Music News Roundup - September 22, 2011
Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera hold onto the top spot on the Hot 100 with “Moves Like Jagger”
For an impressive third week at the summit of the Hot 100, Maroon 5’s recent hit “Moves Like Jagger” feat. Christina Aguilera currently holds onto the top spot. Having been briefly knocked down to the number 2 slot by Adele’s “Someone Like You”, the band maintains their reign at the top of the charts. For more info and the full Hot 100 Top 10 for this week, check out the article from Billboard.
Pandora debuts revamped site, complete with (almost) dropped listening caps
Yesterday, Pandora revealed their newly redesigned website to online users. In addition to the updated look, the site also introduced some new features. In the past, once listeners had reached 40 hours a month of use, they would be charged $1 to continue access to the site. Now, instead of a listening cap, the site has enforced an “abuse prevention” limit of 320 hours a month. For more on the recent updates of Pandora, check out the full story at Billboard.
Rihanna debuts brand new single “We Found Love”
Fresh off the 19th Top 10 hit of her career (“Cheers”), Rihanna wastes no time in releasing the first single from her upcoming November release. “We Found Love”, featuring Swedish DJ/Producer Calvin Harris, is a club/radio-ready dance single, not dissimilar to past releases from the artist. Check out the song and more info at Entertainment Weekly.
http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/09/22/rihanna-debuts-new-single-we-found-love/
Wilco rocks Dave Letterman in support of their upcoming LP
In preparation of the upcoming September 27th release of their new LP The Whole Love, Wilco performed an entire set on “Late Night With David Letterman”. Check out the performance in its entirety on Pitchfork.
