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R. Kelly Looked to Whitney Houston
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zig5YIAk9I&hl=sv_SE&fs=1&] “I Look to You” marked Whitney Houston’s comeback this summer. WelcheMusic found this clip on YouTube which has circulated for a while. It shows R. Kelly in an MTV interview about writing the track. He says it’s for Whitney Houston, but this was shot before her comeback was announced. To date, the song has…
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Mr Blobby, It was your week back in ‘93
The WelcheMusic team wishes you a Merry Xmas! So, to honor the season in question, let’s re-visit a guy that probably won’t top the singles chart any time soon. Remember Mr Blobby? Well, for those residing in the UK chances are that you hated the Xmas No.1 back in 1993. The catcy nursery rhyme-ish “Mr…
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Ke$ha Claims the Top Spot in the States
The Rage Against the Machine Facebook campaign didn’t reach the States, which meant that Ke$ha could claim the Billboard Hot 100 top spot without controversy. This means that Jay-Z and Alicia Keys moves 1-2 this week with “Empire State of Mind.” Last week, Ke$ha only marginally beat Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.” As “TiK ToK” now…
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Holland’s Own Eva Simons Too Good to Miss Out On
WelcheMusic just discovered this pop gem through Spotify. “Silly Boy” is the title track of Dutch singer Eva Simons debut set. Issued back in August this year, the track peaked at No.14 in her home country. The style is very poppy, and please don’t miss out on the fantastic David Aude remix. Eva Simons –…
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Katy’s back – but she’s not alone
So, the wait was finally over when Timbaland returned with Shock Value II, and according to Radio 1, the second single to be lifted from the album is the cheeky pop gem “If We Ever Meet Again.” Katy Perry made her breakthrough with the album One of the Boys last year including the smash hits…
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Facebook Campaign Denies X-Factor Winner Xmas No.1
The annual Xmas No.1 in the UK has been a sought-after merit, and even something you can bet on. My earlier comment about Joe McElderry predicted that his debut single “The Climb” was bound to top the chart in its first week. Little did I know that a Facebook campaign to prevent the X-Factor…
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“Higher” Amounts to 25% of Sales
So, Xmas means a new set of Idols ready to take the world by storm. The Swedish winner, Erik Grönwall, had no problem claiming the top spot. It turns out that the winner-track “Higher” amounted to 25 percent of all singles and downloads that were sold last week. An album will be rush released on…
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Will Alicia Keys Release Second Part as Single?
CHART SPOTLIGHT. Jay-Z and Alicia Keys spends their fifth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with “Empire State of Mind.” Only this December, Alicia Keys issued her latest disc The Element of Freedom. It features the ballad version “Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down,” a totally breathtaking piece! I wouldn’t doubt one second…
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Joe McElderry’s Got the X-Factor
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7apuf6fXFMQ&hl=sv_SE&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b] Last year, Alexandra Burke made headlines when she became that year’s X-Factor winner singing “Hallejuah.” For some mysterious reason, this talent show does not produce any new songs and this year’s superior talent Joe McElderry has chosen to cover “The Climb.” Only this March, Miley Cyrus made it to No.4 with the original version…
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Here’s the Original
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIfVmPGUA4A&hl=sv_SE&fs=1&] This is the original version of “What About Now,” released by the American rock band Daughtry in July, 2008. The song was actually written by two former members of Evanescence and reached No.18 on the Billboard Hot 100. The singer, Chris Daughtry, was a 2005 Idol finalist. He makes an appearance on Timbaland’s latest…