LBS Billboard Recap!

T.I. is still at #1 with his hit single “Whatever You Like” selling 145,000 copies in the United States alone this week. However, Pink came in at #2 with “So What” knocking Rihanna’s “Disturbia” to #3.

Top ten Billboard Hot 100 are as followed:

1. T.I. “Whatever You Like”
2. Pink “So What”
3. Rihanna “Disturbia”
4. Chris Brown “Forever”
5. M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes”
6. Jason Mraz “I’m Yours”
7. Coldplay “Viva La Vida”
8. Ne-Yo “Closer”
9. Flo Rida’s ft Will.I.Am “In The Ayer”
10. Kardinal Offishall ft Akon “Dangerous”

Young Jeezy’s The Recession debuted at the top spot on the Billboard 200 as it moved 260,000 copies while the New Kids On The Block surprisingly came in at #2 with The Block as it moved 90,000 copies in the first week it was released.
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Britney Spears To Kick Off MTV VMAs!

Take me higher lord! As previously posted, Britney Spears will indeed kick off the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday and here’s what she had to say!

“MTV has long played an important role in my career. How can I not be there to kick off their 25th VMAs?” Britney said in a statement to MTV. “I’m excited to open the entire show, to say hi to my fans and to be nominated.”

Can you believe that, despite her sixteen past nominations, she has never won a VMA? This year Brit-Brit is up for Video of the Year, Best Pop Video and Best Female Video for her single “Piece of Me.”

We all remember her disastrous performance of “Gimme More” at last year’s VMAs, and on that note Britney will not open this year’s show with a performance. Read more

LBS Billboard Recap!

T.I. is #1 with his hit single “Whatever You Like” while Rihanna still came in at #2 with her hit “Disturbia”.

Top ten Billboard Hot 100 are as followed:

1. T.I. “Whatever You Like”
2. Rihanna “Disturbia”
3. Pink “So What”
4. Chris Brown “Forever”
5. M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes”
6. Kardinal Offishall ft Akon “Dangerous”
7. Coldplay “Viva La Vida”
8. Ne-Yo “Closer”
9. Jason Mraz “I’m Yours”
10. Katy Perry “I Kissed A Girl”

Even though my girl Solange sold a little over 30,000 copies of Sol-Angel & The Hadley St. Dreams in it’s first week, I am still proud of her for making it to #9 on the Billboard 200.
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R. Kelly Ordered To Pay Ne-Yo!

Do you remember the drama between Ne-Yo and R. Kelly regarding Ne-Yo being kicked off the ‘Double Up’ tour last year then he turned around and sued R. Kelly earlier this year? Well, R. Kelly’s promoter was ordered by a Los Angeles judge to pay $700,320 since Ne-Yo was suppose to earn $785,000 while on the tour. Get that money Ne-Yo! Thoughts?

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T.I. Ecstatic About Huge Billboard Leap!

Things are looking good for T.I. right at this moment, not only does he have the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, it jumped up 70 spots in one week!

“I guess people like the song — I hope that’s what accounts for it,” T.I. told Billboard.com Friday in Detroit, where he was making a pair of community service appearances to speak to local youth. It’s part of 1,000 hours he’s required to serve in conjunction with his 2007 federal weapons conviction. “I think it’s a new sound for me, something people aren’t necessarily used to hearing. It’s one of those risky records. It just happened to work in our favor.” Billboard

His upcoming album Paper Trail will be his third album in three years (2006’s King and 2007’s T.I. vs. T.I.P.). He might have a chance to debut at #1 with this album. I wouldn’t be surprised since his last 2 albums reached #1 on the charts. Make sure you pick up the album on September 30th. Thoughts?

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LBS Billboard Recap!

After being on the Hot 100 for 3 weeks, T.I. managed to move Rihanna from the #1 spot jumping from 71 to 1 with his single “Whatever You Like” with 205,000 downloads. I think T.I. can do it - I think he might be able to sell at least 400,000 copies of his upcoming album Paper Trail.

Top ten Billboard Hot 100 are as followed:

1. T.I. “Whatever You Like”
2. Rihanna “Disturbia”
3. Chris Brown “Forever”
4. Katy Perry “I Kissed A Girl”
5. Kardinal Offishall ft Akon “Dangerous”
6. M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes”
7. Coldplay “Viva La Vida”
8. Ne-Yo “Closer”
9. Pink “So What”
10. Rihanna “Take A Bow”

The Jonas Brothers did it again Billboard 200 top ten, their second album staying in the #1 on the Billboard 200
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New Album: Lykke Li - Youth Novels

This past Tuesday, Swedish music sensation Lykke Li finally released her debut album “Youth Novels” after complaining to her mentor, Bjorn “of Peter and John fame” Yttling, that everything had gone wrong because she was twenty and still hadn’t released an album. Now twenty-two, she finally has succeed by releasing her album on Atlantic Records. Lykke Li has a soft soothing voice that I can sit back and relax to while I a sip on a shut yo mouth potion. For more on this artist, please visit her official website. Check out two of her videos for “Little Bit” and “I’m Good, I’m Gone” after the jump -
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LBS Billboard Recap!

Rihanna again is at #1 with her latest hit single “Disturbia”. But American Idols David Archuleta’s “Crush” came in at #2 with 166,000 units sold. However, Ne-Yo moved up one spot from 10 to 9. Go Ne-Yo!

Top ten Billboard Hot 100 are as followed:

1. Rihanna “Disturbia”
2. David Archuleta “Crush”
3. Chris Brown “Forever”
4. Katy Perry “I Kissed A Girl”
5. Coldplay “Viva La Vida”
6. M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes”
7. Kardinal Offishall ft Akon “Dangerous”
8. Rihanna “Take A Bow”
9. Ne-Yo “Closer”
10. Taylor Swift “Change”

Not only do the Jonas Brothers have two hit albums on the Billboard 200 top ten, their second album debuted in at #1 with 525,000 albums sold! I know they are extremely excited!
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