DANITY KANE = FIN

Alot of people thought Diddy was just hyping the show with all the talk of Danity Kane breaking up on the finale of Making The Band 4. Turns out the talk was true, Danity Kane is now over with Diddy kicking out Aubrey O'Day & D. Woods last night. Whats more interesting is this doesn't just seem to be a PR stunt.

Entertainment Weekly had the chance to speak with Shannon of Danity Kane and it seems they're pretty lost.

Where is D. Woods tonight? Have you talked to her since she was kicked out of the group?

I talked to her on the phone about two days ago. She’s in Europe, where she was asked to host a fashion show and be part of an awards show. We didn’t even know the live finale was going to happen. From what we understood, the meeting we were in [with Puff that you saw on TV] was it.

Damn.

FUCK YES.

Danity Kane ft Missy Elliot - Bad Girl

POW!

MONSTER.

Danity Kane - Damaged (Styalz Fuego Skybox Remix)

SALES IN / RADIO'S ON

No surprises here, Mariah Carey’s new Island/IDJ album, E=MC2, is this weeks number 1.

E=MC2 comes in with first-week sales of 475k, apparently her highest first week numbers ever. I was pretty on point with my predictions. I'd be pissed if I were one of the 475k that bought this album expecting something great or new from Mariah. Lets just say I was thoroughly disappointed.

J Records’ Leona Lewis did 90k, after last week’s #1 debut.

Next week we have Ashlee Simpson's Timbo (Royal Court/KingLogan/Jim Beanz)/Chad Hugo creation Bittersweet World. I'm kinda looking forward to this based on its production/songwriting credits.

At Rhythmic Radio this week"Lollipop" (#3) is just about to push Usher's Garageband Song & Ray J's doo-doo sandwhich out of the top spot. "Lollipop" is also #2 @ Billboard Hot 100. Once it moves up into the top 10-15 @ Mainstream 40 Radio, Weezy will most likely experience his first ever #1 single. Meanwhile Leona Lewis holds the #1.

Danity Kane's "Damaged" is within the top 20 @ Mainstream Radio & Hot 100. I'm gonna leak the FUEGO remix on y'all soon. 2step?!?

Note to radio programmers: Please stop playing C-Side/Keyshia Cole - BF/GF. Is it not apparent that this is quite possibly the worst song ever made? Keyshia, I love you but seriously, You've made two pretty good albums with some excellent songs, I'm positive you know the difference between good songwriting and this display of cliche followed by cliche .. This song is what happens when you read How To Make A Hit Rap/R&B Song 101.

Thats all for this week ..

SALES IN / RADIO'S ON

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I've been following Making The Band this season and after Danity Kane taking the #1 spot with their amazing sophomore album Welcome To The Dollhouse, I was unsure if Day26 could have a similar impact, but apparently all the leaked records, TV exposure and their single "Got Me Going" will ensure them a #1 debut album next week.

According to hitsdailydouble.com:

Based on one-day sales from shell-shocked retailers around this Barack Obama-infatuated country of ours, Bad Boy/Atlantic’s Day 26 will likely follow fellow Making the Band grads Danity Kane to #1 on next week’s HITS Album chart.

The N.Y.-based boy band’s self-titled debut is on target to sell between 225-250k, comparable to the 253k scored by Kane’s Welcome to the Dollhouse.

With all that said, the album is pretty strong, definitely nowhere near DK's album but I respect the fact that they delivered a strong r&b album without buying into alot of current trends.

my favourite record from the album.. "Since You Been Gone" produced by B Cox.

THESE 5 NEED TO STOP!

Although I didn't manage to make a placement on the new Danity Kane album, its still one of my most anticipated albums of '08 and from what i've heard on Making The Band this season, it excites me. As does this picture above!

"Welcome to the Dollhouse" is out March 18th, but I'm sure we'll see the leak early next week. If this little diddy rock is indicative of the albums overall sound, I'm sure you wont be hearing me playing much else for the next month.