WelcheMusic regularly covers Swedish songwriters’ success Stateside and today our national newspaper Expressen notes that five songs in the top 10 involves either Max Martin or RedOne. Neither one of them enjoys their first glimpse of success, but this is one of few weeks where their dominance is so great. Expressen’s music editor Anders Nunstedt … Fortsätt läsa Max Martin and RedOne Rule Billboard Hot 100
The Wanted’s ‘Glad You Came’ takes a giant leap from 23 to 5 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100, the highest peak ever for a UK boy band thanks to the recent Glee performance. I first wrote about The Wanted in the blog post Boy Bands Return with a Vengeance as the UK Welcomes The Wanted in August 2010. Back then, I was convinced that master producer Steve Mac would succeed in putting yet another boy band on the map. I also wrote about ‘Glad You Came’ upon its release last July.
Originally released at the end of October, Katy Perry’s “Firework” retains the No.1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week.
Katy Perry tops the Billboard Hot 100 with “Fireworks,” the first time since 1999 a female artists take three straight radio singles from an album to No.1.
