Paris Hilton - heiress, actress and now songstress - is turning out to be a dominatrix of all media on the strength of her single "Stars Are Blind," which was officially released yesterday. Industry speculation is high that the song will debut on Billboard Hot 100 list in the Top 10 tomorrow.

"Stars" is in rotation at more than 50 stations across America and is the No.1 requested song in New York on Z-100.

Romeo, Z-100 music director and on-air personality who did a live interview with Hilton last week, calls her "a smart, sweetheart of a girl," adding, "Her timing is perfect, she has the sound of the summer: pure pop with a reggae beat. "We knew it was going to polarize our audience," Romeo says. "We were right, last week half of the calls said they hated the song, but it was still among the top five requested songs. This week it's our No.1 requested song."

The four-minute track is also a hit on the Internet. On MTV.com's "Hot 5 on Overdrive," the video earned the program its all-time best performance on a single day.

"Stars Are Blind" is the first single from Hilton's self-titled debut album, set for release Aug. 1. The record, which also will feature a cover of Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy," is under the direction of veteran hip-hop hitmaker Scott Storch.

Source: New York Post

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Posted by Lawren at June 22, 2006 06:48 AM | Trackbacks (0)

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Ugh, What if I were to say I actually like this song....

Says: hizzo at June 22, 2006 08:40 AM

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Do I hear a payola scandal?

Hmm....

Says: The Unnamed Source at June 22, 2006 10:19 AM

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they had a sneak peak 2 weeks ago on z99.5 here in indy. it was played and people called in. most reviews went something like this: it was better then expected.

personally, it was awful and dumb. but, the responses seemed to indicate no one really liked it, just that their expectations were far worse so it ended up getting a better grade. now, if gwen steffani sang it, it would probably never be played over the radio.

Says: at June 22, 2006 10:29 AM

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I can see her (or her parents) buying 2 million copies of her CD, a la Tommy Mottola, so that it opens at number 1.

Kill me now. Please?

Says: Iceman at June 22, 2006 11:23 AM

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