Thursday, November 22, 2007
American Music Awards or American Idol?
So far the 2007 American Music Awards look a lot like American Idol. In the first 20 minutes FOUR Miss American Idol Finalists and Winners graced the stage. First it was Kellie Pickler and The reigning Miss American Idol, Jordin Sparks, who joined the host on stage to do the Soulja Boy dance. Then the Supreme Miss American Idol, Carrie Underwood, was introduced to hand out the award she won last year, Breakthrough Artist. Turns out she handed the award to Season Five Miss American Idol 3rd Runner Up, Chris Daughtry. It's all about American Idol, that's all I'm sayin...
Carrie Underwood rewrites the record books!
This is from the Chart Beat column in this week's Billboard. It's very exciting to see Carrie do so well. While Leann is a huge favorite of mine, I'm OK with another favorite getting close to breaking her record. :)
I've been following the chart run of Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" (Arista) on the Hot 100 on almost a weekly basis, because every week there's something new to report, and this week is no exception.
"Cheats" rebounds 44-43 in its 63rd week on the singles chart. That replaces "You and Me" by Lifehouse as the longest-running song of the 21st century. "Cheats" now has the third-longest chart run of all time.
Underwood could still surpass the top two longevity champs, although her chances are dimming. The problem? Some of her airplay strength is coming from Adult Contemporary radio, a format that turns to holiday music at this time of the year.
A substantial drop in AC spins could force the single to fall below No. 50, which would cause removal of the single to the recurrent chart.
Here is how the top three stand:
69 weeks: "How Do I Live," LeAnn Rimes (1997)
65 weeks: "You Were Meant for Me" / "Foolish Games," Jewel (1997)
63 weeks: "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood (2007)
I've been following the chart run of Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" (Arista) on the Hot 100 on almost a weekly basis, because every week there's something new to report, and this week is no exception.
"Cheats" rebounds 44-43 in its 63rd week on the singles chart. That replaces "You and Me" by Lifehouse as the longest-running song of the 21st century. "Cheats" now has the third-longest chart run of all time.
Underwood could still surpass the top two longevity champs, although her chances are dimming. The problem? Some of her airplay strength is coming from Adult Contemporary radio, a format that turns to holiday music at this time of the year.
A substantial drop in AC spins could force the single to fall below No. 50, which would cause removal of the single to the recurrent chart.
Here is how the top three stand:
69 weeks: "How Do I Live," LeAnn Rimes (1997)
65 weeks: "You Were Meant for Me" / "Foolish Games," Jewel (1997)
63 weeks: "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood (2007)
Tattoo - The Video
First of all, I am very happy to report that the new single, Tattoo, from the reigning Miss American Idol, Jordin Sparks, has made a big move this week on the Billboard HOT 100 all the way up from 27 to 18. And it's destined to keep moving up the charts now that the video has finally hit the airwaves. I saw it on VH1 this morning and it highlights the fresh young diva having a great time on an amusement park carousel. Toward the end of the video she can be seen having some fun with wonderful Season Six Miss American Idol first runner up, Blake Lewis. The fans just love seeing these two kids together!
Mark Your Calendars!
Mark Your Calendars!! We now have the highly anticipated American Idol Season Seven season premiere info! Things will get rolling with a two-night, four-hour event, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 15th and 16th, at 8/7c, only on FOX! I'll be watching both nights for a glimpse of the season seven hopefuls (and hopeless!) even though I prefer the show once the actual performances begin.
In other news, Jordin's single has moved up to #27 on the Billboard HOT 100 Singles chart this week. Good for her!
Friday, November 2, 2007
The Carnival Ride Continues...
I have not even had the chance to get tired of listening to Leann's wonderful new album (as if that could ever happen!) and now I am in the position of having to choose if I will play Family again or switch to Carrie Underwood's Carnival Ride. Both have been in heavy rotation since they came out and I have been loving every second.
Just like I predicted months ago, Carrie did successfully achieve her biggest one week sales ever with 527,000 sold! It's the biggest one week sales for any female artist this year. And her first album, Some Hearts, is still continuing to show sales gains.
Miss American Idol 2007, Jordin Sparks, has some high expectations to live up to. I'm still upset that she will go down in history as the first American Idol winner to NOT have her winning song hit #1 in the Billboard HOT 100 singles chart. She's now in the position of needing to make up for lost time. Her debut album will be released November 20th and I will be there first in line to buy it and show my support for her. The first single, Tattoo, is taking a slow climb up the HOT 100. It's up a few notches this week to #34 and the video hasn't even come out yet. Hopefully once the video starts getting airplay on MTV and VH1, the radio airplay and sales will pick up. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her.
I still haven't heard the first single from the debut album of Blake Lewis. All I know is that it is supposed to be called Audio Day Dream and it should be in stores on December 4th. The anticipation is building....
December 4th was supposed to be the release date of the sweet soul odyssey of new music from Mariah Carey. That date has now been pushed back to February, but Mariah has been telling fans that she is excited about all of us hearing her new music. She has promised that a new single is on the way very soon. I can't wait!!!!!
Just like I predicted months ago, Carrie did successfully achieve her biggest one week sales ever with 527,000 sold! It's the biggest one week sales for any female artist this year. And her first album, Some Hearts, is still continuing to show sales gains.
Miss American Idol 2007, Jordin Sparks, has some high expectations to live up to. I'm still upset that she will go down in history as the first American Idol winner to NOT have her winning song hit #1 in the Billboard HOT 100 singles chart. She's now in the position of needing to make up for lost time. Her debut album will be released November 20th and I will be there first in line to buy it and show my support for her. The first single, Tattoo, is taking a slow climb up the HOT 100. It's up a few notches this week to #34 and the video hasn't even come out yet. Hopefully once the video starts getting airplay on MTV and VH1, the radio airplay and sales will pick up. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her.
I still haven't heard the first single from the debut album of Blake Lewis. All I know is that it is supposed to be called Audio Day Dream and it should be in stores on December 4th. The anticipation is building....
December 4th was supposed to be the release date of the sweet soul odyssey of new music from Mariah Carey. That date has now been pushed back to February, but Mariah has been telling fans that she is excited about all of us hearing her new music. She has promised that a new single is on the way very soon. I can't wait!!!!!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Family
I'm going to be spending a lot of time in the music stores in the next few months and I'm very excited about it. While I have started downloading a few singles, when it comes to a new releases I'm really looking forward to, I will always want to possess the physical CD with the booklet and all the art work.
I just bought the first one of the season last week when Leann Rimes latest CD called Family was released. I've been playing it in heavy rotation ever since. Every song is a catchy vocal extravaganza.
It's going to be one exciting release after another now. Carrie Underwood is next followed by Jordin Sparks and the highlight of the season will be the long awaited release of the new Mariah Carey!
I just bought the first one of the season last week when Leann Rimes latest CD called Family was released. I've been playing it in heavy rotation ever since. Every song is a catchy vocal extravaganza.
It's going to be one exciting release after another now. Carrie Underwood is next followed by Jordin Sparks and the highlight of the season will be the long awaited release of the new Mariah Carey!
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Making an impact...
In today's music world in order to have any impact there has to be a huge media blitz. We just had the biggest sales week of 2007 because Kanye West went head to head with 50 Cent and Kenny Chesney. It's just the beginning of the big releases scheduled for this fall that should carry over into huge sales through the end of the holiday season.
Kelly Clarkson was supposed to be the leader of the pack, but her album, My December, has turned out to be a sales disappointment and is gonna need a miracle to show signs of life in December 2007. Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis have been pretty quiet all summer, but they are hoping to make a big impact in the midst of all the other releases they will be competing against. While no new beats have leaked from Blake yet, Jordin's new single, Tattoo, has been out for a month now. I am happy to report that every time I get in my car and listen to B96 they have been playing it. It's a catchy little song, but it isn't a stand-out instant smash. It's growth in airplay has been gradual thus far and it is at #40 this week on the POP Airplay chart. So far I haven't seen a video for it on MTV's TRL yet or on VH1's top 20 countdown.
Carrie Underwood is still making an impact with her phenomenal release from 2005, Some Hearts, and the numerous singles that have come from it. Even so, her highly anticipated follow up will be in stores on October 23rd. It's called Carnival Ride and the first single, So Small, has already hit #17 on the Billboard HOT 100. There's nothing small about the supreme Miss American Idol's talent or career.
I will be in line at my favorite music store to buy Carrie's, Jordin's and Blake's new releases. They aren't in competition with each other as far as I'm concerned, but I'm predicting that Carrie is heading toward her highest one week sales numbers so far.
In addition to supporting my favorite Miss American Idol's this season, no doubt about it, the most highly anticipated upcoming release has got to be the Sweet Soul Odyssey that is is the follow-up to the best selling album of 2005. Mariah Carey has set the standard that any American Idol would strive to live up to. It's been over two years since Mariah released The Emancipation of Mimi and I have started the countdown to December 4th 2007 when we can finally enjoy her new material.
Kelly Clarkson was supposed to be the leader of the pack, but her album, My December, has turned out to be a sales disappointment and is gonna need a miracle to show signs of life in December 2007. Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis have been pretty quiet all summer, but they are hoping to make a big impact in the midst of all the other releases they will be competing against. While no new beats have leaked from Blake yet, Jordin's new single, Tattoo, has been out for a month now. I am happy to report that every time I get in my car and listen to B96 they have been playing it. It's a catchy little song, but it isn't a stand-out instant smash. It's growth in airplay has been gradual thus far and it is at #40 this week on the POP Airplay chart. So far I haven't seen a video for it on MTV's TRL yet or on VH1's top 20 countdown.
Carrie Underwood is still making an impact with her phenomenal release from 2005, Some Hearts, and the numerous singles that have come from it. Even so, her highly anticipated follow up will be in stores on October 23rd. It's called Carnival Ride and the first single, So Small, has already hit #17 on the Billboard HOT 100. There's nothing small about the supreme Miss American Idol's talent or career.
I will be in line at my favorite music store to buy Carrie's, Jordin's and Blake's new releases. They aren't in competition with each other as far as I'm concerned, but I'm predicting that Carrie is heading toward her highest one week sales numbers so far.
In addition to supporting my favorite Miss American Idol's this season, no doubt about it, the most highly anticipated upcoming release has got to be the Sweet Soul Odyssey that is is the follow-up to the best selling album of 2005. Mariah Carey has set the standard that any American Idol would strive to live up to. It's been over two years since Mariah released The Emancipation of Mimi and I have started the countdown to December 4th 2007 when we can finally enjoy her new material.
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