Alicia Keys Gives WNBA An Assist

It has yet to be determined if Alicia Keys has a nice jump shot, but the Grammy Award-winning singer is about to join the WNBA for a full season. Keys has wrapped up the filming of a promotional spot that will air before all 22 WNBA games aired on ESPN2 and ABC.

The video was shot at a live concert in Anaheim, California and features her hit single “Superwoman”, from her latest album As I Am. The WNBA season begins on Saturday, May 17 when the defending champions Phoenix Mercury, led by Diana Taurasi, will host the Los Angeles Sparks, who acquired this year’s first round draft pick, Candace Parker. The game will be broadcast on ABC and will feature the Keys’ promotional video.

Flo Rida still on top

Flo Rida continues to ride high at the top of the U.S. singles chart - his smash hit "Low" has claimed a ninth week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Low" again keeps Chris Brown’s "With You" and Rihanna’s "Don’t Stop The Music" stuck at two and three respectively.

Alicia Keys is another non-mover at four with "No One," while Sara Bareilles’ "Love Song" climbs a place to five.

Mariah Carey’s "Touch My Body" is the new chart’s highest debut at 57.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 2/10/08

In yet another slow week for Hip Hop and R&B, Alicia Keys is again dethroned from the top spot, this time by the debut albums of Jack Johnson and Sheryl Crow who claimed the coveted #1 and #2 positions, respectively. Keys is stil slated to reach triple platinum by next week. Mary J Blige holds strong in the top ten, still slipping down one spot to #7 while the Step Up 2 Soundtrack [which includes Flo Rida's commerical smash hit "Low'] debuted at #13 selling 32k.
Keyshia Cole and Chris Brown, though both experiencing a %3 decrease in sales, hold the #11 and #12 spots. J. Holiday's Back of my Lac finally hits gold in its 19th week on the charts (505k), while The Dream, who wrote both J. Holiday's "Bed" and "Suffocate", has made it to just past the 200k mark in his 9th week.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
Rank Artist Album This Week Total
3
Alicia Keys
As I Am
80,172
2,987,631
7
Mary J Blige
Growing Pains
44,592
1,177,054

11
Keyshia Cole
Just Like You
35,366
1,131,109

12
Chris Brown
Exclusive
32,267
1,248,205

13
Various
Step Up 2 Soundtrack
31,445
31,521


Hip Hop continues its agonizing dry spell with the highest ranking rap artist (Soulja Boy) coming in at #36. Lupe Fiasco [despite winning his first Grammy Award this weekend] still slowly inches towards his golden plaque. Currently, Fiasco has sold 317k. Raheem Devaughn, despite some glowing reviews for album Love Behind The Melody, has still been unable to crack 100k.
Other Notables… Rank Artist Album This Week Total
36
Soulja Boy Souljaboytellem.com 18,603
764,571

54
Lupe Fiasco
The Cool
14,767
316,819
57
Raheem DeVaughn
Love Behind The Melody
14,350 90,309

63
Jay-Z
American Gangster
12,994
978,362
64
Kanye West
Graduation
12,976
1,983,188

Next month, legend Pete Rock drops his highly anticipated New York's Finest, along with new albums by Erykah Badu, Rick Ross, Akrobatik, and many more. It's getting warmer this February, but will the charts reflect it?