February 20, 201114 yr Jessie J is pop. Heck, Adele is actually more urban than Jessie J, considering she sings Blue-eyed soul music. That said, I don't consider soul to be "urban" really - it sounds bizarre in the modern usage of the word. But that's going off-topic. Re:The question, I think Jessie J could beat Adele if she really is released the week after next. But it really depends how fast Adele drops after the BRIT affect this week - if she's down to like 60k by then then it's very much achievable for Jessie. Anything more seems a stretch to me. That said, like someone else already said, I can imagine Jessie entering at #2 but selling consistently over the next several months. This. The week after next could be very interesting, top five sales should be very high because not only is Jessie J releasing but Clare Maguire and Beady Eye as well. The week after (March 6) is very difficult to predict without seeing how these acts' respective singles do. Elbow, Avril Lavigne and R.E.M. would probably all expect a #1 album if they weren't releasing against each other, plus the Kanye/Jay-Z album should easily go top 10. March 13 should see The Vaccines go top 5/10 but little more interesting action. March 20, you should see a few entries outside the top 3. All Time Low, Duran Duran, Nicole Scherzinger and Green Day (live album) would all expect to go top 10 and it remains to be seen if The Strokes can get to #1. You expect Britney to ge the #1 the week after given this is the first time in a while she's released outside the last three months of the year, she could get two weeks at the top but won't get three because Foo Fighters are releasing on April 10.
February 20, 201114 yr Jessie J is pop. Tell that to the urban music channels on Sky - she's always in their genre-specific chart run-downs... Edited February 20, 201114 yr by vidcapper
February 20, 201114 yr Tell that to the urban music channels on Sky - she's always in their genre-specific chart run-downs... Do It Like A Dude was kind of urban-pop - but Price Tag is out-and-out pop. I mean, it was produced by Dr Luke, for god's sake. These channels tend to always stick these artists in once they're already there regardless, anyway. Rihanna surely still gets played on them even when she's making obvious European-influenced songs like Only Girl and S&M.
February 20, 201114 yr Do It Like A Dude was kind of urban-pop - but Price Tag is out-and-out pop. I mean, it was produced by Dr Luke, for god's sake. No - it is indisputably urban, BoB's rap makes it so - end of story! Edited February 20, 201114 yr by vidcapper
February 20, 201114 yr No - it is indisputably urban, BoB's rap makes it so - end of story! Is California Gurls 'indisputably urban' as well in that case?
February 20, 201114 yr Is California Gurls 'indisputably urban' as well in that case? Well, I was hoping to remain specific to 'Price Tag' - but since *you* brought it up, I'd have to say yes, at least 'urban-lite' anyway ;), along with Cascada 'Evacuate The Dancefloor' for example. Personally, I'm not keen on genre-straddling songs, as it often results in my not buying songs I like *part* of - eg Taio/Kylie-Higher, and Diddy etc. 'Coming Home'. If it had been Skylar Grey alone, I'd certainly have bought it. Edited February 20, 201114 yr by vidcapper
February 20, 201114 yr Well, I was hoping to remain specific to 'Price Tag' - but since *you* brought it up, I'd have to say yes, at least 'urban-lite' anyway ;), along with Cascada 'Evacuate The Dancefloor' for example. Why is PT more 'urban' than CG then? They're both pure pop Dr. Luke productions, the only thing 'urban' about either of them is a short guest rap. It sounds like you're just making PT out as urban because her last single was urban (and she only made it urban as a deliberate parody of the UK urban scene to get noticed, its success wasn't intended, it was just a 'buzz track' and is completely unique among her songs) Edited February 20, 201114 yr by Bray
February 20, 201114 yr Why is PT more 'urban' than CG then? They're both pure pop Dr. Luke productions, the only thing 'urban' about either of them is a short guest rap. Which IMO is enough to label them as, at least partly, urban. Either way, the presence of even a short guest rap is enough to give me 2nd thoughts about buying a song. It sounds like you're just making PT out as urban because her last single was urban (and she only made it urban as a deliberate parody of the UK urban scene to get noticed, its success wasn't intended, it was just a 'buzz track' and is completely unique among her songs) The UK urban scene *needs* parodying? ;) Edited February 20, 201114 yr by vidcapper
February 20, 201114 yr Which IMO is enough to label them as, at least partly, urban. That doesn't answer my question.
February 20, 201114 yr That doesn't answer my question. You need more? Well, IMO BoB's rap was more intrusive in PT, than Snoop's in CG.
February 20, 201114 yr You need more? Well, IMO BoB's rap was more intrusive in PT, than Snoop's in CG. Hmm. Well, I can't fault you on that as that's an opinion I guess. I still think it's ridiculous to call PT urban just because of B.o.B though. Nevermind...
February 20, 201114 yr The day Adele released I knew she'd be #1 for weeks and weeks, and the only album I thought may be able to knock her off first would be Jessie J's album, however Jessie would have to sell maybe over 100,000 to top Adele, not sure if she will, it'll be interesting, Adele is ruling the charts at the moment.
February 20, 201114 yr I think Jessie has a shot. She will have 2 singles with over 300k sales by the time the album is out. I suppose it depends if Adele is still seelling at 100k a week though. I can't see Jessie with a 100k first week maybe 50-60k
February 20, 201114 yr No - it is indisputably urban, BoB's rap makes it so - end of story! So Michael Jackson's "Beat It" is metal because of the guitar solo? Linkin Park's "The Catalyst" is a power ballad because of the outro? Stupid rule.
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