The previous American Idol winner David Cook is now getting his lips ready for his first on-screen kiss with actress Sarah Roemer for his music video “Come Back To Me”
These are the weeks that give D'luv the tingles in his whizz-wack; the weeks where a big sledgehammer of new releases comes along and busts things up on Billboard's Hot 100.
First up, T.I. replaces himself at #1 with "Live Your Life," a duet with Rihanna. Not only did the song set a record by jumping from #80 to #1—thanks to T.I.'s Paper Trail being released last week—but it also gives Rihanna her fifth U.S. #1, and T.I. his third.
Next up is Christina Aguilera, who achieves her seventh solo U.S. Top 10 hit with "Keeps Gettin' Better," which debuts at #7. I like the dancey direction you're returning to, Xtina. Don't fuck this next album up, now, doll.
Nickelback debut at #10 with with "Gotta Be Somebody." Looks like all the Z-grade, Bush supporting hicks who pick cigarette butts out of a dumpster and shove them up their asses are still multiplying, and their spawn have iTunes accounts. Hooray for white trash!
The Killers enter the chart at #32 with "Human," giving them their third U.S. Top 40 single after "Mr. Brightside" (#10, 2005) and "When You Were Young" (#14, 2006). The cover art for the band's upcoming Day & Age album was unveiled yesterday.
Oh, yeah...how could I forget David Cook's run-of-the-mill "Light On" debuting at #17? Sorry, superstar, but you're no David Archuleta.
Finally, since it's an Aguilera kind of week, let's revisit Christina's 2001 duet with Ricky Martin, the much underrated "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely":
That's right, Ricky—shake that ass, girl!
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "Live Your Life" - T.I. feat. Rihanna*1 week* *airplay gainer* 2."Whatever You Like" - T.I. 3. "So What" - Pink 4. "Disturbia" - Rihanna 5. "Let It Rock'" - Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne *sales gainer* 6. "Hot N Cold" - Katy Perry 7. "Keeps Gettin' Better'" - Christina Aguilera *new* 8. "Can't Believe It'" - T-Pain feat. Lil Wayne 9. "Paper Planes'" - M.I.A 10. "Gotta Be Somebody" - Nickelback *new*
Walking almost a mile back to my hotel room after losing 20 bucks on the penny slots in Vegas on Saturday—at the same casino Sheena Easton performs at nightly—I was looking forward to The Killers' performances on Saturday Night Live as a bit of a sobering pick-me-up.
But backtracking a bit, the band's "Human" was added to iTunes last week, and has faced some stiff competition from a slew of new releases: Christina Aguilera's "Keeps Gettin' Better," Nickelback's "Gotta Be Somebody" and David Cook's "Light On" to name a few—all of which have sold better, but are now dropping off while "Human" has steadily remained at #11 on iTunes throughout the week.
Anyway, back to SNL, there was Brandon Flowers, with his jacket adorned with what looked like quail feathers attached to his shoulder pads, doing his robotic jittering to "Human" and "Spaceman." Someone's still clearly in full-on Joy Division mode. And drummer Ronnie Vannucci is looking more and more like Ron Jeremy with each album.
But they were just alright. I think the big problem with this album might be that the songs are so overproduced and dancy that they might not really work well in a live setting. It's kind of like the anti-climax of seeing Britney or Steps perform live.
NBC doesn't have any clips of the Killers' performing on their SNL page, and the network is notoriously Nazi-like about removing clips of their shows from YouTube and other video sites.
But if you didn't watch the show, in my D'luvvly opinion, you weren't really missing much.
Poor Taylor Swift. “Change” debuting at #10 on Billboard’s Hot 100 would have been quite a feat any other week. Unfortunately for the blonde truckstop hooker, David Archuleta’s “Crush” is the real story, landing at #2 in its first appearance on the chart.But here’s where it’s open to interpretation as to who gets bragging rights. After David Cook was coronated the winner of American Idol, “The Time Of My Life” entered the Hot 100 at #3. So, technically one position below Idol runner-up Archuleta’s “Crush.” (My post that week was lovingly titled “I Wouldn’t F*** This Chart With David Archuleta’s D***.”)However, “The Time Of My Life” had sales of 236,000 in its first week, while “Crush” sold only about 166,000. So in summation, David Archuleta has a nice mouth. Er, voice! Voice. What? 17? Quick, look, it’s Baby Queen on the set of the “Crush” video shoot from…
Here they are, Teen Choice 2008 Winners. If you didn’t see the show, then you missed Miley Cyrus’ 7 costume changes. boohoo to you. Anyway here’s a recap of the winnersMOVIES:Choice Movie: Action Adventure:The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianChoice Movie: DramaStep Up 2: The StreetsChoice Movie: Bromantic ComedyWhat Happens In VegasChoice Movie: Comedy:JunoChoice Movie: Horror/ThrillerI Am LegendChoice Summer Movie: Action/Adventure:HancockChoice Summer Movie: ComedyGet SmartChoice Movie Actor: DramaChanning Tatum-Stop-LossChoice Movie Actress: DramaKeira Knightley-AtonementChoice Movie Actress: Action AdventureRachel Bilson-JumperChoice Movie Actor: ComedyAshton Kutcher-What Happens In VegasChoice Movie Actress: ComedyEllen Page-JunoChoice Movie Actor: Horror/ThrillerWill Smith-I Am LegendChoice Movie Actress: Horror/ThrillerJessica Alba-The EyeChoice Movie: VillianJohnny Depp-Sweeney ToddChoice Movie: Breakout FemaleEllen Page-JunoChoice Movie: Breakout MaleDrake Bell-Superhero MovieTELEVISION:Choice TV Show: DramaGossip GirlChoice TV Show: Comedy:Hannah MontanaChoice TV: Reality Dance:America’s Best Dance CrewChoice TV: Reality Music CompetitionAmerican IdolChoice TV: Celebrity RealityThe HillsChoice Summer TV ShowThe Secret Life of the American TeenagerChoice TV Actor: DramaBlake Lively-Gossip GirlChoice TV…