Shontelle's No Gravity may have floated into the the Billboard Top 200 album chart this week at #81 like the limp corpse of a hooker facedown in a muddy river, but at least her label spent $30 on her music video for "Perfect Nightmare," right?
Robyn's Body Talk Pt. 2 charts better in the UK (#38) than the first part did in June (#47), but her new single "Hang With Me" has a disastrous debut at #54 this week. Only three months ago "Dancing On My Own" made it to #8 on the Brit singles chart.
The rest of it is pretty dull this week. Hurts drop eight positions to #12 on the album chart with Happiness, while their single "Wonderful Life" is still hanging in there in the lower reaches of the Top 40, this week at #38.
Meanwhile, Shontelle (just barely) lands her second UK Top 10 single with "Impossible", which goes in at #10. Here in the States that trash went to #13 and hung around forever until it eventually went platinum.
The U.K. Top 10:
1. "Start Without You" - Alexandra Burke *2 weeks* 2. "Dynamite" - Taio Cruz 3. "Teenage Dream" - Katy Perry 4. "For The First Time" - The Script 5. "Please Don't Let Me Go" - Olly Murs 6. "Love The Way You Lie" - Eminem feat. Rihanna 7. "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" - Usher feat. Pitbull 8. "Katy On A Mission" - Katy B 9. "Club Can't Handle Me" - Flo Rida feat. David Guetta 10. "Impossible" - Shontelle *new*
After somewhat flooding the airwaves with her semi-hit "Impossible" this summer, 2008 Chart Rigger Worst Of The Year honoree Shontelle has now recorded an actual good song for a change in the form of "Perfect Nightmare" (not to be confused with Ne-Yo's current flop "Beautiful Monster").
Rodney Jerkins produced this trash, and it seems having a hit with Lady Gaga and Beyonce's "Telephone" has given Darkchild a flare for dance-pop.
Am I ashamed to admit I like a Shontelle jam? Sure. It's kind of like when you get crabs from a priest—you know you did something bad, but Jesus already knew you were a whore in the first place, so it's okay.
Here's hoping "Perfect Nightmare" is another #36 smash for Shontelle on the U.S. chart!
Congrats to all the winners at last nights's 5th Annual Barbados Music Awards, which was a tribute to Michael Jackon and saw a soul stirring performance by former American Idol Fantasia Barrino. It was held at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium in Bridgetown. Click HERE for a review of the performances.
Joseph Jackson (right), father of the late international music icon, Michael Jackson, received an International Icon Award and the International Lifetime Achievement Award (in memoriam) on behalf of his son from Prime Minister David Thompson. Photo source
2010 WINNERS
Soca Up-Tempo Single-
Edwin Yearwood- "In De Middle A De Road"
Soca Mid-Tempo Single (Male)
RPB- Something's Happening
Soca Mid- Tempo Single (Female)
Natahlee- "What We Do"
Best Social Commentary
RPB- "Home Drums"
Best Collaboration
Alison Hinds & Richie Spice- "King and Queen"
Song of the Year
RPB- "Something's Happening"
Album of the Year (Artist / Group)
Shontelle-Shontelligence
Album of the Year (Compilation)
Monsta Piece- AWOL
Producer of the Year
KB Sharp
Songwriter of the Year
Mr. Dale
Backing Vocalist of the Year
Indra Rudder
Instrumentalist of the Year
Darien Bailey
Best Music Video (Male)
Kirk Brown feat. Justin King & Tejay- "Shawty Get"
Best Music Video (Female)
Tarah- "Push Back / Love De Carnival"
Best New Artist
Sir Ruel
Reggae Artist of the Year
Buggy
Jazz Artist of the Year
Kellie CaDogan
Gospel Artist of the Year
Mya Daniel
Soca Artist of the Year
TC
Pop / Rock / Alternative Artist of the Year
Philip 7
Rap / Hip- Hop Artist of the Year
Ruby Tech
Soul / R&B Artist of the Year
Jaicko
Band / Group of the Year
Krosfyah
Entertainer of the Year (Male)
Edwin Yearwood
Entertainer of the Year (Female)
Alison Hinds
Song of the Decade
Rihanna- Umbrella
Band / Group of the Decade
Krosfyah
Entertainer of the Decade
(Male)Lil Rick
Entertainer of the Decade
(Female)Rihanna
2010 HONOREES
Congrats to Edwin Yearwood and Krosfyah. You guys have been entertaining us for so long. Here's one of my fav songs and videos.
CORNERSTONE AWARDS
Arturo Valentino
JoAnne Sealey
Andrea Gollop- Greenidge
ANTHONY BRYAN
Natahlee
Herring
Biggie Irie
John Sealy
John Roett
Tony Thompson
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tony Hoyos
LIVING LEGEND AWARD
Marvo Manning
BMA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Terencia "TC" Coward
BMA PLATINUM AWARD
Shontelle- (Shontelligence, T Shirt)
INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Toni Braxton
Fantasia Barrino
INTERNATIONAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (In Memoriam)
Joseph Jackson (right), father of the late international music icon, Michael Jackson, received an International Icon Award and the International Lifetime Achievement Award (in memoriam) on behalf of his son from Prime Minister David Thompson.
