Here's the complete list (released on Friday - but I was on vacation!)
NUMBER ONE STREAMED LIVE PERFORMANCE
"Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)" - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss from "Crossroads"
"Life in a Northern Town" - Sugarland, Little Big Town, Jake Owen from 2008 CMT Music Awards
"Stupid Boy" - Caitlin & Will from "Can You Duet"
"Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" - Keith Urban from "Invitation Only"
NUMBER ONE STREAMED VIDEO FROM A NEW ARTIST
"In Color" - Jamey Johnson
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore" - Lady Antebellum
"Stealing Cinderella" - Chuck Wicks
"That Song in My Head" - Julianne Hough
NUMBER ONE STREAMED NOT-TO-BE-VIEWED-AT-WORK CLIP
"Big Guns" - from "Country Fried Home Videos"
"Dunking for Turds" - from "Biggest Redneck Wedding Ever"
"Elevator Toilet" - from "Maybe in America"
"Naked Carpenter" - "Outsiders Inn"
"Too Tight for TV" - from "Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team"
NUMBER ONE STREAMED UNPLUGGED AT STUDIO 330
"I Do" - Jewel
"I Just Got Started Loving You" - James Otto
"Love Is a Beautiful Thing" - Phil Vassar
"That Song in My Head" - Julianne Hough
NUMBER ONE STREAMED SLIPPERY WHEN WET VIDEO
"All I Want to Do" - Sugarland
"More Than a Memory" - Garth Brooks
"Should Have Said No" - Taylor Swift
"Trying to Stop Your Leaving" - Dierks Bentley
NUMBER ONE STREAMED ORIGINAL VIDEO
"Concrete Country" - Hayes Carll
"The Vent" - Gone Country Edition
"Them Thar Hills"
World Premiere Trailer
"Who Is Chuck Slade?" - Episode 5 "Give It Up for Chuck"
NUMBER ONE STREAMED FUNNY BEHIND THE SCENES MOMENT
"Adam vs. Knobs" - from "Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling"
"Pain in the Butt" - from "Outsiders Inn"
"Redneck Manners" - from "My Big Redneck Wedding 2"
"Sean Young - A Little Tipple" - from "Gone Country 2"
THE FAN VOTED "WHAT? I'VE ALWAYS BEEN COUNTRY" CROSSOVER ARTIST
Snoop Dogg, "My Medicine"
Jewel, "Stronger Woman"
Kid Rock, "All Summer Long"
Darius Rucker, from Hootie and the Blowfish, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It"
Jessica Simpson, "Come on Over"
NUMBER ONE STREAMED MUSIC VIDEO
"All-American Girl" - Carrie Underwood
"All I Want to Do" - Sugarland
"Life in a Northern Town" - Sugarland, Little Big Town, Jake Owen
"Our Song" - Taylor Swift
"Stay" - Sugarland
NUMBER ONE DIGITALLY ACTIVE GROUP or DUO
Dixie Chicks
Little Big Town
Montgomery Gentry
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
NUMBER ONE DIGITALLY ACTIVE MALE ARTIST
Trace Adkins
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Keith Urban
NUMBER ONE DIGITALLY ACTIVE FEMALE ARTIST
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Kellie Pickler
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Monday, December 29, 2008
LISTS
'Tis the season for Lists. So here's a few.
Billboard Boxscore's Top Ten Highest-Grossing Tours of 2008
1. Bon Jovi - $210.6 million
2. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - $204.5 million
3. Madonna - $162 million
4. Police - $150 million
5. Celine Dion - $91 million
6. Kenny Chesney - $86 million
7. Neil Diamond - $81 million
8. Spice Girls - $70 million
9. Eagles - $56.6 million
10. Rascal Flatts - $55.8 million
We all know that Kenny would be higher if he charged more for his tix!
The Pollstar figures are a bit different. They are also just for North America. Pollstar does say that worldwide Madonna made $280 million so that number is also different from Billboard's. Pollstar says that figure makes her the highest selling solo tour artist ever.
Here's the Pollstar tour numbers.
1. Madonna ($105 million)
2. Celine Dion ($94 million)
3. The Eagles ($73.4 million)
4. Kenny Chesney ($72.2 million)
5. Bon Jovi ($70.4 million)
6. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band ($69.3 million)
7. Neil Diamond ($59.8 million)
8. Rascal Flatts ($55.8 million)
9. The Police ($48 million)
10. Tina Turner ($47.7 million
The Nielsen/Billboard Top 10 Albums of 2008
1. Alicia Keys - "As I Am"
2. Josh Groban - "Noel"
3. Lil Wayne - "Tha Carter Three"
4. Eagles - "Long Road Out of Eden"
5. Taylor Swift - "Taylor Swift"
6. Kid Rock - "Rock N Roll Jesus"
7. Coldplay - "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends"
8. Various Artists - "NOW 26"
9. Carrie Underwood - "Carnival Ride"
10. Garth Brooks - "Ultimate Hits"
Yahoo.com posted a list of their Top 5 Celebrity Shockers for 2008. Here they are.
1. Heath Ledger's death: When news broke of Heath Ledger's death at 28, the response was a collective, "You're kidding, right?" The Brokeback Mountain star died of an accidental prescription drug overdose in January. The Australia-born Ledger left behind a 3-year-old daughter and a bright career. He earned posthumous raves -- and Oscar buzz -- for his frightening performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight.
2. Jennifer Hudson's tragedy: The Oscar-winning actress and singer had a new fiance and solo album to boot when her worst nightmare came true. In late October, Hudson's mother and brother were found shot to death in the family home on Chicago's South Side, where Hudson grew up. Adding to the heartbreak, a frantic search began for her missing 7-year-old nephew Julian, whose body was discovered days later in the back of an abandoned SUV. Hudson's estranged brother-in-law, William Balfour, was formally charged with the triple murder the first week of December.
3. The Travis Barker/DJ AM plane crash: The punk musician and celebrity DJ went through hell and came out the other side -- changed forever. After performing in South Carolina on September 19th, they boarded a private plane bound for Los Angeles that crashed and killed the two pilots and two of their close friends. The surviving duo fled the burning wreckage; DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, jumped through a fireball. The near-death experience left the performers emotionally scarred and badly burned, requiring weeks of treatment at various burn centers. Back in good form, the pair will reunite to headline a New Year's Eve party at a West Hollywood, California, nightclub.
4. Paula Abdul fan death: The American Idol judge has lived through her share of drama, but she wasn't prepared for the shocking death of Paula Goodspeed -- an aspiring pop star and obsessed fan. Goodspeed, who grew up Sandra May McIntyre in her home state of Maine, was found dead November 12th in a car near Abdul's Los Angeles home. The 30-year-old had dreamed of stardom and expressed her admiration for Abdul during a train-wreck audition on season five of Fox's Idol in which she was ridiculed for the braces on her teeth and a lack of talent. Goodspeed's family members said she struggled with depression and eating disorders as her show business dreams fell apart. Goodspeed died of a drug overdose the day before she was to have moved back home with her mother.
5. The death of Bernie Mac: Sending shock waves to his fans and celebrity friends, the comic actor died August 9th in the Chicago area from complications due to pneumonia. Mac, who starred in his own TV sitcom and numerous movies including the Ocean's 11 trilogy, did not live to see his final roles voicing the lion Zuba in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and starring alongside Samuel L. Jackson in Soul Men. Speaking before thousands of mourners at the 50-year-old's memorial service, Jackson said: "He never turned that kid down for an autograph. He always had time to shake a hand. He was always that kid from Chicago who wanted to make everybody happy and everybody laugh."
For me, number 1 and 5 hit the hardest. Loved Bernie Mac, but it was the death of Heath Ledger that still has me reeling. His Joker was brilliant, and I hope he wins an Oscar for his performance. As far as I'm concerned no one can ever play the Joker again. His will become/is now the quintessential Joker. I also loved him in Brokeback Mountain. I know that movie wasn't for everyone, but for me it was such a sad love story that I still get a lump in my throat when I think of the ending.
Billboard Boxscore's Top Ten Highest-Grossing Tours of 2008
1. Bon Jovi - $210.6 million
2. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - $204.5 million
3. Madonna - $162 million
4. Police - $150 million
5. Celine Dion - $91 million
6. Kenny Chesney - $86 million
7. Neil Diamond - $81 million
8. Spice Girls - $70 million
9. Eagles - $56.6 million
10. Rascal Flatts - $55.8 million
We all know that Kenny would be higher if he charged more for his tix!
The Pollstar figures are a bit different. They are also just for North America. Pollstar does say that worldwide Madonna made $280 million so that number is also different from Billboard's. Pollstar says that figure makes her the highest selling solo tour artist ever.
Here's the Pollstar tour numbers.
1. Madonna ($105 million)
2. Celine Dion ($94 million)
3. The Eagles ($73.4 million)
4. Kenny Chesney ($72.2 million)
5. Bon Jovi ($70.4 million)
6. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band ($69.3 million)
7. Neil Diamond ($59.8 million)
8. Rascal Flatts ($55.8 million)
9. The Police ($48 million)
10. Tina Turner ($47.7 million
The Nielsen/Billboard Top 10 Albums of 2008
1. Alicia Keys - "As I Am"
2. Josh Groban - "Noel"
3. Lil Wayne - "Tha Carter Three"
4. Eagles - "Long Road Out of Eden"
5. Taylor Swift - "Taylor Swift"
6. Kid Rock - "Rock N Roll Jesus"
7. Coldplay - "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends"
8. Various Artists - "NOW 26"
9. Carrie Underwood - "Carnival Ride"
10. Garth Brooks - "Ultimate Hits"
Yahoo.com posted a list of their Top 5 Celebrity Shockers for 2008. Here they are.
1. Heath Ledger's death: When news broke of Heath Ledger's death at 28, the response was a collective, "You're kidding, right?" The Brokeback Mountain star died of an accidental prescription drug overdose in January. The Australia-born Ledger left behind a 3-year-old daughter and a bright career. He earned posthumous raves -- and Oscar buzz -- for his frightening performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight.
2. Jennifer Hudson's tragedy: The Oscar-winning actress and singer had a new fiance and solo album to boot when her worst nightmare came true. In late October, Hudson's mother and brother were found shot to death in the family home on Chicago's South Side, where Hudson grew up. Adding to the heartbreak, a frantic search began for her missing 7-year-old nephew Julian, whose body was discovered days later in the back of an abandoned SUV. Hudson's estranged brother-in-law, William Balfour, was formally charged with the triple murder the first week of December.
3. The Travis Barker/DJ AM plane crash: The punk musician and celebrity DJ went through hell and came out the other side -- changed forever. After performing in South Carolina on September 19th, they boarded a private plane bound for Los Angeles that crashed and killed the two pilots and two of their close friends. The surviving duo fled the burning wreckage; DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, jumped through a fireball. The near-death experience left the performers emotionally scarred and badly burned, requiring weeks of treatment at various burn centers. Back in good form, the pair will reunite to headline a New Year's Eve party at a West Hollywood, California, nightclub.
4. Paula Abdul fan death: The American Idol judge has lived through her share of drama, but she wasn't prepared for the shocking death of Paula Goodspeed -- an aspiring pop star and obsessed fan. Goodspeed, who grew up Sandra May McIntyre in her home state of Maine, was found dead November 12th in a car near Abdul's Los Angeles home. The 30-year-old had dreamed of stardom and expressed her admiration for Abdul during a train-wreck audition on season five of Fox's Idol in which she was ridiculed for the braces on her teeth and a lack of talent. Goodspeed's family members said she struggled with depression and eating disorders as her show business dreams fell apart. Goodspeed died of a drug overdose the day before she was to have moved back home with her mother.
5. The death of Bernie Mac: Sending shock waves to his fans and celebrity friends, the comic actor died August 9th in the Chicago area from complications due to pneumonia. Mac, who starred in his own TV sitcom and numerous movies including the Ocean's 11 trilogy, did not live to see his final roles voicing the lion Zuba in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and starring alongside Samuel L. Jackson in Soul Men. Speaking before thousands of mourners at the 50-year-old's memorial service, Jackson said: "He never turned that kid down for an autograph. He always had time to shake a hand. He was always that kid from Chicago who wanted to make everybody happy and everybody laugh."
For me, number 1 and 5 hit the hardest. Loved Bernie Mac, but it was the death of Heath Ledger that still has me reeling. His Joker was brilliant, and I hope he wins an Oscar for his performance. As far as I'm concerned no one can ever play the Joker again. His will become/is now the quintessential Joker. I also loved him in Brokeback Mountain. I know that movie wasn't for everyone, but for me it was such a sad love story that I still get a lump in my throat when I think of the ending.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Peace and love to you and yours during this lovely holiday season.
Lezli
P.S. Whoever asked for Snow for Christmas - you are getting your wish!
Lezli
P.S. Whoever asked for Snow for Christmas - you are getting your wish!
Monday, December 15, 2008
THANK YOU
Thank you Stocking Stuffers! And Slumberland Furniture for sponsoring! It was another successful year, and many children in our area will have Christmas because you chose to play Santa.
Thank you & Merry Christmas!
HO! HO! HO!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
GQ Cover
Here's the cover Craig and I were talking about after the noon news on WXRO. I think I've seen Playboy covers with more clothes.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The 12 Days of Christmas
Every wonder about that song and how much it would cost? Well someone has, and in today's economy too!
The total?
$86,609!
That's this year's cost, according to the annual "Christmas Price Index" compiled by PNC Wealth Management, which tallies the single partridge in a pear tree to the 12 drummers drumming, purchased repeatedly as the song suggests.
The price is up $8,508 or 10.9 %, from $78,100 last year.
"12 Days Of Christmas" Item Breakdown
-Partridge, $20 (last year: $15)
-Pear Tree, $200 (last year: $150)
-Two Turtle Doves, $55 (last year: $40)
-Three French Hens, $30 (last year: $45)
-Four Calling Birds (canaries), $600 (last year: same)
-Five Gold Rings, $350 (last year: $395)
-Six Geese a-Laying, $240 (last year: $360)
-Seven Swans a-Swimming, $5,600 (last year: $4,200)
-Eight Maids a-Milking, $52 (last year: $47)
-Nine Ladies Dancing (per performance), $4,759 (last year: same)
-10 Lords a-Leaping (per performance), $4,414 (last year: $4,285)
-11 Pipers Piping (per performance), $2,285 (last year: $2,213)
-12 Drummers Drumming (per performance), $2,475 (last year: $2,398)
The total?
$86,609!
That's this year's cost, according to the annual "Christmas Price Index" compiled by PNC Wealth Management, which tallies the single partridge in a pear tree to the 12 drummers drumming, purchased repeatedly as the song suggests.
The price is up $8,508 or 10.9 %, from $78,100 last year.
"12 Days Of Christmas" Item Breakdown
-Partridge, $20 (last year: $15)
-Pear Tree, $200 (last year: $150)
-Two Turtle Doves, $55 (last year: $40)
-Three French Hens, $30 (last year: $45)
-Four Calling Birds (canaries), $600 (last year: same)
-Five Gold Rings, $350 (last year: $395)
-Six Geese a-Laying, $240 (last year: $360)
-Seven Swans a-Swimming, $5,600 (last year: $4,200)
-Eight Maids a-Milking, $52 (last year: $47)
-Nine Ladies Dancing (per performance), $4,759 (last year: same)
-10 Lords a-Leaping (per performance), $4,414 (last year: $4,285)
-11 Pipers Piping (per performance), $2,285 (last year: $2,213)
-12 Drummers Drumming (per performance), $2,475 (last year: $2,398)
Monday, December 1, 2008
World AIDS Day
December 1st is World AIDS day.
The first World AIDS Day was recognized in 1988 in a number of countries around the world. Sponsored by the World Health Organization, the day inspired messages from President Reagan, Pope John Paul II and United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar who called for stepped-up efforts against the disease.
I remember that it was 1997 and when World AIDS day passed I thought how lucky I was that I didn't know anyone personally who had succombed to this disease. The next day my mom called to tell me that my brothers best friends little brother had died from AIDS. He was a hemopheliac who contacted the disease in the 1980's before the blood supply was tested. Josh graduated 3 years behind me. When I think of Josh I think of a chubby kid who was a Freshman the year I graduated. He found love and married, and when he died told his wife that he "wasn't ready." He was so young, and this disease is so unfair.
An absolutely terrific movie made about the discovery of AIDS is And The Band Played On. It is filled with stars and you won't believe the character that Alan Alda plays. The other is In The Glooming with Glenn Close, Henry Thomas, Bridget Fonda, and James Woods. Christopher Reeves directed this story of a yound man who comes home to die, and face the family that he doesn't know. James Woods final scene is heartbreaking and you will need a box of tissues.
Today I will remember gentle Josh, and all the others that have been lost to this horrible disease. Hopefully one day it will just be a nightmare in our history.
The first World AIDS Day was recognized in 1988 in a number of countries around the world. Sponsored by the World Health Organization, the day inspired messages from President Reagan, Pope John Paul II and United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar who called for stepped-up efforts against the disease.
I remember that it was 1997 and when World AIDS day passed I thought how lucky I was that I didn't know anyone personally who had succombed to this disease. The next day my mom called to tell me that my brothers best friends little brother had died from AIDS. He was a hemopheliac who contacted the disease in the 1980's before the blood supply was tested. Josh graduated 3 years behind me. When I think of Josh I think of a chubby kid who was a Freshman the year I graduated. He found love and married, and when he died told his wife that he "wasn't ready." He was so young, and this disease is so unfair.
An absolutely terrific movie made about the discovery of AIDS is And The Band Played On. It is filled with stars and you won't believe the character that Alan Alda plays. The other is In The Glooming with Glenn Close, Henry Thomas, Bridget Fonda, and James Woods. Christopher Reeves directed this story of a yound man who comes home to die, and face the family that he doesn't know. James Woods final scene is heartbreaking and you will need a box of tissues.
Today I will remember gentle Josh, and all the others that have been lost to this horrible disease. Hopefully one day it will just be a nightmare in our history.
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