...who also announced North American tour dates today.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Britney Spears' 'Hold It Against Me' Debuts Atop Hot 100
Britney Spears becomes just the second artist in the Billboard Hot 100's 52-year history to debut multiple songs at No. 1, as "Hold It Against Me" blasts in at the summit.
Spears previously launched at the apex with "3" the week of Oct. 24, 2009. She joins Mariah Carey as the only acts to arrive at No. 1 more than once. Carey made such grand entrances with "Fantasy" and "One Sweet Day" in 1995 and "Honey" in 1997. (All charts will be refreshed tomorrow (Jan. 20) on Billboard.com).
"Hold It Against Me" is the 18th song to debut at No. 1 and the first since Ke$ha's "We R Who We R" the week of Nov. 13, 2010.
The track is Spears' fourth No. 1 on the Hot 100. Prior to "3," she reigned with her debut single "...Baby One More Time" (two weeks, 1999) and "Womanizer" (one week, 2008).
"Hold It Against Me" starts atop Digital Songs with 411,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. As previously reported, the sum marks the highest debut frame by a lead female artist, besting the 325,000 shifted by Taylor Swift's "Today Was a Fairytale" the week of Feb. 6, 2010.
On Radio Songs, "Hold It Against Me" begins at No. 23 with 45 million first-week audience impressions, according to Nielsen BDS. The song's No. 23 entrance is the chart's best since Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" began at the same rank the week of March 1, 2008.
Two other tracks storm the upper reaches of the Hot 100. "What the Hell," the first single from Avril Lavigne's fourth album, "Goodbye Lullaby," due March 8, opens at No. 13. The song starts at No. 6 on Digital Songs with sales of 163,000.
At No. 23 on the Hot 100, Kanye West and Jay-Z debut with "H*A*M." The first single from the superstar pair's upcoming collaborative album, "Watch the Throne," enters Digital Songs at No. 10 (125,000).
Directly below "Hold It Against Me" on the Hot 100, three titles dip one notch each: Bruno Mars' "Grenade" (1-2), Katy Perry's "Firework" (2-3) and Rihanna's "What's My Name?," featuring Drake (3-4).
Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow" lifts 7-5, jumping Enrique Iglesias' "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)," featuring Ludacris & DJ Frank E (6-6), while "We R Who We R" slides 4-7.
P!nk descends 5-8 with "Raise Your Glass" but claims dual Greatest Gainer/Digital and Airplay honors with "F**kin' Perfect" (57-30). The second new track from her "Greatest Hits... So Far!!!" retrospective bounds 66-25 on Digital Songs (70,000, up 95%) and 68-44 (27.5 million, up 54%) on Radio Songs.
The Black Eyed Peas' "The Time (Dirty Bit)" and Mars' "Just the Way You Are" round out the Hot 100 top 10, each dropping a rung to Nos. 9 and 10, respectively.
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Jessie J Wants Nicki Minaj for Remix
Getting a verse from Nicki Minaj is not easy these days, but Jessie J is up to the task. The British singer-songwriter has set her sights on recruiting the in-demand rapper and she’s not stopping until she gets what she wants.
The 22-year-old BRIT Award honoree tried reaching out to the Harajuku Barbie for a remix, but was unsuccessful at first. “I tried to, but I think she’s a busy lady,” she tells Rap-Up.com. “I’d love to have her on my ‘Do It Like a Dude’ [remix] for the U.S., but I like to let things happen organically. I think if she likes it, it’ll happen.”
Now that she’s making a name for herself, Jessie hopes to reignite talks in-person at next month’s Grammy Awards. “I’m a huge fan of hers. I’m just gonna maybe bug her at the Grammys like, ‘Hi, we have the same hair.’ You never know. I’m just gonna keep an open mind and see what happens.”
The stars may align sooner as Nicki visits Jessie’s London hometown this week for her Pink Friday promo tour.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Cher scores number 1 single in each of the last 6 decades
Propelled by Sunday’s Golden Globe win for best original song, Cher‘s Burlesque contribution ‘You Haven’t Seen The Last of Me‘ is set to top the American Dance/Club Play chart released by Billboard. It might just be a dance chart, but this feat will make Cher the only act to have had a number 1 Billboard single in each of the last six decades.
When told about the achievement, she told Billboard:
“How can it be six decades when I’m only four decades?”
Fierce.
Written by power ballad queen Diane Warren, ‘You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me’ has been remixed by the likes of Dave Aude, StoneBridge, Edson Pride and Almighty (listen to the latter below).
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The Pretty Reckless Announce Headline Tour in Support of Debut CD, Light Me Up
THE PRETTY RECKLESS, fronted by Gossip Girl's Taylor Momsen, hit the road in support of their full length cd, Light Me Up available digitally February 8th on Interscope Records. Runner Runner support The Pretty Reckless on their headline tour which commences February 11th in Los Angeles concluding March 20th in Hartford, CT.
Light Me Up debuted on the UK's rock chart at #1, spending 6 consecutive weeks at the top of the chart. The single debuted on the main chart at #6. The Pretty Reckless performed at this year's Bamboozle Festival and on the entire nationwide run of this year's Vans Warped Tour. Rollingstone.com picked TPR as one of the five breakout bands to watch at this year's festival and Spin.com called Momsen's songs "pretty kickass." "The girl can really wail, singing with a remarkably raspy, world-weary howl that's worth taking seriously." The video for the focus track, "Just Tonight" can be viewed at http://bit.ly/JustTonight. The songs are all written by Momsen, her producer Kato Khandwala (Paramore, Breaking Benjamin, All Time Low) and guitarist Ben Phillips.
Momsen is the face of Madonna's "Material Girl" clothing line sold exclusively at Macy's. In addition, Taylor is the face of John Galliano's newest fragrance "parlez-moi d'amour" (Talk to me about love – http://bit.ly/TaylorGalliano).
The Kills hit the road with Foals, Cold Cave and The Entrance Band
Bluesy-post punk architects The Kills, are loading up the tour bus and hitting the road for a three month adventure, beginning March in Antwerp, and winding its way down to San Francisco at The Fillmore, May 11th with very special guests Cold Cave and The Entrance Band.
Led by British guitarist Jamie Hince and American singer Alison Mosshart (who does double duty singing with The Dead Weather), the pair began recording their forthcoming album Blood Pressures at Key Club studios in Michigan joined by producers Bill Skibbe and Jessica Ruffins. The last few songs were finished in an undisclosed London studio and is slated for an April 5th release.
The last time the band trecked out this way was in 2009 in support of the Midnight Boom LP.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Top Ten Fan-Mashups
Ever wish your favorite artists would do a collaboration with another artists but the song never comes to fruition? Look no further than YouTube.
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