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  • Chart Chat 11/16/08: Rihanna, Snow Patrol, Kanye & More!

    Man, is it hard to get excited about the charts when they change so little from week to week. Here’s what we’ve got going on this week. All charts are listed courtesy of the good folks at Billboard Magazine.

    Top 20 Singles:

    01-Live Your Life (T.I. feat. Rihanna)
    02-Whatever You Like (T.I.)
    03-Hot N Cold (Katy Perry)
    04-Heartless (Kanye West)
    05-If I Were a Boy (Beyonce)
    06-So What (P!nk)
    07-Womanizer (Britney Spears)
    08-Let it Rock (Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil’ Wayne)
    09-I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)
    10-Right Now (Na Na Na) (Akon)
    11-Miss Independent (Ne-Yo)
    12-You Belong with Me (Taylor Swift)
    13-Love Lockdown (Kanye West)
    14-Love Story (Taylor Swift)
    15-Disturbia (Rihanna)
    16-Can’t Believe It (T-Pain feat. Lil’ Wayne)
    17-Mrs. Officer (Lil’ Wayne feat. Bobby Valentino)
    18-Better in Time (Leona Lewis)
    19-Gotta Be Somebody (Nickelback)
    20-Addicted (Saving Abel)

    Top 20 Albums

    01-Twilight Soundtrack (Various Artists)
    02-Black Ice (AC/DC)
    03-High School Musical 3: Senior Year Soundtrack (Various Artists)
    04-Take it to the Limit (Hinder)
    05-Funhouse (P!nk)
    06-Evolver (John Legend)
    07-Paper Trail (T.I.)
    08-Incanto (Andrea Bocelli)
    09-Play (Brad Paisley)
    10-Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (Rascal Flatts)
    11-The Renaissance (Q-Tip)
    12-Death Magnetic (Metallica)
    13-That Don’t Make Me a Bad Guy (Toby Keith)
    14-Rock ‘n Roll Jesus (Kid Rock)
    15-Lucky Old Sun (Kenny Chesney)
    16-Jennifer Hudson (Jennifer Hudson)
    17-My Love: the Essential Collection (Celine Dion)
    18-Year of the Gentleman (Ne-Yo)
    19-The Carter III (Lil’ Wayne)
    20-Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace (Yo-Yo Ma)

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  • The New Music Files 10/28/08: John Legend, Pink, Snow Patrol and More!!!

    Today marks the first “Super Tuesday” of the 4th quarter, where the labels start bringing out their super big guns. Lots going on this week, so let’s get right into it!

    John Legend–Evolver

    …In which the stately piano man gets frisky. Legend has called this album a slight departure for him, and indeed, first single Green Light sounds like nothing he’s released before. However, diehard fans who loved the smooth sounds of his first two albums needn’t fear, there’s tons of smoove balladry amid the club bangers on this album.

    Pink–Funhouse

    I love Pink. I think she’s got one of the best voices of any current pop singer, and I love the fact that she’s not afraid to have a little fun on her albums and in her videos. I must say, I’m a little underwhelmed by the single So What (which puts me in the minority, since the song hit #1), but then again I didn’t like Stupid Girls, and the rest of the album it came from, I’m Not Dead, was great.

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  • New Flava in Your Ear: New Music from Kanye, Keane &…Wayne Brady???

    *Shit, I just realized I accidentally stole the original title of this blog…oops! My bad!!

    Since we’re in the fourth quarter and new music is flying fast and furious, I figured now would be a good time to check out some of the new music bouncing across the airwaves, since there’s so much of it. I think we’re gonna go with four titles a week until January or February when the release schedule thins and there’s not as much to check out. Anyhow, this week I bring you new music from the mouth that roared, an underrated British trio, an Irish band following up a Platinum record, and…Wayne Brady. Yes, THAT Wayne Brady. Off we go…

    Kanye West “Love Lockdown” (from “808’s & Heartbreak”, due December)

    I wasn’t sure what to think when Kanye premiered this on the VMAs last week. I guess I wasn’t used to not only Kanye standing stock still on stage, but also there was the little fact that he was singing instead of rapping. A few listens later, I actually like the track-which I guess is a recurring theme with Mr. West because it took me a long time to appreciate the early singles off of his last two albums (‘Diamonds from Sierra Leone” and “Stronger”). It’s definitely one of those late-night, pulsing records that’s not exactly dance, but not exactly…whatever the opposite of dance is. This is one of the rare occasions where the whole autotune thing doesn’t bug me as much.

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