Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Jonas Brothers Have Done It Again

Chances are if you have a tween at home, you've heard of the newest disney sensation. No, I'm not talking about Miley Cyrus. I'm talking about the band that her ex is in. The Jonas Brothers, a group of three brothers, have become the next Britney Spears of the world. Their new debut album, "A Little Bit Longer" has taken the spot of #3 on the biggest debut album sales. Not only that, but they have also landed TWO of their albums in the top 10 albums at the same time. The only two other albums to sell more than the Jonas Brothers is Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" which sold more than 1 million in it's first week, and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida, which sold about 720,000 in it's first week. The last group to have two albums in the top 10 at the same time was another teen hit, 'N Sync, way back in 1999.

The Jonas Brothers, featuring three brothers named Kevin, 20, Joe, 18, and Nick, 15, are one of the biggest hits around the world, featured in the KCA's and as well as the MTV Video Music Awards, which will be airing September 7th. They also landed a spot on the front cover of the Rolling Stones magazine. They have come out with three albums, and as well have starred in the disney movie, "Camp Rock" which has it's movie soundtrack at number 8 on the top 10 albums.

Medal Update - Day 13

The following is a list of the medals won on day 13 of the games, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:

Men's 10 km Marathon
Gold - Maarten van der Weijden - Netherlands
Silver - David Davies - Great Britain
Bronze - Thomas Lurz - Germany


Women's 20-Kilometer Race Walk
Gold - Olga Kaniskina - Russia
Silver - Kjersti Tysse Platzer - Norway
Bronze - Elisa Rigaudo - Italy

Featured Artist - Nigahiga

Today's featured artist features Youtube comedian Ryan Higa or more commonly known as "Nigahiga." Ryan lives in Hilo, Hawaii and is one of the most subscribed people of all time on youtube, behind Smosh. Along with his friends, he always knows how to get laughs. His website is http://www.myspace.com/ryannigahiga.

Medal Update - Day 12

The following is a list of the medals won overnight, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:

Women's 10 km Marathon
Gold - Larisa Ilchenko - Russia
Silver - Keri-Anne Payne- Great Britain
Bronze - Cassandra Patten - Great Britain


Women's RS:X - Wind Surfer
Gold - Jian Yin - China
Silver - Alessandra Sensini - Italy
Bronze - Bryony Shaw - Great Britain


Men's RS:X - WindSurfer
Gold - Tom Ashley - New Zealand
Silver - Julien Bontemps - France
Bronze - Shahar Zubari - Israel


Women's Duet
Gold - Anastasia Ermakova, Anastasia Davydova - Russia
Silver - Gemma Mengual, Andrea Fuentes - Spain
Bronze - Saho Harada, Emiko Suzuki - Japan


Men's Freestyle 66-74 kg
Gold - Buvaysa Saytiev - Russia
Silver - Soslan Tigiev - Uzbekistan
Bronze - Murad Gaidarov - Belarus
Bronze - Kiril Terziev - Bulgaria


Men's Freestyle 60-66 kg
Gold - Ramazan Sahin - Turkey
Silver - Andriy Stadnik- Ukraine
Bronze - Sushil Kumar - India
Bronze - Otar Tushishvili - Georgia


Women's Hammer Throw
Gold - Aksana Miankova - Belarus
Silver - Yipsi Moreno - Cuba
Bronze - Wenxiu Zhang - China


Men's 200 Meters
Gold - Usain Bolt - Jamaica
Silver - Shawn Crawford - United States
Bronze - Walter Dix - United States


Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
Gold - Melaine Walker - Jamaica
Silver - Sheena Tosta - United States
Bronze - Tasha Danvers - Great Britain