European Hot 100 Singles for the 6/5/2010 issue

June 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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1 1 16 Alors On Danse – Stromae (/Vertigo/Mosaert)

2 3 5 Break Your Heart – Taio Cruz (/Universal Republic)

3 5 27 Stereo Love – Edward Maya ft. Vika Jigulina (/Mayavin Records)

4 2 15 Telephone – Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce (/Streamline/Konlive/Cherrytree/Interscope)

5 0 Nothin’ On You – B.O.B ft Bruno Mars (/Rebelrock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic)

6 4 13 Baby – Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris (/Schoolboy/Raymond Braun/Island)

7 13 3 Wavin’ Flag – K’naan (/A&M/Octone/Interscope)

8 6 7 Hey, Soul Sister – Train (/Columbia)

9 11 3 Ridin Solo – Jason Derulo (/Beluga Heights/Warner Bros.)

10 0 Vem Dancar Kuduro – Lucenzo & Big Ali (/Airplay)

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Lil Wayne sued by producer over unpaid royalties

May 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, May 10 (ANI): Rapper Lil Wayne has been sued by the producer behind his 2007 hit single ‘A Milli’ over alleged unpaid royalties.

According to Vibe.com, producer Bangladesh, real name Shondrae Crawford, alleges he is owed 333,333 pounds by Wayne’s record label Cash Money.

And he is adamant the only way he will get what he is reportedly owed is by taking legal action.

“Cash Money don’t pay royalties. (Wayne’s 2008 album) Tha Carter III (is) his biggest album probably because of A Milli. You have to sue these guys so that they pay up…,” the Daily Star quoted him as saying.

“All the money from album sales goes to Cash Money. I get cheques from Sony for Beyonce, checks from different labels for different artists, it just comes to you.

“You don’t have to call them, sue them and all that junk. This is what you’re owed,” he added.

Wayne, 27, is currently also facing legal action from Pennsylvania-based rapper/musician Dirahn Gilliams over his Lollipop track, and from producer Jim Jonsin for royalty payments for his work on Lollipop.

And producer Darius ‘Deezle’ Harrison has also filed a multi-million pound lawsuit over royalties from Wayne’s track, Mrs. Officer.

The hip-hop star began serving a year-long sentence at New York’s Rikers Island prison in March this year after pleading guilty to gun possession charges. (ANI)

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Beyonce turns to Posh for new tour’s dresses

April 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, Apr 29 (ANI): Guess whose door Beyonce Knowles knocked when she wanted to Spice up her stage gear— it was none other than pop-star-turned designer, Victoria Beckham.

Beyonce was so impressed by Posh’s latest clothing collection that she personally contacted her to work on designs for her gigs in the States this winter.

“Beyonce is a big fan of Victoria”s work, and was given a couple of samples from the new collection – including some sunglasses which she has been wearing at any given opportunity,” the Mirror quoted a source as saying.

“Victoria was flattered and has agreed, in principle, to suggest some designs.

“While Beyonce already has the sunnies and a few dresses, it is Victoria”s more elegant full-length designs that she particularly loves as they are a real departure from her usual glitzy stage costumes.

“This collaboration could be the start of something big,” the source added. (ANI)

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Bruce Willis launches own fragrance

April 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, April 17 (ANI): Actor Bruce Willis has launched his own fragrance.

According to Women’s Wear Daily, the 55-year-old actor’s perfume is expected to hit the stores in July.

Willis struck a deal with German cosmetics brand LR Health and Beauty Systems for the launch of his perfume, reports The Daily Express.

Other celebs that have their own brand of perfumes in the market are Beyonce, who launched her perfume Heat, Jennifer Lopez’s Blue Glow and 50 Cent’s Power.

Meanwhile, Bruce is expected to do a cameo with Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie The Expendables that is slated for release in 2010. (ANI)

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Hot Dance Club Play for the 4/10/2010 issue

April 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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1 2 9 1 Naturally – Selena Gomez & The Scene ()

2 3 9 2 Give Me Something – Ono (/Twisted)

3 4 9 3 Heartbreak On Vinyl – Blake Lewis ()

4 7 7 4 Rocket – Goldfrapp ()

5 9 7 5 Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap (/Columbia)

6 8 8 6 F**k The Industry – Solange ()

7 1 9 1 Louboutins – J-Lo ()

8 17 5 8 I Am – Mary J. Blige (/Interscope)

9 19 4 9 Video Phone – Beyonce (/Columbia)

10 16 6 10 Break Your Heart – Taio Cruz Featuring Ludacris (/IDJMG)

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European Hot 100 Singles for the 4/3/2010 issue

April 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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1 2 7 Alors On Danse – Stromae (/Vertigo/Mosaert)

2 3 8 Rude Boy – Rihanna (/SRP/Def Jam)

3 1 20 Tik Tok – Ke$ha (/Kemosabe/RCA)

4 4 4 Baby – Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris (/Schoolboy/Raymond Braun/Island)

5 31 6 Telephone – Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce (/Streamline/Konlive/Cherrytree/Interscope)

6 6 7 Memories – David Guetta ft. Kid Cudi (/Gum/Virgin)

7 5 21 Bad Romance – Lady Gaga (/Streamline/Konlive/Cherrytree/Interscope)

8 9 16 Fireflies – Owl City (/Universal Republic/Island)

9 0 Satellite – Lena Meyer-Landrut/USF (/USFO)

10 7 3 Pass Out – Tinie Tempah (/Parlophone)

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The Billboard Hot 100 for the 4/10/2010 issue

April 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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1 1 7 1 Rude Boy – Rihanna (/IDJMG)

2 2 9 2 Nothin’ On You – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars (/Atlantic)

3 7 26 3 Hey, Soul Sister – Train ()

4 4 33 2 Need You Now – Lady Antebellum ()

5 3 18 3 Telephone – Lady Gaga Featuring Beyonce (/Interscope)

6 5 5 1 Break Your Heart – Taio Cruz Featuring Ludacris (/IDJMG)

7 6 17 1 Imma Be – The Black Eyed Peas ()

8 10 10 5 Baby – Justin Bieber Featuring Ludacris (/IDJMG)

9 8 18 2 BedRock – Young Money Featuring Lloyd (/Universal Motown)

10 9 25 1 TiK ToK – Ke$ha (/RMG)

11 12 16 8 In My Head – Jason Derulo (/Warner Bros.)

12 11 17 11 Carry Out – Timbaland Featuring Justin Timberlake (/Interscope)

13 13 20 9 Say Aah – Trey Songz Featuring Fabolous (/Atlantic)

14 14 22 2 Bad Romance – Lady Gaga (/Interscope)

15 18 17 15 Breakeven – The Script (/Epic)

16 15 12 7 Blah Blah Blah – Ke$ha Featuring 3OH!3 (/RMG)

17 16 16 6 How Low – Ludacris (/IDJMG)

18 20 25 18 All The Right Moves – OneRepublic (/Interscope)

19 19 17 17 According To You – Orianthi (/Interscope)

20 21 15 20 Whataya Want From Me – Adam Lambert (/RMG)

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Boyzone album topples Lady Gaga

March 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, March 29 (ANI): Lady GaGa has hung on to the number one spot in the UK singles chart, with her Beyonce team up ‘Telephone’.

However, the Poker Face hitmaker”s The Fame was toppled from the top of the UK albums chart by Boyzone”s latest, ‘Brother’, reports the Telegraph.

At three in the album chart was Justin Bieber”s ‘My World’, which climbed 30 places. At four was Laura Marling”s I Speak Because I Can, while the top five was rounded out by the Glee cast”s soundtrack, Volume Two.

Behind Lady Gaga and Beyonce in the singles chart was Tinie Tempah with Pass Out at two and Baby by Justin Bieber at three. Rounding out the top five were Rihanna with Rude Boy and Cheryl Cole”s Parachute, at four and five respectively. (ANI)

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Beyonce pregnant?

March 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

New York, Mar 26 (ANI): Star couple Jay-Z and Beyonce will soon become proud parents, according to a report.

According to Mediatakeout.com, a blog which claims to be “the most visited urban website in the world,” Beyonce is pregnant, reports The New York Post.

The website apparently “learned from a ROCK SOLID source” that she”s expecting, and “is doing fine and resting (for now).”

The site also reported that Jay Z is “EXTREMELY happy to be having his first child with Bey.”

Meanwhile, Alan Nierob, Beyonce”s publicist, said “no comment”” on the issue, adding: “We don”t respond to private-matter inquiries.”” (ANI)

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Lady Gaga music videos seen billion times online

March 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Wellington, March 25 (ANI): Lady Gaga is a “Fame Monster”, if online views of her music videos are anything to go by.

According to analyst Visible Measures, her music videos have had over a billion online views.

The pop sensation joined the 100 Million Views Club with just her three hits- Poker Face (374m), Bad Romance (360m) and Just Dance (272m).

Analysts expect the views to further rise with her new video Telephone with Beyonce.

Visible Measures regularly comes out with a 100 Million Views Club, reports NZ Herald News.

Hip hop artist Soulja Boy”s Crank Dat has topped the list with 722,438,268 views.

‘Twilight -New Moon’ trailer with 639 million views followed it. (ANI)

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DNA test confirms Beyonce’s dad ‘has a love child’

March 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Melbourne, March 25 (ANI): Beyonce Knowles has a stepbrother, as DNA test of a baby boy has confirmed that the singer’s dad Mathew is the child’s father.

Alexsandra Wright had earlier alleged that the ‘Single lady’ hitmaker’s parent had fathered her baby Nixon.

Now, Knowles and Wright are negotiating on the kid’s child support, according to TMZ.

Knowles was ordered to temporarily pay 8,200 dollars in monthly child support, after Wright filed a paternity suit in October last year, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Wright claims she had an 18-month affair with Mathew. (ANI)

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Was Lady Gaga born gay?

March 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Washington, Mar 24 (ANI): Lady Gaga is said to have grouped herself with women who she said are born gay in a recent radio interview.

Her sexuality has earned much speculation, and she recently let it slip that she’s gay.

“There are transsexual women and transgender women and suddenly it becomes poisonous because there are some people in this world that believe being gay is a choice,” Fox News quoted her as saying.

“It’s not a choice, WE are born this way,” she told 2Day FM’s Kyle & Jackie O Radio show while on tour in Australia last week.

As she discussed the racy music video for her latest Beyonce collaboration ‘Telephone,’ Gaga continued to hint that she is gay.

“For me, this video is groundbreaking because it has one foot in the art community and one foot in the commercial world,” she added.

Her representatives declined to comment, when asked for clarification. (ANI)

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Beyonce’s fragrance turns on the ‘Heat’ in first month with $3m in sales

March 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment

New York, March 20 (ANI): Beyonce’s first fragrance, Heat, has reportedly made sales worth 3 million dollars in the first month after its launch.

Moreover, 72,000 bottles were sold in just an hour when Beyonce visited Macy”s, where Heat is exclusively sold, reports People StyleWatch.

Apparently, the perfume is a warm floral blend of magnolia, neroli and blush peach, reports the New York Daily News.

In 2008 the average celebrity fragrance made 2.5 million dollars, according to figures from research firm NPD Group. (ANI)

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Lady GaGa’s lesbian kiss in video for Telephone

March 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, Mar 13 (ANI): Lady GaGa can be seen indulging in a sizzling lesbian kiss with a female prison inmate for her new ‘Telephone’ video.

The video for the track is a mini-movie, which sees the singer in a women”s prison.

Later in the video, Gaga is released to team up with Beyonce and commit more crimes, reports the Mirror.

The crooner also gets almost naked in the promo, barring a few bits of precise pixellation and some carefully-placed gaffer tape. (ANI)

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Beyonce to finally perform in Malaysia next month

September 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 19 (ANI): Beyonce Knowles is all set to perform in Kuala Lumpur next month, two years after cancelling her Malaysian concert.

Kuala Lumpur is one of her destinations in the ‘I Am…’ world tour which spans North America, Europe and Asia.

The ‘Baby boy’ singer is scheduled to stage her first concert in Malaysia at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, at 8pm on Oct 25, reports the Star Online.

The singer was originally slated to perform in Malaysia in 2007, but cancelled her concert following protests from PAS Youth and she headed for Jakarta instead.

The world tour comes with the release of her third studio album, ‘I Am… Sasha Fierce’, which features hits like ‘If I Were a Boy’, ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’, ‘Halo’, ‘Sweet Dreams’ and ‘Broken-Hearted Girl’.

Beyonce, along with Black Eyed Peas and Jacky Cheung, will also perform at F1 ROCKS Singapore with LG on Sept 26. (ANI)

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Kate Winslet, Michelle Obama among People’s 2009 Best-Dressed Women

September 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Sept 17 (ANI): British actress Kate Winslet has been named the best dresser on red carpet in People magazine’s 10 best-dressed women of 2009, while America’s first lady Michelle Obama has bagged the spot for “best accessible glamour.”

Winslet, 33, has been named as the woman with the finest dress on the red carpet, “with her unique brand of sexy sophistication, modern Hollywood glamour and those enviable curves,” reports China Daily.

Walk the Line star Reese Witherspoon has also made it to the list for wearing the “best short dresses,” and actress Vanessa Hudgens has been named as the “best hippie chic.”

People listed former American Idol judge Paula Abdul and actress Renee Zellweger among the fashion flops.

People’s choice of the Top 10 Best-Dressed Women of 2009 are:

Kate Winslet – Best Red Carpet

Vanessa Hudgens – Best Hippie Chic

Reese Witherspoon – Best Short Dresses

Cameron Diaz – Best Jeans

Michelle Obama – Best Accessible Glamour

Freida Pinto – Best Use of Color

Taylor Swift – Best Sparkle

Nicole Richie – Best Maternity

Beyonce – Best Street Chic

Kim Kardashian – Best Bikinis. (ANI)

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Beyonce bags multi-million perfume deal

September 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Washington, Sept 16 (ANI): Beyonce is all set to launch her own fragrance under a multi-million dollar contract with world-famous perfumers Coty.ontactmusic quoted Beyonce as telling WWD.com, “For me, fragrance reflects a woman’s attitude and unique sense of style.

“While I love various perfumes, I haven’t found a scent that truly personifies me as a woman. Working with Coty, I was able to turn my ideal fragrance into a reality by creating an alluring and sophisticated fragrance; one that’s reflective of my inner power.”

The exact amount of the deal is not known but experts believe the 28-year-old star could take home about 20 million dollars in the next three years.

The still-to-be named scent will be ready for sale in 2010.

Perfume business is not new for the hitmaker who is already the face of Emporio Armani’s Diamonds perfume and has earlier promoted True Star fragrances for Tommy Hilfiger. (ANI)

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Taylor Swift gets new home

September 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Washington, Sept 16 (ANI): Country singer Taylor Swift has bought a new apartment.

The ‘You Belong With Me’ hitmaker has been moving out of her family home in Tennessee, where she has been living with her mum.

“I just got my first condo,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

The 19-year-old singer has become the first country artist to win an MTV Video Music Award at the weekend (13Sep09) when she claimed Best Female Video.

Meanwhile, singer Kanye West ruined Swift’s excitement of winning the award when he jumped up on the stage and stated that Beyonce Knowles should have won. (ANI)

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Jay Z, Beyonce’s pizza night out ‘tradition’

September 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Washington, Sept 16 (ANI): Singer Jay Z and Beyonce Knowles take time out of their busy schedules to eat pizza together every week.

The couple clear their hectic workloads on the weekend to spend quality time together sitting down at a small restaurant in the rapper’s native Brooklyn, New York.

“There’s a great pizza spot we go to every Sunday. It’s our tradition,” Contactmusic quoted Jay Z as saying.

“It’s a small place in Brooklyn – you can bring your own wine and there are candles there. It’s a nice date,” he added.

The couple married in a private ceremony in 2008. (ANI)

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Kanye West says sorry for interrupting Taylor Swift at VMA

September 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment

London, Sept 14 (ANI): Kanye West has apologized for jumping onto the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards while Taylor Swift was giving her acceptance speech.

The Telegraph quoted West as writing on his blog: “I’M SOOOOO SORRY TO TAYLOR SWIFT AND HER FANS AND HER MOM. I SPOKE TO HER MOTHER RIGHT AFTER AND SHE SAID THE SAME THING MY MOTHER WOULD’VE SAID. SHE IS VERY TALENTED!”

West had stormed onto the stage to protest that Beyonce had been overlooked for the Best Female Video for her “Single Ladies.”

Swift had beaten Beyonce to bag the honour.

West had interrupted her speech and had said: “Taylor, I’m really happy for you, and I’m gonna let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time.”

However, West still believes Beyonce deserved the honour.

He writes: “BEYONCE’S VIDEO WAS THE BEST OF THIS DECADE!!!! … EVERYBODY WANNA BOOOOO ME BUT I’M A FAN OF REAL POP CULTURE!!! NO DISRESPECT BUT WE WATCHIN’ THE SHOW AT THE CRIB RIGHT NOW CAUSE … WELL YOU KNOW!!!! I’M STILL HAPPY FOR TAYLOR!!!!” (ANI)

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