"I went into the studio and sang through it which wasn't easy, but started to really see the importance of telling this story," Bieber wrote to his fans upon the song's release. While Bieber and producer Benny Blanco are repeat collaborators, "Lonely" is their first release together with Blanco credited as a lead artist.īlanco worked with fellow hitmaker FINNEAS on the outline of the song, before bringing it to Bieber for his input. That tension is captured in the simple lyric, "What if you had it all/ and nobody to call?" With Bieber's passionate vocals accompanied by gentle piano, the song deals plainly with the pitfalls of early fame and the loneliness that comes at the top. While Justin Bieber has never shied away from authentic emotion, the singer revealed a new layer of vulnerability on this year's "Lonely." Ticket sales rose to 34.9 million and ticket revenue, including sales from Ticketmaster, increased 10 percent to $287 million.
Concert attendance declined 4 percent to 12.3 million during the third quarter, and concert revenue fell 7 percent to $1.28 billion. Live Nation reported third-quarter net income of $51.7 million, up slightly from $51 million during the year-ago quarter, and a 3 percent decrease in revenue to $1.79 billion for the three months ending Sept. The band has bypassed subscription streaming services as part of its marketing strategy. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 447,000 units sold across all formats, marking the third-largest sales week of the year for an album, behind Lady Gaga's Born This Way, which debuted with 1.1 million units sold, and Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV (964,000 units), and the biggest sales week for a rock album since U2's No Line On The Horizon debuted at the top of the chart with 484,000 units sold in 2009. If you need something to brighten up your day, then this will do the trick.GRAMMY winners Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto has sold more than 500,000 downloads in its first week of release, setting a record at iTunes worldwide, according to. The two of them blew kisses to Parton once they were done singing, and Parton was clearly overwhelmed with happiness. He sang her portion of the song before he and Underwood started singing together. Parton literally jumped out of her chair at the sight of her friend. That guest was none other than Rogers himself! Parton was clearly impressed with what she heard, and could be seen smiling and clapping as Underwood sang.īut Parton’s happiness turned to sheer joy the second Underwood welcomed a special guest on stage. Underwood’s beautiful voice soared through the first part of the song, which was originally performed by Rogers. So when Parton was one of the honorees during the 2006 Kennedy Center Honors, it only made sense for someone to pay tribute to her with “Islands in the Stream.” That someone was Carrie Underwood, who had won American Idol a little over a year prior. Today, the song is considered by many to be the greatest country duet of all time. “Islands in the Stream” hit number on on the country and pop charts, making it one of the biggest hits of both Rogers’ and Parton’s careers. Rogers enlisted the help of Dolly Parton on the song, and the rest is history. But instead of Gaye, it was country star Kenny Rogers who ended up cutting the song for his 1983 album Eyes that See in the Dark. When the Bee Gees wrote “Islands in the Stream,” they wrote it with R&B singer Marvin Gaye in mind.
It’s hard to imagine it now, especially since the tune became famous as a country pop hit. If things had gone according to plan, “Islands in the Stream” would have been an R&B song.
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