International
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ Motors to Third Week Atop U.K. Chart
Coming in at No. 3 in Nathan Evans, the former postman-turned-viral star, whose remix of sea shanty “Wellerman” (Polydor), featuring 220 Kid & Billen Ted, catches a wave for a No. 3 bow. It’s the highest-charting debut single by a Scottish artist on the Official Chart in nearly a decade, since Emeli Sande also hit No. 3 with “Heaven” back in 2011, according to the OCC. Further down the list, London rapper Fredo grabs his ninth Top 40 single with “Back To Basics” (Since 93), new at No. 20, while U.S. singer and songwriter Sabrina Carpenter impacts the Official Chart for the first time with “Skin” (Island), new at No. 28. Billie Eilish snags her ninth Top 40 with “Lo Vas A Olvidar” (Columbia/Interscope). It’s the first for her collaborator, Spanish artist Rosalia. Over of the ...
Olivia Rodrigo, Bluey Rule Australia’s Charts
Tones And I’s “Fly Away” continues to spread its wings, rising 8-6, a new peak in its fourth week in the Top Ten. Another track enjoying a boost from Triple J’s annual poll is Spacey Jane’s “Booster Seat,” new at No. 8 for their first appearance in the ARIA chart. The Perth group’s track came in at No. 2 in the Hottest 100, one of four Spacey Jane tracks to crack the countdown. Meanwhile, Bluey is off the leash on the ARIA Albums Chart as Bluey The Album debuts at No. 1. The soundtrack to the Emmy-winning show becomes the first Australian children’s album to top the ARIA Albums Chart. Bluey holds off another Aussie artist, The Kid Laroi’s F*ck Love (Savage), up 3-2; while Bring Me The Horizon’s U.K. chart-leader Post Human: Survival Horror soars 124-3 following its all-format release. The ...
Fredo Challenges Olivia Rodrigo In U.K. Chart Race
Olivia Rodrigo takes an early lead in U.K. singles chart race with “Drivers License,” which has already logged three straight weeks at No. 1. Based on weekend sales and streaming activity, “Drivers License” remains the country’s best seller, though Rodrigo faces a stiff challenge from Fredo. The London rapper’s “Money Talks,” featuring Brit Award winning hip-hop artist Dave, is set for the highest new entry with a No. 2 arrival on the First Look chart. 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 their fair share of Internet revenue.
Tame Impala, The Avalanches & More Shortlisted for Australian Music Prize
Organizers said its longlist of 85 titles was whittled down to the nine finalists, which represent a “wide and diverse pool of talent from right around the country.” The feedback “directly from artists who released albums in 2020 has been quite incredible; much praise for us being able to keep The AMP alive in a year that wasn’t alive in so many ways,” comments Scott Murphy, founder and director of the SoundMerch Australian Music Prize. “It could not have been done without the help of long term industry friends, especially APRA and the Mushroom Group, whose financial support remained intact for the 16th year.” The winner will receive a check for A$20,000 ($15,000) check, courtesy of merchandise specialist SoundMerch, and is typically announced during the month of March. Previou...
BTS ‘Dynamite’ Outfits Sell for $162K at Auction
A painting of Snoop Dogg’s self-portrait dog wearing a “Doggy Style 25” gold chain signed by Snoop was the next top seller at $96,000. Other top-selling items featured in the auction included an original painting of Coldplay’s Chris Martin by Billy Morrison, a Schecter bass guitar signed by Nikki Sixx with a handwritten note from him, Pete Townsend’s blue boiler suit and long beige linen ‘kimono’ coat worn on stage in 2019 and Joe Walsh’s signed Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar with the original Gibson hard shell case donated by Gibson Guitars. Browse the full list of items at the auction here. All proceeds from the items sold at auction will go to MusiCares, providing aid to artists and music community professionals in times of need. You Deserve to Make Money Even When yo...
Breaking Down Guitarist Hotei’s Collaborative Album ‘Soul to Soul,’ Feat. Artists From Around the Globe
Hotei is celebrating 40 years in music in 2021. His career began in 1981 in the emerging Japanese punk/new wave scene as the guitarist for BOØWY, a legendary rock band that rocketed to stardom and enjoyed a huge following throughout the ‘80s. At a time when domestic rock music was still a form of counterculture, the influential group catapulted the genre into the mainstream. Their popularity was such that when they dropped their final album Psychopath in 1987, it ruled the Japan album chart while holding Michael Jackson’s Bad, released around the same time, at bay — a significant achievement considering Jackson’s ubiquitous global presence at the time. After disbanding, Hotei broke new ground by singing all-English songs on his debut solo project Guitarhythm (1988), now a series that conti...
Snow Man’s ‘Grandeur’ Rules Japan Hot 100 With 800k Copies Sold
The close race between LiSA’s “Homura” and BTS’s “Dynamite” takes an unexpected turn this week, as the former slips three notches to No. 5 on the Japan Hot 100 while the latter holds at No. 3. This is due to the fact that although “Homura” is still ahead in downloads, “Dynamite” added points in streaming and video, coming in at No. 1 for the latter. In particular, “Dynamite” racked up 4,939,343 weekly views as “Homura” clocked in at 2,993,091 views, and this difference greatly affected the outcome of these two tracks this week. Ado’s “Usse-wa” rises 10-6 this week. The teenaged singer’s blistering track — the unique title translates to something like “Just shut up” in English — soared in downloads and streaming after being taken up on a number of TV programs, adding points to the alre...
Mac DeMarco Reveals First Act Signed to Mac’s Record Label
The first taste from it is comfy/cosy single “Sometimes I Forget,” the music video for which was filmed by director Monika Mogi on Muira Beach, a couple hours south of Tokyo. “I’ve always loved the music he’s sent me and released over those years, and now I’m able to lend a hand in sharing his newest joint,” says Mac of Crick, a multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated with Iggy Pop, Weyes Blood, Kirin J. Callinan and Connan Mockasin. “I helped mix this record, and have heard it probably one thousand times at this point, and still love it.” Mac’s Record Label was announced in early 2019, a partnership with independent distributor Caroline. With his 2012 solo debut, the Rock and Roll Night Club EP, DeMarco busted into the spotlight, equal parts DIY wizz, psychedeli...
88rising Signs First-Look Deal With Sony Pictures TV
The global Asian music and media company has hired former Imagine and NBC exec Alex Lin to spearhead its film and television development. Sony Pictures TV has signed 88rising, the emergent company that spotlights modern global Asian culture, to a first-look deal. The two will partner to develop scripted series centering Asian and Asian American culture, across all platforms, and 88rising has hired former Imagine and NBC exec Alex Lin to serve as its first development executive for film and television. Since its founding in 2015, 88rising has quickly risen — pun unintended — from a record label for pan-Asian artists to a music, media and events company that in 2018 became the first to stage an Asian music festival in the United States (Head in the Clouds, dubbed “Asian Coachella...
ARIA Appoints Annabelle Herd as CEO
Herd brings a skillset loaded with legal and lobbying work in the nation’s capital, Canberra, and extensive experience in the television industry. Previously, she carved out a 16-year career at free-to-air Network 10, where she most recently held the post of Chief Operating Officer, tasked with leading its broadcast operations; group strategy; corporate and internal communications; interstate markets; policy, regulatory, compliance and government affairs; and lobbying and stakeholder relations. And before that, she worked at senior levels with government in Canberra, culminating in a stint as Senior Advisor (Broadcasting and Copyright) and Acting Chief of Staff for then Minister for Communications and the Arts, Senator the Hon. Richard Alston AO. While in the capital, she worked as a gover...
Sea Shanty Singer Nathan Evans Takes Fight to Olivia Rodrigo For U.K. Chart Title
There’s action aplenty in the U.K. chart races where Nathan Evans’ sea shanty “Wellerman” (Polydor) takes the challenge to Olivia Rodrigo’s leader “Drivers License” (Interscope) and just 103 units separate the two best-selling albums at the halfway point. Bicep, the Northern Irish electronic duo of Andrew Ferguson and Matthew McBriar, take top spot on the Official Chart Update with Isles, their second album. According to the Official Charts Company, Bicep’s latest is the most-downloaded LP over the weekend and the most-streamed new release of the week so far, and should easily eclipse the No. 20 peak of their self-titled debut album from 2017. 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...
Olivia Rodrigo Speeds to Second Week at U.K. No. 1 With ‘Drivers License’
This week, the hit single clocks up 13.7 million streams, the biggest one-week tally for a leader in two years, while a second track from the breakthrough artist cracks the Top 40 on the current frame, “All I Want,” a cut from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney +. It’s new at No. 32. At No. 2, “Don’t Play” is the highest new entry this week on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, giving Anne-Marie her highest-charting single as a lead artist, and career bests for KSI and Digital Farm Animals. The top five is completed by Ariana Grande’s “34+35” (Republic Records), up from No. 11 to No. 3, a new peak; followed by Little Mix’s “Sweet Melody” (down 4-2 via RCA) and The Kid Laroi’s “Without You” (RCA), up 6 -5, a new high. Also making waves is Longest Johns’ sea shanty “We...
