Another Year In Pop: 22

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Rihanna's still at number one, and the Ting Tings have had three new entries in as many weeks, blimey!

[Poll #1197899]

I see you're loving this Dominicana, you like the way that I dance the bachata

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

OK this is one of the odder download-related chart entries of the year. I'm sure we all remember Kat DeLuna from her amazing dancehall banger 'Whine Up' last year - it was a reasonably-sized hit in the US, I believe, but wasn't even released here. Her album apparently WAS given a soft release here a couple of months back, ie just slipped out with no fanfare (as 'urban' albums often are) - so little fanfare that I didn't even know she had an album at all. I did know about this, her second single, though, and have been meaning to post it for a while - it's called 'Run The Show', it has the catchiest chorus in history ("I say NO-O-O! If you wanna take it SLOW-OW-OW!") and some INCREDIBLE drums - but thought I had loads of time because, like 'Whine Up', no UK release had been planned for it.

Except - apparently the video's been picking up play on the music channels, and it's beaten me to the punch by charting at No 41 this week out of nowhere. As far as I can tell there's still no official release being planned...I'm thrilled that it seems to be doing this by itself.

Anyway no embedding but here it is: 'Run The Show'