Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Behind the scenes of 'Hold It Against Me"
Highlights:
- Britney was calm and focused!
- Britney is there from early morning to late at night.
- Britney watches herself in the mirror
- Britney was suspended 40ft in the air and the dress was 40ft long, no special effects!
- There will most likely be a tour
Friday, February 25, 2011
Lady Gaga Will Premiere "Born This Way" Video on MTV's The Seven
Lady Gaga is premiering her new video for "Born This Way" this Monday on MTV's "The Seven"! Um, can we say EXCITED? Gaga has a history of epic music videos, including my faves, "Bad Romance" and "Telephone". I'm really hoping she goes all out with this. I know some people thought her Grammy performance was a bit underwhelming, but I'm hoping the vid goes in the usual Gaga-over-the-top direction. I'm imagining alien-themed decadence; what are you guys expecting?
Not that I have to tell you twice, but make sure you tune in this Monday at 5pm!!!!
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Nicki Minaj Announces Next Single
Nicki Minaj has announced the next Urban single from her platinum-certified debut album, ‘Pink Friday’. The track, which will be serviced to radio on March 8th, will serve as the 5th to be lifted from LP, following 4 previously released records which all peaked within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100.
So what is Minaj’s next single? Look below for the answer:
It isn't "Roman's Revenge".
So what is Minaj’s next single? Look below for the answer:
It isn't "Roman's Revenge".
Jessie J fails to make Spears album; writes nine tracks for Timberlake
Jessie J has revealed that her self-penned track won't feature on Britney Spears's upcoming album.
The 'Price Tag' star, who said that she had written an "amazing" song for Spears's Femme Fatale LP, has since learnt that the number won't be included on the record.
Speaking to Topman CTRL MX, she said: "I recently wrote a track for Britney and I loved it but she didn't use it for her album."
Jessie J previously described the song as "more British than you would expect but with the Britney swag. People will be surprised. It could be the most amazing thing I've done."
The singer also revealed that she has been working with Justin Timberlake on new material, adding: "We wrote nine tracks."
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Lady Gaga To Release Gay Rights Edition Of 'Born This Way'
Lady Gaga has announced that she will be releasing an limited edition of single 'Born This Way'.
The singer, whose single is currently number three in the UK charts, is planning on releasing an limited edition of the single to raise money for gay rights, reports Billboard.
Gaga has already been in talks with executives at US retailer Target, urging them to change their views after they previously supported anti-gay political candidates instead of equal rights charities.
The retailer will now support the campaign backing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights and will sell the limited edition single in their stores.
Meanwhile, the video for Lady Gaga's new single 'Born This Way' will be given its world premiere on Monday (February 28).
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The singer, whose single is currently number three in the UK charts, is planning on releasing an limited edition of the single to raise money for gay rights, reports Billboard.
Gaga has already been in talks with executives at US retailer Target, urging them to change their views after they previously supported anti-gay political candidates instead of equal rights charities.
The retailer will now support the campaign backing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights and will sell the limited edition single in their stores.
Meanwhile, the video for Lady Gaga's new single 'Born This Way' will be given its world premiere on Monday (February 28).
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Girls Aloud To Reform For 2012 World Tour?
Girls Aloud are allegedly planning to cash-in on member Cheryl Cole's solo success by planning a world tour when she cracks America.
According to the Daily Star, Chezza, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, Sarah Harding and Kimberley Walsh are said to be gearing up for the girlband's 10th anniversary next year, and want to tour the globe to celebrate the milestone.
Sources close to the group claim that GA would be back in 2012 after Cheryl makes her rumoured debut as a judge on the US version of The X Factor.
The insider told the tabloid: "Early next year is pencilled in for the reunion tour. It’s going to be absolutely massive."
“Cheryl could be a US superstar by then if her appearance on American X Factor goes according to plan this autumn, so they want to capitalise on that. It will also be the band’s 10-year anniversary in 2012, so the timing is just perfect."
They added: “And with Sarah’s wedding being the showbiz marriage of the year, the girls will be back to the height of their fame again.”
Cheryl and boss Simon Cowell are already said to have "quit" the UK series to focus on the American show, fuelling rumours that Cole has landed a role as a panelist on the programme.
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According to the Daily Star, Chezza, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, Sarah Harding and Kimberley Walsh are said to be gearing up for the girlband's 10th anniversary next year, and want to tour the globe to celebrate the milestone.
Sources close to the group claim that GA would be back in 2012 after Cheryl makes her rumoured debut as a judge on the US version of The X Factor.
The insider told the tabloid: "Early next year is pencilled in for the reunion tour. It’s going to be absolutely massive."
“Cheryl could be a US superstar by then if her appearance on American X Factor goes according to plan this autumn, so they want to capitalise on that. It will also be the band’s 10-year anniversary in 2012, so the timing is just perfect."
They added: “And with Sarah’s wedding being the showbiz marriage of the year, the girls will be back to the height of their fame again.”
Cheryl and boss Simon Cowell are already said to have "quit" the UK series to focus on the American show, fuelling rumours that Cole has landed a role as a panelist on the programme.
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Snippets of Avril Lavigne's "Goodbye Lullaby" CD
0:00-0:30: Black Star
0:30-1:00: 4 Real
1:00-1:30: Darlin
1:30-2:00: Everybody Hurts
2:00-2:30: Goodbye
2:30-3:00: I Love You
3:00-3:30: Not Enough
3:30-4:00: Push
4:00-4:30: Remember When
4:30-5:00: Smile
5:00-5:30: Stop Standing There
5:30-6:00: Wish You Were Here
Saturday, February 19, 2011
MTV confirms the name of Britney Spears' next single
Just two days after Britney Spears released her highly anticipated video for "Hold It Against Me," the 29-year-old diva is back to give fans another treat with a brief snippet from her next single, "Inside Out."
"C'mon! Won't you give me something to remember," Spears sings in the barely 10-second clip, revealed by the singer and her producer, Dr. Luke, on Twitter.
"Baby shut your mouth and turn me inside," she crescendos.
For fans, the brief snippet is a welcome treat, but hardly a surprising one, considering that Spears teased "Hold It Against Me" in similar fashion for several weeks.
In an interview with MTV News, Spears' longtime manager himself, Larry Rudolph, indicated that fans were likely to hear another song before the March 29 release of Femme Fatale, the Mississippi native's first album in three years.
Of the song itself, which he would only speak of obliquely on Thursday, Rudolph had high praise.
"I don't think I've been this excited about releasing a Britney single in many, many years," he said. "It's that good. That's all I'm gonna say about it at the moment. I haven't heard a final mix of it, but I should get it in the next day or two. So far, what I've heard is just extraordinary. It really is amazing. Her fans will be very happy with it. I'm trying hard to get it out before the album comes out."
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Gaga confirms 'Born This Way' video comes out next week
Lisa Paige Interviews Lady Gaga on Now 92.3 by gagadaily
- basically confirms the born This Way video is out next week. paraphrasing: 'I'm performing in MSG in NY on Monday and Tuesday, and the video for Born This Way comes out around that time.'
- says it's going to be the same theme as the Grammys performance.
- confirms it's a short form video, ala Bad Romance
- the director is Nick Knight
- basically confirms the born This Way video is out next week. paraphrasing: 'I'm performing in MSG in NY on Monday and Tuesday, and the video for Born This Way comes out around that time.'
- says it's going to be the same theme as the Grammys performance.
- confirms it's a short form video, ala Bad Romance
- the director is Nick Knight
Britney Spears' Femme Fatale Is Her Ray Of Light, Manager Says
On Thursday, "Jersey Shore" star DJ Pauly D told us that Britney Spears' next album, Femme Fatale, is full of "club bangers." Her manager, Larry Rudolph, gave us even more specifics about the album when we spoke to him.
"In my opinion, this is her strongest album ever. It's somewhat of a departure from what she's done. It's more mature," he told MTV News about the March 29 release. "It's more of a dance record and this really is — and I was talking a lot about [director] Jonas [Åkerlund] and coming to Jonas because of 'Ray of Light' — and this really is Britney's Ray of Light album."
Åkerlund and Madonna famously reinvented the pop star into an earthly disco queen for her "Ray of Light" video in 1998. The Ray of Light album spawned a number of songs that were dance-floor hits as well as introspective. Madge worked on the album with Patrick Leonard and William Orbit. The album was recorded shortly after her daughter Lourdes was born, and while the lyrics are reflective, the sounds are electronic based.
While he didn't go into specifics, Rudolph did explain that the vibe of this first single and video may be a sign of what's to come on the album. "I feel like Jonas is a really good fit for her. They worked so well together so I gotta believe that they'll work again on this album project," he said. "I'm hoping that that happens and we do see more of that."
For Britney, working with Åkerlund was a passion project that, according to Rudolph, turned out to be an incredibly creative collaboration.
"She's always been a huge fan of his and his name has always come up. And there's always been something that stopped us from doing it, whether it be his availability or her timing, but we were really determined to make it happen this time," he said of hooking up with Åkerlund for the video. "He immediately had 20 different ideas and they got together and they talked about it and it took on a life of its own. We're really excited about it. In my opinion it's one of the top two or three videos of all time. It's a total departure for her. It's more mature. [There are] interesting things going on there that you have to dig deep to see."
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New Radiohead album 'The King of Limbs' out a day early
What's better than a new Radiohead album? A new Radiohead album a day early.
The band's eighth album "The King of Limbs," scheduled to be released February 19, is available to the masses today. Fans in the U.S. can purchase the hard copy for $48, which includes two 10" vinyl albums, a CD, and over 625 sheets of artwork. The digital version is available for $9. As an added bonus, if you buy the digital version from Radiohead's website you could win a two-track 12" vinyl signed by the band.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Nicki Minaj stops collaborating
Nicki Minaj will only consider collaborating with Britney Spears.
The 26-year-old rapper - who has starred on tracks by Kanye West, Rihanna and Drake and Sean Kingston - has vowed to stop guesting on other people's songs while she firmly establishes herself among the music industry.
She told website Hip Hollywood: "I'm done with collabs. No more collabs for the next two years. Although - Britney's a snatch like me and she's cute. Yes. We might do something."
The Trinidad-born star has also recently picked out her collaboration with Barbadian singer Rihanna - entitled 'Fly', from her debut album 'Pink Friday' - as one of her favourites because of the strong message it sends.
Nicki added: "I wanted to work with Rihanna for a long time. I'm very proud of her accomplishments; especially since she was born on an island like me.
"This song is a female empowerment song. But then again, it's not specific to just women. It speaks about flying, soaring high in the face of every single solitary adversity that comes your way."
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Kanye West to Join Rihanna at Halftime of NBA All-Star Game
Last week, Rihanna was announced as the halftime performer for the 60th NBA All-Star Game, but according to sports blog Deadspin, Kanye West is also scheduled to give a "surprise" performance during the show.
An unnamed tipster let it spill that Kanye will join Rihanna on stage to deliver his single 'All of the Lights.' The track, which appears on his latest album, 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,' features vocals from 11 singers, including Elton John, Alicia Keys, Fergie and John Legend. In addition to sharing the stage with Kanye, Rihanna will also perform the singles 'Only Girl (In The World)' and 'What's My Name?' from her recent album 'Loud.'
Lenny Kravitz will be on hand to perform his new single 'Come On Get It' during player introductions, while Melanie Fiona will sing Canada's National Anthem before the game. Keri Hilson, Cee Lo Green and Cali Swag District are also among the scheduled performers at the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities.
The NBA All-Star Game tips off on Sunday (Feb. 20) in Los Angeles at 5PM PST.
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Kanye West, Mary J Blige for Essence Fest
Kanye West and Mary J Blige are to headline the 2011 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, it has been announced.
The AP reports that Blige and West will be among more than 20 artists who will perform during the three-day event in July.
The expanded lineup includes 'Bottoms Up' singer Trey Songz, Boyz II Men, Macy Gray and American Idol's third season winner Fantasia Barrino.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic are scheduled to make a rare stage appearance as well.
The festival will also highlight several local New Orleans musicians such as Irma Thomas, the Charmaine Neville Band and Rebirth Brass Band.
The annual concert series has been held each summer since 1995 as a celebration of African-American culture and is sponsored by Essence magazine.
The 2011 Essence Music Festival is to be held from July 1 to July 3 at the Superdome in New Orleans.
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“S&M” becomes Rihanna’s 18th Top 10 hit in the US
Rihanna’s “S&M” vaults into Billboard’s Hot 100′s top 10 (33-8) as the chart’s Digital Gainer for a second consecutive week, rocketing 20-7 on Digital Songs (145,000, up 93%). The song concurrently charges 57-37 on Radio Songs (30 million, up 33%).
“S&M” is Rihanna’s 18th top 10 hit in the United States! She’s just behind (females only) Madonna (37), Mariah Carey (27), Janet Jackson (23) and Whitney Houston (23).
List of Rihanna’s top 10 entries in the US:
* Pon De Replay (#2);
* SOS (#1);
* Unfaithful (#6);
* Break It Off (#9);
* Umbrella (#1);
* Hate That I Love You (#7);
* Don’t Stop The Music (#3);
* Take A Bow (#1);
* Disturbia (#1);
* Live Your Life (#1);
* Run This Town (#2);
* Russian Roulette (#9);
* Hard (#8);
* Rude Boy (#1);
* Love The Way You Lie (#1);
* Only Girl (#1);
* What’s My Name (#1);
* S&M (#8).
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Florence Welch has revealed the new Florence and the Machine album is inspired by light and the “intensity” of heaven and hell
Florence and the Machine’s next album is inspired by the “intensity” of heaven and hell.
Singer Florence Welch admits the first music she fell in love with were the hymns she sung at school, and though she is not a religious person, she is fascinated by the themes they explore.
She said: "I went to Catholic school, and the first songs I remember liking were hymns. I find it's nice to mix the mundane and the magical, the irrelevant with the huge themes. Sex, love, death, marriage, guilt — mix that with seeing a huge sky or going for a walk or turning the page of a book. Living is dealing with the everyday and the notion that you're going to die.
"I don't think of myself as religious, but on the next album I'm moving toward the intensity and passion of heaven and hell, revelation and retribution, that kind of battle. The first album was more about flesh. This is about light."
The 24-year-old ‘Dog Days are Over’ hitmaker is nominated for a Grammy award this year for Best New Artist alongside Drake, Justin Bieber, Mumford & Sons, and Esperanza Spelding and Florence admits she is astonished to be in the running.
She added in an interview with USA Today newspaper: “I feel relatively unknown in America, so I can't quite believe it. It's such an iconic award. Drake is a good friend, and that's what's important. There's no competition. When you take away the glamour and have a chat about your families, you find out you're going through the same situations. He's a real sweetheart. If he wins, I'd be over the moon."
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Rihanna Adds Loud Dates, Cee Lo Green Joins Tour
Fresh off a pair of steamy performances at Sunday night's Grammy Awards, Rihanna is doubling down on her upcoming summer tour. In addition to adding 10 more dates to the Loud outing, the singer has also invited "F--- You" singer Cee Lo Green to join her for the tour, which is scheduled to begin on June 4 in Baltimore.
With the 10 additional dates announced on Wednesday (February 16), the North American Loud tour is now up to 17 shows, with promoter Live Nation promising that more stops could be added in the future. The added dates include stops in Montreal, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Houston, Dallas, Albuquerque and Boston. Tickets for the new dates will go on sale on Friday (February 18).
"I'm a huge fan of Cee Lo since his days with Goodie Mob and with Gnarls Barkley. He's a musical genius, continually reinventing himself, and I'm thrilled to have him join me on tour," said Rihanna in a statement announcing the new dates.
"I want to thank Rihanna for inviting me on our version of '50 First Dates,' only difference is she's unforgettable fine," Cee Lo added in the statement. "Don't tell her I have a crush on her, don't wanna mess everything up. But honestly it's an honor and a blessing to be able to go out with a talent such as hers and I look forward to doing my part to make the tour unforgettable for the fans that come out and see us."
The pair will have plenty to chat about on the road, as they both won Grammys on Sunday night, with Rihanna picking up Best Dance Record for "Only Girl in the World" and Green taking Best Urban/Alternative Performance for "Forget You." Both were also winners on Tuesday night at England's Brit Awards.
Rihanna recently premiered the bondage-themed clip for her latest single, "S&M," which spurred a lawsuit from fashion photographer David LaChapelle, who claimed that it was "directly derived" from his work.
Here are the Loud North American tour dates:
» June 4 - Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena
» June 7 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
» June 10 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
» June 18 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
» June 19 - Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
» June 21 - Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
» June 22 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
» June 24 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
» June 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
» June 30 - Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
» July 4 - Albuquerque, NM @ Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents the Pavilion
» July 8 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
» July 9 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
» July 19 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
» July 21 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center
» July 23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
» July 24 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
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With the 10 additional dates announced on Wednesday (February 16), the North American Loud tour is now up to 17 shows, with promoter Live Nation promising that more stops could be added in the future. The added dates include stops in Montreal, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Houston, Dallas, Albuquerque and Boston. Tickets for the new dates will go on sale on Friday (February 18).
"I'm a huge fan of Cee Lo since his days with Goodie Mob and with Gnarls Barkley. He's a musical genius, continually reinventing himself, and I'm thrilled to have him join me on tour," said Rihanna in a statement announcing the new dates.
"I want to thank Rihanna for inviting me on our version of '50 First Dates,' only difference is she's unforgettable fine," Cee Lo added in the statement. "Don't tell her I have a crush on her, don't wanna mess everything up. But honestly it's an honor and a blessing to be able to go out with a talent such as hers and I look forward to doing my part to make the tour unforgettable for the fans that come out and see us."
The pair will have plenty to chat about on the road, as they both won Grammys on Sunday night, with Rihanna picking up Best Dance Record for "Only Girl in the World" and Green taking Best Urban/Alternative Performance for "Forget You." Both were also winners on Tuesday night at England's Brit Awards.
Rihanna recently premiered the bondage-themed clip for her latest single, "S&M," which spurred a lawsuit from fashion photographer David LaChapelle, who claimed that it was "directly derived" from his work.
Here are the Loud North American tour dates:
» June 4 - Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena
» June 7 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
» June 10 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
» June 18 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
» June 19 - Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
» June 21 - Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
» June 22 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
» June 24 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
» June 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
» June 30 - Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
» July 4 - Albuquerque, NM @ Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents the Pavilion
» July 8 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
» July 9 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
» July 19 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
» July 21 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center
» July 23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
» July 24 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
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Paris Hilton Releasing New Album in 'Next Few Months'
Paris Hilton says her new album will be released "in the next few months."
The reality star, who also has a show for Oxygen debuting in the spring, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter over the weekend at Usher's pre-Grammy party at Avalon in Hollywood. She is keeping mum on the details of the album, telling THR that she wants to keep her collaborators and producers "a surprise."
Hilton released her first album, "Paris," through Warner Bros. in 2006. It spawned one hit, "Stars Are Blind," but was met with mixed reviews and underwhelming sales. The new album won't be released through Warner Bros., but Hilton declined which label will handle its release, claiming wants it to be "a surprise" as well.
Meanwhile, Hilton said she's also concentrating on her new show, "The World According to Paris," which will center on the "highs" of the socialite turning 30 and her relationships as well as her "lows," including the 200 hours of community service she was forced to do after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges, including drug possession, from a 2010 arrest on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Lady Gaga Claims 1,000th Hot 100 No. 1 with 'Born This Way'
And you thought her entrance at the Grammy Awards was attention-getting.
By storming the Billboard Hot 100 song chart at No. 1, Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" makes history as the 1,000th leading song in the list's 52-year history.
"It is a tremendous honor," Gaga tells Billboard of the milestone. "To be the 1000th no. 1 on Billboard...I would be silly not to say this is the greatest honor of my career."
"I am so humbled and so honored and overwhelmed by the reception to 'Born This Way,' " Gaga adds. "[It] has been so life changing for me as an artist, and between Billboard and the international number ones and the radio numbers...I couldn't be more blessed to have the fans that I have."
Fittingly for such a milestone, the first single and title track from Lady Gaga's third album, due May 23, arrives in record-breaking fashion.
On Radio Songs, the Hot 100's airplay component chart, "Born This Way" begins at No. 6 with a first-week audience of 78.5 million. That's the highest bow and largest opening airplay figure for a song since the tally began incorporating all radio formats in December 1998.
The arrival of "Born This Way" bests the previous debut record on Radio Songs, set when Janet Jackson's "All for You" soared in at No. 9 with 70 million in 2001.
With opening-week digital sales of 448,000, "Born This Way" likewise breaks barriers with the largest debut sum for a female artist. Britney Spears established the prior mark four weeks ago upon, the arrival of "Hold It Against Me" (411,000).
The opening of "Born" marks the third-largest debut among all digital tracks. Flo Rida's "Right Round" started with 636,000 in February 2009 and the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" with 465,000 two months later.
Notably, "Born This Way" rewrites airplay and digital history after just five days of availability at radio and three days at online retailers.
The song is also just the 19th title to debut at No. 1 in the Hot 100's history.
The 1,000th Hot 100 No. 1 is Lady Gaga's third chart leader, following her first two singles: "Just Dance," featuring Colby O'Donis (the 968th No. 1), and "Poker Face" (972), both in 2009.
The Hot 100 currently ranks titles by employing a formula measuring radio airplay, as tabulated by Nielsen BDS; sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan; and, streaming activity data.
The weekly survey launched in the pages of Billboard magazine in the issue dated Aug. 4, 1958, with Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool" reigning over the inaugural listing.
Among notable historic No. 1s, the Beatles' first of their record 20 toppers, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (the 104th No. 1), reached the pinnacle the week of Feb. 1, 1964.
Mariah Carey tallied her first No. 1 Aug. 4, 1990 (the chart's 32nd anniversary), with "Vision of Love," her first of 18 No. 1s, the most among women. Her "One Sweet Day," with Boyz II Men, logged the chart's longest reign - 16 weeks - in 1995-96.
Michael Jackson, the leader among solo males with 13 No. 1s, first reigned as a solo artist on the Hot 100 dated Oct. 14, 1972, with "Ben."
Having reached No. 1 the week of March 21, 1981, REO Speedwagon's "Keep on Loving You" represents the chart's 500th leader.
P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" (the 761st No. 1) marked the chart's first champion since the Hot 100 converted to BDS electronically-monitored airplay measurement and SoundScan point-of-sale data in November 1991.
Breaking down the Hot 100's history by decade, 226 songs ruled in the '50s/'60s; 253 in the '70s; 231 in the '80s; 140 in the '90s; and, 150 beginning in 2000.
With the chart's 1,000 No. 1s spread over 2,743 weeks, the average leader has spent 2.74 weeks at the top spot.
Only one song has made trips to the summit in each of two chart runs. Chubby Checker's "The Twist" led the Sept. 24, 1960, chart. Re-released, it returned to No. 1 the weeks of Jan. 13-20, 1962.
When Billboard celebrated the Hot 100's 50th anniversary in 2008, Checker's dance classic ranked as the top title of the chart's first half-century.
All charts will be refreshed tomorrow (Feb. 17) on Billboard.com.
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Hooligans in Wondaland TOUR DATES
Bruno Mars & Janelle Monae 'Hooligans in Wondaland' tour dates have been announced! Ticket bundle presales begin on Thursday 2/17 and public on-sale starts Saturday 2/26. Check out when Jane and Bruno will be stopping in your town below!
May
5/4 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY*
5/7 - Agganis Arena - Boston, MA*
5/8 - Susquehanna Bank Ctr. - Camden, NJ*
5/10 - Fox Theatre - Atlanta, GA*
5/11 - Fillmore Miami Beach - Miami Beach, FL*
5/17 - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prarie - Grand Prarie, TX*
5/18 - Reliant Arena - Houston, TX*
5/20 - Jubliee CityFest - Montgomery, AL*
5/22 - Caesars Windsor - Windsor, ON*
5/24 - Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI*
5/25 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - St. Paul, MN*
5/27 - Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL*
5/28 - Uptown Theatre - Kansas City, MO**
5/29 - 1st Bank Center - Broomfield, CO**
5/30 - McKay Events Center - Oren, UT**
June
6/2 - WAMU Theater @ Qwest Field - Seattle, WA**
6/3 - Rogers Arena - Vancouver, BC**
6/4 - Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR**
6/7 - Grand Sierra Resort & Casino - Reno, NV**
6/8 - Bill Graham Civic Auditiorium - San Francisco, CA**
6/10 - Spotlight 29 Casino - Coachella, CA**
6/11 - San Diego County Fair - Del Mar, CA**
6/12 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA**
6/15 - Comerica Theatre - Phoenix, AZ**
*Dates featuring Plan B
**Dates featuring Mayer Hawthorne
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May
5/4 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY*
5/7 - Agganis Arena - Boston, MA*
5/8 - Susquehanna Bank Ctr. - Camden, NJ*
5/10 - Fox Theatre - Atlanta, GA*
5/11 - Fillmore Miami Beach - Miami Beach, FL*
5/17 - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prarie - Grand Prarie, TX*
5/18 - Reliant Arena - Houston, TX*
5/20 - Jubliee CityFest - Montgomery, AL*
5/22 - Caesars Windsor - Windsor, ON*
5/24 - Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI*
5/25 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - St. Paul, MN*
5/27 - Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL*
5/28 - Uptown Theatre - Kansas City, MO**
5/29 - 1st Bank Center - Broomfield, CO**
5/30 - McKay Events Center - Oren, UT**
June
6/2 - WAMU Theater @ Qwest Field - Seattle, WA**
6/3 - Rogers Arena - Vancouver, BC**
6/4 - Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR**
6/7 - Grand Sierra Resort & Casino - Reno, NV**
6/8 - Bill Graham Civic Auditiorium - San Francisco, CA**
6/10 - Spotlight 29 Casino - Coachella, CA**
6/11 - San Diego County Fair - Del Mar, CA**
6/12 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA**
6/15 - Comerica Theatre - Phoenix, AZ**
*Dates featuring Plan B
**Dates featuring Mayer Hawthorne
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'Glee' Cast Tops Elvis Presley for Most Hot 100 Hits
Despite having first graced the Billboard Hot 100 song chart as recently as June 2009, the cast of the smash Fox TV series "Glee" rewrites the record for most charted songs by an act in the list's 52-year archives.
The act passes music royalty on its way to chart history.
With six debuts on the Hot 100 to be released tomorrow (Feb. 17) on Billboard.com, the "Glee" cast has placed 113 songs on the chart, besting Elvis Presley's 108 chart entries logged between the survey's inception in 1958 and 2003.
(The King of Rock and Roll's career predates the Hot 100's launch; Presley scaled numerous Hot 100 predecessor song charts beginning in 1956).
The "Glee" cast's record-shattering week contributes to an historic Hot 100. As previously reported, Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" blasts in at No. 1 to become the survey's 1,000th leading title.
Following the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning series' premiere May 19, 2009, the "Glee" ensemble arrived on the Hot 100 with its highest-charted title to-date (No. 4), a cover of Journey's 1981 rock classic "Don't Stop Believin'," the week of June 6, 2009.
The act has been able to fast-track its way to Hot 100 history thanks to 20th Century Fox and Columbia Records having released multiple songs digitally following each new "Glee" episode.
A remake of Katy Perry's recent Hot 100 No. 1 "Firework" represents the "Glee" cast's highest debuting title this week (No. 34). The song premiered on the Feb. 8 episode, "Silly Love Songs."
With nine titles currently on the list, the "Glee" cast charts its most songs in a single week, besting the eight cuts it placed on the Dec. 18, 2010, chart.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae announce 'Hooligans in Wondaland' tour
On the heels of their stellar throwback performance together at Grammys, Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae have just announced that they’ll be co-headlining a North American tour together. The Hooligans in Wondaland tour begins this May, running through June. The eccentric songstress and soulful pop star both earned critical acclaim for their debut albums last year. Mars even took home the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Grammy on Sunday for his debut single, “Just The Way You Are.”
Tour dates and venues have yet to be announced. But fans can hit their sites for more presale info.
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BRIT Awards 2011 Winners
Mastercard British Album: Mumford & Sons — Sigh No More
Best British Single: Tinie Tempah — "Pass Out"
Best British Male: Plan B
Best British Female: Laura Marling
Best British Group: Take That
Best British Breakthrough Act: Tinie Tempah
Best British Producer: Markus Dravs
Best International Album: Arcade Fire — The Suburbs
Best International Male: Cee-Lo Green
Best International Female: Rihanna
Best International Group: Arcade Fire
Best International Breakthrough Act: Justin Bieber
Critic's Choice: Jessie J
Best British Single: Tinie Tempah — "Pass Out"
Best British Male: Plan B
Best British Female: Laura Marling
Best British Group: Take That
Best British Breakthrough Act: Tinie Tempah
Best British Producer: Markus Dravs
Best International Album: Arcade Fire — The Suburbs
Best International Male: Cee-Lo Green
Best International Female: Rihanna
Best International Group: Arcade Fire
Best International Breakthrough Act: Justin Bieber
Critic's Choice: Jessie J
Lady Gaga on Jay Leno
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Highlights
-Talks about Grammys Night (her egg, her performance, etc)
-Says Willow Smith inspired her.
-Talks about her airport stumble
-Talks about her Vogue cover
-Says that Born This Way is much different than "Born This Way" (the song)
-Discusses the Madonna & Express Yourself comparisons
-Talks about the DADT rally
-Born This Way music video is coming "soon"
-Monster Ball Tour HBO TV special also coming soon!
-Describes awkward dates
Bonnaroo 2011 lineup features Eminem, Arcade Fire, more
If you enjoyed the musicians you saw on Sunday’s Grammy Awards show, you’ll see plenty of comfortingly familiar names on the lineup for this year’s Bonnaroo music and arts festival — and if you didn’t, well, you’ll still have lots of other acts to choose from. Eminem, the rejuvenated rapper who suddenly seems to be everywhere these days, will be among the headliners at this year’s festival, which runs from June 9 through 12 in Manchester, Tenn., its organizers said on Tuesday. And whether or not the Internet knows who they are, the Canadian indie rockers of Arcade Fire, who surprised some with their album of the year win for “The Suburbs,” are also at the top of the bill. Other top acts include the reconstituted Buffalo Springfield (featuring Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Rick Rosas and Joe Vitale); the roots rock bands Widespread Panic, My Morning Jacket and String Cheese Incident; the Grammy-anointed blues rockers the Black Keys; Mumford & Sons, which shared the Grammys stage with Bob Dylan; indie rock acts the Strokes and the Decemberists; and the never-not-interesting rapper Lil Wayne. The bill will also feature Dr. John and the Original Meters performing “Desitively Bonnaroo,” the 1974 album from which the festival takes its name; and the Global Gypsy Punk Revue, a special stage curated by Eugene Hütz, whose band Gogol Bordello is also performing at the festival.
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Eminem
Arcade Fire
Widespread Panic
The Black Keys
Buffalo Springfield
My Morning Jacket
Lil Wayne
String Cheese Incident
Robert Plant & Band of Joy
Mumford & Sons
The Strokes
The Decemberists
Ray Lamontagne
Bassnectar
Iron & Wine
Girl Talk
Primus
Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Pretty Lights
Florence + the Machine
SuperJam with Dan Auerbach and Dr. John
Explosions in the Sky
STS9
Gogol Bordello
Beirut
Big Boi
Scissor Sisters
Gregg Allman
Ratatat
Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Hütz
Robyn
Warren Haynes Band
Deerhunter
Opeth
Atmosphere
Old Crow Medicine Show
Bootsy Collins & the Funk University
Wiz Khalifa
Matt & Kim
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
The Del McCoury Band & the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Mavis Staples
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Chiddy Bang
Jovanotti
Bruce Hornsby
Loretta Lynn
Cold War Kids
The Walkmen
Devotchka
Wanda Jackson
Neon Trees
Portugal. The Man
Sleigh Bells
Amos Lee
Best Coast
Dãm-Funk & Master Blazter
The Sword
The Drums
The Black Angels
School of Seven Bells
J. Cole
Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea
Wavves
!!!
Junip
Freelance Whales
Justin Townes Earle
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
Deer Tick
Band of Skulls
Sharon Van Etten
Abigail Washburn
Omar Souleyman
Twin Shadow
Kylesa
Man Man
The Low Anthem
Alberta Cross
Railroad Earth
Jessica Lea Mayfield
Smith Westerns
The Head and the Heart
Karen Elson
Beats Antique
22-20s
Phosphorescent
Clare Maguire
Hayes Carll
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Eminem
Arcade Fire
Widespread Panic
The Black Keys
Buffalo Springfield
My Morning Jacket
Lil Wayne
String Cheese Incident
Robert Plant & Band of Joy
Mumford & Sons
The Strokes
The Decemberists
Ray Lamontagne
Bassnectar
Iron & Wine
Girl Talk
Primus
Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Pretty Lights
Florence + the Machine
SuperJam with Dan Auerbach and Dr. John
Explosions in the Sky
STS9
Gogol Bordello
Beirut
Big Boi
Scissor Sisters
Gregg Allman
Ratatat
Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Hütz
Robyn
Warren Haynes Band
Deerhunter
Opeth
Atmosphere
Old Crow Medicine Show
Bootsy Collins & the Funk University
Wiz Khalifa
Matt & Kim
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
The Del McCoury Band & the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Mavis Staples
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Chiddy Bang
Jovanotti
Bruce Hornsby
Loretta Lynn
Cold War Kids
The Walkmen
Devotchka
Wanda Jackson
Neon Trees
Portugal. The Man
Sleigh Bells
Amos Lee
Best Coast
Dãm-Funk & Master Blazter
The Sword
The Drums
The Black Angels
School of Seven Bells
J. Cole
Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea
Wavves
!!!
Junip
Freelance Whales
Justin Townes Earle
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
Deer Tick
Band of Skulls
Sharon Van Etten
Abigail Washburn
Omar Souleyman
Twin Shadow
Kylesa
Man Man
The Low Anthem
Alberta Cross
Railroad Earth
Jessica Lea Mayfield
Smith Westerns
The Head and the Heart
Karen Elson
Beats Antique
22-20s
Phosphorescent
Clare Maguire
Hayes Carll
Is Radiohead’s ‘The King Of Limbs’ an 8-track album?
Radiohead’s ‘The King Of Limbs‘ was their Valentine Project (as the source code of Radiohead.com says) and hit all the headlines on the internet, made it to trending topic on Twitter, Facebook, crashed a website and all that. The tracklisting remains a secret till Saturday. However, it seems that we do know that the album holds just 8 tracks. The website for pre-ordering ‘The King Of Limbs operated by Hostess Entertainment, who take care of distribution in Japan and Asia, says you will get 8 tracks as a download and on the CD accompanied with the Newspaper edition. That would be less than all the previous Radiohead studio albums.
Update: The Japanese The King Of Limbs site removed the line about the 8 tracks shortly after this post.
Radiohead The King Of LimbsTracks we’ve seen rehearsed, played, rumoured and are possibly a candidate for the new album are the following;
The Daily Mail
Mouse Dog Bird
Lotus Flower
Give Up The Ghost
Skirting On The Surface
Open The Floodgates
Let Me Take Control/Chris Hodge
Burn The Witch
No Shame
Pay Day
Super Collider
Most of the above tracks are songs Thom Yorke played at solo shows and with his other band Atoms For Peace. Some of the others were rumoured tracks from the In Rainbows sessions and Radiohead live shows. Or can we expect an even older track finally recorded, like what happened to Nude on In Rainbows and Motion Picture Soundtrack on Kid A. Either way, let the guessing begin.
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Game and Kanye West are Unhappy About the Best New Artist Award
The buzz blowing around since Esperanza Spalding won the Best New Artist Grammy Award last night is starting to be driven by different winds now that people have read her Wikipedia page and figured out who she is, and music celebrities, being the colorful cast that they are, have naturally scurried to Twitter to express their displeasure over her victory against nominees and expected winners Justin Bieber and Drake.
Two of the more notables are Kanye West and Game, rap music's big names known for starting media, and in Game's case, physical feuds, and since having seen their buddies snubbed of last night's award, they've expressed their reactions via tweets over Esperanza's crowning.
"Drake aint win BEST NEW ARTIST ? Exactly why I'm kool on awards. (finishes rolling weed up as I turn the tv off).," Game tweeted last night. "You wouldn't care about AWARDS if you seen the people giving em'. "WHO DA F*CK ARE Y'ALL" ( @drakkardnoir voice ) cheated the homie."
Kanye, having collaborated with Baby Bieber last year, addressed the issue in a calmer tone, tweeting: "D*mn... I can't find the words to explain how I feel about the best new artist award... Don't wanna say the wrong thing."
It's a difficult thing to argue with, most people truly having not known who Esperanza Spalding is, while Drake and Bieber have been two of the more prominent media figures in the last year, but people will be people, opinions will be opinions, and it is what is it. As Bieber tweeted: "Someone said to me tonight its not your successes that define u but your failures. I lost..but I don't plan on this being my last chance....," and, Justin, I have to say, the whole failures cliche is true, but I also have to address the fact that that was your last chance, literally. You are ineligible for the Best New Artist Grammy Award from here on out. That's just how it is. Pwned.
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Lady Gaga's Next Single Will 'Shock,' Says Producer
Blown away by "Born This Way"?
Wait until you hear Lady Gaga's next single, says her longtime producer RedOne.
"I'm not gonna tell you the title, but the next single, it's ... I don't want to say. It's gonna shock," he told MTV News at the Grammys Sunday. "You're gonna be surprised and wanna go crazy."
Though Vogue reported that the next single would be called "Judas," Perez Hilton later debunked the rumor.
As for Gaga's Grammys getup (she arrived in an egg), RedOne tells THR he knew about the stunt for two months and wasn't taken aback by it.
Says RedOne: "No idea of Gaga's would surprise me."
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Madonna About To Record New LP, Irving Azoff Says
It looks like Madonna is preparing to enter the studio to record a new album, the first under her $100 million multi-rights deal with Live Nation, which another lucrative tour seems likely as well.
"They tell me Madonna is about to record, so there could be another Madonna cycle coming," Live Nation Entertainment Chairman Irving Azoff told Billboard.biz during an interview earlier this week. Asked if the Madonna album would come through Live Nation, Azoff responded, "Yes," meaning Madonna's album could be the first recorded content overseen by Live Nation. The Zac Brown Band's LP "The Foundation" was initially geared to be a Live Nation project in 2008, but the company folded its label division with the exit of then-chairman Michael Cohl and the record ended up on Atlantic.
Azoff's news was echoed by Madonna manager Guy Oseary this week via Twitter: "The update is that Madonna can't wait to get into the recording studio. This will happen as soon as she finishes the movie she directed."
Live Nation signed a 10-year multi-rights deal with Madonna in 2007 said to be worth as much as $100 million, including her touring, merchandising and recording rights. Madonna left Warner Bros., her label home of 25 years, after the release of her 2008 album "Hard Candy." Her subsequent Live Nation-produced "Sticky & Sweet" tour grossed $408 million worldwide, according to Billboard Boxscore, highest ever for a female artist.
After the Madonna deal, Live Nation subsequently announced long term multi-rights deals with such artists as U2 (which does not include recorded content), Shakira, Jay-Z and others. Still, it is likely Live Nation would partner with some other entity in releasing the record, as executives at the firm have stated repeatedly that they don't intend to enter the record business full-tilt.
"Live Nation, prior to the merger, entered into some of these all-rights deals, so there are certain artists, Madonna being one of them, that there is a recorded music strategy," Azoff saod. "Once she gets the album recorded, we'll sit down with her and her manager Guy Oseary and figure out what's best for the record. It has to start with the music."
All of the artists with whom Live Nation has secured long-term deals are doing well, particularly U2, currently on their record-shattering "360" tour. which will end up as the highest grossing tour of all time. Still, when asked if Live Nation would be cutting similar deals in the future, Azoff said, "No, we're not going to do multi-rights deals. But look at what's going on with our partners at Roc Nation and the kind of year that Jay-Z had. Shakira's touring has been really well-planned and has been incredibly successful this past year."
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Lady Gaga's 'Born' Blasts Off With Huge Sales & Radio Start
After its first three days of availability, Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" rockets to a record-setting debut on Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart and, thanks to exceptionally strong opening digital sales estimates, looks likely to storm the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 1 when the latter list is released Wednesday (Feb. 16).
The first single and title track from the star's third studio album, due May 23, charges ontp Pop Songs at No. 14 with 4,602 plays, according to Nielsen BDS, the highest detections total by a debuting title in the chart's 18-year history.
Additionally, sources say that "Born" shifted more than 450,000 downloads its first three days of release since Friday morning (11).
Its big sales start, plus jaw-dropping radio launch, sets up "Born"'s likely debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100. Not only would a No. 1 start represent just the Hot 100's 19th No. 1 opening, but, as previously reported, it would also mark the survey's 1,000th leader dating to its 1958 inception.
A bow of 450,000 downloads would secure Lady Gaga the biggest debut for a track by a woman, surpassing Britney Spears' bow with "Hold It Against Me" four weeks ago (411,000). If Gaga moves 450,000, it would also mark the fourth-largest debut among all digital tracks - a remarkable feat, considering the song had less than three full days of sales availability.
The biggest start for a track overall belongs to Flo Rida's "Right Round," which started with 636,000 in February 2009. In second place: the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" (465,000); and, third: Flo Rida's "Low" (460,000).
Highlights of the Hot 100, including the No. 1 title, will be released on Billboard.com Wednesday. All charts will be refreshed on Billboard.com Thursday (Feb. 17).
The opening Pop Songs plays sum of 4,602 for "Born" (which translates to a first-week audience of 39.3 million) bests the mark established when "Hold It Against Me" arrived with 4,071 spins four weeks ago. (Spears' song debuted after a full seven days of airplay. "Born" sets the format opening-week plays mark after only three days of availability, following the song's arrival at radio early Friday).
Lady Gaga's much-hyped appearance at the 53rd Grammy Awards last night (13) added to its opening-weekend pop culture blitz.
By launching at No. 14, "Born" logs the second-highest start in the Pop Songs list's archives. Only Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover" began at a higher rank, having soared in at No. 12 the week of Aug. 14, 1993. "Hold It Against Me" and Madonna's "Frozen" (March 7, 1998) follow with No. 16 arrivals.
"Lady Gaga has quickly become one of the biggest stars in music," says MoJoe Roberts, program director of KHOP (@95-1)/Modesto, Calif., which played "Born" 68 times between Friday and Sunday. "This single only helps solidify her place among music royalty."
"It's Gaga; How can you go wrong at this point?," echoes Dom Theodore, PD of WXRK (92.3 Now)/New York (38 plays through yesterday).
The song is an "instant, massive hit," says JB Wilde, PD of WMKS (105.7 Now)/Greensboro, N.C., which played the track 58 times through yesterday. "From the first spin, our phones and Facebook pages exploded with comments."
"Plus," adds Wilde, referring to Lady Gaga's much-buzzed-about Grammy Awards entrance in a gigantic egg, "it was great to see her steal the Easter Bunny's thunder."
WFLZ (93.3)/Tampa, Fla., first played "Born" in the 4 a.m. hour Friday (twice in a row) and 55 times total through yesterday.
"Overall feedback has been very positive from fans," says PD Tommy Chuck. "I believe that Lady Gaga is well on her way to another No. 1 hit and another big year."
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Florence & The Machine Announce US Summer Tour
Florence + The Machine’s success in the United States seems to have no intention of slowing down. After performing at last night’s 2011 Grammy Awards as well as the Oscars and Elton John’s annual Oscar party on February 27th, Florence Welch and her very talented Machine are pleased to announce shows this summer in the United States. She’ll be headlining venues across the country, as well as garnering a prestigious opening slot for U2 at select dates.
For the upcoming tour, Florence + the Machine is partnering exclusively with Gilt City (Gilt Groupe’s newest luxury site that provides its members insider access to the best a city has to offer) to sell advance tickets to shows in 9 cities throughout the US. Members of the site will be offered the chance to pay $75 for a pre-sale ticket AND a limited edition poster designed by Florence.
Below are the show locations and the dates when the offer goes live on the site:
Monday, February 14th
· New York
· Los Angeles
· Philadelphia
· Minneapolis
· Atlanta
· Orlando
Tuesday, February 15th
· Boston
· Chicago
· San Francisco
Florence + The Machine Summer Tour 2011:
6/12 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theater
6/13 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theater
6/17 – Minneapolis, MN – Weesner Ampitheater (onsale Feb. 25)
6/18 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
6/20 – Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier
6/22 – Baltimore, MD – M&T Bank Stadium ** w/U2
6/23 – Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion
6/24 – New York, NY – Central Park Summerstage
6/26 – East Lansing, MI – Spartan Stadium ** w/ U2
6/29 – Miami, FL – Sunlife Stadium ** w/ U2
6/30 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
7/1 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theater
7/2 – Nashville, TN – Vanderbilt Stadium ** w/U2
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Jennifer Lopez Locks Down ‘Love?’ Album Release Date
Jennifer Lopez is ready to spread the Love? The multi-talented entertainer has settled on a release date for her seventh studio album.
The “American Idol” judge will be working overtime now that her album has a drop date of March 29, Rap-Up.com can exclusively reveal. The project, her first since parting ways with Epic Records and signing with Island Def Jam, will feature production from RedOne on the Pitbull-assisted “On the Floor,” along with Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, Danja, and more.
“I think people are gonna be surprised with some of the vocals on this album,” J.Lo recently told Angie Martinez, adding that the record will have something for everyone. “Booty shakers, mid-tempos, feel-good [songs].”
Other releases scheduled for March 29 include Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale, Wiz Khalifa’s Rolling Papers, and Snoop Dogg’s Doggumentary.
A video for the first single “On the Floor” has been completed with director Taj and is set to debut later this month.
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New Radiohead Album ‘The King Of Limbs’ Announced - Due Saturday!
Radiohead have revealed their new album as 'The King Of Limbs', and it's set for release this Saturday.Source
We'd already had hints that the band's new record was complete, but now there's confirmation we'll have it in our grubby mits this weekend.
The announcement, made via the band's official website, reveals the record will come in two formats - digital only and 'newspaper'. The latter is claimed to be (perhaps) 'the world's first Newspaper Album', details of which read:
* Two clear 10" vinyl records in a purpose-built record sleeve.
* A compact disc.
* Many large sheets of artwork, 625 tiny pieces of artwork and a full-colour piece of oxo-degradeable plastic to hold it all together.
* The Newspaper Album comes with a digital download that is compatible with all good digital media players.
* The Newspaper Album will be shipped on Monday 9th May 2011 you can, however, enjoy the download on Saturday 19th February 2011.
* One lucky owner of the digital version of The King Of Limbs, purchased from this website, will receive a signed 2 track 12" vinyl.
That will set you back £30 including MP3s, or £33 including full quality WAV files. The digital version comes in two formats - MP3 at £6 and WAV at £9.
The record can be pre-ordered now here
Sunday, February 13, 2011
53rd Grammy Award Winners
Special Merit Awards
MusiCares Person of the Year
Barbra Streisand
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Record of the Year
"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer
"Nothin' on You" – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine, engineer/mixer
"Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem & Rihanna
Alex Da Kid & Makeba Riddick, producers; Alex Da Kid, Eminem & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers
"F*** You" – Cee Lo Green
The Smeezingtons, producers
"Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Angela Hunte, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, producers; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer
Recovery – Eminem
featured artists; Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, producers; Alex Da Kid, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Supa Dups, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Mr. Porter & Script Shepherd, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
"Need You Now"
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
"Beg Steal or Borrow"
o Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs)
"F*** You"
Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
"The House That Built Me"
Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"Love the Way You Lie"
Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem featuring Rihanna)
Best New Artist
Esperanza Spalding
Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Hey, Soul Sister" (Live) – Train
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"Imagine" – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono Nº1, Jeff Beck, & Oumou Sangaré
Best Pop Vocal Album
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Dance
Best Dance Recording
"Only Girl (In the World)" – Rihanna
Crystal Johnson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, producers: Stargate, Sandy Vee
"Rocket" – Goldfrapp
Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, producers; Mark 'Spike' Stent, mixer
"In for the Kill" – La Roux
Elly Jackson & Ben Langmaid, producers; Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, mixers
"Dance in the Dark" – Lady Gaga
Fernando Garibay & Lady Gaga, producers; Robert Orton, mixer
"Dancing on My Own" – Robyn
Patrik Berger & Robyn, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
Best Electronic/Dance Album
La Roux – La Roux
Traditional pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Crazy Love – Michael Bublé
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
"Helter Skelter" – Paul McCartney
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Tighten Up" – The Black Keys
Best Hard Rock Performance
"New Fang" – Them Crooked Vultures
Best Metal Performance
"El Dorado" – Iron Maiden
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"Hammerhead" – Jeff Beck
Best Rock Song
"Angry World"
Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
"Little Lion Man"
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Radioactive"
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)
"Resistance"
Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
"Tighten Up"
Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Best Rock Album
"The Resistance" – Muse
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
Brothers – The Black Keys
R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Bittersweet" – Fantasia
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"There Goes My Baby" – Usher
"Soldier of Love" – Sade
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"Hang On in There" – John Legend & The Roots
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"Fuck You!" – Cee Lo Green
Best R&B Song
"Shine"
John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
"Bittersweet"
Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
"Finding My Way Back"
Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
"Second Chance"
E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
"Why Would You Stay"
K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)
Best R&B Album
Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Raymond vs. Raymond – Usher
Rap
Best Rap Solo Performance
"Not Afraid" – Eminem
"On to the Next One" – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Best Rap Song
"Empire State of Mind"
Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
"Love the Way You Lie"
Alex da Kid, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
"Not Afraid"
M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
"Nothin' on You"
Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
"On to the Next One"
o Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)
Best Rap Album
Recovery – Eminem
Country
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"The House That Built Me" – Miranda Lambert
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"'Til Summer Comes Around" – Keith Urban
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum
"As She's Walking Away" – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
"Need You Now"
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
"The Breath You Take"
Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)
"Free"
Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
"The House That Built Me"
Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"I'd Love to Be Your Last"
Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
"If I Die Young"
Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
Best Country Album
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Music video
Best Short Form Music Video
"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga
Francis Lawrence, video director; Heather Heller, video producer
"Ain't No Grave" – (Johnny Cash)
Chris Milk, video director; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin, video producers
"Love The Way You Lie" – Eminem & Rihanna
Joseph Kahn, video director; Maryann Tanedo, video producer
"Stylo" – Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack
Pete Candeland & Jamie Hewlett, video directors; Cara Speller, video producer
"Fuck You!" – Cee Lo Green
Matt Stawski, video director; Paul Bock, video producer
Best Long Form Music Video
When You're Strange – The Doors
Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers
No Distance Left to Run – Blur
Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, video directors; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins & Lucas Ochoa, video producers
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story – Arif Mardin
Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video directors; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video producers
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage – Rush
Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video directors; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video producers
Under Great White Northern Lights – The White Stripes
Emmett Malloy, video director; Ian Montone & Mike Sarkissian, video producers
MusiCares Person of the Year
Barbra Streisand
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Julie Andrews
- Roy Haynes
- Juilliard String Quartet
- the Kingston Trio
- Dolly Parton
- Ramones
- George Beverly Shea
Record of the Year
"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer
"Nothin' on You" – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine, engineer/mixer
"Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem & Rihanna
Alex Da Kid & Makeba Riddick, producers; Alex Da Kid, Eminem & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers
"F*** You" – Cee Lo Green
The Smeezingtons, producers
"Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Angela Hunte, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, producers; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer
Recovery – Eminem
featured artists; Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, producers; Alex Da Kid, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Supa Dups, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Mr. Porter & Script Shepherd, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
"Need You Now"
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
"Beg Steal or Borrow"
o Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs)
"F*** You"
Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
"The House That Built Me"
Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"Love the Way You Lie"
Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem featuring Rihanna)
Best New Artist
Esperanza Spalding
- Justin Bieber
- Drake
- Florence & The Machine
- Mumford & Sons
Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga
- "King of Anything" – Sara Bareilles
- "Halo" (Live) – Beyoncé
- "Chasing Pirates" – Norah Jones
- "Teenage Dream" – Katy Perry
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars
- "Haven't Met You Yet" – Michael Bublé
- "This Is It" – Michael Jackson
- "Whataya Want from Me" – Adam Lambert
- "Half of My Heart" – John Mayer
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Hey, Soul Sister" (Live) – Train
- "Don't Stop Believin'" (Regionals Version) – Glee Cast
- "Misery" – Maroon 5
- "The Only Exception" – Paramore
- "Babyfather" – Sade
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"Imagine" – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono Nº1, Jeff Beck, & Oumou Sangaré
- "Airplanes, Part II" – B.o.B, Eminem, & Hayley Williams
- "If It Wasn't for Bad" – Elton John & Leon Russell
- "Telephone" – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
- "California Gurls" – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
Best Pop Vocal Album
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
- My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber
- I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle
- Battle Studies – John Mayer
- Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
Dance
Best Dance Recording
"Only Girl (In the World)" – Rihanna
Crystal Johnson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, producers: Stargate, Sandy Vee
"Rocket" – Goldfrapp
Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, producers; Mark 'Spike' Stent, mixer
"In for the Kill" – La Roux
Elly Jackson & Ben Langmaid, producers; Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, mixers
"Dance in the Dark" – Lady Gaga
Fernando Garibay & Lady Gaga, producers; Robert Orton, mixer
"Dancing on My Own" – Robyn
Patrik Berger & Robyn, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
Best Electronic/Dance Album
La Roux – La Roux
- These Hopeful Machines – BT
- Further – The Chemical Brothers
- Head First – Goldfrapp
- Black Light – Groove Armada
Traditional pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Crazy Love – Michael Bublé
- The Greatest Love Songs of All Time – Barry Manilow
- Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville – Johnny Mathis
- Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V – Rod Stewart
- Love Is the Answer – Barbra Streisand
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
"Helter Skelter" – Paul McCartney
- "Run Back to Your Side" – Eric Clapton
- "Crossroads" – John Mayer
- "Silver Rider" – Robert Plant and the Band of Joy
- "Angry World" – Neil Young
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Tighten Up" – The Black Keys
- "Ready to Start" – Arcade Fire
- "I Put a Spell on You" – Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
- "Radioactive" – Kings of Leon
- "Resistance" – Muse
Best Hard Rock Performance
"New Fang" – Them Crooked Vultures
- "A Looking in View" – Alice in Chains
- "Let Me Hear You Scream" – Ozzy Osbourne
- "Black Rain" – Soundgarden
- "Between the Lines" – Stone Temple Pilots
Best Metal Performance
"El Dorado" – Iron Maiden
- "Let the Guilt Go" – Korn
- "In Your Words" – Lamb of God
- "Sudden Death" – Megadeth
- "World Painted Blood" – Slayer
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"Hammerhead" – Jeff Beck
- "Black Mud" – The Black Keys
- "Do the Murray" – Los Lobos
- "Kundalini Bonfire" – Dave Matthews &Tim Reynolds
- "The Deathless Horsie" – Dweezil Zappa
Best Rock Song
"Angry World"
Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
"Little Lion Man"
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Radioactive"
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)
"Resistance"
Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
"Tighten Up"
Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Best Rock Album
"The Resistance" – Muse
- Emotion & Commotion – Jeff Beck
- Backspacer – Pearl Jam
- Mojo – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Le Noise – Neil Young
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
Brothers – The Black Keys
- The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
- Infinite Arms – Band of Horses
- Broken Bells – Broken Bells
- Contra – Vampire Weekend
R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Bittersweet" – Fantasia
- "Everything to Me" – Monica
- "Gone Already" – Faith Evans
- "Tired" – Kelly Price
- "Holding You Down" – Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"There Goes My Baby" – Usher
- "Second Chance" – El DeBarge
- "Finding My Way Back" – Jaheim
- "Why Would You Stay" – Kem
- "We're Still Friends" – (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
"Soldier of Love" – Sade
- "Love" – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
- "Take My Time" – Chris Brown & Tank
- "You've Got a Friend" – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
- "Shine" – John Legend & The Roots
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"Hang On in There" – John Legend & The Roots
- "When a Woman Loves" – R. Kelly
- "You're So Amazing" – Calvin Richardson
- "In Between" – Ryan Shaw
- "Go" (Live) – Betty Wright
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"Fuck You!" – Cee Lo Green
- "Little One" – Bilal
- "Orion" – Carolyn Malachi
- "Tightrope" – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
- "Still" – Eric Roberson
Best R&B Song
"Shine"
John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
"Bittersweet"
Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
"Finding My Way Back"
Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
"Second Chance"
E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
"Why Would You Stay"
K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)
Best R&B Album
Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots
- Still Standing – Monica
- Back to Me – Fantasia
- Another Round – Jaheim
- The Love & War Masterpeace – Raheem DeVaughn
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Raymond vs. Raymond – Usher
- Untitled – R. Kelly
- Graffiti – Chris Brown
- Transition – Ryan Leslie
- The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monáe
Rap
Best Rap Solo Performance
"Not Afraid" – Eminem
- "Over" – Drake
- "How Low" – Ludacris
- "I'm Back" – T.I.
- "Power" – Kanye West
"On to the Next One" – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
- "Shutterbugg" – Big Boi & Cutty
- "Fancy" – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
- "My Chick Bad" – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
- "Lose My Mind" – Young Jeezy & Plies
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
- "Nothin' on You" – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
- "Deuces" – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
- "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem & Rihanna
- "Wake Up Everybody" – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common
Best Rap Song
"Empire State of Mind"
Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
"Love the Way You Lie"
Alex da Kid, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
"Not Afraid"
M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
"Nothin' on You"
Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
"On to the Next One"
o Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)
Best Rap Album
Recovery – Eminem
- The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
- Thank Me Later – Drake
- The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
- How I Got Over – The Roots
Country
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"The House That Built Me" – Miranda Lambert
- "Satisfied" – Jewel
- "Swingin'" – LeAnn Rimes
- "Temporary Home" – Carrie Underwood
- "I'd Love To Be Your Last" – Gretchen Wilson
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"'Til Summer Comes Around" – Keith Urban
- "Macon" – Jamey Johnson
- "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)" – Toby Keith
- "Turning Home" – David Nail
- "Gettin' You Home" – Chris Young
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum
- "Free" – Zac Brown Band
- "Elizabeth" – Dailey & Vincent
- "Little White Church" – Little Big Town
- "Where Rainbows Never Die" – The SteelDrivers
"As She's Walking Away" – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
- "Bad Angel" – Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
- "Pride (In the Name of Love)" – Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
- "Hillbilly Bone" – Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
- "I Run to You" – Marty Stuart & Connie Smith
"Need You Now"
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
"The Breath You Take"
Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)
"Free"
Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
"The House That Built Me"
Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"I'd Love to Be Your Last"
Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
"If I Die Young"
Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
Best Country Album
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
- Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley
- You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band
- The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson
- Revolution – Miranda Lambert
Music video
Best Short Form Music Video
"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga
Francis Lawrence, video director; Heather Heller, video producer
"Ain't No Grave" – (Johnny Cash)
Chris Milk, video director; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin, video producers
"Love The Way You Lie" – Eminem & Rihanna
Joseph Kahn, video director; Maryann Tanedo, video producer
"Stylo" – Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack
Pete Candeland & Jamie Hewlett, video directors; Cara Speller, video producer
"Fuck You!" – Cee Lo Green
Matt Stawski, video director; Paul Bock, video producer
Best Long Form Music Video
When You're Strange – The Doors
Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers
No Distance Left to Run – Blur
Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, video directors; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins & Lucas Ochoa, video producers
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story – Arif Mardin
Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video directors; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video producers
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage – Rush
Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video directors; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video producers
Under Great White Northern Lights – The White Stripes
Emmett Malloy, video director; Ian Montone & Mike Sarkissian, video producers
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Ke$ha "disappointed" by Grammys snub
Ke$ha has admitted that she was "disappointed" at being snubbed in this year's Grammy Award nominations.
Many were surprised when Ke$ha's debut album Animal didn't receive any nominations when they were announced in December, but the singer claims that she isn't too worried.
"I was disappointed that I didn't get nominated," she confirmed to Vanity Fair. "But I've only been around for a year.
"I'm friends with the Black Keys, and they were nominated for the first time this year and they've been around for a decade. That's like half my life, so I really can't be a brat about it.
"I plan on making a lot more records, and hopefully one of them will be Grammy-worthy," she added.
Ke$ha begins her first headlining tour, called 'The Get $leazy Tour', on February 15.
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Will.i.am Cautions Artists About iTunes: 'It Should Be the Scariest Thing in the World'
In a room of full of entertainment lawyers and Grammy execs on Friday, Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am offered frank insight and advice on how the music business can better manage its tumultuous relationship with technology.
"Believe me, I love Apple...but iTunes shouldn't be the answer," said Will.IAm in his keynote address at the Grammy Foundation's 13th annual Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "[For artists], it should be the scariest thing in the world."
Will.I.am described the plight of the modern musician as "like selling echoes" and pushed the need for young singers and songwriters to become experts in computers science so they may better benefit from a fast-paced marketplace.
Per his recent appointment as Intel's director of creative innovation, Will.I.Am spoke of the need to amp up efforts for tech education.
"We need to inspire kids to take notice of how and why a computer works," he said. "It's the marriage of art and science."
Will.I.Am, who was raised by a single mother in the projects of East L.A., has also been an active philanthropist since his early years in the Black Eyes Peas, a group he co-founded as a teenager with fellow band member Apl.de.Ap when the two were still in high school.
Among many endeavors, his six-year-old Peapod Foundation provides toys and supplies to local orphanages, including a new facility in Watts. He says the work should be an imperative for all musicians who reach his level of success.
"I do it because I want to do it," he said of charity work. "But if you don't use your own money, you don't really have a good reason to be doing it at all."
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Adam Lambert: 'Glam Nation Live' CD/DVD Out March 22
Adam Lambert will release Glam Nation Live, a CD/DVD featuring some of his most beloved performances, on March 22!
The 29-year-old entertainer will include a bonus track on the 12-track CD that includes “Ring of Fire,” “If I Had You,” and “Whataya Want From Me”.
Adam will begin showcasing clips from Glam Nation Live beginning on Friday (February 11) on Vevo - and starting today, you can pre-order the CD/DVD at AdamOfficial.com.Source
Jennifer Hudson Talks Grammy Aretha Franklin Tribute
Thursday night in Los Angeles saw the convergence of some of the biggest voices in music at the Staples Center, as Grammy rehearsals kicked off for the Aretha Franklin tribute. The genre-spanning group included Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine, country star Martina McBride and gospel great Yolanda Adams.
The fivesome powered through a medley of Franklin's hits that will open the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night.
The Staples Center rafters rattled as the group belted out "Natural Woman," before each diva took on their own Franklin tune. Aguilera went first with "Ain't No Way," McBride was up next with "Until You Come Back to Me," Welch followed with "Think," Jennifer Hudson tackled the iconic "Respect" and Adams rounded things out with "Spirit in the Dark." The ladies all closed with the empowering "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves."
"Dreamgirl" Hudson and Brit songstress Welch were clearly having a good time onstage, bumping hips and improvising their own two-steps.
Minutes after the rehearsal, Hudson spoke to MTV News about the tribute.
"Rehearsals are going, and went, very well," Hudson said. "It's a lot of fun, and just being amongst the other ladies and being around some of my favorite artists, and then tributing Aretha Franklin, it's just like surreal. And it's a moment you just have to take in and enjoy it, and I'm like on cloud nine just in that moment."
As far as the monumental task of deciding which song to select from the Queen of Soul, the decision, it turns out, wasn't Hudson's problem.
"They were chosen for us," she admitted. "I know that had to be the hardest job because Aretha has like catalogues of music. And I remember when they asked me to submit a list and I'm like, 'Oh my God! Where do I start?' "
You'll have to tune in Sunday night to see how the divas pull it off.
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Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ Goes Number One, Breaks iTunes Record
Lady Gaga’s brand new single “Born This Way” has reached the number one spot on iTunes U.S. in less than three hours since its release, becoming the fastest song to ever do so. The previous record holder was Taylor Swift’s “Mine,” which topped the singles chart in five hours. Click here to buy the song on iTunes now!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Beyonce Headlining Glastonbury Festival
Beyonce has been confirmed as a headliner at this year's Glastonbury Festival, which will take place from June 22-26 in South West England. The R&B/pop star, who is currently working with producers like Sean Garrett on her fourth album, will perform a 90-minute set on the final day of the fest.
Beyonce -- who is nominated for two Grammy awards this year -- was last seen on stage supporting her 2008 album, "I Am... Sasha Fierce," during her "I Am... World Tour," which ended last February. Rumors spread earlier this week that the singer would be headlining Glastonbury alongside U2 and Coldplay, although no other performers have been confirmed yet.
"This really is the biggest festival in the world and I cannot wait to perform there. Everyone who attends is really appreciative of music and is in such a good mood that entire weekend," says Beyonce in a statement. "I'm pumped just thinking about that huge audience and soaking up their energy."
Beyonce was last seen at Glastonbury Festival in 2008, watching her husband, Jay-Z, perform a headlining set. The festival, which expects an audience of 200,000 this year, featured Gorillaz, Muse and Stevie Wonder as headliners last June.
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Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera Win Virgin Media Music Awards
This year the Virgin Media Music Awards were all about the ladies, with pop stars like Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera and Kylie Minogue taking top prizes. According to the awards' website, more than 6 million votes were cast by fans in the U.K., taking some of music's fiercest females to the top of the nominee pack.
Minogue took home the prize for Best Album for her 2010 release Aphrodite. She also won Best Single for her track "All the Lovers."
Following her national anthem slip-up at the Super Bowl last weekend, Christina Aguilera was showered with love by fans who named her Best Comeback. Aguilera will have a chance to further redeem herself when she performs at Sunday's Grammy Awards.
Lady Gaga took home the prize for Best Collaboration for her epic dance track "Telephone" featuring fellow diva Beyoncé. The song and video placed second in two categories, Best Single and Best Video. Gaga also placed second in the Best Live Act category. John Lennon won the honor for Legend of the Year, but Gaga came in second, further solidifying her pop icon status.
Muse took home the prize for Best Group and Best Live Act, Marina and the Diamonds nabbed the Best Newcomer trophy and Shakira won Best Solo Female. And while her solo album was received as well stateside, Miley Cyrus' "Can't Be Tamed" video nabbed the teen star Best Video.
Brits James Blunt and Pixie Lott were named Hottest Male and Hottest Female. Plan B took home the award for Best Solo Male.
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Lady Gaga and Target Partner on Exclusive Deluxe Edition of ‘Born This Way’
Lady Gaga has partnered with Target to offer fans an exclusive deluxe edition of her new album Born This Way, due out in May. The edition includes three additional studio songs and five remixes and will be available for pre-order at target.com/gaga beginning at 8 a.m. CST on Friday, February 11th through Saturday, February 26th.
“We’re excited to be working with Target,” said Steve Berman, vice chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M. “We always have a tremendously successful relationship when we get together on something like this. Target provides us with the perfect platform to really turn the spotlight on the incredible album that Lady Gaga has made.”
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Kanye West "Doesn't Use A Mobile Phone"
Kanye West may be a superstar rapper, but according to pint-sized popstar Justin Bieber, Yeezy doesn't own a mobile phone.
The Baby hitmaker, who worked with Kanye on a remix of his tune Runaway Love, claims he was shocked to find out that the Power rapper doesn't have a cell.
Speaking of Yeezy to our US Team, the 16-year old singer revealed: "It's funny, because he doesn't even use a phone, he just sends email."
Bieber continued: "It's so crazy. I'm like, 'How can you not use a phone?'"
Justin, who premiered his new 3D movie Never Say Never in LA last night, also shed some light on what it is like working with Kanye, revealing that West is "really laid back."
The Pray singer explained: "He reproduced the 'Runaway' joint, and I'm really excited. It was amazing. He's such a cool guy, and he's just really laid back and just nice, and at the end of the day, he's just a nice person."
JB's manager Scooter Braun also admitted that Bieber and West are collaborating on some new material for Justin's next album, stating: "Justin is working on new music. He and Kanye had a call the other day about a song they're trying to work on together."
He added: "Kanye wants to produce a bunch of new songs for the new album."
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Nicki Minaj Has "Toned Down" Her Sexy Image
Nicki Minaj has claimed that she has "toned down" her sexy image despite protests from her record label, Young Money.
Speaking to NME, the Moment 4 Life rapper revealed that she wanted to take on a less saucy character, because she wanted to be know for her music and not just her looks.
The 26-year old explained: "If you listen to my album, compared to my early mixtapes, a lot has changed. I mean, I really toned down the sexual stuff."
She continued: "There was no need for me to do it. I feel like in the past females have kinda relied on that because they feel like that’s all they have to offer."
As for making the change against Young Money's wishes, the star - who signed with Lil Wayne's label in 2009 - added: "I was around people who were telling me, 'This is what you should be doing'."
"When you're young and impressionable you feel like 'Okay, you know best'."
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Nightwish reveal concept for their next album
In the midst of recording a new album, Nightwish has been preparing a movie.
"Imaginarium" is a music fantasy - film based on the forthcoming Nightwish album of the same title and its 13 songs.
The protagonist of the film is a songwriter with an otherworldly imagination. He is an old man who still thinks he`s a young boy. While asleep he travels into his distant past where his dreams of old come back to him mixed to the young boy`s world of fantasy and music.
In his dreams the old man fights to find the memories most important to him.
This never-done-before project originates to more than two years in the past when Tuomas first introduced his ambitious idea of the Imaginarium - concept to the fellow band members and to Mr. Stobe Harju, the director behind "The Islander" - music video. He will be the director of this full-length feature. The film will be produced by Solar Films Inc. together with Nightwish.
The shootings for "Imaginarium" will begin this spring, it will have its premiere in 2012 and the album it`s based on will be released in an undefined point in time.
Nightwish will hold a press conference related to this project at the end of February.
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Joe Jonas: "The Dance Element Is Where My Heart Is"
Joe Jonas has been busy working on the studio on his solo album.
Make sure to pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly for a sneak peek of what Joe’s been working on. Don’t worry, Joe isn’t moving too far from the roots of the music you’ve grown to love from him.
He shares, “It’s not a cheesy pop record. Most of the songs are love-related, but I put responsibility on myself to grab their ears again.”
So what is the sound? Joe says, “The dance element is where my heart is.”
For even more, make sure to pick up the issue of EW which is on newsstands in NYC and LA today and everywhere on Friday.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Nicki Minaj Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200, Crosses 1 Million Sales
Nicki Minaj crowns the Billboard 200 albums chart for the first time, as her "Pink Friday" set steps 3-1 in its 11th week on the list (45,000; up 18% per Nielsen SoundScan). "Pink" also pushes past the 1 million total sales mark this week -- 1,035,000 total since its Nov. 22, 2010 release.
"Pink Friday" initially debuted at No. 2 and has since spent its entire chart life in the top 10.
Minaj's patient wait for her turn at No. 1 is a rare sight. For the most part, an album is only No. 1 because it debuted there. It's unusual for a set to climb to the top. Case in point: in 2010, there were 30 albums that hit No. 1, but just one -- Lil Wayne's "I Am Not A Human Being" -- actually rose to the top. Wayne debuted at No. 2 off of just downloads, then fell to No. 16 the next week, only to reach No. 1 the next once the CD version of the album dropped.
Before "Friday's" ascent to the top, the last album to take longer to rise to No. 1 was way back on the chart dated March 5, 2005, when Ray Charles' "Genius Loves Company" finally hit No. 1 in its 25th week. It zoomed 15-1 with 224,000 (up 202%) following its Grammy win for album of the year.
Minaj's 18% sales gain could be attributed to sustained impact from her "Saturday Night Live" guest turn on Jan. 30, in addition to some surprising viral love from confessed fans Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez. The latter ladies can be found -- separately -- on YouTube rapping to the "Pink Friday" cut "Super Bass." The two most popular clips have racked up more than 2 million views in the five days they've been online.
Last week's No. 1, Amos Lee's "Mission Bell," falls way down to No. 26 with 15,000 (down 62%). That's a larger positional drop than the one experienced by Cake's "Showroom of Compassion," which collapsed 1-25 three weeks ago.
Rock band Red debuts in the runner-up slot this week with its "Until We Have Faces" set, and at No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart. It bows with 43,000 -- a bigger start than the 39,000 that greeted its second album, 2009's "Innocence & Instinct," upon its No. 15 entry on the Billboard 200.
Ricky Martin returns to the Billboard 200 with the mostly-Spanish studio set "Musica + Alma + Sexo" starting at No. 3 with 32,000. His last effort, 2005's "Life," began at No. 6 with 73,000. "Musica" is his first Spanish studio offering since "Almas Del Silencio" in 2003, which launched at No. 12 with 65,000. "Musica" is the highest charting primarily-Spanish language set since Selena's No. 1 album "Dreaming Of You" spent its first three chart weeks lodged in the top three (Aug. 5 through Aug. 19, 1995).
At No. 4, Bruno Mars' "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" rises one slot (just under 32,000; down 3%) while Rihanna's "Loud" rallies 13-5 (29,000; up 15%). "Kidz Bop 19" is up three to No. 6 (28,000; down 7%), Jason Aldean's "My Kinda Party" skips 12-7 (27,000; up 5%) and Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" falls one to No. 8 (also with almost 27,000; down 13%). Closing out the top 10 albums are P!nk's "Greatest Hits ... So Far!!!" up two to No. 9 (25,000; down 6%) and Eminem's "Recovery" ascends 16-10 (just under 25,000; up 18%). It's a tight top 10 -- Nos. 3-10 are separated by just 6,696 units.
Over on the Digital Songs chart, Dr. Dre bows at No. 1 with "I Need a Doctor" (featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey), selling 226,000 downloads. "Doctor" follows Dre's "Kush," which premiered at No. 36 in December with just 45,000; earning its best week in the following stanza, with 67,000 at No. 22.
Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow" earns a 6% gain -- no doubt spurred on by Super Bowl action -- while holding at No. 2 with 198,000 while P!nk's "F**kin' Perfect" falls from 1-3 with 187,000 (down 22%).
Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now" (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes) starts at No. 4 with 158,000. It's the best sales week for Brown since his "No Air" duet with Jordin Sparks shifted 153,000 in April of 2008. "Look At Me Now" is also Brown's first top 10 hit on the Digital Songs chart his 2008 Summer Olympics song "Dreamer" debuted at No. 5 in August of that year.
Mars' "Grenade" slips 3-5 (141,000; down 15%), Enrique Iglesias' "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" falls 5-6 (124,000; down 13%) and Katy Perry's "Firework" drops 6-7 (121,000; down 10%). Far*East Movement's "Rocketeer" holds at No. 8 (117,000; down 7%), Pitbull's "Hey Baby" falls 4-9 (116,000; down 7%) and Diddy Dirty Money's "Coming Home" (featuring Grey) slides 7-10 (112,000; down 14%).
Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Feb. 6) totaled 5.5 million units, up 4% compared to the sum last week (5.3 million) and down 18% compared to the comparable sales week of 2010 (6.7 million). Year to date album sales stand at 26.3 million, down 14% compared to the same total at this point last year (30.7 million).
Digital track sales this past week totaled 24.6 million downloads, down less than 1% compared to last week (24.7 million) and up 2% stacked next to the comparable week of 2010 (24.1 million). Year to date track sales are at 132.9 million, up 4% compared to the same total at this point last year (128.1 million).
Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2010 when: Sade's "Soldier of Love" marched in at No. 1 with a whopping 502,000. Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" slid from the top slot to No. 2 with 208,000 (down 1%).
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