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i knew it!! ^_^ i said it would be #3 the same pattern as BL (airplay & itunes performance). i don't think it can climb next week souljah boy and kayne are racing up the airplay chart. while britney is descending . she needs to shift crazy digital sales to climb higher. maybe the video will help she needs positive promo to kick in

i like it. it works on 2 levels -_-

nope she's not on there, its got chamillionare and shiravista its rap and indian like punjabi mc. wyclef's album looks like being really eclectic and good!

it has a good chance, we may have to do another campaign like HDL :D to help it if radio 1snub wyclef and shakira agin. but i am optimistic they will playlist this. it hasn't got any spanish (i don't think) so they shouldn't object. bast*rds!! i aint bitter no more -_-

this will be HUGE!! its different and fresh it doesn't sound like anything thats come before. wyclef is a master producer shakira is perfect to be on this track, they belnd so well together. the king and queen of fusion. i love this more with each listen its a grower!! i'm loving wyclef's verse "find your own girl" "find your own girl" "ding a ling" "shaki do her thing" :lol: :wub: its exciting the way switches from clef's hyper verse part to shakira's laidback dreamy part. i think this will be released early next year. i hope "bollywood to hollywood" gets released too.

shakira co-founder of ALAS foundation gives a speech at the Clinton Global Initiative about social awareness. Bill Clinton, Bono, Wyclef, Chris Rock and Alicia Keys were there too. -w6gKdlJZTY she really shines, she's articulate, thoughtful and genuine when she speaks, her english is so strong now she's got a good grasp of the language. i love this line "we can be the architects of change"

its so generous of her!! so much money its incredible but shakira has seen first hand how her home country and south america needing help with poverty plus with this recent earthquake its another worthy cause.

interesting. where is pure intuition?! :huh: i am hoping Las de la Intuición is live but the chances of that are minimal. its more likely the video. the audio cd should have been live tracks from FO1 and OF2. i like the cover it is eye catching and original. i can't wait to but this!!

i think this news is the worst so far, forget the vma's bad performance having an effect on her comeback plus all the other stuff in the last few weeks. losing her kids and being seen as "bad mother" officially in the courts is going to hurt her comeback. US radio will now abandon "gimme more" she is already losing spins. what the f**k is Jive doing with her? could it be they don't want her to do promo cause they already have enough publicity for the single and comeback. do they believe any publicity is good publicity and thats their promo work? thats messed up! its her life being used to get attention and sell her music. i can understand why people want to boycott her its a way of trying to help her. making her flop will force her to step away from the limelight and get some help to sort out her issues. but i blame Jive they are using her and her private life. they don't care about her if they did they would give her time to get over all that she had to go through recently. they should delay the release of the album. Jive is going to look really bad exploiting her when she is vulnerable and britney will look like she chooses her career over her family. they should wait till this storm has blown over, wait till she has custody of the kids again, finished her parenting course, get therapy and comeback with a happier and more confident britney in the summer of 2008.

why is it getting personal with perez? did he request an interview with her and she turned him down so now he is all bitter? i reckon thats it cause he is really laying into her and now with this boycott nonsense.

BL was at #21 on airplay with it was made available digitally also it's audience was lower than GM. BL sold 150k in the first week making it leap from #94 to #3. lets say britney sells around 200k this week so surely that will give her a top5 placing? GM is doing better than BL unless i'm missing something :unsure: also britney 's track is now outselling the combined total of souljah boy and kanye versions on itunes.

saturday sales could swing it back for shayne

its all going to plan!! i'm so happy people are loving this song as much as i am its definately appealing to the wider public (like me) not just to the britney fanbase. you can't put a great track down!! let see how long she can stay at #1 on itunes. she has momentum she needs to build on it where is the video? when will it premier? radio is stalling. #1 isn't likely cause souljah boy is her main competition he is still really strong has other versions charting on itunes and is increasing fast on airplay. top5 is doable maybe like BL a leap to #3?

maybe an update tomorrow could tell us whats what, i'd like to see that leap to #1 too!!

very happy for britney and impressed too

has the shayne ward post been confirmed elsewhere? maybe he isn't trailing behind the sugababes, i'm skeptical....this could be a sly tactic by louis walsh to get shayne's fans to multiple buy to secure him #1 making it seem shayne is behind. i'd be very surprised if has lost his lead what with all the promo he has done plus his signings. his physicals should be really good and boosting him. if the sugababes are outselling him on downloads alone then it shows how crucial it is to have a download hit cause those buyers rule. all the effort louis has gone too plus he is combining downloads and physicals in the first week of release, it would be interesting if the underdogs download only sugababes can deny him this sunday.

YES!! come on #1 the song deserves it!!

sort it out sony!! i think its the real deal its similar to LOTR cover capturing shakira on stage natural concert lighting. i really like it, its simple it works really well, i like the pose alot i hope its the real deal

thanks ashley & me-d :friends: i think i love it!! -_- impressed so far anyway this what i make of it: the prouction in wyclef's verse is dancehall mixed with elements of miami bass (fast stuttering beats) also steel band influence plus crunk too. i can hear many influences & sounds but they blend well together. the shakira chorus is amazing the way it suddenly switches from the verse and slows down to reveal her angelic and warm plus comforting vocal. the comforting comes from the lyrics "i'll be your shelter" etc beautiful hearing shakira expressing these words!! i love the way her voice rides the production she balances it out perfectly. the transition from verse to chorus is unexpected taking you into another direction musically. wyclef made sure in her part that her voice and the beautiful way she sings gets priority, he doesn't cloud her with too much production. lyrically i love all shakira's parts plus the way wyclef says the line "many fight for the crown but there only one king many girls want the title but there only one queen" overall very happy although this isn't as strong as HDL's energetic crowd pleasing fusion production but its great see that they worked other sounds this time around. something different and fresh from the king and queen. dancehall fusion with switching tempos great idea!! i can't wait to hear it in full!!

it makes for a good story thats why, she is the "bad guy" now. they want her to fail and get "punished". to them she went from viginal pop princess to crazy bad mother.

its good to see her smile she looks good as a brunette

i went for yes. the main reason being her private life is dominating the music and this will hurt sales in the long term. it shouldn't be that way, her image right now is so bad in the media, they are more interested in her life following the drama and waiting for her to mess up again. i can imagine many parts of the media wanting her to fail and flop cause it makes for a good story and they can blame her bad behaviour on her failing music career. also where is the promo? the magazine articles, tv appearances? if she was well enough she'd be doing tons of promo to support it but she has to focus on the problems in her life. if she does another bad live performance then we'll all know something is definately wrong and that she isn't well at all mentally. she should take 6 months off or more away from the limelight getting lots of therapy get a new manager who she can get to know well and trust. give her time to forget whats beeing happening recently the custody case etc. gain some confidence about performing again and comeback with another strong track in the spring of 2008

i hope so, i noticed that too its airplay rise has been very similar to BL both singles also have another thing in common....BL was at #18 on the airplay chart with around the same audience when it was made available on itunes. it will be interesting to see how high GM will leap and to follow its progress on itunes. as far as BL it was number #1 on itunes for 15 days but that wasn't enough to secure #1 it peaked it at #3. i think GM is a stronger track but the negative press has definately had an impact on the track i just hope it has enough in the tank to go top3. also britney needs to get out there and support it. BL had very limited promo in the US i hope GM gets supported by britney and she does high profile tv shows and performances.

he is lucky he has a weak week to release waiting till suicidal sean runs out of steam. i don't think shayne will be stopped cause he is doing cd signing in manchester, liverpool, leeds and more. he has done so much promo recently performing prime time tv on saturday night plus courting the gay market by appearing at GAY. i think many of his buyers will be buying cause they fancy him :wacko: (mostly teenage girls plus the gay market) nevermind the fact "U Hang Up" is a blatant rip off of Mario's "Let Me Love You". i'd like to see the sugababes deny him but they need to do BIG promo right now!!

yeah amerie is like shakira, she has some brains along with talent and looks. i love it when you see people in the limelight do unusual things like feeding their minds with knowledge and not get sucked in by the superficiality of the entertainment business. amerie's mum is the one that focused on how important it was to get an education over her singing plus her sister is a lawyer. she went to Georgetown University to study English Literature and Fine Arts. i reckon amerie has a high IQ too. i did notice in an interview i saw with her how amerie is articulate and well spoken. this is the article where i read she went to Uni.... http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/st...2076450,00.html natalie portman graduated from Harvard in 2003 with a degree in Psychology :o whoa Harvard!! that is tough to get into!! julia stiles went to Columbia university did a degree in English also there is a supermodel called christy turlington who took time away from earning millions to study philosophy and art history at New York University. i think shakira will continue to hire private tutors to teach her in subjects she is interested in. she said she wants to study art history so maybe that will be next.