Singing and dancing doesn’t work for all

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Friday, November 07, 2008

To mark Usher and Tina Turner coming to town, here’s a look at five other artists who combine singing and dancing. …

Janet Jackson: Granted, it is up for debate whether she is actually singing (or lip-syncing) at times, but her Rock Witchu Tour’s stop in Atlanta affirmed she hasn’t lost a step since she made her way on the scene as a solo artist in 1982.

Beyonce: A one-woman show. And what makes hers a step above Jackson’s is she has a much more powerful voice to complement her equally exciting moves.

Prince: Still a standard-bearer —- and an obvious admirer of Little Richard, James Brown and Michael Jackson.

And here are five others who should just stop at once trying to sing and dance.…

Rihanna: Yikes. What a surprise to see/learn during Kanye West’s Glow in the Dark Tour this past summer that this cover girl and seemingly nonstop hitmaker has little to no rhythm.

Alicia Keys: Just stay behind the piano, please. All of the class and sophistication you generally personify crumbles into borderline corniness when you try that choreography business.

John Legend: See above.

Madonna: At one point this pop titan would have been on the other list; now she doesn’t seem to be able to sing or dance to memorable effect. (What she was doing with Timberlake in that “4 Minutes” video looked more like exercise.)

Britney Spears: Two things at the same time comes across as too much for pop’s comeback girl to wrap her mind around, outside of music videos. It’s like you can see her counting out the steps in her head.

Beyonce Beating Leona, Britney Spears And Christina Aguilera In Chart Race

She's on top...

by Jason Gregory
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Photo source YBF

Beyonce is currently ahead of Britney Spears, Leona Lewis and Christina Aguilera in the race to be UK number one this weekend.

The singer's single 'If I Were A Boy' is number two in the midweek charts, two places ahead of Spears' 'Womanizer', while Lewis' 'Forgive Me' is at six.

Aguilera's single, 'Keeps Gettin' Better', is at number fourteen.

As previously reported on Gigwise, the chart race, dubbed 'Super-Monday', has provided a welcome boost to struggling singles sales in the UK.

But none of the songs is expected to usurp the UK's current number one, The X Factor finalists cover of Mariah Carey's 'Hero'.

Meanwhile, Beyonce will perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool this evening (November 6th).