CHART SPOTLIGHT. The WelcheMusic favourite Alexandra Stan retains the top spot on the Billboard dance chart for a fifth consecutive week with “Mr. Saxobeat”!
Check out the video below
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CHART REFLECTION. The Swedish singer Robyn will be performing at the H&M New York flagship store on June 19 on Saturday. Located at 5th Avenue and 51st Street, the concert will run from 12pm-2pm. A free “Body Talk” CD and in-autograph signing with a purchase of $50 or more!
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The “Body Talk” set peaked at No.142 on the Billboard 200. It comprises the three editions previously released by Robyn.
The singer recently bowed the new video to “Call Your Girlfriend” and she has also performed on the hugely successful show Gossip Girl.
CHART REFLECTION. There are plans to introduce the talent show The Voice in Sweden. Dia Frampton managed to move on to the semi-finals with a rendition of Kanye West’s “Heartless.” Watch the performance below as Frampton managed to turn West’s hit into a completely new song.
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According to iamkoream.com, Frampton’s rendition broke into the top ten of songs downloaded on iTunes.
West issued “Heartless” in November 2008, peaking at No.2 on the Hot 100, No.10 in the UK and No.17 in Sweden. The track was included on the 808s & Heartbreak set.
CHART SPOTLIGHT. “The Book of Mormon” re-enters the Billboard 200 album chart at No.3 following its nine Tony Awards wins. This is the highest charting Broadway cast album since 1969 when “Hair” topped the chart for 13 straight weeks.
This religious satire musical was created by the same team as “South Park.” Two young Mormon missionaries are sent to a remote village in the north of Uganda, where a brutal ruler threatens the locals. The show had its premiere on Broadway this march, following seven years of development.
The set sold 61,000 copies last week which is phenomenal. It beats the current record set by the London cast recording of “Phantom of the Opera” which sold 54,000 during the Christmas week of 1992.
Initially peaking at No.31 upon its digital release, the physical CD release came simultaneously as the musical received 14 Tony Awards nominations.
Listen to The Book of Mormon OST via Spotify!
