Boyzone Are No Take That

First up, kudos to Pink for topping the U.K. singles chart this week with "So What," a feat she accomplished here in the States a few weeks back.

One can only guess at the annoyed ranting of Noel/Liam Gallagher at having to come in not only second behind Pink, but third, with new Oasis single "The Shock Of The Lighting."

Of course, the real news for those with a pop heart is the return of Boyzone, whose "Love You Anyway"—the Ronan Keating-led boy band's first new single in eight years—debuts at #5. The track is one of two new songs on upcoming greatest hits collection Back Again... No Matter What.

Here's the vid:



Unmistakable is the slight tinge of Amy Winehouse-revived '60s pastiche in there. But whatever—"Love You Anyway" is certainly no "Patience," a song that propelled Take That back to the top of the British chart after a decade-long absence almost two years ago.

If anything, the return of Boyzone only makes the anticipation for Take That 2.0's sophomore release all the more exciting.

The U.K. Top 10:

1. "So What" - Pink *1 week*
3. "Sex On Fire" - Kings Of Leon
3. "The Shock Of The Lightning" - Oasis *new*
4. "Girls" - Sugababes
5. "I Love You Anyway'" - Boyzone *new*
6. "Disturbia" - Rihanna
7. "I Kissed A Girl" - Katy Perry
8. "When I Grow Up" - Pussycat Dolls
9. "In This City" - Iglu & Hartly
10. "Cookie Jar" - Gym Class Heroes feat. The Dream

Written by D'luv on October 5th, 2008 with no comments.
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RIHANNA AT T.I.’S MYSPACE SHOW

Rihanna (in those haute Pierre Hardy shoes) joined T.I on stage to perform their hit "Live Your Life" for his myspace release show at the Key Club in Hollywood last night. Kanye West was also at the event where he gave a sneak preview of his second single, "Heartless" off his new album, "808's & Heartbreak." (Kanye and T.I performed "Swagga Like Us" and Consequence uploaded it onto his vlog page.

Written by Chi-Chi on October 5th, 2008 with no comments.
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Maria:: Why I’m not like LiL Wayne, but want to be..

YouTube star Maria Zourdouis who had the global hit on YouTube with her own version of Rihanna song 'Please dont stop the music' has posted a very intresting blog on MySpace, check it out:

Don't worry! I'm not trying to rap these days (although I have pretty sick freestyle skills haha for real I do!) BUT if I could take something from Weezy aka Lil Wayne himself, it would definitely be his work ethic and consistency.

Does anyone know how many "underground" mixtapes he's recorded way before his current superstardom? If you haven't heard..it's definitely something like 1293840987 songs!





I would be in heaven if I could create songs on a daily basis! But, I haven't been able to do anything musical in a while. For anyone who's curious, that's why I put up one youtube video per month/one original song per 4 months (if I'm lucky)!

However, I've been accomplishing much bigger things at the moment. I've been in school getting a great education! I am finally a graduate and recently took the LSAT exam-for the opportunity to attend law school.

I've LOVED the world of academia and always will but I can't deny the passion of my LIFE..MuSic** and I finally feel like I'm ready to focus on just that!!

BUT..I want to take the time to express how important I think completing an education is. Lots of kids go to college and decide it's not for them-which is FINE! College is not a necessary life step, but education is really rewarding.

I truly believe that knowledge is power and I hope everyone empowers their life through some sort of education, even if it's just by reading independently. Don't ever sell yourselves short! Learning is a big step in personal growth and who doesn't want to become a better version of themselves! :)





If life takes you in another direction I hope you pursue whatever your future holds with just as much passion, ambition, strength, love, but most of all wisdom.

Now that I've pursued some of my goals- I'm ready to do some music already!! I don't think I'll be putting out as many mixtapes as Weezy, butt I'll definitely work towards perfecting that musical work ethic/consistency thing he does!


dare to be amaZing
-Z-



ps. I just joined Twitter so I could mini-blog about my life and music! The site isn't super popular yet but it's getting there..and I think it's kinda cool. So if you have one checccck me out (twitter.com/mariazouroudis)

Written by STx89 on October 5th, 2008 with no comments.
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Angelica does Disturbia

Checkout Angelica Vasilcov's (AngelicaV1) version of Rihanna's song Disturbia, she changes it around alot and it defiently paid off, already the highest rated video of the day in YouTube!

Can Rihanna play the piano!

Written by STx89 on October 4th, 2008 with no comments.
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Doll Flop-ination

There isn't one single in the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100 this week that drops out. Below that, Ne-Yo's "Miss Independent" rises to #11, Gavin Rossdale's "Love Remains The Same" is up to #27 and Jennifer Hudson's "Spotlight" finally cracks the Top 40 at #36. Complete snooze.

So let's then turn our attention to the album chart, where Pussycat Dolls appear to have used up about eight of their nine lives at this point.

Pussycat D'luv previously pointed out that this album might be troubled, and some commenter tried to give the sass. Alas, all stripper poles start to rust after awhile...a thought that even makes me want to hurl.

Doll Domination enters the album chart at #4 this week, with dismal sales of only 79,000. By comparison, Metallica's Death Magnetic has already been out three weeks, but still sold over 53,000 more copies than the Pussycat Dolls did.

It's kind of a good point to make (again): radio can shove an abysmal single like "When I Grow Up" down listeners throats and it might go Top 10—and just barely in this case—but when it comes time for consumers to pony up cash for a whole album, those 30-second clips on iTunes had better sound damn good.

The U.S. Top 10:

1. "Whatever You Like" - T.I. *5 weeks* *airplay gainer*
2. "So What" - Pink
3. "Love Lockdown'" - Kanye West
4. "Disturbia" - Rihanna
5. "Paper Planes'" - M.I.A
6. "Hot N Cold" - Katy Perry
7. "Can't Believe It'" - T-Pain feat. Lil Wayne
8. "Closer'" - Ne-Yo
9. "Love Story'" - Taylor Swift
10. "American Boy" - Estelle feat. Kanye West

Written by D'luv on October 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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BEYONCE TO HAVE A NOV RELEASE??

There's talk that B may miss her Nov shelf date for her upcoming album.





The NY Daily New reports:

The singer's new album was due at her label Wednesday morning in order to make an announced Nov. 18 release date, but insiders tell us there have been problems.
"It's not going to be completed," said a source close to folks who've been working on the CD. "She's got to get it out early in the fourth quarter, when there's so much competition among artists."

Part of the delay may be due to Beyoncé's busy-than-ever acting schedule. The beauty spent months filming "Cadillac Records," in which she plays Etta James, and she's also working on the psychological thriller "Obsessed."

Another time-consumer was a duet with Justin Timberlake - the source says the two didn't like the way it was turning out and kept doing it over until they got it right.
Plus, claims our insider, "She clashes with Max Gousse, her father's guy who's involved."

Beyoncé's dad, Matthew Knowles, asked us, rhetorically, "How would he not be involved? He's the vice president of my company, and she's recording with my company."

And Gousse is the man who convinced her to record Ne-Yo's "Irreplaceable" - which became her biggest hit to date.

Still, the source counters, "Jay-Z encouraged Beyoncé to bring in Jay Brown and Ty Ty [Tyran Smith]" - both of whom have worked with red-hot singer Rihanna.
Beyoncé will release two singles, "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies," this Tuesday.
The chief of Sony BMG Music, Rob Stringer, got on the phone last week to tell us, "She has an enormous number of very talented people doing whatever they can to make it the best record possible.

"Normally I would lie low, but we think the first two singles will be utterly huge. They're two of the best songs of her career. Beyoncé is incredibly hardworking, and [the album] is 97%-98% done. It'll be out before Nov. 20. Frankly, we think the whole record is going to be huge."

GV Says: It must have been a slow day for NY Daily News.

Written by Chronicmagazine on October 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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The New Place to Be Naked

It was the slicing of hair that sent a shudder around the globe - but in a good way! The locks hadn't even hit the floor and we were in a frenzy. I'm talking about Victoria Beckham and her bold pixie cut that made every single one of us think about chopping off our own long do's. Being dubbed the naked neck this seasons styles don't go past the collarbone.

Along with Victoria, Rhinanna, Anne and Gwenyth have all jumped on the band wagon.

Written by Puckered on September 30th, 2008 with no comments.
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Here Comes Sugababes’ “Girls,” And There Goes Will Young

The fall's new offerings are beginning to chip away at the boring ol' U.K. Top 10 that has remained somewhat stagnant and unmoving over the past month or so.

Perhaps the most surprising development is that "Changes," Will Young's first single off his upcoming fourth album, actually fell three spots following its physical CD single release. Last week "Changes" peaked at #10 on downloads alone. Now it sits at #13.

Sugababes make a return with the so-so "Girls" at #8. Actually, so-so is almost too kind a term for that turkey of a single. It's gettin' no D'luvvin' round these parts. In fact, that "The Promise" by ho troupe Girls Aloud beats "Girls" by a mile.

Kudos to Jennifer Hudson for climbing up four positions to #11 with "Spotlight" and congrats to Pink for debuting at #38 with "So What." Meanwhile, how about X Factor rejects Avenue entering at #50 with "Last Goodbye"?

Here's the video for said tune, in its "All Around The World Mix" form...paired up with the video for Sugababes' "Girls":



And I just wouldn't be me if I didn't point out (with glee) that McFly have fallen from #4 to #17 with "Lies." Ta, lads!

The U.K. Top 10:

1. "Sex On Fire" - Kings Of Leon *3 weeks*
2. "I Kissed A Girl" - Katy Perry
3. "Disturbia" - Rihanna
4. "When I Grow Up" - Pussycat Dolls
5. "In This City" - Iglu & Hartly
6. "Cookie Jar" - Gym Class Heroes feat. The Dream
7. "You Make It Real'" - James Morrison *new*
8. "Girls" - Sugababes *new*
9. "Miss Independent" - Ne-Yo
10. "There You'll Be" - Faith Hill *new*

Written by D'luv on September 28th, 2008 with no comments.
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