Here's A Nice Photo Of Max Martin And Dr. Luke With Two Bums They Picked Up Off The Streets

I'm off to Austin to visit friends, so have a great weekend! Here's a pic of Adam Lambert and Ke$ha with Max Martin and Dr. Luke, who shared Songwriter Of The Year honors on Wednesday at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards.

Max and Luke won jointly for their work on Katy Perry's "California Gurls" and "Teenage Dream," and also Taio Cruz's "Dynamite." Max was also recognized for Lambert's "Whataya Want From Me" and Usher's "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love Again," while Miley Cyrus' "Party In The U.S.A." and Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" factored into Luke's win.

Avril Lavigne Lines Up Another Max Martin Song For Her Next Single

Avril Lavigne's lead Goodbye Lullaby single "What The Hell" failed to crack the Top 10 on the Hot 100—and it got so close, scraping its way to #11 like a one-legged whore reaching for a nickel with her toes—but at least the song has sold steadily since its January release.

But now that the album has been out for over four weeks, it's time for another single. Two weeks ago on Twitter, Avril asked her flock of Gucci-punk worshipers if they preferred "Smile" or "Push" for her second release off Goodbye Lullaby. And according to Digital Spy, it looks like "Smile" won out.

In case you're not quite sick of Max Martin's Katy Perry, Britney Spears and Pink songs currently dominating the world right now, here's his Shellback co-production "Smile":

U.S. Chart Roundup: Katy Perry Has Had More #1 Singles Now Than Britney Spears

Katy Perry's "E.T." jumps to #1 on the Hot 100 this week, thus becoming her fourth consecutive chart-topping single off Teenage Dream, and fifth song to reach the peak on the chart overall. (Yes, folks, Katy Perry has had more #1s than Lady Gaga. And Pink. And Britney Spears.)

"E.T." also gives Swedish songwriter/producer Max Martin an 11th chart-topping hit in the U.S., and his first since Weaveney's "Hold It Against Me" debuted at #1 in January. Katy's latest addictive slice of trash was co-produced by Dr. Luke and Ammo, and one can't help but wonder if Max and Luke have reached the point of complete over-saturation in the pop market at this point? You really can't throw a wadded up gum wrapper at the chart without hitting a "Raise Your Glass" here, a "Dynamite" there or a "Price Tag" up Jessie J's thong.



Oh, well, speaking of Wigney, Dr. Luke and Max Martin, "Till The World Ends" makes a slight rebound and moves up one position to #22 in its third week on the Hot 100. And outside the Top 40, soul legend Rebecca Black climbs from #72 to #58 with her instant funk classic "Friday."

Over on the Top 200 album chart, Duran Duran's All You Need Is Now re-enters at #29 after the release of the physical CD, and marks the British band's highest-charting album since Astronaut reached #17 in 2004.

A bit further down, Ke$ha's I Am The Dance Commander + I Command You To Dance: The Remix Album sticks a dollar bill between its teeth, bends over and debuts at #36.

The U.S. Top 10:

1. "E.T." - Katy Perry feat. Kanye West *1 week*
2. "S&M" - Rihanna
3. "Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green
4. "Born This Way" - Lady Gaga
5. "Just Can't Get Enough" - The Black Eyed Peas
6. "No Sleep" - Wiz Khalifa *new*
7. "Look At Me Now" - Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
8. "Fuckin' Perfect" - Pink
9. "Down On Me" - Jeremih feat. 50 Cent
10. "On The Floor" - Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull

Britney Spears Didn't Want "Till The World Ends" To Leak So Soon, But Here You Go...

Here's Weaveney's next single "Till The End Of The World," which Entertainment Weekly notes is said to be produced by Max Martin and Dr. Luke and co-written by Ke$ha, and sounds, well, like a Ke$ha song...



...only with a bit more warmth. And isn't it funny when, by comparison, Robotney sounds more warm than Ke$ha?

"I'll be visiting @RyanSeacrest & @1027KIISFM tmw morning to play the FINAL version of Till The World Ends for everyone," The Wig tweeted a few minutes ago.

See the sunlight? We ain't stoppin'! Not bad, Brit$ha. Not bad at all.

20 Seconds Of New Max Martin-Produced Britney Spears Song "I Wanna Go"

Okay, between the 14 teasers for the "Hold It Against Me" video and the 10-second snippet of new song "Inside Out," this bullshit marketing tactic being used for Wigney's Femme Fatale album (out March 29) needs to stop!

But, until it does...here's the 20-second clip of new jam "I Wanna Go" that Dr. Luke tweeted out last night:



Luke says it's produced by Max Martin and Shellback (who did Pink's recent hits "Raise Your Glass" and "Fuckin' Perfect," as well as Usher's "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" and Weaveney's "If U Seek Amy" and "3").

Oooh, whistling. Has someone been listening to Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' "Home"? I'd point out that Robotney sounds more like an Auto-Tuned machine than ever here, but—business as usual!

For an excellent read detailing the disturbing/creepy factor that Pattyhearstney herself hasn't uttered one single word publicly since the "Hold It Against Me"/Femme Fatale era kicked off in January, check out The Prophet's post from this past Friday.

US Chart Roundup: It's Another Top 10 Hit For Pink And Max Martin

Well, Pink might be preggers, but that isn't keeping pop's toughest broad from fighting her way up the charts. "Fuckin' Perfect" becomes her 11th Top 10 hit in the U.S. this week (not counting the atrocity that was "We Are The World 25") as it jumps nine positions to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It's also her fifth Max Martin-produced single in a row to crack the Top 10.

Over on the Top 200 album chart, Pink's Greatest Hits...So Far!!! climbs to a new peak position of #11.

"Fuckin' Perfect" has the good fortune to be accompanied by a powerful—if not a bit graphic—music video. Meanwhile, Rihanna attempted a shocking video with "S&M," and it did apparently get banned in 11 countries. But overall the clip just comes across like something we've seen time and time again—and it's been done way better by others. "S&M" moves up from #90 to #66.

Elsewhere, Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" slides up 15 positions to #69. That's always been a good number in my book, and I'm sure in Adele's, too. Unless, of course, it ends up being Rihanna's three-foot-high red afro between her thighs, holding a riding crop. In which case I'd tell her to go chase pavements.

The U.S. Top 10:

1. "Grenade" - Bruno Mars *4 weeks*
2. "Fuckin' Perfect" - Pink
3. "Firework" - Katy Perry
4. "Black And Yellow" - Wiz Khalifa
5. "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" - Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris & DJ Frank E
6. "What's My Name" - Rihanna feat. Drake
7. "Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)" - Pitbull feat. T-Pain
8. "Hold It Against Me" - Britney Spears
9. "Rocketeer" - Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
10. "We R Who We R" - Ke$ha

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Britney Spears' Seventh Album Dropping March 15

The release date for Weaveney Spears' upcoming seventh studio album—whatever the hell it's called—has now been confirmed (via Billboard via MTV News via leaked info from Jive) as March 15. That's good news, since The Weaved One's latest single "Hold It Against Me" dropped from #1 to #6 on the Hot 100 this week, and quite frankly, her rabid fans could use some cheering up.

Says the leaked one-sheet:

"Back with multiple songs to add to their track record with Britney are Max Martin and Dr. Luke ('Hold It Against Me'). The album also features tracks/production by proven hitmakers Rodney Jerkins, Stargate, Fraser T. Smith, and Bloodshy & Avant, to name a few."

Know why this is effing rad news? Because Rodney Jerkins only did the greatest Britney album track EVER:



Plus, maybe Bloodshy & Avant will make Britney sound more like Miike Snow than "Radar"? (Though, "Radar" is, like, the jam.)

Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me" Debuts At #1

No real surprise here. On Monday Billboard all but confirmed Weaveney's new single "Hold It Against Me" was going to debut at #1 on the Hot 100 chart this week, and now here we are.

The full chart will be published tomorrow, but basically the jam sold 411,000 downloads and Spears is now only the second artist ever to have two singles debut at #1 here in the States (the other being Mariah Carey, who entered at the top with "Fantasy," "One Sweet Day" and "Honey").

Now The Weaved One has a fourth chart-topper to her name, while producer-songwriter Max Martin has 10. And this couldn't come soon enough, because if either Bruno Mars' "Grenade" or Katy Perry's "Firework" flip-flopped and was #1 again, I was going to swallow a grenade.

Britney Spears Will Debut At #1 This Week, And Gays' Heads Will Implode

That's right, gay people—Weaveney Spears' new single "Hold It Against Me" is probably going to Auto Tune its way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, says the mag. Well, then they sort of cagily warn that official details of what lands at the top of the chart won't be revealed until Wednesday.

But that's like saying you're not quite sure if Cheryl Cole could make a Sprite can disappear, when you know damn well...

Anyway, if when Weaveney's jam hits the top of the chart, it will mark her fourth U.S. #1 single, after "...Baby One More Time," "Womanizer" and "3."

It'll also become Max Martin's 10th chart-topper here, following a bunch of other songs I'm too lazy to type out—but the last one was Pink's "Raise Your Glass."

And speaking of which, did you check out Max's new one he produced for E-Type? Good stuff.

E-Type Returns With New Max Martin-Produced Jam "Back 2 Life"

E-Type is a massively successful Swedish artist who managed to rack up #1 hits in his home country and other parts of Europe during the '90s and '00s like "This Is The Way," "Here I Go Again" and "Free Like A Flying Demon," but barely dented the dance charts on our shores. (That said, I imported his single "Angels Crying" back in winter '98—a #2 hit in Sweden—because I had just started collecting anything and everything Max Martin.)

Anyway, E-Type is back—and more importantly, back with Max Martin! Below is "Back 2 Life," his new single that was released to Swedish radio today, and is produced by Max and Shellback.



Those chords during the chorus are a total winner. A press release from Universal Sweden notes that "during a dinner recently with his old friend Max Martin they decided to bring E-type back to life."

"Back 2 Life" will appear on an EP of new music due out later this year.

US Chart Roundup: Britney Spears And Avril Lavigne Can't Debut Soon Enough

We're a week away from seeing how Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me" and Avril Lavigne's "What The Hell"—currently #1 and #2, respectively, on iTunes—affect the Billboard Hot 100. But until then, it's pretty much snoozeville in the Top 10.

Taio Cruz's "Higher" cracks the Top 40 this week, at #37. I've managed to somehow completely avoid hearing the American release with Travie McCoy on it (thank Christ). Maybe it's a subconscious boycott since they dumped Kylie, who's on the version released overseas?

And now that Pink's "Fuckin' Perfect" is finally gaining airplay, it re-enters the chart at #57. Lots of Max Martin this week.

Over on the Top 200, Taylor Swift's Speak Now, which is #1 for sixth non-consecutive week, sets record low sales for a top album (52,000 copies). Way to go, Taylor—thanks for fucking up the economy. Terrorist whore.

At least Daft Punk's TRON: Legacy soundtrack climbs to #4. I'm currently have a serious relationship with that album. I think it's love.

The U.S. Top 10:

1. "Grenade" - Bruno Mars  *2 weeks*
2. "Firework" - Katy Perry
3. "What's My Name" - Rihanna feat. Drake
4. "We R Who We R" - Ke$ha 
5. "Raise Your Glass" - Pink 
6. "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" - Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris & DJ Frank E 
7. "Black And Gold" - Wiz Khalifa
8. "The Time (The Dirty Bit)" - The Black Eyed Peas
9. "Just The Way You Are" - Bruno Mars
10. "Only Girl (In The World)" - Rihanna

It's Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me"

Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me" has leaked a day ahead of its official release date, and as was evident from the demo that surfaced last week, it's a highly Euro-influenced dance-pop jam that, musically, is minimalist on the verses, leaving the payoff to be delivered by the chorus.

It's kind of the same tactic that was taken with "Womanizer" off Circus, and sadly I'm not really feeling the second coming of Jesus Christ with this one. That said, I'm sure "Hold It Against Me" will fly up the iTunes chart once it's added around midnight tonight and then debut at #1 on the Hot 100 next week.



Don't get me wrong—I think Weaveney herself delivers on the song. But given that Max Martin and Dr. Luke are in charge of her whole album, I expected a bit more in the way of melodic fireworks. Guess I'll play it 47 times in a row until I force myself to love it (for a week).

Like Britney sings in the middle eight here, "Give me something good!"

Britney Spears, Folks, Is Back: Check Her "Hold It Against Me" Cover Art + Hear The Demo

God, there's really nothing better than a good ol' Photoshopped-to-all-hell Britney Spears single sleeve image, is there? Well, yes there is—nearly naked photos of hot piece of tail Adam Levine, for instance.

Anyway, Weaveney tweeted the above pic today. And while her version of her new single "Hold It Against Me" has yet to arrive, the demo leaked, featuring, some kidz are saying, songwriter Bonnie McKee ("Teenage Dream", "Party In The USA") on session vocals.




Says Brit on Twitter, "If u think that's good, wait til you hear the real one Tuesday."

Assessment so far: that chorus is so damn Euro—from the melody to the under-used-in-the-USA word "paradise" in the chorus—I'm having flashbacks to the hazy Long Island iced tea days of 1995.

The monotonous, throbbing beat/synths during the verses comes off a bit  dull, but overall "Hold It Against Me" is sounding (so far) miles ahead of previous first singles from The Weaved One like "Womanizer" and "Me Against The Music."

Bravo, Max Martin and Dr. Luke! And, Jesus—get this shit on iTunes, already. It's a hit.

Avril Lavigne's New Single "What The Hell" Is The Best Damn Thing

Oh, damn—Avril Lavigne's new Max Martin jam "What The Hell" not only rocks, it's available for free (today only) over on her Facebook page.

Here she is performing it last night on Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve...I'm sure somewhere underneath the backing track she's actually humming a word or two:



Britney's new trash had better be this good.

Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me" Might Actually Be Up There With Her 'Blackout' Trash

So, the two things that gays and fans of all things pop (same thing, really) are looking forward to: Lady Gaga's "big" announcement tomorrow night and the premiere of Britney Spears' new song "Hold It Against Me" a week later, on January 7.

The program director for New York's Z100 radio station told Entertainment Weekly this trash:

"It’s produced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin, and the beat that they give her is really unique compared to other artists — this infectious bass beat beneath the song.”

Well, let's face it—Britney's masterpiece was her 2007 album Blackout, which she made when she was cracked out of her gourd. (Her upcoming album is due out in March 2011.) If "Hold It Against Me" is half as classy "Radar" or "Break The Ice", then it might be worth it.

It's a post-Gaga world, and expectations are high. I don't think all that lip-sycing shit's gonna fly too well this time around, so hopefully Britney's tuned her robot pipes.

U.S. Chart Roundup: Michael Jackson Lands His First Top 40 Hit In Eight Years

It's a quick roundup today, because D'luv's got some last-minute holiday shopping to do down at Hooker Central. And speaking of which, by now you've probably seen Enrique's Iglesias' raunchy video for "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)"? If not, watch here (and wear protection). The song itself climbs to #13 on this week's Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Just underneath Enrique in the video is a pile of strippers. But beneath Enrique on the chart, at #16, is Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina's "Stereo Love." At first I kind of dismissed this single as a useless trash, but I have to admit that it's hypnotized me at this point and made me love it. Well, okay—like it. When I decipher whatever the hell it is that broad is saying in the lyrics, then maybe I'll love it.

With "Hold My Hand" now up to #39, Michael Jackson lands his first Top 40 hit this week since "Butterflies" reached #14 in 2002. Over in the UK, EEEEEEEEEE-Heeeeeee!!!! fares even better, as "Hold My Hand" is currently at #10. I'm currently obsessed with "Monster" off Michael (which debuts at #3 on the Top 200 album chart) myself. It's pretty much my jam du jour.

Two notable debuts: Pink's Max Martin/Shellback-produced "Fuckin' Perfect" goes in at #86, making it the third song on the chart with the ultimate four-letter word in the title (after the naughty version of Enrique's "Tonight" and Cee Lo Green's Grammy nominated "Fuck You"). Meanwhile Mariah Carey's "Oh Santa!" finally crawls into the chart, at #100.

The U.S. Top 10:

1. "Firework" - Katy Perry *3 weeks*
2. "Grenade" - Bruno Mars
3. "What's My Name" - Rihanna feat. Drake
4. "Raise Your Glass" - Pink
5. "We R Who We R" - Ke$ha 
6. "Just The Way You Are" - Bruno Mars
7. "Only Girl (In The World)" - Rihanna 
8. "The Time (The Dirty Bit)" - The Black Eyed Peas 
9. "6 Foot 7 Foot" - Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz *new*
10. "Just A Dream" - Nelly

Avril Lavigne's 'Goodbye Lullaby'—Sure, Why Not?

The only two Avril Lavigne singles I ever had any like for were "Keep Holding On" (total jam) and "Girlfriend" (again, a jam)—i.e. the Dr. Luke ones.

So now that 'vril isn't working with Dr. Luke anymore—but is instead getting help on upcoming fourth album Goodbye Lullaby from her ex-husband Deryck Whibley—toss her in the pop dumpster, right? Wrong! She's also got trash on the album that was swizzed up by Max Martin.

Time will tell whether Lavigne has another "Keep Holding On" stocked away up her skirt. The album is out March 8, 2011. But till then we'll get a taste of the album's first single "What The Hell" when she performs it on Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve.

And at this point I've spent far too much time typing about Avril Lavigne....

It's The Full Versions Of Pink's "Whataya Want From Me" + "Heartbreak Down"

After hearing the snippets of Pink's rendition of "Whataya Want From Me" (which she co-wrote, and Adam Lambert turned into a hit earlier this year) and "Heartbreak Down" last month, the full versions have now surfaced.

"Heartbreak Down" will be on the American edition of Pink's Greatest Hits...So Far!!! (out November 16). "Whataya Want From Me" is on the European release only (super lame).

Between these two songs, "Raise Your Glass" and "Fuckin' Perfect," I say "Heartbreak Down" is the hands-down best jam. What say you?

Robyn + Max Martin = "Time Machine" (x Pop Heaven)

The fact that Robyn announced she was teaming back up with her original "Do You Know (What It Takes" and "Show Me Love" producer Max Martin after 14 years for upcoming Body Talk track "Time Machine" seemed like the best idea floated through the cosmos since the invention of the pogo stick, but let's face it—sometimes these things can go horribly, woefully wrong.

And then sometimes they can effing rock.



Here's what Robyn told the Miami New Times blog about working with Martin again:

"Me and Martin stayed friends of the years. I've been thinking about working with him again. We've been talking about it for the last five years. We hadn't really found the right song. But now it just clicked and it felt like a really good time to do something with Martin again. The success we had together in the mid-'90s was not only my first success but one of Martin's first bigger hits in America. I love the fact that I'm getting to work with one of the biggest producers in the world. Also, it's maybe showing people I'm not afraid of my past. For me, making a beautiful song is what I'm obsessed with. And 'Time Machine,' which is the song I recorded with Martin, is amazing and I'm really happy that we were able to put it on the album."

This has simply got to become an American hit. I'm willing to go to drastic measures. I have a crossbow.

The full Body Talk LP is out November 22.

Pink's "Raise Your Glass" Becomes Her 10th U.S. Top 10 Single

Pink has every right to knock one (or three) back herself this week, as her Greatest Hits...So Far!!! single "Raise Your Glass" climbs up one position to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and becomes her 10th American Top 10 hit (not counting that abomination that was "We Are The World 25," which I've stated before makes me want to swallow glass).

"Raise Your Glass" is also her highest-charting U.S. hit since "So What" reached #1 back in September 2008. (Stick with Max Martin, girl!) And I have to say, this jam is a total grower. I wasn't completely smitten with it at first, but hearing it on the radio over the past couple of weeks has proven to be a pleasant surprise each time. Good on ya, Pink. Looking forward to the greatest hits (out November 15) finding a permanent home in my car next month.

Elsewhere, Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP's international dance hit "We No Speak Americano" climbs up to #29, Shakira's "Loca" jumps up 52 spots to #32 (thus giving British rapper Dizzee Rascal his first American hit) and Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" debuts at #78.

On a final note, Natasha Bedingfield goes in at #95 with new single "Strip Me." Jesus. This song, "Babies"—what is it with these repressed religious girls?

The U.S. Top 10:

1. "Like A G6" - Far*East Movement *2 weeks*
2. "Just The Way You Are" - Bruno Mars" 
3. "Only Girl (In The World)" - Rihanna
4. "Just A Dream" - Nelly
5. "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" - Usher feat. Pitbull
6. "Bottoms Up" - Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj
7. "Teenage Dream" - Katy Perry
8. "Dynamite" - Taio Cruz
9. "Club Can't Handle Me" - Flo Rida feat. David Guetta
10. "Raise Your Glass" - Pink