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Living legend Sir Paul McCartney has a new studio album out just in time for his MusiCares tribute. It is an intimate collection of mostly covers of pop standards. Beyond this album is the much anticipated reunion of the original members of a legendary rock band and more great new releases. Read the details in this week's list of the Top 10 New Pop Albums.
Album cover courtesy Hear Music
Paul McCartney's Intimate Valentine Leads This Week's New Pop Albums originally appeared on About.com Top 40 / Pop on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 at 11:15:46.
There is no clear leader for Canada's 2012 Juno Awards coming out of the announcement of nominations. Six artists are leading the pack with four nominations each. They include City and Colour, Dan Mangan, Drake, Feist, Hedley, and Nickelback. The 41st annual Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys, will take place April 1, 2012 in Ottawa. William Shatner will host the festivities. Among the performers are City and Colour, Feist, Hedley, and Nickelback. Check out nominees in top categories below.
Artist of the Year
- City and Colour
- Deadmau5
- Drake
- Feist
- Michael Buble
Album of the Year
- Avril Lavigne - Goodbye Lullaby
- Drake - Take Care
- Justin Bieber - Under the Mistletoe
- Michael Buble - Christmas
- Nickelback - Here and Now
Single of the Year
- City and Colour - "Fragile Bird"
- Hedley - "Invincible"
- Johnny Reid - "Let's Go Higher"
- Nickelback - "When We Stand Together"
- The Sheepdogs - "I Don't Know"
International Album of the Year
- Adele - 21
- Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
- Lady Gaga - Born This Way
- LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking
- Rihanna - Loud
Photo courtesy Roadrunner
Drake and Nickelback Among Leaders For Canada's Juno Awards Nominations originally appeared on About.com Top 40 / Pop on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 at 14:36:10.
Following her acclaimed Super Bowl halftime show, Madonna has announced details for her upcoming 2012 concert tour in support of the album MDNA. According to Live Nation, the tour will ultimately be her biggest yet. She will be visiting Australia for the first time in 20 years. Dates have been announced for Europe and North America. She will reportedly then travel to Latin America and end up in Australia in 2013. The entire tour is expected to have close to 90 dates. Madonna's last concert tour, Sticky and Sweet in 2008-2009, earned over $400 million making it the biggest concert tour to date by a solo artist. Despite a chart career spanning almost 30 years, this is only Madonna's ninth concert tour. Check out Madonna's official site for details on when tickets go on sale. Announced dates are below.
Concert Dates
- May 29 - Tel Aviv, Israel (Ramat Gam Stadium)
- June 3 - Abu Dhabi (Yas Arena)
- June 7 - Istanbul, Turkey (Turk Telecom Arena)
- June 11 - Zagreb, Croatia (Croatia Maksimir Stadium)
- June 14 - Milan, Italy (Stadio San Siro)
- June 16 - Florence, Italy (Stadio Franchi)
- June 20 - Barcelona, Spain (Palau Sant Jordi)
- June 24 - Coimbra, Portugal (Estadio Cidade de Coimbra)
- June 28 - Berlin, Germany (O2 Arena)
- July 2 - Copenhagen, Denmark (Parken Stadium)
- July 4 - Gothenburg, Sweden (Ullevi Stadium)
- July 7 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ziggo Dome)
- July 12 - Brussels, Belgium (Stade Roi-Baudouin)
- July 14 - Paris, France (Stade De France)
- July 17 - London, UK (Hyde Park)
- July 21 - Edinburgh, UK (Murrayfield Stadium)
- July 24 - Dublin, Ireland (Aviva Stadium)
- July 29 - Vienna, Austria (Ernst-Happel-Stadion)
- Aug. 1 - Warsaw, Poland (National Stadium)
- Aug. 7 - Moscow, Russia (Olimpiski Arena)
- Aug. 8 - St. Petersburg, Russia (SKK Arena)
- Aug. 12 - Helsinki, Finland (Olympic Stadium)
- Aug. 15 - Oslo, Norway (Telenor Arena)
- Aug. 18 - Zurich, Switzerland (Stadion Letzigrund)
- Aug. 21 - Nice, France (Stade Charles-Erhmann)
- Aug. 28 - Philadelphia, PA (Wells Fargo Center)
- Aug. 30 - Montreal, QC (Bell Centre)
- Sep. 1 - Quebec City, QC (Plains Of Abraham)
- Sep. 4 - Boston, MA (TD Garden)
- Sep. 6 - New York, NY (Yankee Stadium)
- Sep. 10 - Ottawa, ON (Scotiabank Place)
- Sep. 12 - Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
- Sep. 15 - Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Hall)
- Sep. 19 - Chicago, IL (United Center)
- Sep. 23 - Washington, DC (Verizon Center)
- Sep. 29 - Vancouver, BC (Rogers Arena)
- Oct. 2 - Seattle, WA (Key Arena)
- Oct. 6 - San Jose, CA (HP Pavilion)
- Oct. 10 - Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)
- Oct. 13 - Las Vegas, NV (MGM Grand)
- Oct. 16 - Phoenix, AZ (US Airways Center)
- Oct. 20 - Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center)
- Oct. 24 - Houston, TX (Toyota Center)
- Oct. 27 - New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Arena)
- Oct. 30 - Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
- Nov. 1 - St. Louis, MO (Scottrade Center)
- Nov. 3 - St. Paul, MN (Xcel Energy Center)
- Nov. 10 - Cleveland, OH (Quicken Loans Arena)
- Nov. 15 - Charlotte, NC (Time Warner Cable Arena)
- Nov. 17 - Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
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Madonna's MDNA World Tour Details Announced originally appeared on About.com Top 40 / Pop on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 at 07:51:39.
Australian artist Gotye is surging internationally as well as here in the US. His hit "Somebody That I Used To Know" is the hottest pop song around this week. It leads a list that includes some hot hits helped by the Super Bowl. Read more details in this week's list of the Top 10 Hot Pop Songs.
Single cover courtesy Universal Republic
Gotye Leads This Week's Hottest Pop Songs With "Somebody That I Used To Know" originally appeared on About.com Top 40 / Pop on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 at 07:29:39.
For the week leading up to Valentine's Day February 14, 2012, a series of lists of love songs detailing different stages in relationships will be posted. For today, it is that period of first love, the crush, that is explored. This is when the world is overwhelmed by thoughts and visions of the new loved one. Check out today's list of the Top 10 Love Songs - The Crush.
Single cover courtesy Jive
Top 10 Love Songs - The Crush originally appeared on About.com Top 40 / Pop on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 13:02:56.
This is perhaps how "Give Me All Your Luvin'" should have sounded in the first place. This official remix by LMFAO juices up the sound of Madonna's new single making it hot track for parties and the dance floor. The "L-U-V Madonna" chant is pushed more toward the background while the beat is magnified. The new mix keeps the featured rap from Nicki Minaj while dropping the one from M.I.A. In the wake of her Super Bowl halftime performance, Madonna's "Give Me All Your Luvin'" has surged to #2 on the iTunes single sales chart. Regardless of the pop chart fortunes of "Give Me All Your Luvin'," with a remix like this it is destined to land at the top of the dance chart and become Madonna's 40th #1 dance hit, a phenomenal record. iTunes customers are also feeling friendly toward LMFAO after they joined Madonna onstage. "Sexy and I Know It" has roared back into the top 5.
- Listen to LMFAO's "Give Me All Your Luvin'" remix
Cover art courtesy Interscope
LMFAO Juice Up Madonna's "Give Me All Your Luvin'" On Remix originally appeared on About.com Top 40 / Pop on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 11:38:59.
It was greeted with a flurry of widely disaparate reviews and at times sneering questions and commentary, but in the end Lana Del Rey is having a bit of a last laugh as her album Born To Die storms to #1 on the UK album chart this week. It is just one of multiple stories to interest UK chart watchers. Read the details in James Masterton's coverage of this week's UK pop music charts.
Album cover courtesy Interscope
Lana Del Rey Opens At the Top In This Week's UK Pop Music Charts originally appeared on About.com Top 40 / Pop on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 11:14:13.
It has been over 10 years since the last studio album from Ireland's The Cranberries. That was Wake Up and Smell the Coffee. Now the group has reunited and are preparing for the released of the new album Roses due to hit stores at the end of this month. The group will be making two apperances this week on The View and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. The Cranberries reached the top 20 of the pop radio airplay chart five times in the 1990s. Their best known hits are "Linger" and "Zombie." Lead vocalist Dolores O'Riordan continues to lead the group with her distinctive singing style. Get ready to welcome the Cranberries back and check out the schedule details in this week's Pop Music On TV.
- Watch "Tomorrow" by The Cranberries
The Cranberries Return In This Week's Pop Music On TV originally appeared on About.com Top 40 / Pop on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 10:38:20.
Will pop radio programmers finally be paying attention to the power behind "We Are Young" by indie pop band fun? Don't hold your breath, but obviously a few viewers of Chevy Sonic's daredevil Super Bowl commercial were paying attention to the song playing. As expected, Madonna and LMFAO are seeing surging sales in the wake of their performances on the Super Bowl halftime show. However, they are not the only ones. Following its appearance providing the soundtrack for the Chevy Sonic ad, fun's "We Are Young" is in the top 10 on iTunes' digital single sales chart. It has also surged into the top 10 at Amazon.
"We Are Young," with its towering anthemic sound, was picked as the top new song of the week here when initially released last September. It climbed to #15 on the alternative songs chart. In December Glee featured the song and that appearance ultimately resulted in "We Are Young" hitting #53 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is time for pop radio to take notice that this is a song that is not going away.
- Watch Chevy Sonic Super Bowl commercial
Single cover courtesy Fueled By Ramen
fun's "We Are Young" Surges In Sales Following Chevy Sonic Super Bowl Commercial originally appeared on About.com Top 40 / Pop on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 00:19:29.
There were a few minor glitches here and there and some slight controversy about whether M.I.A. flashed a gesture, but in sum total Madonna's powerful Super Bowl halftime medley of hits will rank with the best halftime shows. Her performance did not disappoint.
Madonna kicked off the 12 minute extravaganza with eye-filling spectacle being pulled on to the field by a team of muscular gladiators to perform "Vogue." She was joined by acrobatic dancers for the hit "Music" before an interlude with LMFAO for segments of their #1 smash hits "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It." Cheerleaders with gold pom poms framed the performance of Madonna's new single "Give Me All Your Luvin'" and guests Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.. It was during this segment some believed M.I.A. flipped off the camera, but if it did occur, it was very brief. The closing segment reminded us all of the majesty of some of Madonna's most timeless songs when she was joined by a marching band, Cee Lo Green, and ultimately a gospel choir for a medley of "Open Your Heart," "Express Yourself," and "Like a Prayer." Finally, as Madonna disappeared in a puff of smoke the football glowed with lights spelling out "World Peace."
The fact that there seemed a few glitches and a few near stumbles mostly just made the whole Super Bowl performance a bit more human and at times intimate. Madonna clearly knows how to put on a show and please her audience. She even managed to weave football themes into the mix. This was a Super Bowl halftime show to remember.
Photo by Christopher Polk / Getty Images
Madonna Triumphs At the Super Bowl originally appeared on About.com Top 40 / Pop on Sunday, February 5th, 2012 at 23:55:41.