Random cuts: 'Sex and the City's' all-media reign, Jonas Bros., new Miley Cyrus video

-- Usher's "Here I Stand" expectedly opens up at No. 1 on this week's U.S. pop chart, winning the second-largest debut week of 2008. The album sold 443,000 copies, according to Billboard.biz, falling short of the 463,000 copies sold by Mariah Carey's "E=MC2" sold a few weeks back.

But Usher's high debut was a sure thing. The No. 2 opening by the soundtrack to the film "Sex and the City" was not, and Billboard notes this is the highest opening by a multi-artist soundtrack since 50 Cent project "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" opened at No. 2 in 2005. The "Sex and the City" disc, which features music from Jennifer Hudson and Fergie, sold 66,000 copies. It's shaping up to be a solid month for soundtracks at the cash register, as the upcoming Jonas Brothers movie soundtrack for (June 17) "Camp Rock" should do bang-up numbers as well.

Speaking of Fergie, Billboard notes she persuaded fans to buy her album twice. The deluxe edition of her "The Dutchess" moves back into the top 30 (at No. 28) after being perched at No. 104 last week.

Further down, the legendary Al Green opens at No. 9 with his "Lay It Down" (34,000 copies). The R&B singer, who's also featured in "Sex and the City," released one of the most hyped albums of his career, and it gives him his highest chart showing since "I'm Still in Love with You" reached No. 4 in 1972.

Overall, however, Billboard notes that album sales continue to tumble, as they're down 13% from the comparable 2007 week.

-- A lengthy trailer for "Visioneers," a film that features a score from the Polyphonic Spree's Tim DeLaughter, hit the Web, and The Playlist has an informative post on the project that's worth checking out. The film stars comedian Zach Galifianakis and appears to be an examination of middle-class suburbia, albeit with a metaphorical twist -- the comfortable characters in the film soon begin exploding.

-- When blockbuster Hollywood directors happen upon harmlessly fun teen-pop stars: Idolator has culled a bunch of pics from the Miley Cyrus video shoot with director Brett Ratner ("Rush Hour," Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" video). A screen shot is below. Miley's new album, "Breakout," will be released July 22, and first single, "7 Steps," can be heard on her MySpace page. It's no "See You Again," but the way it schizophrenically moves from a cheesy ballad to a burst of mall punk is an oddly compelling slice of teen pop.

Photo courtesy New Line

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