Chart Rigger

Alphabeat's "Vacation": Have A Listen

2012-03-12T07:52:00.001-05:00

Hmmm. Alphabeat's new single "Vacation" is supposed to be on US iTunes — and on iTunes in general, worldwide — though a quick search doesn't turn it up here.

At any rate, here's the song in all its retro-'80s glory:

Very short and sweet. As last week's tease of the track indicated, "Vacation" is more This Is Alphabeat than The Spell/The Beat Is... If there are at least a few songs on the next album like "The Right Thing,", "DJ" and "Hole In My Heart," I'll be happy.

Here's what the band says on their official site:

"As we write we’re finishing our next album. It will (fingers crossed!) be in the shops at some point late Summer 2012 and for what has been going on in the studio it’s gonna be fun fun fun, 'something you can dance to' and 100% pure Alphabeat pop!"

Madonna's "Girl Gone Wild" Video Preview Reminds Me Of "Erotica"

2012-03-09T16:42:00.000-06:00

...and we all know how I feel about that song and album.

Madonna's 'MDNA' Previews So Far: "I'm Addicted," "Love Spent" & "Gang Bang"

2012-03-09T07:50:00.001-06:00

The world at large continues to be perplexed by Madonna's MDNA. While many of Ye Olde Vampyre's fans lamented the choices of "Give Me All Your Luvin'" and "Girl Gone Wild" as the first two singles off the album, track-by-track reviews from such outlets at the Telegraph and PopJustice seem to indicate that we'll be jamming Barbie Doll legs up ourselves over this record for quite some time.

So, for us peons who've missed out on being invited to some swank London listening party for the album, let's rate the clips we've heard so far over the past week.

"I'm Addicted": This trash didn't impress me the first few times I played it. It's not really easy to guage based on this minute-long snippet alone, but, I've since changed my mind, I have a feeling it might turn out to be quite a jam. Still, that "M, D, N, A! M, D, N, A!" is someone annoying, no?

"Love Spent": Finally, the first song from this whole shebang that sounds like it has a catchy pop melody! This short clip alone has made me forgive the broad for Hard Candy and Music.

"Gang Bang": Oooh, Madge is getting dark. This is what I picture plays in her mind when she's soaring through the air like the Vampyre that she is, in search you young blood. Seriously, though, it's nice to finally hear her going in a different direction. Those first two so-so singles appeared to signal that Madge and all involved had run out of ideas. But "Gang Bang" has her getting all Lil' Kim on a bitch, which could well be just how we like her now.

US Chart Roundup: Fun. & Janelle Monae Land Their First #1 With "We Are Young"

2012-03-08T07:45:00.001-06:00

It took a boost from being featured on both Glee in December and in a Chevy ad that ran during the Super Bowl, but nevertheless, fun.'s "We Are Young" has become the sixth song to top the Hot 100 in 2012. (I'm counting Rihanna and Calvin Harris' "We Found Love," which technically topped the chart in 2011 but returned to #1 for two more non-consecutive weeks in late January.) This marks fun. and Monae's first #1 singles.

Meanwhile, over on the Top 200 album chart, fun.'s Some Nights drops from its #3 debut position to #12 this week. Adele's 21 is tops for a 23rd non-consecutive week, and if she remains there one more time, she'll have caught up the 24-week stints both Prince And The Revolution's Purple Rain (1984) and the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack (1978) had.

Speaking of Adele, her fourth single from 21, "Rumour Has It," cracks the Top 40 of the Hot 100 this week as it moves up to #39. And speaking of Calvin Harris, his "Feel So Close" also moves into the Top 40 — his first solo single to do so in the US. It's up 12 positions to #34.

Further down the chart, Ellie Goulding's year-old "Lights" inches up to #78, while Madonna drops from #58 to #86 with "Give Me All Your Luvin'" in only its fifth week on the chart. Last week Billboard predicted that "Girl Gone Wild," Madonna's second MDNA single, would enter the Hot 100 this week after going on sale Friday. Alas, twas not to be, as the song never rose higher than #31 on iTunes over the past six days.

The U.S. Top 10:

1. "We Are Young" - fun. feat. Janelle Monae *1 week*
2. "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" - Kelly Clarkson
3. "Set Fire To The Rain" - Adele
4. "Glad you Came" - The Wanted
5. "Part Of Me" - Katy Perry
6. "Starships" - Nicki Minaj
7. "Young, Wild & Free" - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
8. "Turn Me On" - David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj
9. "Somebody That I Used To Know" - Gotye feat. Kimbra
10. "We Found Love" - Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris

Brandy & Monica's "It All Belongs To Me" Video Could Have Been A Whole Lot Better If...

2012-03-06T08:02:00.000-06:00

Last month I felt like Brandy and Monica's new collaboration "It All Belongs To Me" wasn't a complete disaster, despite many folks griping that it didn't have the excitement their first pair-up, 1998's "The Boy Is Mine," did.

That said, the song's music video has arrived, and it's your typical "my man did me wrong, now I'm kicking him outta the house" affair. These broads need to learn that when you have a dull as hell track, you need to jazz it up with an off-the-wall video. (See Duran Duran's "Girl Panic" — well, even that songs is better than "It All Belongs To Me," come to think of it.)

In other words, this slow jam needed Brandy shooting lasers out of her boobs and Monica pole dancing in a Denny's parking lot to truly work.

Oh, well.

Alphabeat Offer Snippet Of "Vacation"

2012-03-06T07:21:00.002-06:00

Alphabeat posted the below teaser clip for their upcoming single "Vacation", which hits iTunes worldwide (yes, even in the US) on Monday.

It's only a short snippet of the song, so it's impossible to tell completely — but it sounds to me like they're returning a bit more to the organic sound of the first album with "Vacation" rather than the early-'90s house pastiche they explored on the second one.

We shall see!

It's SWV's 'I Missed Us' Album Cover

2012-03-05T18:26:00.000-06:00

Coko, Taj and Leelee are officially back! No, I'm not talking about the two-dollar hookers who used to haunt the back alley behind Sheetz — it's SWV, whose first studio album in 15 years, I Missed Us, is out April 17.

Their video for new single "Co-Sign" reveals that the ladies behind such '90s jams as "Right Here" and "I'm So Into You" definitely haven't been going hungry since their heyday.

Get that shit, bitches! The broads are even heading out on tour:

3/ 24 - 3/ 27 - Tom Joyner Cruise
3/29 - St. Louis, MO w/ New Edition (95.5 B-day Bash) Scottrade Center
4/ 7- Hampton, Va Hampton Convocation Center
5/ 5 - Miami, FL - Funk Fest
5/ 18- Atlanta, Ga W/New Edition - Funk Fest Wolf Creek Amphitheater

(FRESH MUSIC FESTIVAL TOUR W/ KC & JOJO, KEITH SWEAT)
5/ 25 - Lafayette, LA Cajun Dome
5/ 26 - Houston, TX Reliant Arena
5/ 27- Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
TBA - Philadelphia, PA Liacourous, Center
6/ 8- Bridgeport, CT Webster Bank Arena
6/ 16- Charleston, SC N. Charleston Coliseum
6/ 29-Augusta, Ga James Brown Arena
6/ 30- Raleigh, NC RBC Center

(*** not part of the fresh music festival tour)
7/ 6 - New Orleans, LA Essence Music Festival performance***
7/ 13- Jacksonville, FL Veterans Memorial Arena ***
7/ 14- Mobile, AL Mobile Civic Center ***
7/ 21 - Baltimore, MD 1st Marina Arena ***
7/ 28- Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum
8/ 4 - Macon, GA Macon Complex

Keane Unveil 'Strangeland' Album Cover

2012-03-05T17:09:00.001-06:00

I'll admit, I wasn't that impressed with Keane's 2010 EP (or mini-album or what have you) Night Train, save for maybe "My Shadow," which sounded the most like "classic" Keane. And so I've been not paying much mind to the news on their upcoming LP Strangeland (out May 7).

That said, the band revealed the cover art today. And the below trailer for Strangeland seems promising, given that Tim Rice-Oxley says several times that they all took forever to release the album (they entered the studio in January 2011) because they wanted to make sure it all sounded as good as possible.

Strangland tracklist:

1. You Are Young
2. Silenced By The Night
3. Disconnected
4. Watch How You Go
5. Sovereign Light Cafe
6. On The Road
7. The Starting Line
8. Black Rain
9. Neon River
10. Day Will Come
11. In Your Own Time
12. Sea Fog

Meanwhile, I can't believe it's been eight years since the release of Hopes And Fears.

The Wanted's Debut US Album Out In April

2012-03-05T16:55:00.000-06:00

With "Glad You Came" currently sitting at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on US iTunes, the announcement comes that the UK boy band's debut US album will arrive on April 24 via Mercury/Island Def Jam.

The group is also set to head back to the States in a couple weeks for a March 20 performance on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno, April 2 gig on the mtvU Spring Break Las Vegas stage, performance on the Today Show on April 24 (day of the album's release) and then a cougar-rattling appearance on The View on April 25.

That's nice and all, but when is Wanted member Max George going to do lap-dancing on The D'luv Show?

Kylie Minogue Does Syndey Mardi Gras

2012-03-05T08:20:00.000-06:00

Kylie Minogue performed at Sydney Mardi Gras yesterday, and while the Herald Sun has a straight-forward classy writeup on the event, the classiest review you'll read is the one over at Pop Trash Addicts.

Kylie herself tweeted the above pics of her various costumes she wore during the gig, which had her singing everything from "All The Lovers" and "I Believe In You" to "Better The Devil You Know " and "In Your Eyes".

Here's some shoddy video from the event (things kick off at about the 1:31 mark:

And photographer Eva Rinaldi took a bunch of photos of Kylie, which you can view here.

Saint Etienne "Tonight": There's A Richard X Extended Mix

2012-03-03T09:05:00.002-06:00

Above is the official single cover for Saint Etienne's "Tonight", the lead offering from the upcoming Words And Music By Saint Etienne .

The great news: there is a Richard X extended mix! And SE fans will recall that Richard X expertly reinterpreted the band's debut LP Foxbase Alpha three years ago as Foxbase Beta. He also produced their 2009 London Conversations single "Method Of Modern Love" and remixed "This Is Tomorrow" for the same collection.

The :/ news: the Richard X extended mix will only be available on the limited edition (there are only 1,000 copies) 12" vinyl version of the single, which goes on sale here this coming Tuesday.

UPDATE: According to Popservations, the Richard X extended mix will be on both the 12" and the download.

Some other bits of info on the single, via a Saint Etienne newsletter email:

The shiny new single Tonight is ready to hit the shops on 12", 7" and digital download on 12th March.

The artwork follows in the grand tradition of the Specials' Too Much Too Young EP. In fact, this picture was taken at a Specials gig too. See if you can spot who sang what (hope you're enjoying this game - we are).

On the twelve inch, the first excellent mix comes courtesy of our ursine mates 2 Bears - a real beauty this, you're going to love it - and the second is from Manchester's own remix machine Club Clique. One of these days, we'll have to head up to the north west for one of their legendary do's. If they'll have us. Richard X has done an 'old school' (ie 1980s) extended mix of the song you already know and love.

And, as an added bonus, the 12" features an unreleased track from the soundtrack of our Finisterre movie.

"Manhattan" is exclusive to the seven inch. We gave ourselves the task of taking one of Scott Walker's latterday 'difficult' songs and tried to imagine how it might have sounded with a turn of the seventies Walkersound.

The EP and the 7" are limited to 1,000 copies of each, will be available here from Tuesday (6th March) at 5.00pm (GMT).

And remember kids, once they are gone, they are gone!

Alphabeat's New Single "Vacation" Will Be Available In The US

2012-03-02T14:23:00.002-06:00

Sometimes you wake up, and there's just really awesome news lying in wait. For instance, Alphabeat announced their new single "Vacation" off their upcoming their third album today. And while the Danish popsters are making us wait till Monday to find out the exact details, they did tease with this:

"...the EXTREMELY GOOD NEWS is that it will be available for download on iTunes in our beloved DENMARK, all over beautiful EUROPE and in the amazing US!!!"

In a perfect world (i.e. one run by me), "Vacation" and the rest of the upcoming people will pick up where previous album The Spell (or, depending on where in the world you live, The Beat Is...) left off, with the Black Box-esque early-'90s house sound the band employed perfectly.

Alas, I fear I may be the only Alphabeat fan in the world who would want that.

Nicki Minaj's 'Roman Reloaded' Album Cover: Well, Look Who Scissored Ke$ha!

2012-03-02T07:52:00.001-06:00

Above is Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded album cover. This trash is out April 3 — and I say trash because what the hell was anyone thinking with "Roman Holiday" or "Stupid Hoe" (or, for that matter, "Starships")?

Anyway, the one good thing about this album so far: Nicki seems to have taken inspiration from Ke$ha with regards to the cover art. Particularly from her "Take It Off" video.

Or maybe Nicki just had her face up Ke$ha in a pool of glitter?

US Chart Roundup: The Wanted Have A Top 10 Hit

2012-03-01T07:40:00.000-06:00

Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" rebounds to #1 on the Hot 100 this week, thankfully knocking Katy Perry's Z-grade "Part Of Me" down to #4. Some chyldryn were frenzied last week thinking that this meant the blue-wigged warbler finally landed a sixth chart-topping single off Teenage Dream. Alas, no — Whipped Cream Tits merely saw her first single from Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection chart at the top. At least that's how I'm choosing to see it.

Meanwhile, my jam "Glad You Came" by The Wanted flies up from #23 to #5 following its inclusion on Glee last week. The show's cast version of the song, which, I must say, I was a little disappointed in, debuts at #90.

So how long has it been since a boy band had a Top 10 hit here? I feel like NSYNC's 2002 single "Girlfriend" the last one, no?

Elsewhere, Sia makes her first appearance in the Top 40 via her feature on Flo Rida's "Wild Ones" (#35), Calvin Harris climbs 31 positions to #46 with "Feel So Close," One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" drops to #50 after debuting at #28 last week and Madonna's "Give Me All Your Luvin'" falls to #58 in its fourth week on the Hot 100.

The U.S. Top 10:

1. "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" - Kelly Clarkson *3 weeks*
2. "Set Fire To The Rain" - Adele
3. "We Are Young" - fun. feat. Janelle Monae
4. "Part Of Me" - Katy Perry
5. "Glad you Came" - The Wanted
6. "We Found Love" - Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
7. "Good Feeling" - Flo Rida
8. "Turn Me On" - David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj
9. "Young, Wild & Free" - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
10. "Starships" - Nicki Minaj

Kylie Minogue's 'Fever' Turns 10

2012-02-28T08:04:00.001-06:00

No, I can't believe it, either, but Kylie Minogue's Fever came out 10 years ago this week here in the States. I wrote up a retrospective look back at the album for Idolator's Backtracking series, much like the piece I did earlier this month on Spice Girls' debut LP Spice.

My first memories of Fever are having my pal Moogaboo surprise me with an import copy in fall 2001 (it was released in Europe that October) and playing it over and over and over when I worked at the E! channel.

I bought it the day it came out in the US and started playing it all over again through the spring. I even skipped work one Tuesday and waited in line at 5 a.m. so I could get tickets to see her on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

It also very much reminds me of the period when I left E! and started working at Instinct (March 2002). But more on that in a bit.

Whitney Houston's Forgotten Singles

2012-02-28T07:56:00.002-06:00

I recently whipped up a list of Whitney Houston's 10 Best Songs That Radio Forgot for Idolator. It's pretty sexy, and you should check it out.

Kylie Minogue Premieres Orchestral Anniversary Version Of "On A Night Like This"

2012-02-28T07:46:00.001-06:00

Kylie Minogue is on a roll lately, and I have to admit, I'm all back in love with the broad after burning out on Aphrodite from over-playing it like an addicted coke whore two years ago.

During my ass-kicking previous week (too much other writing I had to do), I didn't get around to posting Lady Minogue's follow-up to the new version of "Finer Feelings", which is an orchestral "On A Night Like This".

This new rendition of her 2000 Light Years single was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London last fall.

And here's "Finer Feelings", which I guess I never got around to posting, either.

Madonna's Second 'MDNA' SIngle "Girl Gone Wild": Single Art & Lyric Video

2012-02-27T14:04:00.002-06:00

I'm pretty much of two minds about Madonna's second MDNA single "Girl Gone Wild": 1.) lyrically, it's extremely cliche ("You got me in the zone, DJ play my favorite song!") and 2.) musically, it's the best thing we've heard from her since the Confessions On A Dancefloor era.

Here's the lyric video for the Benny- and Alle Benassi-co-produced club jam, which premiered today:

I'm going to sit on this trash and give it a think, and I'll sort out more thoughts later.

It's Saint Etienne's "Tonight" Video

2012-02-26T17:40:00.000-06:00

Saint Etienne's video for lead Words And Music By Saint Etienne single "Tonight" has been out for a bit now, but last time I had checked it wasn't viewable in this country. And now, lo and behold, it is!

It's a low key but classy affair that depicts two female friends meeting up to take in a concert. Footage of SE is intersperses in with shots of various venues and city lights, which makes for a somewhat flashy three minutes.

Can't wait for this album.

UK Chart Post: Adele Is A Dominatrix

2012-02-26T17:24:00.002-06:00

It's a UK chart snooze this week as Gotye and Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used To Know" returns to #1 after a brief interruption by DJ Fresh and Rita Ora's "Hot Right Now".

Meanwhile, like in the US, Adele's 21 is currently the #1 album for a 21st non-consecutive week. The LP got a boost thanks to the singer's win at this past week's Brit Awards.

That's great. It really is. Now, how about a goddamn break from Adele, world? Sound sexy?

The UK Top 10:

1. "Somebody That I Used To Know" - Gotye feat. Kimbra *2 weeks*
2. "Next To Me" - Emeli Sande
3. "Hot Right Now" - DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora
4. "Wild Ones" - Flo Rida feat. Sia
5. "Titanium" - David Guetta feat. Sia
6. "Domino" - Jessie J
7. "Starships" - Nicki Minaj
8. "Turn Me On" - David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj
9. "Ass Back Home" - Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon Hitch *new*
10. "T.H.E." - Will.i.am ft. Jennifer Lopez/Mick Jagger

US Chart Roundup: Katy Perry Is #1, Madonna Drops & Whitney And Adele Keep Selling

2012-02-23T07:54:00.001-06:00

Katy Perry's bland leftover "Part Of Me" debuts at #1 on the Hot 100 this week, giving her the first chart-topping single off Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection and her seventh overall. What a dismal offering to become only the 20th single to enter in the peak position on the chart.

Meanwhile, Adele sees a post-Grammys surge as all three of her 21 jams clutter the Top 10, marking the first time a female has pulled off such a feat as a lead artist. Over on the Top 200 album chart, 21 is at #1 for a 21st week exactly one year after it was released in the States. The LP sold another 703,000 copies, and its domestic total now stands at 7.3 million.

Elsewhere, Madonna's Top 10 stay with "Give Me All Your Luvin'" proved to be short-lived, as the song has now predictably plunged 29 positions to #39 in its third week on the Hot 100. Meanwhile, I just took out a 75-year loan to see finally the Vampyre on tour this fall. I figured, well, the old '80s broads are dropping like flies these days. Better catch them while I can.

Speaking of which, Whitney Houston's former #1 single "I Will Always Love You" was a re-entry at #7 last week, and jumps up to #3 this week. Also, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" is up to #25, "Greatest Love Of All" is at #36 and "How Will I Know" re-enters the chart at #49. On the Top 200, Whitney: The Greatest Hits climbs to a new peak of #2. (It originally got to #5 upon its release in 2000).

Along these lines, be sure to check out the Whitney Houston's 10 Best Songs That Radio Forgot feature I did for Idolator this week. It will rock your to your very foundation

We'll end things on a British boy band note: The Wanted's "Glad You Came" inches up two positions to #23 on the Hot 100 this week, while One Direction's former UK #1 "What Makes You Beautiful" debuts at #28.

The U.S. Top 10:

1. "Part Of Me" - Katy Perry *new* *1 week*
2. "Set Fire To The Rain" - Adele
3. "I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston
4. "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" - Kelly Clarkson
5. "Rolling In The Deep" - Adele
6. "We Are Young" - fun. feat. Janelle Monae
7. "Someone Like You" - Adele
8. "We Found Love" - Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
9. "Starships" - Nicki Minaj *new*
10. "Turn Up The Music" - Chris Brown *new*

The Brits: Adele's Middle Finger & All The Other Winners

2012-02-22T14:10:00.000-06:00

Hey all, sorry for the lack of updates here this week. Some other writing has been kicking my butt, but things will resume as normal in the next day or so.

Here's the list of winners from yesterday's BRIT Awards. I haven't even had a chance to watch this trash yet, and that makes me sad since Adele kept things classy by flipping the bird when her British Female Solo Artist award was cut short.

2012 BRIT AWARDS WINNERS
British Male Solo Artist: Ed Sheeran
British Female Solo Artist: Adele
British Breakthrough Act: Ed Sheeran
British Group: Coldplay
British Single: One Direction (”What Makes You Beautiful”)
British Album of the Year: Adele (21)
International Male Solo Artist: Bruno Mars
International Female Solo Artist: Rihanna
International Group: Foo Fighters
International Breakthrough Act: Lana Del Rey
Outstanding Contribution to Music: Blur
Critics Choice: Emeli Sande
British Producer: Ethan Johns

Saint Etienne's 'Words And Music' Out In May

2012-02-22T01:38:00.001-06:00

In addition to this snazzy new photo, Saint Etienne revealed today that their upcoming LP, Words And Music By Saint Etienne, will be out May 21 in CD, two-CD deluxe, LP and special box set versions.

Says the band:

Do you remember that special alchemy that transforms even the most mundane of experiences - walking home with the headphones on at night, sitting in a bedroom with your friends in the day, getting ready to go out on the weekend - into a lingering moment of seamless enchantment, one that resonates for the rest of your life?

Our new album, Words and Music by Saint Etienne, is about that. About how music affects your life. How it defines the way you see the world as a child. How it can get you through bad times in unexpected ways. How songs you've known all your life can suddenly develop a new attachment and hurt every time you hear them.

More than how it affects and reflects your life though, the album is about believing in music, living your life by its rules.

The tracklist:

1. Over the Border
2. I've Got Your Music
3. Heading For the Fair
4. Last Days of Disco
5. Tonight
6. Answer Song
7. Record Doctor
8. Popular
9. 25 Years
10. DJ
11. When I Was Seventeen
12. I Threw it All Away
13. Haunted Jukebox

UK Chart Roundup: DJ Fresh And Rita Ora Are Hot Right Now

2012-02-19T17:08:00.000-06:00

Rita Ora looks like a knockoff of fellow Roc Nation ho Rihanna — and time will tell if she has the chops to stand out on her own — but for the time being, DJ Fresh's "Hot Right Now", which she features on, is at least decent (if not disposable) winter trash.

At any rate, "Hot Right Now" is the new UK #1 single. You probably won't even remember this song existed by the time July rolls around. Use once and do sexy.

The UK Top 10:

1. "Hot Right Now" - DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora *new* *1 week*
2. "Next To Me" - Emeli Sande *new*
3. "Somebody That I Used To Know" - Gotye feat. Kimbra
4. "Titanium" - David Guetta feat. Sia
5. "Wild Ones" - Flo Rida feat. Sia
6. "Domino" - Jessie J
7. "Alone Again" - Alyssa Reid feat. Jump Smokers
8. "T.H.E." - Will.i.am ft. Jennifer Lopez/Mick Jagger
9. "One Thing" - One Direction
10. "Twilight" - Cover Drive

Lady Miss Kier Of Deee-Lite Vs. Madonna

2012-02-17T08:09:00.002-06:00

In case you're not up on the drama surrounding Madonna's new Top 10 single "Give Me All Your Luvin'" and the supposed similarities between it and Brazilian artist Joao Brasil's "L.O.V.E. Banana", then read here.

Here's the "L.O.V.E. Banana" video:

Here's what Lady Miss Kier of Deee-Lite had to say about it all on her tumblr:

"that is the exact same hook of the song ( which is the only rememberable part of both songs ) in the same key , same delivery. oops..she did it again. she’ll probably pay them approx 500,000$ in hush money to retain writers credit or probably already did. it’s what she’s always done. she’s McDonna being herself."

Here's what an Idolator reader had to say when I included Miss Kier's commentary yesterday:

"The songs sound nothing alike. And Lady Miss Kier is just mad she spent all her money on Crystal Meth and raving in the 90’s while Madonna was working out and working hard. I used to see that poor girl out all the time and she was always grinding her teeth and looked tweeked out of her head. That was back in the Alig days. God bless her but she is no creative genius and clearly bitter at the 'Other' lower east side girl’s success."

And here's Kier's response to the reader in the comments section:

"Japes- i have never smoked meth , never liked cocaine and have never been out gurning as you say – you ought to be ashamed of yourself for spreading rumors about me. I speak my mind because i am confident in my knowledge of music. both songs are not well written but I’m tired of mediocre fans of Madonna giving praises to a thief and I’m not the only one saying it. you are deaf and blind if you havn’t noticed how fake your idol is-Just because i chose not to work with the crooks i met in the music industry dosnt mean i’m not a success- I have no regrets for walking away from a 7 album contract on the same label as madonna- the politics were rotten and i’m not a puppet- I am an original songwriter who takes my unique abilities seriously- do not speak of what you dont know lady miss kier"

All in all, a good read on a Friday morning, no? Considering I've played Deee-Lite 573 times in the past year, according to last.fm, I almost did a back flip over getting a response from Miss Kier on a post I wrote.

Where do you stand on the whole "Give Me All Your Luvin'" vs. "L.O.V.E. Banana" kerfluffle? Other than the cheer-like "L-O-V-E", I'm not hearing much of a case there.