New Music Monday: “Forever”

Click pic to play "Forever"

Grade = A-

The 2009 VMAs: Top 10 Most Memorable Moments

Lady GaGa on Kermit action! (rated PG)

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards were all the rage this week. Twitter, Google, and MTV online have been buzzing with activity surrounding this momentous event.

The level of controversy at the VMAs this year was over-the-top to say the least but this year’s Video Music Awards were by far the most exciting in a long time.

Jay-Z “Run This Town” – Hit Pick Update

Burning up the Billboard charts this week with a jump from #66 to #3 on the Hot 100

Hit Pick: Jay-Z “Run This Town”

Jay-Z + Rihanna + Kanye West = Top 40 hit guaranteed

Hit Prediction:
Top 3 – US Billboard Hot Rap
Top 10 – US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop, Ireland
Top 20 – US Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Digital
Date: August 17, 2009
Current positions: #8 – US Billboard Hot Rap, #15 – Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop, #16 – Ireland, #66 – Billboard Hot 100

lyrics: Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye “Run This Town”

Chart performance: #8 - US Billboard Hot Rap, #15 - US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop, #16 - Ireland, #66 - US Billboard Hot 100

Album: The Blueprint 3

lyrics: Kid Cudi “Make Her Say”

Chart performance: #14 - US Billbaord Hot Rap, #23 - US Rhythmic Top 40, #39 - US Billboard Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop, #50 - US Billboard Hot 100

Album – Man on the Moon: The End of the Day

lyrics: Beyonce ft. Kanye West “Ego”

Chart stats: #3 - US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop, #11 - New Zealand, #14 - Turkey, #29 - Sweden, #39 - US Billboard Hot 100

Album: I Am…Sasha Fierce

“Knock You Down” – Lyrics

Chart stats: #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 in New Zealand, #2 in Ireland, #5 in the UK

Album: In A Perfect World