In this week’s Hip-Hop and R&B Charts, Alicia Keys has a monster No. 1 debut, Jay-Z’s American Gangster slips to the No. 8 spot, Chris Brown holds on to the Top 10 and Boyz II Men’s homage to Motown nabs No. 27 in its first week out.
Alicia Keys scored the year’s second-highest debut – behind only Kanye West’s Graduation – with her third release As I Am, according to Neilsen’s SoundScan. The album pushed 742,400 copies in its first week off the strength of the No. 1 single “No One.”
Jay-Z slips 7 spots to No. 8, pushing 130,600 copies of American Gangster, the return to the streets inspired by the movie of the same name. Last week’s No. 1 opening tied Jay-Z with Elvis for their 10 No. 1 debuts, second only to The Beatles. The God MC’s two-week total stands at 556,400. Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Brown featuring T-Pain’s single ‘Kiss Kiss’ has kept hold of its place at the top of the US Billboard chart this week.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (1) Chris Brown Ft. T-Pain: ‘Kiss Kiss’
2. (3) Alicia Keys: ‘No One’
3. (2) Timbaland Ft. OneRepublic: ‘Apologize’
4. (4) Soulja Boy: ‘Crank That (Soulja Boy)’
5. (5) Colbie Caillat: ‘Bubbly’
6. (64) Flo Ft. T-Pain: ‘Low’
7. (8) Kanye West Ft. T-Pain: ‘Good Life’
8. (7) Baby Bash Ft. T-Pain: ‘Cyclone’
9. (6) Kanye West: ‘Stronger’
10. (14) Finger Eleven: ‘Paralyzer’
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Nickelodeon has inked a deal with actor-singer Chris Brown for an unscripted pilot revolving around his backup dancers. The half-hour project follows 11-year-old Scooter and 9-year-old Miles as they tour with Brown, who also will appear on-camera.
The airdate for the pilot, which will air as a special on Nickelodeon, has not been determined.
This marks Brown’s first foray into producing and is his first television deal. Read the rest of this entry »
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