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Madonna’s New Album ‘Licorice’
Posted in Album Release, Billboard's Top Music, Madonna, Music, Music People, Music Review, New LP, Pop Music, Singers on the December 8, 2007
Earlier in the week, it has been reported that Madonna previewed her album for Warner Bros. staff members in New York. Now, we have a date for the release of Madonna’s new and last album for Warner Bros. Billboard is reporting that ‘Licorice’ is set for a late April 2008 release.
The Queen of Pop’s husband, Guy Ritchie, pimped out her album at the ‘Revolver’ premiere saying “It’s her best CD. And I’m not just saying that. Well, I am just saying it, but I also mean it.”
After the release of ‘Licorice’ and a greatest hits album, Madonna’s $120 million deal with Artist Nation and Live Nation will start.
Jay-Z Hits No. 1 on Billboards 200
Posted in Billboard's Top Music, Debut Album, Hip-Hop, Hit Song, Music Bands, Music People, R&B, Rap Music, Records Sale, Singers, Song, Top List on the November 15, 2007
Jay-Z scores his 10th No. 1 album on The Billboard 200, as “American Gangster” (Def Jam) debuts on top this week after selling 425,000 copies in the United States. The rapper thus ties Elvis Presley in second place for the most No. 1 albums on the chart; only the Beatles have had more, with 19.
Since 1998, all eight of Jay-Z’s solo studio albums have hit No. 1, in addition to his “Collision Course” project with Linkin Park and his “Unfinished Business” collaboration with R. Kelly.
After bowing at No. 1 last week, the Eagles’ “Long Road Out of Eden” (Eagles Recording Co.) slips to No. 2 with 359,000, a 49% sales decrease. Garth Brooks’ “The Ultimate Hits” (Pearl) debuts at No. 3 after shifting 352,000 units. Brooks’ last studio set, 2001’s “Scarecrow,” debuted at No. 1 with 466,000. His only releases since then have been Wal-Mart exclusives and were thus not eligible to appear on The Billboard 200.
Kanye leads 50 Cent in CD sales face-off
Posted in 50 Cent, Billboard's Top Music, Celebs, Hip-Hop, Kanye West, MTV, MTV VMA, Music, Music People, Photography, R&B on the September 13, 2007
50 Cent may be getting hip-hop’s equivalent of a gold watch next week. Early reports have Kanye West beating 50 in their much-hyped battle of album sales: West’s “Graduation” is on pace to sell about 575,000 to 700,000 its first week out, while 50 Cent’s “Curtis” is on track to do 550,000, according to Billboard magazine.
As of day one, Kanye had sold 437,000 copies to 50’s 310,000, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
Both albums came out Tuesday, and a confident 50 Cent famously announced that he would retire if West outsold him in first-week sales.
“I just don’t view him as competition based on our previous sales histories,” 50 Cent told The Associated Press last month.
But it looks as if 50 underestimated the power of West, and perhaps, overestimated his own appeal.
“I don’t think it’s helped 50 that so many of these pre release singles that have come out have fizzled on the charts right away,” said Jonathan Cohen, Billboard’s senior editor. “There were street date changes. It has just not been a good run-up to this record for him.”
Meanwhile, Cohen says West is having a more “charmed” experience, despite his recent tantrum at the MTV Video Music Awards after going home empty-handed.
“These tantrums he goes on, these outlandish comments he makes, they don’t really hurt him,” said Cohen. “If anything, they’ve got more people interested in what he’s all about.”
Still, don’t finalize those retirement party plans for 50 just yet; there are several days to go before a final tally is determined, and he could catch up and overtake West.
“It is a projection,” Cohen said of the initial sales predictions. “It can very easily deviate.”
And there’s still the potential of a third-party candidate winning the race: country superstar Kenny Chesney, who’s “Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates” also was released on Tuesday, is so far on pace to sell 400,000 to 550,000 copies.
Carrie Underwood, Carried to the Top
Posted in Billboard's Top Music, Carrie Underwood, Celebs, Music, Music People, New Single, Performance, Photography, Singers on the September 7, 2007
Carrie Underwood is sure to lead the new releases in the charts as her radio friendly single ‘So Small’ debuted at #6 on the Soundscan singles chart in the US. Her single is most likely to trump Britney Spears’ good but not really that great of a single ‘Gimme More’.
Soulja Boy’s ‘Crank That’ beat Kanye West for the top spot as Kanye’s ‘Stronger’ stepped down to #2. However, Kanye is still ahead of 50 Cent with ‘Ayo Technology’ which is all the way down at #15.
Nickelback continues to do well as the band jumped to #3 with ‘Rockstar’ while Rihanna’s ‘Shut Up and Drive’ just missed the top 10 as the single sits in at #11.
What’s interesting with this week’s chart? Pink’s ‘Who Knew’ jumped from #25 to #19. Mind you, that track was released a year ago!
Sean Kingston’s ‘Beautiful’ Summer
Posted in Billboard's Top Music, Celebs, Hit Song, Music, Music Award, Music People, Sean Kingston, Song, TV Show on the August 26, 2007
Sean Kingston’s summer hit Beautiful Girls continues to set the pace at the top of the U.S. charts, claiming a fourth week at number one. The Stand By Me revamp tops the new Billboard Hot 100, while Fergie, Timbaland and Plain White T’s stay fixed to numbers two, three and four. Great to have a your song at number one for four consecutive weeks top the charts. But what I’d like to know that with there being so many American Idol winners like Jordin Sparks and Kelly Clarkson why don’t we see them on the top of the charts, are they mere performers on the stage and can never convert their stunning wins in the TV show into major break-threw in album sales and create charting topping numbers. Looks like they can sing previous songs and sound good in the studios but can’t sing new songs until they have been sung by a Britney Spears or Gwen or other leading music artist. Poor that new talent is not achieving the heights and fulfilling the promise they earlier showed.
Rihanna Off the Top
Posted in Billboard's Top Music, Celebs, Music, Music People, R&B, Rihanna, Song on the August 1, 2007
After a record-breaking two and a half months at the top of the UK singles charts, Rihanna’s hit song ‘Umbrella’ has finally given up the top spot to a new song. Her time at the pole position is the longest that a single has been at #1 in over a decade.
The song that replaced ‘Umbrella’ was another hip-hop tune cranked out by Timbaland entitled ‘The Way I Are’. Let’s see if one of the biggest mix masters in the music world today can match, or maybe even do better, than the 19-year old Rihanna. Nevertheless, I still can’t get ‘Umbrella’ out of my head.
MTV’s Top 10 Singles
Posted in Akon, Avril Lavigne, Billboard's Top Music, Carrie Underwood, Celebs, Fergie, Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake, MTV, Maroon 5, Music, Music Award, Music People, Ne-Yo, Nelly Furtado, News, Song, T-Pain, Timbaland, Top List on the May 25, 2007
You don’t have to wonder anymore because Maroon 5 is leading spot in MTV’s Billboard Top 20 singles. With their hit single “Makes Me Wonder”, there are in the number one spot. On second place is “Because of You” by Ne-Yo. Closing the third spot is “Buy You A Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” by T-Pain. Below are the ones who made it to the Top 10.
1. Makes Me Wonder • Maroon 5
2. Because of You • Ne-Yo
3. Buy You A Drank (Shawty Snappin’) • T-Pain
4. Girlfriend • Avril Lavigne
5. Give It to Me (Feat. Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado) • Timbaland
6. I’ll Stand By You • Carrie Underwood
7. Glamorous • Fergie
8. Don’t Matter • Akon
9. I Tried (Feat. Akon) • Bone Thug-N-Harmony
10. The Sweet Escape • Gwen Stefani
