Orianthi moves up

On the last day of 2009, we picked "According To You" by Orianthi Panagaris, the Aussie blonde guitarist from Jacko's last rehearsals as a surefire hit for the new year. Coming up on three weeks since our prediction and after six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, the song continues its steady progression, moving 10 spots, from #36 to #26. She's no Ke$ha or GaGa, but amid the Autoned dance numbers filing most of the charts, her little piece of corporate Vai rock isn't doing too badly. We'll keep you posted on her progress.

Orianthi: Pick hit for 2010

We heard this song on KISS-FM on the radio last night and figure it will be a big hit in 2010. It's "According To You" by Orianthi Panagaris, the blonde girl who was supposed to be the guitarist for Michael Jackson's comeback concerts, the one who was featured in that shaky "last rehearsal" clip they issued right after he died.

Good hook, garbagey Steve Vai guitar, Hoku-Lavigney sounding, it jumped out of the dashboard and somebody's got to clean up in Jacko 's wake. In its fourth week on the Billboard Hot 100, it's moved up to #36. We'll see.