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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Simon Cowell: 'I've Always Wanted' Paula Abdul' on 'X Factor'


Simon Cowell wants Paula Abdul and British singer Cheryl Cole to join him and L.A. Reid as judges on Fox "The X Factor."

Cowell told Deadline.com's Nikki Finke that Cole is in negotiations but talks have yet to begin with Abdul, his foil for eight seasons on "American Idol."

"I've always wanted Paula," Cowell said. "Always been very vocal about that. I missed her the second she left the show. Always loved working with her even though she can be a pain...We've agreed that we would meet as many people as possible, and now we're reaching the deadline we've got to make the decision soon. But I think she's got a really good shot."

Of Cole, Cowell said, "She's just got a great ability to communicate. Shes a great judge. She's smart. It's just a hunch. If people take to her like the British public did, I think she's going to do really well in America.

An unknown in the U.S., Cole was a judge on the fifth season of the British version of "The X Factor."  She gained fame as a member of Girls Aloud and has scored two No. 1 solo albums in the U.K. A tumultuous marriage and  a barroom scrape got her a spot in the tabloids, but she continues to be one of Britain's most popular celebrities.

Bits of information regarding "The X Factor" have emerged over the last month, as the show and Cowell attempt to grab the same headline treatment as "American idol" and NBC's "The Voice," which premieres Tuesday (Apr. 26). Cowell has also said he was hoping George Michael and Mariah Carey would be involved in some capacity with the show as well.

Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha's 'Till the World Ends' Remix


Britney Spears has called an impressive pop music summit by inviting Ke$ha and Nicki Minaj onto a remix of her latest "Femme Fatale" single, "Till the World Ends." The track leaked online late Friday (Apr. 22), before it was scheduled to be officially released next Monday (Apr. 25), according to a countdown on all three pop singers' websites.

"Chimpanzees is hating, but I take it all in stride/Put her in a jungle with bananas on the side/Told you they'd revive your career, but somebody lied/I ain't talking poultry when I say this chicken's fried!" Minaj raps with a "Monster"-esque intensity to open the song. After Spears delivers the first verse, Minaj introduces Ke$ha, who sings the track's pre-chorus and mirrors Spears in other patches of the song. The final third of the song also features a nifty instrumental breakdown reminiscent of the dubstep interlude in "Femme Fatale's" first single, "Hold It Against Me."

Spears, Minaj and Ke$ha all teased the release of a remix to "Till the World Ends" -- currently at No. 9 on the Hot 100 -- in Twitter posts Friday afternoon. Minaj has been tapped to open for Spears on her summer tour beginning June 17, while Ke$ha originally co-wrote "Till the World Ends" alongside Max Martin, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, and Alexander Kronlund.

The "Till the World Ends" remix follows Spears' guest spot on a "Rih-mix" to Rihanna's single "S&M" that was released last Monday (Apr. 11). The new version of "S&M" helped the track land atop the Hot 100 with a combined 293,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

BILLBOARD Top100 Chart 21th April 2011


  1. S&M > Rihanna feat. Britney Spears
  2. E.T. > Katy Perry feat. Kanye West
  3. Just Can't Get Enough > The Black Eyed Peas
  4. Down On Me > Jeremih feat. 50 Cent
  5. Fuck You (Forget You) > Cee Lo Green
  6. Rolling In The Deep > Adele
  7. Look At Me Now > Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
  8. On The Floor > Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull
  9. Till The World Ends > Britney Spears
  10. Judas > Lady Gaga
  11. The Lazy Song > Bruno Mars
  12. Blow > Ke$ha
  13. Born This Way > Lady Gaga
  14. Written In The Stars > Tinie Tempah feat. Eric Turner
  15. The Show Goes On > Lupe Fiasco
  16. Fuckin' Perfect > P!nk
  17. Moment 4 Life > Nicki Minaj feat. Drake
  18. I Need A Doctor > Dr. Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey
  19. All Of The Lights > Kanye West
  20. Give Me Everything > Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Nayer
  21. Roll Up > Wiz Khalifa
  22. Firework > Katy Perry
  23. Grenade > Bruno Mars
  24. Price Tag > Jessie J feat. B.O.B
  25. Coming Home > Diddy - Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey
  26. More > Usher
  27. What The Hell > Avril Lavigne
  28. Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) > Pitbull feat. T-Pain
  29. Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) > Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris
  30. Backseat > New Boyz feat. The Catarcs & Dev
  31. Don't You Wanna Stay > Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson
  32. Pretty Girl Rock > Keri Hilson
  33. 6 Foot 7 Foot > Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz
  34. Colder Weather > Zac Brown Band
  35. Just The Way You Are > Bruno Mars
  36. For The First Time > The Script
  37. Who Says > Selena Gomez & The Scene
  38. Old Alabama > Brad Paisley feat. Alabama 
  39. Jar Of Hearts > Christina Perri
  40. Bow Chicka Wow Wow > Mike Posner feat. Lil Wayne
  41. A Little Bit Stronger > Sara Evans
  42. Raise Your Glass > Pink
  43. Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not > Thompson Square
  44. Dynamite > Taio Cruz
  45. Heart Like Mine > Miranda Lambert
  46. I Won't Let Go > Rascal Flatts
  47. Honey Bee > Blake Shelton
  48. Stereo Love > Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
  49. Did It  On 'Em > Nicki Minaj
  50. No Hands > Waka Flocka Flame & Roscoe Dash & Wale
  51. Mean > Taylor Swift
  52. This > Darius Rucker
  53. What Do You Want > Jerrod Niemann
  54. You Lie >The Band Perry
  55. Motivation > Kelly Rowland feat Lil Wayne
  56. Party Rock Anthem > LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
  57. Rocketeer > Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
  58. Sure Thing > Miguel
  59. Without You > Keith Urban
  60. Racks > YC feat. Future
  61. Live A Little > Kenny Chesney
  62. Red Nation > Game feat. Lil Wayne
  63. Tomorrow > Chris Young
  64. The Cave >  Mumford & Sons
  65. John > Lil Wayne feat Rick Ross
  66. Hold It Against Me > Britney Spears
  67. Bleed Red > Ronnie Dunn
  68. Rope > Foo Fighters
  69. Best Love Song > T-Pain feat. Chris Brown
  70. Hustle Hard > Ace Hood
  71. If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away > Justin Moore
  72. My Last > Big Sean feat. Chris Brown
  73. Love Faces > Trey Songz
  74. Grove St. Party > Waka Flocka Flame feat. Kebo Gotti
  75. No Sleep > Wiz Khalifa
  76. Bring It Back > Travis Porter
  77. I Can't Love You Back > Easton Corbin
  78. You Be Killin Em > Fabulous
  79. Country Song > Seether
  80. Dirt Road Anthem > Jason Aldean
  81. Sing > My Chemical Romance
  82. Friday > Rebecca Black
  83. Far Away > Marsha Ambrosius
  84. Family Man > Craig Campbell
  85. Boyfriend > Big Time Rush
  86. Homeboy > Eric Church
  87. Beggin' On Your Knees > Victorious Cast feat Victoria Justice
  88. Where You At > Jennifer Hudson
  89. Little Miss > Sugarland
  90. She Ain't You > Chris Brown
  91. Hello > Martin Solveig & Dragonette
  92. Never Say Never > Justin Bieber feat. Jaden Smith
  93. Tonight Tonight > Hot Chelle Rae
  94. Determinate > Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Naomi Scott, Hayle Kiyoko
  95. I Smile > Kirk Franklin
  96. Barefoot Blue Jean Night > Jake Owen
  97. I Do > Colbie Caillat
  98. Good Life > OneRepublic
  99. Somewhere Else > Toby Keith
  100. Crazy Girl > Eli Young Band

*bold > newly debut on the chart for this week!!!

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Beyonce's 'Girls' vs. Lady Gaga's 'Judas': Which Single Is Better?


Between Beyoncé's "Girls (Who Run the World)" and Lady Gaga's "Judas," it's a huge week for leaked singles by pop divas.

Beyoncé's "Girls," which hit the web yesterday and is the first peek at her upcoming album, finds the singer venturing outside her comfort zone with sputtering drums and a sample by indie electronic duo Major Lazer.

Gaga's "Judas," meanwhile, also sounds like nothing else on Top 40 radio right now, as the singer spews biblical references over some seriously wild industrial dance synths by producer RedOne. The track leaked last Friday and is vying for a No. 1 debut on the Hot 100 this week.

Of course, Beyoncé and Gaga, who in 2010 teamed up for the hits "Telephone" and "Videophone," have never shied away from taking creative risks -- in fact, it's part of what's propelled them into pop music's upper echelon. But since the early reaction to "Girls (Who Run the World)" and "Judas" seems to have fans divided and, in some cases, disappointed, we're just asking: Whose single would be better?

Demi Lovato Leaving Disney's 'Sonny with a Chance'


Demi Lovato is leaving "Sonny With a Chance," the Disney Channel TV series that made her a star.

In an interview with People magazine, Lovato said she didn't "think going back to 'Sonny' would be healthy for my recovery." Instead, she said she wants to focus on her music career.

The 18-year-old entered a treatment facility for three months last year to deal with what were termed emotional and physical issues.

In a statement Tuesday, Disney Channel said it respects Lovato's decision to focus on her music and "not immediately" return to acting. "Sonny" will continue airing as a spinoff titled "So Random," with the original show's cast, guest stars and musical acts, Disney said.

The company also offered its support while Lovato works to "improve her health and bounce back from adversity."

In an interview airing Friday on "Good Morning America" and "20/20," Lovato recounted developing an eating disorder as an 8-year-old who faced bullying. She later started cutting her wrists to vent her despair, she said.

"I've spoken openly about being bullied throughout the past few years, but one thing that I've never been able to feel comfortable talking about was the effects that it had on my life, afterwards," Lovato told ABC News' Robin Roberts.

"I literally didn't know why they were being so mean to me," she said. "And when I would ask them why, they would just say, `Well, you're fat.'"

While undergoing treatment at a residential facility in Illinois, Lovato said she was sustained by thoughts of her younger sister, Madison, who plays the daughter of Eva Longoria's character on ABC's "Desperate Housewives."

"A picture of my little sister ... was one of the main things that kept me going," Lovato said. "I just kept thinking, 'OK, set this example for your little sister.'"

She said also wants to set an example for other young girls facing the challenges she's battling to let them know "it doesn't have to be this way."

Disney said the "Sonny" spinoff has "allowed us to save over 75 full-time jobs and of course, business for the many vendors who get work from the production."

Monday, April 18, 2011

Lady Gaga Choreographer Laurieann Gibson Talks BET Dance Show


Lady Gaga's HBO concert special was wrapped and the video for her next single, "Judas," was being edited when the director of both projects, Laurieann Gibson, found herself becoming Gaga's de facto spokeswoman. It just so happened that rumblings about the new video's existence coincided with Gibson's media appearances in connection with her E! show "The Dance Scene," which premiered April 10.

"There's a decided shock value," Gibson says of the biblically themed video featuring Gaga as Mary Magdalene and Norman Reedus portraying Judas Iscariot. "Ultimately, it's a story about oppression; a story about following your heart and the glory of being free."

Billboard recently caught up with Gibson in Atlanta, where she's starting production on the BET show "Born to Dance," slated to debut Aug. 2. Atlanta was chosen as the locale, Gibson says, because "we [already] see the ugliness of the business" in New York and Los Angeles "where artists are disposable."

In contrast to the "Dance Scene" cast of professionals, "Born to Dance" features Gibson working with 10 young women without access to high-end training or auditions. The show traveled to such cities as Detroit and Philadelphia to find "girls born with this passion," says Gibson, who also works for Interscope developing the visual styles of young performers.

"It's a survival story of youth and how much they need real art," Gibson says. "There's real hope and inspiration there. We're very conscious about not saying, 'You're fired.' There's so much rejection in the dance world. My show isn't about winning a trophy and then being let go. We're trying to find the one girl who can be a part of my team."

Gibson, whose credits include "So You Think You Can Dance," "Making the Band" and "Skating With the Stars," also sees "Born to Dance" as an opportunity to share information with would-be dancers and girls thinking about making it a career but also having to take jobs that pay the bills-like the time she was a dancing tampon, "in a costume where you could barely breathe." In the first "Born to Dance" episode, the ladies are working on a Sears ad for vacuums.

"The focus is really on giving information," says Gibson, whose first major job was as a Fly Girl on TV's "In Living Color."

She compares the experiences she's had since 2007 with Gaga-two broke women working on the creation of an act that's as visual as it is musical-to what she hopes to achieve with the young dancers: teaching them that choreography is a form of storytelling.

"I took a theater concept and put it in an arena," she says, noting that 17 cameras were used to create a 360-degree look at Gaga's Fame Monster tour on the May 7 HBO special "The Monster Star Ball at Madison Square Garden." Gibson adds, "This is the story of the journey Gaga and I have been on together."

Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga Lead Billboard Music Awards Finalists


Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber lead the finalists for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, which were announced Wednesday morning (Apr. 13) at a press conference in Las Vegas.

Rihanna takes the lead as a finalist in 18 award categories, including Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Female Artist, Top R&B Artist and Top Dance/Electronic Artist. "Love the Way You Lie," her chart-topping collaboration with Eminem, places her as a contender in six song categories.

Meanwhile, Eminem is a finalist in 16 award categories, including Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Artist, Top Male Artist and Top Rap Artist.

Lady Gaga follows as a finalist in 12 categories, with three releases all competing for Top Dance/Electronic Album: "The Fame," "The Fame Monster" and "The Remix."

Pop heartthrobs Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber will each vie for 11 categories and face off for Top New Artist and Top Male Artist. Other Top New Artist contenders are Ke$ha, Nicki Minaj and Taio Cruz, whose song "Dynamite" is up for five awards including Top Hot 100 Song.

The winners will be announced at the Billboard Music Awards show airing on ABC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22 at 8-11pm ET/PT. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.

The Billboard Music Awards take a holistic look at artist performance based on key fan interactions with music -- finalists and winners are determined by chart performance and social and streaming activity as chronicled in Billboard magazine and on Billboard.com during the eligibility period of Feb, 28, 2010 and Mar. 1, 2011.

The 46 award categories are based on measures provided by our data partners including sales data shared by Nielsen SoundScan, radio airplay monitored by Nielsen BDS, streaming data measured by Tubemogul and Nielsen BDS, social media consumption gauged by Next Big Sound and tour grosses tracked by Billboard Boxscore.

On 14th of April, Billboard launches a microsite for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards at www.Billboard.com/BBMA. Music fans can also follow news about the show and related events on Twitter (twitter.com/billboarddotcom) or Facebook (facebook.com/billboard).

The 2011 Billboard Music Awards is co-executive produced by Richard Beckman, CEO of Prometheus Global Media, which owns Billboard, and Don Mischer of Don Mischer Productions.

Here are the lead category nominations for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards. See the full list of finalists here.

Top Billboard 200 Artist
Justin Bieber
Susan Boyle
Eminem
Lady Antebellum
Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist
Ke$ha
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Usher

Top Artist
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Top New Artist
Justin Bieber
Taio Cruz
Ke$ha
Bruno Mars
Nicki Minaj

Top Touring Artist
Bon Jovi
Michael Buble
Lady Gaga
U2
Roger Waters

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Lady Gaga Reveals 'Born This Way' Album Cover



Just a few hours after releasing her new single "Judas" to iTunes four days early, Lady Gaga has given her fans another treat, unveiling the official "Born This Way" album cover on Twitter. 


Gaga teased the cover's impending arrival at midnight on and leaked the image at 1 a.m. ET Saturday (Apr. 16). The striking image combines Gaga's body with that of a motorcycle: the pop star's arms take hold of the vehicle's front wheel and Gaga's head sits at the top of the bike, with her red lipstick the black-and-white image's only dash of color.


The early arrival of Gaga's "Judas" single, meanwhile, will likely result in a diva battle for No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart next week. Until Friday morning, Rihanna was poised to earn her 10th No. 1 with "S&M," but Gaga has now found herself in the fight to top the chart. Billboard projects that "Judas" would have to sell north of 350,000 -- close to 400,000 -- with less than two and-a-half days of sales in the week, in order to possibly debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100.

Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Hits iTunes, Could Battle Rihanna for No. 1 on Hot 100



It looks like we've got an old-fashioned diva battle for No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart next week.


Lady Gaga's "Judas," which leaked to the Web on April 15, was rush-released to the iTunes Store and could possibly debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100 next week.


Up until last morning, it seemed like Rihanna was on course for her 10th No. 1 with "S&M," powered by strong sales and airplay of the track's "Rih-mix" featuring Britney Spears. Industry prognosticators are forecasting the song may sell nearly 300,000 downloads by the end of the tracking week on today, April 17, up from the 141,000 the track scanned in its last pre-remix week.


Rihanna was seemingly poised to topple Katy Perry's "E.T" (featuring Kanye West), which has spent the past three weeks in the pole position on the tally. Perry's track will likely move between 260,000 and 270,000 downloads.


But now, Gaga has found herself in the fight for No. 1. While "Judas" was originally slated to debut worldwide next week, this morning's leak prompted Interscope Records, Gaga's label, to rush release the single to digital services.


Billboard projects that "Judas" would have to sell north of 350,000 -- close to 400,000 -- with less than two and-a-half days of sales in the week, in order to possibly debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100. Also playing a role in its initial Hot 100 ranking will be the radio audience impressions "Judas" will garner through the end of the airplay tracking period which runs through Tuesday (April 19). A fast first week start at radio, similar to "Born This Way" (78.6 million), would certainly help Gaga's No. 1 cause.


It's certainly possible that "Judas" could sell that much, based on the how well Gaga's last release, "Born This Way," sold in its first three days of release (after a Friday, Feb. 11 iTunes debut). It bowed with 447,000, enabling its No. 1 debut on the Hot 100, marking her third chart-topper and the 1,000th No. 1 in the chart's history. However, "Judas" is hobbled, to a degree, in that it was posted to iTunes later in the day than "Born This Way" was. The latter hit the retailer in the early morning, while "Judas" hit the store by late morning Pacific Standard Time.

Friday, April 15, 2011

BILLBOARD Top100 Chart 14th April 2011


  1. E.T. > Katy Perry feat. Kanye West
  2. S&M > Rihanna
  3. Just Can't Get Enough > The Black Eyed Peas
  4. Fuck You (Forget You) > Cee Lo Green
  5. Born This Way > Lady Gaga
  6. Down On Me > Jeremih feat. 50 Cent
  7. Look At Me Now > Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
  8. Till The World Ends > Britney Spears
  9. On The Floor > Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull
  10. Rolling In The Deep > Adele
  11. Blow > Ke$ha
  12. Fuckin' Perfect > P!nk
  13. Honey Bee > Blake Shelton
  14. Written In The Stars > Tinie Tempah feat. Eric Turner
  15. Moment 4 Life > Nicki Minaj feat. Drake
  16. The Show Goes On > Lupe Fiasco
  17. Give Me Everything > Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Nayer
  18. Firework > Katy Perry
  19. I Need A Doctor > Dr. Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey
  20. The Lazy Song > Bruno Mars
  21. Grenade > Bruno Mars
  22. Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) > Pitbull feat. T-Pain
  23. All Of The Lights > Kanye West
  24. Coming Home > Diddy - Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey
  25. Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) > Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris
  26. Roll Up > Wiz Khalifa
  27. More > Usher
  28. What The Hell > Avril Lavigne
  29. Colder Weather > Zac Brown Band
  30. Pretty Girl Rock > Keri Hilson
  31. Who Says > Selena Gomez & The Scene
  32. 6 Foot 7 Foot > Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz
  33. Jar Of Hearts > Christina Perri
  34. Just The Way You Are > Bruno Mars
  35. Backseat > New Boyz feat. The Catarcs & Dev
  36. Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not > Thompson Square
  37. Raise Your Glass > Pink
  38. A Little Bit Stronger > Sara Evans
  39. For The First Time > The Script
  40. Price Tag > Jessie J feat. B.O.B
  41. Bow Chicka Wow Wow > Mike Posner feat. Lil Wayne
  42. Don't You Wanna Stay > Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson
  43. Dynamite > Taio Cruz
  44. Heart Like Mine > Miranda Lambert
  45. Stereo Love > Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
  46. Yeah 3x > Chris Brown
  47. No Hands > Waka Flocka Flame & Roscoe Dash & Wale
  48. Mean > Taylor Swift
  49. I Won't Let Go > Rascal Flatts
  50. Did It  On 'Em > Nicki Minaj
  51. This > Darius Rucker
  52. You Lie >The Band Perry
  53. What Do You Want > Jerrod Niemann
  54. Rocketeer > Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
  55. John > Lil Wayne feat Rick Ross
  56. Without You > Keith Urban
  57. No Sleep > Wiz Khalifa
  58. Beggin' On Your Knees > Victorious Cast feat Victoria Justice
  59. Hold It Against Me > Britney Spears
  60. Let Me Down Easy > Billy Curington
  61. Live A Little > Kenny Chesney
  62. Bleed Red > Ronnie Dunn
  63. Sure Thing > Miguel
  64. The Cave >  Mumford & Sons
  65. Best Love Song > T-Pain feat. Chris Brown
  66. Party Rock Anthem > LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
  67. Tomorrow > Chris Young
  68. Dirt Road Anthem > Jason Aldean
  69. If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away > Justin Moore
  70. Racks > YC feat. Future
  71. You Be Killin Em > Fabulous
  72. Little Miss > Sugarland
  73. Love Faces > Trey Songz
  74. Friday > Rebecca Black
  75. Bring It Back > Travis Porter
  76. I Can't Love You Back > Easton Corbin
  77. Never Say Never > Justin Bieber feat. Jaden Smith
  78. Rope > Foo Fighters
  79. Grove St. Party > Waka Flocka Flame feat. Kebo Gotti
  80. Sing > My Chemical Romance
  81. Country Song > Seether
  82. Where You At > Jennifer Hudson
  83. Boyfriend > Big Time Rush
  84. My Last > Big Sean feat. Chris Brown
  85. Family Man > Craig Campbell
  86. Far Away > Marsha Ambrosius
  87. Hustle Hard > Ace Hood
  88. Georgia Clay > Josh Kelley
  89. Boom > Snoop Dogg feat. T-Pain
  90. I Smile > Kirk Franklin
  91. Hello > Martin Solveig & Dragonette
  92. Homeboy > Eric Church
  93. Fall For Your Type > Jamie Foxx feat. Drake
  94. Walking > Mary Mary
  95. Old Alabama > Brad Paisley feat. Alabama 
  96. Crazy Girl > Eli Young Band
  97. Good Life > OneRepublic
  98. No BS > Chris Brown
  99. Welcome To My Hood > DJ Khaled feat Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne & T-Pain
  100. Somewhere Else > Toby Keith

*bold > newly debut on the chart for this week!!!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

BILLBOARD Top100 Chart 7th April 2011


  1. E.T. > Katy Perry feat. Kanye West
  2. S&M > Rihanna
  3. Just Can't Get Enough > The Black Eyed Peas
  4. Fuck You (Forget You) > Cee Lo Green
  5. Born This Way > Lady Gaga
  6. Look At Me Now > Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
  7. Down On Me > Jeremih feat. 50 Cent
  8. On The Floor > Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull
  9. Fuckin' Perfect > P!nk
  10. Rolling In The Deep > Adele
  11. Blow > Ke$ha
  12. Grenade > Bruno Mars
  13. Till The World Ends > Britney Spears
  14. Firework > Katy Perry
  15. Moment 4 Life > Nicki Minaj feat. Drake
  16. Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) > Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris
  17. No Sleep > Wiz Khalifa
  18. Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) > Pitbull feat. T-Pain
  19. Written In The Stars > Tinie Tempah feat. Eric Turner
  20. I Need A Doctor > Dr. Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey
  21. More > Usher
  22. John > Lil Wayne feat Rick Ross
  23. Coming Home > Diddy - Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey
  24. The Show Goes On > Lupe Fiasco
  25. Jar Of Hearts > Christina Perri
  26. All Of The Lights > Kanye West
  27. The Lazy Song > Bruno Mars
  28. Roll Up > Wiz Khalifa
  29. What The Hell > Avril Lavigne
  30. Pretty Girl Rock > Keri Hilson
  31. Colder Weather > Zac Brown Band
  32. 6 Foot 7 Foot > Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz
  33. Who Says > Selena Gomez & The Scene
  34. Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not > Thompson Square
  35. Just The Way You Are > Bruno Mars
  36. Yeah 3x > Chris Brown
  37. Best Love Song > T-Pain feat. Chris Brown
  38. Raise Your Glass > Pink
  39. Backseat > New Boyz feat. The Catarcs & Dev
  40. Don't You Wanna Stay > Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson
  41. Stereo Love > Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
  42. For The First Time > The Script
  43. Bow Chicka Wow Wow > Mike Posner feat. Lil Wayne
  44. Dynamite > Taio Cruz
  45. A Little Bit Stronger > Sara Evans
  46. No Hands > Waka Flocka Flame & Roscoe Dash & Wale
  47. Rocketeer > Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
  48. Marry Me > Train
  49. Price Tag > Jessie J feat. B.O.B
  50. I Won't Let Go > Rascal Flatts
  51. Let Me Down Easy > Billy Curington
  52. What Do You Want > Jerrod Niemann
  53. This > Darius Rucker
  54. Heart Like Mine > Miranda Lambert
  55. Did It  On 'Em > Nicki Minaj
  56. You Lie >The Band Perry
  57. When I'm Gone > Wiz Khalifa
  58. The Cave >  Mumford & Sons
  59. Without You > Keith Urban
  60. Give Me Everything > Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Nayer
  61. Live A Little > Kenny Chesney
  62. If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away > Justin Moore
  63. You Be Killin Em > Fabulous
  64. Never Say Never > Justin Bieber feat. Jaden Smith
  65. Bleed Red > Ronnie Dunn
  66. Friday > Rebecca Black
  67. Mean > Taylor Swift
  68. Love Faces > Trey Songz
  69. The Story > Sara Ramirez
  70. Tomorrow > Chris Young
  71. Sure Thing > Miguel
  72. Little Miss > Sugarland
  73. I Wanna Go > Britney Spears
  74. Where You At > Jennifer Hudson
  75. Hold It Against Me > Britney Spears
  76. Bring It Back > Travis Porter
  77. Sing > My Chemical Romance
  78. I Can't Love You Back > Easton Corbin
  79. Loser Like Me > Glee Cast
  80. Country Song > Seether
  81. Boom > Snoop Dogg feat. T-Pain
  82. Grove St. Party > Waka Flocka Flame feat. Kebo Gotti
  83. Beggin' On Your Knees > Victorious Cast feat Victoria Justice
  84. Fall For Your Type > Jamie Foxx feat. Drake
  85. Boyfriend > Big Time Rush
  86. Racks > YC feat. Future
  87. Georgia Clay > Josh Kelley
  88. Party Rock Anthem > LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
  89. Family Man > Craig Campbell
  90. Next To You > Chris Brown feat. Justin Bieber
  91. Far Away > Marsha Ambrosius
  92. Rope > Foo Fighters
  93. No BS > Chris Brown
  94. Walking > Mary Mary
  95. Welcome To My Hood > DJ Khaled feat Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne & T-Pain
  96. I Smile > Kirk Franklin
  97. My Last > Big Sean feat. Chris Brown
  98. This Is Country Music > Brad Paisley
  99. Crazy Girl > Eli Young Band
  100. Homeboy > Eric Church

*bold > newly debut on the chart for this week!!!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Lady Gaga Releasing 'Judas' Single on April 19


One week after "Born This Way" ended its six-week run atop the Hot 100, Lady Gaga has announced that her next single, "Judas," will be arriving on April 19. The pop star shares the release date of the second single from sophomore album "Born This Way" and announces, "Let the cultural baptism begin," in the latest installment of her Gagavision video series, released on April 6.

In Gagavision No. 41, Gaga takes fans behind the scenes as she gets her makeup done, argues with a religious fanatic and shows off some new dance moves. The video ends with the text, "Judas April 19th -- If they were not who were taught that they would be, would you still believe?"

Last month, Lady Gaga previewed the lyrics to "Judas" when she posted on Twitter, ""I'm just a Holy Fool, oh baby he's so cruel, but I'm still in love with Judas, Baby." The singer also revealed on Sunday that she is co-directing the "Judas" video with Laurieann Gibson, calling the experience "the most exciting artistic moment of my career."

While the "Judas" launch is less than two weeks away, fans are still getting their fill of "Born This Way," which clocks in at No. 4 on the current Hot 100, before its parent album is released on May 23. Yesterday, Gaga announced that the "Country Road Version" of "Born This Way" has been released to iTunes, and that part of its proceeds will benefit the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).

Katy Perry's 'E.T.' Widens Lead Atop Hot 100


Katy Perry's "E.T.," featuring Kanye West, spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, solidifying its top standing by claiming dual Digital and Airplay Gainer honors.

Spurred by the premiere of its special-effects-heavy video last Thursday (March 31), "E.T." tallies a fourth week at No. 1 on Digital Songs with 327,000 downloads sold (up 29%), according to Nielsen SoundScan. The sum is Perry's fifth-highest weekly total, eclipsed only by two weeks each for prior Hot 100 No. 1s "California Gurls," featuring Snoop Dogg, and "Firework."

On Radio Songs, "E.T." bounds 10-6 with 88 million audience impressions (up 20%), according to Nielsen BDS.

Rihanna's "S&M" holds at No. 2 for a second week on the Hot 100, while becoming her record-setting fifth consecutive No. 1 (2-1) on Radio Songs (and eighth overall), besting streaks of four each by Destiny's Child (2000-01) and Usher (2004). She has linked leaders in each of her last five appearances on Radio Songs courtesy of "Rude Boy," Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie," on which she guested, "Only Girl in the World" and "What's My Name?," featuring Drake, prior to "S&M."

The Black Eyed Peas' "Just Can't Get Enough" rises 5-3 on the Hot 100 and Cee Lo Green's "F**k You (Forget You)" dips 3-4. Although the latter song drops 1-2 on Radio Songs, it rewrites the mark for longest journey to No. 1 on Pop Songs.

Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" descends 4-5 on the Hot 100 and Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now," featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes, lifts 7-6. "Look" logs a third week at No. 1 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Songs survey.

Jeremih's "Down on Me," featuring 50 Cent, advances 9-7 on the Hot 100, Jennifer Lopez's "On the Floor," featuring Pitbull, climbs 10-8 and P!nk's "F**kin' Perfect" slides 8-9.

The success of Adele's sophomore album "21," which spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 941,000 copies in its first six weeks, according to SoundScan, spurs the soulful British singer/songwriter's first top 10 on the Hot 100, as "Rolling in the Deep" roars 17-10. The track surges 11-9 on Digital Songs (122,000 downloads sold, up 16%) and 50-36 on Radio Songs (33 million in audience).

As he arrives at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with his debut set "Rolling Papers," rapper Wiz Khalifa scores the Hot 100's Hot Shot Debut with "When I'm Gone." "Roll Up," the album's second proper single following the No. 1 "Black and Yellow," edges 29-28.

Of the Hot 100's six debuts this week, two belong to TV-related acts. "Grey's Anatomy" actress Sara Ramirez's cover of Brandi Carlile's "The Story," from the "Grey's Anatomy: The Music Event" soundtrack, which features songs from the ABC series' special musical episode last Thursday, begins at No. 69. The set starts at No. 24 on the Billboard 200, while Ramirez's own self-titled EP enters at No. 37.

The "Victorious" cast (which, unlike the "Grey's Anatomy" ensemble, offers regular musical performances on its Nickelodeon series), bows on the Hot 100 at No. 83 with "Beggin' on Your Knees," featuring Victoria Justice. The troupe reached No. 50 in January with its prior chart entry, "Freak the Freak Out."

Britney Spears Snares Sixth No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Femme Fatale'


Britney Spears flies in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with her sixth chart-topping album, "Femme Fatale," selling 276,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The feat ties her for the third-most No. 1s among women with Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson. Only Barbra Streisand (nine No. 1s) and Madonna (seven) have earned more No. 1s.

Spears has hit the top with six out of her seven studio albums, only missing with 2007's "Blackout," which debuted and peaked at No. 2 (290,000).

Her last effort, 2008's "Circus," started more robustly than "Femme Fatale," as it launched at No. 1 with 506,000 following its Dec. 2 release. "Femme Fatale's" debut of 276,000 is Spears' second-lowest sales start with a studio set -- only her 1999 debut effort, "Baby One More Time," began with a smaller figure (121,000 at No. 1).
 
Though, one could conclude that "Circus" was a more highly-anticipated album, in that it was seen as a "comeback" after a number of years where Spears' personal and professional life was in chaotic high-gear. "Circus" was ushered in by the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single "Womanizer" -- complete with a return-to-sexy-form music video.

"Femme Fatale," however, isn't a comeback album. There's nothing to come back from, aside from great success. Spears sold 1.7 million of "Circus" in the U.S., snared three top 20 Hot 100 singles from the set, and mounted a blockbuster global tour.
 
While "Femme Fatale's" first single, "Hold It Against Me," debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100, it quickly peaked at No. 3 on the Mainstream Top 40 radio airplay chart -- Spears' home turf format on the airwaves. This week, it falls 19-26 in its 12th week on the list. The album's second single, "Till the World Ends," earns a bullet at No. 14 on the list, but stands still in its fourth week. To compare, "Womanizer" had climbed to No. 5 with a bullet when "Circus" debuted on the Billboard 200 -- and it reached No. 1 two weeks later.

Also worth noting is that "Femme Fatale" is Spears' first album to see a spring release in over a decade. While her first set dropped in January of 1999 and her second offering, 2000's "Oops! ... I Did It Again," came out in May of 2000, the rest of her catalog (even her hits packages and remix sets) were issued during the always-busy shopping period of November-December.

And, not like anyone needs to be reminded -- but album sales just aren't what they used to be. Even if it's been less than two-and-a-half years since "Circus."

Finally, perhaps Spears' tepidly-received "Good Morning America" performance on "Femme Fatale's" street date (March 29) put a damper on the set's first-week festivities. The social buzz ranged from critiques on her tentative dancing to commentary about her unusually husky voice. She also hit the stage the same night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to moderately better notices.

Spears isn't the only big news on the Billboard 200 this week however, as Wiz Khalifa comes in at No. 2 with his major label debut, "Rolling Papers," selling 197,000. He's already topped the Billboard Hot 100 with "Black and Yellow" and bowed in the top 10 last week with "No Sleep."
 
Adele's "21" holds at No. 3 (94,000; down 2%), Chris Brown's "F.A.M.E." slides 1-4 (91,000; down 66%) and the "Songs For Japan" charity compilation posts an increase in sales after its first full week in release, climbing 6-5 (71,000; up 5%).

The mainstream release of Radiohead's "The King of Limbs" enables the album's bow at No. 6 (69,000) while Jennifer Hudson's "I Remember Me" slips 2-7 (56,000; down 66%). Snoop Dogg's "Doggumentary" arrives at No. 8 (50,000) -- the hip-hop king's 11th top 10 -- while Kirk Franklin's "Hello Fear" slides 5-9 (46,000; down 47%). Closing out the top 10 is gospel duo Mary Mary with "Something Big" starting with 42,000 at No. 10, the third top 10 effort for the act.

Switching gears to the Digital Songs chart, Katy Perry's "E.T." holds at No. 1, selling another 327,000 downloads (up 29%), following the premiere of its out-of-this-world music video last week. The Black Eyed Peas' "Just Can't Get Enough" moves up 3-2 (203,000; down 7%), Rihanna's "S&M" is also up one, 4-3 (159,000; down 4%).

Jennifer Lopez's "On the Floor" (featuring Pitbull) rises 7-4 (138,000; down 4%), Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now" (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes) climbs 8-5 (137,000; down 4%) and Khalifa's "No Sleep" slides 2-6 (135,000; down 45%). Cee Lo Green's "F**k You (Forget You)" drops 5-7 (134,000; down 14%), Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" descends 6-8 (129,000; down 12%) and Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" rises 11-9 (122,000; up 16%). Finally, at No. 10, we find the fast-rising "John" from Lil Wayne, shifting 116,000 (up 134%).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending April 3) totaled 6.62 million units, up 2% compared to the sum last week (6.48 million) and down 3% compared to the comparable sales week of 2010 (6.84 million). Year to date album sales stand at 77.82 million, down 5% compared to the same total at this point last year (81.96 million).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 24.52 million downloads, down 1% compared to last week (24.78 million) and up 8% stacked next to the comparable week of 2010 (22.68 million). Year to date track sales are at 339.12 million, up 9% compared to the same total at this point last year (312.38 million).

Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2010 when: Justin Bieber's "My World 2.0" returned to the No. 1 slot with 102,000 (down 65%) and Usher's "Raymond v Raymond" fell from the penthouse to No. 2 (92,000; down 72%). Slash's self-titled album was the top debut, arriving in third place with 60,000.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Britney Spears to Release Two Videos for 'Till the World Ends'


Britney Spears plans to release two music videos for her upcoming single "Till the World Ends."

The singer was so pleased with the footage she shot with director Ray Kay that there will be two videos to showcase all of it, JustJared reports. The director's cut will feature an apocalyptic storyline, while the choreography cut will include more of Spears' dancing.

"Till the World Ends" is Spears' second single off her seventh studio album, "Femme Fatale." The music video is set to premiere April 6, while the album is poised to debut at No. 1 on this week's Billboard 200 with a projected 280,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan

Friday, April 1, 2011

BILLBOARD Top100 Chart 31st March 2011


  1. E.T. > Katy Perry feat. Kanye West
  2. S&M > Rihanna
  3. Fuck You (Forget You) > Cee Lo Green
  4. Born This Way > Lady Gaga
  5. Just Can't Get Enough > The Black Eyed Peas
  6. No Sleep > Wiz Khalifa
  7. Look At Me Now > Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
  8. Fuckin' Perfect > P!nk
  9. Down On Me > Jeremih feat. 50 Cent
  10. On The Floor > Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull
  11. Blow > Ke$ha
  12. Grenade > Bruno Mars
  13. Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) > Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris
  14. Firework > Katy Perry
  15. Moment 4 Life > Nicki Minaj feat. Drake
  16. Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) > Pitbull feat. T-Pain
  17. Rolling In The Deep > Adele
  18. Coming Home > Diddy - Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey
  19. I Need A Doctor > Dr. Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey
  20. More > Usher
  21. Jar Of Hearts > Christina Perri
  22. Till The World Ends > Britney Spears
  23. What The Hell > Avril Lavigne
  24. Pretty Girl Rock > Keri Hilson
  25. All Of The Lights > Kanye West
  26. Next To You > Chris Brown feat. Justin Bieber
  27. Written In The Stars > Tinie Tempah feat. Eric Turner
  28. Who Says > Selena Gomez & The Scene
  29. Roll Up > Wiz Khalifa
  30. 6 Foot 7 Foot > Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz
  31. The Show Goes On > Lupe Fiasco
  32. Just The Way You Are > Bruno Mars
  33. Best Love Song > T-Pain feat. Chris Brown
  34. Raise Your Glass > Pink
  35. Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not > Thompson Square
  36. Colder Weather > Zac Brown Band
  37. The Lazy Song > Bruno Mars
  38. Black And Yellow > Wiz Khalifa
  39. Don't You Wanna Stay > Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson
  40. Yeah 3x > Chris Brown
  41. Rocketeer > Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
  42. Stereo Love > Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
  43. Backseat > New Boyz feat. The Catarcs & Dev
  44. Marry Me > Train
  45. No Hands > Waka Flocka Flame & Roscoe Dash & Wale
  46. Dynamite > Taio Cruz
  47. For The First Time > The Script
  48. Bow Chicka Wow Wow > Mike Posner feat. Lil Wayne
  49. Let Me Down Easy > Billy Curington
  50. Price Tag > Jessie J feat. B.O.B
  51. A Little Bit Stronger > Sara Evans
  52. Hold It Against Me > Britney Spears
  53. Loser Like Me > Glee Cast
  54. I Won't Let Go > Rascal Flatts
  55. What Do You Want > Jerrod Niemann
  56. This > Darius Rucker
  57. John > Lil Wayne feat Rick Ross
  58. Friday > Rebecca Black
  59. The Cave >  Mumford & Sons
  60. Did It  On 'Em > Nicki Minaj
  61. Never Say Never > Justin Bieber feat. Jaden Smith
  62. You Lie >The Band Perry
  63. Heart Like Mine > Miranda Lambert
  64. Where You At > Jennifer Hudson
  65. You Be Killin Em > Fabulous
  66. The Time (Dirty Bit) > Black Eyed Peas
  67. Love Faces > Trey Songz
  68. Live A Little > Kenny Chesney
  69. Hello World > Lady Antebellum
  70. Without You > Keith Urban
  71. Little Miss > Sugarland
  72. Bleed Red > Ronnie Dunn
  73. Get It Right > Glee Cast
  74. Sing > My Chemical Romance
  75. Tomorrow > Chris Young
  76. Sure Thing > Miguel
  77. Fall For Your Type > Jamie Foxx feat. Drake
  78. Bring It Back > Travis Porter
  79. Welcome To My Hood > DJ Khaled feat Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne & T-Pain
  80. I Can't Love You Back > Easton Corbin
  81. This Is Country Music > Brad Paisley
  82. Grove St. Party > Waka Flocka Flame feat. Kebo Gotti
  83. No BS > Chris Brown
  84. Far Away > Marsha Ambrosius
  85. If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away > Justin Moore
  86. Family Man > Craig Campbell
  87. Higher > Taio Cruz feat. Travie McCoy
  88. Country Song > Seether
  89. Georgia Clay > Josh Kelley
  90. Mean > Taylor Swift
  91. I Smile > Kirk Franklin
  92. Crazy Girl > Eli Young Band
  93. Rope > Foo Fighters
  94. Buzzin' > Mann feat. 50 Cent
  95. Walking > Mary Mary
  96. From A Table Away > Sunny Sweeney
  97. Fuck Him He's A DJ > Ke$ha
  98. Shake Me Down > Cage The Elephant
  99. Homeboy > Eric Church
  100. Boyfriend > Big Time Rush
*bold > newly debut on the chart for this week!!!

Katy Perry's 'E.T.' Video Lands Online


Katy Perry's otherworldly video for "E.T." -- the reigning No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart this week -- hit the web yesterday (Mar. 31) at 12 noon EST.

The futuristic clip finds Perry as an extra-terrestrial and later a centaur-like creature who finds unlikely love, while the song's collaborator, Kanye West, floats through space. Viewers also see a brief moment of product placement in the clip, as Perry dons Vogue-brand glasses.  

The special effects-heavy "E.T." clip marks a visual departure for an oft-candycoated Perry -- and stands as one of the singer's most visually stunning videos to date. Perry's "E.T." makeup, which was rumored to be quite the grueling experience, appears particularly noteworthy.


Earlier yesterday, MTV premiered a one-minute preview of the "E.T." video, and the clip had seen its on-air premiere last night at 7:54 p.m. on MTV.

The space-age love song "E.T." is the fourth single off Perry's Grammy-nominated LP "Teenage Dream." Just yesterday, the album became the first in more than six years to yield four No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.

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