Saturday, May 31, 2008

Mariah Carey Performs "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" On MTV VMAs Japan

Mariah performed the song "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" from her new album E=MC² at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan recently. The performance of my personal favorite track off that album (tough competition though!) was hot tamale & MCC looked great. I really hope this is a future single! In related news, Mariah was also awarded with the Video Vanguard award at the ceremony. Congrats Mimi!

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Madonna ft. Pharrell "Give It 2 Me" Video Premiere

"Give It 2 Me," featuring Pharrell, is the second single off Madonna's latest album Hard Candy. I'm no fan of Madonna. She scares me. I don't see how she is talented whatsoever vocally. That said, I can't deny that the production of this song is hot. The video isn't horrible, though Madonna is nothing to look at. I still have to admit that Hard Candy is becoming somewhat of a guilty pleasure for me. I be diggin' Pharrell's work!

Billboard Update



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

See full charts HERE.

As is shown above, the #1 slot on the Billboard 200 album chart is taken this week by 3 Doors Down's self-titled album. Lil' Wayne continues to reign over the Hot 100 singles chart with his song "Lollipop." The interesting news, however, involves the Hot 100 chart & a little American Idol runner-up named David Archuleta. He debuted with all 3 songs he sang on the Idol finale as follows: "Imagine" @ #36, "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" @ #58, & "In This Moment" @ #60. Yay Archey!

"Bye Bye" Watch
TW: #26 - LW: #19 - Peak: #19 - Week: #6

(Photo Credit: Amazon)

The Caffeine Patch: WALL-E Meets Bouncy Balls

In Theaters June 27th

BONUS: Check out a teaser poster for the short film that will be attached to showings of "WALL-E" entitled "Presto" HERE!

Friday, May 30, 2008

Usher Performs On Good Morning America

Usher appeared on Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series this morning to perform 3 songs from his new album Here I Stand: "This Ain't Sex," "Moving Mountains," & "Love In This Club," all of which can be viewed in the video above. No wonder he lip-synched "Moving Mountains" on the BET special. I've always viewed Usher as a great vocalist, but he just isn't showing it lately. I feel like he is letting his arrogance get in the way of putting on a great performance--something that is especially evident to me during "This Ain't Sex." Still, he is an awesome performer, so this showing wasn't horrible by any means. I just haven't been really impressed with anything other than his SNL performances this time around.

Koda Kumi ft. Fergie "That Ain't Cool" Video Premiere

Here's the video for "That Ain't Cool," the new single from Koda Kumi that features the one & only Fergie. I've never heard of this Koda person &, quite frankly, I haven't heard much from her--even after watching this video--because Fergie is almost the whole song. Fergie looks great in the video & I really dig the song.

Toni Braxton Cancels Vegas Show

Due to an unspecified illness, Toni Braxton has been forced to cancel the remaining dates of her show "Toni Braxton: Revealed" in Las Vegas. Toni was admitted to the hospital back on April 7th & was scheduled to resume the show in June. While no details have been revealed concerning what she has been treated for, Toni has had heart trouble in the past. I would like to congratulate Toni on a great two-year run & I wish her only the best in her career, but, first & foremost, getting well.

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Usher "Vibe" Magazine Cover

Usher covers the July issue of Vibe magazine. His new album Here I Stand is out now.

Ashlee Simpson Pregnant, Changes Name

Ashlee Simpson & husband Pete Wentz have confirmed that Ashlee is, in fact, pregnant with the couple's first child. In addition, newlywed Ashlee has decided to take Pete's last name. Privately, she will be known as simply Ashlee Wentz, but will go by Ashlee Simpson-Wentz professionally. They aren't wasting any time! Congrats to the couple.

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David Archuleta On TRL

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

David Archuleta appeared, along with David Cook, on TRL yesterday for a chat. The most interesting part was when Damien put the Davids to the test & actually had them sing from the phonebook. Not so sure that was exactly what Randy had in mind for Archey, but he represented well nonetheless. One thing I learned: I now understand why people think Cook reminds them of Jack Black ... because we all know he is known for his singing ability. While the "performance" can be found in Part 1, Part 2 is more interview & the silly boxing match mentioned at the end of Part 2 can be found by clicking the Part 3 link.

Elliott Yamin Featured On Disneymania 6

Elliott Yamin takes on "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" from the Disney film "The Lion King" on the recently released sixth installment of the Disneymania CD series. Words cannot express how against Disney Channel stars completely wrecking all that is good in the world of Disney I am, but Elliott, being a truly talented artist, is an exception. He does a great job & you can buy the CD or download his song by clicking the cover.

Usher "Here I Stand" BET Special

"Moving Mountains" & "Here I Stand"

"Yeah!" & "Love In This Club" with Young Jeezy

To promote his latest album Here I Stand, Usher performed on a BET special dedicated to him this week. The show consisted of mainly new songs along with his hit "Yeah!" I was disappointed that he lipsynched "Moving Mountains," as I am really looking forward to hearing him do that one live. Other than that, the special was a good one & gave the audience a better understanding of Usher's goal with the new album.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

David Archuleta On The Early Show

David Archuleta capped off his daytime takeover with an interview & performance of "Angels" on The Early Show. When he was on Star Search, he appeared on The Early Show, so they dug up the clip of him from back then & discussed it with Archey. Very entertaining!

David Archuleta On Today

Interview + "Think Of Me"

Interview With David Cook

David Archuleta continued his talk show tour on Today by doing some interviews & performing. I'm glad he switched it up & sang a different song. His take on "Think Of Me" was a highlight of Idol 7.

David Archuleta On The Morning Show With Mike And Juliet

Interview

"Angels"

David Archuleta took over daytime television today, appearing on The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet to do an interview & perform. He gave a really interesting interview & sang very well. Go Archey!