Jay Sean Leads Packed Hot 100 Top Five
As previously reported, Jay Sean has halted the Black Eyed Peas' record reign atop the Billboard Hot 100. Sean's debut single "Down," featuring Lil Wayne, crowns the list with a 2-1 jump.
The Peas had held steady atop the Hot 100 for 26 consecutive weeks with "Boom Boom Pow" (12) and "I Gotta Feeling (14), smashing the prior mark of 19 straight frames in charge earned by Usher with two tracks in 2004. "Feeling" falls 1-5, the largest drop from the top since Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" dipped 1-6 on the chart dated July 5, 2008.
The battle for Hot 100 supremacy this week was extra fierce, as the chart's top five titles are separated by the tightest point margin in more than six years. Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A." pushes 3-2, while also reaching the top 10 on Radio Songs/Hot 100 Airplay (12-9). Jay-Z rebounds 4-3, with help from Rihanna and Kanye West, on "Run This Town," while Jason DeRulo ascends 5-4 with his debut effort, "Whatcha Say."
Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" takes Greatest Gainer/Airplay honors for a second week, popping 7-6. Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10 are Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me" (6-7), Mariah Carey's "Obsessed" (9-8), Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" (8-9) and Jay Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" (10-10).
The Hot 100's Greatest Gainer/Digital award goes to Owl City's "Fireflies," which beams 24-11. On Digital Songs, The title jumps 13-5 (125,000 paid downloads, up 82%). Iyaz's "Replay" also makes a large Hot 100 leap (51-24) on the strength of a digital bump (67,000, up 51%).
Four songs from the cast of the Fox TV breakout hit "Glee" dot the Hot 100. The ensemble bounds 85-28 with its cover of Queen's 1977 classic "Somebody to Love" and scores the Hot Shot Debut at No. 51 with its update of Heart's 1987 No. 1 "Alone." Its remake of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin' " re-enters at No. 76 after reaching No. 4 in June, and "Maybe This Time," featuring actress Kristin Chenoweth, opens at No. 88.
Other Hot 100 debuts include Foo Fighters' "Wheels" at No. 73. The first single from the band's "Greatest Hits," due Nov. 3, soars 11-2 on Rock Songs and 18-5 on Alternative Songs.
At No. 89, Kris Allen arrives with his first post-"American Idol" effort, "Live Like We Were Dying." He releases his debut album Nov. 17. Fellow pop-rock act Train returns to the Hot 100 for the first time since 2004, as "Hey, Soul Sister" starts at No. 98. The band launches a 28-city tour this month in support of its new album, "Save Me, San Francisco," due Oct. 27.
Alicia Keys Reveals 'Freedom' Details
Alicia Keys will be releasing her fourth studio album, "The Element of Freedom," on December 1st on MBK/J Records. The album's first single, "Doesn't Mean Anything," produced and written by Keys and longtime collaborator Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, is this week's Hot Shot debut on the Hot 100 at No. 61.To promote the album and single, Keys will give the song its television debut performance on the "Regis and Kelly" show on Monday (Oct. 12th). An accompanying video to "Doesn't Mean Anything," directed by P.R. Brown, will premiere on PerezHilton.com on October 16th and will be available on all other music portals on October 17th.
"The music is really strong, and the drums are really aggressive, but my voice is vulnerable and delicate," Keys said in a statement about the album. Keys says she eliminated "all of the boundaries and all the limitations, so that you can feel your freedom and express your freedom in every way you possibly can and that's what I did with this album."
In addition to Brothers, the album features production from Jeff Brasker (Kanye West, Keri Hilson), among others.
"The Element of Freedom" is the follow up to Keys' 2007 album, "As I Am." Keys is also featured on Alejandro Sanz's latest single, "Paraiso Express" ("Looking For Paradise"), which is this week's Hot Shot debut on the Hot Latin Songs chart at No. 21.
Soulja Boy Arrested After Vacant House Video Shoot
Police say rapper Soulja Boy was charged with obstruction after telling officers that people gathered at an abandoned Georgia house were shooting a music video.
Henry County Police Capt. Jason Bolton said Friday that when officers arrived Wednesday night to investigate complaints, almost half of the 40 people assembled fled by foot. Later, a man identified as DeAndre Cortez Way, Soulja Boy's real name, returned and said the group was shooting a video.
The 19-year-old was charged with obstruction and bonded out of the Henry County jail on Thursday. A telephone call to his publicist was not immediately returned.
The rapper started an Internet dance craze several years ago with the hit "Crank That (Soulja Boy)." More recent hits include "Kiss Me Thru the Phone."
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50 Cent Brings Together N.Y. Rap Elite, Taking 'Thisis50' Fest To L.A. and Atlanta
50 Cent held his first annual "ThisIs50" Fest at New York's Governor's Island last weekend, and considering his career has been tarnished with a number of hip hop feuds, the Queens rapper managed to bring together some of New York rap's elite for the event.On the bill were Slaughterhouse, Uncle Murda, Maino, Corey Gunz, Young Trav, D-Block, Red Café, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Papoose, Ron Browz, Al Be Back and 50 Cent's own G-Unit crew. Additionally, Kid Cudi, Wale, Wyclef Jean and the two surviving members of 90s R&B group Intro took the stage as well.
"I had to touch base with everyone and everybody saw how it made sense to get together and make some real money. And then artists influenced other artists to join," 50 Cent told Billboard about how the concert came about. "A lot of the artists out here tonight deserve to be on a regular Summer Jam bill, but we have to make our own Summer Jam because they [radio stations] are not recognizing their [new rappers'] material."
50 also revealed he plans to take 50 Fest on the road, with scheduled stops in L.A. and Atlanta next. "Once they see us all here together at the same time with no issues, no incidents and no problems, they'll let us do it wherever we want," he said. "After Hot 97 [New York radio station that supported '50' fest], we're going to step to Power 106 in L.A. and then Atlanta and we'll continue moving around until we load the whole map up."
In the past, 50 Cent has had public disputes with rappers like Ja Rule, Fat Joe, The Game and most recently, Rick Ross, among others. Still, 50 assures fans can see him collaborate more closely with other artists, especially those from his hometown, moving forward. "In the future, don't be surprised when you see all of us collaborating and working together on different projects -- not necessarily a song, but something bigger," he says.
50 Cent's upcoming album, the oft-delayed "Before I Self Destruct," is now slated to be released on November 17th via G-Unit/Shady Records/Aftermath/Interscope Records.
NEWS: Lady GaGa drops ‘The Fame Monster’ album details
The cover art for Lady GaGa's 'The Fame Monster' Limited edition
Says Lady Gaga, “On my re-release ‘The Fame Monster’, I wrote about everything I didn’t write on ‘The Fame’. While traveling theworld for two years, I’ve encountered several monsters, each represented by a different song on the new record: my ‘Fear of Sex Monster,’ my ‘Fear of Alcohol Monster,’ my ‘Fear of Love Monster,’ my ‘Fear of Death Monster,’ my ‘Fear of Loneliness Monster,’ etc.”
“I spent a lot of nights in Eastern Europe, and this album is a pop experimentation with industrial/Goth beats, 90’s dance melodies, an obsession with the lyrical genius of 80’s melancholic pop, and the runway. I wrote while watching muted fashion shows and I am compelled to say my music was scored for them. I also composed a ballad for the album, “Speechless”, a song for my father, and it’s my favorite work of all. I wrote every piece on the road - no songs about money, no songs about fame. I wrote it for my fans, so I wrote everything in between.”
The first club-banging single, the RedOne-produced “Bad Romance“, will be released in early November. Other collaborators on the new tracks include Teddy Riley, Rodney Jerkins, Ron Fair and Fernando Garibay.
Lady Gaga is also in the process of planning her next tour after her co-headlining tour with Kanye West was canceled last week.
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