Taio Cruz Makes Billboard History: Hits #1 On Hot 100

British import Taio Cruz made Billboard history this week when his single ‘Break Your Heart’ jumped from #53 to #1 on the Hot 100. The previous record for the largest jump to #1 was held by the original Idol, Kelly Clarkson’s single ‘A Moment Like This’.

Check out the video for his chart-topping single ‘Break Your Heart’ -

Ke$ha Continues To Break More Records

There’s no escaping Ke$ha. She’s started 2010 off with a bang on top of the Billboard charts, the same place that Lady Gaga started 2009.

And now, one week after Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ broke the record for most airplay of a song in one week with 10,859 plays, Ke$ha has come along and broken Gaga’s record with ‘Tik Tok’ getting 11,224 plays in a single week!

Congratulations.

Ke$ha Brushes Her Teeth With A Bottle Of Jack…Literally

This one’s definitely a wild child.

While on the Lopez Tonight with George Lopez, chart-topping singer Ke$ha showed everyone who she likes to brush her teeth…with a bottle of Jack Daniels!

Check out the interview –

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Now check out her performance of ‘Tik Tok’ –

Ke$ha Likely To Top Susan Boyle

The official Billboard chart won’t be released until tomorrow Jan 13th, but it looks like newcomer Ke$ha will takeover the top spot that has been held by Susan Boyle. Initially, Ke$ha was expected to sell 100,000 units in the final week leading up to the charts which would have put her neck and neck with Boyle, but Ke$ha has surpassed that expectation by selling 150,000 and will likely claim the top spot tomorrow.

And how does Ke$ha feel about beating Boyle?

“…I feel kinda mean. But no, she got to kick it at the top for a while, so I don’t feel too bad.

OK, if I’m number 1, I’ll be in New York… so let me think about this. I’m going to round up my band of trannies and we’re going to march down Broadway with fireworks.”

Getting To Know Ke$ha

Ke$ha has been the act to follow over the past year and she’s quickly become the it girl of 2010. Ke$ha’s debut album Animal is in a race to knock Susan Boyle out of the top spot on the Billboard Charts and it looks like she’s going to do it.

In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Ke$ha reveals that her record, which she wrote on every track, documents her life as a struggling artist in Los Angeles.

“I wrote on every song on the record, and that’s something I’m really proud of. We had 200 songs that we narrowed down to 15. “Steven,” for instance, it’s about a guy I’d been stalking. He’s this pretentious hipster to the max, he was a total loser but I was obsessed with him. It’s a vulnerable song! It’s all about “why won’t you call me?”

“I’m just speaking about men the way they’ve written about women for years. If you listen to LMFAO, all their songs are about how women are pieces of meat. I find that kind of stuff funny, so I want to do it back to them. It’s not meant to be taken seriously, I just wanted to give them a taste of their own medicine. There’s such a double standard for women.”

And what can we expect from Ke$ha in the future?

“This record very accurately documents my last four years of being absolutely broke in L.A. It’s honest, it’s real and I hope people can appreciate it. There
was a good pop song in everything I did back then, like the backstabbing girl who stole my car. But the last song, “Animal,” that’s my philosophy on life, and that might be more the direction I go in the future. It’s about remembering that we’re really all just animals, and I indulge that more often than most people. I never said I was going to be the best influence.”

So what do you think of Ke$ha’s debut album Animal?

Ke$ha Heads To Amoeba With A Magnificent Sales Pitch

The more we learn about Ke$ha, the more we fall in love with her.

The feisty newcomer, who is currently at the top of the charts, hit up the Amoeba Music store on the day of her album release and asked customers, “Is this what you’re looking for?”

Ke$ha is in a race against the incredible Susan Boyle to have the No. 1 album in the country. Ke$ha could knock Boyle out of the top spot which she has held for 6 weeks in a row.

Check out Ke$ha’s magnificent sales pitch –

Susan Boyle and Lady Gaga To Do A Duet?

Lady Gaga fell in love with Susan Boyle after watching the famous clip of Susan performing on Britain’s Got Talent. It has been reported that Lady Gaga is one of Susan’s biggest fans.

Lady Gaga said, “I have watched the clip of her singing on BGT (Britain’s Got Talent) a thousand times and every time I see Simon Cowell’s face it makes me laugh out loud. He thinks he knows everything but even he wasn’t expecting that.”

“I love Susan Boyle. She is my woman of the year. She has achieved more in this year than most artists will in a lifetime. This time last year nobody even knew who she was and now she is knocking the world’s most established artists off the album and singles charts.”

Gaga believes the duo could make magic if they recorded together: “Our styles are different. I don’t know if we could work together, but never say never. It would be great to work with somebody of that talent.”

New Music: KE$HA ‘Blah Blah Blah’

KE$HA Official Album Cover

Hot off the success of her first single ‘Tik Tok’, KE$HA has dropped her second single ‘Blah Blah Blah’.

‘Blah Blah Blah’, featuring 3OH!3, is another electro-pop anthem from the rising star. KE$HA’s album drops January 5th.

Check out ‘Blah Blah Blah’ –

Thoughts?

Rihanna Respects Lady Gaga

Rihanna is singing the praises of fellow songstress Lady Gag

The Barbadian beauty is impressed with electro-pop princess’ groundbreaking sound and counts herself among the “Poker Face” star’s admirers, telling MTV News:

“She has a very bold, fearless image.”

The “Umbrella” singer continued: “I have to say, I have so much respect for original artists who aren’t afraid to do what they want to do. That’s what I respect most, so she’s awesome.”

Earlier this week, Motown music legend Smokey Robinson also praised Gaga, following her five Grammy nominations. “I enjoy her music. So I think that she’s unique. Unique always has a chance.”

Susan Boyle Has UK’s Best-Selling Debut Album Ever

Susan Boyle makes history ont the British charts! The debut album of Scottish singer Susan Boyle — who shot to fame after her audition for TV show Britain’s Got Talent — has become the fastest selling album in Britain this year and the best-selling debut album in the UK ever.

The talent star moved 410,000 copies of I Dreamed A Dream — featuring covers of “Wild Horses” and “I Dreamed A Dream” from the musical Les Miserables – according to the Official Charts Company.

“She did it her way and made a dream come true,” Susan’s mentor Simon Cowell told BBC News Monday. “In Britain’s Got Talent she opened her mouth and the world fell in love with her, which is why her album has been the fastest selling of any woman making her debut.”

Songbird Leona Lewis previously held the record for Britain’s best-selling debut album; her first effort Spirit earned over 375,000 sales in 2007.

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