Justin Timberlake’s "Suit & Tie" breaks Billboard records January 23, 2013 - 09:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Justin Timberlake, the man who brought "SexyBack" in 2006, is breaking Billboard records in 2013, TheWrap said. His new single, "Suit & Tie," featuring Jay-Z, debuted on Billboard's Pop Songs chart has scored the highest first-week total radio plays in the chart's 20-year history, which began in 1992 when it was launched to measure mainstream top 40 radio airplay. Between Jan. 14 and Jan. 20, the song scored 6,045 plays and as a result shot to No. 14 on the chart, making it the highest bow for a song by a male artist. Jon Secada's "If You Go" previously held the record for its No. 19 debut the week of May 14, 1994. Timberlake's latest song also bested Lady Gaga's "Born This Way," which was the last single to hold the Pop Songs chart record for first-week plays when it debuted with 4,602 during the week of Feb. 26, 2011. All in all, not bad for the singer who says he produced the hit song "out of the blue" and "didn't expect anything out of it." After a long hiatus to pursue an acting career, Timberlake announced last week that "The 20/20 Experience," his follow-up to 2006's "FutureSex/LoveSounds," will be available later this year. Partner news  Top stories Oldman made his directorial debut in 1997 with the critically-acclaimed family drama "Nil by Mouth." Yuri Shevchukexpressed a wish to meet representatives of the Armenian rock, noting it as one of the key goals of his visit. The Hunger Games star joins a cast featuring John Malkovich, Ben Kingsley, Michael Sheen and Teresa Palmer. 100 officers raided businesses, homes and art galleries across the country including in Munich, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Cologne.   Partner news |  Latest news 200,000 Brazilians take to streets in protest march  A swelling wave of protest tapped into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.Death toll in Baghdad suicide attack reaches 26 The blasts were the latest in a string of attacks hitting Iraq, reviving fears the country is headed back toward the widespread sectarian bloodshed.U.S. to open direct peace talks with Taliban, official says The talks are on condition that the Taliban renounce violence, break ties with al-Qaeda and respect the Afghan constitution.IMF calls for “ambitious” economic policy reforms in Russia The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for Russia’s GDP growth in 2014 to 3.25 percent from 3.8 percent. |
