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Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Debuts at No. 1 In U.K.
Also new to the Official U.K. Albums Chart is Maisie Peters’s debut album You Signed Up For This (Gingerbread Man), which starts at No. 2, while Scottish synth-pop outfit Chvrches bow at No. 4 with Screen Violence (Virgin), their fourth studio effort. Halsey completes the Top 5 with If I Can’t Have Love I Want Power (EMI), her fourth LP. It’s the U.K.’s best-selling album on vinyl in the latest cycle. British singer and songwriter Becky Hill enjoys a Top 10 start with her debut Only Honest At The Weekend (Polydor), new No. 7, while KSI’s All Over The Place (BMG) vaults 20-10 following the release of a deluxe edition. With ABBA making a much-hyped comeback, fans of the Swedish pop legends are digging for Gold. ABBA’s Greatest Hits (Polydor) lifts 14-12 following news of their new...
ABBA Eyeing Return to U.K. Top 10
Both songs have been streamed over 500,000 times this weekend, the OCC reports, and “Don’t Shut Me Down” is the most downloaded song so far this week. The tracks, should they hold their momentum, will mark ABBA’s first U.K. Top 10 singles since “One Of Us”, which peaked at No. 3 in December 1981. The two new singles are taken from Voyage, ABBA’s first new studio album in 39 years, due out Nov. 5. The foursome will support the LP with a 2022 concert event, featuring avatars of Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid, accompanied by a 10-piece live band, in a custom-built arena at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, East London. Tickets go on sales Tuesday (Sept. 7). Currently, ABBA has nine U.K. No. 1 singles and 19 Top 10s. They’ve also landed nine No. 1 albums in the territory. Meanwhile, Dra...
Australia’s Music Industry Joins Forces For National Vaccine Campaign
“Help us stop the interruptions and get vaxxed as soon as you can,” reads a campaign statement. “Every jab makes a difference, and every Australian can play their part.” It’s powered by the newly-formed LIVE Alliance, which includes reps from organizations including ARIA, APRA AMCOS, Assn. of Artist Managers (AAM), Australian Live Music Business Council (ALMBC), TEG and others. Sworn rivals Frontier Touring and Live Nation are core members of the Alliance, and both have buried the hatchet for the campaign. “To see all the main organizations across all facets of the industry come together and work together to drive this, it’s great to see,” enthuses Matt Gudinski, CEO of Mushroom Group, parent of Frontier Touring. For the music business, he tells Billboard, “there’s really no pathway out of...
Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Projected to Overtake Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ for Biggest Debut Week of 2021
Drake‘s Certified Lover Boy is looking to dethrone Kanye West‘s DONDA for the biggest debut week of 2021 so far. According to HITS Daily Double, Drizzy’s CLB is projected to open with a total of 575,000 to 625,000 in equivalent album units with 45,000 to 55,000 in album sales. If forecasts are correct, the album will effectively surpass DONDA’s short-lived reign with 309,000 units and will be the biggest debut week since Taylor Swift’s folklore in July 2020. Certified Lover Boy also recently broke a series of Apple Music records; the album overtook Scorpion as the biggest album debut in the streaming service’s history, is the most-streamed album in less than 24 hours and hit No. 1 on Apple Music’s Top Albums charts in 145 countries on the first day of its release. Elsewhere in music, ...
Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Series Script Surfaces
Adding to the excitement around its live-action One Piece series, Netflix Japan has teased an image of a script for the adaptation of the popular manga. Taking to Twitter, the Japanese division of the streaming platform shared the series’ logo and a tentative title for Episode one of the live-action show. Drawing from Eiichiro Oda‘s source material, the first episode is titled “Romance Dawn,” following the naming of the first chapter of the One Piece manga. Exclusive to Netflix, the live-action One Piece series’ first season will feature ten episodes with Oda serving as executive producer. 今日発売されたONE PIECE 第100巻を記念して、Netflixからも一つ解禁したいことがあります☠️ @onepiecenetflix から第1話の台本が届いています。表紙を見ると、そこにはロゴと第1話のタイトル名も…#OnePiece #ONEPIECE100 #WeAreONE https://t.co/pbQwJIPusY pic.twitter.com/5cO...
Jason Momoa Debuts New Aquaman Dark Suit for Upcoming Sequel
Jason Momoa has taken to Instagram to unveil a bombshell announcement to his fans. In an effort to tease fans of the upcoming DC sequel, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the actor has revealed a new suit, drawing comparisons with the old get-up. The new fit is a dark contrast to the comic-accurate gold and green threads seen in the final scenes of the previous DC Extended Universe film. It appears that the new film will see the Ocean Master ditch the comic-accurate suit and go for a darker aesthetic, taking a page from Zack Snyder’s Justice League‘s outfit for Superman. Some have drawn comparisons of the new suit to Black Manta, Aquaman’s archnemesis. Manta is set to be played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and will be the main villain in the forthcoming film. Abdul-Mateen played a supporting chara...
‘Blade’ Reboot Director to Pay Tribute to Wesley Snipes’ Trilogy
Bassam Tariq, the director of the upcoming Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali, shared that they will pay tribute to Wesley Snipes‘ original trilogy. The filmmaker paid his respects to Snipes in a recent interview with IndieWire and shared his thrill in working on the new reboot. “What’s exciting about the film that we’re making is [there] hasn’t been a canon for ‘Blade,’ as we’re reading through the comics and everything,” Tariq said. “Him being a daywalker is the one thing that’s been established, and you know we can’t deny what Wesley Snipes did, which was he basically got this whole ball rolling. A Black man created the superhero world that we’re in, that’s just the truth. For me to now be working with somebody as talented and a juggernaut as Mahershala Ali, and the writer S...
Here Is Every Sample on Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Album
As the music world continues to digest Certified Lover Boy album, music education YouTube channel bandstand has delivered a breakdown of every sample on Drake‘s sixth studio project. Kicking off the 21-track release, “Champagne Poetry” directly utilizes the pitched and looped intro from Masego’s 2017 track “Navajo.” The same sonic sensibility is continued throughout the song with a section from “Until I Found the Lord” from The Gabriel Hardeman Delegation. Notorious B.I.G‘s “Life After Death (Intro)” appears on “Love All” and the original version of “Dead Wrong” serves as the base of “Race My Mind.” Other iconic rap samples come in the form of Bun B‘s “Get Throwed” on “N 2 Deep” and Three 6 Mafia‘s “N*ggaz Ain’t Barin’ Dat” on “No Friends In The Industry.” While fellow Canadian artist Char...
Angelina Jolie Reveals She “Fought” with Brad Pitt Over Working with Harvey Weinstein
In a new interview, Angelina Jolie opened up about how Harvey Weinstein affected her relationship with ex-husband Brad Pitt. Speaking to The Guardian, the actress first reiterated her experience with the disgraced Hollywood producer while filming 1998’s Playing by Heart. “If you get yourself out of the room, you think he attempted but didn’t, right?” she said. “The truth is that the attempt and the experience of the attempt is an assault.” (Weinstein has denied Jolie’s experience in the past. She was just 21 years old at the time.) The Those Who Wish Us Dead star went on to reveal she later turned down a role in 2004’s The Aviator alongside Leonardo DiCaprio to avoid working with the producer again. “I said no because he was involved. I never associated or worked with him again. It was har...
Patty Jenkins Slams Movies on Streaming Services: “They Look Like Fake Movies to Me”
Patty Jenkins appeared at CinemaCon earlier this week and let’s just say the Wonder Woman director, ahem, didn’t hold back when it came to her opinion about the intersection of film and streaming services. “Aren’t you seeing it? All of the films that streaming services are putting out, I’m sorry, they look like fake movies to me,” she said during Tuesday’s event, according to the Los Angeles Times. “I don’t hear about them, I don’t read about them. It’s not working as a model for establishing legendary greatness.” Jenkins particularly took issue with her own film, Wonder Woman 1984, debuting on HBO Max the same day it hit theaters last Christmas, saying, “I don’t think [Wonder Woman 1984] plays the same on streaming, ever. I’m not a fan of day-and-date and I hope to avoid it forever…I make...
NITA STRAUSS Celebrates Six Years Of Sobriety
Nita Strauss is celebrating the sixth anniversary of her getting sober. Earlier today (Sunday, September 5), the 34-year-old guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band Instagrammed an image revealing she had been sober for six years, 72 months, 2,193 days or 52,608 hours. She captioned it simply: “Grateful.” When Nita celebrated the fifth anniversary of her getting sober last year, she credited her longtime boyfriend and manager Josh Villalta with helping her live her life without alcohol. At the time, she wrote: “I thought I needed a drink for just about everything. To be confident on stage. To be social after shows. To celebrate. To mourn. To take the edge off frustration or the sting out of a bad day. To relax and laugh at lunch with girlfriends, or watch football with ...
PAUL STANLEY And OZZY OSBOURNE Mourn Death Of Rock Merchandising Pioneer DELL FURANO
Ozzy Osbourne and Paul Stanley have reacted on social media to the passing of Dell Furano, CEO of global retail branding, merchandising and artist services company Epic Rights. He was 69. The cause of death was not immediately revealed. Stanley tweeted: “One of my closest friends Dell Furano has died after battling years of health struggles. He fought to the end because he loved his wife, family & friends. He valued life & lived it to the fullest. My love & support to Kym and his entire wonderful family.” Ozzy wrote: “So sad to hear of the passing of Dell Furano. He was a legend in the merchandising business, a great friend. and above all, a true gentleman. Much love and respect to his wife and family.” Ozzy‘s wife and manager Sharon Osbourne added...
