HitPredictor Chart Results

Here are the updated HitPredictor Charts for this week: Y’all did pretty well with predicting the Grammy winners so let’s see how good you are at predicting the hits this week.

First up, Lady Gaga. Her song “Born This Way” got more radio airplay than any other track in recent times, with many Top 40s stations playing the song at the top of every hour when it was released last Friday. She is a Mainstream Top 40 HitPredictor this week.

Taio Cruz’s strategy of taking what was originally designed to be a pop track featuring Aussie singing star Kylie Minogue, and instead featuring Hip-Hop star Travie McCoy paid off this week, as “Higher” is now a HitPredictor at Rhythmic.

Jennifer Hudson is having a great 2011. She looks fantastic as a new Weight Watchers spokesperson, and after losing 56 pounds on the diet, “Where Are You At”, the first single from her brand new album I Remember Me, is an Urban HitPredictor this week.

Cee-lo’s “F**K You, Forget You” got a whole new life after Gwyneth Paltrow sang it late last Fall on Glee and again at the 2011 Grammys where it was nominated for multiple Grammy awards. It’s a Hot AC HitPredictor this week.

Taylor Swift’s “Back To December” is reportedly about her breakup with Taylor Lautner from Twilight, back in 2009. The hit from her album Speak Now is now a HitPredictor at Mainstream AC this week.

Ronnie Dunn, formerly of the Country duo Brooks & Dunn, who have sold over 30 million records, had 26 #1 singles, and are one of the most consistently successful acts on the concert circuit. They were so big they even opened for the Rolling Stones in 2006. In 2009, they announced that they would disband in 2010. This week Ronnie’s solo hit “Blood Red” is this week’s sole HitPredictor at Country.

“Riptide” is the fourth single from Australia’s Sick Puppies third album Tri-Polar, released in 2009. It’s an Alternative HitPredictor this week.

What do you guys think of this week’s chart? Let me know now!

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Gym Class Heroes working on new material, new album to drop next year?

Gym Class Heroes have plans to hit it hard in 2011, that’s according to frontman Travie McCoy who spent much of 2011 focused on his solo debut album Lazarus.

Billboard reports the rapper said he plans to spend all of 2011 with the band, that is already hard at work on the follow-up to 2008’s The Quilt.

McCoy said the new album is slated to be called The Papercut Chronicles II and said  “We’re about 18, 19 demos deep. Some are in the very, very embryonic stages, and some are more refined.”

However, over the holidays expect to see McCoy doing more solo work to promote his album, just as he did last night at the Z100 Jingle Ball in New York, performing his hit “Billionaire.”

He says January and February the bandmates are all planning to work together in the studio – in fact, most of them are there right now! “The guys are actually upstate right now working on it while I finish up the holiday stuff, and then I’ll be heading upstate to work on it; I can’t wait to finish it,” McCoy said.

He also said his third single from Lazarus, “We’ll Be Alright” will be released in January.

Are you excited to hear that Gym Class Heroes are working on new material? Do you like McCoy better as the frontman or as a solo artist?

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Eminem holds on to No. 1 on Hot 100 for third straight week

Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna is still at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the third straight week. According to Billboard.com, the song has also again claimed the Airplay Gainer Trophy (for a fifth straight week), and is on the heels of Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” on the Radio Songs chart, which it will likely overtake next week.

But don’t feel too bad for Perry, Billboard reports her hit “California Gurls” is still at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and has a partner in the top 10 as her second single from her new album “Teenage Dream” screams in to No. 7 on the chart.

The rest of the Billboard 100 top 10 includes:

• At No. 3, “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
• At No. 4, “Airplanes,” B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams
• At No. 5, “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull
• At No. 6, “Cooler Than Me,” Mike Posner
• At No. 7, “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
• At No. 8, “Billionaire,” Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars
• At No. 9, “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” Usher feat. Pitbull
• At No. 10, “OMG,” Usher feat. will.i.am

Do you have any of these tracks on heavy rotation? Or, are there any of these you are just totally OVER hearing on the radio?

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Eminem maintains No. 1 spot on Hot 100, sets new record

Eminem has recorded another big week as not only does Recovery hold the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200, but his single “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna maintains its peak at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a second straight week.

Billboard reports “Love The Way You Lie” earned the chart’s Airplay Gainer award for its fourth straight week, pushing it to No. 5 on Hot 100 Airplay, and holding on to the No. 1 standing on Digital Songs for a fifth week ever widening its points lead over Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” which it successfully bumped to No. 2 last week.

Billboard reports that Eminem is the first artist in the “digital age” to concurrently hold the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 and the Hot Digital Songs for five straight weeks.

The rest of the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 includes:

• At No. 2, “California Gurls,” Katy Perry
• At No. 3, “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
• At No. 4, “Airplanes,” B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
• At No. 5, “Billionaire,” Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars
• At No. 6, “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
• At No. 7, “Cooler Than Me,” Mike Posner
• At No. 8, “OMG,” Usher featuring will.i.am
• At No. 9, “Find Your Love,” Drake
• At No. 10, “Ridin’ Solo,” Jason Derulo

Of interest is Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream,” which came in at No. 20 in its first week of availability – are you a fan of this new song?  Another new entry on the chart is Bruno Mars’ first solo single “Just The Way You Are,” a song several members have tipped off as having great potential, so definitely one we’re looking to get in the jukebox soon!

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Do any of these singles have potential? You tell us!

We have some brand new music in the HitPredictor jukebox just in time for the weekend that we wanted to tell you about! While there are a bunch of new tunes we think have the potential to be impacting singles, we need YOUR VOTES to tell us whether or not they actually will be! Among the notable new uploads we have in the jukebox this morning are:

Rodney Atkins’ “Farmer’s Daughter” is not a cover of Merle Haggard’s classic, but a song about a farmer, his beautiful daughter, and the farmhand who falls in love with her. It’s the fourth single from Rodney’s third studio album It’s America. Do you think this track about a hot summer romance can become Rodney’s fastest climbing single? Or, do you think it’s going nowhere!

Katy Perry has ruled the summer so far with “California Gurls” and just yesterday released the second single from her upcoming album, Teenage Dream. The new track (by the same name) is now in the HitPredictor jukebox for you to rate. Do you think she’s got another winner with “Teenage Dream”?

Kenny Chesney’s “The Boys of Fall” is a brand new song off the country star’s upcoming album Hemingway’s Whiskey, scheduled to drop Sept. 28. This track is a tribute to his high school memories as wide receiver of Gibbs High’s football team in Luttrell, Tenn. and focuses on the life lessons kids learn when playing high school football. What do you think of this trip down nostalgia lane? Is it a sentiment you want more of in his new album?

Josh Kelly is the brother of Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelly, and the husband of actress Katherine Heigl who is just about to release his first country album. The first single from that project, “Georgia Clay” is fresh to the airwaves and we want to know if  you think Josh is going to make a name for himself as a country artist with this single? Does it make you want to hear more from his new album?

Travie McCoy’s “Need You” is a hot new track off his first solo album, Lazarus, which dropped last month. McCoy has defended the song saying it’s not about moving on from Gym Class Heroes, but rather directed at ex-girlfriend Katy Perry – but “not in a bad way” – emphasizing that “it’s about how tough it is to move on and explain to someone that you’re bruised and not really ready to pursue something.” So, does this track resonate that sentiment with you?

Let us know what you think of these new tracks in addition to new uploads from earlier this week that include songs from tobyMac, Smashing Pumpkins, MercyMe, Anarbor, Usher and more!

Hear new music first – HP

Katy Perry holds top spot on Hot 100 for sixth straight week

Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” featuring Snoop Dogg continues to hold No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for its sixth straight week.

However, Billboard predicts it may be Perry’s last week on top since Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna, this week’s No. 2 on the Hot 100, is also the chart’s Airplay Gainer for a second straight week, which puts it in line to take over the top spot next week.

The rest of the Hot 100 Top 10 includes:

• At No. 3, “Airplanes,” B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
• At No. 4, “OMG” Usher featuring will.i.am
• At No. 5, “Billionaire,” Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars
• At No. 6, “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
• At No. 7, “Cooler Than Me,” Mike Posner
• At No. 8, “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
• At No. 9, “Find Your Love,” Drake
• At No. 10, “Ridin'” Jason DeRulo

Which of these songs have you been listening to on repeat this week?

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Katy Perry extends “California Gurls” run to five straight weeks

How long can she hold onto the No. 1 position on the Hot 100? Well that’s a question that won’t be answered until – at earliest – next week as Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” extends its run on the top of the Hot 1oo to five weeks, with Billboard reporting that airplay for Perry’s first single off the forthcoming Teenage Dream is still continuing to build.

Perry and Snoop Dogg were able to fend off the huge leap Eminem made with “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna, which blasted in at No. 2 last week and held steady at that position. Billboard reports that most download-fueled top 10 debuts (such as this one) normally slip in their second week on the list, but that Eminem’s new track hardly dropped its download numbers at all. Another interesting tidbit on the Detroit-based rapper is that his first single from Recovery, “Not Afraid” moved back into the top 10 this week, giving Em simultaneous top 10s for the first time in his career.

The rest of the Hot 100 top 10 includes:

• At No. 3, “OMG,” Usher feat. will.i.am
• At No. 4, “Airplanes,” B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams
• At No. 5, “Billionaire,” Travie McCoy
• At No. 6, “Cooler Than Me,” Mike Posner
• At No. 7, “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
• At No. 8, “Find Your Love,” Drake
• At No. 9, “Ridin’ Solo,” Jason Derulo
• At No. 10, “Not Afraid,” Eminem

Do you have any of these tracks on heavy rotation? Or, are there any you think are getting too MUCH airplay?

Hear new music first – HP

Katy Perry continues her reign on top of Hot 100

Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” featuring Snoop Dogg has held on to the throne at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a fourth straight week. Billboard reports the summer anthem has also earned the Airplay Gainer award for the third straight week.

It will be fun to see if she can pull of another week as Eminem’s collaboration with Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie” from his new album Recovery stormed the chart coming in at No. 2 on the Hot 100. Will it continue to gain steam next week to usurp “California Gurls”?

The rest of the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 includes:

• At No. 3, “OMG,” Usher featuring will.i.am
• At No. 4, “Airplanes,” B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
• At No. 5, “Billionaire,” Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars
• At No. 6, “Find Your Love,” Drake
• At No. 7, “Cooler Than Me,” Mike Posner
• At No. 8, “Your Love Is My Drug,” Ke$ha
• At No. 9, “Alejandro,” Lady Gaga
• At No. 10, “Whatcha Say,” Jason Derulo

Other notable debuts in the Hot 100 this week are songs that many of our HitPredictor members have recently voted on including Selena Gomez & The Scene’s “Round & Round,” which debuted at No. 24, Maroon 5’s “Misery” which came in at No. 44, and Sara Bareilles’ “King of Anything” which came in at No. 59.

Do you have any of these songs in a current playlist? If so, which ones?

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Katy Perry continues to dominate Hot 100

Katy Perry hasn’t budged from last week’s peak on the Billboard Hot 100 as her collaboration with Snoop Dogg, “California Gurls,” continues to rule the roost for a third straight week, while also earning the chart’s Airplay Gainer award for a second straight frame according to Billboard.com.

The rest of the Hot 100 top 10 include:

• At No. 2, “OMG,” Usher featuring will.i.am
• At No. 3, “Airplanes,” B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
• At No. 4, “Billionaire,” Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars
• At No. 5, “Find Your Love,” Drake
• At No. 6, “Your Love Is My Drug,” Ke$ha
• At No. 7, “Alejandro,” Lady Gaga
• At No. 8, “Cooler Than Me,” Mike Posner
• At No. 9, “Not Afraid,” Eminem
• At No. 10, “Break Your Heart,” Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris

Billboard 200 golden boy Drake debuted four new tracks in the Hot 100 this week, adding to his other three that were previously on the chart. Billboard reports that in addition to “Find Your Love” at No. 5, “Over” is at No. 32, “Miss Me” featuring Lil Wayne is at No. 63. Of the new track debuts Drake locked in “Up All Night” at No. 49, “9AM in Dallas” at No. 57, “Fireworks” featuring Alicia Keys at No. 71, and “Fancy” with T.I. and Swizz Beatz at No. 87.

Billboard also noted that of his seven charting tracks, all are from his No. 1-debuting album Thank Me Later except “9 AM Dallas” which was concurrently released as a digital track.

Do you have any of these tracks on your iPod right now?

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Katy Perry dominates Hot 100 for second straight week

Katy Perry reigns again at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with her “California Gurls” featuring Snoop Dogg. Billboard reports that the track also took this week’s Airplay and Digital Gainer awards making Perry the first female artist to grab simultaneous gainer awards while at No. 1 on the Hot 100 since Alicia Keys did so with “No One” on the chart dated Dec. 1, 2007.

Usher held steady at No. 2 with “OMG” featuring will.i.am.

The rest of the Hot 100 includes:

• At No. 3, “Airplanes,” B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
• At No. 4, “Billionaire,” Travie McCoy
• At No. 5, “Your Love Is My Drug,” Ke$ha
• At No. 6, “Alejandro,” Lady Gaga
• At No. 7, “Break Your Heart,” Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris
• At No. 8, “Not Afraid,” Eminem
• At No. 9, “Rock That Body,” The Black Eyed Peas
• At No. 10, “Find Your Love,” Drake

Some other fun facts from Billboard:

• Drake’s position at No. 10 makes “Find Your Love” the third top 10 for the up-and-coming rapper.
• Justin Bieber’s collaboration with Jaden Smith is this week’s top debut, as “Never Say Never” enters at No. 33.
• Glee had another five entries make it into the Hot 100 this week.

Are any of the above tracks on heavy rotation in your playlists?

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Travie McCoy reportedly replaces Nicki Minaj on Last Girl on Earth tour

Well, it’s perhaps not what one would expect for what is called the “Last Girl On Earth” tour, but SOHH.com is reporting that Travie McCoy has been tapped to replace Nicki Minaj on Rihanna’s upcoming summer tour.

The Gym Class Heroes frontman will be the only male with two of pop’s hottest stars – Rihanna and Ke$ha on the full tour. McCoy just released his debut solo album Lazarus last week.

Nicki Minaj pulled out of the tour so that she could focus on recording her debut album, noting that it wasn’t an easy decision to make.

The “Last Girl On Earth” tour starts July 2, in Washington and goes coast to coast before wrapping up in Chicago at the end of August.

Rihanna tour dates:
7/2, Seattle, WA (White River Amphitheatre)
7/4, Vancouver, BC (General Motors Place)
7/6, Calgary, AB (Pengrowth Saddeldome)
7/9, Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena)
7/10, Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View)
7/14, Albuquerque, NM (Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque presents The Pavilion)
7/15, Denver, CO (Comfort Dental Amphitheatre)
7/17, Las Vegas, NV (Mandalay Bay Events Center)
7/21, Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)
7/22, Phoenix, AZ (Cricket Wireless Pavilion)
7/28, Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
7/30, Tampa, FL (Ford Amphitheatre)
7/31, Miami, FL (American Airlines Center)
8/3, Indianapolis, IN (Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis)
8/5, Toronto, ON (Molson Canadian Amphitheatre)
8/7, Montreal, QUE (Bell Centre)
8/8, Boston, MA (Comcast Center)
8/11, Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
8/12, New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)
8/15, Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach Theater)
8/18, Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
8/20, Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)
8/21, Hershey, PA (Hersheypark Stadium)
8/22, Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
8/25, Chicago, IL (United Center)

Do you think McCoy is a strange replacement for Minaj on what was the female-fronted tour? Regardless of the tour’s name, its sure to be a good show don’t you think?

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Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” tops out on Billboard 100

Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” featuring Snoop Dogg is sitting pretty atop the Billboard Hot 100, making it the second time Perry has topped out at No. 1 on the chart in her career, the first being with the infamous “I Kissed a Girl” in the summer of 2008. It’s also Snoop Dogg’s third time at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 out of the 31 chart entries he’s had on the list since 1993.

With Perry making her way to the No. 1, Usher is displaced and his single “OMG” featuring will.i.am dropps to the No. 2 position.

The rest of the Billboard Hot 100 includes:

• At No. 3, “Airplanes,” B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
• At No. 4, “Your Love Is My Drug,” Ke$ha
• At No. 5, “Billionaire,” Travie McCoy
• At No. 6, “Break Your Heart,” Taio Cruz
• At No. 7, “Alejandro,” Lady Gaga
• At No. 8, “Nothin’ On You,” B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars
• At No. 9, “Rock That Body,” The Black Eyed Peas
• At No. 10, “Bulletproof,” LaRoux

Of note is the fact that “Rock That Body” from the Black Eyed Peas’ The E.N.D. is the fifth top 10 single from this multi-platinum set. Perhaps even more impressive is that in the 62 weeks since “Boom” hit the upper tier, the Black Eyed Peas have been absent from the top 10 for just 15 frames according to Billboard.com.

Do you have any of these tracks on heavy rotation?

Hear new music first – HP