 Beverly Hills, CA (TOP40 Charts/ The Lippin Group) -- Arthouse Entertainment, co-owned by Bug Music, published seven of the top-100 singles on iTunes, with five placing in the top 50. Arthouse Entertainment Co-Presidents Stephen Finfer and Kara DioGuardi, and Bug Music CEO John Rudolph, made the announcement today. �Arthouse continues to be the sure hit maker in the music business,� Rudolph said. �For five years now, no one has put up as many hits as Arthouse writers on a consistent basis.� DioGuardi co-wrote two of the seven songs: Carrie Underwood�s �Undo It� (#1 on Billboard�s Hot Country Songs, #23 on Billboard�s Hot 100 and #5 on Mediabase Country) and Colbie Caillat�s �I Never Told You� (#48 on Billboard�s Hot 100 and #65 on Mediabase). "I am so proud to be a part of a company whose diverse writers, producers and artists are at the forefront of shaping today's popular hit music," DioGuardi said. Writer/producer Ari Levine co-wrote three of the seven songs, including Bruno Mars� �Just The Way You Are� (debuting at #36 on Billboard�s Hot 100 and at #29 on the Mediabase Top 40); Travie McCoy�s �Billionaire� (explicit and clean) ft. Bruno Mars (currently #4 on Billboard�s Hot 100 and #6 on the Mediabase Top 40); and B.o.B�s �Nothing On You� ft. Bruno Mars (which peaked at #1 on Billboard�s Hot 100). �I love working with Ari, Kara and Bug,� Mars said. KC Livingston co-wrote Flo Rida�s �Club Can�t Handle Me� (charting at #2 in the UK, #33 on Billboard�s Hot 100 and #33 on the Mediabase Top 40). The song has also been featured in the trailer for Step Up 3D. Signed to Warner Brothers� by DioGuardi, recording artist Iyaz rounds out the seven with Auburn�s �La La La� ft. Iyaz (#51 on Billboard�s Hot 100 and #30 on the Mediabase Top 40). He previously had a #1 on Billboard�s Pop Songs chart with his own co-write, �Replay.� Upcoming Arthouse single releases include Carrie Underwood�s �Mama�s Song,� Mike Posner�s �Bow Chicka Wow Wow� and David Archuleta�s �Elevator.�
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