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These 22 Acts Have Spent 26 or More Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
By now you’ve probably read that Taylor Swift ties Whitney Houston as the female solo artist with the most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — 46 weeks. That’s pretty impressive since the chart dates back to March 1956, before either artist was born. You may be wondering what other artists are up there on the all-time rankings. Glad you asked. In all, 22 acts have logged 26 or more weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s flagship album chart. Here’s a complete list. Ties are shown in alphabetical order. In true Casey Kasem style, we’ll count ‘em down to No. 1. 22. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (26 weeks): The ensemble had more weeks at No. 1 than any other instrumental act. The Brass’ longest running No. 1 was What Now My Now (nine weeks in 1966). That’s one week more than its most fam...
What Is Your Song of the Summer 2020? Vote! (Final Week)
DaBaby‘s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, is officially Billboard‘s Song of the Summer after finishing at No. 1 for the last 13 weeks out of this year’s 15 tracking weeks for the summery summary. The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights,” which wrapped at No. 2, was the most-heard song on the radio with 1.2 billion audience impressions. Meanwhile, Megan Thee Stallion slipped in another one of her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 collabs last week, as “WAP” by Cardi B, featuring Megan, debuted at No. 17 (chart dated Sept. 5) and joined her “Savage” remix, featuring Beyoncé, which finished at No. 3. “Savage” formerly led the list in its second week, while Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande‘s “Rain...
What’s Your Favorite Avicii Song of All Time? Vote!
Tuesday, Sept. 8, would have been Avicii’s 31st birthday. As dance stars such as David Guetta and Armin van Buuren commemorate the late dance music superstar, and SiriusXM’s BPM channel launches a week of Avicii programming, we consider the musical legacy that the producer born Tim Bergling left behind. While the Avicii catalog is packed with era-defining hits and beloved B-sides, everyone has a favorite track. Let us know yours by voting below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Beabadoobee Shares New Single ‘Worth It’
Beabadoobee has just released her latest single, “Worth It.” Check the tune below. [embedded content] “Worth It” is Beabadoobee’s third single off her upcoming debut album, Fake It Flowers, which releases on Oct. 16 via Dirty Hit. She previously released “Sorry” and “Care” as well as contributed to Soccer Mommy’s Singles Series in June. She also just released the 2021 dates for her UK and Ireland tour. You can preorder Beabadoobee’s Fake It Flowers here. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Fiona Apple to Perform Virtually at the New Yorker Festival
Fiona Apple is slated to perform virtually at this year’s New Yorker Festival on Oct. 10. The show begins at 8 p.m. EDT and will also feature the singer in conversation with the magazine’s Emily Nussbaum. Tickets are $19.95 and available here. The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter has put out five studio albums since 1996, most recently, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, which was released to critical acclaim on April 20 of this year. The New Yorker Festival will be held virtually from Oct. 5-11, 2020. Additional festival guests include Steve Martin, Jerry Seinfeld, Yo-Yo Ma, Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph. Recently, Apple narrated a new short film that outlines how to document arrests by ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In the follow-up interview ...
Porter Robinson Recounts Early Career-Defining Moments, First Ever Show In New Interview
It’s hard to believe that it has been nearly a decade since Porter Robinson was signed to Skrillex‘s OWSLA imprint, propelling the then-fledgling producer into the spotlight. It was a fire-starting moment for Robinson’s career, but the story starts much earlier, as we learned in a new interview with British GQ wherein Robinson recounted the early “wins” that took his music production from hobby to career path. Asked about when he knew he wanted to become a professional musician, Robinson described the process as “gradual.” Perhaps unsurprisingly, his earliest musical inspiration came from the popular arcade game Dance Dance Revolution. Robinson’s older brother had brought home a copy when the artist was just 12. He ultima...
Netflix Documents Michigan Man’s Attempt to Contact Aliens With Kraftwerk’s Music
Deep in the woods of rural Michigan, John Shepherd spent years attempting to contact extraterrestrial life. In the new Netflix short documentary John Was Trying to Contact Aliens, Shepherd shows filmmakers the array of inventions he used in order to beam sound into outer space. Avant-garde style music was the medium by which Shepherd sought to communicate with alien life. John frequently broadcasted sounds from legendary electronic groups Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream in an attempt to make a connection. Any sounds deemed “non-commercial,” including jazz and reggae music, were fair game in his eyes. Eventually, Shepherd’s determination escalated into building an addition onto his grandparents’ house where he lived, creating an enti...
Navigate a Virtual Sound Museum as a Teddy Bear with New Sound Campus Exhibit
Enrique Tomás sought to combine sound, art, and the feeling of visiting a museum with the advent of his concept project Sound Campus, which sees its virtual debut this week. Over 120 artists answered the call with submissions ranging from live sound installations to live performances. A third of those works were ultimately selected to become part of the exhibit, which was built in partnership with the University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz. Set in a dynamic virtual world, Sound Campus creates a shared experience among attendees who navigate the Titanic-shaped gallery as teddy bears. The surreal environment will focus on “uneasy” experimental sounds as its sonic theme. Live performances will also take place throughout multiple days of the exhibition. The 3D bin...
Gorillaz Tease Forthcoming Collaboration with Robert Smith of Iconic Rock Band The Cure
The latest installment of Gorillaz‘ “Song Machine” series will feature none other than Robert Smith, frontman of iconic rock band The Cure. The virtual band touts “Song Machine” as a collection of singles and music videos, which they dub “episodes,” and each one features a newly announced guest. Previous collaborators include Schoolboy Q, Fatoumata Diawara, slowthai, and Slaves, among others. The first season of the series—set to consist of 10 episodes—launched in January 2020 and is slated to release in full in October 2020 as a compilation titled Almanac. The project will also come with a full-color hardback produced in collaboration with renowned graphic novel company Z2 Comics, with 120 pages of Gorillaz-themed puzzles, games, co...
Lana Del Rey and Jack Antonoff Discuss Progress on New Album, Performing with Joan Baez
While we were all hoping that Lana Del Rey’s Chemtrails Over the Country Club would be out by now, unfortunately, the waiting continues. In fact, Interview magazine just released the transcription of a phone conversation between Rey and frequent collaborator and friend Jack Antonoff that revealed that the new album isn’t done yet. While Rey admitted that they were “incredibly close” to the finish line, the two discussed how Chemtrails Over the Country Club came to be. “I was thinking about how different it’s been making this one because of how much I’ve been distracted by poetry this year,” Rey said. “Just when you think you know what you’re doing, something else pops up.” Antonoff, who revealed that he was in New York working on Rey’s album, told the singer, “When you would send me them, ...
Janelle Monae Unveils New Song ‘Turntables’
All In: The Fight For Democracy will debut in theaters tomorrow (Sept. 9) and the documentary about voter suppression will feature a new song from Janelle Monae. Titled “Turntables,” the anthemic new tune (which is a little under three minutes) from Monae is her first new song since 2018’s Dirty Computer. The song was written by was Monáe, Nathaniel Irvin III, and George A. Peters with production by Nate “Rocket” Wonder and Roman GianArthur. The documentary was directed by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Liz Garbus and Oscar-nominated and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Lisa Cortés, and produced by Garbus, Cortés, Academy Award-winning producer Dan Cogan and Stacey Abrams. Monae will feature in the upcoming Antebellum film that is out on Sept. 18. Listen to the...
Members of Spirit Adrift, Royal Thunder Cover Robyn’s ‘Ever Again’
Two Minutes to Late Night closed out Labor Day Weekend with an unexpected cover of Robyn’s “Ever Again,” off her 2018 LP, Honey. Drawing inspiration from Thin Lizzy, 2M2LN host Jordan Olds, aka Gwarsenio Hall, took on guitar duties, bringing in Nate Garrett of Spirit Adrift, Troy Sanders (Mastodon, Killer Be Killed and Gone Is Gone) on bass and Ben Koller (Killer Be Killed, Converge, Mutoid Man and All Pigs Must Die), who took his place at the drumkit. Royal Thunder’s Mlny Parsonz returns with “another fake mustache” as the cover’s singer. “Call your girlfriend, the boys are back in town! We covered Robyn as if it were a Thin Lizzy song and Mlny’s back with another fake mustache,” Two Minutes to Late Night captioned the video. Two Minutes to Late Night has done a number of other notab...
