Kelly Clarkson sang a beautiful rendition of ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ at Super Bowl XLVI last weekend and now she is reaping the benefits of her efforts. Indeed, US consumers have responded her to voice and awarded her the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.
A new month generally brings change and that was certainly the case with this week’s editions of the UK charts. Indeed, the top spots of the UK Albums Chart and the Official UK Singles Chart were occupied by fresh faces instead of the usual contenders.
It really doesn’t seem fair to the less talented Pop stars in the industry that Adele has continuously denied them a shot at the top spots of the Billboard charts. Yet, it is certainly not her fault that US consumers have finally rediscovered their taste for real music.
It might be difficult for some people to believe but Adele’s ’21′ has been in stores for a year. In fact, the album, which is ranked as the best-selling release of the 21st century in the UK, has held a position in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart for 53 weeks.
If you have been observing the Billboard charts during the last year then might have concluded that Adele has never truly left the summits of the listings; she simply took breaks. As such, it was completely unsurprising when the singer topped the Billboard Hot 100 this week and effectively ousted Rihanna.
Etta James succumbed to the effects of leukemia earlier this week and shocked the music industry with her sudden passing. Among those persons who mourned the Rock & Roll legend was Kelly Clarkson, who coincidentally earned a spot on her winning season of ‘American Idol’ because of her rendition of James’ ‘At Last’.
Nicki Minaj blazed onto the music scene as one of the most exciting new acts of the last few years yet there is one stage that she has yet to conquer – the Grammy Awards. However, for the first time in her short yet exciting career, the colourful rapper will perform at the show when [...]
Kelly Clarkson had the honor of launching the new year on ‘Saturday Night Live’ last evening as the show’s first musical guest of 2012. As such, the bubbly singer delivered two performances for the viewing audience – ‘Mr. Know It All’ and ‘What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)’.
Did you know that Kelly Clarkson’s ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’ holds the record for the biggest leap to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100?