Jennifer Lopez experienced a career resurgence on the US charts since accepting her now former judging role on ‘American Idol’ but that success has been proven to be limited to the Billboard Hot 100. Indeed, similar to her ‘Love?’ album, the diva’s ‘Dance Again: The Hits’ has flopped.
Frank Ocean’s ‘channel ORANGE’ debut at #2 on the Billboard 200 on the strength of digital sales alone and many predicted that when the record was made available in physical form that it would maintain its chart lead. However, Nas ended all hopes of that occurrence as his ‘Life is Good’ set has nabbed to top slot […]
It has been another major week of commercial achievements on the US charts, and Frank Ocean, Pink and Adele were all among the big winners. From an impressive debut of one artist to the everlasting success of another, the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 were action packed!
The sales projections for Chris Brown’s ‘Fortune’ album were right on target as the record has indeed topped the Billboard 200 with less than 140K copies sold. However, there was another artist who managed to exceed all expectations on the Billboard Hot 100 with the success of one of her biggest hits.
Although the sales predictions for Justin Bieber’s ‘Believe’ debut were grossly overshot, the teenage still managed to nab the top slot of the Billboard 200. Meanwhile, on the Billboard Hot 100, Rihanna also clocked impressive figures as she surged into the chart’s top 5.
Rihanna performed alongside Jay-Z during the first day of the 2012 BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend festival and she returned today to give her fans a second showing. However, despite the magnificent layout of her Egyptian stage, the Barbadian was far from exciting and somehow inspiring.
BBC’s Radio 1 Hackney Weekend music event took place today in London and several of the industry’s biggest stars hit the stage. Among the performers were Leona Lewis, Rita Ora and Emeli Sande! Earlier today, we shared audio of Lewis debuting her new song, ‘Come Alive’, at the Radio 1 Hackney Weekend. Now, watch her perform […]
The sales predictions for Usher’s ‘Looking 4 Myself’ have proven to be accurate as the crossover superstar’s album has entered the Billboard 200 at #1 but with meager sales. However, where Usher made waves - well, ripples – on one chart, Katy Perry did the same on another listing with ‘Wide Awake’.
As Justin Bieber continues to expand his brand, the teenaged star has set his sights on working with another trendy artist. When Bieber recently appeared on ‘Extra’ to promote his ‘Believe’ album, he revealed that he has written a song for Rihanna.