BBC Sound of 2009: The longlist

Fifteen of the best rising music stars have been announced as the longlist for the BBC's Sound of 2009. The list is designed to find the best up-and-coming acts for the coming year, with the winner to be named in January.

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Britney Spears - Circus

Genre: pop

About the song:
"Circus" is the second single from Britney's sixth studio album of the same name. The song was written and produced by Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco. Confirmed by her manager Larry Rudolph, Francis Lawrence, who previously directed Spears's video for "I'm A Slave 4 U" as well as the 2007 film "I Am Legend", directed the music video. PETA has criticized the music video, which they claim uses cruelly-trained lions and elephants.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
USA: TOP HIT (#1)
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 3)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 3)

Lily Allen - The Fear

Genre: pop

About the song:
"The Fear" will be the lead single off Lily Allen's second album "It's Not Me, It's You". The song will be released physically and digitally on January 26, 2009. On 18th November 2008, Lily was spotted with a camera crew filming the video for "The Fear" in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. The video shows Lily surrounded by hundreds of colourful balloons, and features a caravan. It is scheduled to premier via Channel 4 on Thursday, December 4th 2008 at 11:40pm. According to MTV 2, the video is reported to have cost £50,000.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)
USA: MINOR HIT (TOP 100)
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 20)

Rihanna feat. Justin Timberlake - Rehab

Genre: pop/ballad

About the song:
"Rehab" is the eighth single taken from Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad in the US and the UK. It was written by Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and Hannon Lane, with Timberlake and Timbaland contributing backing vocals in its bridge. The song has received generaly negative reviews from critics calling it "somewhat disappointing ... 'Rehab' simply sounds too much like "What Goes Around..." Part 2."
Rihanna and Justin Timberlake have filmed a music video for the song "Rehab" at Vasquez Rocks Park outside of Los Angeles on October 21, 2008. The director is Anthony Mandler.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)

The Fray - You Found Me

Genre: pop-rock

About the song:
"You Found Me" is the announced first single from piano-rock band The Fray taken from their upcoming eponymous second studio album.
In an interview, Isaac Slade expressed his meaning behind the lyrics of the song:
“You Found Me is a tough song for me. It's about the disappointment, the heart ache, the let down that comes with life. [...] There’s some difficult circumstances my family and friends have been going through over the past year or so and can be overwhelming. It wears on me. [...] This song is about that feeling, and the hope that I still have, buried deep in my chest.” Furthermore, in a Reuters article about the new album, Slade says that the lyrics for "You Found Me" were written two and a half years ago, and that the song is asking the question about why bad things happen to good people after some of their friends and family went through very tough times.
The video was shot with Josh Forbes as the director. There has been no official word on when the video will debut. It was confirmed by BBC Radio 1 that the song will be used to promote the fifth season of Lost.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)

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Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Genre: pop

About the song:
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" is a song by Beyoncé Knowles, written and produced by Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash, Kuk Harrell and Knowles for her third solo album, "I Am… Sasha Fierce".
"That song is all about: 'I've been with you all this time, you're taking too long and now I'm looking hot and you see it and you gotta suffer because you shoulda put a ring on it,'" Beyoncé explains. "In my life, when I put on the stilettos, it's all about being confident, sometimes overly confident, and hearing all the things that women need to hear to boost themselves and go out and to move on."
The music video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was directed by Jake Nava, whom Knowles had worked with on her previous videos. In a black and white tone, Knowles is performing as her alter ego Sasha Fierce. The video is choreography-driven, with routines that encompasses hip-and-leg shaking, and heels clicking, "almost as if they're tap dancing, to give the song some extra beats".
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: HIT (TOP 20)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 20)

Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses

Genre: pop-rock

About the song:
"Ulysses" is the first single from Franz Ferdinand's upcoming third album, "Tonight: Franz Ferdinand". It will be released on the 19th of January in the UK. The song received first airplay at BBC Radio 1 in 17 November 2008. "Ulysses" was produced by Hot Chip producer Dan Carey.
The band have also announced details of a remix competition that will see fan remixes of 'Ulysses' released digitally at the same time as the single. Fans can buy remix stems of the song at Beatport.com, allowing them to create their own version of the song and upload it to the site. Beatport.com will then vote for their favourite remixes, which will be officially released in January.
Ulysses is the Latin name for Odysseus, a character in ancient Greek literature.
Source: NME.com

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: HIT (TOP 20)
USA: MINOR HIT (TOP 100)
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 75)

Pink - Sober

Genre: pop

About the song:
"Sober" is a song written is the second single from Pink's fifth studio album, "Funhouse". The track was produced by Danja, Kanal and Jimmy Harry.
Pink wrote this song at a party hosted at her home, where everyone was drunk or drinking except for her, and she wanted them all to leave. She went to the beach and had a line in her head saying "How do I feel so good sober?". Eventually it had nothing to do with alcohol but with identities. "How do I feel so good with just me, without anyone to lean on?", Pink says in an interview.
The video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund and was filmed in Sweden.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: HIT (TOP 20)
USA: MINOR HIT (TOP 50)
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 30)

Kanye West - Heartless

Genre: hip-hop

About the song:
"Heartless" is the second single off Kanye West's upcoming album "808s & Heartbreak". Much like the first single from the album, "Love Lockdown", the song features Auto-Tune-processed vocals. It samples "Ammonia Avenue" by The Alan Parsons Project. The song was performed for the first time at the ONE Campaign concert during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
This is the first single by West to appear under the genre "Pop Art". West describes 808s & Heartbreak as "Pop Art", though the previous single, "Love Lockdown," appears under "Hip-Hop/Rap". This song was featured on the 10th episode of 90210 entitled "Games People Play" which aired on October 11, 2008.
The music video was directed by Hype Williams and uses the rotoscoping animation technique, which West claims was inspired by the 1981 animated film American Pop, where a vast amount of character animations were traced over live-action footage.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 20)

Sugababes - No Can Do

Genre: pop

About this song:
"No Can Do" is the second single frome the band's sixth studio album "Catfights and Spotlights". It is written by Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave, George Astasio & Geeki and produced by The Invisible Men. The song contains a sample of Sweet Charles Sherrell's "Yes It's You", which was produced by the late soul legend James Brown. The single will be released on the Christmas week.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 15)
USA: MAY NOT CHART
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 40)

Ladyhawke - My Delirium

Genre: pop

About the song:
'My Delirium' is a powerful electronic pop-rock track by New Zealand musician Phillipa "Pip" Brown, better known by her stage name Ladyhawke. It is fourth single off her debut album 'Ladyhawke'. The video features paintings and illustrations by Sarah Larnach. It was directed by Benjie Davies and Jim Field.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status predictions:
EUROPE: HIT (TOP 30)
USA: MAY NOT CHART
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 75)

Boyzone - Better

Genre: ballad

About the song:
'Better' is the second single by Irish boy band Boyzone from their compilation album 'Back Again'. Like many of Boyzone's hits, 'Better' is a pleasant but inconsequential pop ballad with a humdrum melody and lyrics from the Clinton Cards school of songwriting. It's also a cover - of a minor hit by Cornish singer-songwriter Tom Baxter. Boyzone have become the first boyband to feature a gay couple in their video for 'Better'. In the clip singer Stephen Gately teams up with a male actor for the touchy feely scenes. The other Boyzone members are paired with girls.
Source: digitalspy.co.uk

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: HIT (TOP 20)
USA: MAY NOT CHART
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 50)

Will.I.Am - It's A New Day

Genre: pop

About the song:
"It's A New Day" is a new single by Will.I.Am. He performed the song for the first time on the The Oprah Winfrey Show. The single was released on November, 7, after the 2008 US election. The video reflects on the aftermath of electing an African-American candidate Barack Obama as The President of the United States of America.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MINOR HIT (TOP 40)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 50)

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James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings

Genre: pop

About the song:
'Broken Strings' is the second single by English singer, songwriter and guitarist James Morrison from his second studio album "Songs For You, Truths For Me". This smooth pop track which features Nelly Furtado on vocals and dut to release in Europe in Christmas time. 'Broken Strings' is produced by Fraser T Smith, Nina Woodford and Morrison himself.

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 15)
USA: MAY NOT CHART
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 50)

Hilary Duff - Reach Out

Genre: electro-pop

About the song:
"Reach Out" is a brand new song by Hilary Duff from her compilation album, "Best of Hilary Duff". The song was produced by Ryan Tedder (of OneRepublic) and co-written by Tedder, Evan Bogart and Mika Guillory. It uses a sample from Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus". There are two versions of the song: the album version which is currently on her official YouTube channel and will be featured on the album and the single version which will feature up and coming rapper The Prophet. The music video for "Reach Out" was filmed in Los Angeles, California and was directed by Philip Andelman.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: HIT (TOP 40)
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 20)

Lady GaGa - Poker Face

Genre: electro-pop

About the song:
"Poker Face" is a song by Lady GaGa from her debut album, "The Fame". Produced by RedOne, it was released as the album's second single outside the United States. The music video was directed by Anthony Mandler and premiered on October 22, 2008. "Poker Face" have been featured on the second season of the CW smash hit show "Gossip Girl".
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)
USA: HIT (TOP 30)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)

Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na)

Genre: pop/dance

About the song:
"Right Now (Na Na Na)" is the first single from Akon's third studio album "Freedom". It is written by Aliaune "Akon" Thaim himself. The single features an original version and a Kat DeLuna Remix. Music critics say there's more EU sound in this track than in previous Akon's production, besides some people notice the similar melody in "Right Now (Na Na Na)" and a major european hit of 2008 "Hot Summer Night (Oh La La La)" by David Tavare.

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)

Kardinal Offishall feat. Keri Hilson - Numba 1 (Tide Is High)

Genre: hip-hop

About the song:
"Numba 1 (Tide Is High)" is a hip-hop version of "The Tide Is High" (originally sung by The Paragons in 1967 and later covered by the acts like Blondie and Atomic Kitten), performed by Kardinal Offishall. Produced by Supa Dups, the song is the second official single from Kardinal's album "Not 4 Sale". Aside from the album version, which features Rihanna, there are few other versions of "Numba 1 (Tide Is High)". The second is the original version, featuring Nicole Scherzinger. The third version features Rihanna and Nicole Scherzinger. There is also a mash-up version which features Rihanna, Nicole Scherzinger and Keri Hilson. The video is directed by Gil Green. The song "Nina" is featured at the end of the video.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)

Keri Hilson feat. Timbaland - Return The Favor

Genre: hip-pop

About the song:
"Return the Favor" is the second single from Keri Hilson's debut album, "In a Perfect World...". It was directed by Melina, who also did Keri’s “Energy” video. The song was written by The Clutch group (Keri Hilson, Candice Nelson, J. Que, Ezekiel Lewis & Balewa Muhammad, Timothy Mosley) and produced by Timbaland.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: HIT (TOP 20)
USA: HIT (TOP 20)
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 30)

Jay Sean - Tonight

Genre: pop-dance

About the song:
"Tonight" is Jay Sean's new single which will feature in a "Deluxe Pack" for his second album "My Own Way". The album is expected to contain 3 new songs. Jay Sean announced that he had signed with American Hip-Hop label Cash Money Records. It will be releasing the remix of this song in order to introduce Jay Sean to the American market. Lil Wayne will feature on the remix.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)

Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy

Genre: hard-rock

About the song:
"Chinese Democracy" is a hard rock song by Guns N' Roses, and the title track from their sixth studio album, "Chinese Democracy". The song is a big comeback for the group on the music market as their last single was released in 1999, although the song itself is actually 7 years old.
Axl Rose, the frontman, about the song: “The movie "Kundun" was on about the Dalai Lama. I was getting ready to leave, the TV was on and it was the end of the movie. And the Dalai Lama is about to cross over the border, to you know, be in exile for the rest of his life from his own country. And he looks back at the men who helped him, and you know he’s escaped the Chinese government. And he looks back at them and he waves and they wave at him. And then they show a scene where he looks back at them again and he sees every one of them dead. Because he knew they would be killed, and they knew that in helping him they would be killed. And you know the emotion in this next song, that’s all that’s about. It’s not like an intelligent song. It doesn’t have the answer to anything. And it's not necessarily pro or con about China. It's just that right now China symbolizes one of the strongest, yet most oppressive countries and governments in the world. And we are fortunate to live in a free country. And so in thinking about that it just kinda upset me, and we wrote this little song called "Chinese Democracy."
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: HIT (TOP 20)
USA: MINOR HIT (TOP 50)
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 40)

Usher - Trading Places

Genre: r'n'b

About the song:
"Trading Places" is the third single from Usher's fifth studio album, "Here I Stand". It was written by Usher Raymond, Carlos McKinney, and Terius Nash and produced by L.O.S. Da Maestro. The song is about intimate role reversal, where Usher wants his woman to take control sexually. Usher says that the song "was totally inspired by the work of Prince ", and that, "The story is, like, wishful thinking for all men to have a woman who takes control and compliments us the way we compliment them. The video was shot at Venice, Los Angeles, California, directed by Chris Robinson.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: HIT (TOP 20)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 20)

Madonna - Miles Away

Genre: pop

About the song:
"Miles Away" is the third single by Madonna from her eleventh studio album, "Hard Candy". Though it was first released as a promotional single in Japan due to its being the theme music for the Fuji TV drama Change. Apart from Madonna herself the song was produced by Madonna, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake & Danja. The music for "Miles Away" was written first, and Madonna began singing and writing the lyrics for the song after listening to it. Madonna said that the song was inspired by her then husband, Guy Ritchie, "but then you take it on. You realise so many people have to deal with long distance relationships. It's not easy. You have to work hard to make it work." When asked if the song was autobiographical, she said: "Probably in many respects most of the songs [on Hard Candy] are [autobiographical]. But in more of an unconscious way. I don't really think about telling personal stories when I'm writing music. It just comes. And then a lot of times, six months later, eight months later, I go, "Oh, that's what I wrote that song about." But that's when I play the song for lots of people and they all go, "Oh, I can totally relate to that." In "Miles Away" I'm tapping into the global consciousness of people who have intimacy problems.” The cover art for the single depicts passport stamps of her European dates from the 2008 Sticky & Sweet Tour.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: MINOR HIT (TOP 100)
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 20)

Lemar - If She Knew

Genre: pop

About the song:
"If She Knew" is the lead single from Lemar's fourth studio album "The Reason".
Critics about this song: "Lemar's soulful tones, which pitch him somewhere between Luther Vandross and Lionel Richie, are what separates him from the conveyor belt of Simon Cowell discoveries. For some reason he keeps his best vocals in the locker on 'If She Knew' and replaces his usual laid-back R&B with a futuristic pop sound that wouldn't sound out of place on a Kanye record. The results are slick and satisfactory, but this sounds more like passable album fodder than a storming comeback track."
Source: digitalspy.co.uk

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: MAY NOT CHART
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 30)

Snow Patrol - Crack The Shutters

Genre: pop-rock

About the song:
"Crack The Shutters" is the second single from the band's new album "A Hundred Million Suns".
Here's a quotation form the review in "The Observer": "If some people found that the 100,000 UK radio plays of Snow Patrol's 'Chasing Cars' began to get on their nerves slightly, imagine how angry the second single (at the time of writing at least) from A Hundred Million Suns is going to make them. It's called 'Crack the Shutters', and not only does it impel the listener to summon up the visual image of a naked Gary Lightbody starting the day with a joyful act of sexual congress (and one involving another human being to boot), it's also so insidiously catchy that on third or fourth hearing anyone not keeping a tight rein on their responses might all too easily find themselves inadvertently singing along with the lines 'Your hills and valleys/Are mapped by my intrepid fingers'."
Source: guardian.co.uk

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: MINOR HIT (TOP 100)
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 40)

Scooter vs Status Quo - Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)

Genre: dance/hardcore

About the song:
"Whatever You Want" is a rock song by the British rock band Status Quo. Written by Rick Parfitt and Andy Bown, it was released on the album of the same name in 1979 and has become one of the band's better-known works. In 2008, the song was sampled on the jumpstyle song "1980" by Citizen, and then later that same year by German techno band Scooter on the song "Jump That Rock!" from the hit album "Jumping All Over The World".
Source: Wikipedia

Music chart status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: MAY NOT CHART
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 50)

3OH!3 - Don't Trust Me

Genre: electro-pop

About the song:
"Don't Trust Me" is the second single by the electronica/hip-hop band 3OH!3 released in 2008 off their debut album, "Want". The song received a considerable amount of airplay on radio stations near 3OH!3's hometown of Boulder, Colorado, USA. The band has opened for Snoop Dogg several times. Their name stands for the area code of that region, 303.
Nathaniel Motte, one of teh duo, about the song: “Don’t Trust Me” was actually one of two songs I co-produced with Benny Blanco, a phenomenal producer who our label hooked us up with. We sat down and started making that beat right when we [met up]. It came out sounding different than the other stuff but we were excited about it."
Source: Wikipedia & emotionalpunk.com

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 20)
USA: HIT (TOP 40)
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 40)

Enrique Iglesias feat. Sean Garrett - Away

Genre: ballad

About the song:
"Away" is a brand new song by Enrique Iglesias featuring Sean Garrett. It will be the first single from an upcoming Greatest Hits album. The album will also include world smash hit and Olympic Games 2008 official song "Can You Hear Me" and another new track "Takin' Back My Love" which features Ciara. "Away" was first a Pussycat Dolls song but not used as a song on their "Doll Domination" album. After that Sean Garret offered the song to Enrique.
Source: EnriqueIglesias.com

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)
USA: MINOR HIT (TOP 100)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)

Take That - Greatest Day

Genre: pop

About the song:
"Greatest Day" is an upcoming song by Take That from their upcoming album, The Circus. It is a big, rousing pop song that sounds like a cross between Snow Patrol and 'Rule The World' - in other words, we're going to be hearing a lot of it on the radio. The lyrics aren't exactly original, but lines like "Stay close to me, watch the world come alive tonight..." sound pretty good as Gary Barlow sings them, strings swelling and piano chords pounding behind him. Howard, Jason and Mark, meanwhile, are on harmony duties. Interestingly, 'Greatest Day' is scheduled for release on November 24 - the same day as Britney's 'Womanizer' comes out. This has got to be the chart battle of the year.
Source: digitalspy.co.uk

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)
USA: MAY NOT CHART
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)

Duffy - Rain On Your Parade

Genre: pop

About the song:
‘Rain On Your Parade’ is a brand new Duffy's song taken from the forthcoming deluxe edition of her album ‘Rockferry’ – an indispensable two-disc collection featuring seven new tracks. The single continues Duffy’s winning partnership with Steve Booker, who co-writes and produces ‘Rain On Your Parade’ after the duo’s hugely successful collaboration on number one smash ‘Mercy’. Smart and sophisticated, ‘Rain On Your Parade’ picks up where ‘Rockferry’ left off, pairing irresistible strings with one of Duffy’s trademark soaring vocals. Released at the same time as the new James Bond film, many listeners suggest that ‘Rain On Your Parade’ has a better Bond feeling in it than official James Bond 22 Soundtrack - "Another Way to Die".
Source: femalefirst.co.uk

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)
USA: MINOR HIT (TOP 100)
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 20)

Beyonce - If I Were A Boy

Genre: ballad

About the song:
"If I Were a Boy" is a brand new song by Beyoncé Knowles, written by Toby Gad, BC Jean and Knowles for her third solo album, "I Am…". The music video for "If I Were a Boy" was directed by Jake Nava and portrays Knowles a NYPD officer. The video tells of the ways a both men and women hurt each other in a relationship. Knowles stated: "It's about all of the little things that mean so much in a relationship[…] At the end of the clip, you realize that I was acting out his life, and it all starts over again. He was a cop and everything that happened was really him doing the same thing to me."

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 3)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 3)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 3)

Leona Lewis - Forgive Me

Genre: pop-dance

About the song:
"Forgive Me" is a song written by Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Claude Kelly and Giorgio Tuinfort and produced by Akon for the U.S. version of British singer Leona Lewis's debut album Spirit. The single is due to be released in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2008 and will appear on Spirit: The Deluxe Edition, which is released November 17, 2008. The music video for the song, directed by Wayne Isham, was inspired by the Hollywood musicals West Side Story, Cabaret, Singin' in the Rain and Carousel.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)

50 Cent - Get Up

Genre: hip-hop

About the song:
"Get Up" is the official first single by rapper 50 Cent from his upcoming fourth album, "Before I Self Destruct". It is written by urtis Jackson, Scott Storch and produced by the latter. It was first released to 50 Cent's official MySpace as well as his personal internet community, ThisIs50.com.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MINOR HIT (TOP 40)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 40)

Craig David - Insomnia

Genre: pop-dance

About the song:
"Insomnia" is Craig David's first single to be taken from his new "Greatest Hits" album. Produced by Jim Beanz from Timbaland productions, "Insomnia" is a hot dance track with hard bassline beats. The single will be released on November 17th a week ahead of the Greatest Hits album on November 24th.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)
USA: MAY NOT CHART
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)

Stereophonics - You're My Star

Genre: rock

About the song:
"You're My Star" is a single to be released by Stereophonics from the Greatest Hits album Decade in the Sun: The Best of Stereophonics. It will be released on October 27, 2008. Kelly Jones, the frontman, says, "'You're My Star' is a song I wrote in a hotel room in Chelsea, London. I wrote it quite quickly, although the recording of it took longer and in many directions. It's a song about how amazing and inspired someone can make you feel and how much you want to be around them every day."
Director of the video, Luc Janin, was inspired by the annual Hindu ‘Holi’ festival and made it to the video. “The music and the song were so strong that any image trying to illustrate the lyrics too literally would have felt weak to me,” he says. “I thought it needed to be a completely abstract visualization that left room for individual interpretation.”
Sources: Wikipedia, antimusic.com, promonews.tv

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: HIT (TOP 30)
USA: MAY NOT CHART
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 50)

Keane - The Lovers Are Losing

Genre: pop-rock

About the song:
"The Lovers Are Losing" is the second single from Keane's third album, "Perfect Symmetry". Tom Chaplin, the vocalist, about the song: “In the 60s and 70s there seemed to be a notion that peace, love and art could change the world and I think that’s been lost today. We’re now back to fighting wars, terrorism, strange celebrity culture. The song’s a rallying call to bring back all those hippy notions.”
Source: uk.real.com

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: HIT (TOP 30)
USA: MAY NOT CHART
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 50)

The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part

Genre: pop

About the song:
"I Hate This Part" is the second main single from "Doll Domination" album by Pussycat Dolls. It has received heavy airplay in Australia and New Zealand and was suggested to be the second single instead of "Whatcha Think About That". The song was written by Lucas Secon, Wayne Hector, Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather and produced by the latter. "I Hate This Part" will be released in the U.S. to mainstream radio on October 21, 2008.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 3)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)

Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody

Genre: rock

About this song:
"Gotta Be Somebody" is the first official single to be released from Nickelback's sixth studio album, Dark Horse. Originally, the lead single from the album was set to be "If Today Was Your Last Day" but was changed instead to "Gotta Be Somebody". The song is about searching for the right person to spend the rest of your life with, and deals with the fear of wondering if you may ever find that person.

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: HIT (TOP 20)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
WORLDWIDE: HIT (TOP 20)

Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne - Let It Rock

Genre: pop

About this song:
"Let It Rock" is the debut single of Kevin Rudolf from his debut album "In The City". It was mistaken that the track was produced by Timbaland because of similar drum patterns. However, Rudolf himself confirmed that he produced the song himself, following the style. Rudolf has worked with many artists as either a producer, writer or guitarist. He has notably worked with Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears, Timbaland, Black Eyed Peas, Lil' Kim, LL Cool J, Justin Timberlake, Kevin Lyttle, David Banner and Ludacris.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 3)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 3)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 3)

James Blunt - Love Love Love

Genre: ballad

About this song:
"Love Love Love" is a new, previously unreleased song by James Blunt which will be a promotional single for a special edition of his second album "All The Lost Souls". "Love Love Love" was created in collaboration with producer Jim Allies, who has already cooperated with Adele and Duffy. Among the bonus songs on the new CD there would be the duet with Laura Pausini "Primavera In Anticipio" and cover versions of songs "Cuz I Love You", "Young Folks" and "Breakfast in America".
Source: musikmarkt.de

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)
USA: MAY NOT CHART
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 40)

Christina Milian - Us Against The World

Genre: r'n'b

About the song:
"Us Against The World" is the first single from Christina's new album which will be released on MySpace Records. The song is written by Milian and produced by Madd Scientist. Critics describe it as a "cinematic power ballad".

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: MINOR HIT (TOP 50)
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 40)

Alicia Keys & Jack White - Another Way To Die

Genre: pop-rock

About this song:
"Another Way to Die", performed by Alicia Keys and Jack White, is the theme song to the 2008 James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. Written and produced by White, who also plays the drums, the song is the first duet in the Bond film series.
An instrumental version of the song was used in a Coca-Cola commercial, as Coke Zero will become Coke Zero Zero Seven in order to promote the movie.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: MINOR HIT (TOP 50)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)

Christian Falk feat. Robyn - Dream On

Genre: pop-dance-electronica

About this song:
"Dream On" is a single from Swedish artist and producer Christian Falks "People Say" album featuring Robyn on vocals. "Dream On" lyrics are by default an eerily poignant social commentary on todays broken Britain where street crime is spiralling out of control, alcohol and drug dependency are on the rise. Falk and Robyn capture this beautifully whilst providing a thought provoking slice of pop brilliance.
Source: Data Records

Music chart status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
USA: MAY NOT CHART
WORLDWIDE: MINOR HIT (TOP 40)

T.I. feat. Rihanna - Live Your Life

Genre: hip-pop

About the song:
"Live Your Life" is a song off T.I.'s sixth album Paper Trail. The song features Rihanna and was produced by Just Blaze. It was released as the second official single from the album. The song was officially premiered at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards during T.I.'s performance. "Live Your Life" contains a rendition of the O-Zone hit "Dragostea Din Tei, mostly known in the United States for the Numa Numa Internet fad, but a number one single throughout Europe. However, the opening is slightly altered due to licensing issues.
Source: Wikipedia

Music chart status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)
USA: TOP HIT (#1)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)

The Killers - Human

Genre: pop-rock

About this song:
"Human" is a new song by The Killers, and is released as the first single from the band's third studio album Day & Age. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Brandon Flowers described "Human" as "like Johnny Cash meets the Pet Shop Boys." Flowers stated that the song was created with Stuart Price during their work with him on the Sawdust album, and has changed very little since then. He confessed to not putting it on Sawdust as "it was too good".
There has been much confusion and debate over a lyric in the chorus of the song. This is regarding whether or not Brandon Flowers is saying "denser" or "dancer", when posing the question "Are we human or are we denser/dancer?" The Killers have yet to make any official statement regarding what the correct lyric is.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 3)
USA: MAJOR HIT (TOP 10)
WORLDWIDE: MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)

Britney Spears - Womanizer

Genre: electropop

About the song:
"Womanizer" was recorded for Britney's forthcoming sixth studio album, Circus. The song was produced and co-written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rapheal Akinyemi of Atlanta-based production team, The Outsyders. They were relatively unknown before the release of "Womanizer", which is their first major commercial collaboration.
Spears talked about the song in a live radio interview with New York's Z100: "It's basically saying, 'We know what you're up to.' It's about guys cheating on girls," "...It's a girl anthem. That's why I like it."
The video for the song would feature "erotic" choreography. The director is Joseph Kahn, who worked with Spears for "Toxic" and "Stronger", with part of the video being shot in the Elevate Lounge in Los Angeles.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status predictions:
EUROPE - TOP HIT (#1)
USA - TOP HIT (#1)
WORLDWIDE - TOP HIT (#1)

Dido - Don't Believe In Love

Genre: pop/ballad

About the song:
"Don't Believe in Love" is scheduled to be released as the lead single from her third album Safe Trip Home. The music video for the song was shot in a ranch near Los Angeles on the week beginning September 15 2008. It is expected to premiere at the beginning of October. "Don't Believe In Love" was featured in the fourth episode of 90210's first season, "The Bubble".
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE - MAJOR HIT (TOP 3)
USA - MINOR HIT (TOP 50)
WORLDWIDE - MAJOR HIT (TOP 5)

Christina Aguilera - Keeps Getting Better

Genre: electropop

About the song:
"Keeps Gettin' Better" is the first single produced by Linda Perry to be released from the upcoming greatest hits album Keeps Gettin' Better - A Decade of Hits by Christina Aguilera. The song was praised when it saw its first television performance at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards on September 7th, 2008.
Source: Wikipedia

Music charts status prediction:
EUROPE - TOP HIT (#1)
USA - MAJOR HIT (TOP 3)
WORLDWIDE - TOP HIT (#1)