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Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Beats Lil Nax X’s ‘Montero’ In Tight U.K. Chart Race
Blasting in at No. 5 on the latest chart is Tion Wayne’s debut Green With Envy (Atlantic), bowing just ahead of Bob Dylan’s Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (Sony Music CG), new at No. 6. With its sprightly arrival, Springtime becomes Dylan’s 41st Top 10 album, as it racks up the most physical sales of the week. English prog-rock veterans Genesis bag their first Top 10 album in seven years with the career retrospective The Last Domino (UMC/Virgin), new at No. 9, while Birmingham drill rapper M1llionz completes the top 10 with his debut mixtape Provisional License (Ten Percent). There’s a notable appearance this week by NCT 127, whose third Korean-language album Sticker (Virgin Music) gives the K-pop boyband their first U.K. Top 40 appearance. It’s new at No. 40. Meanwhile...
Coldplay and BTS Tackle Ed Sheeran For U.K. No. 1
“My Universe” is lifted from Coldplay’s forthcoming album Music Of The Spheres, due out Oct. 15. So far, Coldplay has collected two No. 1 singles in their homeland (for “Viva La Vida” and “Paradise”), while BTS has a U.K. chart best of No. 3 (for “Dynamite” and “Butter”). Sheeran has ruled the chart for 13 consecutive weeks with “Bad Habits” and now “Shivers.” His latest track should enjoy a boost following the Brit’s performance for the return episode of BBC One’s The Graham Norton Show, which aired last Friday (Sept. 24). Further down the list is “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)” by Nigerian artist CKay, which looks set to retain its Top 10 position for a second week. It’s currently at No. 9. The tune was first released in 2019 and has discovered a life of its own ...
Watch THE BLACK CROWES’ Entire Camden Concert From ‘Shake Your Money Maker’ 30th-Anniversary Tour
Fan-filmed video footage of THE BLACK CROWES‘ entire September 23 performance at BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey can be seen below. The band played its debut album, “Shake Your Money Maker”, in its entirety to celebrate the LP’s 30th anniversary, along with “all the hits” from the rest of their catalog. Featured songs: 00:00 Twice As Hard 04:45 Jealous Again 11:16 Sister Luck 17:23 Could I’ve Been So Blind 21:48 Seeing Things 29:56 Hard To Handle (Otis Redding cover) 33:37 Thick N’ Thin 36:28 She Talks To Angels 43:00 Struttin’ Blues 47:56 Stare It Cold 54:04 Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ (THE VELVET UNDERGROUND cover) (sung by Rich Robinson) 1:03:10 No Speak No Slave 1:08:37 Sting Me 1:13:27 Soul Singing 1:18:10 Wiser Time 1:26:30 Ba...
Here Is Video Of MEGADETH Jamming Backstage During ‘The Metal Tour Of The Year’
MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has uploaded a video of him jamming backstage at a recent stop on “The Metal Tour Of The Year” with the band’s touring bassist James LoMenzo as well as MEGADETH‘s production assistant (and MIND FLOW drummer) Rafael Pensado. Kiko wrote in an accompanying message: “Backstage Moments. This is what we do just before getting on stage @bassmonsterr bass @rafaelpensado drums”. Rounding out the lineup for “The Metal Tour Of The Year” are LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and HATEBREED. Produced by Live Nation, the rescheduled trek kicked off on August 20 in Austin, Texas and will conclude on September 28 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. LoMenzo joined MEGADETH in 2006 and appeared on two of the group’s studio albums, 2007’s ...
DISTURBED Returns To Live Stage For First Time In Nearly Two Years (Video)
DISTURBED performed live for the first time in nearly two years last night (Saturday, September 25) as one of the headliners of the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky. After the show, DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan took to his Instagram to share a backstage photo of him with his bandmates, and he wrote in an accompanying message: “I’m so grateful for this opportunity to come back and perform again for all of you disturbed ones after being away for two years! Thank you @louderthanlifefest @dannywimmer for giving us back what we all need! I’m still on a high from the adrenaline that I can’t sleep! Hope to see you again in Nov. Much Love & respect @disturbed #areyouready #theinfectionmustdie #downwiththesickness #indestructible #holdontomemories #lo...
LAMB OF GOD’s RANDY BLYTHE Joins GOJIRA On Stage At KNOTFEST IOWA (Video)
LAMB OF GOD‘s Randy Blythe joined French progressive metallers GOJIRA on stage on Saturday (September 25) at Knotfest Iowa at the National Balloon Classic Field in Indianola, Iowa to perform the song “Backbone”. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. The first Knotfest Iowa since the SLIPKNOT-curated event’s inaugural year in 2012 was reportedly attended by 30,000 fans. Earlier this year, Blythe praised GOJIRA‘s seventh studio LP, “Fortitude”, to Metal Hammer magazine, saying that is “succeeds in achieving what very few metal albums do: without sacrificing a single ounce of earth-shattering heaviness.” He added that GOJIRA has once again “raised the bar that defines this genre.” Blythe, who has previou...
Dog the Bounty Hunter Promises to “Find” Brian Laundrie
Reality TV star Duane Chapman, a.k.a. Dog the Bounty Hunter, has joined the search for Brian Laundrie, the man who police identify as a person of interest in the murder of Gabby Petito. Chapman knocked on the door of the Laundrie family’s home on Saturday, but no one answered. In an interview with The Daily Mail, the former bail bondsman promised he would “find” Laundrie, and added that he is “chasing several leads… We’ve got a lot of leads. I can’t tell you more but we are getting leads every 10 minutes.” A representative for Chapman told The Daily Mail that he is”volunteering” his services and will cooperate with law enforcement. He has also set up a dedicated phone line — 833-TELL-DOG — for any tips about Laundrie’s whereabouts. Advertisement Related Video After her parents reported her...
David Byrne’s American Utopia Wins Tony Award
David Byrne’s American Utopia was honored with at the 74th annual Tony Awards, which were held at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City on Sunday night. The production was presented with a Special Tony Award, which are given to shows that don’t fall into any of the competitive categories. It marked Byrne’s first time winning a Tony, and leaves him just an Emmy Award away from obtaining EGOT status. (Byrne was nominated at last week’s Emmys, but lost the award for Outstanding Variety Special to Hamilton.) Later on during the Tony Awards, Byrne returned to the stage to perform “Burning Down the House.” Watch the replay below. Advertisement Related Video Based on Byrne’s 2018 album of the same name, American Utopia initially opened in October 2019. On stage, Byrne is joined by ...
Metallica Perform “The Black Album” in Full from Back to Front at Louder Than Life
Metallica treated fans at Louder Than Life to a full performance of “The Black Album” on Sunday night (September 26th). In honor of its 30th anniversary, the metal titans played the mega-selling LP from back to front at the festival Louisville, Kentucky. The gig was Metallica’s second of the fest, having been booked to play two distinct sets on Friday and Sunday night. On Friday, Metallica played no songs from “The Black Album,” perhaps hinting that a full album performance was coming on Sunday. The Sunday set started with three songs from other albums — “Hardwired,” “The Four Horseman,” and “Welcome Home (Sanitarium).” Then, a 30th anniversary “Black Album” interlude was played with video images of the band members (including former bassist Jason Newsted) before Metallica launched into th...
Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Hits No. 1 for Third Week on Billboard 200
Drake reigns atop the Billboard 200 for a third week in a row with his latest album Certified Lover Boy. Billboard reports that the album has earned 171,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. 165,000 units were SEA units while album sales comprised 4,000 and TEA units comprised of 2,000 units. With this feat, Certified Lover Boy is the third album of 2021 to have spent at least three weeks on top of the Billboard 200. This also marks 30 weeks of which Drake’s albums have been on top of the list across all 10 of his No. 1 albums. Lil Nas X‘s Montero debuts at the No. 2 spot, earning 126, equivalent album units comprising of 102,000 SEA units and 22,000 sales units. Taking the No. 3 spot Korean boy band NCT 127’s latest album Sticker: The 3rd Album, which marks the second top 10 and highest-...
Kanye West to Executive Produce Ghostface Killah’s ‘Supreme Clientele 2’ Album
Following the release of DONDA, Kanye West is showing no signs of slowing down, already picking up new projects for the year. While he has some non-music ones in the works, including YEEZY GAP, ‘Ye is taking on additional music projects working with Fivio Foreign and Pusha T on their next projects. The latest artist to receive Kanye West’s musical touch is Ghostface Killah. Killah announced that West and Mike Dean will be working together to executive produce his forthcoming album, Supreme Clientele 2. Ghostface Killah quietly took to Reddit to share the news and reveal that the album is set to drop in February 2022. While it has long been speculated when Ghost’s sequel to his 2000 Supreme Clientele would be released, it is widely believed that the pandemic is the main factor in the album ...
GARY HOLT Looks Back On EXODUS’s ‘Self-Destructive Behavior’ During 1990s: ‘It F**king Sucked’
In a new interview with the “Talk Toomey” podcast, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holtwas asked if he thinks the band’s lineup changes in the early years were largely responsible for EXODUS not achieving the same kind of success as some of their contemporaries. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “From the moment [we released] ‘Bonded By Blood’, then [after that] we [got] a new singer. And other than a bass player change, we were solid for several years. Yeah, it doesn’t help. But nowadays when I look at it, it’s not that big of a deal. Shit happens. I know other bands — there’s bands out there… I think NAPALM DEATH doesn’t have a single original member in it. And NAPALM DEATH are legends, so fuck it. Who cares? But we’...
