Wednesday, February 22, 2012
RUMOR: Madonna's "Girls Gone Wild" to premiere this Friday
Katy Perry Scores Her 7th Chart-Topper as "Part of Me" Debuts at #1
Katy Perry's "Part of Me" rockets in at the Billboard Hot 100 summit, while Adele, the late Whitney Houston, Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown all make notable news in the chart's top 10.
Following her appearance at the 54th Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, Perry, who performed "Part" in a medley with her former No. 1 "E.T.," engineers just the 20th No. 1 entrance in the Hot 100's 53-year history. Lady Gaga had last stormed in at the chart's top spot almost a year ago (Feb. 26, 2011) with "Born This Way," which also benefitted from Grammys exposure last year; "Born" reached retail and radio the Friday before last year's event, at which Gaga sang it.
"Part" marks the first start at the pinnacle for a single on the storied Capitol Records label. The song is Perry's seventh career Hot 100 No. 1.
After Capitol released it to radio and retail on Feb. 13, "Part," the lead single from Perry's "Teenage Dream" deluxe edition, "The Complete Confection" (due March 27), blasts in atop the Hot 100 and Digital Songs with 411,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, marking Perry's best career sales week. On Radio Songs, "Part" launches at No. 36 with 35 million audience impressions, according to Nielsen BDS.
"Confection" picks up where the original version of "Dream" left off: producing a Hot 100 No. 1. Dream matched Michael Jackson's Bad (1987-88) by tallying five Hot 100 leaders, the most toppers from a single album over one release in the chart's archives.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Shakira signs to Roc Nation management
Superstar singer Shakira has become the latest artist to join Jay-Z's Roc Nation management team!
Kanye & Jay-Z announce European Watch The Throne dates
Europe, as many of us already expected, is getting its fair share of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s famed ‘Watch The Throne’ tour this May/June following the massive success in the United States and Canada.
Starting off in the UK at London’s O2 Arena, the tour will embark through Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Belgium, Germany, and Ireland, with more dates expected to be announced. Check out the initial listings below and hit up your local ticket outlet for information on purchasing tickets, UK fans can visit See Tickets now.
Fiona Apple Announces U.S. Dates
Following the announcement that Fiona will perform at Pitchfork's official SXSW showcase, the singer has announced a string of U.S. tour dates in Chicago, Washington, DC, New York, Atlantic City, and Boston.
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