Toni Braxton - Snowflakes

A few years ago I got the criminally underrated Toni Braxton "Snowflakes" Christmas CD.  In that time, this Christmas CD has rocketed to what I now think is my fav Christmas CD ever.  There's just something about it that is smooth, fun, different, and classic.  Unfortunately, the CD is barely available.  However, if you find it, I recommend buying it, so worth the little money for some smooth R&B tracks.

Merry Christmas!

Mr Hudson Promo Spot, Instant Messenger + FRANKMUSIK revisited

Just found this Mr Hudson promo spot that came out in October. I dig it and like the direction. This is the second UK promo spot for a UK promo act that I have really liked. The other was FRANKMUSIK and I put his below too.

Is it the same promo dude voice in each promo ad?

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I found this video for "Instant Messenger" released around the same time...




FRANKMUSIK promo spot

Rihanna - Hard Video

The song doesnt intrigue me at all. Where are the hooks and the jams?

Jay Z still on top of HOT 100, barely

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys hold at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a fifth week with "Empire State of Mind," barely holding off a strong surge by Ke$ha's "TiK ToK," which jumps 3-2.

"TiK ToK" holds at No. 2 on Digital Songs, trailing that chart's leader, Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," by under 1,000 downloads. "Bad Romance," meanwhile slips 2-3 on the Hot 100 even though it is the chart's Airplay Gainer (up 13.5 million listener impressions). The unit difference between the top entries on Digital Songs is the chart's smallest since this very week in 2005, when Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" prevailed over Eminem's "When I'm Gone."

Below the top three, Iyaz's "Replay" and "Fireflies" by Owl City stand still at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. "Sexy Chick" by David Guetta featuring Akon (7-6) swaps spots with former No. 1 "Whatcha Say" by Jason Derulo, whose sophomore single, "In My Head," debuts at No. 63.

The last three spots in the top 10 mirror last week's ranking, as the Black Eyed Peas' "Meet Me Halfway" (No. 8), "3" from Britney Spears (No. 9) and Jay Sean's "Down" (No. 10) hold steady. It's the second week in a row that the top 10 of the Hot 100 has failed to welcome a new title into its ranks.

Timbaland cashes in on another collaboration with Justin Timberlake as "Carry Out" climbs 75-31 as the chart's Digital Gainer. The song also soars 47-18 on Digital Songs (up 26,000 downloads).

Ludacris posts the best Hot 100 debut of his career, as "How Low" opens at No. 13 and claims the week's Hot Shot Debut title, thanks to strong first week download sales (93,000). "How Low" is Ludacris' best start since he was a featured vocalist, with Usher, on Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz's "Lovers & Friends" (No. 36 in 2004). The rapper's best debut with one of his own songs was at No. 48, with "Georgia" in 2006.

Mariah Carey "Obsessed" on Lopez Tonight

Jennifer Lopez - Louboutins - So You Think You Can Dance Live

Toni Braxton - Yesterday Video (Minus Trey Songz)

Britney Spears - 3 (Director's Cut) Video

Leona Lewis - I See You Video

New Michael Jackson kids Thanksgiving Video

This is just kind of creepy.  It features Jermaines kids Jermajesty (wtf?) and Jaafar, Randys kids Donte and Randy Jr and apparently Prince and Blanket.  Just weird.  I feel bad for MJ's kids...

Mariah Carey Angels Advocate Tour

The blogs are coming down hards on my fav girl, Mimi.  Go forth mimi, push this album, make it stand out, and hit the road!

Tour dates below!

Mariah Carey, who hasn't toured in over three years, will embark on a national "Angels Advocate" trek beginning Dec. 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and wrapping up on Feb. 27 at The Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. Presale tickets will be available for Honey B. Fly, the official Mariah Carey Fan Club, members for all show dates. Tickets for the majority of the tour will go on sale on Dec. 19. Visit Carey's official website, MariahCarey.com, for more details.

The eight-week, 19-city tour will feature opening act RydazNrtist, a new R&B group signed to Carey's husband Nick Cannon's label, NCredible Entertainment.

"Angels Advocate" tour is in support of Carey's latest album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," which has sold 344,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Dec. 31: New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)
Jan. 2: Atlantic City, NJ (Borgata)
Jan. 15-16: Mashantucket, CT (MGM Grand Theatre @ Foxwoods)
Jan. 19: Atlanta, GA (Fox Theatre)
Jan. 21: Hollywood, FL (Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino)
Jan. 25: Detroit, MI (Fox Theatre)
Jan. 27: Washington, DC (DAR Constitution Hall)
Jan. 30: Boston, MA (Wang Theatre)
Feb. 1: Philadelphia, PA (Tower Theatre)
Feb. 4: Montreal, Que. (Bell Centre)
Feb. 6: Ottawa, Ont. (Scotiabank Place)
Feb. 9: Toronto, Ont. (Air Canada Centre)
Feb. 10: Columbus, OH (Schottenstein Center)
Feb. 13: Chicago, IL (Chicago Theatre)
Feb. 16: Minneapolis, MN (Northrop Auditorium)
Feb. 18: Dallas, TX (Nokia Theatre)
Feb. 20: Phoenix, AZ (Dodge Theatre)
Feb. 23: Los Angeles, CA (Gibson Theatre)
Feb. 26: Oakland, CA (Oracle Arena)
Feb. 27: Las Vegas, NV (The Pearl Concert Theater)

Miley Cyrus Lost Her GRAMMY Nom! Snap!

Snap! 

Miley has lost her Grammy Nom!  Iver never heard this before, and I think its hilar!  And c'mon, Miley and Grammy, but Whitney didn't even get Best Contemporary RnB album nom, please. 

Miley Cyrus has lost her Grammy nod for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television, Or Other Visual Media. After Walt Disney Records disclosed that Cyrus' ballad "The Climb" was not expressly written for "Hannah Montana: The Movie" soundtrack, the Academy nixed the teen pop star's nod and replaced it with one for Yeah Yeah Yeahs' frontwoman Karen O. Along with co-writer and bandmate Nick Zinner, O is now nominated for the song "All Is Love" from the "Where the Wild Things Are" soundtrack.

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Michael Jackson To Get Lifetime Achievement Grammy

Michael Jackson

The Recording Academy will honor a number of artists with Special Merit Awards as part of the upcoming Grammy celebration. This year's Lifetime Achievement Award honorees will be Michael Jackson, Leonard Cohen, Bobby Darin, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Loretta Lynn, André Previn and Clark Terry. Additionally, this year's Trustees Award honorees are Harold Bradley, Florence Greenberg and Walter C. Miller; and AKG and Thomas Alva Edison are this year's Technical Grammy Award honorees. The Grammys will be handed out on January 31 and will air live on CBS.

"This year's honorees are a prestigious group of diverse and prominent creators who have contributed some of the most distinguished and influential recordings," said Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow. "Their outstanding accomplishments and passion for their craft have created a timeless legacy that has positively affected multiple generations, and will continue to influence generations to come. It is an honor and privilege to recognize such talented individuals who have had and will continue to have such an influence in both our culture and the music industry." 

The Lifetime Achievement Award honors lifelong artistic contributions to the recording medium while the Trustees Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the industry in a non-performing capacity. Technical Grammy awards are presented to individuals and companies who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.

In other Jacko news, he was just named as iTunes' Artist of the Year after his death was followed by a massive spike in catalog sales. The Essential Michael Jackson was the sixth highest selling album on iTunes this year. He also recently won four posthumous American Music Awards, including Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album for Number Ones in both the Pop and Soul/R&B categories.

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“Lilith Local Talent Search”

This is an amazing opportunity! Please share with your talented friends!

http://www.ourstage.com/go/lilith

Since its inception Lilith Fair has provided a stage solely for female solo-artists and female-fronted bands in order to celebrate music made by women. This year Lilith will give aspiring female artists the opportunity to perform a set at each of the 2010 tour stops in North America.

Upload your best original song into the “Lilith Local Talent Search” Channel for your chance to perform at Lilith and become a part of its music legacy.

I Am - Mary J. Blige Video

Mariah Carey - H.A.T.E.U. Video

Horrible video! I cant believe it, budget is done for this album. What a great song and a completely unrelated video.

Sarah McLachlan, Mary J. Blige To Headline 2010 Lilith Tour

Lilitrh Fair reborn!  look slike a greta line up, Im glad this is back!

Sarah McLachlan will headline the main stage at Lilith 2010, the reborn touring music festival which highlights women in music that she co-founded in the 1997. Among the artists joining Mclachlan on the road will be Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Colbie Caillat, Ke$ha, Tegan and Sara, Miranda Lambert and Metric.

Other musicians confirmed for the 2010 tour include A Fine Frenzy, Indigo Girls, Emmylou Harris, Chairlift, Jill Scott, Sugarland, Brandi Carlile, Sara Bareilles, Zee Avi and The Weepies.

Jay-Z, Alicia Keys Lock Up Fourth Week Atop Hot 100

It's a fairly stationary week in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, with "Empire State of Mind" from Jay-Z and Alicia Keys holding atop the list for a fourth frame and no new titles entering the upper level. In fact, no song in the top 10 moves more than one slot up or down the tally.

Lady Gaga takes Airplay Gainer honors while holding in the runner-up slot with "Bad Romance," while fellow female Ke$ha bides her time at No. 3 for a second straight week with "Tik Tok." Iyaz inches 5-4, returning "Replay" to its prior peak, switching slots with Owl City's "Fireflies" (4-5).

Jason DeRulo remains at No. 6 with "Whatcha Say," staying ahead of "Sexy Chick" by David Guetta Featuring Akon, which jumps 8-7. Slipping 7-8 is the Black Eyed Peas' "Meet Me Halfway." Rounding out the top 10 is Britney Spears' "3' (10-9) and Jay Sean's "Down" (9-10).

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Susan Boyle Set to Top the Billboard 200 for a Third Week

Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" is on course to spend a third week atop the Billboard 200, as industry sources suggest the set will sell at least another 500,000 copies and could approach 600,000 by week's end on Dec. 13.

This past week, Boyle's "Dream" held on to the No. 1 slot for a second week with sales of 527,000, after bowing last week with 701,000. Now, with 1.23 million sold in its first two weeks, "Dream" is chasing after Taylor Swift's "Fearless" (2.53 million sold this year) for the title of 2009's best selling album. With four sales weeks left in the SoundScan tracking year, Boyle could overtake Swift's sales figure by year's end.

Meanwhile, the highest debut on the tally will come from either the second installment of the "Glee" television soundtrack, or Chris Brown's new album, "Graffiti." Currently, "Glee" is projected to sell between 110,000 and 120,000 in its first week, while Brown may shift 95,000 to 110,000. After that, it looks like the currently jailed Gucci Mane will be the next biggest bow, as his "The State Vs. Radric Davis" could break out with 90,000. A little over a month ago, the first "Glee" soundtrack entered the chart at No. 4 with 113,000 sold copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. As for the beleaguered Brown, his last album, "Exclusive," debuted at No. 4 in 2007 with 294,000.

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Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom Deluxe Cover

Sade - Soldier of Love Cover

User - Raymond Vs Raymond Cover

SKINS series 4 trailer!!

and here's the other trailers from previous seasons just for fun!

Series 2

Adam Lambert Axed from ABC Shows...again.

This is unbelievable. I actually feel bad for someone like Jimmy Kimmel who after years of doing that show, has little control over the performers. Ridiculous FCC!

Source

Lambert spread word of the cancellations Wednesday night (Dec. 2) via Twitter. "Yes, sadly friends, ABC has canceled my appearances on Kimmel and NYE. :( don't blame them. It's the FCC heat," he wrote. The "American Idol" alum had been booked to perform on the late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Dec. 17 and was allegedly set to perform on the network's annual "New Year's Rockin' Eve" special, which, like the AMAs, is helmed by Dick Clark Productions.

Alhough ABC has scrapped every appearance Lambert had booked on the network since the AMAs, other networks -- including CBS and now NBC -- continue to welcome him with open arms.

Grammy nominations 2010 - Beyonce leads with 10

Grammy nominations! I'm a bit underwhelmed, I was hoping for a few surprises, i.e. Janelle monae, solange, Mandy Moore (folk album), but instead big time top 40. On one hand it's nice to see so many young artists recognized, but idk, something was off.

Either way, beyonce and gaga lead the pack!

Check it out at the link below for a full list of of who is nominated for the Grammys in 2010!

http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx

Lady Gaga and Britney Spears Cover Elle Magazine

Susan Boyle is indeed Number One!

YouTube sensation and former "Britain's Got Talent" contestant Susan Boyle's debut album "I Dreamed a Dream" opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 701,000 copies sold in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan -- the best sales week for an album in the U.S. this year.

The arrival of "I Dreamed a Dream" also marks the best opening week for a female artist's debut album since SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991. Boyle beats out Ashanti for the title, as her self-titled debut began with 503,000 in 2002.

Boyle wasn't the only artist to drop an album in the very busy Thanksgiving shopping week, as the reality TV star led a packed release schedule.

2009 "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert's debut "For Your Entertainment" starts at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 198,000 copies. Last week, "Idol" champ Kris Allen saw his self-titled debut bow at No. 11 with 80,000.

Rihanna's fourth album "Rated R" climbs in at No. 4 with 181,000 -- the young diva's best sales week yet. Her previous best came when her third album "Good Girl Gone Bad" started with 162,000 at No. 2 in 2007.

Lady Gaga's new eight-song quasi-EP "The Fame Monster" bows at No. 5 with 174,000 while her first album "The Fame" rises from No. 34 to No. 6 (151,000; up 429%). The latter "Fame's" total jumps this week because it combines sales of her debut set in addition to a two-disc deluxe "The Fame" package that contains both "The Fame" and the new "Monster" disc.

As for holdovers in the top 10, Andrea Bocelli's "My Christmas" stands strong at No. 2 for a third week as it shifts 218,000 (up 18%) while Miley Cyrus' Wal-Mart-exclusive EP "The Time Of Our Lives" vaults from No. 29 to No. 7 with 150,000 (up 385%) thanks in part to its $5 sale tag at the retailer last week. Taylor Swift's "Fearless" moves from No. 10 to No. 8 with 125,000 (up 48%), Carrie Underwood's "Play On" holds at No. 9 with 124,000 (up 44%) and Norah Jones' "The Fall" falls from No. 3 to No. 10 with 110,000 (down 39%).

Last week's Billboard 200 No. 1, John Mayer's "Battle Studies," slips to No. 13 in its second week with 92,000 (down 68%).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Nov. 29) totaled 10.73 million units, up 34% compared to the sum last week (7.99 million) and down 12% compared to the Thanksgiving sales week of 2008 (12.21 million). Year to date album sales stand at 320.2 million, down 13% compared to the same total at this point last year (369.9 million).

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Adam Lambert For Your Entertainment Video

Janet - Make Me Video

Toni Braxton - Yesterday Video

Billboard 200 Undergoes Makeover -- RADICAL

Billboard has announced changes in the methodology of the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, while a new sales survey, Folk Albums, will join Billboard's chart menu.


Effective with the 2010 chart year, which begins with the charts that will be refreshed on billboard.com Thursday, Nov. 26 (print issue dated Dec. 5), the Billboard 200 will shift from a currents-based ranking of the weekly top-selling albums in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, to an all-inclusive list of the top 200-selling albums, regardless of release date.

This is unbelievable!  When Michael Jackson passed on and all of his albums took up the top ten of the billboard charts, not one was on the billboard 200 due to its release date.  instead they were sectioned off to "catalog album chart." Well, Im just glad its happening now, this is going to change a lot of album releases. 


Billboard

New Music Today! Janet Jackson, Leona Lewis, John Mayer, Annie, Kris Allen, Norah Jones, One Republic...

Get online and get in the stores and support a big music day!

New singles including the fantastic Madonna Celebration remix featuring with Akon!

Make Me - Janet Jackson (Behind the Scenes)

Beyoncé (feat. Lady Gaga) - Video Phone

Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart - Video

Shakira feat. Lil Wayne - Give It Up To Me Video

No News ?

There hasnt been too much to report lately and Im not going to repost items that i dont think fit for this blog.  It seems quarter 4 is all wrapped up for music releases, so when some new videos emerge, album covers or news, Ill put it up asap.

Thx! 

Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom

Real cover!  musch better.

Rihanna - HARD 2nd single cover

thanks to rihannadaily for this!

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

LOVE IT - crazy, insane, an individual with a view! GO gaga!

Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom

Leighton Meester - Somebody To Love (Feat. Robin Thicke)

JANET JACKSON HUGEanornous POST! - Promo vids, specials, RemiX's! Flash mob!

Janet Jackson's Number 1's will be released 11/17 and the promo has kicked in to high gear.





Make Me video is in the works and Janet will be performing on the America Music Awards later this month!

PROMO

ABC journalist Robin Roberts will interview Janet at her California home in an hour-long special in November.  The special is scheduled to air on November 18th 2009 on ABC, the day after Janet's Number Ones is released in the US.

FLASH MOB

On November 14th 2009, in celebration of Janet's NUMBER ONES, UMG and Flash Mob America are organizing 3 Janet Fan Flash Mobs.  Janet’s fans in LA are invited to come together to celebrate Number Ones by participating in the Flash Mob dance inspired by some of Janet’s classic dance moves.

More information is available at:

Janet's Number Ones Flash Mob Event on Facebook

Flash Mob America on Twitter

MAKE ME REMIXES


Janet Jackson - Make Me (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit)


Janet Jackson - Make Me (Ralphi's Martini Mix)


Janet Jackson - Make Me (Moto Blanco radio edit)

Glee Volume 2 Album Tracklist

Whats to come from Glee Volume 2?  See below!  Out 12/8, a month after Glee Volume 1

1. Proud Mary

2. Endless Love

3. I'll Stand by You

4. Don't Stand So Close to Me/Young Girl

5. Crush

6. (You're) Having My Baby

7. Lean on Me

8. Don't Make Me Over

9. Imagine

10. True Colors

11. Jump

12. Smile

13. Smile

14. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

15. Don't Rain on My Parade

16. You Can't Always Get What You Want

17. My Life Would Suck Without You

I Am...Sasha Fierce [DELUXE EDITION]

Nov 23 is the busiest music release day of the year, and Beyonce is re-re-rereleaseing her album "I Am".  This is really unbelievable.  She originally delivered a deluxe version alongside the single disc version when the album came out.  Then she released a "I Am" remix edition.  This is her second album (out of 3 solo) to get the rereleaes treatment and exactly the reason why I didn't buy it the first time around.  Deceitful, drive me crazy.

On the flip side, Beyonce is one of the few artists that in this day and age realizes that you need to do more more more.  The double single thing works - every artists should do this when they have two images.  Not people like Alciia Keys or Jay Z, the artists on the cusp of R&B/Pop, the Rihanna's, the Mariah's, the Ne-Yo's, etc...

Tracklist. 2 new tracks

1. If I Were A Boy

2. Halo

3. Disappear

4. Broken-Hearted Girl

5. Ave Maria

6. Smash Into You

7. Satellites

8. That's Why You're Beautiful

9. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

10. Radio

11. Diva

12. Sweet Dreams

13. Video Phone

14. Hello

15. Ego

16. Scared Of Lonely

17. Poison

Mariah Carey - H.A.T.E.U.

On the set of the H.A.T.E.U. video, I adore this song, but mimi, please pull a Beyonce and do a double single, you have to.  Next choice, "Up Out My Face" - yes!

MARIAH CAREY ONLINE

BRINK magazine

Apologies for the week away from posting, I have been busy with my magazine, BRINK. The magazine is an Orlando, Florida based pop culture mag featuring fashion, trends, music, movie, and more - its  a lot of fun.   You can check it out at www.brinkmagazine.blogspot.com or on Facebook.

Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment

omg, I love this! It's like Britney Spears "Womanizer" and Kaci Battaglia's "Crazy Possessive" with a JLo/Gwen twist. Im loving it!

Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart

Why was this NOT THE FIRST SINGLE! STELLAR!

Rihanna - Rated R COVER

Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment COVER

wow.  this is so out of left field, i dont know how i feel. 

Erik Hassle - Hurtful Videos

Swede Erik Hassle has some great tunes, and "Hurtful" is definitely one of them. This track is a pop masterpiece. To date, there have been three different videos for different markets to get his appeal moving forward with enough time for his album due out later this year in the UK.

Check them all out, newest to oldest.







Here's Erik's video for "Don't Bring Me Flowers"



www.erikhassle.com

New Artist Tuesday! MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS

MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS | MOWGLI'S ROAD

Obsessed - every song is great and different, def check out on myspace.

www.myspace.com/marinaandthediamonds

Hilarious blip before submitting your information to join her mailing list.

"JOIN THE DIAMONDS CLUB FOR ADS ON PENIS ENLARGEMENTS, THE PERFECT HOLLYWOOD BOD AND STOLEN CREDIT CARD DEETZ."

Music Questions with Kyle - Joss Stone, Vanessa Carlton, Shakira

Joss Stone



Is this a joke? What happened? I know she had label issues, but WTF is this? Even the International version is just a as bad...with a picture. The album notes are even worse.

interesting EW article ---> EW

Shakira


When the hell does this CD come out here in the States? What is the hold up? Should have come out a month ago, its done, the song is done.

Vanessa Carlton


[source Will's Fantasmic Disney Adventures]

The American singer, songwriter, and pianist Vanessa Carlton was asked specifically not to come back to perform at Walt Disney World earlier today after a slip of the tongue during her performances at EPCOT's Food and Wine Festival 'Beats and Eats' Concert series at the American Adventure Pavilion.

According to reports, Carlton dropped the 'F' bomb during her first and third sets today. After being asked to watch her language by officials after her first set, Carlton was apologetic and promised not to do it again which proved false after her third set.

After being asked not to perform again, cast members in charge of the concert series instead asked another local band to play in place of Carlton.


David Archleta


I don't even like him, but really, who approved this image? I want to know who is responsible for saying, "yes! that is a great cover!" Who, I want names and we should all write letters.

Rihanna News + Russian Roulette

After much speculation, Def Jam Records announced today (Oct. 20) that Rihanna will be releasing her fourth studio album, "Rated R," on Nov. 23. "Russian Roulette," the first single, will premiere today at 11:23 a.m. EST on Rihanna's official website, rihannannow.com, while an accompanying video, directed by Anthony Mandler, will debut on ABC.

"Russian Roulette" was written and produced by labelmate Ne-Yo ("Take A Bow," "Hate That I Love You"). The-Dream, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Chase & Status and Justin Timberlake are among the other collaborators and producers who appear on "Rated R."

"Rated R" is the follow-up to 2007's "Good Girl Gone Bad," which spawned the hit single "Umbrella," among others, and the first official release from Rihanna since the February altercation with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. The album has sold more than 2.5 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

LISTEN TO RUSSIAN ROULETTE

Not digging it, at all.

[source]

Lily Allen - Who'd Have Known

Alicia Keys - Doesn't Mean Anything

Jason Derulo-Whatcha Say

Jason Derulo |MTV Music

Allison Iraheta - Friday I'll Be Over U

This was clearly what Avril Lavigne was supposed to be doing on the past two albums, but completely failed to do so, and I welcome Allison who I know nothing about, but dig this track!! OH YEAH!

John Mayer - Battle Studies

Lady Gaga Tour Poster and Bad Romance Single Cover

    November 27 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - The Bell Center
 November 28 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Air Canada Center
 November 29 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Scotiabank Place
 December 1 & 2 - Boston, MA - Wang Center
 December 3 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna
 December 9 & 10 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
 December 13 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic
 December 18 - Las Vegas, NV - TBD
 December 19 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
 December 21 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
 December 29 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theater
 December 31 - Miami, FL - Knight Center
 January 3 - Orlando, FL - The Hard Rock
 January 7 - St. Louis, MO - The Fox
 January 8 & 9 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
 January 12 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theater
 January 16 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
 January 20 & 21 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall

Janet Jackson Number 1's Tracklist and Cover

Boo. Pathetic cover, really.

DISC 1
1. What Have You Done For Me Lately (Control 1986)
2. Nasty (Control 1986)
3. When I Think Of You (Control 1986)
4. Control (Control 1986)
5. Let's Wait Awhile (Single Remix Version) (Control 1986)
6. The Pleasure Principle (Control 1986)
7. Diamonds - HERB ALPERT with JANET JACKSON (Herb Alpert's Keep Your Eye on Me 1987)
8. Miss You Much (Rhythm Nation 1989)
9. Rhythm Nation (Rhythm Nation 1989)
10. Escapade (Rhythm Nation 1989)
11. Alright (7" Video Version w/Rap) (Rhythm Nation 1989)
12. Come Back To Me (Rhythm Nation 1989)
13. Black Cat (Video Mix Version) (Rhythm Nation 1989)
14. Love Will Never Do (Without You) (Rhythm Nation 1989)
15. The Best Things In Life Are Free - LUTHER VANDROSS and JANET JACKSON with special guests BBD and RALPH TRESVANT (Mo' Money: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1992)
16. That's The Way Love Goes (janet. 1993)

DISC 2
1. If (janet. 1993)
2. Again (janet. 1993)
3. Because Of Love (janet. 1993)
4. Any Time, Any Place (janet. 1993)
5. Scream - MICHAEL JACKSON & JANET JACKSON (Michael Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I 1995)
6. Runaway (Design of a Decade 1986/1996 1996)
7. Got 'Til It's Gone - Featuring Q-TIP and JONI MITCHELL (The Velvet Rope 1997)
8. Together Again (The Velvet Rope 1997)
9. I Get Lonely - JANET featuring BLACKSTREET (The Velvet Rope 1997)
10. Go Deep (The Velvet Rope 1997)
11. What's It Gonna Be?! - BUSTA RHYMES featuring JANET (Busta Rhymes' E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front 1999)
12. Doesn't Really Matter (All for You 2001)
13. All For You (Video Single Mix) (All for You 2001)
14. Someone To Call My Lover (All for You 2001)
15. All Nite (Don't Stop) (Damita Jo 2004)
16. Call On Me - JANET with NELLY (20 Y.O. 2006)
17. Feedback (Discipline 2007)
18. Make Me (NEW 2009)

No "I Want You", "Just A Little While", "So Excited", "Rock Wit U"??? Boo. Great comp though!

Madonna - Rolling Stone

GaGa "Bad Romance" premiere date + "Monster" Tracklist

GaGa "Bad Romance" premiere date + "Monster" Tracklist
It's official! Lady Gaga's new single "Bad Romance" off The Fame Monster premieres on radio this Monday, October 19th! Check out the confirmed tracklist for "The Fame Monster" (Disc 2) due out November 24th!!. Source: CLICK HERE

1. Bad Romance
2. Alejandro
3. Monster
4. So Happy I Could Die
5. Speechless
6. Dance In The Dark
7. Telephone
8. Teeth

Brintey's #1 with "3" and Michael Buble's #1 with "Crazy love

Britney Spears becomes the first artist in over three years to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, to be released tomorrow (Oct. 15), as "3" opens at the pinnacle of the chart. Her new track, a racy paean to the joys of three-way sex from the upcoming hits set "The Singles Collection," due Nov. 24, shifts 255,000 downloads in its first week of release, also propelling it to No. 1 on Digital Songs. The title also jumps 38-25 on the Pop Songs chart and debuts at No. 49 on Radio Songs/Hot 100 Airplay, which ranks songs based on airplay audience on all radio formats.

After only three days of sales, Michael Bublé's "Crazy Love" opens atop the Billboard 200 chart with 132,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, giving the pop singer his second No. 1 album.

Courtesy of Billboard

Rihanna - 11/23

Leighton Meester - Somebody To Love (Feat. Robin Thicke)

Katharine McPhee - "Had It All" (Official Music Video)

Michael Jackson - "This Is It" Premiere!!!!

LISTEN TO THIS IS IT NOW!

Love it - amazing. No words, his are enough. Miss you MJ.

"This is it, Here I stand
I’m the light of the world
I feel grand
And this love, I can feel
And I know, Yes for sure
It is real
And it feels as though I’ve seen your face a thousand times
And you said you really know me
And I know that you will"

Limited Edition 2-Disc set features the music that inspired MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT

The package includes a 36-page, commemorative booklet featuring exclusive photos of Michael from his last rehearsal along with an 11"x17" (approx. 28cm x 43cm) movie poster.

Features the music that inspired MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT

Deluxe FOUR VINYL LP (180g) set containing the original album masters of some of Michael's biggest hits, previously unreleased versions of classic tracks plus two versions of the never-released "This Is It."

This Is It Tickets

Michael Jackson Online / Buy This Is It 10/26 and 10/27

Michael Jackson This Is It

Full post with song preview early tomorrow morning.

Song premieres tonight!!

Fantastic song - not about paparazzi, cameras, or the public life, only about life. Too bad...

The Fame Monster

Deluxe
Regular edition

"The Fame Monster" due out November 24th, will include "The Fame" + 8 New Tracks!!

Kelly Clarkson on The View

Kelly was on The View promoting "All I Ever Wanted" and "Already Gone." She is so great and real, I love her. And to Joy at the end of the clip when she asks her about her fast talk..., don't be hatin honey. That's just Kel, its called happiness.





Kelly Clarkson online

Solange is tweeting about new album! Yay!

solangeknowles "Answering FAQ's: YES I am recording my new album, hopefully will be out spring/summer 2010."

[solange on twitter]

Yes! New Solange album confirmed by the girl herself for 2010! Solange is cool. She is cool. Her last album was great and felt like a new beginning and light years away from the mediocre "Feelin' You". She had a voice , a direction, and some great tracks like "Would've Been the One", "Sandcastle Disco", "I Decided Part 1 and 2", and "Cosmic Journey." I cant wait to hera whats next! Thoughts?

Honey magazine shoot ----

Britney Spears - The Singles Collection Deluxe Edition

Whoaaaaaaa! Awesome!!! Reminds me of MJ's Visionary collection. Oh this is fantastic, I love the quality. See...why didn't Madonna do this with Celebration? I don't care that she has a million songs, make like 500 limited edition. This is absolutely amazing!!

Artist: Britney Spears
Title: The Singles Collection
Label: Jive Records
Release Date: 11/24/09

Track listing TBD

but could be like this...with each song is a B-side. ala - Baby...One More Time/Autumn Goodbye...

1. “3″ (previously unreleased)
2. “…Baby One More Time” (from …Baby One More Time)
3. “(You Drive Me) Crazy” (The Stop Remix!) (from …Baby One More Time)
4. “Born to Make You Happy” (from …Baby One More Time)
5. “Oops!…I Did It Again” (from Oops!… I Did It Again)
6. “Stronger” (from Oops!… I Did It Again)
7. “I’m a Slave 4 U” (from Britney)
8. “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” (from Britney)
9. “Boys” (The Co-Ed Remix) (featuring Pharrell Williams, from Britney)
10. “Me Against the Music” (featuring Madonna, from In the Zone)
11. “Toxic” (from In the Zone)
12. “Everytime” (from In the Zone)
13. “Gimme More” (from Blackout)
14. “Piece of Me” (from Blackout)
15. “Womanizer” (from Circus)
16. “Circus” (from Circus)
17. “If U Seek Amy” (from Circus)
18. “Radar” (from Blackout / Circus)

$79.99 on amazon

Britney Spears - The Singles Collection

1. “3″ (previously unreleased)
2. “…Baby One More Time” (from …Baby One More Time)
3. “(You Drive Me) Crazy” (The Stop Remix!) (from …Baby One More Time)
4. “Born to Make You Happy” (from …Baby One More Time)
5. “Oops!…I Did It Again” (from Oops!… I Did It Again)
6. “Stronger” (from Oops!… I Did It Again)
7. “I’m a Slave 4 U” (from Britney)
8. “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” (from Britney)
9. “Boys” (The Co-Ed Remix) (featuring Pharrell Williams, from Britney)
10. “Me Against the Music” (featuring Madonna, from In the Zone)
11. “Toxic” (from In the Zone)
12. “Everytime” (from In the Zone)
13. “Gimme More” (from Blackout)
14. “Piece of Me” (from Blackout)
15. “Womanizer” (from Circus)
16. “Circus” (from Circus)
17. “If U Seek Amy” (from Circus)
18. “Radar” (from Blackout / Circus)

Mariah Carey will make history, again!

This is pretty cool, the first virtual concert, this concept could really take off for die hard fans.

Mariah Carey will make history on October 10 when her performance, Mariah Carey Live In Las Vegas,Iviago's virtual global stage, accessible in over 200 countries via more than 235 mobile and digital partners including iClips and iTunes. Virtual concert tickets will cost $9.99 and they are available by texting Mariah to 313131, through Mariah Carey's official website (MariahCarey.com) and her Facebook and MySpace pages by clicking on the Mariah Carey Live In Las Vegas link, or by going directly to iviago.com. The concert stream will be sent on the day of the event to anyone who purchases a ticket, and can be viewed right away or saved for future one-time viewing. The one-hour show will feature her biggest hits, as well as songs from her new CD, Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel.

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MOAIA buy on iTunes becomes the first concert to be simulcast to Internet-enabled phones and other digital devices worldwide. The digital broadcast will be delivered through

N.E.R.D. news + new album + new member

N.E.R.D. has added a fourth official member to the eclectic band. Pharrell Williams tells MTV News that the one-named Rhea has joined the lineup for their fourth album, Instant Gratification, due out in 2010. "Musically, we're just somewhere else [with her]," Williams said. "The music is now very 3-D. It's something you have to hear. But you'll see. We're definitely somewhere else. I want to leave that impact moment for when you purchase your download and you purchase your CD. The music is very three-dimensional. We're just really excited. We feel like N.E.R.D. has always been the punks of hip-hop and the outcasts of alternative music — just a little different. But this time, we're taking no prisoners."

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This reminds me of when a certain group added a =certain female singer and then they blew up. NERD has always had a bit of a cult following and a few great tracks, but not even Gwen could levitate them into greatness towards the album charts and radio... I bet it will all change soon, we'll see. Thoughts?