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bowfinger is really :lol: worth seeing

without a doubt the biggest ego in the music biz and definately over rated, his rapping style is very similar to p diddle, in parts of stronger you can't tell them apart. kanye may be a good producer but as a performer he is average at best. also his personality stinks, is he going to throw a hissy fit everytime he loses? grow up cry baby and be a man that can handle losing

50 pence better retire like he said he would if kanye outsells him

yeah it seems the song can handle the VMA negativity, its still Bad Public Image Vs Great Comeback Song and song is winning phew!!

yeah she doesn't need justin and timbaland, timbo is a bit arrogant and egotistical thinking he can save her and give her her comeback song. she already has it with "gimme more" don't listen to him britney!!. plus why perform with JT when he isn't on the track?

do you remember when shakira was spotted hanging out in LA and the rumours that circulated that its cause she is going to be an actress or she was sorting out her wedding well we now know its none of those she is in LA to attend university. in her time off from being a mega selling superstar she has enrolled in UCLA in california and is studying civilization history a moderator from her website from her official forum said that some of his friends spotted her in the Uni already his old lecturer Robert Cleve is now teaching shakira's class. i love this about shakira she is one of us, she never sets herself as being an icon or someone that should be worshipped. she is so grounded and humble one of us. is she the only female pop star to go to university? i'm glad she has depth and is feeding her brain. good luck with your essays!! here is a photo of shakira's visit to egypt a few months ago where she asked a professor to teach her about ancient egypt http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2392/normalzahishakijq6.jpg

oh goody finally some new info!! i love the title King & Queen when i read it i immediately thought carnival king and queen so it could be revisting carabbien & latin fusion which i would love to hear again from wyclef and shakira if its as strong as HDL production then i'll be very happy. i think this will be a strong ecclectic album by wyclef covering many genres with lots of fusion, he has an interesting array of artists. track 4 sound like it will be middle eastern fusion. track 5 rap, track 8 will be R'n'B soap opera drama like his previous track with mary j "911". track 7 folk fusion. track 10 downtempo jazzy bluesy. track 13 i am really intrigued to hear i love the title and it could be the strongest track on the album the carnival summer track with HDL vibe. i really want wyclef to do well and outsell arrogant and egotistical rappers like 50 pence and kanye krap. come on wyclef beat them & scoop awards!! i'm listening to "gone till november" its so good!! a subtle and laidback track and the makin runs remix is midtempo feel good head nod version. wyclef is an amazing writer, producer and remixer and working with shakira again is great news!!

well done to beyonce and shakira, i love the way beyonce talks about shakira she acts like a fan and can't help but smile at the thought of working with her. i'm really hoping the EMA's will nominate BL too and it will set up the first and possible only live performance of BL. also look at this footage look how rude 50 cent is towards beyonce, he puts his head down and doesn't acknowledge her at all, she went to kiss him and he wasn't interested. how rude!! not gentleman like behaviour bad manners by him. Q3QDBOsfVhI

No U Hang Up sounds just like mario "let me love you" on the chorus what a rip off!! blatant copying call the lawyers mario!!

yeah i'm worried for her, the pressure is on she has to do a great performance i'm supporting her cause i'm judging her by this song cause i really like it not by her tabloid image and behaviour. i'm hoping something as jaw dropping as "i'm a slave for you" performance she has to be on top form!! but i want her to look sexy not slutty, if she looks too sexy ie slutty that will give people a reason to dislike her again and feed her current bad image. i think this track is so strong that she can over ride all the negativity for now Song Vs Image...Song wins but if she gives people a reason to attack her it can affect the song.

yes nice banner by gloria i'm fine how you and the miami sound machine? i'm just learning the souljah boy dance i almost have it down. ^_^ watch me crack it watch me roll, superman yup

yeah she should have brought antonio and his brother plus his girlfriend and do london, but she was here for work not play. soon leakage there are so many songs we waiting to leak :D

sorry essay alert!! :coffee: it started out as a paragraph and but it blew up :rolleyes: i don't see it that way, she had control over the first single and she pushed for "don't bother" but in sony's eyes it wasn't like WW or LT so they said "look shakira we did what you wanted for the first single but now lets go for the hip shaker HDL". they told her "you gave us 1 hip shaker for DELL, another one in LS and another in FO1". but whats important is that all these uptempo fusion tracks are all very different from each other, shakira didn't give them another WW or LT cause HDL is nothing like them musically & lyrically. i think what really matters to shakira is wanting control over the album rather than singles. its all about the album for her. the singles are about attracting buyers to buy her eclectic album and boy were they in for a surprise when they discovered OF2 was uncommercial sounding that HDL was the exception and not the rule. did she really do any promo for FO1 after HDL? LP was released cause she was about to tour or was touring south america i forgotten her schedule :wacko: LDLI was a gift it wasn't fully released, sony did nothing to support it. also LDLI was filmed only cause i think the priority was on PI which could on the tour dvd as a bonus. its use is to help promote the DVD. i think so it makes sense, why not film PI while filing LDLI? it seems crazy and a miss oportunity if they didn't surely sony aren't that stupid!!?? the mistake sony made was waiting 8 months with the follow up to HDL. they could have gone with "illegal" after 4 months and then squeeze in animal city at the time of "illegal" actual release. timing is a factor and to blame. also shakira seemed to have had negotiated with sony maybe in her contract that they don't make her do promo work when she is getting ready to tour and when she is touring. sony should have moved faster before she started touring but then you could say why should they if the monster HDL is still selling so much and doing the job of 2 huge singles. they met their targets with both albums, releasing a 4th single wasn't really needed, it would eat into their massive profits. i think sony and shakira will learn from this era the 2 part album crossover hasn't been done before, this is virgin ground both will learn from it and the next era will be slicker i'm sure!

easy #1 in UK top3 USA but has a good chance at #1

this is really bad, i can't believe we get something good like gimme more and then we hear this awful song. this is not a single contender at all!!

this is a strong single....hot beat, fresh sounding with a super catchy chorus it can't fail!! like thisispop wrote i have the same feeling about this like i did with rihanna's "umbrella" and sean kingston that means it will be #1 in UK no doubt about that at all, easy too!! i see top3 in US its more complicated there but i see it at #1 too.

whats you favourite remix? also list some of the best ones from the 90s and this decade. sometimes the best remixed R'n'B tracks get to be chosen as the single versions like in my top3 remixes. they are supreme in every way. the first 2 tracks are totally reworked which is what the best remixes should be SWV "Right Here" Human Nature Remix from 1993 LypssOHAOv0 this is the remix from one of their cd singles featuring michael jackson verses vocals too what a great intro!! the best R'n'B remix and use of a sample of all time? maybe its certainly a contender. a quality mash up from the early 90s. its a feelgood track a classic summer anthem its remixed by the one and only super 90s producer teddy riley of blackstreet, totally transforming the original version, its resung with coko's distinctive honey glazed voice and swv's youthful harmonies over the tough new jack swing beat. next up Destiny's Child "No No No" Part II 1998 still sounds so fresh today, wyclef taking the original downtempo turning it into an uptempo masterpiece. that hot beat by wyclef and once again its resung by beyonce with that amazing fast talking singing style she does just amazing! plus add to that the great group silky smooth harmonies. this remix is perfection GagszFJ1jkw mariah next with "fantasy" bad boy remix feat ODB 1995 excellent use of a sample again, great vocals by mariah and love ODB slurred drunk like rapping style in contrast with mariah's sweet dreamy voice. a supreme remix by p diddle (stick to producing puffy) 2zocNOgJsrY any more good ones to add? go ahead and list them....

the way i see it, its all about the solo female acts, hugeness i am expecting to see kylie (singles and album) she has huge public support and the media's favourite, madonna (singles and album but not as good as COAD) and dido (album wise) all solid sellers here. worldwide dido, mariah & madonna. britney i'm not sure about it could be eratic. she may do really well and be HUGE worldwide at first thanks to her lead single but may under perform long term cause her private life may affect sales. the kids custody battle right bang in her comeback is bad timing!! the media will play favourites with all this female competition and she is an easy target. however britney has set the pace with a strong single and deserves to do well, the other solo singers will have to step it up to match her and beat her, its definately an exciting period coming up to hear all the lead singles from all the acts coming back.

i'm impressed i really like this, the chorus is so catchy it grabs you on first listen a good indication of a good and successful track in the making!! also its great to dance too. i see this doing really well and definate #1 in the UK no doubt and my female intuition is always right!! the only thing i don't like about it is when the producer starts talking at the end its not needed, remove him!!

this new video has appeared with more behind the scenes footage of beautiful beyonce and stunning shakira making the video and includes the very cool and unusual leg wall dance moves!! :dance: i wish they kept it in the final video also, its great to hear beyonce talk about working with shakira c48mC8MqMzg

i can't wait to hear what she has come up with, do they mean she is coming in september or in august?

shakira did mess with sony by including uncommercial and not very radio friendly tracks on OF2 but she has that creative control. she is on a roll too 4 huge albums in a row so the formula is working. i wonder how she feels about some of her uncommercial tracks not get released maybe she doesn't focus on singles its all about the albums for her she may think thats what the fans appreciate most too. the good news is this era has been successful for her even though it wasn't as slick as it could have been it does suck that we were denied the 4th release from OF2. the next album may get 4 or 5 releases and if shakira repeats the pattern again of only putting only 1 hip shaker per album then we will get other kind of songs released too. i bet next era we will see the hip shaker release like OA, WW, LT & HDL, the downtempo song like UYC "No" & "illegal" the other 2 or 3 releases can be risky uncommercial tracks. i think she will push for them!

week 21 and a big fall this week from 42 to 68, the inevitable had to happen and it looks like next week the track will leave the top75. based on musicweek figures position 60 Newton Faulkner sold 1,770 and position 71 Johnny Trunk & Wisbey sold 1,644 so BL sold around 1,680 add that to the total we have 282,015. it looks like the song will settle in bracket 5, hopefully in early january we will know the YTD sales for BL

well i'm guessing the first one is from a latin american entertainment tv show that has dancing by professional dancers to entertain the audience, the second isn't professional dancers its looks like talent show maybe at a school done by students, the 3rd one is just a girl and her mates dancing in her house its shame you can't buy LDLI as a cd single, it didn't get a full release it was a bonus track, i don't think FO1 wasn't meant to have 5 releases there isn't even a promo cd single to buy on ebay either, there is no actual cover artwork. if you want to hear a cool remix with of LDLI listen online here... http://www.esnips.com/doc/8fa937e0-a871-49...on-FUSION-REMIX

dancers and shakira fans performing to Las de la intuicion c6VqZY1TlsQ h0pNQYK6c44 GGfK5fZzRo8 the second and third ones are :lol: but nice attempts!! gotta love all those the head nods, lean back bounce moves and leg swings. LDLI is a subtle iconic video!! i hope shakira performs this live with the look somehere anywhere!! maybe at a latin awards show