Hot Video Alert: LMFAO feat. Natalia Kills - Champagne Showers

I feel like I haven't really given LMFAO a proper chance and I don't have an answer as to why. Redfoo and SkyBlu (AKA Stefan Kendal Gordy and Skyler Husten Gordy) first appeared on the charts with their debut single "I'm In Miami Bitch" was a top ten hit over in the UK but here in America it peaked just outside of the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band really didn't have a proper "breakthrough" until 2010 when their David Guetta collaboration, "Gettin' Over You" peaked top ten in eleven countries including three #1's! IMPRESSIVE and kind of out of nowhere. I don't know if the material from their first album wasn't strong enough, or maybe it was just too Euro for America. Regardless - the boys are back in a big way and I'm into it big time.

"Party Rock Anthem" was really the song that converted me into an LMFAO fan. I don't know if it was the FABULOUS Lauren Bennett (formerly of the Paradiso Girls) or just the catchy nature of the song itself, but it absolutely has me shuffling every time it comes on my playlist now. The song gave LMFAO their first top 5 hit here in the U.S., where it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, not to mention #5 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart, #9 on the US Pop Songs chart and #10 on the US Rap Songs chart. IMMENSE! The song also went #1 in ten countries including the UK, Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, France and more! That's what I call a hit song!

Their sophomore album, Sorry For Party Rocking was just released on June 21st and features "Party Rock Anthem" as well as the band's new Natalia Kills-assisted new single, "Champagne Showers." While not nearly as catchy as "Party Rock Anthem," the beat is infectious and that's a big part in any successful dance single. I was hoping Natalia Kills would be featured more prominently, at least in terms of vocals. While she does sing in the chorus, her voice is heavily masked by vocal effects, made even more difficult to understand by her high falsetto.

The fantastic videos for both "Party Rock Anthem" and "Champagne Showers" follow one another, taking cues from popular horror movies. In the "Party Rock Anthem" video," 28 Days Later is spoofed, except instead of waking up to a world filled with zombies, RedFoo and SkyBlu are surprised to find out that world has been taken over by "shufflers," who have all been "infected" by the release of "Party Rock Anthem." The song is just SO infectious that it makes people want to shuffle. The "Champagne Showers" video spoofs the vampire flick From Dusk Till Dawn, taking the boys of LMFAO to an underground vampire club, overseen by the queen of darkness herself Natalia Kills. The boys defeat the sexy vampire hoards with showers of holy champagne (AKA Champagne Showers). These boys certainly get an A++ in the creativity department. Can't wait to see what the next video is like!

"Champagne Showers" was released in Europe on May 27th and has so far, failed to live up to it's predecessor at least in terms of chart performance. On the ARIA Singles Chart, the track peaked at #26, in Ireland #20, in Scotland #32 and in the UK #46. On the dance charts, the song has been doing notably better, peaking at #9 on the ARIA Dance Chart and at #13 on the UK Dance Chart. Watch both videos in order below and if you haven't picked up the singles yet, do so now! "Party Rock Anthem" is available on U.S. iTunes HERE and "Champagne Showers" is available on UK iTunes HERE. Both songs appear on the album, Sorry For Party Rocking, out now worldwide on will.iam/Cherrytree/Interscope Records.

Check out LMFAO on the web:

Official Site//MySpace//Facebook//Twitter//YouTube

Hot Video Alert: Paradiso Girls - Who's My Bitch

Wow. Has it really been OVER A YEAR since Robin Antin's own Paradiso Girls released their debut single, "Patron Tequila?" Insanity! When "Patron Tequila" was released my expectations were pretty high for the girls. Now...I don't know what to think. The girls' unveiled their second single "Who's My Bitch" today on MySpace (watch it HERE if embedded content isn't working) and it's sort of a let down for me. "Patron Tequila" was high energy, and featured both Lil' Jon and Eve..."Who's My Bitch" is just the girls. And while Lauren Bennett's operatic solo thing at the beginning is pretty impressive, the song itself is kind of a mess.

The song itself is a bit too slow moving to me. Oh...and the girls are BARELY singing! At least "Patron Tequila" had some verses that allowed Chelsea, Lauren and Aria to do their thing. This is pretty much a cheer leader chant backed up by a sexy beat. The video also doesn't really have anything going on except for the girls dancing around a studio. Things get a little more interesting at the 2:23 mark where the video goes black & white and feature Chelsea, Aria, Lauren, Shar and Kelly dressed exactly the same, donning black Britney Spears wigs. Overall, however...a disappointment, especially considering how long it's taken come out with new material. Maybe some club mixes will cheer me up? Considering "Patron Tequila" went Top 3 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart, they'd be silly not to release some remixes.

What I CAN say about the video is that it really showcases the girls' sex appeal. I gotta hand it to Chelsea Korka - you've come a long way baby! I remember way back from Search For the Next Doll where Chelsea was the "singer" of the competition. She had very little dance experience. By watching this video, you can tell she's been working her ass off. Good for you girl.

The single is due out sometime this year, as is their debut album Crazy Horse.

Check out the Paradiso Girls on the web:

Official Site/MySpace/Facebook/Twitter (Aria, Chelsea, Lauren, Kelly, Shar)

Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart - August 13, 2009

Not too much movement in the Top 10 this past week. Most artists moved either one or two spots up. The Paradiso Girls dropped from 3 to 10, as did the The Pussycat Dolls, but that was to be expected as they were in the #1 spot last week. Bubbling under the Top 10 are some exciting artists including La Roux (Bulletproof - #11), Jonas Brothers (Paranoid - #21), and the Noisettes (Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - #22). And without further ado...here's this past week's Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart.

Thursday, August 13 2009

Waking Up In Vegas (Katy Perry)

#1 (Last Week - #2)

Crazy Possessive (Kaci Battaglia)

#2 (Last Week - #4)

Fire Burning (Sean Kingston)

#3 (Last Week - #5)

Money's Too Tight To Mention (Simply Red)

#4 (Last Week - #6)

Be Alright (Kristine W.)

#5 (Last Week - #7)

Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé)

#6 (Last Week - #9)

Goodbye (Kristinia DeBarge)

#7 (Last Week - #10)

Hush Hush;Hush Hush (The Pussycat Dolls)

#8 (Last Week - #1)

Give You Everything (Erika Jayne)

#9 (Last Week - #8)

Patron Tequila (Paradiso Girls feat. Lil Jon & Eve)

#10 (Last Week - #3)

Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart - August 6, 2009

I've been so out of it after work this past week, so my blog posts have become less frequent. I need to get myself some more energy! Perhaps I should go to the gym...I am after all paying for a membership. ANYWAY...here's this past weeks Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart. Last week's #1, Erika Jayne's "Give You Everything" drops down to #8 leaving the #1 spot to the Pussycat Dolls. Sweet! I'm also thrilled to see that "Patron Tequila" jumped up to #3. Good for the Paradiso Girls! Beyoncé's "Sweet Dreams" jumps up 8 spots this week, entering the Top 10 at #9.

Oh...so I'm super excited about a couple of opportunities coming up...I'll should be receiving a copy of the new (or should I say debut) Erika Jayne album for review, Pretty Mess, due out August 11th via E1 Music. EXCITING! I love Ms. Jayne. She's playing a few clubs here in the States so check her out if you can! August 11, Jayne's playing the House of Blues in Atlantic City and on September 5th, you can catch her in Vegas at Crave.

Thursday, August 6 2009

Hush Hush;Hush Hush (The Pussycat Dolls)

#1 (Last Week - #2)

Waking Up In Vegas (Katy Perry)

#2 (Last Week - #3)

Patron Tequila (Paradiso Girls feat. Lil Jon & Eve)

#3 (Last Week - #5)

Crazy Possessive (Kaci Battaglia)

#4 (Last Week - #8)

Fire Burning (Sean Kingston)

#5 (Last Week - #6)

Money's Too Tight To Mention (Simply Red)

#6 (Last Week - #7)

Be Alright (Kristine W.)

#7 (Last Week - #11)

Give You Everything (Erika Jayne)

#8 (Last Week - #1)

Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé)

#9 (Last Week - #17)

Goodbye (Kristinia DeBarge)

#10 (Last Week - #14)

Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart - July 30, 2009

Here's Thursday's Hot Dance/Club Play Chart from Billboard. LA-based dance/electro-pop singer Erika Jayne takes the top spot this week, seeing PSB drop back down to #9. Lady Gaga's "LoveGame" also drops from #5 to #10. I'm BEYOND thrilled that the Paradiso Girls have hit the Top 5 (although I wish they'd hit the mainstream charts with just as much gusto). Not any other big moves in the Top Ten, but a side note...I'm really hoping that all of these rumors circulating about the Pussycat Dolls breaking up aren't true. I can't say that I'd be surprised if they were true, I'm just hoping they aren't. The world still needs some Doll Domination!

Erika Jayne

Thursday, July 30 2009

Give You Everything (Erika Jayne)

#1 (Last Week - #2)

Hush Hush;Hush Hush (The Pussycat Dolls)

#2 (Last Week - #3)

Waking Up In Vegas (Katy Perry)

#3 (Last Week - #4)

Sing (Wynonna Judd)

#4 (Last Week - #6)

Patron Tequila (Paradiso Girls feat. Lil Jon & Eve)

#5 (Last Week - #7)

Fire Burning (Sean Kingston)

#6 (Last Week - #8)

Money's Too Tight To Mention (Simply Red)

#7 (Last Week - #9)

Crazy Possessive (Kaci Battaglia)

#8 (Last Week - #10)

Love Etc. (Pet Shop Boys)

#9 (Last Week - #1)

LoveGame (Lady Gaga)

#10 (Last Week - #5)

Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart - July 23, 2009

Billboard has always been one of my top resources for this blog. My favorite sections? The news section of course, the charts and the Ask Billboard column (now written by Gary Trust).

Sometime early this week or late last week, Billboard.com got a complete makeover. While it took me a little while to get used to it...I'm really starting to like it. It appears that the Ask Billboard column has now been melded together with Chart Beat. Makes sense I guess. The charts section AMAZING now. I love it. Gray and pink...good color scheme, Billboard. Nice work.

Every Thursday without fail, I check out Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play Chart to see which of my favorite dance artists are moving where. This chart tracks "the week's most popular songs played in dance clubs, compiled from reports from a national sample of club DJs."

Starting today, and every Thursday after I'll be posting the top 10 from Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play Chart. Sure, it's redundant if you read Billboard on your own but if you don't and you like dance music - I've got you covered!

Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Chart -

Thursday, July 23 2009

Love Etc. (Pet Shop Boys)
#1 - (Last Week - #2)
Give You Everything (Erika Jayne)
#2 - (Last Week - #4)
Hush Hush;Hush Hush (The Pussycat Dolls)
#3 - (Last Week - #5)
Waking Up In Vegas (Katy Perry)
#4 - (Last Week - #6)
LoveGame (Lady Gaga)
#5 - (Last Week - #1)

Sing (Wynonna Judd)

#6 - (Last Week - #7)

Patron Tequila (Paradiso Girls feat. Lil Jon & Eve)

#7 - (Last Week - #10)

Fire Burning (Sean Kingston)

#8 - (Last Week - #11)

Money's Too Tight To Mention (Simply Red)

#9 - (Last Week - #12)

Crazy Possessive (Kaci Battaglia)

#10 - (Last Week - #14)

My Weekly Last FM Chart

The Prophet's been blogging about his Last FM charts...this is something I did a while back but never kept up with. Seeing it on The Prophet got me thinking that perhaps, I should give it a shot again. Here it goes...my most listened to artists and songs for the week.

Most Listened To Artists:

1. Pitbull

2. Beyonce

3. Britney Spears

4. LMFAO

5. The Pussycat Dolls

Most Listened To Song:

1. Pittbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)

2. Paradiso Girls - Patron Tequila

3. Freemasons (feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor) - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)

4. LMFAO - Scream My Name

5. Jimi Polo - Better Days (Sasha Remix)

My Favorite Music Videos RIGHT NOW!

So, I'm not ashamed to admit it...the disposable income I do have goes to music AND the occasional music video, which I then put onto my iPod for some enjoyment on the T(rain). Here are some of my favorite music videos of the moment.

• Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Dirty, slutty good fun. The song is a bit overplayed right now, but this is my late-discovery. This is my walking around the city jam.

• VV Brown - Shark In The Water - I've talked about this girl before, but I can't stop raving! Her album is out in the UK soon and this is her latest single. She looks stunning in the video!

• Lady Gaga - Paparazzi - One word...E-P-I-C!!

• Cobra Starship feat. Leighton Meester - Good Girls Go Bad - Fun little peak at what Leighton Meester's debut album is going to sound like. Plus Gabe Saporta from Cobra Starship is mighty cute.

• Paradiso Girls feat. Lil Jon & Eve - Patron Tequila - Fabulous, fun summer pop. The girls look hot as ever.

• The Killers - Dustland Fairytale - Brandon Flowers = SEX

• Wale feat. Lady Gaga - Chillin' - Love Gaga in anything.

• La Roux - Bulletproof - If you haven't heard of La Roux yet, CHECK them OUT NOW. They are a new act out of the UK and they're doing a small U.S. tour this summer.

• Pussycat Dolls - Hush Hush; Hush Hush - Call me gay (I am gay), but I love me some PCD. This song is plenty of fun and the girls look amazing.

• Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) - Sophie has been my girl ever since I saw the video for "Murder on the Dancefloor."

• Gossip - Heavy Cross - Two words...Beth Ditto!

• Dan Black - Symphonies - Wish he was able to release his cover of Biggie's "Hypnotize," but this is a suitable replacement single.
  
  

• Paloma Faith - Stone, Cold Sober - Beautiful video, beautiful girl.

• Jordin Sparks - Battlefield - Video is a little boring, but the song is still ace in my book.

• Tinchy Stryder feat. Amelle Berrabah (of the Sugababes) - Never Leave You - Loved his song "Take Me Back," as well as his follow up single "Number 1." This one isn't as good as it's predecessors, but I do love me a featured vocal by a Sugababe.

• Frankmusik - Confusion Girl - Love this dude! Can't wait to get his album. It's going to be fantastic! I love the appearance in the video from Aussie singer/actress Holly Valance.

• David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over - Holy dance hit! Congrats to Kelly, who, although was dropped from her label recently, collaborated with dance genius David Guetta and put out this number 1 dance hit!

• Daniel Merriweather - Red - Beautiful song. Beautiful man.
• Lily Allen - Fuck You (Explicit) - Hilarious video.

New Jordin Sparks Promotional Photo & Paradiso Girls Video Leak

A couple of other little blurbs...saw a new photo of Jordin Sparks pop up on The Prophet. It looks like it's been tagged as an exclusive from Jordin-Sparks.org and apparently is part of a new batch of promotional photos for her upcoming new album. Whatever this photo is from - it's undeniable. Jordin looks fabulous!

Check out Jordin Sparks on the web: Official Site/MySpace/Facebook/Twitter/YouTube

Another fun bit I found on The Prophet was the leaked Paradiso Girls video for "Patron Tequila" featuring Lil Jon & Eve. It's a fun video! Apparently it's out in a couple of weeks on iTunes. I'd get this one for my iPod as well. The girls look great and I still am feeling this song. I do agree with Prophet that the choreography is lacking in this video. Perhaps they'll show us what sort of moves they got in the next video.

Check out the Paradiso Girls on the web: Official Site/MySpace/Facebook/Twitter (Aria, Chelsea, Lauren, Kelly, Shar)

Space Cowboy tweets from the set of "Patron Tequila" Video Shoot

According to Space Cowboy via his Twitter, he's on set with the Paradiso Girls for the filming of Ray Kay directed "Patron Tequila" video. The girls recently appeared in his music video for the song "Falling Down" which I love! I can't wait for this video!

iTunes has got rid of the original release with Lil Jon, replacing it with the version with Eve, which apparently is the new single version of the song. In other news, you can buy dance remixes from DJ Dan and Dave Audé on Masterbeat. The remix version just features Lil Jon, not Eve.

Their album Crazy Horse, will be released this year. The Paradiso Girls worked with producers such as Fernando Garibay, will.i.am, Sean Garrett, Cee-Lo Green, Tricky, The-Dream, and Lucas Secon.

Check out the Paradiso Girls on the web: Official Site/MySpace/Facebook/Twitter (Aria, Chelsea, Lauren, Kelly, Shar)

Space Cowboy - Falling Down (feat. Chelsea Korka of The Paradiso Girls)

When I first heard this track on The Prophet, I knew I had to have it on my iPod. Produced by RedOne (Lady Gaga, Tami Chynn, New Kids On The Block, Sugababes), this new track from French producer/electro artiste Space Cowboy features vocals from Chelsea Korka, most recently of The Paradiso Girls (formerly of CW Reality Show "The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For The Next Doll").

This track is hot! While lyrically pretty simple, there's something about the beat that's just so infectious! I can't stop listening to it. Like The Prophet, I too wish Chelsea was more prominently featured on the song. Her vocals are one of the better bits in the song and don't appear until the very end.
The video features Chelsea and the rest of the Paradiso Girls as well as a special cameo by Colby O'Donis. This is sure to be one of my summer jams!

Check out Space Cowboy on the web: Official Site/MySpace/Twitter

Check out Chelsea Korka on the web: MySpace/Twitter

Paradiso Girls Single - Out April 14th

Patron Tequila, the debut single from Paradiso Girls is coming to iTunes on April 14th. That's just two short weeks away! The track leaked this past week and Chelsea Korka has been blogging about it for a few weeks now. I'm just thrilled that it's finally almost here.

The group's Interscope page now has a promo photo and they have a website up now. Looks like the site is only a teaser for now but it's coming soon, probably closer to the single's release date. I really do love the track. There's a CD promo single floating around with an A Capella, dirty and clean version as well as an instrumental. Hot track. Look for it April 14th!

Paradiso Girls feat. Lil Jon - Patron Tequila

Chelsea Korka (of The Pussycat Dolls Present) posted the leaked version of "Patron Tequila" by the Paradiso Girls. Funny how Keri Hilson's version "leaked" last week, though now the audio has been taken off YouTube due to copyright issues. At any rate, I really am diggin' this track. I can't wait to get it in high quality and I can't wait to hear the inevitable remixes! Sounds like a well put together girl's group. The harmonies in the chorus are hot and more than one of the girls can actually sing (unlike PCD). I'm looking forward to hearing more from the Paradiso Girls!

*EDIT* Found Keri's version on another YouTube channel. The YouTube Channel has this message posted...

"HEY GIRL - KERi HiLSON, T-PAiN & LiL JON [FREE DL] SUBSCRIBE NOW AND I WILL SEND YOU A PERSONAL MESSAGE WITH THE LINK TO MY SITE WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THIS FREE MP3 DIRECTLY THANKS."

Hmm...interesting. Could there be a Paradiso Girls vs. Keri Hilson war brewin'?

• Listen To "Patron Tequila" by The Paradiso Girls - HERE
• Listen To "Hey Girl" by Keri Hilson - HERE

Which version do you like better?

Long Overdue Update! Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, Paradiso Girls & More!

I haven't really been inspired lately to do a post. Apologies. This past week saw the release of Kelly Clarkson's fabulous new album as well as the premiere of Britney's video for her controversial "If U Seek Amy," the third single from her Platinum selling album Circus.

This next week promises to be a good week for music as well...at least for me! Mandy Moore announced via her official(?) Twitter that her new single ("I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week") (?) and official website would be unveiled on Tuesday. Another thing to get excited about...I'll be attending The Ting Tings sold out show at The Paradise! Cannot WAIT for this!

Oh...and Chelsea Korka (of Pussycat Dolls Present: Search For The Next Doll) announced via her MySpace blog that we should be expecting to hear the debut of her new Robin Antin (Pussycat Dolls, Girlicious)-produced international pop group, The Paradiso Girls very shortly.

I'll try and post more regularly this week! Check out my latest obsession...will.I.Am featuring The Paradiso Girls - I Got It From My Mama (Remix). It samples Daft Punk's "Around The World," which I think is what stopped this remix from being released officially. It's hot nonetheless.

Oh...and Amy Winehouse has since dropped out of Coachella. Sad. I guess it was due to visa issues and not health reasons. Something to be thankful for.

Paradiso Girls

I've mentioned once before that Chelsea Korka from TVs The Pussycat Dolls Present: Search For The Next Doll has joined a new girl group. The group, formed by PCD visionary, Robin Antin are going to be marketed as a European Pussycat Dolls with some slight changes. One major change will be the lack of a lead singer--a "Nicole Scherzinger" if you will. The girls are from the UK, France and America. Anyway, Korka posted new pictures on her MySpace page of the fledgling girl group. They kind of remind me of the Pussycat Dolls...so I guess Robin Antin achieved what she set out to do. Like I said in the last post, they are currently signed to Interscope Records. Information is trickling out about the girls pretty slowly right now. It appears that they are in rehearsals and that Chelsea has been working on perfecting her dance moves so as I get info, I'll post it!

The Next Doll (Sort Of) - Chelsea Korka

Imagine my surprise when I read about Chelsea Korka from THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT DOLL, joining another girl group founded by Pussycat Dolls founder, Robin Antin!

The CW show pitted girls against one another with the ultimate prize being a chance to join the Pussycat Dolls as another member of the singing, dancing pop act. While Korka didn't win (Asia Nitollano did--and reportedly opted not to join PCD, instead going solo) she was my favorite. While her dancing ability was always at the bottom compared to the other girls, her singing talent and beauty had me rooting for her from the beginning. Going from self-proclaimed "fat girl" to the hot thing she is now also added an interesting dimension to her character.

Signed with Interscope Records, The Paradiso Girls is the new girl group, created by PCD founder Robin Antin. While details are few and far between right now, the group appears to be aiming for the European pop market. The group consists of 5 members, 3 English, 1 French and 1 American (Korka). According to Korka's MySpace blog the girl group will differ from groups like the Pussycat Dolls in that there will be no defined lead singer.

This is pretty exciting. The group will most likely be promoted and marketed in Europe though like I said before, there is very little concrete information available now about The Paradiso Girls. Good for Korka! She also reports in her blog that she has been taking dancing lessons. Wishing her the best!