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100 Weeks of the Billboard Global Charts: The Songs That Never Left
The latest Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, dated Aug. 13, 2022, mark 100 weeks since the worldwide song lists launched in September 2020. This week, we’re celebrating the hits that topped, lingered on, and shaped the surveys throughout their first 100 weeks. Today, we continue with the enduring songs that have lasted all 100 weeks. Becoming a member of the 100-week club on Billboard‘s global charts does not simply require longevity – timing matters, too. Some of the longest running No. 1s that we covered yesterday – “Drivers License,” “Stay” and “As It Was,” among them – do not qualify since they were released after the charts launched. Despite never falling off, they have each tallied fewer than 100 weeks (so far …). The songs on the triple-digit-weeks list we...
Madonna Joins Beyoncé on New “Break My Soul” Remix
Madonna has jumped on the latest remix from Beyoncé’s Renaissance LP, “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix).” The song prominently features an interpolation of Madonna’s 1990 hit single “Vogue” and name-drops a bevy of Black artists and ballroom legends. Listen below. Madonna’s original song and video for “Vogue” was a watershed moment for ballroom culture in the mainstream. In the new remix, Beyoncé calls out several ballroom houses, including the House of Aviance; she samples Kevin Aviance’s 1996 single “Cunty” on the Renaissance track “Pure/Honey.” Beyoncé released Renaissance late last month; she’s already edited two songs in response to controversies over credits and ableist language. Earlier this week, she shared a “Break My Soul” remix by Honey Dijon. Check out “Catching Up With M...
Rae Sremmurd’s Slim Jxmmi Arrested at LAX, Lawyer Blames “Miscommunication”
Rae Sremmurd’s Slim Jxmmi was arrested at LAX on Sunday when border agents found a warrant for his arrest in Georgia, as TMZ originally reported. Slim Jxmmi’s lawyer, Steve Sadow, tells Pitchfork the warrant has in fact been dismissed and blamed a “miscommunication” between law departments. The warrant pertained to an earlier arrest for marijuana possession with intent to sell. In that case, Slim Jxmmi had entered a plea in Cobb County, Georgia, and received five years’ probation, court documents show. In January, Slim Jxmmi was arrested for misdemeanor battery after a domestic violence report by his girlfriend, but the case was dropped when she recanted her testimony the following month. In June, Sadow says in a statement that “someone filed an untruthful complaint [about [Sli...
Motown Legend Lamont Dozier Dies at 81
Lamont Dozier, an all-time great pop hitmaker who supplied endless classics to Motown in the 1960s with the production team Holland-Dozier-Holland, has died, his son Lamont Dozier, Jr., said on social media. No cause of death was given. Dozier was 81. Born in Detroit in 1941, Dozier was raised by his churchgoing grandmother, grew up listening to Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals and Nat King Cole, and made his first record aged 15 with a group called the Romeos. The following year, Motown boss Berry Gordy approached him, eventually bringing him in-house as a hitmaker. He formed a production team with Brian and Eddie Holland, arriving in the studio at 9 a.m. and working until the early hours. “It was blood, sweat and tears,” he told The Guardian in 2015. “We pounded on the piano ...
HHW Gaming: Microsoft Unveils Its First-Ever “Singing Xbox Controller”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / Xbox singing controller Did you ever want your controller to sing to you? Well, your wish has come true thanks to the singing Xbox controller. Microsoft has teamed up with Interscope Records, DJ benny blanco, K-Pop band BTS and rapper/actor/gamer Snoop Dogg to celebrate the release of their new single “Bad Decisions” with its first-ever singing Xbox controller. Related Stories The controller’s frame is decked out in red with white thumbsticks, D-PAD, and a speaker on the back right below the battery cover. “Bad Decisions” plus the artists’ names are also written in white on the front of the controller. With a button press, “Bad Decisions” will play through the controller’s speaker. The controller will surely stand out among your collection and will...
Kanye West Mourns “Skete” After End Of Kim Kardashian & Pete Davidson Union
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Kanye West hasn’t shown much in the way of grace towards his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Pete Davidson, and that streak continues after the end of the celebrity union. Ye took to Instagram and delivered his thoughts on the conclusion of Kardashian and Davidson’s romance in an extremely petty way. Taking to Instagram, Kanye West AKA Ye shared an image of a doctored New York Times newspaper issue with the breaking headline reading, “Skete Davidson Dead At The Age Of 28” which was posted in the early morning hours of August 8. Related Stories In small print below the larger headline, Kid Cudi caught an unfortunate stray. As so might know, the Cleveland star recently performed in Kanye’s stead at Rolling Loud Miami and wa...
Marvel Recruiting Giancarlo Esposito To Join The MCU As Professor X?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Monica Schipper / Getty As Marvel prepares to get Phase 5 of their MCU franchises underway while laying out plans for Phase 6, it looks like they’re recruiting a familiar face to their ever expanding family as Giancarlo Esposito says he’s in talks to join the Marvel family on the big screen. According to ComicBook.com, the Breaking Bad villain known as Gus Fring has confirmed that he’s in talks with Marvel Studios to take on a future role but he stopped short on revealing who exactly he’d be playing on film. “I’ve been in a room with them and talked with them, and to answer your question, I think what they do is on the lines of that mythological journey that Joe Campbell talked about, who happened to be a friend of George Lucas that George Lucas put into ...
Billboard Expands in Asia With Launch of Billboard China
Billboard is expanding its global footprint in Asia. On Monday (Aug. 8), Billboard announced the launch of Billboard China along with plans for its rollout. “We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Billboard brand in China,” Billboard President Mike Van said in a press release announcing the news. “We look forward to providing a platform for Chinese musicians to share their art and unique sound amongst a global audience. Today marks the beginning of another exciting chapter in Billboard’s evolution and we are eager to witness the proliferation of new artists shaping pop culture.” Billboard China adds to the list of the publication’s international editions and music content in Asia, following Billboard Japan and Billboard Korea. Per the press release, Billboard will work closely with ...
Eminem Challenges Beyonce for U.K. Albums Chart Title
Shady’s back, and he wants another U.K. No. 1. Eminem could get what he wants with Curtain Call 2 (via Interscope), which dropped last Friday (Aug. 5) and is well-placed for a run to the chart summit. Based on midweek sales and streaming data, Curtain Call 2 is the U.K.’s No. 2 album, less than 100 combined units behind the leader, Beyonce’s Renaissance (Columbia/Parkwood Entertainment), the Official Charts Company reports. Curtain Call 2 is the sequel to Em’s 2005 career retrospective Curtain Call: The Hits, which remains in the Top 20 after 512 weeks on the chart, a stretch that has included five weeks at No. 1. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news With Curtain Call 2, the Detroit hip-hop star can extend on his record ten U.K. No. 1 albums to his ...
Justin Timberlake Gives Former ‘N Sync Bandmate JC Chasez a Birthday Shoutout: ‘We’ve Come a Long Way’
JC Chasez has made another trip around the sun, and former ‘N Sync bandmate Justin Timberlake has congratulated him on the journey. Chasez turned 46 on Monday (Aug.8), and among his many well-wishes was a shoutout from Timberlake. “And to my brother,” JT wrote to JC on Instagram Stories. “We’ve come a long way.” A “long way” is underselling the distance traveled by ‘N Sync, whose classic lineup featured Timberlake, Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The former pinups had one of the biggest albums in the Internet era, with 2000’s No Strings Attached, and continue to keep fans updated with new merchandise. All told, six singles from ‘N Sync cracked the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, in...
KSI and Tom Grennan Eye No. 1 Debut on U.K. Chart With ‘Not Over Yet’
LF System’s five-week reign over the U.K. singles chart could come to an abrupt halt, thanks to a fast-starting KSI and Tom Grennan collaboration. With an advantage of less than 1,000 chart units, “Not Over Yet,” a motivational masterclass by KSI and Tom Grennan, leads the midweek chart. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news If it stays on course, “Not Over Yet” will provide the first leader for either act. LF System can’t be ruled out with their disco-fueled hit “Afraid To Feel,” which has dominated the singles survey for more than a month, and is currently in second place on the chart blast. The much-loved Australian soap Neighbours has come to an end after 37 years, with an all-star farewell and more than a few tears. Following its finale on UK TV...
Irv Gotti Gave Off Industry Creep Vibes During ‘Drink Champs’ Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Irv Gotti is trending this Monday (August 8) after the release of his explosive interview with the hosts of Drink Champs, revealing more details about the mogul’s romance with R&B star Ashanti. What has struck some observers as especially disturbing is how the Murder Inc. honcho entered into a relationship with the singer when she was barely out of her teens and he was a married man in his 30s. Irv Gotti and Ja Rule sat down with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN in the Florida studios of Drink Champs, detailing his rise with the Murder Inc. collective, his various business ventures, and coming up in Queens. However, what turned heads was a now-viral teaser clip of Gotti, now 52, dishing on his relationship with Ashanti, now 41. What has ...
