By STACEY PLAISANCE | Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the morning sun spilled over the New Orleans’ skyline Monday, jazz musicians Herbie Hancock, Ellis Marsalis and others kicked off International Jazz Day with a sunrise concert that included ritual drumming and a string of performances, a day that culminated in the evening with a grand all-star concert at the United Nations.

In the morning, trumpeters Terence Blanchard and Kermit Ruffins, singer Stephanie Jordan and others performed “On the Sunny Side of the Street” and “Afro Blue” as the sun rose on Congo Square, an area near the French Quarter neighborhood where slaves once gathered on Sundays to play music.

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1. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
2. fun. f/ Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”

3. Maroon 5 f/ Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”
4. Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”

5. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”

6. Flo Rida f/ Sia, “Wild Ones”
7. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

8. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
9. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”

10.Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”



by Phil Gallo

Foremost among his countless contributions to popular culture and the music business, Dick Clark took rock ‘n’ roll out of bedroom radios and placed it on televisions in living rooms and dens across America. Nearly five decades later, after creating and hosting game shows, the American Music Awards, New Year’s Eve celebrations and producing TV shows and films, “American Bandstand” remains the jewel in Clark’s crown.

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1. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
2. fun. f/ Janelle Monae “We Are Young”

3. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”

4. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
5. Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”

6. Flo Rida f/ Sia, “Wild Ones”
7. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”

8. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

9. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

10.Katy Perry, “Part Of Me”


1. fun. f/ Janelle Monae “We Are Young”

2. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
3. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”

4. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
5. Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”

6. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”

7. Flo Rida f/ Sia, “Wild Ones”

8. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

9. Katy Perry, “Part Of Me”

10.Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

Music video by Kris Allen performing The Vision Of Love.
(C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

Billboard Hot 100 Singles – Week of Apr.14, 2012

1. fun. f/ Janelle Monae “We Are Young”
2. Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
3. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
4. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”
5. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
6. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
7. Flo Rida f/ Sia, “Wild Ones”
8. Katy Perry, “Part Of Me”
9. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
10.Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

1. fun. f/ Janelle Monae “We Are Young”
2. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
3. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”
4. Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain”
5. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
6. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
7. David Guetta f/ Nicki Minaj, “Turn Me On”
8. Drake f/ Rihanna “Take Care”
9. Katy Perry, “Part Of Me”
10.Flo Rida f/ Sia, “Wild Ones”

Fun. Still No. 1 on Hot 100, Flo Rida Enters Top 10
by Gary Trust, N.Y.  |   March 21, 2012 3:50 EDT

Fun’s We Are Young,” featuring Janelle Monae, spends a third week atop the Billboard Hot 100, while Flo Rida jumps into the chart’s top 10 with the assistance of pop singer/songwriter Sia.
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1. fun. f/ Janelle Monae “We Are Young”
2. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
3. Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain”
4. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”
5. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
6. David Guetta f/ Nicki Minaj, “Turn Me On”
7. Drake f/ Rihanna “Take Care”
8. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa f/ Bruno Mars, “Young, Wild & Free”
9. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
10.Katy Perry, “Part Of Me”

Fun.’s ‘We Are Young’ Remains Atop Revised Hot 100
by Gary Trust, N.Y.  |   March 14, 2012 1:00 EDT

As previously announced, the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart undergoes a major renovation this week with the addition of a host of streaming services to its formula, including those that contribute to the newly-launched On-Demand Songs chart.

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