The Week's Billboard Hot 100 #1

Okay, I just heard "Pretty Girls" for the first time and...it's basically "Fancy 2.0." There's not really much in the song that stands out for me, maybe besides the hook. I just can't find Britney anywhere on it. Was Charli XCX and/or Gwen Stefani uncredited or something? Because I can't help but hear her voice just like it was in "Fancy." Also, Iggy isn't in it much despite having equal billing as Britney.

I doubt this song will go anywhere on the charts, but judging by Billboard's thirst for new songs, it might just be possible.

edited 6th May '15 11:49:50 PM by BurntMario

Uh oh, the fun police is here.

It's a guaranteed hit (as long as radio latches on).

Well, to be fair, we're only first week into May.

Personally I'm still hoping for anything else than Guetta and Minaj combined to take the crown of the Song of the Summer.

edited 8th May '15 12:05:43 AM by Xeroop

Well, that was kind of rude and uncalled for.

Prepare to be disappointed.

Um, how?

Well, not saying that it doesn't have a chance, but what if "Hey Mama" isn't the Song of the Summer?

There's no way of knowing, obviously, but it is my hope that it is. Of course, being a Nicki stan, I'm biased on this front.

There might be a song that comes out of nowhere to take the "Song of the Summer" title—a song we have yet to hear of at this point. After all, people thought "Uptown Funk" would break the "One Sweet Day" record and didn't know of "See You Again"'s existence until "Funk"'s last few weeks at #1.

Taylor Swift is currently hyping up her next video (Bad Blood) to ridiculous degrees; she's teased cameos from Ellie Goulding, Hayley Williams, Lena Dunham, Hailee Steinfield, Zendaya and Kendrick freaking Lamar, each with a Sin City-esque alter ego.

Those images could have been a bit more over the top.

OK, I like the idea, but I can't say I'm the biggest fan of "Bad Blood".

I like the Bastille album Bad Blood, same difference, right?

That's what I was wondering...I really like Bastille's "Bad Blood", although the album is rather hit and miss overall.

Yeah. Some songs were amazing, but overall it was incredibly uneven.

This showed up on my radio really recently:

Prediction? Song Of The Summer.

Both Jeremih and Flo Rida recently had hits, so it might just be a possibility.

I wished it was longer without the extended intro, and that they refined the buildup, but I can't help but like the parts it does have. Jeremih does a good job evoking "the night".

Flo Rida actually did a good job with this verse; it's just that the chorus lacks that final omph, so it's like the cherry on top fell off at the end.

I'd be okay with that as Song of the Summer.

That's actually not so bad. I mean, lyrically it's pretty much just faff, but musically, it's pretty great. I like the sound of it, very different from what we've been hearing mostly lately. (I mean, kinda similar, but a different kind of similar. A nice change of pace, especially with how the beat shifts between being really dark and really light and poppy.)

Sorry for the wait. Just so you know, nothing happens this week.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (May 23, 2015):

1. "See You Again" (5 weeks)
2. "Trap Queen"
3. "Earned It"
4. "Uptown Funk"
5. "Shut Up and Dance"
6. "Sugar"
7. "Love Me Like You Do"
8. "Want to Want Me"
9. "Thinking Out Loud"
10. "G.D.F.R."

Yeah, there's not much else to comment on here. It didn't even take me long to edit this list from last week's. But anyway, "Hey Mama" is #13, "Talking Body" is #15, "Dear Future Husband" is #16, and future smash hit "Pretty Girls" is #29.

Can we please go back to disco?

I know I said that I was tired of disco several months back, but now I want it back again...

Granted; "Sugar" and "Want to Want Me" vaguely sound like disco.

I am praying with every fiber of my being that "Pretty Girls" doesn't get to No. 1.

It won't :( Britney just doesn't have the power anymore (and the over the top campy video won't save it). I expect a top 15 peak.

The REAL smash of the summer, Hey Mama, is coming for wigs tho.

I'm still keeping my hopes that something new pops up to dominate the charts for the summer.