Rihanna Goes NBA with Drake


CHART REFLECTION. Rihanna celebrated her 23rd birthday performing at the halftime show at the NBA All-Star Game. According to Billboard, Drake worked “happy birthday” into the lyrics of their massive hit “What’s My Name?”. Rihanna performed several tracks, including “Only Girl” and “Umbrella.”

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkNriIBaPtM

There were plenty of big names attending the games, and WelcheMusic doesn’t think about the sports men on the court. Beyonce, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, Diddy, Stevie Wonder, Bruno Mars and Ne-Yo were there.

The November release Loud has resulted in no less than four hit singles for Rihanna. Her latest hit “S&M” has caused some heavy reactions. Photographer David LaChapelle has accused the singer of plagiarism as the video is said to be heavily inspired by the shoots published in Vogue Italia between 1995-2002. The video has been labeled “inappropriate” by YouTube and BBC Radio 1 has renamed the track “Come On” in a re-edit.

Both “Only Girl” and “What’s My Name?” have become worldwide hits, while the third single – “Raining Men” (featuring Nicki Minaj)  – only charted on the US R&B chart, peaking at No.48 last December.

Kanye West Unfinished Video Leaks


CHART SPOTLIGHT. WelcheMusic just got a sneak peak of the still unfinished video of Kanye West’s latest single “Monster” via our friends at Just Jared. The track is available on West’s latest album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. It features Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj and Justin Vernon from the indie folk group Bon Iver.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2DSqKnZPvw

The track was issued as the third single off the set and was available as a digital download as of Oct. 23. To date, the “Monster” has peaked at No.18 on the Billboard Hot 100 – its highest placing so far is No.15 on the Billboard Rap Songs chart.

In Sweden, “Runaway” is the only chart entry off the album to date. It peaked at No.28 after a sole week on the tally. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy reached No.19 in Sweden on its first week of release. The set debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, selling 496,000 copies the first week. “All of the Lights” is scheduled for single release in February 2011.

  • Listen to “Monster” via Spotify
  • Kanye West: ’Monster’ Video ft. Nicki Minaj! | [Just Jared]

Nicki Minaj+Annie Lennox=True


WelcheMusic recently reported about the Haddaway sample in Eminem’s “No Love.” We absolutely love Nicki Minaj’s sample of Annie Lennox’s 1995 hit “No More I Love You’s” in “Your Love.” The track is included on the Minaj album Pink Friday, which currently sits at No.2 on the Billboard 200.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSFyrrhKj1Q

“Your Love” was also included on Minaj’s mixtape “Barbie World” and issued as the first single off the album this June. It peaked at No.14 on the Billboard Hot 100.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS1jAvCycCY

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