Billboard 100 - February 28

This Week's Top 10 American Singles:

01 01 Flo Rida - Right Round
02 02 T.I. & Justin Timberlake - Dead and Gone
04 03 Kanye West - Heartless
06 04 All American Rejects - Gives You Hell
03 05 Eminem, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle
10 06 Lady GaGa - Poker Face
05 07 Lady GaGa [W/ Colby O'Donis] - Just Dance
07 08 Taylor Swift - Love Story
17 09 Soulja Boy Tell' Em - Kiss Me Thru The Phone
08 10 Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You

Faves Not in Top 10:

09 11 Beyonce - Single Ladies [Put A Ring On It]
12 14 Britney Spears - Circus
18 15 Pink - Sober
23 18 Keri HIlson [W/ Lil Wayne] - Turnin Me On
24 19 Beyonce - Diva
16 21 T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life
22 23 The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part
20 24 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
29 29 Katy Perry - Thinking Of You
28 32 Britney Spears - Womanizer
33 37 Rihanna - Disturbia
38 42 Kanye West - Love Lockdown
49 46 Beyonce - Halo

Billboard 200 - February 28

This Week's Top 10 American Albums:

01 01 Taylor Swift - Fearless
00 02 Charlie Wilson - Uncle Charlie
04 03 The Fray - The Fray
11 04 Nickleback - Dark Horse
12 05 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
14 06 Jamie Foxx - Intuition
03 07 India Arie - Testimony: Volume 2 - Love & Politics
16 08 Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
02 09 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
26 10 Lady GaGa - The Fame

Faves Not in Top 10:

08 14 Coldplay - Viva La Vida
05 16 Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
23 18 Pink - Funhouse
10 19 Adele - 19
24 25 Britney Spears - Circus
00 34 Annie Lennox - The Annie Lennox Collection
31 35 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
37 38 Katy Perry - One of the Boys
30 50 Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson
44 61 Leona Lewis - Spirit
63 63 Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride
43 65 Duffy - Rockferry
61 79 Mariah Carey - The Ballads
10393 The Pussycat Dolls - Doll Domination

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Billboard Canadian 100 - February 28

This Week's Top 10 Canadian Singles:

01 01 Flo Rida - Right Round
02 02 Lady GaGa - Poker Face
10 03 T.I. & Justin Timberlake - Dead and Gone
03 04 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
05 05 Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
08 06 The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part
04 07 Beyonce - Single Ladies [Put A Ring On It]
09 08 Pink - Sober
06 09 Britney Spears - Circus
13 10 Taylor Swift - Love Story

Faves Not in Top 10:

12 11 Kanye West - Heartless
16 14 T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life
17 19 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
21 22 Lady GaGa [W/ Colby O'Donis] - Just Dance
27 25 Katy Perry - Thinking Of You
46 29 Lady GaGa - LoveGame
40 31 New Kids On The Block - Dirty Dancing
55 33 Lily Allen - The Fear
30 34 Britney Spears - Womanizer
48 36 Neyo - Mad
35 40 Rihanna - Rehab
65 41 Beyonce - Halo
34 43 Rihanna - Disturbia
51 44 Divine Brown - Sunglasses
41 47 Kanye West - Love Lockdown
47 48 Leona Lewis - Better In Time
38 49 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
37 65 Lily Allen - Fuck You
81 75 Britney Spears - If You Seek Amy
84 79 The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
83 84 Leona Lewis - I Will Be
00 97 Carrie Underwood - I Told You So
28 99 Adele - Chasing Pavements
00100 The Pussycat Dolls - Jai Ho

Comin 2 Theatres - February 27

This Week's New Releases:

- Assassination of a High School President
- Crossing Over
- It's Not Me. I Swear!
- Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li
- Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived

Erykah 2 Release 2 More Videos

Erykah Badu was to release part 2 of her "New Amerykah" series this past week but the album got pushed back because of two reasons: first, she just gave birth to her third child and second, she wants to release two more singles from "New Amerykah Part 1: 4th World War."

On her official myspace page she wrote a blog saying she wanted her fans to help her choose their two favourite tracks from part 1 and they will be released. The release includes two music videos for the tracks. Many fans have asked her to release "The Healer," "Soldier" and "Me."

I think she should do what Missy Elliott does, put two tracks into one video. First would be "The Healer/Soldier" and the second video would be "Me/My People." The entire album is flawless and I would be happy with any new music videos from Ms. Erykah but those four are the standout tracks from Part 1.

Let's hope she does what I said. I am so glad she changed her mind and wants to keep Part 1 going for a little while because the album is brilliant and one of my favourites of 2008 and in my Top 20 of my life!

Dido Is Ready For Some "Quiet Times"

Dido is ready to release her second single from her third studio album, "Safe Trip Home" which was released in November 2008.

The first single, "Don't Believe In Love" was released in September 2008 and was a great single choice. The second single will be "Quiet Times" which was written about her father and his passing in 2006. The music video will be released in mid-March and will go to radio on March 9, 2009.

Ciara's "Ride" May Be Just A "Fantasy"

Ciara was to release her third studio album, "Fantasy Ride" in October 2008, than December 2008, than March 2009, than again April 7, 2009. Well it seems Zomba is not quite ready to release it to the public just yet.

Ciara's "Fantasy Ride" has been pushed back once again from April 7 to May 19, 2009, a whole 7 weeks later. I wonder if the album will ever actually be released. Instead of pushing it back they should have released it in November 2008 and if it bombed than have her start working on another album. Obviously the tracks that have been released such as "High Price," "Go Girl" and "Never Ever" are not that great so why would her fans want the entire album.

I am still confused as to why they decided to release "Love, Sex. Magic" as a single when they have the song "Echo" which is 10 times better than any of the tracks I've heard. I guess because "Love, Sex, Magic" features Justin Timberlake on the duet and usually anything he touches goes Top 10.

Zomba released a statement saying that "Fantasy Ride" will have a worldwide release date of May 19, 2009 for the entire world and will be coming out that day and there is no other option. We will see. At least with other artists such as Missy Elliott and Timbaland they have pushed their albums back and said "2009" and did not give a release date. That is the smart option because than the fans don't get angry because the album keeps getting pushed back.

Bjork's "Voltaic" Gets Official Track Listing

Bjork's new box set titled "Voltaic" will be released in March/April 2009.

The set as previously announced on this blog will include 2 CDs and 2 DVDs. The standard edition will include disc 1 and 2 which includes the concert and the audio from the concert, while the deluxe edition will include discs 1, 2, 3 and 4 which includes the remixes and all the music videos from the "Volta" era.

Here is the official track listing for "Voltaic":

Disc 1 (Live CD) - The Volta Tour:

01 - "Wanderlust"
02 - "Hunter"
03 - "Pleasure Is All Mine"
04 - "Innocence"
05 - "Army of Me"
06 - "I Miss You"
07 - "Earth Intruders"
08 - "All Is Full of Love"
09 - "Pagan Poetry"
10 - "Vertebrae by Vertebrae"
11 - "Declare Independence"

Disc 2 (Live DVD) - The Volta Tour:

01 - "Brennið Pið Vitar"
02 - "Earth Intruders"
03 - " Hunter"
04 - "Immature"
05 - "Jóga"
06 - "Pneumonia"
07 - "The Pleasure Is All Mine"
08 - "Vertebrae by Vertebrae"
09 - "Where Is the Line"
10 - "Cover Me"
11 - "My Juvenile"
12 - "Who Is It"
13 - "Desired Constellation"
14 - "Immature"
15 - "The Dull Flame of Desire"
16 - "Vökuró"
17 - "Army Of Me"
18 - "Triumph of a Heart"
19 - "Sonnets / Unrealities XI"
20 - "Mouth's Cradle"
21 - "Bachelorette"
22 - "Wanderlust"
Encore:
23 - "Hyperballad"
24 - "Pluto"
25 - "Declare Independence"

Disc 3 (DVD) - The Volta Videos:

01 - "Earth Intruders"
02 - "Declare Independence"
03 - "Innocence"
04 - "Wanderlust"
05 - "The Dull Flame of Desire"
06 - "Declare Independence - The Making Of"
07 - "Wanderlust - The Making Of"

The "Innocence" Competition
08 - Top ten runners-up, in alphabetical order:
09 - Davood Saghiri
10 - Dimitri Stankowicz
11 - Etienne Strube
12 - Julien Himmer
13 - Laurent Labouille
14 - Mario Caporali
15 - Mik o_o Armellino
16 - Renato Klieger and Terracotta
17 - Roland Matusek

Disc 4 (CD) - The Volta Mixes:

01 - "Earth Intruders" (Xxxchange Remix)
02 - "Innocence" (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
03 - "Declare Independence" (Matthew Herbert Remix)
04 - "Wanderlust" (Ratatat Remix"
05 - "The Dull Flame of Desire" ( Modeselektor Remix for Girls)
06 - "Earth Intruders" (Lexx Remix)
07 - "Innocence" (Graeme Sinden Remix)
08 - "Declare Independence" (Ghostigital Remix)
09 - "The Dull Flame of Desire" (Modeselektor Remix for Boys)
10 - "Innocence" (Alva Noto Unitxt Remodel)
11 - "Declare Independence" (Black Pus Remix)
12 - "Innocence" (Siman Mobile Disco Dub Remix)

This is incredible! Bjork and her label love spoiling her fans! I cannot wait for this to be in my hands! Bjork released each single off the "Volta" album on vinyl with the music video and the remixes and I am so happy I decided to wait and not get them. This is gonna be pricey but I am totally gonna be at HMV the day it comes out and waiting at the front door because I know this is gonna go fast.

"Britney: For The Record" Comin 2 DVD

Britney Spears will release her 2008 documentary "Britney: For The Record" on April 7, 2009.

"Britney: For The Record" was originally telecasted on MTV/Much Music on November 30, 2008. It received critical and fan acclaim. The documentary reveals Spears most intimate moments, from the beginning of her much publicized meltdown, until how she returned to the music spotlight. She also reflects on past decisions, saying "I'm a smart person...What the hell was I thinking?!" For the Record includes footage from her appearance at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, going into the recording studio, to the video shoots of her singles "Womanizer and "Circus"—songs off her sixth studio album, Circus—to rehearsals, and press tours. Madonna also makes a special appearance and commentary.

The special features have not yet been released but her official website says that the documentary will be longer than the televised one including rare scenes that didn't air on TV. As well as a bonus CD including unreleased remixes of her newest smash singles, "Womanizer" and "Circus."

Like other Britney DVDs, usually the DVD includes the music videos that were shot around that time. I do not think "Gimme More, " Piece of Me," "Break The Ice," Womanizer" and "Circus" will be included because I am sure Jive would have announced that. I hope Jive releases another DVD in the summer with all the music videos that have not been released yet including all singles from "Blackout" and "Circus."

P!nk "Funhouse Tour" Official Set List

P!nk kicked off her "Funhouse Tour" in Nice on February 24, 2009 in support of her fifth studio album, "Funhouse."

Her set list consists of mainly tracks from "Funhouse" with other big hits from "I'm Not Dead," "Try This" and "Missundaztood." P!nk also performs a couple covers including Divinyls "I Touch Myself," "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen and Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" to name a few. Standout tracks that are not performed on this tour include her hit singles "There You Go," "Most Girls," "You Make Me Sick," "Don't Let Me Get Me" and "Stupid Girls." When an artist releases more studio albums, it gets harder to pick and choose what to perform. Madonna usually only picks one track from each album because she has 11 studio albums.

Here is the official set list for the "Funhouse Tour":

01 - "Highway to Hell" (Intro)
02 - "Bad Influence"
03 - "Just Like A Pill"
04 - "One Foot Wrong"
Costume Change
05 - "Who Knew"
06 - "Please Don't Leave Me"
07 - "It's All Your Fault"
Costume Change
08 - "I Touch Myself" (Divinyls Cover)
09 - "U + Ur Hand"
10 - "Ave Mary A"
11 - "I Don't Believe You"
12 - "Crystal Ball"
Costume Change
13 - "Trouble"
14 - "So What"
15 - "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)"
16 - "Family Portrait"
Costume Change
17 - "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen Cover)
18 - "Sober"
19 - "Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley Cover)
20 - "Funhouse"
Encore:
21 - "Get The Party Started"
22 - "Glitter In The Air"

Lady GaGa Finally Gets Top 10 Album

Lady GaGa released her debut album, "The Fame" back in August 2008 in Canada and October 2008 in the US.

"The Fame" originally debuted at #17 back on October 18, 2008 on the Billboard 200. With the success of first single, "Just Dance" the album than peaked at #14 in January 2009. Well GaGa has finally managed to crack the top 10. This week with a publishing date of March 7, 2009 sees her album rocket from the number 26 position to #10, thanks to her singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" both in the top 10 this week.

Congrats Lady GaGa! I hope it reaches higher peaks in the coming weeks. "Poker Face" is gaining momentum in the US and the new single "LoveGame" has just been released, so I hope it goes at least top 5.

"Clue" Remake Is Definitely Still On

Dismissed by critics and the box-office when it first came out in 1985, the black comedy "Clue" has since gone on to become one the favorite cult films of a generation.

Now, Universal has attached "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski to develop "Clue," a more straightforward murder mystery take on the classic Hasbro board game that he would direct says Variety.

The film is a part of Universal's deal with Hasbro which will see their board game properties like "Monopoly," "Candyland" and "Ouija" become features.

Jonathan Krauss , senior VP of Verbinski's production company Blind Wink, says this incarnation will be "a global thriller and transmedia event that uses deductive reasoning as its storytelling engine."

Jonathan Lynn, regular writer of acclaimed British comedy series "Yes Minister", penned and directed the original film which starred such comedy luminaries as Madeline Khan, Christopher Lloyd, Tim Curry, Michael McKean, Lesley Ann Warren, Eileen Brennan and Martin Mull.

In that McCarthy-era set film, six people using pseudonyms (eg. Mrs. White, Miss Scarlett) are called to a dinner party at a creepy Victorian mansion. Each of them have one thing in common though, all are being blackmailed for past indiscretions.

Over the course of the evening, bodies of various ancillary characters start to pile up, as do the classic lines such as "Husbands should be like Kleenex - soft, strong and disposable".

"Harry Potter" Franchise Coming To An End

The "Harry Potter" franchise is coming to an end in 2011. The franchise which consists of seven books will see it's last film in theatres in Summer 2011.

There are three movies still to be released. The first, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will be released on July 17, 2009. Followed by "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" which has been cut into two films, Part 1 will be released in November 2010 and Part 2 will be released on July 15, 2011.

The final film of the "Harry Potter" franchise "Part 2" will come out only eight months after "Part 1" and will be released four months before the tenth anniversary of the first film "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/Philosopher's Stone" which was released in November 2001.

Great timing! The entire franchise will have taken an entire decade to open and close the amazing book series.

"Heroes" May Be On It's Last Leg

"Heroes" generated their lowest ratings ever on Monday night, February 23, 2009.

"Heroes" (3.3/8, 6.9 million viewers) was down 8% from its previously established settling point.

The show placed last in its hour among the major broadcast networks and many now wonder if the series will make it beyond its finales in May.

The "Heroes" drain is familiar - fans have been complaining for over a year now about the show's quality and an attempted reboot with 'Volume Four' the other week seems to have not paid off.

"Heroes" has always been one of my favourites and it's sad to see it doing so horrible. I still love every single episode regardless of crazy plot lines. I really hope it gets picked up for a fourth season.

No Doubt Annouce 2009 Tour Dates

No Doubt has finally announced their official summer tour dates for 2009.

They are going on the road with Paramore and Bedouin Soundclash. Both groups will fill in an opening acts for No Doubt. Pre-sale tickets go on sale tomorrow, February 26, 2009 and will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, March 7, 2009.

Here are the official tour stops:

No Doubt 2009 Summer Tour:
5/03/2009 East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands Sports Complex (Bamboozle Festival)
5/16/2009 Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center (Tiger Jam XII)
5/19/2009 Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
5/20/2009 Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
5/22/2009 San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
5/23/2009 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
5/25/2009 Salt Lake City, UT - The E Center
5/27/2009 Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
5/28/2009 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
5/30/2009 Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
5/31/2009 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
6/02/2009 Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
6/03/2009 West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
6/05/2009 Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
6/06/2009 Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/08/2009 Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
6/10/2009 Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/11/2009 Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center
6/13/2009 Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
6/14/2009 Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion
6/16/2009 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
6/17/2009 Montreal, QC - Centre Bell
6/19/2009 Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
6/20/2009 Boston, MA - Comcast Center
6/24/2009 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
6/26/2009 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center *** ON SALE TBD
6/27/2009 Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
6/29/2009 Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
7/02/2009 Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater (Summerfest)
7/03/2009 Detroit, MI - Palace Of Auburn Hills
7/05/2009 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
7/06/2009 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
7/08/2009 St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/10/2009 Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
7/11/2009 Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/13/2009 Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
7/15/2009 Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
7/16/2009 Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
7/18/2009 Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
7/19/2009 Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
7/21/2009 Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
7/24/2009 Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
7/25/2009 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/31/2009 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/01/2009 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

They will play Toronto on June 16, 2009 at the Air Canada Centre.

Project Runway Canada - Week 5

This week (February 24 - March 2) saw Baylor go home.

Comin 2 DVD - February 24

This Week's New Releases:

- Extreme Movie
- The Haunting Of Molly Hartley
- Sex Drive
- Summer Heights High: Complete Series
- What Just Happened

UK Singles Chart - February 23

This Week's Top 10 UK Singles:

01 01 Lily Allen - The Fear [4 Weeks @ #1]
02 02 Lady GaGa [W/ Colby O'Donis] - Just Dance
12 03 Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
08 04 Prodigy - Omen
03 05 Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow
10 06 Shontelle - T-Shirt
06 07 James Morrison [W/ Nelly Furtado] - Broken Strings
07 08 Beyonce - Single Ladies [Put A Ring On It]
04 09 Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle
15 10 The Pussycat Dolls - Whatcha Think About That

Faves Not in Top 10:

22 15 Lady GaGa - Poker Face
30 17 T.I. & Justin Timberlake - Dead and Gone
17 18 Britney Spears - Circus
16 26 The Saturdays - Issues
23 29 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
20 30 Pink - Sober
33 34 M.I.A. - Paper Planes
31 38 Leona Lewis - Run
27 40 The Saturdays - Up
55 41 Kanye West - Love Lockdown
36 45 Kanye West - Heartless
63 50 Katy Perry - Thinking Of You
42 51 Britney Spears - Womanizer
91 58 The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
81 60 Duffy - Mercy
49 65 T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life
57 66 The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part
53 67 Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight
69 69 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
67 78 Rihanna - Disturbia
99 82 Estelle [W/ Kanye West] - American Boy
64 85 Rihanna - Rehab
98 98 Beyonce - Halo
00100 The Ting Tings - We Walk

UK Albums Chart - February 23

This Week's Top 10 UK Albums:

02 01 Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
01 02 Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
00 03 Morrissey - Years of Refusal
19 04 Duffy - Rockferry
23 05 Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
09 06 The Killers - Day & Age
13 07 Lady GaGa - The Fame
33 08 The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
24 09 Seasick Steve - I Started Out With Nothing...
11 10 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

Faves Not in Top 10:

12 12 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
31 15 Coldplay - Viva La Vida
18 22 Pink - Funhouse
22 23 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
26 28 The Saturdays - Chasing Lights
34 33 Katy Perry - One of the Boys
41 38 Adele - 19
29 42 Leona Lewis - Spirit
50 53 Britney Spears - Circus
53 57 Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
59 59 The Pussycat Dolls - Doll Domination
63 64 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
80 76 Lily Allen - Alright, Still...

"The Dark Knight" Supasses $1 Billion

"The Dark Knight" has officially passed the $1 billion in worldwide box office revenue mark, becoming only the fourth film to do so reports Variety.

Warners confirmed that as of Friday afternoon, the combined domestic and international gross had totaled $1,001,082,160 to date - around $533 million domestically and $567 million overseas. Grosses from Ecuador and the IMAX re-release helped nudge the film over the mark which it was $4 million shy of in December.

It now sits behind "Titanic" ($1.842 billion), "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" ($1.119 billion) and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" ($1.066 billion) on the global box-office tally.

The 81st Academy Award Winners

Here is a list of all the winners:

BEST PICTURE
Slumdog Millionaire

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Sean Penn ("Milk")

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Kate Winslet ("The Reader")

DIRECTING
Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire)

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Heath Ledger ("The Dark Knight")

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona")

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Departures

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Wall-E"

SCREENPLAY (Adapted)
"Slumdog Millionaire"

SCREENPLAY (Original)
"Milk"

ART DIRECTION
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Slumdog Millionaire"

COSTUME DESIGN
''The Duchess"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
''Man on Wire"

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
''Smile Pinki"

FILM EDITING
"Slumdog Millionaire"

MAKEUP
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"


MUSIC (SCORE)
"Slumdog Millionaire" A.R. Rahman

MUSIC (SONG)
"Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire"

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
"La Maison en Petits Cubes"

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
''Spielzeugland (Toyland)"

SOUND EDITING
"The Dark Knight"

SOUND MIXING
"Slumdog Millionaire"

VISUAL EFFECTS
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Box Office Results - February 20 - 22

This Week's Top 20 Films:

00 01 Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail
05 02 Coraline
03 03 Taken
02 04 He's Just Not That Into You
09 05 Slumdog Millionaire
01 06 Friday The 13th [2009]
06 07 Paul Blart: Mall Cop
04 08 Confessions Of a Shopaholic
00 09 Fired Up
07 10 The International
08 11 The Pink Panther 2
11 12 Gran Torino
10 13 Push
15 14 The Reader
12 15 Hotel For Dogs
16 16 The Wrestler
13 17 The Uninvited
17 18 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
00 19 Milk
14 20 Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans

Out of the Top 20 This Week:

- My Bloody Valentine 3D
- New In Town
- Revolutionary Road

Billboard 100 - February 21

This Week's Top 10 American Singles:

58 01 Flo Rida - Right Round
09 02 T.I. & Justin Timberlake - Dead and Gone
01 03 Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle
02 04 Kanye West - Heartless
03 05 Lady GaGa [W/ Colby O'Donis] - Just Dance
06 06 All American Rejects - Gives You Hell
07 07 Taylor Swift - Love Story
04 08 Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
05 09 Beyonce - Single Ladies [Put A Ring On It]
12 10 Lady GaGa - Poker Face

Faves Not in Top 10:

11 12 Britney Spears - Circus
13 16 T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life
17 18 Pink - Sober
19 20 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
64 21 Adele - Chasing Pavements
16 22 The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part
23 23 Keri Hilson [W/ Lil Wayne] - Turnin Me On
20 24 Beyonce - Diva
25 28 Britney Spears - Womanizer
29 29 Katy Perry - Thinking Of You
38 33 Rihanna - Disturbia
33 38 Kanye West - Love Lockdown
44 49 Beyonce - Halo

Billboard 200 - February 21

This Week's Top 10 American Albums:

04 01 Taylor Swift - Fearless
69 02 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
00 03 India Arie - Testimony Vol 2: Love & Politics
01 04 The Fray - The Fray
00 05 Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
02 06 Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream
00 07 Bobby Valentino - The Rebirth
31 08 Coldplay - Viva La Vida
12 09 Various Artists - Grammy Nominations 2009
27 10 Adele - 19

Faves Not in Top 10:

05 12 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
09 16 Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
15 23 Pink - Funhouse
11 24 Britney Spears - Circus
16 26 Lady GaGa - The Fame
47 30 Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson
25 31 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
28 37 Katy Perry - One of the Boys
53 43 Duffy - Rockferry
42 44 Leona Lewis - Spirit
46 61 Mariah Carey - The Ballads
83 63 Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride

Billboard Canadian 100 - February 21

This Week's Top 10 Canadian Singles:

47 01 Flo Rida - Right Round
02 02 Lady GaGa - Poker Face
03 03 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
04 04 Beyonce - Single Ladies [Put A Ring On It]
05 05 Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
06 06 Britney Spears - Circus
01 07 Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle
07 08 The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part
09 09 Pink - Sober
27 10 T.I. & Justin Timberlake - Dead and Gone

Faves Not in Top 10:

10 12 Kanye West - Heartless
11 16 T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life
16 17 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
18 21 Lady GaGa [W/ Colby O'Donis] - Just Dance
28 27 Katy Perry - Thinking Of You
00 28 Adele - Chasing Pavements
22 30 Britney Spears - Womanizer
34 34 Rihanna - Disturbia
29 35 Rihanna - Rehab
00 37 Lily Allen - Fuck You
44 38 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
41 40 New Kids On The Block - Dirty Dancing
37 41 Kanye West - Love Lockdown
48 46 Lady GaGa - LoveGame
42 47 Leona Lewis - Better In Time
43 50 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
51 51 Divine Brown - Sunglasses
90 55 Lily Allen - The Fear
63 65 Beyonce - Halo
00 80 Kat Deluna [W/ Lil Wayne] - Unstoppable
80 81 Britney Spears - If You Seek Amy
86 83 Leona Lewis - I Will Be
74 84 The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

RuPaul's Drag Race - Week 2

This week (February 22 - 28) on RuPaul's Drag Race, Tammie Brown was sent packing.

Ciara & JT To Have Some "Love/Sex/Magic"

Ciara has had no luck when it comes to her third studio album, "Fantasy Ride." It was pushed back from its November 2008 release to its now official April 7, 2009 date.

First single "High Price" was leaked early and was canceled, than "Go Girl" was chosen as the first single but that song stalled and became a promo single and now the first "official single" "Never Ever" has yet to really make an impact.

Ciara has decided to release her second single right away and it's a little better than the others but not anything new or fresh. The second single "Love Sex Magic" features Justin Timberlake on the duet and will be released on February 24, 2009 to radio and the music video will premiere in early March.

There is one song that has leaked that is definitely single worthy yet she keeps choosing boring songs. "Echo" is a standout track and should be released and it should have been released as the first single.

Comin 2 Theatres - February 20

This Week's New Releases:

- Che
- Fired Up!
- The Necessities of Life
- Stone of Destiny
- Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail

Katy Perry 2 Release "Vegas" Next

Katy Perry is still going strong with her debut album "One of the Boys" and will squeak out another single this summer.

Katy has decided to release "Waking Up In Vegas" as the fifth official single after "Ur So Gay," "I Kissed A Girl," "Hot N Cold" and "Thinking Of You."

"Waking Up In Vegas" will be released to radio on June 17, 2009, which is the one-year anniversary of "One of the Boys" album release. The music video will be shot sometime in May during her "Hello Katy Tour."

Peaches Returns With Some "Cream"

Peaches is set to release her fourth studio album, "I Feel Cream" on May 5, 2009 and a day earlier in Europe.

The album was produced by Peaches alongside members of Simian Mobile Disco, Digitalism, Soulwax and Drums Of Death. It will be preceded by a double A-side single, 'Talk To Me'/'More', on April 27, 2009. "Talk To Me" will receive a video and will be released in April.

Here is the official track listing for "I Feel Cream":

01 - 'Serpentine'
02 - 'Talk To Me'
03 - 'Lose You'
04 - 'More'
05 - 'Billionaire'
06 - 'I Feel Cream'
07 - 'Trick Or Treat'
08 - 'Show Stopper'
09 - 'Mommy Complex'
10 - 'Mud'
11 - 'Relax'
12 - 'Take You Out'

I have already downloaded the free mixtape which includes the tracks "Billionaire," "Lose You" and "I Feel Cream" and all of them are amazing! I cannot wait for the album, it's gonna be a good one. It sounds definitely like Peaches but less rock and more dance driven and also she sings a lot more and puts rap on the back burner. But than again the other 9 tracks could be like good old Peaches, which is not a bad thing at all.

The 2009 Brit Award Winners

The 2009 Brit Awards were presented last night (February 18).

Here are all the winners:

British Male Solo Artist:

- Paul Weller

British Female Solo Artist:

- Duffy

British Group:

- Elbow

British Single:

- Girls Aloud - The Promise

British Album:

- Duffy - Rockferry

British Breakthrough Act:

- Duffy

Best Live Act:

- Iron Maiden

International Male Solo Artist:

- Kanye West

International Female Solo Artist:

- Katy Perry

International Group:

- Kings of Leon

International Album:

- Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

Outstanding Contribution to Music:

- Pet Shop Boys

Peaches Will "Cream" Us This Spring

Peaches is ready to release her fourth studio album, "I Feel Cream." The new album will be released on May 5, 2009 and will be promoted with first single "Be With You."

No other information has been released as of yet however Peaches has released a brand new 35 minute mixtape. The mixtape entitled "Drums of Death: The Peaches Mixtape" is currently available on her myspace and includes a couple of the new tracks on "I Feel Cream."

Bjork Readies "Volta" Box Set

Bjork is set to release a box set of her most recent studio album, "Volta" which was released in May 2007.

The box set will titled "Voltaic" and will be released in March 2009. As mentioned on this blog all the way back in April 2008 it seems Bjork is finally ready to release this collection.

Bjork's official website just uploaded this statement about "Voltaic":

We are announcing Voltaic, the celebration of Volta and the Volta live show. The release will consist of various live recordings from Paris and Reykjavik. The live set was also recorded in a studio in London, which will undoubtedly give us some rare glimpse into the development of the live set.

The release will be availble as Standard, Deluxe and Deluxe Vinyl. Björk did document the tour extensively and now we will be able to enjoy this work in a new light and new sound.

The box set will include four discs (2 CDs and 2 DVDs in the deluxe edition) and two discs (1 CD and 1 DVD in the standard edition).

The standard edition will include an audio CD with selections from the "Volta" tour and a DVD with the full "Volta" concert.
The deluxe edition will include both discs listed above and another CD with all the remixes from the "Volta" era and another DVD with the "Volta" music videos.

I will list the track listing for the "Voltaic" box set when it leaks.

Black Eyed Peas Finally Ready 4 The E.N.D.

The Black Eyed Peas will release their first studio album in four years, "The E.N.D.," on June 9, 2009 via Interscope. As previously reported, the group originally hoped to release the set, which stands for "The Energy Never Dies," in March.

The album's first single, "Boom Boom Pow," will soon be serviced to radio and clubs as soon as the beginning of March 2009. The group is planning an international tour in support of the release.

Black Eyed Peas principal will.i.am previously told Billboard he hopes the album will continue to evolve even after it is released. "When [the album] comes out, there'll be 12 songs on it, but the next day there could be 100 songs, 50 sketches, 1,000 blogs all (online) around 'The End,' so the energy really, truly never dies,” he said.

He described the music as "a lot of dance stuff, real melodic, electronic, soulful. We call it, like, electric static funk, something like that."

The Black Eyed Peas' last album, "Monkey Business," was released in May 2005 and has sold 4.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

"The Fame Ball" Gets A Set List

Lady GaGa will embark on her first headlining tour starting March 12, 2009 in San Diego. "The Fame Ball" will also have four Canadian tour stops (none of which are in Toronto).

Here is the official set list for "The Fame Ball":

01 - Opening
02 - Beautiful Dirty Rich
03 - LoveGame
04 - Paparazzi
05 - The Fame
06 - Boys Boys Boys
07 - Paper Gangsta
08 - Eh Eh [Nothing Else I Can Say]
09 - Brown Eyes
10 - Summerboy
11 - Money Honey
12 - Starstruck
13 - I Like It Rough
14 - Poker Face
Encore:
15 - Just Dance

VV Brown Is Finally Ready 2 "Leave!"

VV Brown is set to release her second official single, "Leave!" off her debut album, "Traveling Like The Light" which is set to be released in July 2009.

"Leave!" will be released digitally on March 3, 2009 with its radio release set for March 10 and video on March 17, 2009.

Here is the official track listing for "Leave":

01 - "Leave!" (Radio Edit)
02 - Little Boots Mix
03 - Style of Eye Vocal Mix
04 - Style of Eye Mix
05 - Drumsound & Simon Bassline Dub Mix
06 - Drumsound & Simon Bassline Vocal Mix

Project Runway Canada - Week 4

This week (February 17 - 23) saw Brandon go home.

Comin 2 DVD - February 17

This Week's New Releases:

- Body of Lies
- Changeling
- Choke
- Dead Like Me: Life After Death
- Flash of Genius
- High School Musical 3: Senior Year
- Hounddog
- How To Lose Friends and Alienate People
- The Midnight Meat Train
- Quarantine
- Religulous

UK Singles Chart - February 16

This Week's Top 10 UK Singles:

01 01 Lily Allen - The Fear
02 02 Lady GaGa [W/ Colby O'Donis] - Just Dance
05 03 Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow
04 04 Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle
03 05 Tinchy Stryder - Take Me Back
07 06 James Morrison & Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings
09 07 Beyonce - Single Ladies [Put A Ring On It]
00 08 The Prodigy - Omen
08 09 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day N Nite
13 10 Shontelle - T-Shirt

Faves Not in Top 10:

16 15 The Pussycat Dolls - Whatcha Think About That
12 16 The Saturdays - Issues
15 17 Britney Spears - Circus
17 20 Pink - Sober
24 22 Lady GaGa - Poker Face
18 23 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
37 27 The Saturdays - Up
47 30 T.I. & Justin Timberlake - Dead and Gone
26 31 Leona Lewis - Run
45 33 M.I.A. - Paper Planes
27 36 Kanye West - Heartless
38 42 Britney Spears - Womanizer
28 43 Coldplay - Life in Technicolor II
39 49 T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life
49 53 Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight
63 55 Kanye West - Love Lockdown
43 57 The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part
62 63 Katy Perry - Thinking Of You
59 64 Rihanna - Rehab
68 67 Rihanna - Disturbia
67 69 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
91 81 Duffy - Mercy
00 89 Lady GaGa - Beautiful Dirty Rich
99 91 The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
00 98 Beyonce - Halo
00 99 Estelle [W/ Kanye West] - American Boy

UK Albums Chart - February 16

This Week's Top 10 UK Albums:

00 01 Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
02 02 Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
19 03 UB40 - Love Songs
27 04 Luther Vandross - Lovesongs
07 05 James Morrison - Songs For You Truths For Me
32 06 Bette Midler - The Best Bette
01 07 Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream
00 08 The Fray - The Fray
08 09 The Killers - Day & Age
15 10 Luciano Pavarotti - The Duets

Faves Not in Top 10:

09 12 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
05 13 Lady GaGa - The Fame
17 18 Pink - Funhouse
20 19 Duffy - Rockferry
18 22 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
22 26 The Saturdays - Chasing Lights
29 29 Leona Lewis - Spirit
38 31 Coldplay - Viva La Vida
31 33 The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
28 34 Katy Perry - One of the Boys
51 41 Adele - 19
39 50 Britney Spears - Circus
40 53 Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
52 59 The Pussycat Dolls - Doll Domination
58 63 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
87 80 Lily Allen - Alright, Still...

Box Office Results - February 13 - 16

This Week's Top 20 Film:

00 01 Friday The 13th [2009]
01 02 He's Just Not That Into You
02 03 Taken
03 04 Coraline
00 05 Confessions of a Shopaholic
05 06 Paul Blart: Mall Cop
04 07 The Pink Panther 2
00 08 The International
07 09 Slumdog Millionaire
06 10 Push
08 11 Gran Torino
10 12 Hotel For Dogs
09 13 The Uninvited
11 14 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
14 15 The Reader
15 16 The Wrestler
13 17 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
16 18 My Bloody Valentine 3D
12 19 New In Town
17 20 Revolutionary Road

Out of the Top 20 This Week:

- Bride Wars
- Defiance
- Inkheart

Billboard 100 - February 14

This Week's Top 10 American Singles:

78 01 Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle
03 02 Kanye West - Heartless
04 03 Lady GaGa [W/ Colby O'Donis] - Just Dance
01 04 Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
02 05 Beyonce - Single Ladies [Put A Ring On It]
06 06 All American Rejects - Gives You Hell
05 07 Taylor Swift - Love Story
07 08 The Fray - You Found Me
11 09 T.I. & Justin Timberlake - Dead & Gone
10 10 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours

Faves Not in Top 10:

09 11 Britney Spears - Circus
23 12 Lady GaGa - Poker Face
08 13 T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life
15 14 Neyo - Mad
17 15 Lil Wayne - Prom Queen
12 16 The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part
16 17 Pink - Sober
14 19 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
21 20 Beyonce - Diva
24 23 Keri Hilson [W/ Lil Wayne] - Turnin Me On
18 25 Britney Spears - Womanizer
35 29 Katy Perry - Thinking Of You
25 33 Kanye West - Love Lockdown
34 38 Rihanna - Disturbia
60 44 Beyonce - Halo
47 49 Leona Lewis - Better In Time

Billboard 200 - February 14

This Week's Top 10 American Albums:

00 01 The Fray - The Fray
01 02 Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream
00 03 Dierks Bentley - Feel That Fire
02 04 Taylor Swift - Fearless
03 05 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
04 06 Nickleback - Dark Horse
00 07 Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 15
07 08 Jamie Foxx - Intuition
05 09 Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
08 10 Keyshia Cole - A Different Me

Faves Not in Top 10:

10 11 Britney Spears - Circus
14 15 Pink - Funhouse
19 16 Lady GaGa - The Fame
23 25 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
56 27 Adele - 19
32 28 Katy Perry - One of the Boys
45 31 Coldplay - Viva La Vida
55 42 Leona Lewis - Spirit
31 46 Mariah Carey - The Ballads
71 47 Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson
87 53 Duffy - Rockferry
81 83 Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride
73 85 The Pussycat Dolls - Doll Domination

Billboard Canadian 100 - February 14

This Week's Top 10 Canadian Singles:

00 01 Crack A Bottle - Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
01 02 Lady GaGa - Poker Face
04 03 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
03 04 Beyonce - Single Ladies [Put A Ring On It]
02 05 Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
05 06 Britney Spears - Circus
06 07 The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part
11 08 The Veronicas - Untouched
10 09 Pink - Sober
08 10 Kanye West - Heartless

Faves Not in Top 10:

12 11 T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life
13 16 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
19 18 Lady GaGa [W/ Colby O'Donis] - Just Dance
18 22 Britney Spears - Womanizer
40 27 T.I. & Justin Timberlake - Dead and Gone
30 28 Katy Perry - Thinking Of You
22 29 Rihanna - Rehab
33 34 Rihanna - Disturbia
71 36 Lil Wayne - Prom Queen
27 37 Kanye West - Love Lockdown
44 41 New Kids on the Block - Dirty Dancing
46 42 Leona Lewis - Better In Time
37 43 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
41 44 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
62 48 Lady GaGa - LoveGame
48 51 Divine Brown - Sunglasses
00 53 The Pussycat Dolls - Top of the World
56 63 Beyonce - Halo
93 66 Neyo - Mad
00 68 Lady GaGa - Eh Eh [Nothing Else I Can Say]
68 74 The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
86 80 Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy
00 86 Leona Lewis - I Will Be
00 90 Lily Allen - The Fear

Electrik Red 2 Release "Friend Lover"

Electrik Red are set to release a promo single to promote their debut album. "Friend Lover" will be released to radio only and will also have a music video.

"Friend Lover" will be a promo single to help hype the debut album, "How To Be A Lady: Volume 1" which is released on May 26, 2009.

"Friend Lover" will be released on February 23, 2009 with a vide to follow on the 26th.

YYY's Are Ready To Release "Zero"

The Yeah Yeah Yeah's are set to release their first single, "Zero" from their third studio album, "It's Blitz." "It's Blitz" will be released on March 31, 2009 digitally and April 7 in store.

"Zero" will be released digitally on February 24, 2009 and the music video is set to premiere in March.

RuPaul's Drag Race - Week 1

This week (February 15 - 21) on RuPaul's Drag Race, glamorous Victoria Parker was sent home.

"All I Ever Wanted" Official Track Listing

Kelly Clarkson is set to release her fourth studio album, "All I Ever Wanted" on March 10, 2009.

Here is the official track listing for "All I Ever Wanted":

01 -"My Life Would Suck Without You"
02 - "I Do Not Hook Up"
03 - "Cry"
04 - "Don't Let Me Stop You"
05 - "All I Ever Wanted"
06 - "Already Gone"
07 - "If I Can't Have You"
08 - "Save You"
09 - "Whyyawannabringmedown"
10 - "Long Shot"
11 - "Impossible"
12 - "Ready"
13 - "I Want You"
14 - "If No One Will Listen"
Deluxe Edition:
15 - "Tip Of My Tongue"
16 - "The Day We Fell Apart"
Bonus DVD:
01 - "Making The Video"
02 - "Making The Album"
03 - "Photo Gallery"
04 - "My Life Would Suck Without You Video"