Archive for April, 2011

Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

‘Fast & Furious 5’ scores big at UK box office

Thursday, April 28th, 2011
A still from the movie 'Fast Five' (Vin Diesel)

Fast & Furious 5 has debuted at the top of the UK box office.

The latest movie in the long-running action franchise, which sees Dwayne Johnson join returning cast members Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, pulls in an impressive £5.3 million to cruise past 3D animation Rio and secure first place.

Boosted by a Thursday opening and Good Friday showings, Fast & Furious 5 registers the third highest box office opening of 2011 behind Gulliver’s Travels (£7 million) and Paul (£5.5 million).

Russell Brand’s remake of Arthur, last week’s number one Scream 4 and the Vanessa Hudgens-led Beastly complete the top five.

Elsewhere, new release TT3D: Closer to the Edge, a racing documentary about the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, bows at number nine.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Fast & Furious 5 – £5,332,096
2. (2) Rio – £886,669
3. (-) Arthur – £764,468
4. (1) Scream 4 – £730,963
5. (-) Beastly – £553,069
6. (5) Hop – £466,676
7. (4) Red Riding Hood – £345,421
8. (6) Source Code – £331,988
9. (-) TT3D: Closer to the Edge – £312,998
10. (7) Limitless – £282,879

Former X-Ray Spex singer Poly Styrene dies, aged 53

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Poly Styrene performing at Love Music Hate Racism Carnival

Poly Styrene has died at the age of 53.

The singer-songwriter, whose real name was Marianne Joan Elliott-Said, revealed earlier this year that she had undergone treatment for breast cancer.

A post on her official Twitter feed read: “We can confirm that the beautiful Poly Styrene, who has been a true fighter, won her battle on Monday evening to go to higher places.”

An official statement continued: “We are sad to report that Marianne Elliot (aka Poly Styrene) lost her battle with cancer last night, 25th April 2011.

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LMFAO beat Wretch 32 to UK singles No. 1

Sunday, April 24th, 2011
Dance duo LMFAO

LMFAO, Lauren Bennet and Goonrock have won a close sales battle with Wretch 32 to keep ‘Party Rock Anthem’ at number one on the UK singles chart.

The club track stuck to pole position for a second Sunday, after recovering from a close chart update, to outperform ‘Unorthodox’ by a comfortable 30% margin at the end of the week.

Following the return of Britain’s Got Talent last Saturday, Tracy Chapman’s 1988 classic ‘Fast Car’ makes an unexpected return to the rankings as buzz around contestant Michael Collings’s show-stopping rendition of the track continues to grow.

Just behind, Chris Brown and Benny Benassi sneak into the top five with ‘Beautiful People’, up three from eight, while Katy Perry and ‘E.T.’ crash-land at seven after peaking at three last week. Nearby, Lady GaGa climbs to nine with ‘Judas’ after originally debuting at 14 just 48 hours after its rush-release last Friday.

The top ten in full:
1. (1) LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & Goonrock: ‘Party Rock Anthem’
2. (-) Wretch 32 ft. Example: ‘Unorthodox’
3. (2) Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull: ‘On The Floor’
4. (-) Tracy Chapman: ‘Fast Car’
5. (8) Chris Brown ft. Benny Benassi: ‘Beautiful People’
6. (4) Snoop Dogg vs David Guetta: ‘Sweat’
7. (3) Katy Perry ft. Kanye West: ‘E.T.’
8. (5) The Black Eyed Peas: ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’
9. (14) Lady GaGa: ‘Judas’
10. (9) Mann ft. 50 Cent: ‘Buzzin’

Source: Official Charts Company
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Wretch 32 feat. Example – Unorthodox

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

‘Scream 4’ cuts down UK box office competition

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Sidney in Scream 4

Scream 4 has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

The horror sequel, which reunites series stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, has failed to make a significant box office dent in the US and Australia but its £2 million haul is enough to see it secure first place in the UK.

Half of the chart top ten is made up of new releases, with Your Highness and Red Riding Hood landing at numbers three and four just behind Rio. Russell Brand’s Hop completes the top five.

Elsewhere, Disney’s new Winnie The Pooh animation bows at number eight and the Marion Cotillard-led French film Little White Lies charts at ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Scream 4 – £2,061,885
2. (1) Rio – £1,695,927
3. (-) Your Highness – £926,338
4. (-) Red Riding Hood – £842,398
5. (4) Hop – £788,809
6. (2) Source Code – £674,202
7. (3) Limitless – £603,963
8. (-) Winnie The Pooh – £159,369
9. (5) Sucker Punch – £144,612
10. (-) Little White Lies – £125,273

LMFAO rock to UK singles chart No.1

Sunday, April 17th, 2011
LMFAO 'Party Rock Anthem'

LMFAO, Lauren Bennet and Goonrock have climbed to the top of the UK singles chart with ‘Party Rock Anthem’.

The trio’s dancefloor favourite, which debuted at 22 on the rankings three Sundays ago, pushed Jennifer Lopez’s comeback track ‘On The Floor’ into the runner-up spot after a two-week reign at number one.

The next two places see Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg inch forward a respective two and five spots with ‘E.T.’ and ‘Sweat’, while Adele’s former chart-topper ‘Someone Like You’ misses out on the top five for the first time after falling three to six.

Meanwhile, buzz over Rihanna’s “sexy” new ‘S&M’ team-up with Britney Spears propels the original track back into the top 10 at seven, next to Chris Brown and Benny Benassi’s ‘Beautiful People’, which glides to eight from last week’s 20.

The interactive video top 10 in full:
1. (2) LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & Goonrock: ‘Party Rock Anthem’
2. (1) Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull: ‘On The Floor’
3. (5) Katy Perry ft. Kanye West: ‘E.T.’
4. (9) Snoop Dogg vs David Guetta: ‘Sweat’
5. (4) The Black Eyed Peas: ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’
6. (3) Adele: ‘Someone Like You’ (live at the Brit Awards)
7. (12) Rihanna: ‘S&M’
8. (20) Chris Brown ft. Benny Benassi: ‘Beautiful People’
9. (6) Mann ft. 50 Cent: ‘Buzzin’
10. (7) Nicole Scherzinger: ‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’

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‘Rio’ beats ‘Source Code’ at UK box office

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
'Rio', a Fox animation

Rio has taken first place at the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

The 3D animated movie, which features the voices of Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway, pulls in £1.5 million to secure top spot ahead of sci-fi thriller Source Code.

Limitless holds its place at number three, Hop dips down to four and action movie Sucker Punch is at five.

The chart also sees three new releases enter the top ten. Bollywood movie Thank You bows at number seven, Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly’s The Roommate lands at nine and Disney animation Mars Needs Mums is at ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Rio – £1,515,853
2. (2) Source Code – £848,366
3. (3) Limitless – £737,417
4. (1) Hop – £611,367
5. (4) Sucker Punch – £346,399
6. (5) The Eagle – £181,823
7. (-) Thank You – £160,191
8. (8) Unknown – £135,025
9. (-) The Roommate – £120,365
10. (-) Mars Needs Mums – £113,559

Jennifer Lopez retains singles No. 1

Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull - 'On The Floor'
Jennifer Lopez has hung on to the UK singles chart top spot for a second week with ‘On The Floor’.

The American Idol judge fought off competition from LMFAO’s ‘Party Rock Anthem’ and Adele’s mega-selling ‘Someone Like You’ to retain the title for another Sunday.

Following behind are climbers in the shape of Katy Perry & Kanye West collaboration ‘E.T.’, up seven to five, and Mann’s 50 Cent remix of ‘Buzzing’, which steps to six from last week’s 11.

Also breaking into the top ten for the first time is Snoop Dogg’s ‘Sweat’, which slides seven places to nine, but former high-flyer ‘S&M’ by Rihanna loses its place in the single digits after stumbling to 12 from nine.

The top ten in full:
1. (1) Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull: ‘On The Floor’
2. (3) LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & Goonrock: ‘Party Rock Anthem’
3. (2) Adele: ‘Someone Like You’ (live at the Brit Awards)
4. (4) The Black Eyed Peas: ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’
5. (12) Katy Perry ft. Kanye West: ‘E.T.’
6. (11) Mann ft. 50 Cent: ‘Buzzin’
7. (5) Nicole Scherzinger: ‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’
8. (6) Wiz Khalifa: ‘Black And Yellow’
9. (16) Snoop Dogg: ‘Sweat’
10. (7) Jessie J ft. B.o.B: ‘Price Tag’

Source: Official Charts Company

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‘Hop’ edges out ‘Source Code’ at UK box office

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Image from 'Hop'

Russell Brand’s Easter-themed family film Hop has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

The live-action/animation hybrid, co-starring James Marsden and Kaley Cuoco, takes in £1.39 million to secure first place. Jake Gyllenhaal’s science fiction thriller Source Code runs Hop close at the chart summit, opening with £1.3 million.

Last week’s number one Limitless is at number three ahead of Sucker Punch, which bows at a disappointing number four on the back of unfortunate reviews.

The Eagle is at number five, while A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventure is the biggest faller as it tumbles down four spots to number six.

Elsewhere, Rango continues its impressive box office run. The Johnny Depp animation has been in cinemas for a month and grossed £6.3 million in total from UK screens.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Hop – £1,392,740
2. (-) Source Code – £1,306,661
3. (1) Limitless – £1,206,219
4. (-) Sucker Punch – £814,976
5. (3) The Eagle – £472,357
6. (2) A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventure – £365,258
7. (4) Rango – £289,021
8. (5) Unknown – £276,657
9. (7) Anuvahood – £219,688
10. (9) The Lincoln Lawyer – £146,962