The universe works in such strange ways. Just an hour ago, we were enjoying the 10 best Whitney Houston performances and now, we’re about to watch a pre-taped performance by Rihanna on the French show La Meilleure Chanson de L’annee. What a striking contrast.
The holiday season is generally known for several things: breaking our diets, spending time with annoying relatives and gift-giving. As a result of the last of those activities, music sales surge, and the moves on US charts by Bruno Mars, T.I. and Mariah Carey prove it.
As a singer, Brandy is known for two things – her smokey tone and her expert use of runs. So, when she decided to perform a cover of Rihanna’s hit song ‘Diamonds’, those combined elements took the otherwise simple song to a completely different level.
Last week, early sales predictions indicated that Bruno Mars’ new album, ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’, would have entered the US charts with 140-150K copies sold. However, as a result of his massive promotional campaign, the singer has exceeded all expectations with an even more impressive debut.
‘The Voice’ is said to be the home of the most talented singers of any reality show on the air today. So, just imagine the magnitude of the irony that occurred earlier this evening when Rihanna opened the series’ season finale with a shaky performance of ‘Diamonds’.
Thanks to the massive success of her ’21′ album, Adele ruled the 2011 Billboard Year-End charts and now the omnipresent set has earned her a spot at the top once again. Easily outselling her competition, the recluse diva has bested Rihanna, Justin Bieber and even Taylor Swift as 2012′s top act.
When an artist has a catalogue of music as strong as that of Mariah Carey then anything is possible. In fact, although her current releases have struggled to dent the US charts, the mega diva’s inescapable Holiday anthem, ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’, has returned to the Billboard Hot 100 and even reached […]
Emeli Sande wasn’t the only superstar to perform on the finale episode of ‘The X Factor (UK)’ today. Rihanna also appeared on the show and although she certainly couldn’t compete with her UK counterpart even if she stopped smoking for a year, the Bajan was still in fine form.
Viewers of the German television show ‘Wetten, Dass..?’ were given quite a treat today when three of the biggest stars in the world appeared on the stage. Representing different genres of music, Rihanna (Pop), Alicia Keys (R&B) and Pink (Pop/Rock) rocked the crowd with renditions of their latest hits.
Alicia Keys received some bitter sweet news when the US charts were announced earlier todday. Despite scoring her fourth #1 studio album on the Billboard 200 and replacing Rihanna’s ‘Unapologetic’ at the summit of the ranking, the diva garnered the lowest first week sales of her career.