Pop/Country Music Discussion

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The top of Billboard's pop charts is once again led by Britain's new queen of soul, Adele. Her "21" racks up an additional 153,000 copies sold. In just nine weeks, it has sold more than 1.2 million. Her 2008 debut, "19," also continues to sell well, as the album is at No. 28 this week and has sold just over 1 million to date.

Adele holds off the latest product from "Glee" Inc., as an album from something the show has branded, "The Warblers," enters at No. 2 with 86,000 copies sold. There's now a total of four pieces of "Glee" merch on the top 200. Not too far behind at No. 4 is the soundtrack to Disney Channel film "Lemonade Mouth," which bolts from No. 18 last week to No. 4 after the airing of the musical flick. In two weeks of release, the set has sold about 90,000 copies

Britney Spears’ ‘Femme Fatale’ climbed 1 spot to #5 with 45k copies sold. Justin Bieber’s ‘Never Say Never: The Remixes’ surged from #22 to #10 by selling 36k (up 85%). Finally, convicted felon Fist Brown’s ‘F.A.M.E.’ sold a laughable 37k, dropping down to the #9 spot. Humans will be extinct by the time that flop album reaches platinum.<!-- / message -->

 

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BRITNEY SPEARS REACHES PLATINUM STATUS WITH FEMME FATALE

Her U.S. Albums Certifications Now Total 32 Million

Ticket Sales For “Femme Fatale Tour Begin On April 30<SUP>th</SUP>
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New York, NY - Pop superstar Britney Spears achieves another benchmark with her current album, Femme Fatale. This week, Spears’ seventh album – which spawned the No. 1 hit “Hold It Against Me” and the Top 5 smash “Till The World Ends”- is certified platinum by the RIAA. This latest news brings Britney’s U.S. albums certifications to the 32 million sales mark.

The certification comes as tickets for her highly anticipated all female Femme Fatale Tour with special guest Nicki Minaj, Jessie and the Toy Boys and Nervo go on sale April 30<SUP>th</SUP>. The tour kicks off on June 16<SUP>th</SUP> in Sacramento.

Spears’ impressive reach goes beyond the U.S. as fans world wide are embracing her latest project. Femme Fatale has also achieved platinum status in Canada and is gold-certified in the UK, France, Mexico, Czech Republic, Brazil, Korea & Singapore. The current single, “Till The World Ends” is in the Top 10 on iTunes charts in Canada, Mexico, Australia, France, Spain and Denmark and the song ranks in the Top 20 on radio airplay charts across Europe.

With the release of the critically-acclaimed Femme Fatale, Britney has earned more distinctions and set new records: she is the only woman to have six albums debut at No.1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart; she and Mariah Carey are the only artists to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with more than one song; Britney’s one of only seven artists- and just three women- with Hot 100 No. 1’s in three decades; Femme Fatale is one of the Top 10 longest running trending topics on Twitter.

 

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Sade launched her international tour with a bang. The British band returned to the stage for the first time in a decade with a concert in Nice, France, receiving a warm welcome from thousands of loyal fans. During the gig at Palais Nikaia, the soft-spoken vocalist changed from a more conservative look of a black vest over a white dress shirt and slacks into a cream-colored gown, later slipping into a red dress and standing atop a giant pillar. The tour arrives in the U.S. this June with opening act John Legend.

 

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It's been a trying week for Justin Bieber. After criticizing the paparazzi in Israel on his Twitter account, he then vowed to take a break from tweeting so that he could vacation with his family before his performance there on Thursday. Let's not forget he had to cancel his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well.
But on Thursday Bieber finally hit the stage without a hitch. "Well hello there," he tweeted before he took the stage at Tel Aviv's Hayarkon Park. "Time to do what i love best ... perform for the fans. Israel ... its almost time. #myworldtour."
According to a concert review in The Hollywood Reporter, Bieber took the stage at 8:00 p.m. to play to an estimated 35,000 fans. While most of the show sounded like standard Bieber fare, at one point Bieber's music director, Dan Kanter, played the country's national anthem, "Hatikva." Bieber then played his inspirational track "Pray," and even paid homage to manager Scooter Braun's grandmother, a Holocaust survivor who was in the audience.
"It was perhaps the one awkward moment in the show, if only because the next line he uttered enthusiastically was, 'Who wants to be my 'Baby?!' " the writer noted in her review.

After his show, he seemed as happy about the performance as his fans. "AMAZING NIGHT ... AMAZING PLACE ... AMAZING SHOW!!" he tweeted. "NEVER GOING TO FORGET THIS ONE. #BLESSED"

Next up Bieber takes his act to the Singapore Indoor Stadium. He has shows booked abroad through May.

 

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JoJo plays it cool in the first set of promo images for her oft-delayed third album Jumping Trains. In the sultry photos, the 20-year-old singer rocks a zippered leather jacket, skeleton cutout tee, and gray jeans, with her jet black hair cascading over her shoulders. JoJo recently shot a video in Los Angeles for the album’s first single titled “The Other Chick.”

“Your love and support means the world to me, and I am so thankful for the opportunity to share my passion with you,” she wrote in a message to her fans posted on her relaunched website.

Take a peek at JoJo’s new pics and let us know what you think.

 

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