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Mariah Carey to release new album on August 25
NEW YORK (Billboard) – Mariah Carey will release her 12th studio album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," August 25 on Island Def Jam, the singer announced Tuesday.

The debut single "Obsessed" ha
s shipped to radio, while a music video directed by Brett Ratner is forthcoming. Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, who co-wrote "Obsessed" with Carey, produced the majority of the tracks.

Carey announced the title of her new album back in May via Twitter, writing, "Bcuz I Love U, I want u to be the first to know the title of my new album "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" Its very personal & dedicated to u."

She followed up on June 9 with an excited Tweet about the first single: "Seriously, this is one of my favorite songs ever," she wrote. "I love the whole album. I'm completely immersed in it. I can't wait for you to hear it."

Since entering the studio earlier this year, Carey has been providing regular updates about the album to her 600,000-plus followers on the microblogging site.

The album follows 2008's "E=MC2," which sold 1.3 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan and spawned Carey's 18th No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 ("Touch My Body"), as she surpassed Elvis Presley to claim the second-highest tally of No. 1 hits in the rock era. The Beatles are the all-time leaders with 20.

(Editing by Dean Gooodman at Reuters)

...(more) - 06 23 2009 12:36AM
Music Review: The-Dream is consistent on new CD
The-Dream, "Love vs. Money" (Island Def Jam)

The-Dream's got power.

He helped Beyonce and all those single ladies get a ring on it, persuaded Mariah Carey to let people touch her body and gave Rihanna an umbrella
when it rained. He even helped create one of pop music's biggest collaborations when he co-wrote Britney Spears and Madonna's "Me Against the Music" in 2003.

Sure, some of that credit goes to producer Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, who also worked on all of those tunes, and the rest to those unstoppable singing divas. But with "Love vs. Money," The-Dream's sophomore CD, the popular singer-songwriter show's he's the crucial component to great music making.

The CD channels The-Dream's musical journey and whether he should choose love over money, though he acknowledges "I shoulda known money couldn't match love" on the title track. But the real theme of the record seems to be sex.

The album starts off slow with the first single, "Rockin' That Thang," a mediocre though radio-friendly jam. What follows is pure bliss.

The futuristic "Walkin' On the Moon" is an upbeat track set in 2085 that finds The-Dream cooing like Prince; Kanye West brilliantly assists. The song smoothly transitions to "My Love," a lovely duet with Mariah Carey.

Other standout tracks include "Love vs. Money: Part 2," "Right Side of My Brain" and the silly "Sweat It Out." The-Dream also plays tribute to R. Kelly on "Kelly's 12 Play," a song that has The-Dream making babies to the R&B singer's classic 1993 CD, "12 Play."

"Love vs. Money" follows The-Dream's 2007 gold-selling, exceptional debut, "Love/Hate." The new disc isn't as great as its predecessor, but it's still worth a listen.

CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: Listen to "Walkin' On the Moon" and you'll get trapped in The-Dream and Kanye's musical future.

...(more) - 03 18 2009 1:56PM
Brit's Back: "Womanizer" Tops Charts, Record Books
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Britney Spears' Circus is coming to town, and "Womanizer" looks to be the main attraction.
The lead single from Spears' birthday-targeting album, opened at No. 96 based on airplay alone
last week. This week, digital sales and expanded radio rotation helped "Womanizer" rewrite the record books with a historic jump to the top of the charts.
The song's 95-spot jump to No. 1 is the biggest in Billboard history and marks the third time the record's been broken in the past seven weeks. T.I.'s "Live Your Life" made a 79-spot jump to the top last week and his "Whatever You Like" made a 70-spot jump in late August. Before that, Maroon 5's "Makes Me Wonder" held the record for 15 months after leaping 63 spots to No. 1 in May 2007.
"Womanizer" also set a record by selling 286,000 digital copies. That not only tops the singer's 179,000-copy debut for 2007's "Gimme More," it's also the biggest digital debut for any female artist since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking digital sales five years ago. Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" previously held the record.
For all her success, Spears had topped the Hot 100 just once before, with her debut single, "…Baby One More Time," in January 1999. Her albums, on the other hand, have consistently topped the charts with 2007's Blackout being the lone exception. Blackout bowed in at No. 2 behind the Eagles' Long Road Out of Eden.
Spears will drop Circus on Dec. 2, her 27th birthday. She's also set to hit the road again in spring, marking her first tour in over four years.
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...(more) - 10 16 2008 5:06PM
Rapper T.I. claims top two spots on singles chart
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Atlanta rapper T.I. broke his own recently set record for the largest leap to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on Thursday, as "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna leaped 79 places.
The track sold 335,000 downloads in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, besting Mariah Carey's prior digital debut week high-water mark of 286,000 with "Touch My Body." Six weeks ago, T.I. jumped 71-1 with "Whatever You Like," which slipped to No. 2 on the current Hot 100 after a total of five weeks at the top.
Pink's "So What" slipped one place to No. 3, but continued to ring up major digital sales. The track shifted 165,000 copies this week and has sold 1.27 million in just seven weeks.
Rihanna's "Disturbia" held at No. 5, while Kevin Rudolf scored his first top 10 hit as "Let It Rock" featuring Lil Wayne jumped 10 places to No. 5. Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold" was No. 6 for a second week.
Christina Aguilera's "Keeps Getting' Better" opened at No. 7, the singer's first top-10 debut ever and her first song in the top tier since "Ain't No Other Man" peaked at No. 6 in 2006.
T-Pain's "Can't Believe It" featuring Lil Wayne fell one place to No. 8, while M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" nose-dived four places to No. 9. Nickelback's "Gotta Be Somebody" debuted at No. 10, easily the Canadian rock band's best opening to date.
Other new entries included "American Idol" champion David Cook's "Light On" at No. 17, and the Killers' "Human" at No. 32.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
...(more) - 10 10 2008 10:14PM
Music Review: Teen singer has mature sound on CD
Karina, "First Love" (Def Jam)
On "90's Baby," the opening track on the CD "First Love," 17-year-old Karina sings, "Adjust your radios, I'm fin to school ya/Yeah I'm a youngin' yo, but I'm about to move ya, promise." And she de
livers on her word on her exceptional debut.
The 11-track set features songs that other teens, and even those a little older, can relate to. From challenging stereotypes about male/female relationships ("Can U Handle It," co-written by Ne-Yo) to brushing off haters ("Can't Bring Me Down") to the current single, "Can't Find the Words," about a love that words cannot describe, Karina's voice adds vibrancy to the simple, basic themes of life.
The powerful first single, "16 @ War," shows Karina's maturity. Penned by Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, the team behind Rihanna's "Umbrella" and Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body," Karina tackles issues like peer pressure, materialism and jealously — adding a sense of seriousness that most of her peers lack.
The piano-driven "Slow Motion" is Karina at the top of her game, reminiscent of a young Alicia Keys or John Legend. She sings about not rushing love while hitting every smooth note — on the piano keys and on the mic.
CHECK THIS OUT: On "The Love We Got," The-Dream and Tricky go a little deeper with Karina. The classic-sounding tune reminds listeners of the great R&B records of the 1990s, and explains why this '90s baby is the real deal.
...(more) - 08 19 2008 11:04AM
Mariah Carey sings at Hollywood shopping mall
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Surrounded by thousands of screaming fans, Mariah Carey performed five songs during a brief concert at a Hollywood shopping mall on Thursday.
Portions of the gig at the Hollywood & Highland Center, wh
ich featured a guest appearance by rapper Young Jeezy on "Side Effects," were broadcast Thursday on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Other songs performed by the pop diva included a medley of "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time"/"Touch My Body," "I'm That Chick," "Shake It Off" and "We Belong Together."
Most of the tunes were drawn from Carey's newest album, "E=MC2," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in April, and has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The performance launched the second year of a free summer concert series designed to promote a Samsung cell phone. Other acts scheduled to perform at venues around the country include Gavin Rossdale, LeAnn Rimes, Nelly, Nas, the Smashing Pumpkins and Good Charlotte.
Reuters/Billboard
...(more) - 08 2 2008 7:52AM
Britney Spears Nabs MTV Nom for "Piece of Me"
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Will Britney Spears make a return to MTV's Video Music Awards in September?
The music network has just announced that the well-on-her-way-to-a-comeback pop princess is a nominee for Best Female Vid
eo for "Piece of Me." (See the other nominees below the jump.)
The show—hosted by British comedian Russell Brand—airs live from Hollywood on Sept. 7.
Lest you forget—but how could you, really?—Spears' performance of "Gimme More" at last year's kudosfest was a jaw-dropping disaster. The big question now is, will Brit try to redeem herself by performing this time around?
What do you think she should do: perform or stay home? Leave your comments below.
So who else is nominated? Here's the rundown:
Best Female Video
• Britney Spears, "Piece of Me"
• Katy Perry, "I Kissed a Girl"
• Jordin Sparks, "No Air"
• Rihanna, "Take a Bow"
• Mariah Carey, "Touch My Body"
Best Male Video
• Lil Wayne, "Lollipop"
• Usher, "Love in This Club"
• Chris Brown, "With You"
• Flo Rida, "Low"
• T.I., "No Matter What"
This year marks the first time that fans will select nominees—and the eventual winners—via online voting. Nominations in other categories will be released throughout the summer, as will musical acts, though the Jonas Brothers were announced as performers last week.
...(more) - 07 26 2008 9:54AM
Lil Wayne hits No. 1 on singles chart
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Lil Wayne scored his firstNo. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday with"Lollipop," the first release from his highly anticipatedalbum.
Lil Wayne has made 20 appearances on th
e Hot 100 since1999, most of which have been via collaborations. As a leadartist, his previous best showing was with "Go D.J.," whichpeaked at No. 14 in November 2004.
His album, "Tha Carter III," has shifted release dates onnumerous occasions and is now expected June 10.
"Lollipop" flip-flopped with Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love."Jordin Sparks' "No Air" featuring Chris Brown held at No.3.Usher's "Love in This Club" featuring Young Jeezy and MariahCarey's "Touch My Body" were unchanged at Nos. 4 and 5,respectively.
Madonna's "4 Minutes" featuring Justin Timberlake rose oneto No. 6, trading places with Ray J & Yung Berg's "Sexy Can I."Sara Bareilles' "Love Song" was up one to No. 8, switchingspots with Chris Brown's "With You." Miley Cyrus' "See YouAgain" rose one to No. 10, her first entry in the top 10.
Mariah Carey's "Bye Bye" was the top debut at No. 23;another song from her current Billboard 200 chart-topper,"E=MC2," the T-Pain-featuring "Migrate," debuted at No. 92.
Reuters/Billboard
...(more) - 04 25 2008 7:04AM
Mariah Carey's new album enjoys huge early sales
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Mariah Carey looks certain to debutat No. 1 on next week's U.S. pop album chart, based on massivefirst-day sales from a survey of leading music retailers.
Preliminary data show that "E=MC2,"
Carey's follow-up toher 2005 smash "The Emancipation of Mimi," sold 154,000 unitsTuesday. That's more than five times the first-day haul for thecurrent Billboard 200 champ, Leona Lewis' "Spirit," which endedup selling almost 205,000 copies in the week ended April 13.
The first-day sales are tallied on tracking firm NielsenSoundScan's Building Chart, which is based on data from ninechains -- Trans World Entertainment, Starbucks, Best Buy,Circuit City, iTunes, Borders, Target, Anderson Merchandisers,and Handleman Co. Billboard estimates they represent 80% of theU.S. retail market. Final data will be released on Wednesday.
"The Emancipation of Mimi," debuted at No. 1 on theBillboard 200 with first-week sales of 404,000 copies. Thefirst single from the new album, "Touch My Body," has spent twoweeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
Reuters/Billboard 1
...(more) - 04 18 2008 9:30PM
Mariah Carey set to rule singles chart
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Mariah Carey is on track tocollect her 18th No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chartnext week.
"Touch My Body," the first single from her upcoming album,dipped one place to No. 15 on the
latest survey, issuedThursday. But the fresh availability of a digital downloadshould send the song hurtling to the top next week.
That will push Carey to second place among artists with themost No. 1s in the rock era. The record is held by the Beatleswith 20. She is currently tied with Elvis Presley.
Carey's album, "E=MC2," the follow-up to her 2005Grammy-winning smash "The Emancipation of Mimi," is due in U.S.stores on April 15.
The current Hot 100 champ is Leona Lewis, who becomes onlythe third British solo female artist in the rock era to reachthe top with her debut chart entry, "Bleeding Love." The onlyother artists to achieve this milestone were Sheena Easton with"Morning Train (Nine to Five)" in 1981 and Petula Clark with"Downtown" in 1965.
Counting all U.K. solo females who have spent time at No. 1on the pop singles chart, Lewis is the first to visit thepenthouse since Kim Wilde had a one-week stay in June 1987 withher cover of "You Keep Me Hangin' On." Counting all U.K. actsthat have reached the summit, Lewis is the first to do so sinceJames Blunt occupied the top rung for one week in March 2006with "You're Beautiful."
A little further down the latest Hot 100, Madonna's "4Minutes" entered at No. 68. The Material Girl was last on theHot 100 with "Sorry," which peaked at No. 58 in March 2006.
"4 Minutes" represents the 53rd entry of Madonna's career,but only the second single on which she shares billing withanother musician: Justin Timberlake is credited as a featuredartist. Madonna's first shared credit was "Me Against theMusic," the 2003 single that was billed as Britney Spearsfeaturing Madonna.
The new single comes from the album "Hard Candy," which isdue in U.S. stores on April 29.
Reuters/Billboard
...(more) - 04 7 2008 11:00PM

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