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Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and Billboard 200 Album Chart (Top 10 Single and Albums in the USA): Gotye takes the #1 spot for singles and Lionel Richie takes the #1 spot on the album charts (Issue Date: May 5, 2012)

April 28, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

The following are the top 10 songs in the United States from the Billboard Hot 100 Music Charts:

NOTE: Gotye at #1, fun. feat Janelle Monae at #2 and Maroon 5 at #3.

  1. Gotye feat. Kimbra – Somebody that I Used to Know
  2. fun. feat. Janelle Monae – We Are Young
  3. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa – Payphone
  4. Justin Bieber – Boyfriend
  5. The Wanted – Glad You Came
  6. Flo Rida feat. Sia – Wild Ones
  7. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
  8. One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
  9. Nicki Minaj – Starships
  10. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)

The following are the top 10 albums in America from the Billboard 200 Album Charts:

NOTE: Lionel Richie at #1, Jason Mraz at #2 and Adele at #3

  1. Lionel Richie – Tuskegee
  2. Jason Mraz – Love is a Four Letter Word
  3. Adele – 21
  4. Train – California 37
  5. One Direction – Up All Night
  6. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
  7. Gotye – Making Mirrors
  8. Future – Pluto
  9. Bonnie Raitt – Slipstream
  10. Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines
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Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and Billboard 200 Album Chart (Top 10 Single and Albums in the USA): Gotye takes the #1 spot for singles and Lionel Richie takes the #1 spot on the album charts (Issue Date: April 28, 2012)

April 21, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

The following are the top 10 songs in the United States from the Billboard Hot 100 Music Charts:

NOTE: Gotye at #1, fun. feat Janelle Monae at #2  and The Wanted at #3.

  1. Gotye feat. Kimbra – Somebody that I Used to Know
  2. fun. feat. Janelle Monae – We Are Young
  3. The Wanted – Glad You Came
  4. One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
  5. Justin Bieber – Boyfriend
  6. Flo Rida feat. Sia – Wild Ones
  7. Nicki Minaj – Starships
  8. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
  9. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
  10. Katy Perry – Part of Me

The following are the top 10 albums in America from the Billboard 200 Album Charts:

NOTE: Nicki Minaj at #1, Adele at #2 and Rascal Flatts at #3.

  1. Lionel Richie – Tuskegee
  2. Adele – 21
  3. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
  4. Monica – New Life
  5. One Direction – Up All Night
  6. Bonnie Raitt – Slipstream
  7. Gotye – Making Mirrors
  8. Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls
  9. Rascal Flatts – Changed
  10. Hoodie Allen – All American (EP)
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CHART-TOPPING SUPERSTARS KELLY CLARKSON, JENNIFER NETTLES, LIONEL RICHIE AND ROBIN THICKE HEADLINE ABC’S NEW MUSIC COMPETITION SERIES, “DUETS”, PREMIERING THIS SUMMER

March 8, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Singers from Across the Country Will Have a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity To Perform with These Iconic Musicians in a Heated Weekly Competition 
ABC announced today a brand new music competition series, “Duets,” starring four of the music industry’s biggest Superstars, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles, Lionel Richie and Robin Thicke. The new series will debut this summer on the ABC television network. For a sneak peek at what the Superstars have to say about the competition click here. Additional interviews will also be available on ABC’s MediaNet.
“Duets” is a one-of a kind singing competition that takes the Superstars out from behind the judges’ panel and onto the stage. Clarkson, Nettles, Richie and Thicke will individually set out on a journey across America looking for undiscovered talent worthy of being their protégés. Ultimately, each Superstar will choose two singers to be his/her duet partners. Together the Superstars and their protégés will take the stage each week and perform in front of a live studio audience. In the end, only one duet will be at the top of the charts, and the winning amateur will receive a recording contract with Hollywood Records.
Amateur singers interested in auditioning for the Superstars as they travel the country looking for talent can apply online at: www.ABC.com/Casting.
Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson)
“The simple fact that I get to go out and find two people that I believe in, sing with them every week, and help them accomplish their dream is an amazing thing that I can’t wait to be a part of!”
Since bursting onto the music scene 10 years ago, Kelly Clarkson has released 5 studio albums (Thankful, Breakaway, My December, All I Ever Wanted, Stronger), sold over 21 million albums worldwide, 10 million albums in the U.S., and has had 10 singles in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. She is the recipient of 2 Grammy Awards, 4 American Music Awards, 3 MTV Video Music Awards, 1 Country Music Association Award and 12 Billboard Music Awards. Clarkson’s most recent effort, Stronger, debuted at #2 on both the Billboard Top 200 and Digital Albums Chart. The album is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A. and produced the smash singles “Mr. Know It All” and “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” which mark Clarkson’s 9th and 10th Top 10 hit. “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” was #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart for two consecutive weeks, marking her 3rd #1 on the Hot 100 Chart after 2002′s “A Moment Like This” and 2009′s “My Life Would Suck Without You.”
Jennifer Nettles (@JenniferNettles)
“The concept of ‘Duets’ is so fresh because its mentoring is active and participatory. Most of my greatest learning was from singing and playing with other performers throughout my life and career. To have had the opportunity to perform with an established artist would have been so incredible when I was up and coming.”
Jennifer Nettles, lead vocalist for international super-duo Sugarland, has become one of the most popular singer-songwriters in music today. Sugarland has sold over 15 million records, achieved 8
No. 1 singles and has headlined multiple nationwide tours. Nettles has won 5 ASCAP Awards for her songwriting abilities, and in 2008 received a Grammy Award, and ACM Award and a CMA Award for penning the No. 1 hit, “Stay.” She has been seen all over the media spectrum with performances on “Oprah,” “The Kennedy Center Honors,” “CNN Heroes” and, most recently, performing with Lady Gaga on the “Grammy Nominations Live” concert special.
Lionel Richie (@LionelRichie)
“I can’t wait to get started working with these phenomenally talented young artists. My goal will be to focus on developing true artistry and giving them the tools necessary to be creative artists instead of created artists, and I am eager to pass along a few of the nuggets of wisdom that I have received throughout my 40-year career from my own mentors, such as Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Quincy Jones and Stevie Wonder.”
Lionel Richie is one of the most successful male solo artists of all time, selling more than 100 million records, earning 22 Top 10 hits, winning 5 Grammys, an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Golden Globe and a host of other awards. He has shaped popular culture, as his music has served as the soundtrack of several generations around the world. Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, Richie was exposed to country, gospel, R & B and classical musical in equal parts, creating a musical foundation so strong that it has vaulted the industry’s boundaries and barriers throughout his storied career. Tuskegee is where Richie discovered that he was a songwriter, and the place where he was inspired to write his first two hits, “Sail On” and “Easy.” With a long list of hits such as “All Night Long,” “Hello” and “Say You, Say Me,” it easy to see why his music has remained at the forefront. His new album, “Tuskegee” (out March26th), is a long-overdue musical homecoming, a testament to his legacy and the timelessness of his appeal.
Robin Thicke (@robinthicke)
“I’m truly excited to be a part of ‘Duets.’ The format is unlike anything that’s out there right now, and the opportunity to work with such talent, both the other artists and contestants, is definitely going to make for an exciting competition.”
By the age of 16, Robin Thicke was writing and producing songs for artists like Brandy, Color Me Badd and Brian McKnight. By 21 he had written and produced songs on over 20 Gold and Platinum albums, including for Michael Jackson, Marc Anthony, Pink and Christina Aguilera, among others. A year later he signed with Jimmy Iovine and Interscope records. It didn’t take much time for Thicke to make A Beautiful World, his critically acclaimed debut album released in 2003 under the name “Thicke.” His breakthrough second release, 2006′s The Evolution of Robin Thicke, produced the mega hit “Lost Without U,” which became the #1 most played song in Urban Adult Contemporary BDS and topped four Billboard charts simultaneously — #1 R&B /Hip Hop album, #1 Hot R&B / Hip Hop song, #1 Hot R&B Hip Hop Airplay and #1 Hot Adult R&B Airplay. Thicke has established himself as one of the most respected singer-songwriters in soul and R&B music today, and has received some of the industry’s top accolades, including the VH1 Soul/Vibe Award for Best Breakthrough Artist and nominations from BET, Soul Train, MTV VMA, MOBO, the American Music Awards and the ASCAP Song of the Year. The award-winning multi-Platinum Superstar returned to center stage in 2008 with the critically acclaimed Something Else, and followed up in 2009 with the release of Sex Therapy. Thicke’s fifth studio album, Love After War, was released on December 6th, 2011 to more critical acclaim. The album is Thicke at his most raw and honest yet.
“Duets” is a production of Keep Calm and Carry On Productions. Emmy-winner Robert Deaton (The CMA Awards) is executive producer. Emmy-Winner Charles Wachter (“Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution”) is the co-executive producer.
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PARTY “ALL NIGHT LONG” WITH LIONEL RICHIE WHEN HE PERFORMS ON CBS’s “BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR,” MONDAY, JULY 4

June 21, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

ACADEMY AWARD AND GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING SUPERSTAR LIONEL RICHIE TO PERFORM ON THE “BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR,” AN ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL HOSTED BY EMMY AWARD WINNER MICHAEL CHIKLIS AND FEATURING THE BOSTON POPS LED BY KEITH LOCKHART, TO BE BROADCAST LIVE MONDAY, JULY 4, ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

 

Academy Award and GRAMMY® Award-winning superstar Lionel Richie will perform on the BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, an entertainment special to be broadcast live from the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, Monday, July 4 (10:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.  As previously announced, Emmy Award-winning actor and Boston-area native Michael Chiklis (“The Shield”) will host the special.

 

Richie will perform some of his biggest hits with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra under the direction of conductor Keith Lockhart.

 

The BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, now in its 38th year, is the orchestra’s annual free outdoor Fourth of July concert and is sponsored by Liberty Mutual Group, one of America’s leading insurers, offering auto, home and life insurance for individuals and families, as well as a variety of insurance products and services for businesses.  The entire concert will be broadcast in HD (high definition), courtesy of Liberty Mutual Group.  In addition, the final 20 minutes of the broadcast, featuring the spectacular fireworks display, will be presented commercial-free by Liberty Mutual Group.

 

An international superstar whose career has spanned more than 40 years, Lionel Richie is a music legend whose recorded legacy includes timeless classic hits and multi-platinum best-selling albums.  His many career accomplishments include five GRAMMY® Awards, an Academy Award, 11 American Music Awards, five People’s Choice Awards and a “World Music Lifetime Achievement Award,” as well as a much-deserved Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  The co-founder of The Commodores at Alabama’s Tuskegee Institute in 1967, Richie experienced his first taste of success after the group signed to Motown Records in 1971, becoming one of the most popular U.S. funk bands with “Machine Gun” and “Brick House,” before creating a slew of future slow jam Richie-penned classics with “Easy,” “Three Times a Lady” and “Sail On.”  Richie began working outside the Commodores in 1980, after Kenny Rogers’ hit version of “Lady” led to him producing the singer’s 1981 album, Share Your Love.  His 1981 chart-topping duet with Diana Ross, “Endless Love,” was Motown’s most successful single and further fueled Richie’s solo ambitions.  In 1982, the release of his self-titled solo quadruple-platinum Motown debut set Richie on a record-breaking path to global superstardom, followed by 1983′s 10-million-selling Can’t Slow Down, which won a Grammy for Album of the Year, and 1986′s massively-successful “Dancing on the Ceiling.”  After a period of reflection and personal growth, Richie returned with Back to Front (1992), Louder than Words (1996), Time (1998), Renaissance (2001), Encore (2003), The Definitive Collection, a worldwide multi-million-selling retrospective, Just for You (2004) and Coming Home (2006), in which Richie worked with producers such as Jermaine Dupri, Raphael Saadiq, Dallas Austin and Sean Garrett).  Richie demonstrated his ability to be a bridge between the classic soul and pop sound of the ’70s and ’80s and today’s vibrant music scene.  His latest release, Just Go, finds Richie working with some of today’s hottest hitmakers, including Tricky Stewart & The Dream, Stargate, Akon (a hitmaker in his own right) and famed GRAMMY-winning producer David Foster, for an album with a decided musical twist brimming with universal, global appeal and a timeless collection of contemporary material.

 

Michael Chiklis, a native of Lowell, Massachusetts, began entertaining his family with celebrity imitations when he was just 5 years old.  He has been acting professionally since earning his Equity card at age 13 while appearing in regional theater, and later graduated Boston University School of Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Universally known for his portrayal of Detective Vic Mackey on the groundbreaking series, “The Shield,” Chiklis has earned numerous awards and accolades for his performance, including the Television Critics Association award for Individual Achievement in Drama in 2002, the Golden Globe and Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2003 and the declaration from TIME magazine that Chiklis “gave TV’s performance of the year.”  In addition to his critically-acclaimed acting on “The Shield,” he also assumed the role of producer and director for many of the show’s episodes.  Chiklis’s other television credits include starring roles in the series “No Ordinary Family” (which he also helped produce), “The Commish,” “Daddio,” the television movie, “The Three Stooges,” and guest-starring roles in “Murphy Brown” on the Network, “Miami Vice,” “L.A. Law” and “Seinfeld.”  After his role on “The Commish” wrapped, Chiklis went to Broadway, starring in the one-man show, Defending the Caveman. A notable actor on the silver screen, Chiklis has starred in the films “Fantastic Four” and “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” as Ben Grimm aka Marvel Comics’ popular “The Thing,” “Eagle Eye,” “Rise,” The Tax Man,” “Last Request,” “Body and Soul” and the controversial “Wired,” in which he played John Belushi, a role he auditioned for days after his college graduation.  Chiklis recently launched his music career, and he and his rock group, The Michael Chiklis Band, have released two singles, “‘Til I Come Home” and “Make Me High,” which are currently available on iTunes and most other digital platforms.  The Michael Chiklis Band is currently making its debut album via Extravaganza Productions, Chikils’s new production company, which is developing a number of projects for film, television and music.

 

Having led more than 1,300 Boston Pops concerts, Keith Lockhart is now in his 17th season as Boston Pops Conductor.  He has made 70 television shows, led 34 national and four overseas tours with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and recorded 11 albums.  His tenure has been marked by a dramatic increase in touring, the orchestra’s first GRAMMY nominations, the first major network national broadcast (on CBS Television) of the Fourth of July spectacular from the Esplanade and the release of the Boston Pops’ first self-produced and self-distributed recordings, now numbering four: Sleigh Ride, America, Oscar & Tony and The Red Sox Album.  He also led the Pops for Chris Botti’s In Boston CD and DVD, which received multiple GRAMMY nominations earlier this year.

 

Now in its 126th year, The Boston Pops has a rich and storied history that began with its founding in 1885.  The Boston Pops Orchestra has distinguished itself as the founder of and leader in its genre, presenting the best of a wide variety of music from jazz to pop, indie rock to big band, film music to the great American songbook, and Broadway to classical.  Though Arthur Fiedler’s nearly 50-year tenure as Pops conductor (1930-1979) established the Boston Pops as a national icon, Conductor Laureate John Williams (1980-1993) and present-day conductor Keith Lockhart (1995-present) have shepherded the orchestra through three decades of tumultuous change in the world of music.  The Boston Pops, “America’s Orchestra,” performs for an audience of nearly 900,000 people annually in Boston, across the country and around the world, and reaches millions more through its recordings and television broadcasts.  For more information, visit http://www.bostonpops.org/.

 

Boston 4 Productions (http://www.july4th.org/) has produced this annual event for the past 38 years, for which approximately 800,000 people pack Boston’s Charles River Esplanade.  In addition, more than seven million people across the country and the globe join the Boston Pops through the annual televised broadcast, sponsored by Liberty Mutual Group.

 

The BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR broadcast and live event will be produced by Boston 4 Productions and White Cherry Entertainment, in collaboration with IMG Media.  Boston 4 Productions’ David G. Mugar is executive producer.  Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner will produce the national telecast; Michael Mathis of IMG Media and Sheryl Bourisk for WBZ-TV will produce the local telecast seen on WBZ-TV Boston.  Glenn Weiss will direct both the local and Network broadcasts.

 

RATING:  To Be Announced

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NBC AIRS SEASON FINALES OF HIT SUMMER SHOWS “AMERICA’S GOT TALENT” AND “MINUTE TO WIN IT” THIS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14-15 — LEADING INTO THE PREMIERES OF “PARENTHOOD” AND NEW DRAMA “OUTLAW”

September 14, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

TWO-PART SEASON FINALE OF ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ FEATURES PERFORMANCES BY THE FINAL FOUR ACTS AS WELL AS SPECIAL GUEST STARS DAVID COPPERFIELD, DONNA SUMMER, GOO GOO DOLLS, JEWEL, LIONEL RICHIE, THE BEATLES LOVE BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, SARAH BRIGHTMAN, USHER — AND OTHER SURPRISE GUESTS — ON SEPTEMBER 14-15

On September 14 the Season Finale of Hit Competition Show “Minute To Win It,” Celebrates U.S. Armed Forces as Iraqi War Veterans Compete to Win the $1 Million Prize for Their Families

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – September 13, 2009 – The season finales of NBC’s hit summer shows “America’s Got Talent” on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 14-15 as well as “Minute To Win It” on Tuesday, September 14, will lead in to the premieres of the critically acclaimed drama “Parenthood” (10-11 p.m. ET) and the highly anticipated new drama “Outlaw” (10-11 p.m. ET) starring Jimmy Smits.

On September 14 (9-10 p.m. ET), the final four acts of the summer’s #1 series, “America’s Got Talent,” are Fighting Gravity, Jackie Evancho, Michael Grimm and Prince Poppycock. They will perform live one last time for the $1 million prize and a chance at a headlining show in Las Vegas. In the series’ season finale on September 15 (NEW TIME: 8-10 p.m. ET), special guest stars David Copperfield, Donna Summer, Goo Goo Dolls, Jewel, Lionel Richie, The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil, Sarah Brightman, Usher and many more surprise guests will appear before this season’s winner of “America’s Got Talent” is revealed live by host Nick Cannon.

Hip-hop sensation Usher will be singing his chart-topping single “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love Again.” The Goo Goo Dolls will perform a medley of   the band’s first single “Home” from their new album — “Something for the Rest of Us” along with their #1 hit song “Slide.” David Copperfield will perform two exciting illusions from his Las Vegas show and the cast of The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil will feature performances from the Beatles-inspired show. Jewel will perform a duet with finalist Michael Grimm, Richie will perform with finalists Fighting Gravity, Sarah Brightman will sing with finalist Jackie Evancho and Donna Summer will perform with finalist Prince Poppycock.

The season finale of hit competition show “Minute To Win It” on September 14 (8-9 p.m. ET) is a celebration of the men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces and will feature injured Iraqi War veterans Ed Salau and Andy Butterworth as the team up together to win the $1 million for their families. In front of an Armed Forces audience, they must first take on the “Sticky Balls” challenge in which they roll marbles and stick them to a piece of double-sided tape laid across the end of the table. Guy Fieri (“Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”) hosts the competition show which features competitors participating in a series of simple, yet nerve-wracking challenges with household items.

Looking forward to next season, “America’s Got Talent” has also announced the first three audition cities for next season: Los Angeles, Denver and Chicago. The open auditions begin in October and in early 2011 the series will hold auditions in New York, Atlanta, Seattle and Houston. Prospective candidates can go to www.AGTauditions.com to pre-register and get more information.

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