Top of the Week: Beyonce

Beyonce is an R&B singer from Houston. She became known first as a member of Destiny's Child, the best selling girl group ever. They were created in 1990 (when they were all pre-teen), took the name Destiny's Child in 1993, signed with Columbia Records in '97, and hit it big in the late 90's.

Beyonce started working solo, releasing her first album, Dangerously in Love, in 2003. She became successful and has released 3 albums. The most recent album, 2008's I am ... Sasha Fierce, includes 6 single hits (so far).

Today's song is "Halo", which reached Billboard's #5 and has stayed on the charts for 18 weeks. This song's success also makes her the top female artist of the decade, with 12 top 10 hits so far.

Top of the Week: Songs stuck in my Head

I never used to understand how people could not know the words to a song - either you know it or you don't. But since I've been learning a song a day, I can't actually learn all the words. It's just the chorus running in circles in my head. It's so annoying to have a chorus in my head and no verses!

Also, I'm noticing a trend here. It's the pop songs that get stuck: "Sexy Back" and "Poker Face" especially, also "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". They're the songs that hammer one line into into your head, until it pierces deep in your brain and is triggered by every little synapse.

But it's only one sentence! So then I need to hear the rest of the song, I desperately seek out the song, and listen with the relief of an addict overdue for a dose.

Here's another catchy one....
Flo Rida's Right Round