New York approves marriage equality! Florence Henderson gets crabs from the mayor of New York. President Obama calls in a favor from Justin Bieber. 4D movies: Coming soon to a theater near you? Dallas lawyer kills 14-foot, 900 lb. alligator. Scientists turn human excrement into an alternative for meat. Russian woman dies at her own funeral. Criminal holds up convenience store for 99 cents? Botox and texting don’t mix. Plus, we count down the Top 10 Nostalgic Songs of the 90s, AC reviews Ryan Reynolds in Green Lantern and much more!
Britney Spears now has her second top ten debut of the year. “Till the World Ends,” the second single from her “Femme Fatale” album, bowed at number ten this week on the “Billboard” Digital Songs chart. Spears’ previous single, “Hold It Against Me,” entered the chart at number one back in January. “Femme Fatale” is due out March 29th. Elsewhere on this week’s chart, Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” continues to hold the top spot for the third consecutive week while Jennifer Lopez’s “On the Floor” climbs from number three to two thanks in part to the debut of her music video on “American Idol” last Thursday. Rihanna and Kesha also climb the chart this week while Katy Perry and Adele both lose ground. If for some reason you haven’t heard Britney’s newest single, here it is for your listening enjoyment:
Here are the top ten songs on “Billboard’s” Digital Songs chart this week:
1. Lady Gaga – “Born This Way” (231,000 downloads)
2. Jennifer Lopez – “On the Floor” (223,000 downloads)
3. Cee Lo Green – “F*** You (Forget You)” (200,000 downloads)
4. Rihanna – “S&M” (178,000 downloads)
5. Katy Perry – “E.T.” (167,000 downloads)
6. Ke$ha – “Blow” (164,000 downloads)
7. Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey – “I Need a Doctor” (149,000 downloads)
8. Pink – “F***in’ Perfect” (140,000 downloads)
9. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep” (121,000 downloads)
10. Britney Spears – “Till the World Ends” (117,000 downloads)
Lady Gaga has yet another accolade to add to her list of accomplishments in 2010. The pop star’s album “The Fame Monster” has topped this year’s United World Chart. The chart is a list of the best-selling albums worldwide, as compiled by the German Web site Media Traffic. According to the website, “The Fame Monster” sold a total of five-point-eight million copies to top the chart. It was followed by Eminem’s “Recovery” which sold five-point-seven million copies, and Justin Bieber’s “My World” and “My World 2.0,” which sold a combined total of five-point-six million copies.
Gaga was also named “Billboard” magazine’s Artist of the Year and came in at number 14 on “Forbes” magazine’s list of Hollywood’s 20 Highest Earners, raking in 62-million dollars this year. She also earned six GRAMMY nominations, including Album Of The Year.
Here is United World Chart’s list of the top ten albums of 2010 based on copies sold worldwide:
1. “The Fame Monster” – Lady Gaga (5.8 million copies)
2. “Recovery” – Eminem (5.7 million copies)
3. “My World” and “My World 2.0″ – Justin Bieber (5.6 million copies)
4. “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum (3.6 million copies)
5. “Speak Now” – Taylor Swift (3.5 million copies)
6. “The Gift” – Susan Boyle (3 million copies)
7. “The E.N.D.” – Black Eyed Peas (3 million copies)
8. “Crazy Love” – Michael Buble (3 million copies)
9. “Soldier of Love” – Sade (2.3 million copies)
10. “The Element of Freedom” – Alicia Keys (2.3 million copies)
50. Ke$ha – “We R Who We R”
49. Elizabeth Cook – “El Camino”
48. Das Racist – “hahahaha jk?”
47. Kid Rock – “Born Free”
46. MGMT – “Congratulations”
45. The Rolling Stones – “Plundered My Soul”
44. Neil Young – “Love and War”
43. B.o.B. (Feat. Bruno Mars) – “Nothing on You”
42. Surfer Blood – “Floating Vibes”
41. Junip – “In Every Direction”
40. Kanye West -”Power”
39. The Gaslight Anthem – “The Diamond Church Street Choir”
38. Spoon – “The Mystery Zone”
37. Lloyd Banks (Feat. Juelz Santana) – “Beamer, Benz, or Bentley”
36 Drake (Feat. Nicki Minaj) – “Up All Night”
35. Massive Attack (Feat. Hope Sandoval) – “Paradise Circus”
34. Gorillaz (Feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack) – “Stylo”
33. Wavves – “Post Acid”
32. Die Antwoord – “Enter the Ninja”
31. Gil Scott-Heron – “I’m New Here”
30. Jakob Dylan – “Nothing but the Whole Wide World”
29. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “The Trip to Pirate’s Cove”
28. Band of Horses – “Laredo”
27. The National – “Bloodbuzz Ohio”
26. Robyn – “Dancing on My Own”
25. Nicki Minaj – “Did It On’em”
24. Eminem – “Not Afraid”
23. Jamey Johnson – “Macon”
22. Rick Ross (Feat. Styles P) – “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast)”
21. Sleigh Bells – “Infinity Guitars”
20. Best Coast – “Boyfriend”
19. The New Pornographers – “Your Hands (Together)”
18. Jenny and Johnny – “Scissor Runner”
17. LCD Soundsystem – “I Can Change”
16. Cold War Kids – “Coffee Spoon”
15. Drake – “Over”
14. Big Boi (Feat. Cutty) – “Shutterbugg”
13. The Dead Weather – “Hustle and Cuss”
12. Mark Ronson (Feat. Q-Tip & MNDR) – “Bang Bang Bang”
11. The Black Keys – “Everlasting Light”
10. Kanye West (Feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver) – “Monster”
09. Broken Bells – “The Ghost Inside”
08. Janelle Monáe (Feat. Big Boi) – “Tightrope”
07. Vampire Weekend – “White Sky”
06. Mavis Staples -”You Are Not Alone”
05 Arcade Fire – “We Used to Wait”
04. Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream”
03. Sade – “Soldier of Love”
02. Cee Lo Green – “Fuck You”
01. Kanye West (Feat. Pusha T) -”Runaway”
30. Rick Ross – Teflon Don
29. The Roots – How I Got Over
28. My Chemical Romance – Danger Days
27. Peter Wolf – Midnight Souvenirs
26. Yeasayer – Odd Blood
25. Superchunk – Majesty Shredding
24. Maximum Balloon – Maximum Balloon
23. Elizabeth Cook – Welder
22. Spoon – Transference
21. Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
20. Neil Young – Le Noise
19. M.I.A. – Maya
18. Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown
17. Beach House – Teen Dream
16. Kid Rock – Born Free
15. The National – High Violet
14. Robyn – Body Talk
13. Taylor Swift – Speak Now
12. John Mellencamp – No Better Than This
11. The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards
10. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
09. Eminem – Recovery
08. Robert Plant – Band Of Joy
07. Drake – Thank Me Later
06. Vampire Weekend – Contra
05. Jamey Johnson – The Guitar Song
04. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
03. Elton John and Leon Russell – The Union
02. The Black Keys – Brothers
01. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
The Prodigy is topping a new poll conducted by PRS For Music seeking the most controversial song of all time. The group is leading the way with “Smack My B**** Up.” The video for the track was relegated to late night viewing on MTV at the time of its release, but remains one of the most discussed clips of all time. Here is the rest of the Top 10:
1. The Prodigy, “Smack My Bitch Up”
2. The Sex Pistols, “God Save The Queen”
3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood, “Relax”
4. Eminem, “Kim”
5. Rage Against The Machine, “Killing In The Name”
6. The Shamen’s “Ebeneezer Goode”
7. Ozzy Osbourne, “Suicide Solution”
8. Marilyn Manson, “Get Your Gunn”
9. Slayer, “Angel Of Death”
10. XTC, “Dear God”
It could be a big night for Lady Gaga at next year’s People’s Choice Awards. The pop megastar has picked up four nominations for next January’s ceremony. Gaga is joined by Katy Perry, Pink, Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood in the Favorite Female Artist category. She will also take on Beyonce, Katy Perry, Pink and Rihanna for Favorite Pop Artist. Lady Gaga’s hit single “Telephone” will also look to lay claim to Favorite Song and Favorite Music Video. Fellow pop stars Justin Bieber and Usher are also up for multiple awards, while Britney Spears is nominated for Favorite TV Guest Star for her participation in the hit Fox sitcom “Glee.”
Rap superstar Eminem is also up for four awards at next year’s ceremony. The rapper will compete against Enrique Iglesias, Michael Buble, Tim McGraw and Usher for Favorite Male Artist, while also taking on Drake, Jay-Z, Ludacris, and Snoop Dogg for Favorite Hip-Hop Artist. Eminem’s hit Rihanna collaboration “Love The Way You Lie” will also be competing for Favorite Music Video and Favorite Song. The 2011 People’s Choice Awards will be hosted by actress Queen Latifah and handed out on January 5th during a ceremony in Los Angeles. Fans can place their vote by visiting PeoplesChoice.com. Voting in most categories will come to a close on December 7th.
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Lady Gaga continues to prove why she’s one of the world’s biggest musical stars. The pop superstar led the way at Sunday night’s MTV Europe Music Awards, taking home three trophies. Gaga won for Best Pop and Best Female, while her hit single “Bad Romance” claimed Best Song. Fellow pop singer Justin Bieber also won multiple awards on Sunday, picking up the Best Male and Best Push Act awards. Pop diva Katy Perry won Best Video for her hit “California Gurls,” while Kesha walked away with Best New Act. Rap superstar Eminem was also a winner Sunday evening. He was awarded the trophy for Best Hip-Hop act.
Hosted by “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria, the 2010 MTV EMAs took place in Madrid, Spain. Acts like B.o.B., Kid Rock, Shakira, Bon Jovi, and Kings of Leon were also on hand for performances.
Episode 43 – June 27, 2011
Zach
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