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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Mar 2, 2009 19:26:26 GMT -5
Goes to Modern and alternative radio next week according to Billboard.
I recognize the name from the Slumdog Millionaire domination at the Academy Awards. Although I haven't heard it, I know the M.I.A. song had success at Modern.
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Post by galvanize on Mar 2, 2009 19:27:56 GMT -5
The Pussycat Dolls on Alternative Radio?!! :o :o :o
*dies*
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Mar 2, 2009 19:31:17 GMT -5
Ah, didn't know that part. But now it does sound familiar. That is not good news. But we all said that about M.I.A. too. Rahman must have a Modern secret with the women.
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Post by galvanize on Mar 2, 2009 19:32:49 GMT -5
The full billing is A.R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger.
If the Pussycat Dolls chart on Alternative radio, I have officially seen everything. Trust me, it'd make Ace Of Base's "All That She Wants" no longer the strangest entry on Alternative radio ever.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Mar 2, 2009 19:36:55 GMT -5
Ughhh that can't be great if the band is involved. The story I read called it a duet between the two. Maybe the one with the band is a CHR mix or something. But I'll be impressed if that combo can chart.
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Post by pen on Mar 2, 2009 19:39:14 GMT -5
I've never understood why Billboard includes these things. They never chart, no other radio website bothers to mention them. I really have to question whether Billboard really doesn't just list these under multiple formats to save time. This is one of the many reasons why I don't pay attention to Billboard.
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Post by Pipa on Mar 2, 2009 19:58:39 GMT -5
Actually, R&R has it listed too. Then again, they also listed "Just Stand Up!".
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Post by pen on Mar 2, 2009 20:09:09 GMT -5
Actually, R&R has it listed too. Then again, they also listed "Just Stand Up!". R&R gets it from Billboard though, do they not? |
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Post by halo19 on Mar 3, 2009 0:06:33 GMT -5
I later learned that Nicole Scherzinger did backing vocals on Days of the New's second album, long before PCD and even before the Eden's Crush days (well, I found out that bit was not surprised).
I don't think PD's and listeners will be open-minded enough for something with her though. Fail.
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Post by Pulse on Mar 3, 2009 3:32:44 GMT -5
Yeah, R&R and Billboard are from the same company
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Mar 3, 2009 18:36:40 GMT -5
Just as there are dozens of songs every year that are posted on the site you subscribe to that do not chart either. That's the nature of radio. Not every CD single they get earns airplay. It has nothing to do with who reports it. I've never understood why Billboard includes these things. They never chart, no other radio website bothers to mention them. I really have to question whether Billboard really doesn't just list these under multiple formats to save time. This is one of the many reasons why I don't pay attention to Billboard. |
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Post by Choco on Mar 3, 2009 18:48:53 GMT -5
The Pussycat Dolls on Alternative Radio?!! :o :o :o *dies* I Agree  |
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Post by pen on Mar 3, 2009 19:46:08 GMT -5
Just as there are dozens of songs every year that are posted on the site you subscribe to that do not chart either. That's the nature of radio. Not every CD single they get earns airplay. It has nothing to do with who reports it. That's compelling. I think what I was pointing more at was the fact that while it's true those songs also may not chart, they are also still rock singles, whereas this and others in the past are obviously not, so them charting on rock would make absolutely no sense. And Billboard and R&R are the only sites I know that do that. FMQB and AllAccess focus strictly on the formats. |
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Mar 3, 2009 20:20:58 GMT -5
This is a really odd choice for this format. M.I.A.'s music even seems like an odd choice for the format, but stranger things have happened. Ughhh that can't be great if the band is involved. The story I read called it a duet between the two. Maybe the one with the band is a CHR mix or something. But I'll be impressed if that combo can chart. The original version without the Pussycat Dolls/Nicole is on the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack. The Pussycat Dolls and Nicole Scherzinger version are one in the same. It seems odd to credit her separately when she's in that group. |
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Mar 4, 2009 16:28:11 GMT -5
So there's a version that features Pussycat Dolls that feature Nicole Scherzinger? How is that even possible?
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Post by PinkyD on Mar 4, 2009 17:26:45 GMT -5
It's on iTunes...it must have been recorded after the movie became such a hit...probably just a way to make the soundtrack more relevant to everyone...
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