LAist is proud to offer a weekly chart roundup of Billboard Magazine's most coveted rankings. Join us as we revel in the conventional standard of musical success. Let us cross our fingers, hoist our lighters, and dream together of the supreme resurrection of artist-driven recordings that will forever eclipse the dark cloud of big label greed, A&R sleaze and disposable audio. Amen. Here are this week's chart toppers. Behold the #1s. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Billboard Charts...
On The Charts - Music To Bash Your Head Into A Brick Wall By: Rush, Celine Dion, Maroon 5, Michael Buble, Bon Jovi, Bebel Gilberto, Tiesto
American Idol: Sanjaya Strikes Again
LAist will cut to the chase and do in less than a minute what American Idol took 30 minutes to do tonight: Rocker chick Gina Glocksen is out and Sanjaya Malakar just took another step toward the finals. If you need a few more details than that, then read on... The nine finalists were split into three groups: >> Group 1: Blake Lewis, Chris Richardson and Sanjaya Malakar >> Group 2: Haley Scarnato, Gina...
Tony Bennett Stung by the Curse of Sanjaya?
As AI contestants drop off one-by-one the show thanks to the Sanjaya Effect, senior citizen crooner Tony Bennett has become the latest casualty and it makes us wonder if it might have something to do with Mr. Malakar.
American Idol: The Sanjaya Show Continues
Tonight on American Idol, octogenarian crooner Tony Bennett coached the remaining nine contestants. While we were semi-excited to hear the Idols take on the standards, LAist was really anticipating what form Sanjaya’s shape-shifting hair would take on this week? Maybe a salt and pepper gray in honor of Mr. Bennet? No such luck. This week, Sanjaya wore a ’do that was much tamer than the faux-hawk: just the simple slicked-back crooner look. But we...
On The Charts - Pretty Ricky, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Shins, The Good, The Bad & The Queen, Martina McBride, Pink, Grateful Dead, Moe, Shakira, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Damian Marley, Fall Out Boy, 2007 Grammy Nominees, Nine Inch Nails
LAist is proud to offerer a weekly, chart roundup of Billboard Magazine’s most coveted rankings. Join us as we revel in the conventional standard of musical success. Let us cross our fingers, hoist our lighters, and dream together of the supreme resurrection of artist-driven recordings that will forever eclipse the dark cloud of big label greed, A&R sleaze and disposable audio. Amen. Here are this week’s chart toppers. Behold the #1s. __________________________________________________________________________________________ A selection...
On The Charts - This Ain't No Party:Fall Out Boy, Daughtry, Aventura, Ciara, Goo Goo Dolls, Guns N’ Roses, Rich Boy, Silversun Pickups, Carrie Underwood, Smokie Norful, Sola, RBD, Baby Einstein, Carla Bruni
Nothing says I love you, quite like poor compression. Here to express how I feel about this week’s On The Charts, using only this week’s Billboard No.1s, is a video diary of my deepest sentiments.
On The Charts - The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same: Beyonce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Nelly Furtado, James Brown, The Beatles, Rodney Atkins, Sammie, Il Divo, Wicked, Celtic Woman, Daughtry
Beyonce continues to bully the charts. And far too many people think that buying Kenny G CDs is an appropriate use of money. I know we can do better than this. Here to make miserable your otherwise sunny day is a list of this week’s Billboard No.1s. Below is the short list. More good news after the jump... Billboard Charts Issue Date: January 27, 2007 The Billboard 200 - Dreamgirls:Soundtrack The Billboard Hot 100...

