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Katy Perry


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Katy Perry is back in a familiar place with her brand-new single: the top of the Billboard charts.

After performing “Part of Me” — the first single off the deluxe reissue of her Teenage Dream album — at the 54th Grammy Awards, Perry sat back and watched as the song debuted at #1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100, making it just the 20th track in the chart’s 53-year history to bow in the top slot.

According to Billboard, Perry joins a list of stars that includes Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Britney Spears and Eminem (not to mention a host of former “American Idol” champions) who have all accomplished the feat — the last was Lady Gaga, whose “Born This Way” opened at #1 nearly one year ago. In the process, Perry has notched her seventh career Hot 100 #1.

“Part of Me” also rocketed to #1 on the Digital Songs chart, racking up more than 411,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That’s a career-best week for Perry, and is the highest opening number for any artist since Gaga sold more than 448,000 downloads of “Born This Way” last year.

Perry wasn’t the only artist to benefit from the post-Grammy bounce; Adele, who, as you might have heard, did pretty well at the show, not only sold an astonishing (and record-setting) 730,000 copies of her 21 album last week, but becomes the first female artist in Hot 100 history to have three solo titles in the Top 10: “Set Fire to the Rain” at #2, “Rolling in the Deep” at #5 and “Someone Like You” at #7.

Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown, who both received, uh, mixed reviews for their Grammy-night performances, also found their way into the Top 10: Minaj’s “Starships” is in at #9, followed by Brown’s “Turn up the Music,” which lands at #10.

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Katy Perry


Photo: Jeff Bottari/ Getty Images

Katy Perry is back in a familiar place with her brand-new single: the top of the Billboard charts.

After performing “Part of Me” — the first single off the deluxe reissue of her Teenage Dream album — at the 54th Grammy Awards, Perry sat back and watched as the song debuted at #1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100, making it just the 20th track in the chart’s 53-year history to bow in the top slot.

According to Billboard, Perry joins a list of stars that includes Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Britney Spears and Eminem (not to mention a host of former “American Idol” champions) who have all accomplished the feat — the last was Lady Gaga, whose “Born This Way” opened at #1 nearly one year ago. In the process, Perry has notched her seventh career Hot 100 #1.

“Part of Me” also rocketed to #1 on the Digital Songs chart, racking up more than 411,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That’s a career-best week for Perry, and is the highest opening number for any artist since Gaga sold more than 448,000 downloads of “Born This Way” last year.

Perry wasn’t the only artist to benefit from the post-Grammy bounce; Adele, who, as you might have heard, did pretty well at the show, not only sold an astonishing (and record-setting) 730,000 copies of her 21 album last week, but becomes the first female artist in Hot 100 history to have three solo titles in the Top 10: “Set Fire to the Rain” at #2, “Rolling in the Deep” at #5 and “Someone Like You” at #7.

Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown, who both received, uh, mixed reviews for their Grammy-night performances, also found their way into the Top 10: Minaj’s “Starships” is in at #9, followed by Brown’s “Turn up the Music,” which lands at #10.

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The-Dream
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When MTV News crowned Rick Ross the #1 Hottest MC in the Game, the entire hip-hop community seemed to take notice. The-Dream, who worked with a number of the artists on our Hottest list, including Big Sean, Drake and Jay-Z, has his own pick and revealed to "RapFix Live" who he believed should've taken the #1 spot.

"The top MC in the game to me is Kanye," he said.

Last year Yeezy dropped the groundbreaking tag-team album Watch the Throne with 16-year rap veteran Jay-Z. For The-Dream, it's hard to judge Hov simply because he has done too much in his career. So if it were up to the Atlanta-based singer/songwriter, he'd leave the God MC out of the debate entirely. "Jay shouldn't even be on the list anymore," The-Dream argued. "He's so far up there that it's almost a discredit putting him on the list. He's never gonna be judged the same."

The term "hot" is a relative one, and according to The-Dream, the heat index can change quickly. "That list is gonna keep fluctuating, but I think it's a disservice to what Jay has done to even put him on that list period," he said. "If he was a new rapper, right now, he'd be #1 on the list."

With Hov taken out of the discussion, the self-proclaimed Radio Killa, who also wrote on 'Ye's "All of the Lights," sees his pal Kanye at the top of the game at the moment, but it's close; he also believes Lil Wayne has a case as well.

"I think Wayne and Kanye kinda go back and forth, it just depends on when Wayne's up for it, I think. When you push him and he's up for it musically he's great," The-Dream said. "Then there is certain points ... they're pushing each other and then Kanye goes. There's something musically I can tell when somebody has an edge on someone else."

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The-Dream
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When MTV News crowned Rick Ross the #1 Hottest MC in the Game, the entire hip-hop community seemed to take notice. The-Dream, who worked with a number of the artists on our Hottest list, including Big Sean, Drake and Jay-Z, has his own pick and revealed to "RapFix Live" who he believed should've taken the #1 spot.

"The top MC in the game to me is Kanye," he said.

Last year Yeezy dropped the groundbreaking tag-team album Watch the Throne with 16-year rap veteran Jay-Z. For The-Dream, it's hard to judge Hov simply because he has done too much in his career. So if it were up to the Atlanta-based singer/songwriter, he'd leave the God MC out of the debate entirely. "Jay shouldn't even be on the list anymore," The-Dream argued. "He's so far up there that it's almost a discredit putting him on the list. He's never gonna be judged the same."

The term "hot" is a relative one, and according to The-Dream, the heat index can change quickly. "That list is gonna keep fluctuating, but I think it's a disservice to what Jay has done to even put him on that list period," he said. "If he was a new rapper, right now, he'd be #1 on the list."

With Hov taken out of the discussion, the self-proclaimed Radio Killa, who also wrote on 'Ye's "All of the Lights," sees his pal Kanye at the top of the game at the moment, but it's close; he also believes Lil Wayne has a case as well.

"I think Wayne and Kanye kinda go back and forth, it just depends on when Wayne's up for it, I think. When you push him and he's up for it musically he's great," The-Dream said. "Then there is certain points ... they're pushing each other and then Kanye goes. There's something musically I can tell when somebody has an edge on someone else."

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Santigold
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Santigold was announced Thursday (February 23) as the first performer at the 2012 mtvU Woodie Awards, and from the sound of things, she'll be bringing her A-Game. Or at least her props.

"The show now involves some umbrellas; we try to use fun props on stage and make it look like a real show with, like, props and a lot of cool choreography," she laughed. "We have a lot of fun on stage, and we'll definitely put that into the show."

Santi may be the first artist confirmed for the Woodie Awards — set for March 15 in Austin, Texas, during the South By Southwest music festival — but she's far from the only name attached to what has quickly become a daylong event. For the first time, the show will expand to include an open-air music festival, which kicks off at 1 p.m. CT and features an eclectic bill that includes Fun., A$AP Rocky and just-announced additions like Chiddy Bang, Kimbra and Ed Sheeran.

It's a move that reflects the anything-goes ethos of SXSW, which is just one of the reasons Santi agreed to take the stage at the Woodies ... that and the fact that she's got previous Woodie-related experience.

"I played the Woodies several years ago [in 2008], and it was a lot of fun. The show is a great platform for artists, all kinds of artists, and I like that it is happening during SXSW," she said. "I love it down there, love all the different bands you get to see. When they asked if I'd like to perform this year, I didn't even think about it. I just said 'yes,' it was a no-brainer."

During the show, Santi will be unveiling her brand-new single, "Disparate Youth," the first taste of what fans can expect on her upcoming Master of My Make-Believe album (due this spring). It's sure to be a highlight, though, for her Serbian fans, it'll also be nothing new.

"We've been doing 'Disparate Youth' for a while — I've been working on these songs live; I tried to work on these songs as much as I could outside of the country," she said. "I think the first time I performed 'Disparate Youth' was in Serbia. It was cool. It went over pretty well, I've got to admit."

The Woodies Festival will be held on Red River and East First Street in Austin and is open to both SXSW badge-holders and music fans alike. The entire fest will stream live on Woodies.mtvU.com and leads up to the awards themselves. On Sunday, March 18, the best moments from the Woodies will be broadcast during a 30-minute special airing on MTV and mtvU at 8 p.m. ET.

Voting is also under way in all Woodies categories, and remains open until March 9. Voting in the Breaking Woodie category will continue during the live show March 15. Fans can cast ballots in all categories through the Woodies website, on their mobile phones at M.MTV.com or by texting VOTE to 66333. Standard message and data rates may apply.

The Woodies.mtvU.com invade SXSW on March 15 with the Woodies Festival. The best of the 2012 mtvU Woodies will air on MTV and mtvU on March 18 at 8 p.m. ET.

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