Kelly Clarkson is truly a major Mariah Carey fan because she has honored the diva yet again. During her ‘Stronger Tour’ stop in Wenatchee last evening, the singer covered Carey’s classic ballad ‘Can’t Let Go’ and delighted her audience with the 1990s flashback.
Nicki Minaj and Madonna have been dominating the airwaves during the last few weeks as they promoted their latest projects. However, the supertsars and occasional collaborators experienced completely different results for their respective efforts.
Mixed reviews didn’t prevent Madonna and Justin Bieber from launching onto the Billboard charts with massive debuts. Really, it appears that the magnitude of their respective fanbases have propelled them to near unstoppable status.
Kelly Clarkson conquered Christina Aguilera’s ‘Beautiful’ so it was time to try a more difficult song. Teaming with her her former ‘American Idol’ comrade Tamyra Gray, the songbird accepted the challenge of singing Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston’s ‘When You Believe’ as she honored her favourite divas.
Kelly Clarkson is known for covering songs by her favourite artists during her shows so it was only a matter of time before she tackled a Christina Aguilera record. While performing a concert at the Taco Bell Arena in Boise last evening, the songbird accepted the challenge of singing Aguilera’s award-winning classic ‘Beautiful’.
Adele is patiently waiting to score her 24th week at the top of the Billboard 200 with her ’21′ album but until that occurs, she continues to enjoy strong sales in the runner-up slot. On the Billboard Hot 100, however, another female artist has enjoyed strong gains.
Adele failed to match the 24-week chart dominance of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ but she accomplished another impressive feat this week. Her ‘21′ album, which was certified 8x platinum by the RIAA at the end of February, has officially topped the 8 million sales mark in the US.
Now, this is something that few people expected. Thanks to a clever yet understated feature appearance on ‘We are Young’ by Rock band fun, Janelle Monae has clocked her first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.
When the Billboard chart rules are changed, some artists benefit from those adjustments and accomplish feats that were previously impossible. That was exactly the case for the late Whitney Houston who has earned the distinction of being the first female artist to simultaneously land 3 top 10 albums in the history of the Billboard 200.
After an artist’s death, there is usually a sudden resurgence of public interest in that person’s music. That was exactly the case with Whitney Houston who rebounded into the top 10 of both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 as a result of massive sales increases. Yet, even the late diva was not potent […]