Box Office Results - January 29 - 31

This Week's Top 20 Films:


01 01 Avatar (7 Weeks @ #1)
00 02 Edge of Darkness
00 03 When In Rome
04 04 The Tooth Fairy
03 05 The Book of Eli
02 06 Legion
05 07 The Lovely Bones
06 08 Sherlock Holmes
07 09 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
09 10 It's Complicated
11 11 The Blind Side
12 12 Up In The Air
08 13 Extraordinary Measures
16 14 Crazy Heart
10 15 The Spy Next Door
13 16 Leap Year
17 17 The Princess and the Frog
14 18 To Save a Life
15 19 Daybreakers
19 20 The Young Victoria


Out of the Top 20 This Week:


- Youth in Revolt
- A Single Man

Billboard 100 - January 30

This Week's Top 10 American Singles:


01 01 Kesha - Tik Tok
00 02 Taylor Swift - Today Was a Fairytale
02 03 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
04 04 Young Money W/ Lloyd - Bedrock
00 05 Justin Beiber W/ Ludacris - Baby
05 06 Iyaz - Replay
06 07 David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch
03 08 Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
08 09 Rihanna W/ Jeezy - Hard
07 10 Train - Hey, Soul Sister


Faves Not in Top 10:


15 11 The Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
32 14 Timbaland W/ Justin Timberlake - Carry Out
20 20 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
27 30 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
28 33 Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
24 35 Britney Spears - 3
35 39 Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
58 69 Sade - Soldier of Love
90100 Rihanna - Russian Roulette

Billboard 200 - January 30

This Week's Top 10 American Albums:


00 01 Various Artists - Hope For Haiti Now
02 02 Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream
04 03 Lady GaGa - The Fame
00 04 Spoon - Transference
00 05 Various Artists - 2010 Grammy Nominees
01 06 Vampire Weekend - Contra
05 07 Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom
03 08 Kesha - Animal
10 09 The Black Eyed Peas - The END
08 10 Taylor Swift - Fearless


Faves Not in Top 10:


006 011 Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster
013 019 Rihanna - Rated R
039 040 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
063 058 Pink - Funhouse
065 059 Timbaland - Shock Value II
083 090 Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
151 162 David Guetta - One Love
161 177 Leona Lewis - Echo
169 179 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted

Canadian 50 - January 30

This Week's Top 10 Canadian Singles:


01 01 Kesha - Tik Tok
02 02 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
00 03 Justin Beiber W/ Ludacris - Baby
16 04 K/Naan - Wavin Flag
03 05 Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
00 06 Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge & Rihanna - Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)
05 07 Iyaz - Replay
04 08 Owl City - Fireflies
14 09 Rihanna W/ Jeezy - Hard
12 10 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone


Faves Not in Top 10:


07 12 David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch
13 14 Timbaland, SoShy & Nelly Furtado - Morning After Dark
10 17 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
36 25 Timbaland & Justin Timberlake - Carry Out
24 31 Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
23 36 Britney Spears - 3
39 45 Dragonette - Pick Up The Phone
41 46 The Black Eyed Peas - Rock That Body

Goldfrapp Is Set To Release "Head First"

Goldfrapp is set to release their highly-anticipated fifth studio album, "Head First" on March 23, 2010. 


"Head First" will be the first uptempo release in over five years when "Supernature" was released in 2005. The very sombre "Seventh Tree" was a nice album but a misstep in the eyes of fans.


The official press release issued ahead of the release describes the band’s fifth album as their “most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance. With life affirming lyrics and stellar production it lifts off at full tilt and takes us on a journey to the heart of 2010.”


Here is the official track listing for "Head First":


01 - "Rocket"
02 - "Believer"
03 - "Alive"
04 - "Dreaming"
05 - "Head First"
06 - "Hunt"
07 - "Shiny and Warm"
08 - "I Wanna Life"
09 - "Voice Thing"

Rihanna 2 Release "Hard" Remix EP

Rihanna is set to release a remix EP of her latest single, "Hard" off her fourth studio album, "Rated R."


The North American-only second single was released back in November 2009 and has since hit number 8 on the Hot 100. Before Rihanna releases her third single, "Rude Boy" she has decided to release a special remix EP for single, "Hard." The digital-only EP will be released on February 2, 2010.


Here is the official track listing for "Hard: Remixes":


01 - "Hard" (Jump Smokers Clean Radio Edit) – 3:17
02 - "Hard" (Chew Fu Clean Radio Edit) – 3:45
03 - "Hard" (Jody Den Broeder Clean Radio Edit) – 3:32
04 - "Hard" (Jump Smokers Extended) – 3:37
05 - "Hard" (Chew Fu Extended) – 5:29
06 - "Hard" (Jody Den Broeder Club Remix) – 6:45
07 - "Hard" (Jody Den Broeder Dub) – 6:45
08 - "Hard" (Remix) featuring Lil Kim – 3:57

GaGa 2 Release "Telephone" Remix EP

Lady GaGa is set to release her second official single off her sophomore album, "The Fame Monster."


"Telephone" which features Beyonce was officially sent to radio on January 26 but was played at radio since late December. The music video is set to premiere in late February. Like "Bad Romance" GaGa is set to release a remix EP titled, "Telephone: The Remixes" digitally on February 8, 2010.


Here is the official track listing for "Telephone: The Remixes":


01 - Telephone (Crookers Remix)
02 - Telephone (Dr. Rosen's Club Mix)
03 - Telephone (MING Remix)
04 - Telephone (MING Dub)
05 - Telephone (Tom Neville's Ear Ringer Remix)
06 - Telephone (Alphabeat Remix)
07 - Telephone Passion Pit Remix)
08 - Telephone (Kaskade Remix)

Goldfrapp 2 Release "Rocket"

Goldfrapp are set to release their first official single off their highly-anticipated fifth studio album, "Head First" on March 23, 2010. 


"Rocket" will be sent to radio on February 15 while it will be released to digital stores on March 8, 2010. The music video will premiere the week on February 22. 

UK Singles Chart - January 25

This Week's Top 10 UK Singles:


02 01 Owl City - Fireflies
01 02 Iyaz - Replay
05 03 Glee - Don't Stop Beleivin
04 04 3OH!3 & Katy Perry - Starstrukk
03 05 Sidney Samson - Riverside (Let's Go)
00 06 Example - Won't Go Quietly
06 07 Journey - Don't Stop Beleivin
10 08 Alexandra Burke - Broken Heels
07 09 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
32 10 JLS - One Shot


Faves Not in Top 10:


12 14 Kesha - Tik Tok
17 24 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
19 25 Rihanna - Russian Roulette
21 28 Timbaland, SoShy & Nelly Furtado - Morning After Dark
55 42 Rihanna W/ Jeezy - Hard
48 49 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
00 52 Rihanna - Rude Boy
56 63 Lady GaGa - Poker Face
54 65 David Guetta W/ Akon - Sexy Bitch
41 66 La Roux - In For The Kill
84 81 Lady GaGa W/ Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
92 83 The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
75 86 Britney Spears - 3
90 89 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
82 98 Beyonce & Lady GaGa - Video Phone

UK Albums Chart - January 25

This Week's Top 10 UK Singles:


01 01 Florence and the Machine - Lungs
02 02 Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up
00 03 Lostprophets - The Betrayed
00 04 Justin Beiber - My World
04 05 Lady GaGa - The Fame/The Fame Monster
06 06 Andre Rieu - Forever Vienna
10 07 Pixie Lott - Turn It Up
07 08 Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom
03 09 Vampire Weekend - Contra
09 10 Mumford and Sons - Sigh No More


Faves Not in Top 10:


12 14 The Black Eyed Peas - The END
19 15 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
27 27 Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
34 30 Rihanna - Rated R
29 34 La Roux - La Roux
40 43 Pink - Funhouse
52 52 Leona Lewis - Spirit
50 59 Leona Lewis - Echo
60 67 Madonna - Celebration
81 94 David Guetta - One Love
92 99 Timbaland - Shock Value II

Box Office Results - January 22 - 24

This Week's Top 20 Films:


01 01 Avatar (6 Weeks @ #1)
00 02 Legion
02 03 The Book of Eli
00 04 The Tooth Fairy
03 05 The Lovely Bones
05 06 Sherlock Holmes
04 07 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
00 08 Extraordinary Measures
07 09 It's Complicated
06 10 The Spy Next Door
09 11 The Blind Side
10 12 Up In The Air
08 13 Leap Year
11 14 Daybreakers
00 15 To Save A Life
19 16 Crazy Heart
13 17 The Princess and the Frog
12 18 Youth in Revolt
15 19 The Young Victoria
17 20 A Single Man


Out of the Top 20 This Week:


- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- Invictus
- Nine

Billboard 100 - January 23

This Week's Top 10 American Singles:


01 01 Kesha - Tik Tok
02 02 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
03 03 Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
08 04 Young Money W/ Lloyd - Bedrock
04 05 Iyaz - Replay
06 06 David Guetta W/ Akon - Sexy Bitch
23 07 Train - Hey, Soul Sister
09 08 Rihanna W/ Jeezy - Hard
05 09 Owl City - Fireflies
14 10 Ludacris - How Low


Faves Not in Top 10:


34 15 The Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
31 20 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
15 24 Britney Spears - 3
22 27 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
41 32 Timbaland W/ Justin Timberlake - Carry Out
30 35 Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
00 58 Sade - Soldier of Love
76 90 Rihanna - Russian Roulette

Billboard 200 - January 23

This Week's Top 10 American Albums:


00 01 Vampire Weekend - Contra
02 02 Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream
01 03 Kesha - Animal
03 04 Lady GaGa - The Fame
04 05 Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom
10 06 Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster
05 07 Mary J Blige - Stronger withEach Tear
07 08 Taylor Swift - Fearless
06 09 Soundtrack - Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
08 10 The Black Eyed Peas - The END


Faves Not in Top 10:


011 013 Rihanna - Rated R
032 039 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
051 063 Pink - Funhouse
061 065 Timbaland - Shock Value II
078 083 Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
152 151 David Guetta - One Love
133 161 Leona Lewis - Echo
161 169 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted
159 195 Britney Spears - The Singles Collection

Canadian 50 - January 23

This Week's Top 10 Canadian Singles:


01 01 Kesha - Tik Tok
02 02 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
05 03 Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
04 04 Owl City - Fireflies
06 05 Iyaz - Replay
03 06 Kesha W/ 30H!3 - Blah Blah Blah
07 07 David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch
08 08 Jason DeRulo - Whatcha Say
10 09 The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
09 10 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway


Faves Not in Top 10:


14 12 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
12 13 Timbaland W/ SoShy & Nelly Furtado - Morning After Dark
15 14 Rihanna W/ Jeezy - Hard
16 23 Britney Spears - 3
25 24 Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
55 36 Timbaland W/ Justin Timberlake - Carry Out
39 39 Dragonette - Pick Up The Phone
43 41 The Black Eyed Peas - Rock That Body

Sugababes 2 Release "Wear My Kiss"

Sugababes are set to release the third official single off their seventh studio album, "Sweet 7" which will be released on March 9, 2010.


"Wear My Kiss" will be released in Europe and will be sent to radio on February 22. The music video will premiere the week on Valentine's Day. 

UK Singles Chart - January 18

This Week's Top 10 UK Singles:


01 01 Iyaz - Replay
50 02 Owl City - Fireflies
02 03 Sidney Samson - Riverside (Let's Go)
03 04 3OH!3 W/ Katy Perry - Starstrukk
99 05 Glee Cast - Don't Stop Believin
06 06 Journey - Don't Stop Beleivin
04 07 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
05 08 Florence and the Machine - You've Got The Love
00 09 Plan B - Stay Too Long
12 10 Alexandra Burke - Broken Heels


Faves Not in Top 10:


09 12 Kesha - Tik Tok
10 17 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
13 19 Rihanna - Russian Roulette
17 21 Timbaland, SoShy & Nelly Furtado - Morning After Dark
28 41 La Roux - In For The Kill
55 48 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
45 54 David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch
00 55 Rihanna W/ Jeezy - Hard
39 56 Lady GaGa - Poker Face
00 61 M.I.A. - Paper Planes
58 75 Britney Spears - 3
64 82 Beyonce & Lady GaGa - Video Phone
72 84 Lady GaGa W/ Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
43 89 Leona Lewis - Happy
62 90 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
91 96 Beyonce - Sweet Dreams

UK Albums Chart - January 18

This Week's Top 10 UK Albums:


02 01 Florence and the Machine - Lungs
01 02 Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up
00 03 Vampire Weekend - Contra
03 04 Lady GaGa - The Fame/The Fame Monster
00 05 You Me At Six - Hold Me Down
20 06 Andre Rieu - Forever Vienna
11 07 Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom
00 08 Delphic - Acolyte
07 09 Mumford and Sons - Sigh No More
14 10 Pixie Lott - Turn It Up


Faves Not in Top 10:


06 12 The Black Eyed Peas - The END
22 19 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
16 27 Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
19 29 La Roux - La Roux
31 34 Rihanna - Rated R
46 40 Pink - Funhouse
41 50 Leona Lewis - Echo
92 60 Madonna - Celebration
52 81 David Guetta - One Love
93 92 Timbaland - Shock Value II

"Damages" 2 Premiere January 31

The third season of "Damages" is set to premiere on Monday, January 25, 2010. 

Season three will include 13 episodes and will end with its season finale is set for April 19. Here is the official poster for season three. It will most likely be the cover art for the DVD/Blu Ray next year.

Box Office Results - January 15 - 18

This Week's Top 20 Films:


01 01 Avatar (5 Weeks @ #1)
00 02 The Book of Eli
00 03 The Lovely Bones
03 04 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
00 05 The Spy Next Door
02 06 Sherlock Holmes
05 07 It's Complicated
06 08 Leap Year
07 09 The Blind Side
08 10 Up In The Air
04 11 Daybreakers
10 12 The Princess and the Frog
09 11 Youth in Revolt
11 14 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
16 15 The Young Victoria
13 16 The Twilight Saga: New Moon
00 17 A Single Man
12 18 Invictus
19 19 Crazy Heart
14 20 Nine


Out of the Top 20 This Week:


- Did You Hear About The Morgans?
- 3 Idiots
- Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
- Broken Embraces

Billboard 100 - January 16

This Week's Top 10 American Singles:


01 01 Kesha - Tik Tok
02 02 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
04 03 Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
03 04 Iyaz - Replay
05 05 Owl City - Fireflies
06 06 David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch
00 07 Kesha W/ 3OH!3 - Blah Blah Blah
12 08 Young Money W/ Lloyd - Bedrock
15 09 Rihanna W/ Jeezy - Hard
07 10 Jay Sean W/ Lil Wayne - Down


Faves Not in Top 10:


16 15 Britney Spears - 3
13 21 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
14 22 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
26 25 Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
22 30 Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
37 31 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
46 34 The Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
61 41 Timbaland W/ Justin Timberlake - Carry Out
59 76 Rihanna - Russian Roulette

Billboard 200 - January 16

This Week's Top 10 American Albums:


00 01 Kesha - Animal
01 02 Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream
02 03 Lady GaGa - The Fame
03 04 Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom
04 05 Mary J Blige - Stronger withEach Tear
07 06 Soundtrack - Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
05 07 Taylor Swift - Fearless
08 08 The Black Eyed Peas - The END
06 09 Justin Beiber - My World
09 10 Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster


Faves Not in Top 10:


014 011 Rihanna - Rated R
041 032 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
082 051 Pink - Funhouse
061 061 Timbaland - Shock Value II
072 078 Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
113 133 Leona Lewis - Echo
164 152 David Guetta - One Love
109 159 Britney Spears - The Singles Collection
159 161 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted
133 168 Janet Jackson - Number Ones
166 182 Madonna - Celebration
200 188 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz

Canadian 50 - January 16

This Week's Top 10 Canadian Singles:


01 01 Kesha - Tik Tok
02 02 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
00 03 Kesha W/ 3OH!3 - Blah Blah Blah
03 04 Owl City - Fireflies
04 05 Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
06 06 Iyaz - Replay
05 07 David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch
08 08 Jason DeRulo - Whatcha Say
09 09 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
07 10 The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling


Faves Not in Top 10:


14 12 Timbaland, SoShy & Nelly Furtado - Morning After Dark
22 14 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
25 15 Rihanna W/ Jeezy - Hard
12 16 Britney Spears - 3
31 25 Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
44 39 Dragonette - Pick Up The Phone
48 43 The Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be

Rihanna 2 Release "Rated R" Remix Album

Rihanna is set to re-release her fourth studio album, "Rated R" as a remix album this February. 


Def Jam has chosen remixer "Chew Fu" to remix 10 tracks from "Rated R" for the album. "Chew Fu" is best known for Lady GaGa remixes for her hits "LoveGame" and "Bad Romance." 


There is still no official release date or track listing but the 10 tracks have been chosen.


01 - Wait Your Turn
02 - Hard
03 - Stupid In Love
04 - Rockstar 101
05 - Russian Roulette
06 - Fire Bomb
07 - Rude Boy
08 - Photographs
09 - G4L
10 - Te Amo


There are two tracks that will not get the remix treatment, "Cold Case Love" and "The Last Song." I am very happy with the 10 songs chosen. 


There is also no information whether or not there will be new songs or unreleased tracks from the "Rated R" recording sessions to go along with the 10 remixes.


This is Rihanna's second remix album following 2009's "Good Girl Gone Bad: Remixes." 

Isis 2 Release Debut Solo Single

Isis Salam, lead singer of Toronto electrohop duo "Thunderheist" is set to release her debut solo single.


Isis will release "Avenue" on February 9, 2010 digitally while the video will premiere sometime in March. The track is already streaming on her myspace account. "Avenue" will be the official first single off her debut self-titled album to be released this Spring. 


There is no release date for "Isis" but a late April early May 2010 release date seems to be accurate. I cannot wait to hear more from Isis Salam. Thunderheist is amazing and I can only imagine how great her solo work will be. 

Rihanna Set 2 Break Billboard Record Tie

Rihanna makes it look easy, as "Hard," featuring Jeezy, vaults 15-9 on the Hot 100. The track matches the November peak of "Russian Roulette," the first single from Rihanna's fourth album, "Rated R."

"Hard" is Rihanna's lucky 13th Hot 100 top 10. Her debut entry, "Pon De Replay," peaked at No. 2 on the chart dated July 30, 2005.

With a baker's dozen, Rihanna ties Beyonce for most Hot 100 top 10s among female artists since 2000.


Rihanna will most likely take the lead as most Hot 100 top 10s among female artists when she releases her third single, "Rude Boy" on February 8.


Here is a list for all 13 Top 10 singles including its peak and date:


01 - Pon De Replay (02) August 22, 2005
02 - SOS (01) February 6, 2006 
03 - Unfaithful (06) July 17, 2006 
04 - Break It Off (09) December 3, 2006 
05 - Umbrella (01) March 29, 2007
06 - Hate That I Love You (07) August 21, 2007 
07 - Don't Stop The Music (03) December 27, 2007 
08 - Take A Bow (01) April 15, 2008 
09 - Disturbia (01) June 17, 2008 
10 - Live Your Life (01) September 23, 2008 
11 - Run This Town (02) July 24, 2009
12 - Russian Roulette (09) October 20, 2009
13 - Hard (09, so far) (December 7, 2009 


Here is a list of all her singles to miss the Top 10:


01 - If It's Lovin That You Want (36) November 28, 2005
02 - We Ride (106) September 13, 2006 
03 - Shut Up and Drive (15) June 12, 2007 
04 - If I Never See Your Face Again (12) May 18, 2008 
05 - Rehab (18) October 7, 2008 

Madonna 2 Release "Sticky & Sweet" Tour

Madonna is set to finally release her 2008 "Sticky and Sweet" Tour on DVD/CD and Blu-Ray. 


The show, which will be distributed by Warner Bros Records, will include many of the Material Girl's hits from the course of her unprecedented career including, "4 Minutes," "Like a Prayer," "Hung Up" and "Ray of Light". Filmed in Buenos Aires, over four days to a crowd exceeding 256,000 fans, the concert also includes a show stopping moment when Madonna performs a historic "Don’t Cry For Me Argentina" to a thunderous audience response from her Argentine fans.

Also included are several hits from the multi-Grammy winner's most recent CD "Hard Candy" which debuted at No. 1 in 37 countries. The DVD also includes 30 minutes of exclusive footage filmed behind the scenes during the course of the tour. 



"Sticky & Sweet", which was produced by Live Nation, was the most successful tour by a solo artist in history and was seen by over 3.5 million fans in 32 countries around the world. 


The "Sticky & Sweet" Tour will be released March 29 in Europe and March 30, 2010 in North America.

M.I.A. Releases Rough Cut of "Space Odyssey"

M.I.A. released a very early rough cut version of an album track titled, "Space Odyssey." The music video showed up on her twitter account late Wednesday afternoon.


Here is the video for "Space Odyssey":


http://twitvid.com/B54ED

M.I.A. 2 Release Third Album This Spring

M.I.A. is almost ready to release her highly-anticipated as-yet-untitled third album this Spring.


She is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on the follow up to 2007's "Kala" describing it as "really odd" and "more musical" the her previous release. 


"I wanted it to be like, no gimmicks," she declared. "It’s my third album and I have to kind of confront whether I am a musician or not… I wanted to make something that you could play that isn’t like trendy just for three months, or the length of a DJ’s attention span."

M.I.A. added that she worked on the album with DJ Blaqstarr, as well as longtime collaborators Diplo and Switch. Also she released three track titles that will be featured on the album: "Space Odyssey," "I'm Down Like Your Internet Connection" and "I Fight The Ones That Fight Me." 


“I just stopped singing on the last one because I put more emphasis into production, so I was more about making beats and sang less on my last album. I definitely needed to come to music on this album, to make music. I don't want it to be gimmicky or silly or hipstery. I just want to be real, whatever that is. Even if my songs are shit, and if I have flaws and if I'm confused, if I offend people or if I don't offend people.”

Misstress Barbara Set 2 Release 2nd Single

Misstress Barbara is finally set to release her second official single off her debut album, "I'm No Human."

"Four on the Floor" will follow the single, "I'm Running" which was released back in May 2009. "Four on the Floor" will be released on January 18th with a video to follow in February 2010. The remixes will be released as an EP which will include two bonus remixes of the track, "Dance Me To The End of Love."

Here is the official track listing for "Four on the Floor":

01 Four On the Floor
02 Four On the Floor (Perc Remix)
03 Four On the Floor (Perc’s Dub Mix)
04 Four On the Floor (DJ Sneak Remix)
05 Four On the Floor (DJ Sneak Instrumental)
06 Four On the Floor (Shuttle Remix)
07 Four On the Floor (Jean-phi Goncalves’ Beast Remix)

08 Dance Me to the End of Love

09 Dance Me to the End of Love (H.O.S.H. Remix)

10 Dance Me to the End of Love (Thomas Schumacher Remix)

True Blood: The Complete 2nd Season

The complete 2nd season of "True Blood" still has no official release date yet but the DVD/Blu-ray cover art has leaked. 


The DVD will include six discs while the Blu-ray will include five discs. The Blu-ray features include "True Blood Enhanced Viewing" on all 12 episodes. 


Here is the official episode list for "True Blood: The Complete 2nd Season":


01 - "Nothing But The Blood"
02 - "Keep This Party Going"
03 - "Scratches"
04 - "Shake and Fingerpop"
05 - "Never Let Me Go"
06 - "Hard-Headed Hannah"
07 - "Release Me"
08 - "Timebomb"
09 - "I Will Rise Up"
10 - "New World in My View"
11 - "Frenzy"
12 - "Beyond Here Lies Nothin"

UK Singles Chart - January 11

This Week's Top 10 UK Singles:


00 01 Iyaz - Replay
00 02 Sidney Samson - Riverside (Let's Go)
06 03 3OH!3 & Katy Perry - Starstrukk
01 04 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
13 05 Florence and the Machine - You've Got The Love
07 06 Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
10 07 Chipmunk & Talay Riley - Look For Me
04 08 Kesha - Tik Tok
17 09 The Saturdays - Ego
03 10 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway


Faves Not in Top 10:


08 13 Rihanna - Russian Roulette
21 17 Timbaland, SoShy & Nelly Furtado - Morning After Dark
53 28 La Roux - In For The Kill
32 39 Lady GaGa - Poker Face
28 43 Leona Lewis - Happy
33 45 David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch
67 55 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
47 58 Britney Spears - 3
48 62 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
45 63 The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
58 64 Beyonce & Lady GaGa - Video Phone
54 72 Lady GaGa & Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
62 88 Sugababes - About A Girl
75 91 Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
83 95 La Roux - Bulletproof

UK Albums Chart - January 11

This Week's Top 10 UK Albums:


01 01 Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up
06 02 Florence and the Machine - Lungs
02 03 Lady GaGa - The Fame/The Fame Monster
03 04 Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream
04 05 Michael Buble - Crazy Love
05 06 The Black Eyed Peas - The END
20 07 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
00 08 Elvis Presley - Elvis 75
07 09 Will Young - The Hits
08 10 Muse - Resistance 


Faves Not in Top 10:


14 16 Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
35 19 La Roux - La Roux
27 22 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
24 31 Rihanna - Rated R
31 41 Leona Lewis - Echo
40 46 Pink - Funhouse
45 48 Leona Lewis - Spirit
56 52 David Guetta - One Love
65 76 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
71 92 Madonna - Celebration
91 93 Timbaland - Shock Value II

Box Office Results - January 8 - 10

This Week's Top 20 Films:


01 01 Avatar
02 02 Sherlock Holmes
03 03 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squealquel
00 04 Daybreakers
04 05 It's Complicated
00 06 Leap Year
05 07 The Blind Side
06 08 Up In The Air
00 09 Youth in Revolt
07 10 The Princess and the Frog
00 11 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
09 12 Invictus
11 13 The Twilight Saga: New Moon
10 14 Nine
08 15 Did You Hear About the Morgans?
16 16 The Young Victoria
12 17 3 Idiots
15 18 Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
00 19 Crazy Heart
00 20 Broken Embraces


Out of the Top 20 This Week:


- Brothers
- 2012
- Old Dogs
- A Christmas Carol
- The Road
- A Single Man

Billboard 100 - January 9

This Week's Top 10 American Singles:


01 01 Kesha - Tik Tok
03 02 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
02 03 Iyaz - Replay
05 04 Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
04 05 Owl City - Fireflies
09 06 David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch
07 07 Jay Sean & Lil Wayne - Down
06 08 Jason DeRulo - Whatcha Say
14 09 The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
08 10 Miley Cyrus - Party In The USA


Faves Not in Top 10:


11 13 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
15 14 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
18 15 Rihanna & Jeezy - Hard
13 16 Britney Spears - 3
24 22 Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
28 26 Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
37 37 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
66 46 The Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
43 59 Rihanna - Russian Roulette
71 61 Timbaland & Justin Timbelake - Carry Out
67 82 Mary J Blige - I Am
79 83 Pink - Funhouse

Billboard 200 - January 9

This Week's Top 10 American Albums:


01 01 Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream (6 Weeks @ #1)
06 02 Lady GaGa - The Fame
04 03 Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom
02 04 Mary J Blige - Stronger withEach Tear
05 05 Taylor Swift - Fearless
07 06 Justin Beiber - My World
20 07 Soundtrack - Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
15 08 The Black Eyed Peas - The END
12 09 Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster
14 10 Owl City - Ocean Eyes


Faves Not in Top 10:


018 014 Rihanna - Rated R
051 041 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
123 061 Timbaland - Shock Value II
115 072 Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
086 082 Pink - Funhouse
120 109 Britney Spears - The Singles Collection
113 113 Leona Lewis - Echo
187 133 Janet Jackson - Number Ones
144 159 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted
000 164 David Guetta - One Love
000 166 Madonna - Celebration
000 200 Yeah Yeah Yeah's - It's Blitz

Canadian 50 - January 9

This Week's Top 10 Canadian Singles:


01 01 Kesha - Tik Tok
02 02 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
04 03 Owl City - Fireflies
03 04 Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
06 05 David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch
05 06 Iyaz - Replay
09 07 The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
07 08 Jason DeRulo - Whatcha Say
08 09 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
10 10 Miley Cyrus - Party In The USA


Faves Not in Top 10:


11 12 Britney Spears - 3
13 14 Timbaland, SoShy & Nelly Furtado - Morning After Dark
20 22 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
24 25 Rihanna & Jeezy - Hard
32 30 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
46 31 Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
41 41 Pink - Funhouse
33 43 Rihanna - Russian Roulette
45 44 Dragonette - Pick Up The Phone
00 47 Madonna & Lil Wayne - Revolver
52 48 The Black Eyed Peas - Rock That Body

Rihanna 2 Release "Rude Boy"

Rihanna is set to release her second UK/third North American single off her fourth studio album, "Rated R."


Rihanna has chosen "Rude Boy" as the second single for UK and Europe and third single for North America. "Rude Boy" will be released to radio on February 8, 2010 worldwide while the video will be released near the end of February. Canada has already started promoting the track on radio as of January 4th. 


There is no word on whether or not "Hard" (second single in North America) will be released in the UK.

GaGa Sets Another Radio Record

Lady GaGa has set another record with her amazing list of hit singles. "Bad Romance" becomes her 5th consecutive #1 radio single in the US. 


The record-breaking "Bad Romance" has made Lady GaGa the first artist in the Pop songs radio airplay chart's 17-year history to send her first five singles to #1. 


Just as impressively, a year ago this week, GaGa had yet to lead the list. She first reigned 51 weeks ago, on the chart dated January 24, 2009, when "Just Dance" began a two-week stay at #1.  The next three singles from her debut album, "The Fame" also went #1: "Poker Face" (five weeks, beginning April 25), "LoveGame" (two weeks beginning July 25) and "Paparazzi" (two weeks, beginning November 14). 


GaGa is only one single into "The Fame Monster" and she could possibly extend her lead with her second single, "Telephone" which features Beyonce is currently #27 on the chart and climbing. 


GaGa spoke to Billboard Magazine about her record-breaking #1 single, "Bad Romance":


"Just six months ago, 'Bad Romance' was nothing but a dream, a recurring melody, a lyric hidden on a napkin on my tour bus.

"Now, it's my fifth No. 1 record, and a reminder to fans to always follow their dreams. I would like to thank all my beautiful little monsters and my incredibly supportive team for the most memorable year of my life.

"To have had such a phenomenal reception to my second album, 'The Fame Monster,' is life-changing."

The Knife "Tomorrow, In A Day" Official Track Listing

The Knife are set to release their fourth studio album, "Tomorrow, In A Day" (5th if you include the soundtrack they released in 2004) on February 2, digitally in Europe, March 1 in retail stores and Match 9, 2010 in North America.


"Tomorrow, In A Day" will include two discs and will feature collaborations with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock. 


The lead single, "Colouring of Pigeons" was released today, January 6, 2010 on "The Knife's official website. The epic 11 minute song has been described as "rupturing your brainspace" and "mind-erasing" by Pitchfork Media.


Here is the official track listing for "Tomorrow, In A Day":

CD1:
'Intro'
'Epochs'
'Geology'
'Upheaved'
'Minerals'
'Ebb Tide Explorer'
'Variation Of Birds'
'Letter To Henslow'
'Schoal Swarm Orchestra'

CD2:
'Annie's Box'
'Tumult'
'Colouring Of Pigeons'
'Seeds'
'Tomorrow In A Year'
'The Height Of Summer'
'Annie's Box (Alt. Vocal)' 

The Knife 2 Release 4th Studio Album

The Knife are to release their fourth studio album of the Danish opera that they composed the music for.

Released on March 1, 2010, the recording of "Tomorrow, In A Year" saw the electro-pop duo research the life and works of Charles Darwin, whose book 'On The Origin Of The Species' is the main inspiration behind the opera. The band's Olof Dreijer also attended a field recording workshop in the Amazon to find inspiration for the project and to record material.


The opera was commissioned by Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma and is a collaboration between The Knife and Berlin-based acts Mt. Sims and Planningtorock.

Dreijer admitted that he had initially been struggled with the idea of working in an area he knew little about. "At first it was very difficult as we really didn't know anything about opera," he said. "We'd never been to one. I didn't even know what the word libretto meant.

"But after some studying, and just getting used to opera's essence of pretentious and dramatic gestures, I found that there is a lot to learn and play with."


The official track listing will be announced very soon.

Roisin Murphy 2 Release Second Promo Single

Roisin Murphy is set to release her second promotional single, "Momma's Place" on January 18, 2010.


Roisin is set to release her as-yet-untitled third studio album in early summer. She decided to release two promotional singles, one in fall 2009 and one in winter 2010 to promote the album while she got through her final months of pregnancy. She gave birth in December 2009. 


The first single, "Orally Fixated" was released in September 2009. There is no word on whether "Momma's Place" will be the lead single or another single will be chosen to promote the new album.

Christina Aguilera 2 Release "Bionic" 4th Album

As mentioned here last year, Christina Aguilera is set to finally release her fourth studio album this spring. 


Christina, who graces the February issue of 'Marie Clare' magazine, says the album will be titled "Bionic." According to 'Marie Clare,' the first single will probably be a track called "Glam," which was described as a "poppy, hip-hop-influenced throwback to Madonna's Vogue."


Aguilera is known for her infamously-long breaks between albums, usually three-four years apart. Her debut self-titled album was released in 1999 while her sophomore, "Stripped" was released in 2002 and third, "Back To Basics" was released in 2006. 


The interviewer got to hear a few tracks, and mentioned two stand-outs: the addictively electronic title track 'Bionic' and a ballad called 'Lullaby,' which brought the interviewer to tears.

UK Singles Chart - January 4

This Week's Top 10 UK Singles:


03 01 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
01 02 Joe McElderry - The Climb
06 03 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
10 04 Kesha - Tik Tok
04 05 Cheryl Cole & Will.i.am - 3 Words
05 06 3OH!3 & Katy Perry - Starstrukk
07 07 Journey - Don't Stop Believin
08 08 Rihanna - Russian Roulette
09 09 Robbie Williams - You Know Me
13 10 Chipmunk & Talay Riley - Look For Me


Faves Not in Top 10:


15 21 Timbaland, SoShy & Nelly Furtado - Morning After Dark
37 28 Leona Lewis - Happy
51 32 Lady GaGa - Poker Face
52 33 David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch
73 45 The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
60 47 Britney Spears - 3
61 48 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
80 53 La Roux - In For The Kill
67 54 Lady GaGa & Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
63 58 Beyonce & Lady GaGa - Video Phone
66 62 Sugababes - About A Girl
74 67 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
10475 Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
11783 La Roux - Bulletproof
14084 Lily Allen - Not Fair
14497 Little Boots - Remedy
146100 Lady GaGa - LoveGame

UK Albums Chart - January 4

This Week's Top 10 UK Albums:


15 01 Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up
04 02 Lady GaGa - The Fame/The Fame Monster
02 03 Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream
01 04 Michael Buble - Crazy Love
03 05 The Black Eyed Peas - The END
26 06 Florence and the Machine - Lungs
09 07 Will Young - The Hits
35 08 Muse - The Resistance
08 09 Snow Patrol - Up To Now
05 10 JLS - JLS


Faves Not in Top 10:


34 14 Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
18 24 Rihanna - Rated R
27 27 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
12 31 Leona Lewis - Echo
76 35 La Roux - La Roux
61 40 Pink - Funhouse
14556 David Guetta - One Love
88 65 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
39 71 Madonna - Celebration
95 91 Timbaland - Shock Value II
90 98 Britney Spears - The Singles Collection

Box Office Results - January 1 - 3

This Week's Top 20 Films:


01 01 Avatar (3 Weeks @ #1)
02 02 Sherlock Holmes
03 03 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
04 04 It's Complicated
05 05 The Blind Side
06 06 Up In The Air
07 07 The Princess and the Frog
09 08 Did You Hear About the Morgans?
10 09 Invictus
08 10 Nine
11 11 The Twilight Saga: New Moon
12 12 3 Idiots
14 13 Brothers
15 14 2012
16 15 Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
18 16 The Young Victoria
17 17 Old Dogs
13 18 A Christmas Carol
19 19 The Road
20 20 A Single Man

Billboard 100 - January 2

This Week's Top 10 American Singles:


01 01 Kesha - Tik Tok
04 02 Iyaz - Replay
03 03 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
05 04 Owl City - Fireflies
02 05 Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
07 06 Jason DeRulo - Whatcha Say
08 07 Jay Sean & Lil Wayne - Down
19 08 Miley Cyrus - Party In The USA
06 09 David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch
14 10 Jay Sean, Sean Paul & Lil Jon - Do You Remember


Faves Not in Top 10:


09 11 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
10 13 Britney Spears - 3
15 15 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
11 18 Rihanna & Jeezy - Hard
17 24 Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
18 28 Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
38 37 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
53 43 Rihanna - Russian Roulette
93 66 The Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
65 67 Mary J Blige - I Am
59 71 Timbaland & Justin Timberlake - Carry Out
00 79 Pink - Funhouse
10098 Beyonce & Lady GaGa - Video Phone

Billboard 200 - January 2

This Week's Top 10 American Albums:


01 01 Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream (5 Week @ #1)
00 02 Mary J Blige - Stronger withEach Tear
03 03 Andrea Bocelli - My Christmas
02 04 Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom
04 05 Taylor Swift - Fearless
06 06 Lady GaGa - The Fame
08 07 Justin Beiber - My World
05 08 Carrie Underwood - Play On
00 09 Young Money - We Are Young Money
07 10 Michael Buble - Crazy Love


Faves Not in Top 10:


012 012 Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster
018 015 The Black Eyed Peas - The END
021 018 Rihanna - Rated R
060 051 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
097 086 Pink - Funhouse
127 113 Leona Lewis - Echo
144 115 Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
138 120 Britney Spears - The Singles Collection
095 123 Timbaland - Shock Value II
143 144 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted
187 187 Janet Jackson - Number Ones

Canadian 50 - January 2

This Week's Top 10 Canadian Singles:


01 01 Kesha - Tik Tok
02 02 Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
03 03 Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
05 04 Owl City - Fireflies
07 05 Iyaz - Replay
04 06 David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch
08 07 Jason DeRulo - Whatcha Say
06 08 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
10 09 The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
16 10 Miley Cyrus - Party In The USA


Faves Not in Top 10:


09 11 Britney Spears - 3
11 13 Timbaland, SoShy & Nelly Furtado - Morning After Dark
17 20 Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
20 24 Rihanna & Jeezy - Hard
46 32 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
35 33 Rihanna - Russian Roulette
60 41 Pink - Funhouse
28 45 Dragonette - Pick Up The Phone
24 46 Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone