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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

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Apollo Drive “Papercut (Robbins)
IYAZ "Solo" (Beluga Heights/Reprise)
Rihanna "Rude Boy" (Def Jam/IDJMG)

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2010 CHR FEBRUARY SAMPLER
VOLUME 168

Click HERE to listen to a sample of the 2010 FEBRUARY Sampler, featuring music from Shontelle, New Boyz, Owl City, Mariah Carey, Matisyahu, Young Money, and more....

Taylor Swift celebrates her Grammy wins with Universal Republic execs following her big win for "Album of the Year." (L- R) Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Records; David Nathan, Uni Republic; Toby Russell, Uni Republic; Mike Nazzaro, Uni Republic; Taylor; Joel Klaiman, Uni Republic; Gary Spangler, Uni Republic; Howie Pivar, Uni Republic.

Ke$ha meets up with the first programmer in the country to put "Tik Tok" into rotation, WKFS/Cincinnati PD Jordan (right) pictured with RCA's Josh Reich.

Night host Wingnut adds APD duties at CHR WBVD/Melbourne.

At Sirius/XM Hits 1, Mikey Piff is awarded the night shift and can be heard from 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. ET.

APD Tony Fly and co-host Danni segue from mornings to afternoons at CHR/Rhythmic KHTC/Minneapolis.

Mike O'Donnell, PD at CHR WKRZ/Wilkes Barre, adds programming oversight duties at Country sister WGGY. O'Donnell's new title now reads, Director of Music Station Operations for WKRZ, WGGY and Classic Hits/Triple A hybrid WDMT.

Cobra Starship and 3OH!3 will team up for a co-headlining tour, with Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes as the opener. The trek starts April 28 in Milwaukee and wraps up in Philadelphia on June 11

Usher will sing his single "More," as well as the hit "Yeah," during the introduction of the 2010 NBA All-Star game on February 14. Shakira and Alicia Keys will team up for the halftime performance, and the event will air live on TNT, among other networks. Shakira will perform her current single, "Give It Up To Me," as well as "She Wolf." Keys will perform "No One" and two singles from her recently-released album: "Empire State of Mind" and "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart."

Green Day will be honored by the USA Network in their second annual Character Approved Awards on February 25 in New York. The awards show will feature a performance from the cast of Green Day's American Idiot musical. "Character Approved is a celebration of the real Characters making an impact on our culture today," said Chris McCumber, USA EVP of marketing, digital and brand strategy. "Our honorees are all at the top of their game, and we’re thrilled to shine a light on their unique accomplishments."

On Monday, the day after the Grammy Awards, many of the music stars who were in Los Angeles for the awards ceremony gathered together to record a 25th anniversary remake of "We Are The World." This time, the new charity single will benefit Haiti relief. More than 80 artists participated in the recording, including P!nk, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Nick Jonas, LL Cool J, Robin Thicke, Celine Dion, Akon, Rob Thomas, Wyclef Jean, Barbra Streisand, Jordin Sparks, Good Charlotte's Joel and Benji Madden, Tony Bennett, Josh Groban, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, Keri Hilson, Jamie Foxx, Katharine McPhee, Carlos Santana, Melanie Fiona, Toni Braxton, Jason Mraz, Miley Cyrus, Busta Rhymes, Nicole Scherzinger, Usher, Julianne Hough, Raphael Saadiq, American Idol judge Randy Jackson, Musiq Soulchild, Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson, Fonzworth Bentley, Kid Cudi, Nipsey Hussle, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, Trey Songz, Faith Evans, Mya and Gladys Knight, to name a few. The song also features a newly penned hip-hop break written by Will.I.Am that makes reference to the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, according to MTV.com.

There have been a lot of all-star music collaborations as of late (i.e. the new "We Are The World" and the R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts" benefit cover), and another one for fans to look forward to is Mary J. Blige's cover of "Stairway To Heaven," featuring Steve Vai and Michael Jackson guitarist Orianthi on rhythm and lead guitars, Travis Barker on drums and American Idol judge Randy Jackson on bass. Producer Ron Fair (Christina Aguilera, Pussycat Dolls) handled the piano, the arrangement and the all-star recruitment for the track, which will appear on Blige’s 10th studio album, due later this year. "What people don't know about me is I've been a Rock & Roll fan for years," Blige told the Los Angeles Times at the recording session. "I loved soft rock as a child. I'm full of this stuff, naturally."

Through a series of Twitter postings and various interviews, it appears that Fall Out Boy have made their self-imposed hiatus more permanent. On Monday night, bassist/songwriter Pete Wentz told fans via Twitter that, "A hiatus is forever until you get lonely or old. I don't plan on either." Later, he wrote, "I can't imagine playing in FOB again. Something would have to change in my head or my heart... not my wallet."

WNKS/Charlotte PD John Reynolds with Capitol artist Priscilla Renea at the annual Gravedigger's show.

Hollywood execs Justin Fontaine and Scot Finck break the news to Miley Cyrus that her single, "Party In The USA," went to #1 backstage the Concert For Hope.

LW	TW	DAILY TOP 20 POP ALBUM SALES - TUESDAY 2/2/10			%
--	1*	Lil Wayne	Rebirth	UMGD/ Cash Money	--
2	2*	Lady Gaga	Fame Monster	UMGD/ Interscope	30
1	3	Michael Buble	Crazy Love	WEA/ Reprise	-7
7	4*	Taylor Swift	Fearless	UMGD/ Universal	165
16	5*	Black Eyed Peas	E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)	UMGD/ A&M	286
6	6*	Alicia Keys	Element Of Freedom	SBME/ J	42
20	7*	Beyonce	I Am Sasha Fierce	SBME/ Columbia	268
4	8*	John Mayer	Battle Studies	SBME/ Columbia	6.5
13	9*	Kings Of Leon	Only By The Night	SBME/ RCA	65
17	10*	Melanie Fiona	Bridge	UMGD/ Universal	85
9	11	Mary J. Blige	Stronger	UMGD/ MCA	-9
10	12	Phoenix	Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix	Glassnote	-3
12	13*	Green Day	21St Century Breakdown	WEA/ Reprise	--
18	14*	Carrie Underwood	Play On	SBME/ Sbmg Nashville	35
**	15*	Trey Songz	Ready	WEA/ Atlantic	**
19	16	Justin Bieber	My World	UMGD/ Island	-10
5	17	Owl City	Ocean Eyes	UMGD/ Universal	-69
**	18*	Young Money	We Are Young Money	UMGD/ Cash Money	**
3	19	Lady Antebellum	Need You Now	EMM/ Capitol	-80
8	20	Adam Lambert	For Your Entertainment	SBME/ RCA	-65