Månad: januari 2011

Robyn and Fleet Foxes Headline Way Out West


CHART REFLECTION. WelcheMusic is happy to say that Robyn and Fleet Foxes will make a welcome return to the music festival Way Out West this summer.  The event will take place on August 11-13th in Gothenburg. Tickets went on sale this week. Despite festivals facing severe challenges, Way Out West has been sold out every year since  it bowed in 2007.

The Seattle-based folk band Fleet Foxes made its debut in 2008, the very same year they performed at the festival. Expectations will likely rise ahead of this year’s appearance as the group will issue its second album this spring. Joel Borg from the group’s promoter Luger says to news daily NSD.se that “Fleet Foxes is an incredibly important act for Way Out West. It was really fun that we were quick to pick up the act in 2008. And they will return to the [Way Out West] festival as a recognized, experienced act that the critics love. The interest will be really great further to the new  release this spring.”

Fleet Foxes’ eponymous debut peaked at No.16 in Sweden upon its release in June 2008, managing to climb to No.3 in the UK. Pitchfork Media, The Times, Billboard and Mojo all named it best album of the year ’08.

Robyn Picks Up Swedish Grammy Awards

Robyn performed at the festival back in 2009. The singer had a successful week, picking up no less than three Grammy awards in Sweden on Tuesday.  Body Talk was the album of the year while “Dancing on My Own” was awarded Song of the Year. She also picked up the composer of the year award with song-writer Klas Åhlund, whom she wrote several of the tracks with. Robyn was nominated in a total of seven categories. Her latest hit “Indestructable” remains at No.7 on the Swedish singles tally this week in its 12th week. Her three Body Talk may all be found in the top ten of the album chart.

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RedOne+Jennifer Lopez=Lambada


CHART SPOTLIGHT. WelcheMusic has closely followed Jennifer Lopez career and recently reported about her collaboration with the Swedish producer RedOne. The question is – will Lopez get the Lady Gaga effect? Well, she got Pitbull anyway.

Her way back to the record aisles has been quite strenuous. There was this mishap at the Grammys when performing the 2009 single “Louboutins,” and then there was…nothing. The new single “On the Floor” borrows heavily from Kaoma’s 1989 hit “Lambada.” Mix this with Edward Maya’s “Stereo Love,” Nightcrawlers’ “Push the Feeling On” and you’ll have the new Jennifer Lopez.

Expect the track to impact in the US next week as “La Vida Lopez” joins American Idol as the new juror. Don’t expect the same level of enthusiasm as fans provided Britney Spears lately. She’s doing just fine – images from the red carpet shows her in Zuhair Murad at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards where she attended with hubby Marc Anthony. Do you remember that they recorded the duet “No me ames” on her debut album On the 6?

Jennifer Lopez’ last big song to reach the US Top 20 was “Get Right” a No.12 hit in 2005 – it even topped the UK singles chart! Will 2011 be the year when Jennifer Lopez returns to the charts?

UPDATE 03-04: Read everything about Jennifer Lopez comeback to the charts as “On the Floor” races the tallies worldwide.

Countdown to Avril Lavigne’s ‘Goodbye Lullaby’


CHART REFLECTION. WelcheMusic counts down to the March release of Avril Lavigne’s fourth album Goodbye Lullaby. The album re-unites Lavigne with the Swedish producer Max Martin. The Canadian pop star got her breakthrough in 2002 with Let Go which included the debut single “Complicated.” Lavigne’s  last album The Best Damn Thing was released in April 2007 peaking at No.1 in both the US and the UK. The set was preceded by “Girlfriend,” which became the singer’s first Billboard Hot 100 No.1.  The track was co-written and produced by Dr. Luke of Britney Spears and Ke$ha fame.

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“What the Hell” was commercially released earlier this month. Co-written by Avril Lavigne, Max Martin and the Swedish producer Shellback, the track was produced by Max Martin. It’s the lead single off the album and has so far reached its highest peak in Belgium (No.21). Expect it to chart in the US upon its Jan.11 release. The song was given away for free via Avril Lavigne’s Facebook page, further to its radio premiere on New Year’s Eve.

Lavigne got recognition from the r’n’b collective as Rihanna recently sampled “I’m With You” on “Cheers” which is featured on the latest album Loud. Leona Lewis also covered “I Will Be,” initially featured on Lavigne’s last album The Best Damn Thing on its limited edition. The song was released as Leona Lewis’s third single in the US.

(Update 6/2):  The track has peaked at No.13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.6 on the Billboard Hot Digital Chart.

(Update 13/3): “What the Hell” made its debut on the UK singles chart on Jan.23. It bowed at No.29, only to fall to No.45 in the second week. This week, it reaches a new peak at No.16.

‘Barbra Streisand’ Cracks the Swedish Top 10


CHART SPOTLIGHT. Disco duo Duck Sauce finally cracked the top ten in Sweden last week. The track debuted at No.57 in the beginning of November last year and took six weeks to crack the top 20. After hovering around the 20 slot, “Barbra Streisand” took a surprise move from 15-9 last week, retaining that position this week. “Barbra Streisand” has already topped the singles chart in a range of countries including Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland. Consisting of Armand van Helden and A-Trak the track peaked at No.3 in the UK upon its release last October. The professional hockey team Calgary Flames started using the song as its theme song last year but the track has only made it to No.69 in Canada.

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“Barbra Streisand” heavily samples Boney M.’s “Gotta Go Home,” which borrows content from German band Nighttrain (1973 hit “Hallo Bimmelbahn”). In order to capitalize on the success, Boney M. released its own version of “Barbra Streisand” at the end of last year – it is yet to chart.

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