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Forever Leavin' Pork & Beans: Big Chart Moves By Summer Single Contenders

Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on this week's Billboard charts:

You can't kill Leona Lewis, you can only make her stronger. For the first time in 30 years, a song returns to the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 after being evicted twice. Love her or hate her, Ol' Dead Eyes is back.

As unusual as Leona's threepeat is, the more interesting moves this week are made below the No. 1 spot, in part because it looks like the songs we may be hearing during car-radio season are hitting the charts now. That includes big debuts by the unsinkable Chris Brown and heartthrob Jesse McCartney, a first-time appearance by new British "It" girl Duffy, and a huge move on Modern Rock by a certain gang of veteran geek-rockers trying to regain their cred.

2:00 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Chris Molanphy
1,310 views, 7 comments

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Chris Brown Is Still Flogging The "New Michael Jackson" Thing For All It's Worth

And now he's dragging Lil Mama along with him, as evidenced by the "Scream"-biting video for "Shawty Get Loose," the latest attempt to let the Top 40-listening masses that the pint-sized rapper has other songs besides "Lip Gloss." Whoever had the idea that ~~ripping off~~ paying homage to a video that's most well-known for its '90s-music-biz budget-breaking aplomb—and trying to perform that tribute on what's clearly a pretty tight budget—was the best way to reinforce the CB/MJ connection seems kinda misguided, you know? Especially given that at this point in time, calling Lil Mama the "next Janet Jackson" sounds like a way to doom her future career prospects. (At least wait until her album has a release date!) [YouTube via ONTD]

10:30 AM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Maura Johnston
313 views, 13 comments

Latest by rhythmchyc: @30f: I was speaking about the video, only, actually. And the room with all the TV screens simply reminded me of the Diddy video and all its gloss. So sorry I can't feel like this was materialistic. more »

100 and single

It's Time For A Good Old-Fashioned Flo Rida Vs. Norsemen Smackdown

Ed. note: Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on the Billboard Hot 100 in the latest installment of "100 And Single":

For a fifth week, Flo Rida's "Low" rules Billboard's Hot 100. But that bit of warmed-over southern crunk finally has some competition: "With You," Chris Brown's collaboration with Norwegian pop-masters StarGate, is the biggest gainer in both sales and airplay on the entire chart. Unless there's a left-field surge by a fast-rising Rihanna, Mr. Brown will likely evict Mr. Rida from No. 1 in another week or two.

5:15 PM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Chris Molanphy
642 views, 7 comments

100 and single

Heckuva Job, Brownie: Chris B. Has A Good Week On The Hot 100

Ed. note: Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on the Billboard Hot 100 in the latest installment of "100 And Single": More »

4:15 PM on Thu Jan 17 2008
By Chris Molanphy
484 views, 5 comments

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Lil' Mama Demolishes Everyone In Her Path

"Everyone needs T-Pain, Maura. Haven't you figured that out?" Jess asked me when I griped about the new Lil Mama single, which features T-Pain and Chris Brown, to him. And I can see his point in a way; Lil Mama's follow-up single to "Lip Gloss," the not-bad-at-all "G-Slide (Tour Bus)," was one of those songs that managed to hit only in the alternate pop universe of TRL, and her album's been pushed back so much, she probably won't be very lil by the time it comes out. So starpower can only help her career. But! More »

1:30 PM on Fri Jan 11 2008
By mjohnston
406 views, 5 comments

Latest by jasonelias: I was out by the "Janet Jack" line. more »

Today's completely eww bit of conjecture: Has 18-year-old Chris Brown been sleeping with his manager for the past two years? And if the answer to that is "yes," how on earth did they keep that little secret away from his mother for the whole time? [Sandra Rose News]

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American Music Awards Afterparty Sounds Almost As Bad As The Show Itself

According to Page Six, not only was the afterparty for Sunday night's American Music Awards in the parking lot of Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre, the door was being policed by someone who apparently hadn't done their TRL homework. Or maybe she didn't recognize Chris Brown out of Tron mode? More »

8:46 AM on Tue Nov 20 2007
By mjohnston
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He's N Luv (Wit the Radio): Flo Rida Gives T-Pain Umpteenth Hot 100 Smash

Ed. note: Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on the Billboard Hot 100 in the latest installment of "100 And Single":

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videodrone

Chris Brown Is A Very Well-Dressed Spreader Of Christmas Cheer

Entrenched in the "Kiss"ing Booth: Chris Brown And T-Pain Stay Atop The Charts

Ed. note: Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on the Billboard Hot 100 in the latest installment of "100 And Single":

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Smells Like Teen Handoff: Chris Brown Takes The Baton From Soulja Boy

Ed. note: Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on the Billboard Hot 100 in the latest installment of "100 And Single":

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What Can Brown Do For Us?: Chris Blows a "Kiss" Right Behind Soulja Boy on Hot 100

Ed. note: Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on the Billboard Hot 100 in the latest installment of "100 And Single":

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Good Thing Chris Brown Didn't Decide To Throw Himself Into The Crowd This Morning

Because judging by the near-riotous reaction to him tossing his jacket into the audience at the end of his performance on Today, it looks like the crazed young ladies making up the front row would have torn him limb-from-limb, instead of his poor, defenseless (and sorta Sergio Tacchini-looking!) jacket.

12:42 PM on Fri Aug 31 2007
By mjohnston
963 views, 6 comments

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Attn. Perverts: Those Chris Brown Nudes Are Fakes

Teen R&B semi-sensation Chris Brown—who, it behooves us to point out, only turned 18 about three months ago—has helpfully cleared up the issue of those Internet-distributed nudie pictures that hit the Web before he was even able to vote. He also disses another barely legal pop R&B star for apparently not being good enough to date his squeaky ass and talks about appearing on the new Aesop Rock album^*: More »

2:00 PM on Tue Aug 28 2007
By jharv
2,821 views, 3 comments

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How The "Chris Brown's Album In Jeopardy" Rumor Became Today's Most Puzzling Rumor In The World

Artist: Chris Brown
Rumor: Because of the lukewarm response to his first single, "Wall To Wall," the R & B singer's forthcoming album, Exclusive, may be scrapped by his label, Zomba.
First mention: That Grape Juice, which had previously broken the news about Mya's album suffering the same fate, posted the rumor on Sunday. The item cited the lackluster chart performance of "Wall To Wall," which leaked in May and is currently at No. 84 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Build-Up: Vibe Confidential tried to link to the That Grape Juice post in question yesterday, although someone stuck a huge break tag in the middle of the HREF.
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3:49 PM on Tue Jul 3 2007
By mjohnston
1,503 views, 3 comments

Latest by silkyjumbo: huh. i'm hearing a chris brown song on "urban" radio here in atlanta quite a bit, but it's not this one. and he recently played a packed out show in a decent sized venue. maybe labels should let the screaming more »

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Leak Of The Day: Chris Brown Is Climbing The Walls

"Wall To Wall" is the first single from Exclusive, the second full-length by R & B heartthrob Chris Brown, and it sticks pretty faithfully to the template of "Run It," with its big beats, bigger boasts, and Michael Jackson-indebted vocal stylings. We've been spinning it all morning and we're pretty into it, although we suspect it'll sound even better coming out of passing cars this summer: More »

1:37 PM on Fri May 4 2007
By mjohnston
3,891 views, 9 comments

Blender Blog Ready To Step Up (In The Name Of Love)

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