Kategori: Chart Spotlight
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Wretch 32’s Unorthodox Hit
CHART SPOTLIGHT. Expect Wretch 32 to raise the chart next Sunday as it is the top playing airplay hit ahead of release. The track “Unorthodox” features Example as a guest vocalist and is the latest grime track to hit airwaves. Née Jermaine Scott, Wretch 32 is a 26-year old rapper from Tottenham.
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Foo Fighters Vaults into No.1
CHART SPOTLIGHT. Foo Fighters replaces Glasvegas atop the Swedish album chart with the new offering Wasting Light. Backed up by a recent performance in Stockholm, it’s the second time the group scores a No.1 in this country. Back in 2005, In Your Honor topped the tally.
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Taio Cruz Is Telling the World that He’s Back
CHART SPOTLIGHT. Monday sees the release of the new Taio Cruz single “Telling the World.” It is lifted off the soundtrack to Rio: The Movie, an American/Brazilian 3D computer animated movie similar to the Ice Age series.
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Eric Saade’s Scandalous Russian Visit
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…
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Nicole Scherzinger Returns to the Charts with Mohombi
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.
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Dada Life is Back with New Material
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.
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Adele Single-Handily Makes Up for Albums Dip
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…
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Romanian Alexandra Stan Races Charts Worldwide
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.
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Snoop Dogg Supports Far East Movement
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.
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LMFAO’s party rock anthem trails J.Lo
CHART SPOTLIGHT. The L.A. based electro hop duo LMFAO is trailing J.Lo in the UK with the latest hit “Party Rock Anthem.” A WelcheMusic favorite, the track is features Lauren Bennett and GoonRock, the track has fared much better in Europe than in the US. Currently sitting at No.2 in the UK, the track has…