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Friday, December 31, 2010

Britney Spears' 'Hold It Against Me' Single Premiering Jan. 7


Britney Spears fans may still have a few months of anxious waiting before her seventh full-length's March release, but the pop star is reportedly dropping her first piece of new music in a little over a week. "Hold It Against Me," a new single that will presumably be included on the still-untitled follow-up to 2008's "Circus," will premiere on Jan. 7, according to New York radio station Z100's program director, Sharon Dastur.

In the issue of Entertainment Weekly hitting newsstands tomorrow (Dec. 31), Dastur says that fans won't be disappointed when the single, which was produced by Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald and Max Martin, hits radio next Friday. "The beat that they give her is really unique compared to other artists - this infectious bass beat beneath the song," says Dastur. "Plus, the hook is just amazing."

Dr. Luke, who is executive-producing the album alongside Martin, confirmed the title of the single on Twitter earlier this month, although he said that lyrics to the song that had been floating around the internet were inaccurate. Before he began work on the album, Gottwald revealed that he wanted Spears' sound to delve "a little more into electronic -- grimier," during a keynote Q&A at the Billboard Film & TV Music Conference:

On her 29th birthday on Dec. 2, Spears announced in a Twitter post that the new album was coming out in March and that she was "IN L-O-V-E WITH IT!" The same month will also see the release of "Fame: Britney Spears," a 32-page biographical comic book from the same company that previously released comics of Justin BieberLady Gaga and "Glee."


by Jason Lipshutz, N.Y.  |   December 30, 2010 1:15 EST

BILLBOARD CHART 31st DECEMBER 2010

  1. Grenade > Bruno Mars
  2. Firework > Katy Perry
  3. We R Who We R > Ke$ha
  4. What's My Name > Rihanna feat. Drake
  5. Raise Your Glass > Pink
  6. Black And Yellow > Wiz Khalifa
  7. Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) > Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris
  8. Bottoms Up > Trey Songz & Nicki Minaj
  9. The Time (Dirty Bit) > Black Eyed Peas
  10. Just The Way You Are > Bruno Mars
  11. 6 Foot 7 Foot > Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz
  12. Just A Dream > Nelly
  13. Only Girl (In The World) > Rihanna
  14. No Hands > Waka Flocka Flame & Roscoe Dash & Wale
  15. Like a G6 > Far*east Movement feat. Cataracs & Dev
  16. Dynamite > Taio Cruz
  17. DJ Got Us Fallin In Love > Usher feat. Pitbull
  18. Coming Home > Diddy - Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey
  19. Yeah 3x > Chris Brown
  20. Please Don't Go > Mike Posner
  21. Teenage Dream > Katy Perry
  22. Stereo Love > Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
  23. Whip My Hair > Willow Smith
  24. Animal > Neon Trees
  25. Right About It > Lil' Wayne feat. Drake
  26. Fuck You (Forget You) > Cee Lo Green
  27. Back To December > Taylor Swift
  28. Secrets > One Republic
  29. No Love > Eminem
  30. I Just Had Sex > The Lonely Island feat. Akon
  31. Pretty Girl Rock > Keri Hilson
  32. Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) > Pitbull feat. T-Pain
  33. If I Die Young > The Band Perry
  34. Love Like Woe > The Ready Set
  35. Love The Way You Lie > Eminem feat. Rihanna
  36. Club Can't Handle Me > Flo Rida feat. David Guetta
  37. Right Thru Me > Nicki Minaj
  38. I Like It > Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull
  39. Rocketeer > Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
  40. Stuck Like Glue > Sugarland
  41. Higher > Taio Cruz feat. Travie McCoy
  42. Mine > Taylor Swift
  43. Jar Of Hearts > Christina Perri
  44. Deuces > Chris Brown  feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall
  45. Aston Martin Music > Rick Ross feat. Drake & Chrisette  Michele
  46. My Kinda Party > Jason Aldean
  47. Felt Good On My Lips > Tim McGraw
  48. Somewhere With You > Kenny Chesney
  49. Hold My Hand > Michael Jackson feat. Akon
  50. Kush > Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg & Akon
  51. Down On Me > Jeremih feat. 50 Cent
  52. Memories > David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi
  53. Rhythm Of Love > Plain White T's
  54. Who Are You When I'm Not Looking > Blake Shelton
  55. Dog Days Are Over > Fiorence + The Machine
  56. We No Speak Americano > Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup
  57. Don't You Wanna Stay > Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson
  58. Freak The Freak Out > Victoria Cast feat. Victoria Justice
  59. Who Dat Girl > Flo Rida feat. Akon
  60. Can't Be Friends > Trey Songz
  61. As She's Walking Away > Zac Brown Band feat. Alan Jackson
  62. Fall For Your Type > Jamie Foxx feat. Drake
  63. Mama's Song > Carrie Underwood
  64. Fire Flame > Birdman feat. Lil Wayne
  65. This Is Country Music > Brad Paisley
  66. Hit It Again > 3Oh!3Turn On The Radio > Reba
  67. Put You In A Song > Keith Urban
  68. That's All She Wrote > T.I feat. Eminem
  69. Moment 4 Life > Nicki Minaj feat. Drake
  70. Waiting For The End > Linkin Park
  71. Lay It Down > Lloyd
  72. Let Me Down Easy > Billy Curington
  73. More > Usher
  74. Little Lion Man > Mumford & Sons
  75. A Year Without Rain > Selena Gomez & The Scene
  76. Runaway > Kanye West feat. Pusha T
  77. Marry Me > Train
  78. Only Prettier > Miranda Lambert
  79. Maybe > Sick Puppies
  80. Voices > Chris Young
  81. Do The John Wall > Troop 41
  82. Turn On The Radio > Reba
  83. Make A Movie > Twista feat. Chris Brown
  84. Roman's Revenge > Nicki Minaj feat. Eminem
  85. I Am The Champion > B.o.B
  86. Marry You > Bruno Mars
  87. Are You Gonna Koss Me Or Not > Thompson Square
  88. Check It Out > Will.I.Am feat. Nicki Minaj
  89. Shake > Jesse McCartney
  90. No BS > Chris Brown
  91. Anything Like Me > Brad Paisley
  92. The Breath You Take > George Strait
  93. Smoke A Little Smoke > Eric Church
  94. Hello World > Lady Antebellum
  95. Pursuit Of Happiness (Nightmare) > Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & Ratatat
  96. Someone Else Calling You Baby > Luke Bryan
  97. Why Wait > Rascal Flatts
  98. Bullets In The Gun > Toby Keith
  99. Shake Up Christmas > Train
  100. Monster > Kanye West feat. Jay-z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver & Nicki Minaj

Friday, December 24, 2010

BILLBOARD CHART 23rd DECEMBER 2010

  1. Firework > Katy Perry
  2. Grenade > Bruno Mars
  3. What's My Name > Rihanna feat. Drake
  4. Raise Your Glass > Pink
  5. We R Who We R > Ke$ha
  6. Just The Way You Are > Bruno Mars
  7. Only Girl (In The World) > Rihanna
  8. The Time (Dirty Bit) > Black Eyed Peas
  9. 6 Foot 7 Foot > Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz
  10. Just A Dream > Nelly
  11. Bottoms Up > Trey Songz & Nicki Minaj
  12. Black And Yellow > Wiz Khalifa
  13. Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) > Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris
  14. Like a G6 > Far*east Movement feat. Cataracs & Dev
  15. DJ Got Us Fallin In Love > Usher feat. Pitbull
  16. Stereo Love > Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
  17. Dynamite > Taio Cruz
  18. No Hands > Waka Flocka Flame & Roscoe Dash & Wale
  19. Coming Home > Diddy - Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey
  20. Yeah 3x > Chris Brown
  21. Please Don't Go > Mike Posner
  22. Teenage Dream > Katy Perry
  23. Animal > Neon Trees
  24. Fuck You (Forget You) > Cee Lo Green
  25. Secrets > One Republic
  26. Back To December > Taylor Swift
  27. Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) > Pitbull feat. T-Pain
  28. Right About It > Lil' Wayne feat. Drake
  29. Right Thru Me > Nicki Minaj
  30. Aston Martin Music > Rick Ross feat. Drake & Chrisette  Michele
  31. That's All She Wrote > T.I feat. Eminem
  32. Club Can't Handle Me > Flo Rida feat. David Guetta
  33. I Like It > Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull
  34. If I Die Young > The Band Perry
  35. Whip My Hair > Willow Smith
  36. Somewhere With You > Kenny Chesney
  37. No Love > Eminem
  38. Deuces > Chris Brown  feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall
  39. Hold My Hand > Michael Jackson feat. Akon
  40. Felt Good On My Lips > Tim McGraw
  41. Rocketeer > Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
  42. Pretty Girl Rock > Keri Hilson
  43. My Kinda Party > Jason Aldean
  44. Love The Way You Lie > Eminem feat. Rihanna
  45. Kush > Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg & Akon
  46. Jar Of Hearts > Christina Perri
  47. Stuck Like Glue > Sugarland
  48. Love Like Woe > The Ready Set
  49. Can't Be Friends > Trey Songz
  50. Memories > David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi
  51. Who Are You When I'm Not Looking > Blake Shelton
  52. Mine > Taylor Swift
  53. Down On Me > Jeremih feat. 50 Cent
  54. As She's Walking Away > Zac Brown Band feat. Alan Jackson
  55. Rhythm Of Love > Plain White T's
  56. Dog Days Are Over > Fiorence + The Machine
  57. We No Speak Americano > Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup
  58. Mama's Song > Carrie Underwood
  59. Turn On The Radio > Reba
  60. Don't You Wanna Stay > Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson
  61. Put You In A Song > Keith Urban
  62. Let Me Down Easy > Billy Curington
  63. Voices > Chris Young
  64. Lay It Down > Lloyd
  65. Why Wait > Rascal Flatts
  66. Maybe > Sick Puppies
  67. The Breath You Take > George Strait
  68. Only Prettier > Miranda Lambert
  69. Who Dat Girl > Flo Rida feat. Akon
  70. Fire Flame > Birdman feat. Lil Wayne
  71. Make A Movie > Twista feat. Chris Brown
  72. Waiting For The End > Linkin Park
  73. Marry Me > Train
  74. Bass Down Low > Dev feat. The Cataracs
  75. Fall For Your Type > Jamie Foxx feat. Drake
  76. Anything Like Me > Brad Paisley
  77. Little Lion Man > Mumford & Sons
  78. Someone Else Calling You Baby > Luke Bryan
  79. Hello World > Lady Antebellum
  80. Higher > Taio Cruz feat. Travie McCoy
  81. No BS > Chris Brown
  82. Moment 4 Life > Nicki Minaj feat. Drake
  83. Christmas Lights > Coldplay
  84. Runaway > Kanye West feat. Pusha T
  85. Bullets In The Gun > Toby Keith
  86. Fuckin' Perfect > P!nk
  87. Smoke A Little Smoke > Eric Church
  88. More > Usher
  89. All I Want Is You > Miguel feat. J.Cole
  90. What Do You Want > Jerrod  Niemann
  91. Loving You No More > Diddy - Dirty Money feat. Drake
  92. Are You Gonna Koss Me Or Not > Thompson Square
  93. When A Woman Loves > R. Kelly
  94. You Be Killin' Me > Fabolous
  95. September > Daughtry
  96. Loca > Shakira feat. El Cata or Dizzee Rascal
  97. For The First Time Of My Life > The Script
  98. Letting Go (Dutty Love) > Sean Kingston feat. Nicki Minaj
  99. Baby, It's Cold Outside > Glee Cast
  100. Oh Santa! > Mariah Carey

Friday, December 17, 2010

Billboard Chart Top 100 On 17th December 2010

  1. Firework > Katy Perry
  2. What's My Name > Rihanna feat. Drake
  3. Grenade > Bruno Mars
  4. Raise Your Glass > Pink
  5. We R Who We R > Ke$ha
  6. Only Girl (In The World) > Rihanna
  7. Just The Way You Are > Bruno Mars
  8. The Time (Dirty Bit) > Black Eyed Peas
  9. Just A Dream > Nelly
  10. Bottoms Up > Trey Songz & Nicki Minaj
  11. Black And Yellow > Wiz Khalifa
  12. Like a G6 > Far*east Movement feat. Cataracs & Dev
  13. DJ Got Us Fallin In Love > Usher feat. Pitbull
  14. Dynamite > Taio Cruz
  15. Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) > Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris
  16. No Hands > Waka Flocka Flame & Roscoe Dash & Wale
  17. Please Don't Go > Mike Posner
  18. That's All She Wrote > T.I feat. Eminem
  19. Stereo Love > Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
  20. Teenage Dream > Katy Perry
  21. Animal > Neon Trees
  22. Yeah 3x > Chris Brown
  23. Fuck You (Forget You) > Cee Lo Green
  24. Coming Home > Diddy - Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey
  25. Secrets > One Republic
  26. Right Thru Me > Nicki Minaj
  27. Whip My Hair > Willow Smith
  28. If I Die Young > The Band Perry
  29. Right About It > Lil' Wayne feat. Drake
  30. Club Can't Handle Me > Flo Rida feat. David Guetta
  31. I Like It > Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull
  32. Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) > Pitbull feat. T-Pain
  33. Aston Martin Music > Rick Ross feat. Drake & Chrisette  Michele
  34. Back To December > Taylor Swift
  35. Christmas Lights > Coldplay
  36. Deuces > Chris Brown  feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall
  37. Somewhere With You > Kenny Chesney
  38. No Love > Eminem
  39. My Kinda Party > Jason Aldean
  40. Love The Way You Lie > Eminem feat. Rihanna
  41. Felt Good On My Lips > Tim McGraw
  42. Love Like Woe > The Ready Set
  43. Stuck Like Glue > Sugarland
  44. Can't Be Friends > Trey Songz
  45. Pretty Girl Rock > Keri Hilson
  46. Memories > David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi
  47. As She's Walking Away > Zac Brown Band feat. Alan Jackson
  48. Dog Days Are Over > Fiorence + The Machine
  49. Jar Of Hearts > Christina Perri
  50. Mine > Taylor Swift
  51. We No Speak Americano > Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup
  52. Kush > Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg & Akon
  53. Turn On The Radio > Reba
  54. Who Are You When I'm Not Looking > Blake Shelton
  55. Rhythm Of Love > Plain White T's
  56. Mama's Song > Carrie Underwood
  57. Baby, It's Cold Outside > Glee Cast
  58. Why Wait > Rascal Flatts
  59. Welcome Christmas > Glee Cast
  60. Rocketeer > Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
  61. Put You In A Song > Keith Urban
  62. Down On Me > Jeremih feat. 50 Cent
  63. Only Prettier > Miranda Lambert
  64. Lay It Down > Lloyd
  65. Hold My Hand > Michael Jackson feat. Akon
  66. The Breath You Take > George Strait
  67. Who Dat Girl > Flo Rida feat. Akon
  68. Rolling In The Deep > Adele
  69. Voices > Chris Young
  70. Don't You Wanna Stay > Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson
  71. Let Me Down Easy > Billy Curington
  72. Anything Like Me > Brad Paisley
  73. Runaway > Kanye West feat. Pusha T
  74. Waiting For The End > Linkin Park
  75. Fancy > Drake & T.I feat. Swiss Beatz
  76. Maybe > Sick Puppies
  77. Hello World > Lady Antebellum
  78. Someone Else Calling You Baby > Luke Bryan
  79. All I Want Is You > Miguel feat. J.Cole
  80. Make A Movie > Twista feat. Chris Brown
  81. Little Lion Man > Mumford & Sons
  82. Fire Flame > Birdman feat. Lil Wayne
  83. Angel > Akon
  84. Bullets In The Gun > Toby Keith
  85. Marry Me > Train
  86. Letting Go (Dutty Love) > Sean Kingston feat. Nicki Minaj
  87. Smoke A Little Smoke > Eric Church
  88. Shake > Jesse McCartney
  89. No BS > Chris Brown
  90. Loca > Shakira feat. El Cata or Dizzee Rascal
  91. Strip Me > Natasha Bedingfield
  92. Forget You > Glee Cast feat. Gwyneth Paltrow
  93. Monster > Kanye West feat. Jay-Z,Rick Ross,Bon Iver & Nicki Minaj
  94. Bass Down Low > Dev feat. The Cataracs
  95. Fall For Your Type > Jamie Foxx feat. Drake
  96. September > Daughtry
  97. One In A Million > Ne- Yo
  98. Marry You > Bruno Mars
  99. Porn Star Dancing > My Darkest Days feat. Zakk Wylde
  100. Bon Bon > Pitbull

Saturday, December 11, 2010

BILLBOARD Top 100 Artists Chart End Of The Year

  1. LADY GAGA
  2. TAYLOR SWIFT
  3. EMINEM
  4. LADY ANTEBELLUM
  5. KE$HA
  6. USHER
  7. THE BLACK EYED PEAS
  8. JUSTIN BIEBER
  9. RIHANNA
  10. DRAKE
  11. KATY PERRY
  12. SUSAN BOYLE
  13. JASON DERULO
  14. B.O.B
  15. TAIO CRUZ
  16. TRAIN
  17. LUDACRIS
  18. TREY SONGZ
  19. MICHAEL BUBLE
  20. LIL WAYNE
  21. ALICIA KEYS
  22. BRUNO MARS
  23. CARRIE UNDERWOOD
  24. MILEY CYRUS
  25. ZAC BROWN BAND
  26. JAY-Z
  27. ADAM LAMBERT
  28. MICHAEL JACKSON
  29. YOUNG MONEY
  30. ANDREA BOCELLI
  31. IYAZ
  32. OWL CITY
  33. JOHN MAYER
  34. MIKE POSNER
  35. NICKI MINAJ
  36. JASON ALDEAN
  37. GLEE CAST
  38. JAY SEAN
  39. SELENA GOMEZ
  40. MIRANDA LAMBERT
  41. THE SCRIPT
  42. TIMBALAND
  43. ONEREPUBLIC
  44. SNOOP DOGG
  45. DAVID GUETTA
  46. SADE
  47. SUGARLAND
  48. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
  49. KINGS OF LEON
  50. BEYONCE
  51. DAUGHTRY
  52. PITBULL
  53. DARIUS RUCKER
  54. KENNY CHESNEY
  55. CHRIS BROWN
  56. NICKELBACK
  57. KRIS ALLEN
  58. P!NK
  59. MARY J. BLIGE
  60. NELLY
  61. LA ROUX
  62. TRAVIE MCCOY
  63. GUCCI MANE
  64. BRAD PAISLEY
  65. MONICA
  66. CASTING CROWNS
  67. MAROON 5
  68. LUKE BRYAN
  69. JOSH TURNER
  70. COLBIE CAILLAT
  71. 3OH!3
  72. BILLY CURRINGTON
  73. SHAKIRA
  74. BLAKE SHELTON
  75. JACK JOHNSON
  76. ORIANTHI
  77. WILL.I.AM
  78. EASTON CORBIN
  79. KEITH URBAN
  80. FAR*EAST MOVEMENT
  81. RASCAL FLATTS
  82. PARAMORE
  83. NORAH JONES
  84. RICK ROSS
  85. T.I.
  86. TIM MCGRAW
  87. NEON TREES
  88. REBA MCENTIRE
  89. BRITNEY SPEARS
  90. KELLY CLARKSON
  91. HAYLEY WILLIAMS
  92. LINKIN PARK
  93. FLO RIDA
  94. ROBIN THICKE
  95. SHINEDOWN
  96. MELANIE FIONA
  97. SHONTELLE
  98. SARA BAREILLES
  99. KANYE WEST
  100. THE BAND PERRY

Hot 100 Songs Of The Year...Best Of 2010..Year End Chart

  1. Tik Tok > Ke$ha
  2. Need You Now > Lady Antebellum
  3. Hey, Soul Sister > Train
  4. California Gurls > Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg
  5. OMG > Usher feat. Will.I.Am
  6. Airplanes > B.O.B. feat. Hayley Williams
  7. Love The Way You Lie > Eminem feat. Rihanna
  8. Bad Romance > Lady Gaga
  9. Dynamite > Taio Cruz
  10. Break Your Heart > Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris
  11. Nothin' On You > B.O.B feat. Bruno Mars
  12. I Like It > Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull
  13. Bedrock > Young Money feat. Lloyd
  14. In My Head > Jason Derulo
  15. Rude Boy > Rihanna
  16. Telephone > Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce
  17. Teenage Dream > Katy Perry
  18. Just The Way You Are > Bruno Mars
  19. Cooler Than Me > Mike Posner
  20. Imma Be > Black Eyed Peas
  21. Empire State Of Mind > Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
  22. DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love > Usher feat. Pitbull
  23. Billionaire > Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars
  24. Not Afraid > Eminem
  25. Replay > Iyaz
  26. Sexy Chick > David Guetta feat. Akon
  27. Breakeven > The Script
  28. Your Love Is My Drug > Ke$ha
  29. I Gotta Feeling > Black Eyed Peas
  30. Fireflies > Owl City
  31. Say Aah > Trey Songz feat. Fabolous
  32. Find Your Love > Drake
  33. Alejandro > Lady Gaga
  34. Ridin' Solo > Jason Derulo
  35. Just A Dream > Nelly
  36. How Low > Ludacris
  37. Like A G6 > Far*East Movement feat. Cataracts & Dev
  38. Carry Out > Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake
  39. Haven't Met You Yet > Michael Bubble
  40. Club Can't Handle Me > Flo Rida feat. David Guetta
  41. Down > Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne
  42. Bulletproof > La Roux
  43. Whatcha Say > Jason Derulo
  44. Baby > Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris
  45. Whataya Want From Me > Adam Lambert
  46. Mine > Taylor Swift
  47. Only Girl (In The World)
  48. Live Like We're Dying > Kris Allen
  49. Hard > Rihanna feat. Jeezy
  50. Young Forever > Jay-Z feat. Mr. Hudson
  51. Blah Blah Blah > Ke$ha feat. 3Oh!3
  52. Bottoms Up > Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj
  53. Do You Remember > Jay Sean feat. Sean Paul & Lil Jon
  54. All The Right Move > OneRepublic
  55. According To You > Orianthi
  56. My Chick Bad > Ludacris feat Nicki Minaj
  57. You Belong With Me > Taylor Swift
  58. Meet Me Halfway > Black Eyed Peas
  59. Take It Off > Ke$ha
  60. Over > Drake
  61. Animal > Neon Trees
  62. Misery > Maroon 5
  63. Magic > B.O.B. feat. Rivers Cuomo
  64. Paparazzi > Lady Gaga
  65. Tie Me Down > New Bowz feat. Ray-J
  66. Your Love > Nicki Minaj
  67. Party In The U.S.A > Miley Cyrus
  68. Deuces> Chris Brown feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall
  69. 3 > Britney Spears
  70. Impossible > Shontelle
  71. Forever > Drake feat. Kanye West , Lil Wayne & Eminem
  72. Two Is Better Than One > Boys Like Girls feat. Taylor Swift
  73. My First Kiss > 3Oh!3 feat. Ke$ha
  74. Already Gone > Kelly Clarkson
  75. Rock That Body > Black Eyed Peas
  76. Secrets > OneRepublic
  77. Naturally > Selena Gomez & The Scene
  78. Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) > Alicia Keys
  79. All I Do Is Win > DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross
  80. I Made It > Kevin Rundolf feat. Birdman, Jay Sean & Lil Wayne
  81. Stuck Like Glue > Sugarland
  82. Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home) > Usher feat. Plies
  83. There Goes My Baby > Usher
  84. Today Was A Fairytale > Taylor Swift
  85. Say Something > Timbaland feat Drake
  86. Sweet Dreams > Beyonce
  87. Use Somebody > Kings Of Leon
  88. Undo It > Carrie Underwood
  89. Eenie Meenie > Sean Kingston feat. Justin Bieber
  90. Right Above It > Lil Wayne feat. Drake
  91. The House That Built Me > Miranda Lambert
  92. If I Die Young > The Band Perry
  93. The Only Exception > Paramore
  94. American Honey > Lady Antebellum
  95. King Of Anything > Sara Bareilles
  96. Life After You > Daughtry
  97. Smile > Uncle Cracker
  98. Teach Me How To Dougie > Cali Swag District
  99. Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart > Alicia Keys
  100. Lover, Lover > Jerrod Niemann

Eminem's 'Recovery' Earns the Rapper Top Spot On R&B/Hip-Hop Charts


During the past 12 months, the R&B and hip-hop charts have been rife with comebacks, buzz-drawing upstarts and hitmaking assists.

Working his way up the comeback trail after the mediocre "Relapse," Eminem hit a peak with the refreshing sequel, "Recovery" (Web/Shady/Aftermath/ Interscope).

Thanks to the popularity of his hit "Love the Way You Lie" featuring Rihanna -- this year's chart-topper on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs recap -- and his earlier single "Not Afraid," Eminem ends the year reigning over multiple recaps: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists-Male and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artists. And "Recovery" is No. 2 behind Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" on the year-end Top Billboard 200 Albums recap, with 2.7 million in sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's a grand return that set the stage for Eminem's Grammy Award nomination for album of the year.

Other members of the 2010 comeback class include Usher and Chris Brown. Usher had not one but two releases to show naysayers he definitely meant business after the lackluster sales of his 2008 album, "Here I Stand." His new album "Raymond V Raymond" (LaFace/JLG) ends the year at No. 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums recap. The set spun off the hit singles "Little Freak," with the ubiquitous Nicki Minaj; the pop/dance-centric "OMG," featuring Will.i.am; "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)," featuring Plies; and "There Goes My Baby," which ranks at No. 2 on the year-end Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs recap and at No. 1 on the Adult R&B Songs tally. Usher's subsequent "Versus" EP came in at No. 45 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums recap. 

Brown, moving forward after his sentence for domestic abuse, worked on resurrecting his career. The tide shifted for Brown in June when he performed a medley of Michael Jackson songs at the BET Awards and broke down while singing "Man in the Mirror."

Weeks later, Brown's single "Deuces," featuring Tyga and Kevin McCall, propelled the singer to No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Recorded after the release of his 2009 album "Graffiti," the song no doubt spurred renewed interest in that particular project: the Grammy-nominated "Graffiti" claims a respectable No. 28 on the year-end Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums recap.

Among the upstarts this year is Young Money/Cash Money hot shot Drake. Generating the most buzz by far of any artist in 2009, the artist/actor wrapped last year at the top of both Hot Rap Songs and Top New R&B/Hip-Hop Artists -- all off the phenomenal success of his mixtape's hit single, "Best I Ever Had."

This year, Drake more than satisfied the anticipation sparked by his first full-length studio album, "Thank Me Later" (Young Money/Cash Money/ Universal Motown). Closing the year at No. 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums recap, the CD spun off three key singles: "Over," "Find Your Love" and "Miss Me." Drake stayed just as busy as a guest artist, gracing hits including Trey Songz' "I Invented Sex," Timbaland's "Say Something" and Birdman's "Money to Blow." Among the singer/rapper's additional year-end honors: No. 1 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Artists recap.

Speaking of Songz, the young R&B singer came into his own as well in 2010. Staking his territory in the sexually provocative realm once ruled by R. Kelly, Songz was a major fixture on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs with "I Invented Sex," "Neighbors Know My Name," "Say Aah" featuring Fabolous and "Bottoms Up" with Nicki Minaj. On the year-end recaps, he is No. 6 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists, No. 4 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists-Male and No. 9 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artists. His album "Passion, Pain & Pleasure" is No. 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums recap.

Rivaling Drake for the most valuable assist crown this year is Minaj, another Young Money newcomer, whose debut album, "Pink Friday," was released Thanksgiving week. But Minaj didn't need an album to net fourth place on the Top New R&B/Hip-Hop Artists tally. She charted a whopping 16 titles on that list due to features on songs by Usher, Songz, Ludacris and others as well as her own track, "Your Love."

Heading the list of new R&B/hip-hop artists is B.o.B, with two of 2010's biggest hits: "Airplanes" featuring Hayley Williams and "Nothin' on You" with fellow newcomer Bruno Mars.

Rounding out the top five on the Top New R&B/Hip-Hop Artists recap are Melanie Fiona (No. 2), Waka Flocka Flame (No. 3) andWale (No. 5). Also among the new faces to watch: New Boyz and Cali Swag District, who gave lessons on how to Jerk and how to Dougie, respectively. Blues stalwart Malaco Records, a longtime presence in the traditional R&B and blues scene, strengthened its newly minted credentials in contemporary R&B by placing Dondria, a discovery on Jermaine Dupri's So So Def imprint, at No. 8 on the new artist lineup.

Other emerging and established female singers left their imprints too. Alicia Keys takes third place on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums recap with "The Element of Freedom" (MBK/J/RMG) and first place on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with the set's hit, "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)."

Other notable names on the recaps: Sade, back on course after a 10-year hiatus; Rihanna, who ends the year with a second new album, "Loud"; Mary J. BligeMonicaErykah Badu; the Black Eyed Peas; and Michael Jackson. Monica, together withFantasia, shined attention on the still formidable buying power of urban adults when their new albums sold significant physical amounts in this increasingly download-fixated world.

In hip-hop, it seemed like jail was becoming the marketing tool du jour. Lil Wayne, behind bars for the greater part of the year, maintained a strong presence on the album and singles charts as he regularly blogged about his incarceration. A similar hiatus for Gucci Mane preceded the release of "The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted" (1017 Brick Squad/Asylum/Warner Bros.). The attendant buzz following T.I.'s release from jail also bode well for the artist -- until he was recently incarcerated again for violating probation on the eve of releasing his new album. Among other rappers enjoying a strong 2010 on the outside: Jay-ZLudacris,Soulja Boy and Rick Ross.

Adult R&B remained a vital force this year. At the top of the Adult R&B Artists tally is Jaheim, with Kem and Maxwell helping round out the top 10.

Miley Cyrus Bong Hit Caught on Video


Miley Cyrus has once again been caught behaving badly on camera, but this time she's not making out with some boy at her 18th birthday party -- she's taking hits from a bong with her friends.


In the 2:37 video posted by TMZ, the pop star inhales smoke from a glass object while sitting in a living room with her friends and listening to Bush's "Come Down." "Ok, I'm gonna lose it now," Cyrus says after exhaling. "Having a little bit of a bad trip."

The singer then sits up and says, "Is that a fuckin' Liam lookalike or what the hell is that?", referring to her former flame Liam Hemsworth. "Is that my boyfriend?... Is that me tripping?" The rest of the clip shows Cyrus laughing uncontrollably while one of her friends eats out of a box of Frosted Flakes in the background.

The video was filmed in at Cyrus' Los Angeles home last month, according to TMZ. The bong that Cyrus smokes from in the clip reportedly contained a psychedelic herb called salvia, which is legal to possess in California.

Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga Most Viral Artists of 2010



Justin Bieber was the world's most-streamed music artist in 2010, according to numbers shared by video analytics company TubeMogul. 

Bieber collected 1.07 billion streams through Dec. 7. TubeMogul's figures include streams from YouTube and MySpace for the five biggest publishers of music video content (EMI, Hollywood Records, Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group).

Bieber is a common site on YouTube's all-time list, too. His video for "Baby," featuring Ludacris, is YouTube's all-time most viewed video with 405 million streams through Dec. 8. "Never Say Never," featuring Jaden Smith, is 16th with 118 million views and "Never Let You Go" is 20th with 106 million views.

Just as impressive as Bieber's dominance in 2010 streams is his market share. Bieber's 1.07 billion streams in 2010 represent an incredible 6.9% of the 14.8 billion videos streamed by the top five publishers this year. In other words, about one of every 14 streams for the top five publishers was a Bieber video.

In a distant second place in 2010 was Lady Gaga with just under 879 million streams and a 5.7% share of the top publishers' total streams. Her video for "Bad Romance" ranks second on YouTube's all-time list with 316 million views.


Eminem was third in 2010 with 709 million streams and a 4.6% share of the top publishers' total streams. He has two videos in YouTube's all-time top 10: "Love the Way You Lie" is fifth with 228 million streams and "Not Afraid" ranks seventh all-time at YouTube with 163 million. 

Here's the entire top 10 list: 

1. Justin Bieber: 1,071,022,618
2. Lady Gaga: 878,963,098
3. Eminem: 709,772,549
4. Rihanna: 521,468,879 
5. Shakira: 404,118,932 
6. Black Eyed Peas: 345,090,199 
7. Miley Cyrus: 323,186,543 
8. Taylor Swift: 241,860,978 
9. Linkin Park: 186,235,206 
10. David Guetta: 178,714,947

Enrique Iglesias, Daddy Yankee Lead Latin Into Crossover Territory in 2010



Latin music danced in 2010. It was a year of upbeat songs in which urban, tropical and pop music came together as never before, whether in collaboration by stars from historically segmented Latin genres or mixes from young artists built on bachata and other traditionally tropical rhythms.

Enrique Iglesias and Juan Luis Guerra had the No. 1 song on Billboard's year-end Hot Latin Songs chart with the breezy, bachata-tinged "Cuando Me Enamoro," while Shakira stepped further onto the dancefloor on tracks with Calle 13 and Dominican rapper El CataDaddy Yankee sought world domination with a global club sound that freely mixes vocoder with Caribbean beats, while Wisin & Yandel continued to chart the more seductive side of reggaetón. "Niña Bonita" by Venezuelans Chino y Nacho, who describe their sound as music of the Caribbean meets rhythm of the city, and Prince Royce's bachata version of "Stand by Me" were instant hits.

By December, these kinds of fusions had heated up Latin radio so much that four of the top five Hot Latin Songs were dance tracks with some mix of urban, tropical and pop, edging out the dominant regional Mexican music. With a collage of elements that mirrors the year's general dance pop music trend while incorporating distinctly Latin sounds and Spanish lyrics, it's music that's courting the mainstream while still resonating with young Latinos.
  
"All Hispanic kids no matter what their background are buying into it," says producer Sergio George, whose Top Stop Music propelled Bronx-based newcomer Royce from an underground, baseball cap-wearing bachata artist to a well-dressed performer at the Latin Grammy Awards. His track "Stand by Me" was one of 2010's freshest Latin songs, landing at No. 16 on the year-end Hot Latin Songs chart, and his current single, "Corazon Sin Cara," reached No. 4 on the Dec. 11 weekly list.

"Whether they're Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, they don't care any more where the music's from," George says. "They're all listening to American music, first of all. These are fourth-generation Hispanic kids, they're American kids. Most of them were born and raised here. So they want to be hip but they still want to retain their culture, with the [Spanish] language. And as long as it's something that's cool, hip and danceable, they're seeing it as theirs."

During the last decade Latin pop stars became more international, while reggaetóneros created a market for urban Latin music. This year saw the solidification of an emerging trend in which they found common ground on a foundation of tropical music. Walter Kolm, president of Universal Music Latino and its successful urban label Machete, says it's natural that urban rhythm artists, who by the end of the decade had hit a wall commercially and creatively with reggaetón's dembow rhythm, started sweetening their sound with more diverse tropical beats.

"They are young artists from the Caribbean that were raised on tropical music and it is a very natural thing for them to incorporate these elements," Kolm says. "The majority of reggaetón artists are tropical at heart. As the genre has grown, artists have become bolder and more adventurous in how deeply they venture into these fusions, and in doing so have expanded their appeal onto a more mainstream consumer."

While the biggest urban stars, like Daddy Yankee and Don Omar, have emerged from the reggaetón box combining tropical rhythms with a sci-fi style that owes a debt to hip-hop, a new breed of urban romantics in fashion-conscious clothes have revealed the soft side of macho in dance ballads, crying over their girlfriends in telenovela-like videos.

Flex, with his Panamanian "romantic style," and Tito "El Bambino" are models for this kind of streetwise Latin idol. And of course it's the heartthrobs in Aventura-whose "The Last" is the No. 1-selling release on the year-end Top Latin Albums chart for the second consecutive year-who have turned bachata from a Dominican barrio sound into the music of Pan-Latino youth. In collaborating with urban acts on dance-friendly, tropical-flavored tracks, Latin pop stars are playing to Latino youth while keeping step with a wider audience.

"There are a lot of superstars in Latin music that are pushing the boundaries and making great music," Kolm says.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Billboard Chart Top 100 On 9th December 2010

  1. Firework > Katy Perry
  2. Raise Your Glass > Pink
  3. What's My Name > Rihanna feat. Drake
  4. The Time (Dirty Bit) > Black Eyed Peas
  5. Grenade > Bruno Mars
  6. Only Girl (In The World) > Rihanna
  7. Just The Way You Are > Bruno Mars
  8. We R Who We R > Ke$ha
  9. Just A Dream > Nelly
  10. Bottoms Up > Trey Songz & Nicki Minaj
  11. Like a G6 > Far*east Movement feat. Cataracs & Dev
  12. DJ Got Us Fallin In Love > Usher feat. Pitbull
  13. Dynamite > Taio Cruz
  14. Black And Yellow > Wiz Khalifa
  15. Teenage Dream > Katy Perry
  16. Animal > Neon Trees
  17. Fuck You (Forget You) > Cee Lo Green
  18. No Hands > Waka Flocka Flame & Roscoe Dash & Wale
  19. Please Don't Go > Mike Posner
  20. Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) > Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris
  21. Dog Days Are Over > Fiorence + The Machine
  22. Dog Days Are Over > Glee Cast
  23. Club Can't Handle Me > Flo Rida feat. David Guetta
  24. Stereo Love > Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
  25. Christmas Lights > Coldplay
  26. I Like It > Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull
  27. Whip My Hair > Willow Smith
  28. Secrets > One Republic
  29. Hey, Soul Sister > Glee Cast
  30. If I Die Young > The Band Perry
  31. Right Thru Me > Nicki Minaj
  32. Right About It > Lil' Wayne feat. Drake
  33. Yeah 3x > Chris Brown
  34. Deuces > Chris Brown  feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall
  35. Aston Martin Music > Rick Ross feat. Drake & Chrisette  Michele
  36. Love Like Woe > The Ready Set
  37. Love The Way You Lie > Eminem feat. Rihanna
  38. (I've Had) The Time Of My Life > Glee Cast
  39. No Love > Eminem
  40. Somewhere With You > Kenny Chesney
  41. Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) > Pitbull feat. T-Pain
  42. Stuck Like Glue > Sugarland
  43. Back To December > Taylor Swift
  44. As She's Walking Away > Zac Brown Band feat. Alan Jackson
  45. Can't Be Friends > Trey Songz
  46. My Kinda Party > Jason Aldean
  47. Mine > Taylor Swift
  48. Felt Good On My Lips > Tim McGraw
  49. We No Speak Americano > Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup
  50. Memories > David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi
  51. Coming Home > Diddy - Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey
  52. Runaway > Kanye West feat. Pusha T
  53. Why Wait > Rascal Flatts
  54. Valerie > Glee Cast
  55. Who Dat Girl > Flo Rida feat. Akon
  56. Angel > Akon
  57. Marry You > Glee Cast
  58. Kush > Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg & Akon
  59. Mama's Song > Carrie Underwood
  60. Forget You > Glee Cast feat. Gwyneth Paltrow
  61. Put You In A Song > Keith Urban
  62. Pretty Girl Rock > Keri Hilson
  63. Turn On The Radio > Reba
  64. Who Are You When I'm Not Looking > Blake Shelton
  65. Jar Of Hearts > Christina Perri
  66. Hold My Hand > Michael Jackson feat. Akon
  67. Only Prettier > Miranda Lambert
  68. Anything Like Me > Brad Paisley
  69. Lay It Down > Lloyd
  70. The Breath You Take > George Strait
  71. Rhythm Of Love > Plain White T's
  72. Down On Me > Jeremih feat. 50 Cent
  73. All I Want Is You > Miguel feat. J.Cole
  74. Letting Go (Dutty Love) > Sean Kingston feat. Nicki Minaj
  75. Someone Else Calling You Baby > Luke Bryan
  76. Shake > Jesse McCartney
  77. Voices > Chris Young
  78. Freak The Freak Out > Victorious Cast feat. Victoria Justice
  79. Boots > The Killers
  80. Little Lion Man > Mumford & Sons
  81. Fancy > Drake & T.I feat. Swiss Beatz
  82. Smoke A Little Smoke > Eric Church
  83. Waiting For The End > Linkin Park
  84. Fire Flame > Birdman feat. Lil Wayne
  85. September > Daughtry
  86. Maybe > Sick Puppies
  87. Don't You Wanna Stay > Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson
  88. Let Me Down Easy > Billy Curington
  89. Hello World > Lady Antebellum
  90. Marry You > Bruno Mars
  91. Make A Movie > Twista feat. Chris Brown
  92. One In A Million > Ne- Yo
  93. Rocketeer > Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
  94. Marry Me > Train
  95. Bullets In The Gun > Toby Keith
  96. Check It Out > Will.I.Am & Nicki Minaj
  97. Don't Cry For Me Argentina > Glee Cast
  98. Monster > Kanye West feat. Jay-Z,Rick Ross,Bon Iver & Nicki Minaj
  99. Singing In The Rain (Umbrella) > Glee Cast feat. Gwyneth Paltrow
  100. Loca > Shakira feat. El Cata or Dizzee Rascal

Katy Perry 'In the Process' of Changing Her Name


Katy Perry may be an international brand, but that won't stop the recently married singer from changing her name to "Mrs. Brand." Perry admitted on the "Ellen Degeneres Show" today (Dec. 8) that she is "in the process" of taking the last name of her new husband, Russell Brand.
Katy Perry on "Ellen," 12/8/2010


  

"Sometimes, actually when people try to get my attention, like if I'm at an event or something, they say 'Mrs. Brand,'" Perry added.

Also brought up during the conversation was British actress Helen Mirren, who is filming a remake of the 1981 movie "Arthur" with Brand. A picture of Mirren bathing Brand on the set of the movie surfaced in August, and Mirren also revealed that Brand gave her a pair of his underwear.

"She needs to step off my man," Perry replied jokingly, adding that she could probably use some help with her complicated husband.

What do you think about the name change?

Lady Gaga Is Billboard's 2010 Artist of the Year, Ke$ha Takes Top New Act

This was the year everyone went gaga for Lady Gaga

The shape-shifting pop star takes home Billboard's top artist of the year honors, just a year after she earned top new artist applause. The last time an act made a move from "new" to "top" faster was in 2006, when Chris Brown snared both titles concurrently. Before that, the last woman to graduate nearly as fast was Whitney Houston, who was our top new artist of 1985 and then became the top artist the following year. 

Billboard's year-end music recaps are based on chart performance during the chart year that began with last year's Dec. 5 issue and ended with the Nov. 27, 2010, issue. The year-end Top Artists list ranks the best-performing acts of the year derived from activity on two charts: the Billboard 200 albums tally and the Billboard Hot 100 singles list.

Since we created the top overall artist category with our year-end recaps in 1981, only seven women have taken home the trophy, including Gaga. Taylor Swift nabbed it in 2009, preceded by LeAnn Rimes (1997), Alanis Morissette (1996), Mariah Carey (1991), Whitney Houston (1986) and Madonna (1985).

Gaga takes the artist of the year honor thanks in part to the chart performance of her first two albums, "The Fame" and "The Fame Monster" (both on Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope), which rank at Nos. 4 and 13, respectively, on the year-end Top Billboard 200 Albums tally. Four singles from those albums appear on the Hot 100 Songs roundup, led by "Bad Romance" at No. 8.

Swift is 2010's No. 2 artist of the year -- not too shabby for the Big Machine singer who was our top artist last year. With her one-two punch in 2009 and 2010, it marks the first time an act has been one of the top two artists in successive years since Destiny's Child was the top artist in 2000 and 2001. Narrowing the accolade among only soloists, Garth Brooks was the last to do so, when he was the No. 1 act in 1992 and 1993. The last woman? Mariah Carey, who was No. 1 in 1991 and No. 2 in 1992.

Swift has two albums in the top 10 of the year-end Billboard 200 tally, the first time an artist has done so since 1992. "Fearless" (2009) is at No. 7 while the just-released "Speak Now" is at No. 9. Brooks was the last to claim two albums in a year-end top 10, when he finished 1992 with "Ropin' the Wind" at No. 1 and "No Fences" at No. 6.

"Speak Now" charted for only three weeks during the 2010 chart year, making its No. 9 placing a stunning achievement. Ranking on the year-end tally is determined by a title's weekly charting sales. So, "Speak Now" made up for its short chart life in the chart year with massive sales: It moved 1.6 million units in those three weeks, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Elsewhere, neither Gaga nor Swift charted on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally, marking the first time neither of the top two artists of the year have done so since 1997, when Rimes and Spice Girls came in at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, on that chart.

So, last year Gaga was our new artist and then became the top artist this year. Could Ke$ha, who snags the throne on 2010's Top New Artists list, win the big prize in 2011? This year the Kemosabe/RCA singer celebrates not just her new artist win but also her crowning of the Hot 100 Songs roundup, where her debut charting single "TiK ToK" is tops. The track spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the weekly Hot 100 list.

The last time an act's first charting single became the top song of the year was only two years ago, when Flo Rida reigned with "Low." However, since Billboard began producing year-end recaps in 1946, no woman -- until Ke$ha -- had managed the feat.

Two steps behind Ke$ha on the new artist tally is Susan Boyle, who earns her ranking mostly on the strength of her two hit albums, "I Dreamed a Dream" and "The Gift." The former spent six weeks atop the Billboard 200 and finishes 2010 as the No. 1 Top Billboard 200 album.

At No. 2 on the year-end Billboard 200 albums list is Eminem's "Recovery." All of the rapper's albums -- save for his debut, "The Slim Shady LP" -- have finished among the year-end top 10 Billboard 200 albums. He's ranked in the top two twice before: in 2005 with "Encore" (No. 2) and in 2002 with "The Eminem Show" (No. 1).

Eminem also ends 2010 as the No. 3 artist of the year, and with Gaga and Swift at Nos. 1 and 2, he's our top male artist.

Country trio Lady Antebellum is the highest-ranking group on the top artist recap, coming in at No. 4. It's the first time a country act is the biggest group of the year.

Since Billboard began compiling year-end combined pop artist categories in 1977 (for males, females and duo/groups, respectively) no country act had ever finished the year as the top overall duo/group.

Lady A also takes home the No. 2 honor on the Hot 100 Songs recap with its Capitol Nashville single "Need You Now," which spent two weeks at No. 2 on the weekly tally, but lingered for 42 weeks within the top 40 during the eligibility period. A country single last reached such heights on the year-end Hot 100 tally in 2000, when Faith Hill's "Breathe" was the top Hot 100 song.

by BILLBOARD

Sunday, December 5, 2010

SNSD chooses their best and worst cleaners


While appearing on KBS 2TV’s “Nocturnal“, the girls of SNSD recently chose the two members that cleaned and didn’t clean in their dorms.
Member Hyoyeon was chosen as the best cleaner out of the group, earning the compliments of her fellow members for not only cleaning, but doing the dishes as well.
On the contrary, Jessica was chosen as the member that didn’t clean at all, making her the dirty girl of sorts.  Befitting of her ‘ice princess’ nickname, Jessica didn’t even bat an eyelash once chosen, and calmly stated, “I’m not the type to clean,” causing the studio to burst out in laughter over her honest statement.
The episode can be found on December 5th at 11:15 PM.

“Music Bank” will be recorded overseas next year



Producers of KBS 2TV’s music program, “Music Bank“, have revealed that they will be taking the show overseas by next year in order to allow foreign fans a chance to see their favorite artists up close.
Kim Jin Hong CP of the KBS variety team revealed on December 3rd:
“‘Music Bank’ is currently broadcast live in 54 different nations and manages to gather over 3 billion viewers. Starting next year, we will be personally visiting Japan, China, Taiwan, and others in order to record the show there.
A lot of foreigners come to watch ‘Music Bank’ in order to watch their favorite Hallyu stars. There were instances of a Chinese professor bringing her family over in order to wait for the program, and 15 teens from Germany all coming to visit. It’s amazing that they know the songs of SNSD despite the group having yet to debut in China or Germany.
Thousands of fans gather to watch Korean artists perform at the ‘Korea China Song Festival‘. Various Chinese broadcast companies try to earn the rights to broadcast the festival, demonstrating the popularity of Korean music in China.
Group NRG, who appeared in the festival nearly 10 years ago, has managed to maintain their fame in China, while another Korean female artist recently revealed her appearance fees in China to be in the thousands. ‘Music Bank’ especially has a promotional effect on the Hallyu culture.
The strongest content Korea has right now is Hallyu, and at the center of it is Korean pop. ‘Music Bank’ will be heading overseas in order to support Hallyu stars with their overseas expansion and to maximize our cultural exports.”
Source + Photos: Newsis via Nate

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