with Station to Station in 1976…. For more on these new albums and the full album chart, head to Billboard here. Take a look at the new top ten below.
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. What About Now- Bon Jovi (debut)
2. The Next Day- David Bowie (debut)
3. Spring Break… Here to Party- Luke Bryan (last week~ 1)
4. Passion: Let the Future Begin- Various Artists (debut)
5. Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars (lw~ 3)
6. All Around the World- Mindless Behavior (debut)
7. Old Sock- Eric Clapton (debut)
8. Sound City: Real to Reel- Dave Grohl (debut)
9. Babel- Mumford & Sons (lw~ 4)
10. People, Hell and Angels- Jimi Hendrix (lw~ 2)
And here’s the leadoff single from Bon Jovi’s new record, the anthem “Because We Can”. Enjoy
Over on the Hot 100 Singles chart, Baauer remains on top for a 5th week with the viral phenom “Harlem Shake” but it’s losing its grip fast. Next week, Bruno Mars could finally hit the top with “When I Was Your Man” or a fast rising Justin Timberlake with “Suit & Tie”. And watch out for P!nk who grabs her 14th top ten single with the brilliant “Just Give Me a Reason” duet with Nate Reuss of fun. which flies up to # 8…. For all the singles charts, head to Billboard and check out the new top ten below.
Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Harlem Shake”- Baauer (last week~ 1)
2. “Thrift Shop”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 2)
3. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 4)
4. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w/ Jay Z (lw~ 5)
5. “Stay”- Rihanna w/ Mikky Ekko (lw~ 4)
6. “Started from the Bottom”- Drake (lw~ 7)
7. “I Knew You Were Trouble”- Taylor Swift (lw~ 6)
8. “Just Give Me a Reason”- P!nk w/Nate Reuss (lw~ 18)
9. “Scream & Shout”- Will.I.Am w/ Britney Spears (lw~8)
10. “Feel This Moment”- Pitbull w/ Christina Aguilera (lw~ 13)
Grammy and Emmy winning superstar Justin Timberlake is riding high on the success of his current top five smash “Suit & Tie”, but he’s not resting on his laurels. He just released the fantastic new video for the second single “Mirrors” and his third album, The 20/20 Experience, hit stores and digital outlets yesterday. Check out the great new video which reminds me of the great “videos as films” era in the 80′s and 90′s below and head to JT’s website for more on his new album and upcoming tour with Jay Z. Then watch for 20/20 to hit the top of the charts next week.
“Popera” crooner and a former Grammy nominee Josh Groban grabbed his third # 1 album this week as his fifth release, All That Echoes, debuted on top with 145,000 copies on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. That easily held off new releases from Tim McGraw, rock bands Red and Coheed & Cambria and the latest Now! compilation. Watch for a big shake up next week with the Grammy Awards causing a lot of albums to get big boosts like Album of the Year winners Mumford & Sons who already climb back up four notches. For now, check out the new top ten below.
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. All that Echoes- Josh Groban (debut)
2. Two Lanes of Freedom- Tim McGraw (debut)
3. Now 45- Various Artists (debut)
4. Babel- Mumford & Sons (last week~ 7)
5. Passione- Andrea Bocelli (lw~ 2)
6. Believe: Acoustic- Justin Bieber (lw~ 1)
7. Release the Panic- Red (debut)
8. Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars (lw~ 6)
9. The Aftermath: Descension- Coheed & Cambria (debut)
10. The Lumineers- The Lumineers (lw~ 10)
And here’s the video for Josh Groban’s first single from All That Echoes,” Brave” which just hit the top 20 on the AC charts.
Over on the Hot 100, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis make it four weeks on top with “Thrift Shop” while a bunch of songs enter the top-tier. Justin Timberlake‘s “Suit & Tie” gets a Grammy boost and returns to # 8 while Maroon 5 grabs their third consecutive top ten single from their Overexposed album with “Daylight” and Bruno Mars‘ second single from Unorthodox Jukebox, “When I Was Your Man” joins his former # 1 “Locked Out of Heaven”. Check out the new top ten below and head to Billboard for more on all the charts.
Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Thrift Shop”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (last week~ 1)
2. “Locked Out of Heaven”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 2)
3. “Scream & Shout”- Will.I.Am w/ Britney Spears (lw~ 3)
4. “Ho Hey”- The Lumineers (lw~ 4)
5. “I Knew You Were Trouble”- Taylor Swift (lw~ 5)
6. “Don’t You Worry Child”- Swedish House Mafia w/ John Martin (lw~ 6)
7. “Daylight”- Maroon 5 (lw~ 14)
8. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w/Jay Z (lw~ 13)
9. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 22)
10. “Beauty & A Beat”- Justin Bieber w/ Nicki Minaj (lw~ 7)
Fresh off a fantastic old school Grammy performance, Justin Timberlake unleashes his hot, sexy and yes, old school new video for “Suit & Tie” today. The clip featuring Jay Z is for the first single from his new album, The 20/20 Experience, which hits stores on March 19th. “Suit” is already JT’s 12th top ten hit as a solo artist and rebounds up the Billboard Hot 100 to # 8 today. Check out his great new video below and head to JT’s website for more on his new album and tour.
Tonight’s Grammy Awards were filled with some great performances, some surprise winners and a really happy Kelly Clarkson. No one artist dominated the night as the love was spread out with wins for all the big nominees. In the big 4 categories, Gotye picked up Record of the Year for “Somebody that I Used to Know” (along with 2 other awards) and Mumford & Sons won Album of the Year (Babel) while fun. grabbed Song of the Year for “We Are Young” and Best New Artist. Other winners included Adele, Frank Ocean, Carrie Underwood, Jay Z, Beyonce, The Black Keys, Zac Brown Band, and an overjoyed Clarkson who took home Pop Album and had the best speech of the night. She also gave arguably the best performance with her brilliant tribute to Carole King and the late Patti Page… Other standout performances came from Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars with Sting, Damian and Ziggy Marley, The Lumineers, Elton John & Ed Sheerhan, and the aforementioned Underwood. Check here tomorrow for more on the performances and the show. In the meantime, check out the winners in the big categories below. Then, head to the Grammy website for all the winners.
2013 Grammy Award Winners:
Album of the Year: Babel- Mumford & Sons
Record of the Year: “Somebody that I Used to Know”- Gotye w.Kimbra
Song of the Year: “We Are Young”- fun.
New Artist: fun.
Pop Album: Stronger- Kelly Clarkson
Pop Solo: “Set Fire to the Rain”- Adele
Pop Duo/Group/Collaboration: “Somebody that I Used to Know”- Gotye w/Kimbra
Traditional Pop Album: My Funny Valentine- Paul McCartney
Dance Recording: “Bangarang”- Skrillex
Dance Album: Bangarang- Skrillex
Country Album: Uncaged- Zac Brown Band
Country Song: “Blown Away”
Country Solo: “Blown Away”- Carrie Underwood
Country Duo/Group/Collaboration: “Pontoon”- Little Big Town
R& B Performance: “Climax”- Usher
Traditional R & B Performance: “Love on Top”- Beyonce
R & B Song: “Adorn”- Miguel
Urban Contemporary Album: Channel ORANGE- Frank Ocean
R & B Album: “Black Radio” by Robert Glasper Experiment
Rock Album: El Camino- The Black Keys
Rock Performance: “Lonely Boy”- The Black Keys
Rock Song: “Lonely Boy”
Alternative Album: Making Mirrors- Gotye
Rap Album: Take Care- Drake
Rap Sung Collaboration: “No Church in the Wild” by Jay-Z & Kanye West, featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
Rap Performance: “N****s In Paris” by Jay-Z & Kanye West
Short Form Music Video: “We Found Love”- Rihanna w/Calvin Harris
Musical Theatre Album: Once
Compilation Motion Picture Soundtrack: Midnight in Paris
Original Film Score: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Song Written for Visual Media: “Safe & Sound”- The CIvil Wars & Taylor Swift (from The Hunger Games)
Comedy Album: Blow Your Pants Off- Jimmy Fallon
And here’s Kelly Clarkson’s amazing performance of “Tennessee Waltz/(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman”
County superstars Lady Antebellum land their 3rd #1 album on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart with their latest, Golden, this week selling 167.000 units. They also top the country charts for a third time. The Grammy winning group hold off a stronger than expected debut from the awesome soundtrack to the fantastic film The Great Gatsby which comes barreling in at # 2 with 137,000 copies sold. Also debuting the top ten are another compilation in the Now That’s Music Series at # 3, Pistol Annies at # 5 and Rod Stewart at # 7. Take a look at the new list below and head to Billboard here for more on this chart.
