November 23rd was possibly the most competitive release day of the United States’ Billboard Charts. Numerous BIG NAME artists released new albums on this day including incredibly “unique” Lady Gaga, borderline mental case Barbadian megastar Rihanna, co-writer of the Bible UK blind item Susan Boyle, and recent media reject 2008 American Idol Adam Lambert. This is inevitably forcing the world to place their bets on which weirdo start will rank #1 next Tuesday when sales come in. Of course, when these sales do come YOU will be the first to know! Until then, join the rest of the music world and PLACE YOUR BETS! What order will you rank the albums in terms of sales? Here’s Our Run Down:

#1) ”I Dreamed A Dream’‘- Susan Boyle

#2) ”The Fame Monster’‘- Lady Gaga

#3) ”Rated R’‘- Rihanna

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#24) ”For Your Entertainment”- Adam Lambert

Whatcha Thinking?

-DJ Loop

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“Elmer and June and Pam too Introduce Debbie and Shari”

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Track Listing

“This Is Debbie”

“This Is Shari”

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“Dr. Fishbein Talks To a Growing Girl”

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Track Listing

“Now Show Me Exactly Where You’re Growing”

“Growing In All the Right Places”

“Come And Grow On My Lap”

 ”Don’t Worry, This Is What Growing Girls Do”

“Speaking Of Growing…”

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“Living With Lesbians” -Alix Dobkin

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Track Listing

“It’s Hell”

“They’re Super Messy”

“And They Have Really Bad Hair”

” If Only I’d Known Beforehand”

” I Thought They Said They Were Lebanese”

“I Mean, It Wouldn’t A Such Big Deal If They Were At Least Hot”

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..“Ignatz Topolino Plays The Classics”

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Track Listing

“Nobody Nose The Trouble I’ve Seen”

“You Can Blow Your Own Way”

“It’s Snot Unusual”

“Hanky-Tonk Man”

“Smells Like Teen Spirit”  (Unplugged Version)

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 ”Heinsight”- Not sure

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Track Listing

“They Say Heinsight Is 20/20″

“In Heinsight Maybe The Cat Wasn’t The Greatest Idea”

“Does My ‘Stache Really Look That Pervy In Person?”

“I Really Should Have Worn a Bra”

“What The Hell Was I Thinking When I Put On My Puffy Shirt?”

“Can We Do This Again?”

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I read a great post this week over at enviralment about the greening of Mcdonald’s, and the length that companies will go to sell themselves off as eco-conscious. There is no question that advertising, and branding work. Daily we are bombarded by more than 2000 messages telling us how we can improve every little insignificant aspect of our lives. From Edward Bernays to viral ads, marketing hopes to play on euphoria and emotion creating a feeling that continuously resonates with the consumer and hopefully influences their future decisions. So how do you market an idea? How do you market a movement? Well NGO’s and environmental groups have been continuously asking themselves this question since their inception and here are some of the most creative advertisements that I have seen dealing with anthropogenic global warming, power consumption, and climate change. Enjoy.

Remember the last power black out? – PWU

The power workers union use humour to parlay the message about the pluses of having a strong energy grid.

Use only what you need – Denver water

A great ad campaign by Denver water pushing for water conservation during the spring and summer seasons. The campaign was met with amazing success with water usage down 33% from the previous year.

Ocean levels are rising faster than ever – WWF

Most brilliant use of shadows on a billboard yet. World Wildlife Federation uses this gorgeous billboard to demonstrate the rise of water

Falling Polar Bears- Planet Stupid

I saw this one earlier in the week it just kind of sticks with you.

We wanted to confront people with the impact that short-haul flights have on the climate. We used Polar Bears because they’re a well understood symbol of the effect that climate change is having on the natural world

Use electricity wisely – Eskom

Eskom is a power utility company from South Africa who get the point across about conservation practices in this simple, yet effective ad.

Think about what it consumes before buying – Belgain government

Before its too late – WWF

WWF France presents a visual reminder of the importance of trees to the atmosphere in “Lungs”, a print advertisement developed by TBWA\Paris.

Black Cloud – WWF

A creative yet effective way presented by the World Wildlife Foundation(WWF) to create awareness to China about the pollution created by vehicles.

Drive one day less and look how much carbon monoxide you’ll keep out of the air we breathe.

Новата звезда на британската сцена – 48-годишната Susan Boyle е на път да пренапише рекордите по прадажби на Острова, съобщава BBC. Изненадващо или не – американското списание Billboard също излезе с прогноза, че албумът на шотландката ще се окаже най-бързо продаващия се проект в САЩ за 2009, след като очакванията са той да счупи рекордите за най-големи продажби в първата си седмица на пазара.

За тези, които са изпуснали този исторически за съвременната музика момент – Susan Boyle е аматьорката, която втрещи целия свят с изпълнението си на песента I Dreamed A Dream на 11 април, по време на участието си в ТВ шоуто Britain’s Got Talent. В понеделник певицата издаде и своя дебютен албум, носещ името на въпросната песен, в който са включени кавъри в нейно изпълнение на песни като Wild Horses на The Rolling Stones, джаз/блус стандарта Cry Me A River и др.

В САЩ очакват проекта да подобри рекорда за 2009 г. за продажби в първата седмица от 608 хил. копия на Eminem (през месец май). Във Великобритания сензацията вече е факт – само за ден от албума I Dreamed A Dream бяха изкупени 130 хил. копия! Специалистите очакват до края на седмицата да паднат и други два рекорда – за най-бързо продаващ се албум на година (за момента JLS са номер 1 с 230 хил. в първата седмица) и за най-бързо продаващ се дебютен албум в историята (дебюта на Leona Lewis от преди две години е първенецът с почти 376 хил.)

Със сигурност си имаме чисто нова суперзвезда на музикалния хоризонт – Susan Boyle!

Източник: HITBOX.BG

Billboard Top Country Songs

Essa semana, nas musicas mais tocadas nos EUA, temos Lady Antebellum mais uma vez no topo, Luke Bryan em segundo e destaque para Consider Me Gone de Reba, que é o primeiro single por uma artista feminina (não chamada Carrie ou Taylor) a alcançar o Top 5 desde Anyway de Martina McBride, em 2006.

1 – Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

2 – Do I – Luke Bryan

3 – Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood

4 – Consider me Gone – Reba

5 – Bonfire – Craig Morgan

6 – I´m Alive – Kenny Chesney

7 – Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes – Dierks Bentley

8 – Fifteen – Taylor Swift

9 – Toes – Zac Brown Band

10 – Red Light - David Nail

http://www.billboard.com/charts#/charts/country-songs

Billboard Top Country Àlbuns

Nos álbuns dessa semana, o Top 3 ficou igual ao da semana passada, destaque para o primeiro álbum de Taylor Swift, que voltou para o Top 10, deixando a cantora com 2 álbuns entre os 10 mais vendidos essa semana.

1 – Play On – Carrie Underwood

2 – Fearless - Taylor Swift

3 – Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum

4 – Southern Voice - Tim McGraw

5 – The Foundation – Zac Brown Band

6 – Gold and Green – Sugarland

7 – Learn to Live - Darius Rucker

8 – Wide Open – Jason Aldean

9 – Hannah Montana The Movie - Soundtrack

10 – Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift

 http://www.billboard.com/charts#/charts/country-albums

Que a “The Circus Starring: Britney Spears” é a turnê mais lucrativa e bem sucedida de Britney, todo mundo já sabe! Que ela não para de bater recordes , como na música 3, que foi o maior feito de uma música pop em 10 anos, todo mundo também já está careca de saber.

Para não quebrar o costume, Britney Spears acaba de quebrar outro recorde pela venda de 66.247 ingressos no Sudney’s Acer Arena em 4 noites.

Muito impressionante, ou não!

A Princesa do Pop tirou do topo a banda Coldplay com a diferença de 7 mil assentos e desbancou até mesmo o ex-namorado Justin Timberlake (Aquele que chamou ela de v… em público)! Vejam o podium dos três primeiros colocados:

1. Britney Spears – Novembro/2009
2. Coldplay – Março/2009
3. Justin Timberlake – Outubro/2007

Em homenagem, a cantora foi premiada com uma placa de agradecimento com o recorde e posou para uma foto ao lado dos representantes da arena — Paul Dainty, David Humphreys e Don Elford.

Britney tem mostrado a que veio e mesmo sendo uma cantora extremamente criticada pela mídia é idolatrada pelos seus milhares de fans no mundo todo.

E pra quem ainda teima em dizer que a Britney não canta, esse mês, a maior revista especilizada no assunto, a Billboard, a elegeu como maior cantora da década.

Para aqueles que teimam em dizer que Britney não canta, eu só tenho uma coisa a dizer: I’m sorry!

It’s Britney Bitch!

Gilvan Oliveira
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Este é mais um daqueles sons que eu estava com restrições de postar a respeito. Isto porque, “Whatcha Say” é um daqueles R&B ao maior estilo Chris Brown, do qual eu não me agrado muito. Mas, assim como algumas músicas do Chris Brown, Jason Derulo apresenta uma certa qualidade nas suas músicas, e não sou eu quem está dizendo isso: o cara já está há 15 semanas no ranking Hot 100 da Billboard, já tendo alcançado o topo do mesmo ranking e aparecendo, agora, na 4ª posição. Vale a pena dar uma conferida! Letra da música.

the newest update of billboard charts:

Kelly Clarkson’s Already Gone hold  #1 position on adult pop song . behind these hazel eyes held the same position on the same chart in 2005. already gone also move to higher position this week from #20-#16 and stay in the same position as last week at #8 on pop song chart. bad news fot the album, all i ever wanted fall high from #123 to #171 on billboard 200

John Mayer newest release album battle studies debut on  top of billboard 200 chart while kris allen self titled debut album debut at #11. leona lewis’s echo debut at #13. i don’t know why i don’t see rihanna new album rated r on the billboard 200, maybe because of weak sale or whatever. justin bieber debut album “my world” debut at #6 on billboard 200 and #1 on canadian billboard chart. congrats to bieber.

Lady GaGa’s new single “Bad Romance” jums from #11 to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it her third highest peaking song after “Just Dance” and “Poker Face”. Her previous single “Paparazzi” climbes to number eight. Here is the Top 10:

(01) 01. Jay-Z – Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)
(11) 02. Lady GaGa – Bad Romance
(02) 03. Owl City – Fireflies
(03) 04. Jason Derulo – Whatcha Say
(10) 05. Ke$ha – TiK ToK
(04) 06. Iyaz – Replay
(12) 07. David Guetta – Sexy B***h (feat. Akon)
(09) 08. Lady GaGa – Paparazzi
(06) 09. Britney Spears – 3
(07) 10. Jay Sean – Down

Justin Bieber has become the only artist in Billboard history to have four singles from his debut album chart the Top 40 of the Hot 100 before the album’s release. Making history before getting his license.

In other Bieber news, Justin broke his foot while over seas performing with Taylor Swift. While singing, he fell, broke his foot and continued to sing the rest of the song before limping off stage. That’s a true performer!

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~Adivina, ¿qué le gusta hacer a @wgSUN en su tiempo libre? Las contestaciónes son reveladas en el video de “Estas son Algunas de las Cosas Favoritas de Sun” http://bit.ly/7PSzt4

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[Fuente: Wonder Girls Facebook Oficial]

14 out of 16 entires converted to metal…

…spread across Bronze, Silver and Gold.

2 disciplines…

1 agency…

2009 is the year of the RED.

Ogilvy & Mather

BRONZE ARAW:

1. Film, Best in Sound Design:

Healthy Options “Teenager”

2. Radio, Single Entry

Pond’s Clear Solutions “Slip of The Tongue”

3. Digital

Banner: Nike, Basketball “Balloon”

Viral: Motorola Philippines “Motorola Razr Slashfest”

Viral: Nike, Manny Pacquiao “Give Us This Day”

Viral: Nike, Manny Pacquiao “War of Words Promo”

Viral: Nike, Manny Pacquiao “Ang Mamatay ng Dahil Sa’yo”

Website: Nike “Team Pilipinas”

Website: Nike, Nike Women “This is Love”

4. Araw Media

Best Use of Outdoor: Pond’s Clear Solutions “Siren”

5. Outdoor, Ambient and Point of Purchase

Craft, Best Illustration: Clarity “Mary”

SILVER ARAW

1. Outdoor, Ambient and Point of Purchase

Ambient, Special Builds: Nike Hyperdunk “Flywire”

2. Digital

Website: Nike, Manny Pacquiao “Prepare for Battle”

GOLD ARAW

Outdoor, Ambient and Point of Purchase

Pond’s Siren

THE YEAR-END BONUS GOES TO…

MEGAMIIIIIIXXXXXX!!!

Brilliant. A trippy 5.5 minutes of the cube nailing it. Brilliant, again.

This party is old and uninviting
Participants all in black and white
You enter in fullblown technicolor
Nothing is the same after tonight

If the world would fall apart
In a fiction worthy wind
I wouldn’t change a thing
Now that you’re here

Yeah, love is a verb here in my room
Here in my room, here in my room

You enter and close the door behind you
Now show me the world as seen from the stars
If only the lights would dim a little
I’m weary of eyes upon my scars

Pink tractor beam into your incision
Head spinning as free as dervishs’ whirl
I came here expecting next to nothing
So thank you for being that kind of girl
That kind of girl

Can’t seem to shake this Jay-Z bug I have.  Everything I’ve tried has not shaken it. Has anyone else been having problems with trying to get away from the Blueprint 3? It’s cocky, it’s real, it’s Jay-Z at his best.  It’s late and random thoughts keep occuring. Check it out and hear it for yourselves. You will not be disapointed.

A billboard recently erected in Wheat Ridge, COLO. compares President Barack Obama to a terrorist and questions his U.S. citizenship.

The billboard, located on Miller Road, shows two cartoonish images of Obama wearing a Muslim turban and reads “PRESIDENT or JIHAD?”

It also says “BIRTH CERTIFICATE – PROVE IT!” The words “WAKE UP AMERICA! REMEMBER FT. HOOD!” appear on the bottom of the billboard. Check out the POLL on this billboard at the source! SOURCE

Take a look Obama, its not going away no matter how much you would like for it to, so why not make public your birth records for the American people to see? Just what are you hiding? I guess you can’t prove you’re not muslim can you! That makes the people want to know that much more!

LINKS:

(1)   Achtung!

(2)   Health Department Increase The Vaccine Fees Up To The Current Medicaid Fee Schedule

(3)   Joe Arpaio For Governor?

(4)   Leaked Obama Afghan Strategy Revealed; Sets Stage for surrender to Terrorists

(5)   Navy Seals betrayed by our own government!! Who will be next?

Sing, floss, stretch. But trust me on the sunscreen.

I wrote recently about the elective class that I am developing and teaching on popular music.  I’m covering a decade per week and a song per day.  Within each song, I highlight an interesting grammar, vocabulary, or pronunciation point.

Developing this class has meant combing through many online resources including lists of Billboard number one hit songs on Wikipedia and best-of-the-decade lists such as AOL’s radio blog, which is a good place to start because you can listen to most of the songs on the list.  I’ve also found that the website sing365.com tends to have the least errors of all of the lyrics websites that are returned in Google searches.

I intend to post the list of songs I’ve used at the end of the quarter (I might even link to the Google Docs spreadsheet that I used to record all of the songs I considered for each decade) but for now I thought I would post the following music video, which I plan to use tomorrow, the last day before Thanksgiving break.

The song is actually a spoken word piece which has an interesting story.  While not a traditional pop music video, I think the message is inspirational without being cheesy.  Plus, there are lots and lots of examples of advice using the imperative.  It might not get you through the last two weeks of the quarter, but it doesn’t hurt.

Tunes Up! Classics apresenta o remix da Ashanti com o Notorious B.I.G., “Unfoolish”. A música tem como base o hit da cantora, “Foolish”, que na primeira semana do seu lançamento, colocou-a como a primeira mulher a ter os dois principais lugares da Billboard Hot 100 (“Foolish” e “What’s Luv?), batendo novo recorde com “Always on Time”, quando conseguiu, na mesma semana, ter três músicas entre os Top 10 da Billboard Hot 100, feito superado somente pelos Beatles. A participação do B.I.G. confere à música a qualidade e o peso da rima característicos do gangster. Letra da música.