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The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Becomes First Song in History to Remain in Billboard Top 10 for a Whole Year
The Weeknd just made chart history. The Canadian superstar’s smash hit, “Blinding Lights”, is now the first song to ever spend an entire year in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Ever since the iconic singles chart was first established on August 4th, 1958, there’s never been a song that’s remained in the Top 10 for a full 52 weeks, until now. Sure, the artist born Abel Tesfaye didn’t get the Grammy nomination he was hoping for, but the enduring success of “Blinding Lights” is arguably a more historic feat. Interestingly, the After Hours single didn’t look like a runaway success when it was first unveiled. The Weeknd released the tune on November 29th, 2019 as the second single for his album rollout. However, it only debuted at No. 11 on the Hot 100 during its first week, and then it pl...
KISS’ Gene Simmons Explains Why He Keeps Saying “Rock Is Dead”
KISS singer-bassist Gene Simmons made headlines several years ago when he declared that “rock is finally dead.” He recently doubled down on that sentiment just before the band played a streaming New Year’s Eve show to ring in 2021. At the time of his initial statement in 2014, he explained in an Esquire feature, “Once you had a record company on your side, they would fund you, and that also meant when you toured they would give you tour support. … There are still record companies, and it does apply to pop, rap, and country to an extent. But for performers who are also songwriters — the creators — for rock music, for soul, for the blues — it’s finally dead.” Heavy Consequence recently checked in with the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer to discuss his new G² line of guitars with Gibson. At one...
Cardi B Becomes First Female Rapper with Diamond Single for “Bodak Yellow”
Cardi B turned “bloody shoes” into a diamond on the wall. Her breakout single “Bodak Yellow” has been RIAA-certified diamond, making her the first female rapper to ever achieve the feat. The artist born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar teased fans with the news late last night by posting a video on Twitter. She had been working on her upcoming Grammys performance, she said, when she learned of an unplanned meeting with Atlantic Records. As she explained, “I’ve been rehearsing all day today, I’m really stressed out, my body’s aching. At rehearsal, they said to me, ‘Yo, you gotta meet up with Atlantic execs.’ I’m like, ‘Yo I’m fucking tired like I don’t wanna talk about no Grammys, I don’t wanna talk about no album, I’m just tired.’ And then I still got drove to a restaurant. I’m like, ‘Are y...
St. Vincent Initially Aimed for a Tool-Like Heaviness for Her Latest Record
Last week, St. Vincent announced that she is going to released her new album, Daddy’s Home in May. In a new interview, Annie Clark recently revealed that the initial sonic goal for her most recent record was to create a super-heavy album. “Just heavy the whole time — like, ‘Hey kids, you like Tool? Well, you’ll love the St. Vincent record,’ you know?” That said, Clark found she had “nothing to say there” after working in that direction for a bit, and the ultimate result was Daddy’s Home, self-described as “music made in New York from 1971-76.” The LP drops May 14. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″...
Nia Riley Accuses Ex-Flame Soulja Boy Of Kicking Her While Pregnant
Source: WENN.com / WENN You hate to see it, but Soulja Boy can’t keep his name away from severe domestic violence allegations made by women who were once in his life. In a series of alarming accusations recently made by ex-girlfriend Nia Riley, the rapper’s alleged violent history during their decade-long relationship is nothing short of disturbing to hear. The former Love And Hip Hop star explained to YouTuber Tasha K various stories detailing the violent occurrences endured between 2013 to 2019, reports HipHopDX. Riley claimed the “Kiss Me Thru The Phone” rapper shared nude photographs of her without consent, verbally and physically abused her, and once held a gun to her head during a dispute. She also describes having a miscarriage after Soulja Boy kicked her in the stomach during...
Total Of 14 People Accuse T.I. & Tiny Harris Of Sexual Assault
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Tip “T.I.” Harris and his wife Tiny Harris are both facing a harrowing number of charges that they engaged in sexual assault. After a handful of women came forward alleging that they were assaulted, more victims have since made their accusations known via an attorney representing the group. Tyrone A. Blackburn, the attorney representing a number of the women accusing the couple of sexual assault, has amassed more claims in addition to the women he was already representing. While T.I. and Tiny haven’t been charged, Blackburn would take a different approach if he could. “If I was a prosecutor, I’d have brought charges already,” Blackburn exclusively stated to The Daily Beast. Blackburn is representing 11 of the accusers, among which are eight who say they were...
Can TikTok Rule The 2021 Grammys?
By Emilee Lindner What determines a Grammy-winning tune? Is it how many weeks a ditty spent on the Billboard Hot 100, how much money it made, or how musically endearing an anonymous group of Recording Academy voters deems it to be? Consider them all. But when it comes to declaring last year’s cream of the crop, TikTok’s impact can’t be ignored. 2020 was the year of staying inside, adopting new hobbies, scrolling for hours, and TikTok taught us new ways to move our bodies as we limbered up to the latest dance trend. As screen time soared, so did the spins on viral tracks that would eventually make our collective quarantine memorable. And they weren’t determined by record labels or radio DJs. TikTok choreographers and creators became 2020’s tastemakers, sending songs both new and old soaring...
DJ Davisy – Top Songs In Naija Mix
Check out this brand new DJ Davisy – Top Songs In Naija Mix out now. An amazing Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Davisy has dished out his mixtape for the month of February, he titled the mixtape for the season of love, Top Songs In Naija Mixtape. DJ Davisy is not slowing down and not taking chills as he mixes amazing songs from top musicians from the demanding Nigeria music industry. The consistent disc jockey featured the likes of Falz, Dices, Terri, Joeboy, Dremo, Masterkraft, Zinoleesky, Mayorkun, Rema, and many others on the project. You just have to download this 80 minutes mixtape which is full of vibe. Listen, enjoy DJ Davisy – Top Songs In Naija Mix below. Download You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begin...
Watch Adventure Club’s Christian Srigley Chug a Grilled Chicken Smoothie
Why did the chicken cross the road? Probably to avoid Adventure Club‘s Christian Srigley, who once chugged a grilled chicken smoothie. Because he was “short on protein for the day,” Srigley hilariously plopped two chicken breasts into a blender and filled it with tap water. At one point, it looks like he also drops in a dollop of stevia, a natural sugar substitute. What ensues is an absolute demolition of poultry purée that will make your blood curdle. It’s no surprise that a slew of the duo’s EDM contemporaries hopped in the tweet’s reply section in utter shock and dismay. “im reporting this account,” wrote ARMNHMR, followed by a simple “I’m so angry” by Blanke, both of which are set to ap...
Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas and More of the Best ‘Shallow’ Covers: Watch
Now that “Shallow” has earned Gaga her first Academy Award, Billboard decided to honor her latest masterpiece with a roundup of some of the best covers. Kelly Clarkson During the Green Bay, Wisc. stop on her Meaning of Life Tour on Feb. 15, 2019, Clarkson took her love for A Star Is Born to the next level with her own version of “Shallow.” “I don’t have a Bradley Cooper here, so I’m just holdin’ it down,” she joked before humbly quipping, “I hope I don’t suck, and if I do I hope [Gaga] doesn’t see it.” Though she slipped up one lyric, her powerhouse voice certainly made up for any flubs. Lea Michele and Darren Criss The former Glee stars sang “Shallow” together on the sec...
Verzuz Founders Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Talk Triller Partnership: ‘This Puts a Light Back on Creatives’
The ultimate payoff, says Swizz Beatz, is “hearing everybody being so floored about having shares in the company and feeling like they belong. That’s the real currency. It’s going to take the creative to save the creative.” What initially attracted you to Triller? Swizz Beatz: The whole time that Tim and I were building this platform, we didn’t really have any plans from a monetization or even a business side. We never even built out the technology for it. It was more about wanting to do this from a celebration, educational side; to give people some life, love and happiness during these hard times with COVID-19. Then as the platform started growing it turned into a business with sponsors coming in and offers from people wanting to buy ownership in the company once w...
How to Watch the 2021 Juno Awards Nominations
They roll out at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday (March 9). The nominations for the 2021 Juno Awards will be announced at 11:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday (March 9). The 50th annual awards honoring the best and brightest in Canadian music will be revealed on CBC Music platforms, including the CBC Music YouTube page. Last year’s event included wins for Avril Lavigne (fan choice), Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello (single of the year, “Señorita”), Billie Eilish (international album of the year, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?), Alessia Cara (album of the year, The Pains of Growing, songwriter of the year and pop album of the year), Mendes (artist of the year), Loud Luxury (group of the year), Lennon Stella (breakthrough artist of the year), Neon Dreams (breakthrough group of th...
