The most notable move on any of Billboard’s flagship singles charts this week isn’t on the Hot 100, where the Black Eyed Peas make it a month at No. 1 with the tiresome “Boom Boom Pow.”
Instead, over on the normally snoozy Modern Rock chart, a veteran band makes the second-biggest leap to No. 1 in a decade and a half, and in the process breaks out of a tie with U2 for the second-biggest roster of penthouse-dwellers in this chart’s history.
I’m speaking of Green Day, a band with arguably the most daunting challenge of any act in post-millennial rock (especially since Axl Rose finally got Chinese Democracy out of his system): following up an album that hit the trifecta of popular success, critical acclaim and industry recognition.
Scoring a No. 1 hit right away at radio sets up that forthcoming album nicely. But a close examination of the erstwhile Bay Area punkers’ chart history indicates that this quick score doesn’t necessarily mean much as a predictor of Green Day’s success. MORE »
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Green Day Own Rock Charts, Prepare to Qualify
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Flo Rida Must Have A Lot Of Rollover Minutes
Two-hit wonder Flo Rida is taking the “reach out and touch someone” idea to a new level, giving out his phone number to those people who actually went the extra mile to buy his record: “If they can go out and buy my albums, I can at least make the sacrifice to holler at the few people who call,” he told CNN. Presumably this means that people who only bought his record-breaking singles, but didn’t go the extra mile to Mail On Sunday or R.O.O.T.S. (which, according to Hits, sold about 55,000 copies in its first week in stores—a far cry from “Right Round”’s one-week total of 636,000 downloads). “A lot of times I’m busy so they’ll get my voice mail. And if I can speak to them and I have time, I always text back. Because I think that’s very important.” Now that’s service! In case you want to ring him up, the number is… after the jump. MORE »
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Flo Rida To Get Right Round Al Roker
Confirmed Dead or Alive abuser / alleged rabbit abuser Flo Rida will make his Today debut during this summer’s installment of the morning show’s Summer Concert Series (now entering its 14th year!). “I’m getting goosebumps just even thinking about it,” he said of the appearance. “I always do something real big every time I get on TV, but since this is my first time on Today I definitely have to set the mark very high.” That actually makes him sound kind of humble and sweet. Darn you, Flo Rida, making me like you! In other news, the Dave Matthews Band will make its first appearance with Ann Curry and Co. This is made even more surprising by the fact that All-American Rejects will be making their third appearance. Full lineup after the jump! MORE »
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Flo Rida Tries To Overcome The Struggle Of Being A Two-Hit Wonder
Our look at the closing lines of the week’s biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to R.O.O.T.S. (Route Of Overcoming The Struggle), the second album by record-breaking MC Flo Rida: MORE »
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Flo Rida’s Entourage Samples “Kill Da Wabbit” In A Very Wrong Way
Two members of Flo Rida’s entourage are wanted… MORE »
