It's that time of year once again when the music industry does its best to highlight the brightest spots of the previous year in music. Although the Grammys are notorious for offering up a few surprises, especially in the big" categories," it's a good bet this time around will be pretty straight forward.
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will be about one young artist - Taylor Swift. Expect her to sweep in the coveted Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year categories in addition to some country and a few pop categories.
Just like last year, I'm taking a stab at how Idol alums will fare tonight. My predictions are below:
Best Pop Vocal Album: The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)
Kelly Clarkson definitely deserves the nomination for her fourth album All I Ever Wanted, and many will argue the album deserves the win. But this category will be reserved as a place to make up for The Black Eyed Peas not taking home a statue in some of the bigger categories. Therefore, it seems likely that their multi-platinum The E.N.D. will triumph this time around. Still, many media outlets are calling this for Kelly, so there could still be some good surprises tonight.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Carrie Underwood, "Just A Dream"
Swift will be bringing home a whole lotta gold tonight, but the "Best Female Country Vocal Performance" category will not have her name reserved on the winner's envelope. Her "White Horse" entry was not as well-known as some of her more popular singles, and Carrie Underwood's #1 "Just a Dream" hasn't really had the chance to win her some hardware. Add to this the fact that Carrie is a perennial favorite to win at the Grammys and things look bright for her going into tonight.
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: Brad Paisley & Keith Urban, "Start a Band"
Since Carrie should be victorious in "Female Country Vocal Performance," the fact that she and Randy Travis will lose out here shouldn't be too hard to stomach. Brad Paisley and Keith Urban won for "Start a Band" at last year's Academy of Country Music Awards, and they are good bets to repeat tonight.
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Jeremy Camp, Speaking Louder Than Before
Admittedly this category is hard for me to gauge, and even though Mandisa's Freedom is a great album, it seems unlikely that she will be recognized for this LP over the more commercially successful Speaking Louder Than Before. Therefore, it appears her record at the Grammys will be extended to 0-2.
Best Musical Show Album: David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others), West Side Story
The last category isn't so much a referendum on the Idol alums attached to their respective entry (Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis on the 30th anniversary cast recording of Ain't Misbehavin') as it is the popularity of the shows themselves. That said, West Side Story is a classic that has always received widespread accolades, and the recent revival has been a success, so it only seems fitting it takes this category.
Even though I don't have every Idol alum nominated taking home a Grammy, I hope I'm wrong on the ones I don't have confidence in. It's always good to seem alums recognized for their work in the industry. And it'll be worth tuning in just to see Carrie and Jennifer Hudson partake in the tribute to Michael Jackson.
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards air at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
IDOL LIVE predix: Alums at the Grammys
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood among 2010 Grammy Award nominees
Tonight's Grammy Award Nomination Concert on CBS lacked any mention of anything Idol (with the exception of second-long clips of Adam Lambert and Chris Daughtry singing along in a montage of The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" and a clip of Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone" music video), there were a few nominations for alums of the franchise, which can be seen below:
Best Pop Vocal Album - All I Ever Wanted, Kelly Clarkson
Best Female Country Vocal Performance - "Just A Dream," Carrie Underwood
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals - "I Told You So," Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album - Freedom, Mandisa
Best Musical Show Album - Ain't Misbehavin' Robert Sher, producer (Various, composer; Various, lyricist) (30th Anniversary Cast Recording With Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis & Others)
Although there seem to be less Idol nominees this year than last, it's always good to see at least some thrown in the mix. Still, the fact that none are represented in the major categories is a little disappointing.
The 2010 Grammy Awards will air on CBS on Sun., Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. ET. A full list of nominees for all categories can be found here.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
IDOL LIVE predix: Carrie Underwood at the 2009 CMA Awards
Award shows are beginning to become old news to Carrie Underwood, as she consistently wins more categories that she's nominated than she loses at, from AMAs to ACMs and even Grammys. As she prepares to co-host the CMA Awards with fellow country star Brad Paisley for the second year in a row, Carrie looks to sweep the categories she's nominated in.
See my predictions of how Idol-related nominations will fare in tonight's live broadcast below:
>Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Once again, Carrie will have no problem nabbing the coveted "Female Vocalist of the Year" award, as she continues to prove her stardom by delivering top-notch vocal performances year after year. Although Taylor Swift obviously has the public in her corner because she's country's current "it girl," her vocals do not match up to any of those belonging to her fellow nominees. The fact that Carrie has owned this award since she was first eligible in 2006 also bodes well for her chances.
>Musical Event of the Year
"Cowgirls Don't Cry" - Brooks & Dunn with Reba McEntire
"Down The Road" - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
"Everything But Quits" - Lee Ann Womack with George Strait
"I Told You So" - Carrie Underwood with Randy Travis
"Old Enough" - The Raconteurs with Ricky Skaggs & Ashley Monroe
"Start a Band" - Brad Paisley with Keith Urban
This is another category in which Carrie will have to try hard to lose. Her duet on "I Told You So" with Randy Travis went to #1 on the country charts earlier this year, and the fact that the song was originally sung by Travis will greatly help their cause for taking this category. It could be argued that Paisley and Keith Urban are a competitive force with their "Start a Band," but they'll take home plenty of other awards during the course of the night so this one won't be a huge loss to them.
The 2009 CMA Awards will be broadcast on ABC at 8 p.m. ET. Carrie is slated to perform "Cowboy Casanova" and Daughtry will duet with Vince Gill on "Tennessee Line" of the band's sophomore album Leave This Town.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Carrie Underwood earns two CMA Awards noms
If you consider yourself a country artist, you were a finalist at some point on Idol and your name is not Carrie Underwood, you're out of luck at the 43rd annual CMA Awards.
In announcements made earlier this morning on ABC's Good Morning America and CMT's Insider Special Edition: 2009 CMA Awards Nominations, it was revealed that Carrie received two nominations for this year's awards show, one for "Female Vocalist" and one for "Musical Event" for her single "I Told You So" featuring Randy Travis. Other than that, there were no noms doled out for any other Idol alums.
Below are the categories in which Carrie is nominated and thus what her competition will be:
Female Vocalist
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Musical Event
(Award goes to each artist.)
"Cowgirls Don't Cry"
Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
Arista Nashville
"Down the Road"
Kenny Chesney (with Mac McAnally)
Blue Chair Records, BNA Records
"Everything But Quits"
Lee Ann Womack (duet with George Strait)
MCA Records
"I Told You So"
Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis
19 Recordings/Arista
"Old Enough"
The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe
Third Man Records, Warner Bros. Records
An interesting observation is the fact that Taylor Swift, who has had a very big year, was the first female to be nominated for Entertainer of the Year since 2000, something Carrie has never had the honor of receiving. Carrie did, however, receive a nomination and win in the category at the Academy of Country Music Awards earlier this year.
The CMA Awards will air on ABC on Wed., Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. ET, being held live at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn. Carrie will once again fulfill hosting duties alongside Brad Paisley.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
'Idol' Hot 100: "No Surprise" #15 (5/23/09)
There were very few shockers on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, as the Idol world had a new representative as the franchise's top song for the chart week of May 23.
Daughtry emerged on top with its new single "No Surprise," which rocketed to a #15 debut following the band's performance of the song on last week's Idol results show.
Kelly Clarkson followed with "My Life Would Suck Without You," which slipped two spots to #18, and her current single, "I Do Not Hook Up," also fell two spots to #26 - yet it remained bulletted.
Next up was Carrie Underwood's newly-crowned #1 country single "I Told You So," which was also down, as it decreased six spots to #40. And Paula Abdul made a grand entrance on the Hot 100 at #87 with her latest single "I'm Just Here For the Music" following her performance of the song on last week's Idol results show.
Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
015 --- Daughtry, "No Surprise"
018 016 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
026 024 Kelly Clarkson, "I Do Not Hook Up"
040 034 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
087 --- Paula Abdul, "I'm Just Here For the Music"
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #16 (5/16/09)
It was another fairly exclusive club on Billboard's Hot 100 chart with only three Idol alums being represented by tracks of the chart data made public for the chart week of May 16.
Retaining its spot as the top Idol-related track, Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" actually climbed one spot to #16 for the week, which is a good sign for a song that's on its way down the radio and sales charts. The other Kelly track that appeared on the chart was her current single "I Do Not Hook Up," which received a serious boost thanks to its video release. It rocketed #46-24 and looks to climb into the Top 20 by next week.
Following Kelly's tracks was Carrie Underwood and her "I Told You So," which also saw positive movement when it inched back up two spots to #34. And Kellie Pickler's "Best Days of Your Life" was the fourth Idol-related track to see gains on the Hot 100, with a #57-54 incline.
Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
16 17 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
24 46 Kelly Clarkson, "I Do Not Hook Up"
34 36 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
54 57 Kellie Pickler, "Best Days of Your Life"
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #17 (5/9/09)
It was a mixed bag on the Idol front when looking at Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the chart week of May 9, with four tracks by three alums making the cut of track data that was made public.
Kelly Clarkson's first of two singles to make the chart was "My Life Would Suck Without You," which slipped four spots to #17 for the week. Her second single to make the chart was "I Do Not Hook Up," which rocketed #88-46 thanks to the release of the song's music video.
Also on the chart was Carrie Underwood with her single "I Told You So," which actually improved one spot on the chart to #36. Jennifer Hudson rounded out the Idol representation with her single "If This Isn't Love," which fell
Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
17 13 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
36 37 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
46 88 Kelly Clarkson, "I Do Not Hook Up"
70 63 Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love"
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #13 (5/2/09)
It was another blah week on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for Idol alums for the chart week of May 2.
Kelly Clarkson kicked things off with "My Life Would Suck Without You," which slipped two rankings to #13. She also was represented by her current single, "I Do Not Hook Up," which made it onto the Hot 100 at #88 after spending last week on the Bubbling Under chart.
Carrie Underwood's single "I Told You So" took a mild tumble this week, sliding #29-37, while Kellie Pickler's "Best Days of Your Life" saw upward movement with a #50-48 advance on the chart.
Tracks by Kellie and Kelly were not the only Idol-related ones to see positive movement, as Jennifer Hudson's "If This Isn't Love" saw a nice 23-spot gain to #63 thanks to Jennifer's performance on last week's Idol results show.
Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
13 11 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
37 29 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
48 50 Kellie Pickler, "Best Days of Your Life"
63 86 Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love"
88 -- Kelly Clarkson, "I Do Not Hook Up"
Digital sales roundup: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #25 (4/17/09)
Although two Idol-related singles that previously had been on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart were able to make their way back onto it, expectantly sagging older favorites made up the majority of the chart for the week.
Once again leading the pack was Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You," which sold another 49.3k, placing its total at 1.696 million. It only slipped two spots to #25 on the chart, down 21% from the previous week. Kelly also saw her latest single, "I Do Not Hook Up," re-enter the chart at #139 for the first time since the week of her album's release. It moved 10.6k downloads for the week thanks to a sales increase of 49%, marking a total to date of 48.6k.
Another Kellie followed, as Kellie Pickler's "Best Days of Your Life" fell #34-35 in the face of a 6% dip in sales to 43.9k downloads. It has now sold 231k. Another country gal, Carrie Underwood, saw her single "I Told You So" take a 37% decline to 34k for the week, resulting in a total of 418.1k. On the chart side of things, it was down 15 spots to #46.
The last Idol alum to be represented on the chart according to numbers revealed this week was Jennifer Hudson by her single "If This Isn't Love" at #86, which saw an increase in sales by 172% to 19.1k following her performance on last week's Idol results show. Its total now stands at 103.1k.
Full numbers and chart positions courtesy of bks on Pulse as follows:
025 023 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You" 49,347 -21% 62,152 1,695,818
035 034 Kellie Pickler, "Best Days of Your Life" 43,941 -6% 46,825 230,985
046 029 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So" 34,008 -37% 54,145 418,107
086 --- Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love" 19,112 172% 7,030 103,132
139 --- Kelly Clarkson, "I Do Not Hook Up" 10,630 49% 7,141 48,596
Total sales are in bold.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #11 (4/25/09)
The Idol representation on Billboard's Hot 100 chart was definitely on the rise for the chart week of April 25.
First off was an unexpected increase by Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You," as it increased one spot to #11. This advance was followed by positive movement from Carrie Underwood's "I Told You So," which moved forward #33-29 on the chart thanks to sales gains.
Another Idol alum turned country star, Kellie Pickler, had her latest single make an appearance on the Hot 100, as it entered at the halfway point of #50. And then Jennifer Hudson's single "If This Isn't Love" also rose one spot to #86.
On the Bubbling Under front, Kelly saw her future hit "I Do Not Hook Up" debut at #9, and she make its way onto the main chart by next week.
Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
11 12 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
29 33 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
50 -- Kellie Pickler, "Best Days of Your Life"
86 87 Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love"
Bubbling Under
09 -- Kelly Clarkson, "I Do Not Hook Up"
Digital sales roundup: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #23 (4/10/09)
It was another relatively bare week on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart for Idol alums, but two tracks actually saw pretty substantial sales increases.
Once again serving as top Idol alum represented on the chart was Kelly Clarkson, whose single "My Life Would Suck Without You" slipped #15-23 with 62.2k downloads for the week, a 16% decrease in sales from the previous week. It has sold a total of 1.646 million to date.
Next up was Carrie Underwood's "I Told You So," which saw a healthy 25% increase to 54.1k downloads, evidence of Carrie's big wins at the ACM Awards. It was up four spots to #29 on the chart and now totals 384.1k.
The last Idol-related track on the chart according to sales date made public was Kellie Pickler's "Best Days of Your Life," which lunged forward #110-34 thanks to a performance on last week's results show. It moved another 46.8k units, a 257% total sales gain, and now stands at 187k downloads.
Full numbers and chart positions courtesy of bks on Pulse as follows:
023 015 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You" 62,152 -16% 73,954 1,646,471
029 033 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So" 54,145 25% 43,345 384,099
034 110 Kellie Pickler, "Best Days of Your Life" 46,825 257% 13,103 187,044
Total sales are in bold.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #12 (4/18/09)
It was a mixed bag on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for tracks by Idol alums for the chart week of April 18, as two singles slid while one rose and another debuted.
For the first time since the chart week of Jan. 31, Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" fell out of the Top 10, as it dropped #7-12 due to a good amount of advancing tracks. It spent 10 weeks in the Top 10, which is a great showing.
Also witnessing backward movement on the chart was Carrie Underwood's "I Told You So," which slid #25-33. It should expect another rise on next week's chart thanks to her performance of the song on the ACM Awards. David Cook's "Come Back to Me," on the other hand, debuted at #63 on virtually sales alone, riding a wave of publicity from his performance of the song on last week's Idol results show.
One single by an alum that saw positive movement on the Hot 100 was Jennifer Hudson's "If This Isn't Love," which rose four spots to #87.
On the Bubbling Under chart, Kellie Pickler's "Best Days of Your Life," which was rose #11-3 and was kept from making it onto the main chart for one more week. Expect it to shoot onto the chart next week thanks to her performance on tonight's results show.
Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
12 07 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
33 25 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
63 -- David Cook, "Come Back to Me"
87 91 Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love"
Bubbling Under
03 11 Kellie Pickler, "Best Days of Your Life"
Digital sales roundup: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #15 (4/3/09)
Another week of mostly inaction among Idol-related tracks plagued Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart this week, but David Cook's latest single was the one bright spot.
Leading the pack once again was Kelly Clarkson, whose single "My Life Would Suck Without You" continued its downward slide as it slipped 26% in sales and five spots on the chart to #15. It sold another 74k downloads for a total of 1.584 million, though, so when looking at its numbers from that vantage point things look pretty solid.
Following Kelly was Carrie Underwood with her single "I Told You So," which fell #15-33 thanks to a 33% sales decline. It moved another 43.3k downloads and now totals 330k. The single should see another boost on next week's chart thanks to Carrie's highly-rated performance on the ACM Awards.
Then there was Cook, whose second single "Come Back to Me" saw a 999% sales increase thanks to an appearance on last week's Idol results show. It was launched onto the chart at #40 with 39.4k and now has its total standing at 59.8k. Look for a big drop next week.
Full numbers and chart positions courtesy of bks on Pulse as follows:
15 10 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You" 73,954 -26% 99,919 1,584,319
33 15 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So" 43,345 -33% 64,972 329,954
40 -- David Cook, "Come Back to Me" 39,430 999% 498 59,748
Total sales are in bold.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #7 (4/11/09)
It was a typical week on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in the Idol world, as three alums were represented on the main chart and a fourth had a showing on the Bubbling Under portion of the chart for the chart week of April 11.
Kelly Clarkson began things with "My Life Would Suck Without You" coming in at #7, down one spot from the previous week. Since its debut at #97 on the Hot 100, the single has not spent a single week outside the Top 10.
Following Kelly was Carrie Underwood, whose "I Told You So" fell out of the Top 10 and beyond thanks to the Idol bounce being deflated. It fell #9-25 for the week. Jennifer Hudson was next with "If This Isn't Love," which slipped three spots to #91 despite performing the song last week on Ellen.
And then there's Kelly Pickler, whose lastest single "Best Days of Your Life" is slowly gaining momentum following the release of her music video for the song. It debuted on the Bubbling Under chart at #11 but will likely fall out of the chart by next week (or at least fall to its lower rungs).
Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
07 06 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
25 09 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
91 88 Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love"
Bubbling Under
11 -- Kellie Pickler, Best Days of Your Life
Digital songs roundup: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #10 (3/27/09)
Following a busy two weeks on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart for Kelly Clarkson, things were not nearly as impressive this week on the chart.
The only track that finished in the Top 50 portion of the chart that was made public was her single "My Life Would Suck Without You," which slipped three spots to #10 thanks to a slaes decrease of 18%. It sold another 99.9k downloads for the week and now has a total of 1.510 million.
The only other Idol alum represented on the chart was Carrie Underwood, whose current single "I Told You So" saw a hefty 48% drop in sales to 65k. On the chart, it fell #4-15 and has now sold 286.6k.
Full numbers and chart positions courtesy of bks on Pulse as follows:
10 07 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You" 99,919 -18% 122,175 1,510,365
15 04 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So" 64,972 -48% 125,806 286,609
Total sales are in bold.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #6 (4/4/09)
Despite facing her toughest competition in a long time, Kelly Clarkson was able to hold onto her billing as top Idol alum with representation on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the chart week of April 4.
Kelly's "My Life Would Suck Without You" slipped just one spot to #6, showing that it has longevity more than instant success. Just behind Kelly was another winner, Carrie Underwood, as her latest single "I Told You So" marched up the chart #57-9 thanks to the release of the song as a duet with original artist Randy Travis (not to mention a performance of the song on last week's results show.
And then there was Jennifer Hudson's "If This Isn't Love," which fell four spots to #88 despite retaining its bullet. Look for the single to progress back up the chart next week thanks to gains in airplay and a performance on Ellen that will air today.
Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
06 05 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
09 57 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
88 84 Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love"
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Digital songs roundup: "I Told You So" #4 (3/20/09)
After being swamped by an onslaught of Kelly Clarkson songs last week, Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart took a breather this week when it was another winner's turn to shine.
Carrie Underwood's latest single, "I Told You So," received enough of a sales boost to lead all Idol-related tracks on the chart thanks to the release of a duet version of the song with Randy Travis and a subsequent performance on last week's Idol results show. The single rocketed 89 spots to #4 thanks to a 701% sales increase, moving 125.8k downloads. This puts its total at 221.6k.
Carrie also saw some older hits see sales gains (and one big fall) thanks to Idol. Her "Home Sweet Home" send-off song fell a hefty 65% to 39.3k downloads, marking a #10-40 spot decline. Its total after two weeks is 151.5k. As for "Jesus, Take the Wheel," a 201% sales jump was in store as it sold 17.1k for the week, making a re-entry at #85 a reality. The total for Carrie's first non-Idol single is now 1.487 million. And then there was Carrie's perennial fave "Before He Cheats," which increased its total sales take to 2.682 million with an additional 9.4k downloads sold for the week, marking a slight 12% uptick and a 47-spot jump to #147.
Aside from Carrie, Kelly still had a big sales week with former #1 "My Life Would Suck Without You," which dropped #6-7 thanks to a 13% sales dip to 122.2k. It has now sold 1.410 million in all. The only album track from All I Ever Wanted that survived a second week on the chart was "Already Gone," which dropped #46-129 to 10.4k for the week. This 68% free-fall now puts the song's total at 42.8k after two weeks.
Full numbers and chart positions courtesy of bks on Pulse as follows:
004 093 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So" 125,806 701% 15,706 221,637
007 006 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck..." 122,175 -13% 141,167 1,410,446
040 010 Carrie Underwood, "Home Sweet Home" 39,306 -65% 112,170 151,476
085 --- Carrie Underwood, "Jesus, Take the Wheel" 17,131 201% 5,696 1,487,230
129 046 Kelly Clarkson, "Already Gone" 10,393 -68% 32,401 42,794
147 194 Carrie Underwood, "Before He Cheats" 9,410 12% 8,368 2,682,246
Total sales are in bold.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #5 (3/28/09)
It was no surprise that Kelly Clarkson was once again queen of the Idol-related tracks on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the chart week of March 28.
Kelly's single "My Life Would Suck Without You" advanced back into the Top 5, up four spots from #9 last week. The increase was undoubtedly due to increasing airplay and a sales boost from the release of her latest album All I Ever Wanted. Another Kelly song that made the chart this week was "Already Gone," which is a result of the track receiving the biggest sales figures of all album tracks. It debuted at #70 and will surely fall off the chart next week.
Carrie Underwood also had two songs on the Hot 100 for the week, as her cover of "Home Sweet Home" just missed out on the Top 20, coming it at #21. Her current single, "I Told You So," saw more positive movement just one week before it receives a huge boost, as it rose five spots to #57. Jennifer Hudson's "If This Isn't Love" also rose this week, albeit only by one spot to #84.
As for the Bubbling Under chart, two Kelly tracks made the cut, with "If I Can't Have You" popping up at #18 and "I Do Not Hook Up" following two spots behind.
Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
05 09 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
21 -- Carrie Underwood, "Home Sweet Home"
57 62 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
70 -- Kelly Clarkson, "Already Gone"
84 85 Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love"
Bubbling Under
18 -- Kelly Clarkson, "If I Can't Have You"
20 -- Kelly Clarkson, "I Do Not Hook Up"
Digital sales roundup: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #6 (3/13/09)
There was a whole lot of Kelly Clarkson to go around Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart this week, as her "My Life Would Suck Without You" once again led all Idol-related tracks and seven other songs off her new studio offering All I Ever Wanted debuted on the chart, almost all of which will drop off in time for next week's chart.
"My Life" rose #9-6 thanks to the album release, with a 38% uptick selling 141.2k for the week. It has now sold a total of 1.288 million downloads. Other Kelly offerings that made appearances this week include "Already Gone" (#46, 32.4k), "If I Can't Have You" (#92, 15.8k), "I Do Not Hook Up" (#96, 14.9k), "Cry" (#112, 12.4k), "Don't Let Me Stop You" (#138, 10.5k), "All I Ever Wanted" (#181, 8.7k) and "Long Shot" (#183, 8.6k).
As hard to believe as it may be, there were other Idol alums represented on the chart. Carrie Underwood's "Home Sweet Home" saw a peachy debut at #10 with 112.2k, while her current single, "I Told You So," gained 30% with a 28-spot jump to #93, selling 15.7k for a total of 95.8k. Look for a huge increase next week thanks to the duet version of the song with Randy Travis being available and her performance of it on tonight's Idol results show.
The last debut by an Idol alum on this week's chart was Elliott Yamin's new single, "Fight For Love," which sold 9.9k for a #150 debut.
Full numbers and chart positions courtesy of bks on Pulse as follows:
006 009 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You" 141,167 38% 102,241 1,288,271
010 --- Carrie Underwood, "Home Sweet Home" 112,170 999% 0 112,170
046 --- Kelly Clarkson, "Already Gone" 32,401 999% 0 32,401
092 --- Kelly Clarkson, "If I Can't Have You" 15,756 999% 0 15,756
093 121 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So" 15,706 30% 12,039 95,831
096 --- Kelly Clarkson, "I Do Not Hook Up" 14,944 999% 0 14,944
112 --- Kelly Clarkson, "Cry" 12,439 999% 0 12,439
138 --- Kelly Clarkson, "Don't Let Me Stop You" 10,511 999% 0 10,511
150 --- Elliott Yamin, "Fight For Love" 9,869 999% 0 9,869
181 --- Kelly Clarkson, "All I Ever Wanted" 8,658 999% 0 8,658
183 --- Kelly Clarkson, "Long Shot" 8,636 999% 0 8,636
Total sales are in bold.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Out today: Carrie Underwood's "I Told You So"
Today marks the second Tuesday in a row that will see the release of a digital single by Carrie Underwood. Last week, Carrie's cover of Mötley Crüe's "Home Sweet Home" hit online retailers one day before it was used in Idol's results show for two farewell packages. This week, Carrie re-works her current single off Carnival Ride, "I Told You So," to include original artist Randy Travis on the chart, making it the second duet Carrie has recorded with a male country artist.
In addition to Carrie's release, another Idol champ sees a digital single release this week, as Ruben Studdard's "Together" drops today. Links to purchase the aforementioned can be found below:
Singles
Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So" (ft. Randy Travis)
Amazon MP3 - ($0.99) - Buy
iTunes - ($0.99) - Buy
Ruben Studdard, "Together"
Amazon MP3 - ($0.99) - Buy
iTunes - ($0.99) - Buy
Carrie will perform the single with Travis on tomorrow's results show. Travis will serve as the first celebrity mentor for the contestants this season. Idol's theme is "Grand Ole Opry" this week.
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