Britney’s New Club Banger ft. will.i.am

Have you heard?? Britney’s back! Spears’ fan base gets super excited when new music surfaces from the Pop Queen, so if you are one of the million’s that love her, listen up!

With will.i.am, from the Black Eyed Peas by her side, Brit take a page from Madonna’s book in the beginning of the track where she talks, almost in an accent, that sounds so similar to Madonna, it left me wondering if Mag was featured on the track, too.

The song, called “Scream and Shout,” is sure to be played in your favorite dance club with its beats and synths firing away as Will and Spears talk of partying the night away.

What do you think of the new single “Scream and Shout” by Britney Spears and Will.i.am? Go to the jukebox right now to let us know!

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Naima, Thia Eliminated From ‘American Idol’

Hey American Idol fans! Were you watching the results show?! I found it slightly boring so for those of you who were doing better things with your life and too busy to watch last night, here’s a very quick re-cap:

Fantasia revealed her new single “Collard Greens and Cornbread,” Will.i.am and Jamie Foxx danced to “Hot Wings” and there were some group collaborations sung by the ‘hopefuls’.

Then it was ultimately decided that Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia would be eliminated. Sorry to say but I won’t miss them.

What do you think? Was Naima/Thia your favorite? Who should have been eliminated instead? Sound off below!

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will.i.am Teases with Snippet of Britney Spears Collab

will.i.am has posted a clip of the single that he and Britney Spears collaborated on called “Big Fat Bass.”

This teaser is the latest off Spears’ upcoming album Femme Fatale, set to release March 29.

With the clip that will.i.am posted he also wrote a message, “The big fat bass … this is a taste … this is the intro … the bass is an important element to club dance music … this song celebrates bass … thank you Britney for collaborating it was a pleasure working with you … thank you for trusting my instincts … you’re a doll … i look forward on working with you again … its an honor because you rarely do collaboration.”

How sweet of Will! What do y’all think of the intro to “Big Fat Bass?”

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We need you to evaluate a unique collaboration and some brand new tracks!

We’ve got a few brand new (and interesting) tracks in the HitPredictor jukebox now that we want your feedback on!

A couple of weeks ago we first reported on an interesting collaboration that went down between Kanye West, Raekwon, and Justin Bieber. The three got together – after hooking up and making plans on Twitter – to record a remix of Bieber’s “Runaway Love” from Bieber’s My World 2.0. Well, that remix has since been released and we want to know what you think of the “Runaway Love” remix! Is Bieber’s latest collaboration with two of the industry’s biggest heavy-hitters a potential hit?

Shontelle has released the second single from her upcoming album No Gravity due out Sept. 21 and we need your feedback on it! “Perfect Nightmare” is a Darkchild produced track that has a unique blend of a piano-based melancholy melody that cranks up into a pop club-like anthem as it describes Shontelle struggling to break free from a hurtful relationship. Do you think this track will fare well on pop radio?

Nicki Minaj and will.i.am have teamed up for an 80’s inspired remix track called “Check It Out” which is slated to be featuerd on the Lime Light Exclusives mixtape and is slated to be on Minaj’s debut LP Pink Friday. This happy-go-lucky track features an underlying “Video Killed The Radio Star” beat, but Minaj and will.i.am give it a modern hip-hop twist complete with plenty of auto-tune. It seems that everything Minaj touches lately turns to radio gold, so do you think this track promises to be another smash hit?

This week Diddy’s son Quincy – otherwise known as International Quincy – released the video for his track “Words From Me.” The video caught our attention initially because of the association with Diddy (although his biological father is actually 90s R&B singer Al B. Sure), but the track is what we want your feedback on! We think it may have some potential, but need you to tell us what you think! So, check out “Words From Me” in the HitPredictor jukebox and let us know what you think!

Do you know of another new track or unique collaboration you think deserves some attention because of its hit potential? Let us know!

Hear new music first – HP

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!

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

Among favorite new finds is Maroon 5’s new single “Misery”

Guest blogger and HitPredictor member Nina C. reports on the new music finds and what she liked and didn’t like in the HitPredictor jukebox last week. Many of these songs are still available so make check them out and let us know whether you agree or disagree! And, make sure you check out Nina’s other blog,TwilightNera’s Entertainment Hotspot for other news in the entertainment world.

Hello to all HitPredictor music lovers!

The last two weeks have produced a lot of diverse and exciting new songs in the HitPredictor jukebox. The most exciting thing for me personally was hearing new Maroon 5! Their new song “Misery” has already hit the radio and I also saw them perform it live on the “Today” show. They sounded great and the song sounds great! I was so glad they didn’t sell out like so many artist we’re seeing right now. They kept their funky/rock sound just like the fans like it, and as usual you heard it first on HitPredictor!

There were many bluesy singers and smooth voices filling the jukebox last week as well. Leela James‘ “Tell me You love Me” had really bluesy vocals and down home music. “Kandi” by One Eskimo also had that coffee house feel. More of these songs should be played on the radio – every day. I mean “California Gurls” is nice right, but you gotta move on.

The only unimpressive genre in the jukebox these last two weeks had to be the pop music. Don’t get me wrong I’m a huge pop fan but in my opinion these artists weren’t the best. “Power” which is supposed to be Kanye West’s return song, really is quite horrible. I would have expected a lot stronger and well … humbler song as his return. With his crazy antics I doubt he’s ever going to be able to make a full recovery.  Kylie Minogue is back to her strictly techno music (which is only good at the club with a couple of drinks).  And David Guetta’s “Memories” has hopeless looping lyrics. Let’s get back to the good stuff though!

There were some Caribbean sounding jams in the jukebox such as, “Wavin’ Flag: by Knaan feat. Will. I.Am and David Guetta. The song has a fun vibe and fun music with great lyrics.  Justin James also brought a Caribbean feel and a smooth voice mix in his new track. Did you notice all the smooth crooners there were these last two weeks? Most of them came from smooth rockers such as the lead singer of Vampire Weekend and Second Hand Serenade. Songs very nice for the ladies I might add.

Lastly, I got some pleasant country music surprises. Train’s “ Hey, Soul Sister” got a country remix that sounds great! “Undo it” by Carrie Underwood is another fierce country song too and I love it!

What were your faves from these awesome two weeks? And don’t forget to play the awesome Twitter trivia game and take part in the mid-week contest, every week with great hidden songs (and points!)

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?

Hear new music first – HP

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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Usher’s “OMG” tops out at No. 1 on Hot 100 for fourth week

Usher has held on to the top slot on the Billboard Hot 100 with his single “OMG” featuring will.i.am for the fourth (non-consecutive) week. Billboard.com reports that the track also moved to the No. 1 position on the Radio Songs chart, which gives Usher a total of seven chart-toppers on this chart. The only artist to earn more than that is Mariah Carey, who earned 11.

Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” moves up a notch on the Hot 100, which Billboard reports is the No. 1 song on the Digital chart, and is climbing rapidly on the Radio Songs chart to its current position at No. 10, which is the fastest climb into the top 10 since T.I.’s “Live Your Life” in October 2008.

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, “Break Your Heart,” Taio Cruz
• At No. 6, “Alejandro,” Lady Gaga
• At No. 7, “Nothin’ on You,” B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars
• At No. 8, “Bulletproof,” La Roux
• At No. 9, “Hey, Soul Sister,” Train
• At No. 10, “Not Afraid,” Eminem

Billboard also reported on Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox’s entries into the Hot 100 noting that DeWyze’s “Beautiful Day” arrived at No. 24 which makes it the third American Idol winner to fall short of the top 10 (assuming it falls next week as expected). DeWyze’s other debuts on the chart include “Hallelujah” at No. 44, and “The Boxer,” at No. 88. Bowersox’s only contribution was “Up To the Mountain,” which came in at No. 57, while the pair’s duet “Falling Slowly” came in at No. 66.

Did you purchase any of the top 10 songs this week, or any from the American Idol contestants for that matter? If so, what did you buy?

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Usher back on top of Billboard 100 with “OMG”

Usher finds himself back on top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week as “OMG” featuring will.i.am rallies for a third non-consecutive week at the top of the chart. Billboard also reports the track has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the Digital Songs talley, recording 236,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The top digital download of last week, Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” featuring Snoop Dogg recorded 231,000 downloads this past week, and manages to come in at No. 3 on the Hot 100 in only its second week of availability.

The No. 2 track on the Hot 100 this week is B.o.B’s “Airplanes” featuring Hayley Williams, which also moved up past Katy Perry on the Digital Songs talley, recording 232,000 downloads which may put it in a tight battle for the No. 1 slot for next week’s chart as all three of the top contenders are all recording similar numbers.

The rest of the Billboard Hot 100 includes:

• At No. 4, “Break Your Heart,” Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris
• At No. 5, “Nothin’ On You,” B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars
• At No. 6, “Alejandro,” Lady Gaga
• At No. 7, “Your Love Is My Drug,” Ke$ha
• At No. 8, “Can’t Be Tamed,” Miley Cyrus
• At No. 9, “Not Afraid,” Eminem
• At No. 10, “Rude Boy,” Rihanna

Do you have any of these songs in a regular rotation on your iPod or MP3 player?

There are several songs our HitPredictor members voted on last week that also made their debut on the Billboard Hot 100 this week! Check out the complete article at Billboard.com for info. on artists such as:

• La Roux
• Avenged Sevenfold
• Muse
• Gyptian
• Christina Aguilera

New music first – HP

OMG! Usher back on top of Billboard 100

Usher has made his way back up to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week with “OMG” featuring will.i.am. This is the second time the single has been at the top of the chart. However, it wasn’t without some stiff competition from Katy Perry’s debut of “California Gurls” featuring Snoop Dogg, which opened strong coming in at No. 2 after shifting 294,000 downloads in its first week according to Billboard.com.

The rest of the Hot 100 top 10 include:

• At No. 3, “Airplanes,” B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
• At No. 4, “Nothin On You,” B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars
• At No. 5, “Break Your Heart,” Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris
• At No. 6, “Not Afraid,” Eminem
• At No. 7, “Your Love Is My Drug,” Ke$ha
• At No. 8, “Alejandro,” Lady Gaga
• At No. 9, “Rude Boy,” Rihanna
• At No. 10, “Hey, Soul Sister,” Train

Which of these songs do you have on heavy rotation on your playlist?

New music first – HP