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The Wombats Snag First U.K. No. 1 With ‘Fix Yourself’
The Wombats roll to their first U.K. No. 1 with Fix Yourself, Not The World, the British independent rock band’s fifth album. Hailing from Liverpool, The Wombats’ latest effort powers to the top on sales, with physical copies accounting for a market-leading 86% of its tally, the OCC reports. With their chart crown, the band extends its streak of Top 5 albums to four, a run that includes 2011’s This Modern Glitch (No. 3), 2015’s Glitterbug (No. 5), and their first self-titled effort, 2018’s Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life (No. 3). Last week’s leader, The Weeknd’s Dawn FM (Island), dips 1-4 but remains the most-streamed album in the U.K., while British electronic producer Bonobo scores a Top 5 debut with his latest album Fragments (Ninja Tune), the most downloaded album of the week, acc...
Evan Rachel Wood Alleges Marilyn Manson “Essentially Raped” Her While Filming Music Video
Note: This article details allegations of alleged assault. The new documentary Phoenix Rising, which focuses on the life and career of Evan Rachel Wood, premiered tonight at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. It was the first part of a two-part documentary, and Oscar-nominated director Amy Berg clarified that it’s a work in progress. The movie outlines the abuse allegations Wood made against Marilyn Manson last year. It also includes new allegations from Wood. In the film, Wood discusses the music video for Manson’s 2007 single “Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand).” She starred in the video with Manson; the singer has said that the song was inspired by Wood. “It’s nothing like I thought it was going to be,” Wood recalled of being on the video’s set. “We’re doing things that...
NBA YoungBoy Will Reportedly Take a Six-Month Break
YoungBoy Never Broke Again will reportedly be taking a six-month break following the release of his most recent project, Colors. The rapper’s producer Jason “Cheese” Goldberg took to Instagram to make the announcement, as well as share his gratitude to fans. “PSA: A select few songs probably (maybe) will drop from now until then but Top will not be seen or heard from into his album approximately #6months from now,” he shared. “We have some amazing songs for you thank you for everything #HealingTime #RockPeace #ForeverBro.” NBA YoungBoy did not announce this himself, but he did reveal in December 2021 that he wanted to quit music. He spoke with DJ Akademiks during a Clubhouse conversation and he shared that he has had that feeling for a while now. “I lost love for music and i...
Gunna’s ‘DS4EVER’ Outsells The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ For Second Consecutive Week
Gunna‘s DS4EVER has outsold The Weeknd‘s Dawn FM for the second week in a row. According to Billboard, DS4EVER moves down to No. 2 on this week’s Billboard 200 chart with 96,000 equivalent album units earned. Meanwhile, The Weeknd’s Dawn FM steps down to No. 3 with 61,000 units in its second week. Elsewhere on the chart, the soundtrack to Disney’s Encanto returns to No. 1 while Adele and Morgan Wallen sit at Nos. 4 and 5. Making up the rest of this week’s top 10 are The Lumineers at No. 6, The Weeknd’s The Highlights at No. 7, Drake at No. 8, Olivia Rodrigo at No. 9 and Doja Cat at No. 10. In related news, The Weeknd has broken the record for most Spotify listeners with over 86 million monthly listeners. Read Full Article
Don Wilson, Guitarist & Co-Founder of The Ventures, Dies at 88
Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the instrumental guitar band The Ventures, has died. He was 88. Wilson died Saturday (Jan. 22) in Tacoma, Wash., of natural causes, surrounded by his four children, The News Tribune reported. The band’s hits included “Walk, Don’t Run,” and the theme song for Hawaii Five-O. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. “Our dad was an amazing rhythm guitar player who touched people all over world with his band, The Ventures,” son Tim Wilson said in a statement. “He will have his place in history forever and was much loved and appreciated. He will be missed.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band’s albums charted in the United States. The Ventu...
‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
The Encanto soundtrack returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a second nonconsecutive week on top, as the set steps 3-1 on the list dated Jan. 29. The companion set to the Disney animated film earned 104,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 20 (up 9%), according to MRC Data. Encanto was released on Nov. 19, 2021, via Walt Disney Records and first topped the chart dated Jan. 15, 2022. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Encanto is the first soundtrack with more than one week at No. 1 since Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born spent four nonconsecutive weeks in the lead in 2018-19. And, Encanto is Walt Disney Records’ first No. 1 album to spend more than a week atop the list since Frozen ruled for 13...
Directors of Kanye West Doc ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ Discuss How the Trilogy Came Together
Kanye West’s recent public demand to have final approval over jeen-yuhs, the three-part documentary about his career, is not the first time he’s tried to have a say in the docs’ narrative. Filmmaker Coodie Simmons recalls conversations with the rapper about jeen-yuhs when it was in earlier stages. “When it came down to making it, I had to let him know to make this film authentic, he had to step back,” says Simmons, who co-directed the doc with Chike Ozah, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “I had to take control of this narrative that God created — we didn’t create this. And he said he trusted I would do a good job on it.” Explore Explore Kanye West See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Jeen-yuhs (pronounced “genius”) is described as a “Kanye trilo...
Fans Choose Charlie Puth’s ‘Light Switch’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Charlie Puth‘s latest song “Light Switch” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Jan. 21) on Billboard, choosing the singer-songwriter’s bouncy track as their favorite new music release of the past week. Produced by Puth himself, and co-written with longtime collaborators Jake Torrey and JKash, “Light Switch” brought in nearly 46% of the vote, beating out new music by Christina Aguilera (La Fuerza), YoungBoy Never Broke Again (Colors), Gayle (“Ur Just Horny”), Lana Del Rey (“Watercolor Eyes”), and others. “Light Switch” possesses a dreamy ’80s sheen and a ton of Puth’s personal touches, from lip-smacking ad-libs to hooks nestled into bigger hooks, making for both a breathtaking pop fantasia and welcome return. It marks Puth’s first solo single s...
Don Wilson, the Ventures’ Rhythm Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dies at 88
Don Wilson, the co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the pioneering instrumental rock quartet the Ventures, died of natural causes at his home in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday (January 22). Wilson’s son Tim confirmed his death to local outlet King 5 News and Tacoma paper The News Tribune. “Our dad was an amazing rhythm guitar player who touched people all over world with his band, the Ventures,” Tim Wilson told The News Tribune. “He will have his place in history forever and was much loved and appreciated. He will be missed.” Wilson was the last surviving member of the core Ventures lineup. He was 88 years old. Wilson’s chugging electric guitar was the sturdy backbone of the Ventures’ highly influential instrumental music. He formed the group alongside guitarist/bassist Bob Bogle in 1958, w...
Tyler, the Creator Scores Virgil Abloh’s Louis Vuitton Fashion Show: Watch
Earlier this week, Louis Vuitton staged its Men’s Fall-Winter 2022 fashion show in Paris, where models walked the runway to a score by Tyler, the Creator. The event was held at the Carreau du Temple in Paris’ 3rd arrondissement. Toward the end of the presentation, Tyler zipped down the catwalk on a bicycle. Watch the full show below. The new collection was helmed by late fashion designer and Louis Vuitton creative director Virgil Abloh, who died at the age of 41 last November following a private cancer diagnosis. Tyler’s score was arranged by Arthur Verocai; Gustavo Dudamel conducted a live performance by the Chineke! orchestra, who sat at a baby blue banquet table during the show. Read “Remembering Virgil Abloh, Hip-Hop’s Designer” on the Pitch. Content This content can also be viewed on ...
DJ Khaled Gifts Kanye West Rare Air Jordan 3’s, Working On Music Too
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @djkhaled / Instagram Kanye West and DJ Khaled have been in the studio working on what surely is a future smash hit (we’ll let you decide if there’s sarcasm there). Perhaps more importantly, Khaled hooked his homie Ye up with a very rare pair of Air Jordan 3’s. Of course, the gifting had to be shared on social media or else it wouldn’t have actually happened. The kicks in question are the blue Father Of Asahd x Air Jordan 3’s that Khaled officially cooked up with Jordan Brand. As Khaled repeatedly says, only 100 were made, and he also noted that he doesn’t have any left in the caption of the video. Related Stories Recently, Ye through sneakerheads for a loop when he shared a pic of the Jumpman logo and an old social media post from Michael Jordan’s son Ma...
The Weeknd Breaks Record for Most Spotify Listeners
On the heels of his fifth studio album Dawn FM, The Weeknd has now broken the record for the most Spotify listeners. The Toronto-born artist now has over 86 million monthly listeners on the popular music-streaming service. Previously, the record was held by fellow Canadian Justin Bieber whose Spotify monthly listener count currently rests at 81.8 million. Behind Justin Bieber are Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande. The sudden push in listener count for the Weeknd comes as the artist’s latest project Dawn FM was released earlier this month on January 7. So far, the album has set a new record for the Billboard Global 200 chart with 24 charting songs, making the most ever by a solo male artist. Additionally, Dawn FM debuted at No.1 on Apple Music in the U.S. and in 125 countries, in ...
