GoJuNation, I pose this question… Who smashed the R&B scene the hardest in 2009? Let’s debate… First up “Tank”, Mr. always consistent has done work in the past year with the likes of Chris Brown, Pleasure P, Keri Hilson, Day 26, LeToya Luckett, and Ginuwine to name a few. He is still in the game heavy, but I can’t say he has ruled the charts. But wait… if track record is the barometer then he is the dude.
This week is one of my favorite soundscan weeks. A lot of albums have re-appeared in the top 20 due to their qualitative albums spawning new singles… Let’s start with Owl City and their great 2nd single “Fireflies”. This has moved them up 15 spots in 2 week to #20 & climbing. This is definitely an album to watch. Next, Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” single has moved her album up to #19 (and she been charting in the top 20 range for the past year now). Amazing stuff. Next Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody” has a renaissance as “Only By The Night” moves up a couple spots to #18 (another album that had charted for a year straight round the top 20). Nice loyal base for Kings of Leon.
As always, here at GJ your gonna find qualitative information that’s relevant to you. And we realize how valuable that is to our core consumer. With that being said, we have the tentative release dates for the more prominent artists for the rest of the year. Remember 4th quarter releases are vital to the survival of the record label. Knowing that you tend to see bigger names this time of the year. There will be additional information (Re: this 4th quarter concept) coming soon. We’ll add albums everyday. Click the album covers for additional info. Here’s October/November…. 1!
-Mive Content
This is what happens when the industry follows the trend instead of staying in their lane and building there own path. It’s painfully obvious that the “D.N.A.” album by Mario is majorly influenced by the radio hits of the past couple years. There are “Umbrella” type Rihanna records (He even enlists her on “Emergency Room”). And T.I. “Live Your Life”/Jay-Z “Run This Town” records (“Thinking About You”/”Ooh Baby”).
Exclusives are the theme of today. Ist up Mario. The heat meter is slowly dropping on Mario. His highpoint was “Let Me Love You” 2 album ago (written by Ne-Yo). He had a lil reprieve with “How Can I Breathe” from his last album but it wasn’t the smash “Let Me Love You” was. So here we are at a crossroads. If this album is solid he treads water and keeps it moving. If not he’s officially in freefall (like a lot of the early decade crooners). So here we go. 1st Up “Get Out” feat Ludacris… From the upcoming album “D.N.A.” (working title)…
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