Saturday, July 4, 2009

New Mario Promo Pics





Two new promotional photos of Mario have surfaced for his upcoming fourth album And Then There Was Me. I'm not huge on the baldness, but it doesn't really make much difference to me. He just needs to get us that "Break Up" video, a release date, etc. pronto!

Friday, July 3, 2009

Michael Jackson "Rolling Stone" Magazine Cover

The Michael Jackson tribute covers roll on, as Rolling Stone becomes the latest to honor the icon.

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In Theaters Now...

Grade: A

New Brandy Must-See Videos

"Wanna Be Startin' Something" (MJ Tribute)

"It's My Party" (Rap)

Brandy posted these two videos on her Kyte player last night & they're instant classics! First, B-Rocka sang a little of Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Something" as a tribute to the legend. Then, she shut the rap game down with her song "It's My Party." Bran Bran had better know we're gonna need her to release that song already!

Whitney Houston "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" Song Premiere + More

Whitney Houston is back with "I Didn't Know My Own Strength," the first single taken from her forthcoming album I Look To You (September 1st). I like it & usually I would express concern about songs like this not really getting radio airplay these days, but it's Whitney! She sounds pretty good, though I'd give it another song or two before we decide whether or not that "voice" is still there or not. All I hope is that Whitney's heart is in this comeback & that we don't have another Britney situation on our hands (keep in mind, I'm not even suggesting that the two are in the same ballpark talent-wise). In related news, check out Whitney announcing her upcoming Good Morning America concert below (yippee!):

Michael Jackson "This Is It" Rehearsal Video + More

Here is footage of Michael Jackson's last rehearsal for his ill-fated "This Is It" London show. It appears he just may have still had it! Word is, there is enough video of these rehearsals that plans to release a movie of them are in the works. Can't say I wouldn't wanna watch... In related news, Michael's brother Jermaine Jackson sat down with the Today show for an interview, which can be seen below. Why is Matt Lauer trying to ask the hard-hitting questions of a man who lost his brother a week ago? Not to mention the fact that no one cares about that crap anymore:

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Kelly Clarkson Performs "I Do Not Hook Up" On So You Think You Can Dance

Kelly Clarkson performed the second single "I Do Not Hook Up" off her fourth album All I Ever Wanted on So You Think You Can Dance. So, the song is doing well, but I've decided it needs to make the top 10 already. Let's make it happen, people!

New Mariah Carey "Precious" Poster

A new poster for Mariah Carey's new movie "Precious" has emerged. Very artsy, iLike. "Precious" opens November 6th.

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Kris Allen: Behind-The-Scenes

Kris Allen takes us behind-the-scenes of tour rehearsals in this new iTunes-exclusive. Kris rehearses "Ain't No Sunshine" while discussing his win, the tour, & his album. Very cool!

Billboard Update: Michael Jackson Rules!



^This week's #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart
This week's #1 single on the Hot 100 chart^

See full charts HERE.

The Black-Eyed Peas reclaim the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart this week with The END, while their latest single "I Gotta Feeling" swaps with their last, which had held the #1 slot for 12 weeks, on the Hot 100 singles chart. Definitely a good week for them. (Last week, Beyonce's Above & Beyonce CD/DVD debuted on the Billboard 200 at #36, but climbs a spot this week.) And now...

Once again, Michael Jackson proves that he is the King of the Pop charts! He holds the top nine positions on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart & sold a total of 422,000 copies of his solo albums in the past week. Here's how that breaks down (The number following the sales figure, if any, is Jackson's respective position on the Top Digital Albums chart):

1. Number Ones (108,000; #3)
2. The Essential Michael Jackson (102,000; #1)
3. Thriller (101,000; #2)
4. Off The Wall (33,000; #4)
5. The Ultimate Collection (17,000)*^
6. Bad (18,000; #8)
7. Dangerous (14,000; #10)
8. Greatest Hits: HIStory -- Volume 1 (12,000)
9. The Ultimate Collection (11,000)^

* = a Jackson 5 title
^ = debut, as opposed to a re-entry

It should also be noted that with The Black-Eyed Peas' The END only selling 88,000 copies this week, it marks the first time the top album (let alone the top three) on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart has outsold the #1 album on the Billboard 200. Jackson also fared well on the Top Digital Songs chart, scoring a record 25 out of the 75 songs on the chart! He lands six in the top 10 & after selling a total of 2.6 million downloads in one week (making him the only artist that has ever sold over a million song downloads in a week), here's how that breaks down:

2. "Thriller" (167,000)
3. "Man In The Mirror" (165,000)
4. "Billie Jean" (158,000)
6. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (136,000)
7. "Beat It" (134,000)
8. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (125,000)

All together now... W-O-W!!!

New Jordin Sparks Promo Pics

A set of gorgeous promotional photos for Jordin Sparks' upcoming sophomore album Battlefield (July 21st) have surfaced. Love the looks, love this girl, & pretty sure I'm gonna love Battlefield!

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Michael Jackson "Entertainment Weekly" Magazine Covers









Michael Jackson is the subject of four special Entertainment Weekly covers. Very cool.

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