Justin Bieber and Nicole Scherzinger helped to break the monotony of the UK charts this week after scoring top 20 debuts with their latest releases. However, they achieved their respective feats on different tallies.
Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’ quickly shot to the top of the United World Track Chart last week after less than 6 weeks of availability. However, following the trend of almost all of the Pop star’s previous hit songs, the track quickly lost its grip of the #1 slot.
As the tide of the music industry continued to change in favour of the younger generation, Rihanna has achieved what many thought would have been impossible – she has scored her 11th #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. In fact, the Pop star has matched the accomplishments of Whitney Houston in the record books.
Adele displayed subtle glamour on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine’s December issue. The singer, who recently cancelled her remaining 2011 tour dates so that she could undergo throat surgery, revealed in the edition that she doesn’t regret her relationship with her ex – the person who inspired her 11-million-selling ’21′ album.
Bruno Mars has reaped the benefits of his performance on ‘The X Factor (UK)’ last week as his ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ album has rebounded into the top 5 of the UK Albums Charts. However, as the singer experienced a resurgence in in popularity, one of his counterparts began to lose momentum. Indeed, after dominating the top 5 [...]
Adele’s ’21′ album has sold over 11.42 million copies worldwide but all is not well in the life of the lauded singer. In fact, after suffering from numerous issues with her voice during the last year, she has opted to have surgery on her vocal cords and cancelled her remaining tour dates for 2011.
Adele denied Rihanna the opportunity of landing her 11th #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 this week but nobody could prevent the Pop star from conquering the United World Track Chart. Indeed, Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’ has ended the 8-week reign of Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera’s ‘Moves Like Jagger’ to become her 9th [...]
Adele has proven once again that even the most efficient marketing team can’t overcome the power of true talent. The British Soul singer’s ‘Someone Like You’ has maintained its grip on the top slot of the Billboard Hot 100 and effectively denied Rihanna a chance to score her 11th #1 single with ‘We Found Love’.
Katy Perry is reaping the benefits from her performance of ‘The One That Got Away’ on ‘The X Factor (UK)’ last week as both the song and her ‘Teenage Dream’ album have surged on the UK charts. However, her close friend and chart rival, Rihanna, also enjoyed growth on the UK Albums Chart as ‘Loud’ [...]
When we reflect on 2011, there will be one name that will symbolise the year’s greatest commercial accomplishments – Adele. In fact, after holding the the #1 spot for an astonishing 26 weeks on the United World Chart, the singer has gone far beyond what any other singer achieved during the last calendar year as her ’21′ [...]