Eminem relinquished his Billboard 200 albums chart crown when to Katy Perry last week when she released her sophomore album, Teenage Dream, and now he’ll have to do the same on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Katy’s new single, “Teenage Dream,” will knock Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna from No. 1 after a seven-week reign when the chart is updated tomorrow, Billboard.com reports.
“Teenage Dream” is Katy’s second No. 1 single from her sophomore album. She spent six weeks at No. 1 with “California Gurls” featuring Snoop Dogg before Eminem and Rihanna bumped her from the top spot.
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Songwriter-and-producer Steve Anderson has worked with some of the industry’s biggest names, including Kylie Minogue. He recently collaborated with Britney on a single called Grow, and says rumours the star can’t sing without the help of auto-tune technology are ridiculous.
“I adore Grow. It’s so gorgeous. Lisa Greene was in America with Britney writing new songs, I was supposed to go but was working on a Kylie tour,” Steve told music blog MuuMuse. “One night she called and was in the studio with Britney. They had come up with an idea which they sang down the phone to me, and I got to work on a track idea for it to help them get to the next stage with the song.
“We then worked via phone and e-mail co-writing for the next few days, ending up with Lisa recording Britney and sending me the vocals to mix. I have to say the vocals were stunning – another misconception about people being able to sing. Honestly, such a great singer.”
Grow ended up being cut from Britney’s last album Circus because it was a ballad and did not fit with the rest of the album’s R&B feel. Steven says it is an amazing song, and hopes the star will release it one day soon.
“It’s a song very much to do with her kids, and I think just after that there were some problems which meant it would have not fit on the record,” Steven said.
“Also it was very gentle and she went incredibly hard and R&B so it wouldn’t have worked. It’s a shame as I absolutely love it and would love people to hear it, but it’s not for me to let that happen.”
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Multi-platinum recording artist Usher officially announces his OMG Tour. The highly anticipated 25-date trek across North America is presented by AEG Live and will kick off November 10th in Seattle, WA at Key Arena.
On the heels of his recent release Versus, an extension of his platinum album Raymond V. Raymond, Usher is preparing to bring all of his hits to the stage including his current pop chart smash "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love".
"Songs like 'OMG', 'DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love', 'There Goes My Baby', 'Papers', 'Daddy's Home', 'Lil Freak with Nicki Minaj' and 'Hot Tottie with Jay Z' have dominated the airwaves since last February", says Randy Phillips, President & CEO of AEG Live. "Now is the time for one of our greatest entertainers to go live and we are thrilled to be part of the ultimate Usher experience. Usher is bringing his fans an evening they will not soon forget. This will be the 'Must See' concert tour of 2010!"
Fans will be able purchase tickets beginning September 17th and for up to the minute tour information and news they can visit Usherworld.com.
For a complete list of dates check the Tour Dates
Usher's sixth studio album Raymond V. Raymond debuted at No.1 on Pop and R&B albums charts and spawned five hit singles including "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)," "Lil Freak" featuring Nicki Minaj, "There Goes My Baby" and "OMG" featuring will.i.am. He was recently confirmed to perform at the upcoming MTV 2010 Video Music Awards on September 12th.
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