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  • When Scouting for Girls Ruled Radio

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    2010 CHART REWIND. Time flies and exactly one year ago, English indie pop band Scouting for Girls ruled the radio in its native country with “This Ain’t a Love Song.” It was the first single off the sophomore album Everybody Wants to Be on TV, which was followed by another three – “Famous,” “Don’t Want…

  • Eric Saade’s Scandalous Russian Visit

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    CHART SPOTLIGHT. According to the Swedish news daily Aftonbladet, Russian ESC entry Alexey Vorobyov accuses Eric Saade of plagiarism. An appearance on a Russian TV show was also cancelled. The 20-year old Swede is currently in Russia to promote “Popular.” The single returns to No.1 on the Swedish singles tally this week, knocking Jennifer Lopez…

  • Nicole Scherzinger Returns to the Charts with Mohombi

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    CHART SPOTLIGHT. The new hit single “Coconut Tree” leapfrogs the Swedish singles tally moving 44-10 in its second week. Performed by Swedish-Congolese R&B singer-songwriter Mohombi, the track features Nicole Scherzinger on guest vocals.

  • When All Saints Reached the Pure Shores

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    CHART REWIND. Time to take a trip down memory lane. In February 2000, “Pure Shores” was released as the first single off the All Saints sophomore set Saints & Sinners. The track was produced by William Orbit, who recently had worked with Madonna.

  • Glee+Max Martin=True

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    CHART REFLECTION. We’re looking forward to the return of Glee. WelcheMusic has already covered that Lykke Li’s music will be featured in the show, and for the first time the program will include original content. Two new songs will be released and our own favorite producer Max Martin has written one track for the new…

  • Dada Life is Back with New Material

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    CHART REFLECTION. The Swedish electro house duo Dada Life presented new material at the Miami Winter Music Conference. Consisting of Olle Corneer and Stefan Engblom, the duo has released a string of singles since 2006.

  • Adele Single-Handily Makes Up for Albums Dip

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    CHART SPOTLIGHT. According to MusicWeek, one out of ten albums sold in the UK was Adele’s. Her amazing performance helped the whole market to survive a slump. Her 21 album still tops the UK album chart, while Adele’s debut 19 resurged in sales. In total, 2.22m copies were shifted in the first quarter resulting in…

  • Basshunter Returns to Big Brother

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    CHART REFLECTION. Last January, Basshunter competed in the reality show Celebritu Big Brother in the UK and this week he returns to the series – albeit the Swedish version. Née Jonas Altberg, the 26-year old initially made a national breakthrough with “Boten Anna” in 2006. The track became a huge success in Sweden and was…

  • Romanian Alexandra Stan Races Charts Worldwide

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    CHART SPOTLIGHT. Last year saw the breakthrough of Edward Maya, whose seductive “Stereo Love” topped charts worldwide. Welcome fellow Romanian Alexandra Stan whose “Mr. Saxobeat” has topped the tally in France and Romania with top ten positions in Belgium, Greece, Italy and Spain.

  • Snoop Dogg Supports Far East Movement

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    CHART SPOTLIGHT. We just picked up the news of Far East Movement’s performance of “If I Was You (OMG)” on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. According to the group’s blog, it was their second visit to the program which is impressive.