NO ONE LOVED “SINGLE LADIES” WHEN IT FIRST HIT RADIO… EVERYONE THOUGHT IS WAS COOL BUT WEREN’T ALL THAT IMPRESSED BY IT. FAST FORWARD TO THE VIDEO’S DROP: THE CHOREOGRAPHY WAS SURPRISINGLY HOTT AND WE HAD NEVERRRR SEEN BEYONCE DANCE SO MUCH. SASHA WAS INDEED FIERCE WHICH INTENTIONALLY STRENGTHENED THE SONG, MAKING IT MUCH HOTTER THAN PREVIOUSLY PERCEIVED. ONCE WE WERE ALL INSPIRED BY THE CHOREGRAPHY THE SONG BECAME A MAINSTAY, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY ITS #2 ON BILLBOARD THIS WEEK AND WILL QUITE POSSIBLY DE-THROWN THE SEEMINGLY EVINCIBLE T.I AND BECOME BEYONCE’S 5TH #1 SINGLE AS A SOLO ACT.
THE PROBLEM IS:
THE PERFORMANCES ARE MECHANICAL AND PLANNED DOWN TO BEYONCE AND THE OTHER 2 DANCERS POINTING TO THERE RING FINGERS AS THE BAND PRODUCES THE FINAL NOTE. THESE TYPES OF PERFORMANCES ARE FOR ARTISTS LIKE THE BRITNEY SPEARS AND CIARA. NOT TO IMPLY THAT B CAN’T DANCE OR HAS ANY CHALLENGE WITH THE MOVEMENTS BUT THAT BY DOTTING EVERY I AND CROSSING EVERY T SHE ROBS US OF SASHA FIERCE, THE ALTER EGO AND CONFLICTING PERSONALITY THAT IS THE REAL CENTER OF HER FAN BASES’ WORSHIP
AFTER SEEING HER JET SET ON STAGE LIVE FOR THE 4TH TIME MOST OF US WERE BORED…
WE CONTINUE TO WATCH HER PERFORMANCES IN HOPES THAT SHE’LL DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT BUT SHE NEVER DOES. SHE IS CHAINED TO THE EXACT SAME PERFORMANCE AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. WE’RE USED TO HER SURPRISING US AND BLOWING OUR MINDS ON STAGE, HAVING THAT OUTTER BODY EXPERIENCE THATS EVIDENT DURING HER SHOWS. THATS THE PROBLEM.
HOPEFULLY HER NEXT SINGLE “DIVA” WON’T INCLUDE A DANCE SEQUENCE LIKE THIS…
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WE’VE BEEN TIED UP FOR THANKSGIVING AND THE BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING EVENT BUT WE FOUND TIME TO WISH THE SUM 4,OOO PLUS VIEWERS THAT GET THERE MUSIC MEDIA HERE EACH MONTH A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY. WE ARE SO THANKFUL AND APPRECIATIVE OF Y’ALL
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YEA SO JAMIE’S NEW SINGLE IS HOTT BUT IT SORTA SOUNDS LIKE “TOUCH MY BODY”, MARIAH CAREY’S LEAD SINGLE FROM HER LATEST ALBUM. YOU WON’T NOTICE IT UNTIL YOU HERE THE CHORUS HOWEVER AND YOU CAN LITERALLY SING MARIAH’S SONG OVER HIS AND IT FITS ALMOST PERFECTLY, PERHAPS BECAUSE THE DREAM WORKED ON THIS PROJECT TOO, HMMMMM… BUT THE VIDEO IS EVEN HUMOROUS IN NATURE LIKE MARIAH’S WAS… IS JAMIE JOCK’N MISS CAREY???? OH AND WE DON’T THINK THAT THE COMEDIAN JAMIE SHOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH R&B SINGER JAMIE… BAD FOR BUSINESS…
GOOD SONG THOUGH, HE SHOULD DO PRETTY WELL WITH IT ONCE HE STEPS HIS PROMOTION UP…
ALBUM DROPS 12/26/2008
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BEYONCE MAY HAVE ONLY MOVED 482,000 COPIES OF ”I AM…SASHA FIERCE LAST WEEK BUT HER SINGLE “IF I WERE A BOY” IS NUMBER THREE ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 WHILE “SINGLE LADIES” ROCKETS FROM 28 TO #2 ON THE CHART. T.I HOLDS ON TIGHT TO THE #1 SPOT BUT WILL LIKELY FALL VICTIM TO B’S STING NEXT WEEK. BEYONCE IS ON TOP OF HER GAME RIGHT NOW WHETHER HER HATERZ WANT TO ADMIT IT OR NOT!!!
WE’VE BEEN HEARING THIS SINCE BEYONCE CONFIRMED HER NOV.18TH DROP DATE. WE WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL IT WAS CONFIRMED BUT ANOTHER MUCH LARGER MEDIA SOURCE HAS GOTTEN WIND OF IT SO WE HAD TO SHARE… WE KNOW A FEW THINGS THEY DON’T HOWEVER…
APPARENTLY CIARA’S LABEL WASN’T PLEASED WHEN THEY SATE DOWN WITH CICI AND HER MANAGEMENT TO SELECT THE FINAL TRACKS. THEY ARE ACTUALLY CONSIDERING SCRAPPING THE ENTIRE PROJECT AND PUTTING HER BACK IN THE STUDIO FOR ANOTHER 8 MONTHS TO A YEAR… THIS HASN’T BEEN CONFIRMED AS OF YET BUT WE’LL KNOW SOON WHAT THE RESOLUTION IS…
OH AND RUMOR HAS IT THAT LA FACE, CIARA’S LABEL DOESN’T WANT 50 CENT ON THE RECORD AT ALL…HMMMMMM CURIOUS HUH.
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OF COURSE BEYONCE’S NEW ALBUM TOPS BILLBOARD THIS WEEK, MOVING 482,000 COPIES ITS FIRST WEEK SHE EASILY CROWNS THE CHART.
B HOWEVER WAS EXPECTED TO MOVE 750K TO A MILLION UNITS BUT THE ECONOMY, ILLEGAL DIGITAL DOWNLOADING AND THE OVERALL STATE OF THE MARKET PREVENTED THIS. THIS ALBUM ACTUALLY MOVED LESS COPIES THEN HER 2006 RELEASE AND BEYONCE “THRILLER ALBUM” B’DAY, WHICH SHIFTED 541.000 COPIES THAT SUMMER.
BEYONCE HAS BEEN ATTACKED BY THE HATERS AND THE MEDIA ALIKE ABOUT WHAT WAS SUGGESTED TO A POSSIBLE FLOP BUT CLEARLY HER PRESENCE ATOP THE HOT 200 ALBUM CHART, HOT DIGITAL DOWNLOADS CHART WITH “IF I WERE A BOY” AND HIPHOP/R&B CHART WITH “SINGLE LADIES” SUGGEST OTHERWISE. BEYONCE CAN STILL SNAP FOR THE KIDS, SNAP FOR YOU SUCKAS 3 TIMES. QUEEN B IS STILL RUNNING SH** LIKE NO ONE ELSE CAN AND IS STILL UNQUESTIONABLY THE BADDEST CHICK IN THE GAME.
BEYONCE FIRST WEEK SALES FOR ALL THREE SOLO ALBUMS FYI:
I AM…SASHA FIERCE: 482,000
B’DAY: 541,000
DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE: 317,000
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THIS IS HANDS DOWN JOHN LEGEND’S BEST WORK TO DATE AND ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2008. EVOLVER DROPPED OVER A MONTH AGO BUT WE SLEPT ON HIM FOR A MINUTE. WE PICKED IT UP THE SAME DAY WE PURCHASED BEYONCE’S “I AM…SASHA FIERCE”. THE ALBUM IS FRESH, SMART AND WELL PLANNED. IF COLUMBIA PROMOTES HIM CORRECTLY WE CAN HAVE A GREAT 2009.
JOHN BEGINS THE ALBUM WITH A INTRO CALLED “GOOD MORNING”. KANYE’S GRADUATION ALBUM ALSO INTROS WITH A SONG OF THE SAME TITLE BUT KANYE EXECUTIVE PRODUCED THIS ALBUM WITH JOHN SO NO SURPRISE.
ALBUM HIGHLIGHTS:
SATISFACTION
GOOD MORNING (THE FULL SONG)
QUICKLY (FEATURING BRANDY)
IT’S OVER (FEATURING KANYE WEST)
THIS ALBUM IS HIGHLY LISTENABLE SO THERE A MORE GREAT TRACKS THEN THESE BUT HE SHINES BRIGHTEST ON THOSE LISTED ABOVE. HAVING KANYE PRODUCE AND HELP HIM WITH THIS PROJECT IS ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS HE’S MADE REGARDING HIS CAREER THUS FAR. THE MUSIC IS INFECTIOUS AND YOU’LL BE HUMMING LONG AFTER YOUR IPODS OFF. THIS FACT IS ESPECIALLY EVIDENT ON THE TRACKS LISTED AS WELL AS THE ANDRE 3000 COLLABO “GREEN LIGHT” AND THE ESTELLE AIDED “NO OTHER LOVE”.
THE VERDICT:
THIS IS A GREAT ALBUM FOR ANY LOVER OF TRUE R&B AND GOOD MUSIC. JOHN FINALLY REALIZES HIS POTENTIAL OVER THESE 14 TRACKS AND WE CAN’T GET ENOUGH. GO OUT AND GET IT OR OPEN UP YOUR ITUNES AND DOWNLOAD IT. SUPPORT MY MAN JOHN LEGEND!!!
RATING: 9 OUT OF 10
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SO WE WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THIS NEW ALBUM FROM MR WEST LAST NIGHT. HIS 4TH LP ILLUSTRATES A ALMOST VIOLENT CHANGE IN GENRE. THIS ALBUM IS LIKE NOTHING WE’VE EVER HEARD.
WE HATE TO SAY IT BUT MAYBE 50 WAS RIGHT. THE SOUL IS GONE, THE ORIGINAL KANYE IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND AND THE MOOD OF THE WHOLE DISC OVERALL IS DEPRESSING. NOT TO SUGGEST THAT HE DIDN’T MAKE A GOOD ALBUM BUT THAT FANS OF GRADUATION, COLLEGE DROPOUT AND LATE REGISTRATION MAY BE PUT OFF…
THE ALBUM CAME OUT YESTERDAY SO IF YOUR BRAVE YOU SHOULD GO OUT AND HELP KANYE HAVE A GREAT FIRST WEEK.
<FULL REVIEW COMING THIS WEEKEND>
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NAW SHE DIDN’T. THE ALBUM IS GREAT BUT THERE ARE NO TRACKS THAT EQUAL “GET ME BODIED”. IT WASN’T REALLY FAIR TO EXPECT THAT BECASE THAT SONG IS HER “I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU”. WHETHER SHE LIKES IT OR NOT THATS HER SIGNATURE JOINT AND SHE’LL BE ABLE TO PERFORM IT THROUHOUT HER CAREER AND GET THE AUDIENCE JUMPIN LIKE THE FIRST TIME.
THIS NEW ALBUM IS DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING BEYONCE HAS EVER RECORDED BUT THE SASHA FIERCE HALF IS VERY MUCH THE A CONTINUED “B’DAY”. DIVA, RADIO, VIDEO PHONE AND SWEET DREAMS (INTRODUCED TO US MONTHS AGO AS BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE) ARE ALL ENGINEERED FOR THE CLUBS AND DANCE FLOORS EVERYWHERE, DESIGNED TO NOURISH THE FANS THAT COULDN’T GET ENOUGH OF HER LAST ALBUM , BOUGHT B’DAY, THE DELUXE AND STANDARD VERSIONS, THE TOUR DVD AND HAVE LIVE BEYONCE EXPERIENCE AUDIO ON THERE MP3. ( WHICH WOULD BE MOST OF US RIGHT)
THE “I AM BEYONCE” HALF HOWEVER IS A BEYONCE THAT WE HAVEN’T SEEN SINCE “IRREPLACEABLE” IN LATE 06. ITS NOT R&B LIKE “DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE” BUT A POP (MINUS THE BUBBLE GUM) DISC CREATED WITH NO OTHER INTENTIONS BUT TO MAKE SURE B ISN’T LOOKED OVER AT THE GRAMMYS AGAIN. IT WORKS THOUGH AND WE WEREN’T TOO MADE AT HER BUT TRACKS LIKE “AVE MARIA” SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN HEARD BY THE PUBLIC LET ALONE ON THIS ALBUM. NOBODY WOULD HAVE DIED AND GONE TO HELL IF SASHA’S “HELLO” HAD BEEN LEFT OUT. MINUS THESE 2 TRACKS THIS IS A WELL EXECUTED FOLLOW UP TO BEYONCE’S THRILLER ALBUM. IT’S CHORE WAS SEEMINGLY MORE THEN ANYTHING TO INTRODUCE THE GROWN UP, CREATIVE AND MORE DYNAMIC SIDE OF B, RATHER THAT COMPETE WITH EARLIER PROJECTS.
SHE HAS DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE DUAL SINGLE RELEASES. UP NEXT ARE “DIVA” AND THE BILLBOARD EATING, RADIO KILLING SMASH THAT WILL BE “HALO”.
DIVA IS A PRODUCT OF BANGLEDESH (A MILLIE FOR LIL WAYNE) THAT SEE’S MRS CARTER FINALLY TALK HER SH** LIKE NEVER BEFORE. “THE ONE THEY CALL THE QUEEN” SHE SAYS. THE CONCEPT IS SIMILAR TO “UPGRADE U” BUT THIS TIME B HOLDS NO PUNCHES, “BEEN THE #1 DIVA IN THIS GAME FOR A MINUTE” SHE SPITS. SASHA’S NOT AFRAID TO TELL US HOW IT IS AND THE REAL FANS NEVER FORGOT.
“HALO” WAS ACTUALLY WRITTEN FOR LEONA LEWIS BUT SHE WAS DRAGGING HER FEET LONG ENOUGH TO SONG WRITERS TOOK IT TO BEYONCE HANDLED UP. DELIVERING A VOCAL PERFORMANCE LEONA COULDN’T MATCH ON HER BEST DAY BEYONCE IS POISED FOR THE #1 SPOT IF THINGS CONTINUE TO GO HER WAY.
BEYONCE LEFT HER COLLABOS WITH HUSBAND JAY’Z AND FUTURE LABEL MATES KANYE AND LIL WAYNE OFF THE ALBUM BUT TRUST THESE TRACS WON’T GO TO WASTE. EXPECT B TO RE-RELEASE THE ALBUM SHORTLY BEFORE HER SUMMER TOUR TO RESTORE ANY MOMENTUM SASHA LOOSES BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. WE BELIEVE THAT THE GMB “GET ME BODIED” TRACK IS ONE OF THESE COLLABOS IF NOT ALL THREE. SWIZZ BEATZ AND SCOTT STORCH ARE REPORTEDLY SUBMITTING TRACKS FOR THE RE-RELEASE AS WE SPEAK, REMEMBER WHERE YOU HEARD THAT.
THE VERDICT:
GREAT CONCEPT ON A HOTT FOLLOW UP FROM AN ARTIST THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND EVOLVE. GO GET IT IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY!!!
RATING: 7.5 OUR OF 10
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As previously reported Jamie Foxx has a new solo project called “Intuition”. The album features production and appearances by The Dream, T.I, Tricky Stewart, Timberland and Sean Garrett. Jamie’s last album “Unpredictable” is one of the best r&b albums of our time so we have high expections for this new project due 12/16/2008. He did some damn near shameless promo last night at the American Music Awards but we’ve got love for the comedian/actor/producer/recording artist. Support my man this December.
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CHRIS PICKED UP THE BIGGEST OF AWARD OF NIGHT FROM THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS LAST NIGHT. WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED IT CHRIS AND I SIMULTANEOUSLY “WOWEDDDDDDDD”. MY MAN CHRIS DIDN’T DESERVE THIS ONE BUT IF THE AMAS GAVE IT TO HIM WE NOT MAD AT THAT, NEVER ONES TO HATE. HE’S A GREAT ARTIST AND A EVEN GREATER PERFORMER SO CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS!!!
AWWWW YES, FASHION ROCKS ISN’T THE ONLY LIVE SHOW THAT KNOWS HOW TO THROW A PARTY. THE AMAS WERE JAMED PACKED WITH GREAT LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM SOME OF THE GAMES HOTTEST ARTIST. BEYONCE, MARIAH CAREY, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, KANYE WEST, RIHANNA, PINK, ALICIA KEYS, COLDPLAY, THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS AND MORE. OF COURSE WE’RE ONLY GONNA DISCUSS THE ARTIST WE CUT FOR.
I’LL BEGIN WITH PINK, WHO KILLED A LIVE PERFORMANCE OF HER 2ND SINGLE INTITLED “SOBER”. I THINK PINK PROVED THAT SHE CAN DO MORE THAN JUST ROCK OUT HERE. SHE’S A VERY TALENTED SINGER.
SHE WERE A GLAMOROUS, OLD SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD INSPIRED EVENING GOWN AND BELTED LIKE WE DIDN’T KNOW SHE WAS CAPABLE. THE SONG IS BEAUTIFUL AND SHE LOOKED AMAZING. THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCES OF THE NIGHT. SHE ALSO PERFORMED A SURPRISE COLLABO WITH INDUSTRY VET SARAH M. THE “ARMS OF THE ANGEL” RENDITION WAS TEARY. THERE VOICES BLEND SO WELL TOGETHER.
CHRISTINA AGUILERA WAS ALLOWED TO OPEN THE SHOW BUT SHOULD HAVE MADE SURE HER MIC WAS UP LOUD ENOUGH. THE AUDIENCE AND VIEWERS AT HOME COULD BARELY HEAR HER OVER THE MUSIC AND BACK SINGERS. THE CHOREGRAPHY WAS DECENT BUT WE COULD HAVE LIVED WITHOUT HER 7 SONG MELODY OF QUOTE ON QUOTE “HITS”. CHRISTINA HAS MAYBE 3 OR 4 NUMBER 1 SINGLES SO I GUESS SHE FELT THE NEED TO RELEASE A GREATEST HITS ALBUM BECAUSE SHE’S BEEN IN THE GAME 10 YEARS. WHATEVER CHRISTINA…
MARIAH CAREY WHO WAS PREVIOUS THOUGHT TO BE DOWN AND OUT WAS ALMOST EXPECTED TO DISAPPOINT US LAST NIGHT WITH SOME LACKLUSTER, CUTTIN UP PERFORMANCE BUT SHE DID GREAT. HASN’T SOUNDED THAT GOOD ALL YEAR. SHE PERFORMED HER 4TH SINGLE “I STAY IN LOVE” AFTER RECEIVING A SURPRISE “LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD” PRESENTED BY TERRANCE HOWARD.
OUR ONLY ISSUE WITH THE PERFORMANCE WAS NICK CANNON ESCORTING HER DOWN THE STAIRS. WHY WAS THIS ASS CLOWN ON STAGE??? HE TRIES TO GET AS MUCH FACE TIME AS POSSIBLE, WHAT A MESS!!! ANYWAY THE PERFORMANCE OVERALL WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO PUMP LIFE BACK INTO HER SINGLES PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN AND THE WHOLE E=MC2 PROJECT. YOU CAN PEEP THE PERFORMANCE AT THE FOOTER OF THE ARTICLE ALONG WITH OTHERS FROM THE SHOW LAST NIGHT
BEYONCE KILLED THE SHOW AS USUAL WITH PERHAPS THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT NEXT TO MARIAHS VOCAL TRIUMPT. CLEARLY PERTURBED BY THE RECENT BITCHASSNESS FROM THE HATER AND THE PRESS, SASHA FIERCE WAS INTENT ON THOROUGHLY SHOWING THESE OTHER CHICKS HOW ITS DONE. SHE DID JUST THAT WITH ONE OF THE BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES OF “SINGLE LADIES” ON RECORD. VERY GOOD B!!!
THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS DID A MELODY OF “I HATE THIS PART AND WHEN I GROW UP”. THEY DID GREAT BUT IT WASN’T AS FIERCE AS THERE FASHION ROCKS PERFORMANCE A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS ONE WAS MORE JANET JACKSON INSPIRED WHILE THE FASHION ROCKS SHOW WAS MORE A CHANNELED BEYONCE OVER ONE OF TIMBERLANDS FINEST. WELL DONE PCD…
KANYE WEST, WE’RE NOT GONNA DO HIM ON THAT CUTTIN UP ASS OUTFIT OR THE AWARD GIVEAWAY HE DID. HIS PERFORMANCE WAS WELL EXECUTED AND HIS SETS ARE ALWAYS EYE CATCHING AND CREATIVE.
HE’S IN A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE THEN THE KANYE THAT GAVE US GRADUATION AND LATE REGISTRATION. WE’LL SEE HOW THE PUBLIC RESPONDS TO THIS NEW NAPPY YE. ALBUM DROPS TODAY SO GO SUPPORT THE DON…
RIHANNA DID ALRIGHT BUT TO HER CREDIT, SHE WON 2 OR 3 AWARDS THAT REALLY COULD HAVE GONE TO SOMEONE ELSE BUT SHE IS THE GAME’S ”IT GIRL”. VERY GOOD RIRI!
LEONA LEWIS DELIVERED A GREAT VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF HER NEW SINGLE “BETTER IN TIME”. SHE’S A GREAT SINGER BUT THIS CHICK IS SOOOOOOOO BORING.
HER FALSETTO IS THE BUSINESS HOWEVER AND VOCALS WERE ONLY BESTED BY MARIAH’S PERFORMANCE OF “I STAY IN LOVE”
ALICIA KEYS PERFORMED SUPERWOMEN!!!! THE PERFORMANCE FEATURED THE FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM QUEEN LATIFAH (SINGING AND RAPPING) IN YEARS.
SHE ALSO DUG UP SOME OPERA SINGER TO AID IN THE SONGS CLIMAX BUT IT WASN’T AT ALL CALLED FOR. OVERALL THE PERFORMANCE WAS GREAT BUT WE DON’T UNDERSTAND ALICIA’S REASONING BEHIND BRINGING ALL HER INFLUENCES ON STAGE EVERYTIME SHE PERFORMS AT AN AWARD SHOW …
ANNIE LENNOX ALSO DELIVERED A GREAT PERFORMANCE, 53 YEARS OLD AND HER VOICE IS STILL INSPIRING, AND SHE’S A LEGEND. OTHER PERFORMANCES FROM TAYLOR SWIFT AND MILEY CYRUS WERE NOTED AS WELL AS THE JONAS BROTHERS, NE-YO AND “THE PLEASE SIT DOWN” NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK…… WE DON’T CUT FOR THESE ARTIST BUT VERY GOOD EVERYONE
THEY ALL DID WELL BUT OBVIOUSLY SOME SHINED BRIGHTER THAN OTHERS
PERFORMANCES:
Mariah’s “I stay in love”
Sarah M and Pink “Arms of the Angel”
Pink “Sober”
Kanye West “Heartless”
Beyonce “Single Ladies”
The PussyCatDolls Melody
Leona Lewis “Better In Time”
please let us know if any of the above video don’t play. y’all know how youtube is
thanks
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PS: WHY WASN’T BRITNEY SPEARS PERFORMING AT THIS SHOW????????????
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THIS WEEKS “VIDEO OF THE WEEK” UPDATE IS ESTELLE AND KANYE’S COLLABO “AMERICAN BOY” FROM ESTELLE’S AMERICAN DEBUT “SHINE”. YOU’VE SEEN THE VIDEO A MILLION TIMES AND YOUR’VE HEARD THE SONG AT LEAST ONCE EVERYDAY FOR MONTHS. HERE IT IS AGAIN
THERE WERE MANY THINGS THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN FOR MARIAH’S CURRENT SINGLE “I STAY IN LOVE” TO RETURN MOMENTUM TO HER ALBUMS PROMOTION CAMPAIGN… NONE OF THESE WERE DONE HOWEVER AND AS A RESULT THE SINGLE IS PERFORMING HORRIBLY.
MARIAH’S CURRENT BILLBOARD POSITIONS”:
“I Stay In Love”
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #83 (Last Week #82)“Right To Dream”
Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks: #29 (Debut)E=MC²
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: #45 (Last Week #51)“All I Want For Christmas Is You”
Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents: #3 (Re-entry)
Billboard Hot RingMasters: #28 (Re-entry)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #126 (Re-entry) Downloads this week: 10,813 (+76%) Total Downloads: 940,785Merry Christmas
Billboard Top Holiday Albums: #33 (Last Week #42)
Billboard Top Pop Catalog: #25 (Re-entry)
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums: #5 (Last Week #15)
Billboard Comprehensive Albums: #153 (Re-entry)
WHAT SHOULD’VE HAPPENED:
1. THE VIDEO NEEDED TO HOT, ONE OF HER BEST VIDEOS TO DATE
2. A STRING OF FANTASTIC LIVE PERFORMANCES SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED THE SONG’S INRODUCTION TO RADIO
3. SHE NEEDED TO APPEAR IN THE PRESS LOOKING CONFIDENT AND READY TO HOLD OFF THE 4 OR 5 YOUNG FEMALE ARTIST THAT ARE RELEASING ALBUMS RIGHT NOW AND PREPARING THERE NEW PROJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC, NAMELY BEYONCE.
WHAT DID HAPPEN:
MARIAH PRODUCED ONE OF THE WEAKEST VIDEOS SHE’S EVER FILMED, SHE WAS HORSE AS HELL AT HER FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE SONG AND SHE DRESSED LIKE A HIGHSCHOOL STUDENT ON THERE WAY TO THE HOMECOMING DANCE. SHE WRECKED EVERYTHING. SHE SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH HER ORIGINAL DECISION TO LET PAUL HUNTER DIRECT HER VIDEO (HE DID “HONEY” AND “DON’T FORGET ABOUT US”). SHE ALSO SHOULD HAVE PRE-RECORDED A PERFORMANCES OF THE SONG FOR INSTANCES WHERE HER VOICE COULDN’T SWING IT.
WITH BEYONCE IN THE MIST OF A HUGE ALBUM PROMOTION NOT EVEN MARIAH CAREY CAN AFFORD MISTAKES BUT UNFORTUNATELY SHE MADE THEM ALL. AS A RESULT “I STAY IN LOVE” IS YET TO IMPACT THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 AND THE SONG AND VIDEO ARE LAGGING EVERYWHERE ELSE.
THIS WACK MUSIC VIDEO IS WHAT DID MOST OF THE DAMAGE:
SO BEYONCE’S NEW ALBUM WAS EXPECTED TO DO BETWEEN 750,000 AND A MILLIE ITS FIRST WEEK BUT TODAY ITS BEEN REPORTED BY A FEW MAJOR MEDIA SOURCES THAT THE ALBUM IS ONLY EXPECTED TO DO BETWEEN 500,000 AND 600,000 COPIES ITS FIRST WEEK.
LET ME START BY SAYING THAT B’DAY HAD A SIMILAR FIRST WEEK AND DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE MOVED LESS THEN THAT DURING ITS FIRST SEVEN DAYS. FURTHER MORE, PEERS USHER AND MARIAH CAREY DID 400K + IN SALES THERE FIRST WEEK AND THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD TO EXPLAIN THAT WAS USHER WHO SOLD A MILLION COPIES OF HIS PREVIOUS ALBUM “CONFESSIONS”. MARIAH CAREY DID SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 400 AND 450,000 AND IT WAS HER BEST WEEK EVER. MARIAH’S THE BEST SELLING FEMALE ARTIST ON EARTH AND THAT’S WHAT HER ALBUM DID SO HOW CAN YOU BE MAD AT BEYONCE FOR 500,000 TO 600,000????
THE WHOLE THING IS RI-GODDAMN-DICULOUS. BEYONCE HAS NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF. IF “I AM…SASHA FIERCE” DOES LESS THEN EXPECTED THEN THE 500 TO 600K WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH HER TRACK RECORD… SHE IS GOING TO OUTPACE HER PREVIOUS SOLO PROJECTS ANYWAY SO WHY MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF NOTHING? I’M NOT GOING TO CALL THOSE MEDIA SOURCES OUT BUT Y’ALL KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
SHE IS ON POINT WITH THIS ALBUM JUST NOT AS BIG A FIRST WEEK AS WE THOUGHT. WE STILL EXPECT B TO DO MORE THAT 600,000 COPIES, THE ALBUM IS HOT AND THE GAME’S BEEN WAITING FOR IT FOR ALMOST A YEAR. SHE DID GREAT WITH THIS PROJECT AND THE ONLY ONES MAD ARE THE HATERS WHO WOULD HATE IF SHE DID 2 MILLION. IF BRANDY OR KEYSHIA COLE DO 600,000 COPIES THERE FIRST WEEK THEY’D DO A DAMN BACK FLIP. B HAS NOTHING TO HOLD HER HEAD DOWN ABOUT.
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RAPPER LUDACRIS IS REALLY UPSET WITH DEF JAM. APPARENTLY KANYE HAS BEEN GIVEN MORE MONEY TO PROMOTE HIS ALBUM AND BASICALLY GETTING THE BULK OF THE PROMO FUNDS OVERALL. DEF JAM DID THE SAME THING TO JANET JACKSON EARLIER THIS YEAR BY LETTING SHE AND MARIAH CAREY DROP ALBUMS VERY CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER AND FAVORING M’S PROJECT. WELL KANYE AND LUDACRIS ALBUMS DROP ON THE SAME DAY, 11/24/2008 WHICH WE BELIEVE IS STUPID ON DEF JAM’S PART.
THE LABEL IS ONLY SHIPPING 600,000 COPIES OF LUDACRIS ALBUM BUT 1.2 MILLION OF KANYE’S. SO ITS CLEAR THEY EXPECT KANYE TO DO BETTER THE FIRST WEEK BUT BOTH ARTIST SHOULD BE PROMOTED EQUALLY… NOW SEE IF LUDACRIS FLOPS THEY’LL WANNA CHANGE THE LOCKS ON HIM LIKE THEY DID JANET A FEW MONTH AGO. WHAT A MESS. SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN JAY’S NOT RUNNING IT…
SO A DUDE AS LIGHT ON HIS FEET AS CHRIS BROWN SOMEHOW MANAGED TO FALL LAST WEEK WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL AND NOT JUST ANY LITTLE TUBLE EITHER. IT WAS SO BAD THAT HE SLICED A NEARLY 5 INCH GASH IN HIS WRIST JUST INCHES FROM A MAJOR VEIN. ” HE COULD HAVE DIED” DOCTORS SAY BUT AFTER MORE THAN 100 STITCHES HE’S REPORTED RECOVERING JUST FINE. LET’S BE MORE CAREFUL CHRIS …GET RIHANNA TO PUT SOME ICE ON IT!
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