Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj Heat Up the Top 40’s Chart

Nicki Minaj, now already causing a stir as a judge on American Idol, has a stellar week at Top 40. Not only is her new single, “Va Va Voom,” a HitPredictor this week, but she is also featured on this week’s other HitPredictor, the brand-new single from Justin Bieber.

Justin is really coming into his own as a credible radio artist this year. The first single from his current album hit the top 10 in airplay at Top 40, then he followed up with his first top 5 airplay hit, “As Long As You Love Me” (currently #2 at Top 40). Now his third single, “Beauty and a Beat,” is a HitPredictor this week and likely to follow those two singles up the charts.

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Hot New Music In Jukebox: Nicki Minaj, Usher, and More

Well hello there! Hope y’all are enjoying hump day… Here’s a little something to make the rest of the day go by that much faster.

We’ve just added brand spanking new music to the jukebox and I thought you would want to know. Nicki Minaj is at it again. She just turned out “Starships,” produced by famed producer RedOne, it has a bouncier feel than most of Minaj’s work. It’s a bit off base for the rapstress, but she likes the feeling it will give off.

“I know people are gonna love it. It feels right,” Minaj told Ryan Seacrest yesterday, “It just feels good. It makes people feel happy and that’s all I want. I want tho start the year off with making people feel good.”

Next up, we have a new Usher R&B track “Climax” also aimed at making people feel good. The track produced and co-written by Diplo, has Usher cruising in Falsetto and reminding the world that he is capable of making pristinely arranged slow jams like “Nice and Slow.”

The song dropped yesterday thanks to Valentine’s day and Diplo only had “nice” things to say about the record. “I’m pretty sure in 9 months there are gonna be a lot of new babies that this song is responsible for,” Diplo posted on Twitter on Tuesday (Feb. 14). Usher’s Twitter message was simple enough: “Happy Valentine’s Day to all!!”

Enjoy those tracks and much more in the juke now!!

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Birdman Drops New Single, Reveals Album Release Date

Funkmaster Flex recently dropped Birdman’s new track “Y U Mad” ft. Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne via his website. The song, which features all 3 rappers in separate verses, is said to be from Bird’s new album.

The album, Bigga Than Life, is expected to be released on November 23.

“Y U Mad” is in the jukebox right now, so check it out!

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Katy Perry’s ‘Last Friday Night’ Flies Up Hot 100, Adele Still At No. 1

Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” logs a seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 as Katy Perry’s fun song “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” rockets into the top 5.

Pitbull’s “Give Me Everything,” featuring Ne-Yo, AfroJack and Nayer, holds at No. 2 and LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem,” featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock, remains at No. 3 with Airplay Gainer honors for a second week.

Perry’s “E.T.” dips to 5, beat out by Perry’s other single “Friday,” at No. 4. With “Friday” one spot above, Perry is the first artist this year to place two titles in the top five simultaneously as a lead act.

No.’s 6-10:

• No. 6 – Lady Gaga’s “The Edge of Glory”
• No. 7 – Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem”
• No. 8 – Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass”
• No. 9 – Bruno Mars’ “The Lazy Song”
• No. 10 – Lupe Fiasco’s “The Show Goes On”

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Adele ‘Rolling’ Along on Billboard Hot 100 as Newcomers Enter Top 10

Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” logs a sixth week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 as some newcomers, like Jason Aldean and Nicki Minaj, finally enter the top 10.

Pitbull’s “Give Me Everything,” featuring Ne-Yo, AfroJack and Nayer, holds at No. 2, while LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem,” featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock, jumps 6-3 earning Airplay Gainer honors.

4-10 look like this:

• No. 4 – Katy Perry’s “E.T.,” ft. Kanye West
• No. 5 – Bruno Mars’ “The Lazy Song”
• No. 6 – Lady Gaga’s “The Edge of Glory”
• No. 7 – Jennifer Lopez’s “On the Floor,” ft. Pitbull
• No. 8 – Black Eyed Peas’ “Just Can’t Get Enough”
• No. 9 – Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem”
• No. 10 – Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass”

How are y’all feeling about the Hot 100 top 10 this week?!

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HitPredictor Chart Results

Here are the chart toppers for the week over at HitPredictor. Check ’em out!

A few weeks back Avril Lavigne released the music video for “Smile”, produced by the legendary Max Martin, it’s the 2nd single off of Goodbye Lullaby. The video was delivered as a response to her fans request, as they were asked to choose between “Push” or “Smile” as the next single. This week it’s a HitPredictor at Mainstream Top 40.

David Guetta’s newest hit “Where Dem Girls At” features the princess of Hip-Hop Nicki Minaj, alongside club king Flo Rida. Rumor has it that Lil Wayne was going to feature “I’m On One” on his highly anticipated forthcoming album, Tha Carter IV, but instead handed the track over to DJ Khaled. This week both songs are Rhythmic HitPredictors.

Maybe Lil Wayne gave “I’m On One” to DJ Khaled because he knew he would have enough hits for himself. The third single from Tha Carter IV dropped this week. “How To Love” is totally different from previous singles off the album, “6 Foot, 7 Foot” and “John”, as he’s gone for a a slower record with him singing throughout it. It’s a Rhythmic and Urban HitPredictor this week.

As you can imagine Mumford & Sons’ “The Cave” is another huge smash at Alternative radio, just like the previous single “Little Lion Man”, but the band that wowed everyone at the Grammys and was nominated for Best New Artist and Rock Song Of The Year, has its first HitPredictor this week at Hot AC.

Kelly Clarkson joined Jason Aldean on stage at the CMA awards last November to perform “Don’t You Wanna Stay”, to a very positive reception. Since then it’s become a huge Country hit, has been a Hitpredictor at Hot AC and is now crossing over as a HitPredictor at Mainstream AC this week.

17 Year old Scotty McCreery is on top of the world after being crowned king of the 10th season of American Idol. His coronation single “I Love You This Big”, released within a few weeks after American Idol ended, is already racing up the Country charts and it’s a Country HitPredictor this week.

“Walk” is the eleventh and last track, as well as the second single from American rock band Foo Fighters. The song can be heard in the background of the bar scene and closing credits of the movie Thor. Dave Grohl came up with the verse about “having a trial” after the time he was helping his first daughter, Violet Maye learn to walk, and eventually she was able to walk on her own. This week it’s both an Alternative and Active HitPredictor.

What do y’all think of the HitPredictors this week? Which one do you like the most?

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Nicki Minaj Thanks Fans with ‘Did It On ‘Em’ Video

Nicki Minaj wanted a way to thank her dedicated fans, also known as Barbs and BarbKens, so she released an Internet version of “Did It On ‘Em” that features footage from Lil Wayne’s “I Am Music II” tour.

In the clip, Minaj can be seen performing, signing autographs on fans bosoms, and getting a piggy-back ride from rapper, Drake who was also on the tour with Wayne and Minaj.

Watch:

What do you think of Minaj’s unique way of thanking her fans?

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Nicki Minaj Joins Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale Tour

After weeks of speculation and confusion, it has finally been settled. Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale tour, which Enrique Iglesias was supposed to be co-headlining but later dropped, has a new opening act. Nicki Minaj, along with Jessie and the Toy Boys and Nervo, will join Brit on tour.

Nicki will come on after her tour with Lil Wayne wraps on May 1 in New Jersey.

Brit seems to be thrilled of the news that she’s getting the show on the road.”This is the Femme Fatale tour, and I’m thrilled to have the hot Nicki Minaj join me and Jessie and the Toy Boys and Nervo will get everyone on the dance floor,” Spears said on her website. “Can’t wait to take the Femme Fatales on the road.”

The tour kicks off on June 16 in Sacramento and will run for 26 dates through North America, winding up on August 13 in Toronto. Select tickets go on sale on April 30.

What do you think of Nicki Minaj going on tour with Britney Spears? Do you like the match-up?

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Adele’s ’21’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200

Whoa! Simmer down, Adele. You’re making us hot. Adele’s sophomore album, 21, storms to the top of the Billboard 200 with 352,000 in sales.

Things that are noteworthy about this:

1. It’s her best sales week
2. It’s her highest charting album, and
3. It’s the highest frame for any album since the sales week ending Nov. 28, 2010
4. The album is also on the Digital Albums chart as No. 1 with 217,000 downloads

See, I told you, she’s hot!

For the rest of the chart habitants, we have Nos. 2, 3 and 4 all falling one spot each from last week. No. 2 is Bieber’s “Never Say Never: the Remixes” (102,000; down 38%), Mumford & Sons’ “Sigh No More” (71,000; down 46%) at number 3, and “Now 37” (58,000; down 38%) holding down the fort for No. 4.

Rounding out the top 10:

Bieber is No. 5 with “My World 2.0” (up three, 42,000; down 22%)

Bruno Mars’ “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” (37,000; down 40%) and Eminem’s “Recovery” (34,000; down 44%) both slip one rung to Nos. 6 and 7.

Rihanna’s “Loud” steps two spots to No. 8 (33,000; down 26%)
Minaj’s “Pink Friday” holds at No. 9 (just under 33,000; down 28%)
Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” drops six spaces to No. 10 (28,000; down 67%)

What do y’all think of the success of new artist, Adele?! And how about the rest of the Billboard 200?

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Justin Bieber Tops the Billboard 200

Justin Bieber achieves his second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with “Never Say Never: The Remixes” opening with 165,000 copies sold.

More stunning: All four of Bieber’s albums are in the top 40 this week, the first time an artist has managed the feat since 1993. (“My World 2.0” is No. 8, “My Worlds Acoustic” is No. 18, and “My World” is No. 31.),” reports Billboard.

Here is the rest of Billboard 200:

2. Mumford & Sons’ “Sigh No More”
3. Now 37 compilation
4. Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now”
5. Bruno Mars’ “Doo Wops and Hooligans”
6. Eminem’s “Recovery”
7. 2011 Grammy Nominees
8. Justin Bieber’s “My World 2.0”
9. Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday”
10. Rihanna’s “Loud”

What do y’all think of this week’s Billboard 200?!

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‘Now 37’ Shakes to the Top of Billboard 200

This week’s Billboard 200 starts off with “Now That’s What I Call Music 37” in the top spot with 151,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Clearly it was the Valentine’s Day shopping that pushed this one over the edge and other albums as well.

In the No. 2 spot we have Mumford & Sons’ “Sigh No More” with 49,000 in sales. This figure is up 99% since last week. According to Billboard, “it’s a new chart peak and the set’s second-best sales week. Not bad for an album that came out exactly a year ago today (Feb. 16, 2010). The majority of “Sigh’s” gain can be attributed to a surge in digital sales on Sunday night (13), thanks to the quartet’s performance on the Grammy Awards. The Glassnote Records act was also nominated for best new artist, which was presented during the broadcast.”

Here is the rest of the top 10 on this week’s Billboard 200:

• No. 3 – Justin Bieber’s “My World 2.0”
• No. 4 – Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday”
• No. 5 – P!nk’s “Greatest Hits… So Far!!!”
• No. 6 – Bruno Mars’ “Doo Wops & Hooligans”
• No. 7 – Eminem’s “Recovery”
• No. 8 – Rihanna’s “Loud”
• No. 9 – Jason Aldean’s “My Kinda Party”
• No. 10 – Justin Bieber’s “My Worlds Acoustic”

Notables: Justin Bieber is riding high this week with 2 albums on the Billboard 200, his new movie “Never Say Never” in theaters, multiple Grammy nominations, and a performance on the show with mentor Usher.

Billboard forgot to include last week that Minaj was the first female rapper to top the Billboard 200 since way back on Oct. 2, 1999, when Eve bowed atop the list with “Let There Be Eve.”

Believe it or not, but P!nk’s “Greatest Hits… So Far!!!” is her second-highest charting album. Of her five earlier albums, only her “Funhouse” set has been higher, when it debuted and peaked at No. 2 (Nov. 15, 2008).

Even though I’m going to post the Billboard Hot 100 tomorrow, I think it must be said that Lady Gaga is claiming the top spot on that chart with “Born This Way” being the 1,000th No. 1 on the Hot 100 since Billboard started charting. That’s a milestone! I will tell y’all more about Gaga’s reaction tomorrow but it’s breaking news that it happened right now.

What do you think about this week’s Billboard 200? Tell me now in the comments!

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Nicki Minaj Picks Up First No. 1 on Billboard 200

Nicki Minaj crowns the Billboard 200 albums chart for her first time with 45,000 in sales, since her “Pink Friday” debuted 11 weeks ago. Her record debuted at No. 2 and has spent it’s chart life in the top 10 only.

“Minaj’s patient wait for her turn at No. 1 is a rare sight. For the most part, an album is only No. 1 because it debuted there. It’s unusual for a set to climb to the top. Case in point: in 2010, there were 30 albums that hit No. 1, but just one — Lil Wayne’s “I Am Not A Human Being” — actually rose to the top. Wayne debuted at No. 2 off of just downloads, then fell to No. 16 the next week, only to reach No. 1 the next once the CD version of the album dropped,” claims Billboard.

Rock band Red debuts in the runner-up slot this week with its “Until We Have Faces” set, and at No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart. It bows with 43,000 — a bigger start than the 39,000 that greeted its second album, 2009’s “Innocence & Instinct,” upon its No. 15 entry on the Billboard 200.

Here are the rest of this week’s top 10 on the Billboard 200:

• No. 3 – Ricky Martin’s “Musica + Alma + Sexo” with 32,000
• No. 4 – Bruno Mars’ “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” with 32,000
• No. 5 – Rihanna’s “Loud” with 29,000
• No. 6 – Kidz Bop 19 with 28,000
• No. 7 – Jason Aldean’s “My Kinda Party” with 27,000
• No. 8 – Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” with 27,000
• No. 9 – P!nk’s “Greatest Hits … So Far!!!” with 25,000
• No. 10 – Eminem’s “Recovery”

It is a very tight top 10 this week as numbers 3-10 are only separated by 6,696 units!

What do you think of this week’s Billboard 200?

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Amos Lee Takes No. 1 Spot on Billboard 200

It’s a so-so week on the Billboard 200 this week.

Amos Lee received his first No. 1 spot on the charts while selling 40,000 with his newest album Mission Bell so that’s good news. The last time Lee was even on the chart was in 2008 when his album Last Days at the Lodge debuted at No. 16. The bad news is that Lee broke the record for the lowest number of albums sold since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking these numbers in 1991. The last time the record was broken was just 2 weeks ago when Cake’s Showroom of Compassion sold 44,000 copies.

Iron and Wine (Samuel Beam) takes the runner up spot with Kiss Each Other Clean selling 39,000. This is also his career high on the charts. Previously, the act hasn’t risen higher than No. 24 on the chart.

The rest of the Billboard 200 is as follows:

• No. 3 – Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 38,000
• No. 4 – 2011 Grammy Nominees, 38,000
• No. 5 – Bruno Mars’ Doo-Wops and Hooligans, 33,000
• No. 6 – Mumford and Sons’ Sigh No More, 31,000
• No. 7 – Taylor Swift’s Speak Now, 31,000
• No. 8 – Wisin & Yandel’s Los Vaqueros: El Regreso, nearly 31,000
• No. 9 – Kidz Bop 19, 30,000
• No. 10 – The Decemberists’ The King Is Dead, 29,000

What do y’all think of this week’s Billboard 200?

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HitPredictor Chart Results

Just like last week, I told y’all that I would be reporting the results of all the songs rated here at HitPredictor. Y’all are a big portion of the what makes up these scores so I felt like y’all would want to see the results of them! So if you ever want to know how your favorite song did in the jukebox, just ask!

Anyway, let’s get to this week’s “HitPredictors.”

In the Mainstream Top 40 format, we have Rihanna’s “S&M.” This is the third single off her album Loud. RiRi is filming a very risque video for the song now, which includes bondage and hostages with Rihanna modeling a pink latex suit. That should be very interesting!

Speaking of Rihanna, her song “Raining Men” featuring Nicki Minaj is a HitPredictor on Urban this week. Also, Bow Wow, assisted by Chris Brown, is a HitPredictor with their new single “Ain’t Talking Bout You.”

Sara Bareilles third studio album Kaleidoscope Heart was released in September, and her 2nd single “Uncharted”, is a Hot AC HitPredictor this week.

Ten years ago Alecia Beth Moore aka Pink, started her career with the hit “There You Go”, and 11 years later is more popular than ever as her latest hit “F**kin’ Perfect” is a Mainstream AC HitPredictor.

In the Country format, Josh Turner has released 4 albums for MCA Nashville, and his latest, Haywire, has produced its 3rd single “I Wouldn’t Be A Man”. Reba has done a country cover of the amazing Beyonce song “If I Were A Boy” and put it on her album, All the Women I Am.

Rise Against The Machine is quickly becoming one of the most popular groups because they are HitPredictor’s at Alternative and Active Rock. Their single “Help Is On The Way” is topping both charts this week. Blues Rockers’ The Black Keys are also hot this week on the Alternative charts with their 2nd big hit “Howlin’ For You” off their album Brothers.

Also in Active Rock, 3 Doors Down. They are back after a 3 year absence with their first single, a ballad titled “When You’re Young”, from their 6th album Time Of My Life. Rock’s Prince Of Darkness, Ozzy Osborne is back with “Let It Die” from his latest album Scream.

There are your updates on this week’s HitPredictor’s. What do y’all think?

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Nicki Minaj “Does The Creep” On ‘SNL’

With her colorful personality and love of costumes, I was not surprised to see Nicki Minaj, this week’s musical guest on SNL, in two sketches of this week’s show. First she did a Lonely Island Digital Short where she is “doing the creep.” She spits about ogling and agling guys in a locker room. Watch the clip here:

Next, Minaj was the “Bride of Blackenstein” where she was the one being oogled this time, while cast mates were fixated on her famous backside. She is created as the bride to Kenan Thompson who plays Blackenstein, but Thompson along with Igor, who is played by host Jessie Eisenberg, are in for quite a surprise as Minaj’s attitude comes to life. Watch it here:

Minaj also performed two of her own songs “Moment 4 Life” and “Right Thru Me.”

What did you think of Minaj’s performance on SNL? Tell me in the comments!

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