Friday, November 20, 2009

Marie Digby Performs Acoustic Version Of Owl City’s “Fireflies”

November 19, 2009 by TJ  
Filed under Live

Oh, Marie Digby! How we love thee! She can take just about any song and flip it to make an acoustic masterpiece out of it. And, oh yeah, she also has two albums of original material, Unfold and Breathing Underwater, that are just as amazing as her covers.
Electro-pop breakout star Owl City is the latest [...]

Jay-Z Earns First No. 1 Hit As Lead Artist With “Empire State Of Mind”

November 19, 2009 by TJ  
Filed under Billboard Charts

Jay-Z has seen the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart before as a featured guest with Mariah Carey, Beyonce, and Rihanna, but this time it has to be just a little bit sweeter.
The New York-born rapper earns his first No. 1 hit as a lead artist with his city’s new anthem “Empire State [...]

Owl City Flies Back To No. 1 As Rihanna Makes Top Ten Debut

November 14, 2009 by TJ  
Filed under Billboard Charts

Jason DeRulo played Kanye West last week when his debut hit “Whatcha Say” interrupted Owl City’s reign at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with his single “Fireflies,” but it didn’t last long.
Owl City, born Adam Young, enjoys a second non-consecutive week on top as “Fireflies” soars digitally, racking up an astonishing [...]

Exclusive: LIGHTS Says Upcoming Tour With Owl City Was “A Long Time Coming”, Talks Possible Collaboration

November 3, 2009 by TJ  
Filed under Exclusive, Interviews, News

Electro-pop star LIGHTS is enjoying the release of her first ever full length album, The Listening, which hit stores in the beginning of October to critical acclaim, and with the release, she’s been hard at work touring.
The 22-year-old Canadian keytar chick is close to wrapping her first headlining tour which hit cities like Baltimore (see [...]

Owl City Soars To No. 1 With “Fireflies”

October 30, 2009 by TJ  
Filed under Billboard Charts

Electro-pop singer Owl City scores his first No. 1 record on the Billboard Hot 100 this week as his single “Fireflies” soars to the top of the chart on the strength of 196,000 digital downloads.
The song is taken from Owl City’s, born Adam Young, full length debut album Ocean Eyes.
He’s touring in support of the [...]

Taylor Swift Joins John Mayer, Justin Bieber, Kris Allen And More As Z100 Announces 2009 Jingle Ball Line Up

October 26, 2009 by Story Gilmore  
Filed under Hot Tickets, News

Country/pop darling Taylor Swift will end another fantastic year with a headlining gig at Z100’s annual Jingle Ball show.
Joining the You Belong To Me singer in this star-studded Christmas show line up will be her new pal teen pop sensation Justin Bieber, John Mayer, American Idol winners Kris Allen and Jordin Sparks, The Fray, Pitbull, [...]

Jay Sean Reclaims Top Spot, Black Eyed Peas Make Another Play For Chart Throne

October 22, 2009 by TJ  
Filed under Billboard Charts

Bye bye, Britney! Jay Sean’s “Down” featuring Lil Wayne bumps Britney Spears’s sexy new single “3″ out of the way to reclaim the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart this week, making it his second non-consecutive trip there.
After a record-breaking trek to the top in its debut week, “3″ falls all [...]

Britney Spears Starts On Top, Owl City ‘Flies’ Into Top Ten

October 15, 2009 by TJ  
Filed under Billboard Charts

As previously reported, Britney Spears ends Jay Sean’s one week chart reign as she makes a big debut on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart this week.
The pop star’s new single, “3,” rushes in at No. 1 after selling a staggering 255,000 digital downloads in its debut week, becoming the first single in over three [...]