Rihanna's 777 Tour Documentary: Oh, Look — It's Three Seconds Of Me

Well, well, well. Somehow they caught a rare moment where everyone on this trip was actually smiling?

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Here's What A Justin Timberalke Concert Ticket For Roseland Ballroom Looks Like

I was invited to see Justin Timberlake's MasterCard Priceless Premieres show at Roseland Ballroom (read: not a full-blown tour show, but pretty good nonetheless) on Sunday.

If you care to my writeup on the concert, you can check it out here.

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Betty Who, That's Who

Betty Who came by and hung out in the Idolator office on Friday, ahead of her show at Pianos. If you don't yet know of this 21-year-old Boston-based Australian pop starlet, then check out her amazingly fantastic EP The Movement, which is chock full of pop gems...and it's free, you cheap whores. FREE.

My faves: "You're In Love" and "High Society." 



And here's the video for "Somebody Loves You."

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It's Mariah Carey & Miguel's "#Beautiful"

Mariah Carey has been working the phrase "hashtag pow" into her critiques all season long on American Idol, and now we see why: early promo for her new single, a pair-up with Miguel called "#Beautiful." I can't be mad about this song, as it's actually in a different league than Mimi's previous outing, that Oz The Great And Powerful soundtrack single "Almost Home." And don't get me started on "Triumphant (Flop 'Em)."

Anyway, Mariah and Miguel make a nice duo on this bombastic, old-timey mid-tempo number. And even though Miguel gets the first verse, Carey still feels like less of an afterthought than she did on "Triumflop."



What do you think?

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UK Chart Roundup: I Heard The Daft Punk Album (And "Get Lucky" Is Still #1)

Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" is #1 in the UK for a second week. Even more thrilling, for me, at least, is the fact that I went to a listening event for the duo's upcoming album Random Access Memories last week. (Don't I look stunning up above?) I'm not permitted to say anything in a review-like manner about it just yet, but I will note that "Giorgio By Moroder" and "Contact" are two songs on the album that ones you should pay close attention to...much like you should take the time to listen to all 13 song on Random Access Memories.

Wink.

The UK Top 10:

1. "Get Lucky" - Daft Punk *2 weeks*
2. "Waiting All Night" - Rudimental feat. Ella Eyre
3. "Can't Hold Us" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
4. "Let Her Go" - Passenger
5. "I Need Your Love" - Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding
6. "Play Hard" - David Guetta feat. Ne-Yo & Akon
7. "#thatPower" - will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber
8. "Just Give Me A Reason" - Pink feat. Nate Ruess
9. "Need U (100%)" - Duke Dumont feat. A*M*E
10. "Me & You" - Disclosure feat. Eliza Doolittle *new*

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It's Janelle Monae & Erykah Badu's "Q.U.E.E.N." Video

After helping to make fun. a name in pop-loving households the world over, Janelle Monae is back with new single "Q.U.E.E.N.", the first taste of her upcoming album The Electric Lady.

I'll admit, The ArchAndroid...I just didn't get into it three years ago as much as I probably should have. But I can totally co-sign on "Q.U.E.E.N.", a funky collab with Erykah Badu that employs Marvin Gaye What's Going On-era strings during the rap bit.

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US Chart Roundup: Icona Pop Crack The Top 10, Daft Punk Climb With "Get Lucky"

Some of the good stuff on the Billboard Hot 100 this week consists of Pink and Nate Ruess' "Just Give Me A Reason" maintaining its stance at #1 for a third week (I had to think about it, but, yes — this is good), while Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors" moves up to a new peak of #5. Swedish duo Icona Pop and British singer Charli XCX's "I Love It," the top song on Chart Rigger's 10 Best Pop Singles Of 2012 list, finally makes the Top 10 by moving up to #9.

Elsewhere, Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" climbs to #14 after debuting at #19 last week. Good for those fuckers. The fact that they're actually having a hit in America is kind of blowing my mind. Who'd have thought they'd recover so spectacularly after 2005's abysmal Human After All?

Another US breakthrough: Emeli Sande's "Next To Me" cracks the Top 40 by sliding up to #36. (And let's all take a moment to remember that we first saw this music video back in January 2012.)

That brings us to PSY and the yo-yo-ing "Gentleman." Without enough people with bad enough taste to actual download the song, it plummets from #5 to #26 now that the initial surge in YouTube plays has tapered off.



On a finale note, Lana Del Rey's Great Gatsby soundtrack dirge "Young & Beautiful" debuts at #82. I tend to like her trash at first, and then go off it real quick — something that might be chalked up to the fact that she basically keeps making the same song over and over.

The U.S. Top 10:

1. "Just Give Me A Reason" - Pink feat. Nate Ruess *3 weeks*
2. "Can't Hold Us" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray
3. "Stay" - Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko
4. "Thrift Shop" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz
5. "Mirrors" - Justin Timberlake 
6. "When I Was Your Man" - Bruno Mars
7. "Suit & Tie" - Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z
8. "Feel This Moment" - Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera
9. "I Love It" - Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX
10. "Radioactive" - Imagine Dragons

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