Yahoo Music release the list for the Worst Ten #1 Hits of the 80’s. For this playlist, the author selected one song from each year of the 1980s. To qualify, the song had to reach the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and it has to be what the author consider an “abomination.”

 

Well, we’re not sure if we “totally” agree with “every” song on this playlist,. So, we decided to show you the videos for the songs on the playlist and have you draw your own conclusion.

 

Worst case, you will have one or more of these songs stuck in your head. After posting this we sure do!

 #1 Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes

 

#2 I Love a Rainy Night – Eddie Rabbitt

 

#3 Mickey – Toni Basil

http://youtu.be/LSfnopkT37I

 

#4 All Night Long  – Lionel Richie

 

#5 Footloose – Kenny Loggins

http://youtu.be/9kqynEEGinw

 

#6  I Want To Know What Love Is  – Foreigner

 

#7 There’ll Be Sad Songs – Billy Ocean

 

#8 Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles

http://youtu.be/3OMxC7te5Ks

 

#9 Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison 

 

#10 Blame it on The Rain Milli Vanilli

 

Here’s a link back to the original Yahoo movie:

By now everyone has probably seen the headlines about NBC’s War on Leno where NBC is reportedly trying to replace the 20 year Tonight Show host with Jimmy Fallon.  A negative PR situation for NBC, right? …maybe not.

As with most bad PR situations,  it is almost always best to address the issue head-on before media speculation can spread like wildfire. With a very clever promo video, NBC is attempting to do just that.

 Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon — the two men at the heart of the battle over the fate of NBC’s Tonight Show — have banded together in the NBC promotional (PR) video making light of the perceived late-night power-shift.

In the video Leno is seen being accosted by reporters as he makes his way down a backstage hallway toward his office.On the other end of the country,  Fallon sighs over a recent newspaper headline no doubt touting his rumored ascendancy, Fallon’s iPhone rings — bringing up the caller I.D.  “Host of Tonight Show”.

What happens next? …

Well, to get that answer audiences had to tune in to BOTH NBC late-night talkers and see. Turning negative PR  into positive,  increasing ratings, a win-win?

Here is the full promo!

The Walt Disney Co.’s Disney Music Group and Vivendi’s Universal Music Group said Wednesday they have expanded and deepened an ongoing relationship via a long-term global commercial and creative agreement.

The deal gives Disney Music artists, such as Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez, and labels access to Universal producers and songwriters.

The Disney Music Group includes Hollywood Records, Walt Disney Records and Disney Music Publishing, and Disney Music artists include Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, ZZ Ward, Queen and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals.

The pact also allows for close creative collaboration between the two companies as DMG’s labels and artists will have access to UMG’s roster of producers and songwriters worldwide.

 

 

Source: The Hollywood Reporters -Georg Szalai

If you saw Universal Studios’ Identity Thief , starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy,  you may have recognized a familiar voice.

Amanda Brown,  from NBC’s The Voice Season 3,  has a single on the soundtrack entitled “The Payback” .

The song can be downloaded on iTunes here  . Also the CD for the movie’s soundtrack was release on March 5th.

Breathing life into what has been alackluster  2013 box office, “Oz the Great and Powerful” took in an impressive $80.3 million in its North American debut and $69.9 million overseas for a global opening of $150.2 million.