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Monday, January 24, 2011

Britney tops US chart in week one


After a long time pop star Britney gets into her way. She tops charts in 16 countries with "Hold It Against Me." ... time) at the top of the iTunes charts in 16 countries. The album  holds the record on its arrival just nearly in a week .It has made her the second artist in the US chart's 52-year history to have more than one single top the chart in its opening week and just the 18th song to debut at No. 1 since the Billboard Hot 100 began in1958.Another pop star Marria Carey got this record for the first time in 1995. By the way ,this is not the first time for britney. She got this record for four times before.

Billboard reports the following:

“The first single from Spears’ forthcoming ninth album storms the survey at No. 16 with 4,071 plays, the highest detections total by a debuting title in the chart’s 18-year history.“‘Hold It Against Me’ also ties Madonna’s ‘Frozen’ (No. 16, March 7, 1998) for second-highest launch in the list’s archives. Only Mariah Carey’s ‘Dreamlover’ began at a higher rank, having rocketed in at No. 12 the week of Aug. 14, 1993.”

It becomes  Britney's fourth chart-topper, following “…Baby One More Time” (1999), “Womanizer” (2008) and “3″ (2009). “Seriously, I have the best fans ever,” Spears tweeted after the single leaked .She added..“I love you all so much!! Everything I do is for you! xoxo Brit,”












In 2009, her allbum "Track Three" also claimed the top spot in the first week. But, this album  gets more success than the previous one. The album ets huge responce over internet. Over 411 thousand was sold in the first week from itunes and some other sites. This happens for the foirst time for any singer . Before this,Taylor Swift held the record for her album "Speak Now" ,sold 320 thousand over internet.

A little question for you. Do you think “Hold It Against Me” a worthy single to top the chart?


"Born This Way" Lady Gaga's New Album in Feb'11



The Fasionable woman,Lady Gaga gives more clue on her upcoming album  'Born This Way'. She premiered  a remixed track from this album for the Mugler men's fashion show in Paris on Wednesday.Creative director at Mugler,Nicola Formichetti,  featured the tune in a short film directed by fashion photographer Mariano Vivanco. The video features clips from the runway show and  Rick Genest tattooed his entire body  & was looking  like a skeleton.

Gaga expressed her excitement about the collection. "MUGLER PARIS SHOW begins in 2 hours. I am so excited my fashion bones are rattling. The garments + music are poetic intoxication," she wrote on Twitter.

Gaga tells her fans that it will be the album of the decade. While at  a concert stop in Poland, an overwhelmed, tearful Lady Gaga told the crowd, “Not for nothing, the album’s finished and it’s f***ing really good… I promise to give you the greatest album of this decade, just for you.” And it’s only coming out in 2011! Apparently no greater album has been released this year. nor will be released in the following eight years. Elton John’s already calling the title track “the new gay anthem of our times.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Rihanna: The Black "Madonna"



In  People Choice awards 2011, Rihanna got the best pop star, whose debuted just six years ago. The 1st music album “Music of the Sun” was released in 2005. She got limelight as 1 million copies were sold around the world. The title song entered into the billboard 100. Then A Girl Like Me(2006),Good Girl Gone Bad(2007), Rated R (2009).Every album  rocked her place in the music world.


But, there was a time, when her life was full of sorrows.Her childhood was deeply affected by her father's addiction to crack cocaine and her parents' rocky marriage, which ended when she was fourteen years old. The eldest of three children, Rihanna attended the prestigious Combermere School, where she was a founding member of a musical trio and won the Miss Combermere Pageant.
In 2003, producer Evan Rogers was vacationing in Barbados with his wife. One day Rihanna & her band-mates met with him.. .Rihanna sang Destiny's Child's cover of "Emotion" .Evan said “the minute Rihanna walked into the room, it was like the other two girls didn't exist.". then the history starts . Rogers helped her record a demo of her unique sound, a mix of pop, reggae, dancehall and soca. She was subsequently signed to Def Jam records at age 16.

Friday, January 14, 2011

The American Music Award 2010 : A 'Justin Bieber' night





At last the very much awaiting Music award ceremony, The American Music Award 2010 ends . It was held  at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California , November 21, 2010,Sunday, starting at 8:00 p.m. EST. It was the 38th AMA award. It can easily be said a 'Justin Bieber' night as he won all four awards he nominated for including 'Artist of the year 2010'

The show started with Rihanna's "Loud" tracks "What's My Name?" and "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" .After taking the award for Pop Music - Favorite Band, Duo or Group, the Black Eyed Peas rocked the stage with  their single from The Beginning, "The Time (Dirty Bit)," . Enrique Iglesias ,Katy Perry, Pink and more hit the stage.Bon Jovi performed their latest  "What Do You Got?" followed by  "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "It's My Life.". Katy Perry fired the stage with her single  'Firework'. Taylor Swift came with her 'Back to December' showing  her love to piano.Miley Cyrus sang "Forgiveness and Love" surrounded by tons of lit candles.


Justin Beiber made history winning all four awards he nominated. Artist of the Year,Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist,T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist & Favorite Pop/Rock Album for his "My World 2.0" album .Justin Bieber performed 'Pray' & 'Love it or hate it' . He was amazing, he looked like he put all his emotions/feelings into that song and sang it with all his heart

Picking up his second award of the night,Artist Justin Bieber  thanked Michael Jackson for his greatness in music history."I wanna thank Michael Jackson, because without Michael Jackson, none of us would be here," Beiber said.

 The show closed with the performance of Heart Throb boy bands "The Backstreet Boys" &  "The  New Kids on the Block", performed Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" and "Hangin' Tough," together for the first time on the stage.They also announced a tour together which will start at 2011.