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John Prine Makes First Billboard Airplay Chart Appearance on Kurt Vile’s ‘How Lucky’ Cover
The track debuts at No. 28 on Adult Alternative Songs. Six months after his death, storied singer-songwriter John Prine ranks on a Billboard airplay chart for the first time. Prine debuts on the Adult Alternative Songs tally dated Oct. 17 at No. 28, credited on Kurt Vile‘s cover of Prine’s 1979 song “How Lucky,” for which Prine recorded new vocals last December. Prine’s chart history includes 15 entries on the Billboard 200 albums survey over a career that began with his first entry, his self-titled debut, in 1972. From then through his April 2020 passing, his music appeared solely on album-based lists. After he died, multiple songs of his reached Billboard tallies as fans celebrated the Americana/folk icon. A posthumous release, “I Remember Everyth...
20 Questions with Matt Stell: Why the ‘Prayed For You’ Singer Says He’s About More Than Just Love Songs
Stell revealed to Billboard how “Prayed For You” changed his life, why he’s usually nerding out on some science book during his downtime and what album is spinning on his turntable right now. 1. How did “Prayed For You” open doors for your career? “Prayed For You” was really what changed everything for me. It turned into a record deal, a song on the radio, a bunch of tour dates, a platinum record and the opportunity to cut and release more music. It’s cliché but it’s true — one song can change everything, and “Prayed for You” is the one that did for me. 2. What do you want fans to learn about you from listening to Better Than That if they’ve only heard “Prayed For You?” “Prayed For You” is big part of what I do, but it’s a bit of an outlier in some ways. The bulk of my music is...
Ahead of Billboard Icon Award, Garth Brooks Reflects on His Career, Why He’d Never Run for President & The Return of Chris Gaines
Brooks will break out of his pandemic bubble to receive the coveted Icon Award in Los Angeles at the Billboard Music Awards, which air Wednesday, Oct. 14, on NBC. He joins such past recipients as Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez. Ever since he broke through in 1989 with first single “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)” — he was 27 at the time — the Oklahoma native established a new kind of superstar: Someone who broke sales and attendance records at seemingly every turn, yet stayed down to earth and approachable. And, above all, grateful. “My hardest day of work in this business never felt like work,” he says. Brooks, 58, has sold 159 million albums, making him the No. 1-selling solo artist in U.S. history, according to the Recording Industry Association of Am...
Here Are All the Performers For the 2020 BBMAs
Post Malone — who will also perform during the evening — leads this year’s pack of nominees with a grand total of 16 nods in 15 separate categories including top artist (alongside Billie Eilish, Jonas Brothers, Khalid and Taylor Swift), top Billboard 200 album (for Hollywood’s Bleeding), top streaming song (for “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)” with Swae Lee) and more. The 2020 BBMAs will air Wednesday (Oct. 14) at 8 p.m. ET/PT exclusively on NBC, live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Check out the complete list of performers below. PerformersAlicia KeysBad BunnyBrandy featuring Ty Dolla SignBTSDemi LovatoDoja CatEn VogueGarth BrooksKane Brown, Swae Lee & KhalidLuke CombsPost MaloneSaint JhnSia You Deserve to Make Money Even When ...
The Chicks on What’s Next After Gaslighter
Kyle Meredith With… The Chicks Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS The Chicks have returned with Gaslighter, their first album in 14 years and first since dropping the Dixie in their name. Martie Maguire speaks with Kyle Meredith about what prompted their return, producer Jack Antonoff’s imprint, and the album’s cinematic sounds. Maguire goes on to talk about picking their political battles within the lyrics, bringing out “March March” during the height of the BLM protests, and landing on President Obama’s summer listening list. We also get a heads up on what the future may bring now that their contract is up with Sony and hopes to include their kids on stage when touring resumes. Kyl...
Elle King and Boyfriend Get Engaged After Proposing to Each Other While Gold Panning
The “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer’s post included numerous photos from the experience, including a shot of the couple smooching on their horses and a close-up of her beautiful engagement ring. She also shared a video from the proposal, where she excitedly announced, “Dan just proposed to me the same way I proposed to him!” Tooker, a tattoo artist, playfully added, “Beat her to it.” See her full IG post here. King, the daughter of comedian Rob Schneider, was previously married to Andrew Ferguson. The two secretly wed just three weeks after meeting in 2016. 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 ...
Neil Young to Release Bottom Line 1974 Concert Bootleg
One of the most storied and coveted Neil Young bootleg recordings is finally being released as part of the musician’s Official Bootleg Series. The Bottom Line — Citizen Cane Jr. Blues captures Young’s surprise, late-night performance at The Bottom Line in New York City in May 1974. “In my mind it’s a hazy memory, but this moment really captures the essence of where I was in 1974,” Young recalled on his Neil Young Archives website. The impromptu set began around 2:30 a.m. and saw the songwriting legend take the stage alone, with nothing but his guitar by his side. Young played 11 songs that evening, including the first-ever performances of “Citizen Cane Jr. Blues”, “Long May You Run”, and “Pardon My Heart”. Other tracks, such as “Revolution Blues”, “Motion Pictures”, and “Ambulanc...
Morgan Wallen Drops Out of Oct. 9 Rome River Jam Appearance
“My actions this past weekend were pretty short-sighted and they have obviously affected my long-term goals and my dreams,” he said in the emotional video, adding that he had not tested positive for COVID-19 The festival, which allows fans to gather in their own socially-distanced, open-air pods under heavy safety guidelines, is the largest non-drive in event planned so far for country fans since the COVID-19 pandemic caused a shut down of the concert industry in March. Tonight, several hours after Wallen’s video, the Rome River Jam updated its Instagram to present a new lineup for Friday night, now featuring Lee Brice as the headliner and with Travis Denning also added to the bill featuring Hardy and Ashland Craft. The festival stated “Morgan Wallen’s performance at Rome River Jam w...
Reba McEntire Confirms She’s Dating Actor Rex Linn
Reba McEntire has a new man! The country superstar announced on her podcast Living & Learning with Reba McEntire this week that she’s dating Better Call Saul actor Rex Linn. After calling him a “very, very sweetheart of a guy,” McEntire shared how the couple blossomed amid the coronavirus. “We’ve been talking during the pandemic,” she explained. “We had dinner with Rex, was it in January? And then February, on it was the Covid pandemic, and we were talking, texting, FaceTime. And that’s a really good way to get to know people.” 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 mone...
The Highwomen Return to ‘Tonight Show’ for Virtual ‘Crowded Table’ Performance: Watch
With their latest appearance on The Tonight Show, The Highwomen can boast a very special achievement. The country supergroup stopped by Jimmy Fallon’s late-night show Tuesday night for a performance of “Crowded Table,” the second single off the Highwomen LP. It’s not the first time they’ve performed the song on Fallon’s show. Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires and Natalie Hemby were musical guests back in July 2019, for a performance of “Redesigning Women” and, yes, “Crowded Table.” 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...
Reba McEntire & Darius Rucker to Co-Host 2020 CMA Awards
Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker have been tapped to co-host the 54th annual CMA Awards, which will air live from Nashville on ABC from 8 to 11 p.m. ET on Nov. 11. The show will take place at Music City Center in downtown Nashville, with Rucker taking the stage for the first time as host alongside six-time CMA winner McEntire, who is returning for a fifth time as host. “I’m thrilled to be back hosting the CMA Awards and even more thrilled that I get to share the stage with Darius Rucker,” said McEntire in a statement. “We’re looking forward to a night of celebrating great country music and hope you’ll tune in and watch!” Rucker added, “I look forward to the CMA Awards every year because of the incredible performances and the opportunity to celebrate the year in country mus...
Billboard’s Top Holiday Albums Chart Makes Seasonal Return, Carrie Underwood’s ‘My Gift’ Debuts at No. 1
Billboard’s Top Holiday Albums chart makes its seasonal return to our charts menu, as Carrie Underwood’s first holiday set, My Gift, debuts at No. 1. The album was released on Sept. 25 via Capitol Nashville and earned 43,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 1, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Underwood leads a top 10 filled with familiar favorites during the holiday season, including Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas TV soundtrack, Michael Bublé’s Christmas and Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas. The Top Holiday Albums chart ranks the 50 most popular seasonal albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivale...
