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Machine Gun Kelly’s ‘Mainstream Sellout’ Debuts at No. 1
Machine Gun Kelly is opening this week’s Billboard 200 at No. 1 with Mainstream Sellout. Marking his sixth top 10 entry, Mainstream Sellout earned 93,000 equivalent album units including 42,000 in album sales (making it the top-selling album of the week), 50,000 in streaming equivalent album units (68.8 million on-demand streams of the songs) and 1,000 int rack equivalent album units. The album is the first rock album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in over a year. Also entering this week’s top 10 is Daddy Yankee with Legendaddy — his first studio album in almost a decade — at No. 8. The record is his highest-charting album in history and his second top 10 entry, and earned a total of 29,000 equivalent album units. Elsewhere on the chart are Lil Durk, the Encanto soundtra...
Here Are the 2022 GRAMMY Winners
Music’s biggest night is upon us as the 64th annual GRAMMY Awards takes place in Las Vegas tonight. Hosted by Trevor Noah, this year’s awards ceremony has seen winners in Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, Kanye West, Jon Batiste and Bad Bunny to name a few, while artists like BTS, Silk Sonic and Billie Eilish graced the stage for performances. Check out the complete list of winners, which is being updated throughout the night, below. Record Of The Year “I Still Have Faith In You” — ABBA“Freedom” — Jon Batiste“I Get A Kick Out Of You” — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga“Peaches” — Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon“Right On Time” — Brandi Carlile“Kiss Me More” — Doja Cat feat. SZA“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish“Montero” (Call Me By Your Name) — Lil Nas X“drivers license” — Oliv...
Chris Stapleton Wins Best Country Album at 2022 Grammys
Chris Stapleton has won the trophy for Best Country Album at the 2022 Grammy Awards this evening. His LP Starting Over won over titles by Sturgill Simpson (The Ballad of Dood & Juanita), Mickey Guyton (Remember Her Name), Brothers Osborne (Skeletons), and Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, and Jack Ingram (The Marfa Tapes). In addition to winning Best Country Album, Stapleton also took home the Grammys for Best Country Solo Performance, for “You Should Probably Leave,” and Best Country Song, for “Cold.” Follow along with all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2022 Grammys.
Watch Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow Perform “Dead Right Now,” “Montero,” and “Industry Baby” at the 2022 Grammys
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow brought “Dead Right Now,” “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” and “Industry Baby” to the 2022 Grammys, performing their collaborative hit on the Las Vegas stage. Lil Nas X’s Grammy performance medley included a number of striking visuals, opening with Lil Nas X standing in a sparkling black cape as a drum line kept the beat behind him. A troupe of dancers outfitted in marching band costumes later joined the artist, along with Harlow. At tonight’s show, Lil Nas X is looking to add to his pair of 2020 Grammys for the Billy Ray Cyrus version of “Old Town Road.” He is nominated for Album of the Year (for Montero) and Record of the Year ( for “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”). The latter song is also up for Best Music Video. As a featured artist, Harlow also stands...
Watch Billie Eilish, in Taylor Hawkins Shirt, Perform “Happier Than Ever” at Grammys 2022
Billie Eilish performed “Happier Than Ever” tonight at the 2022 Grammys. Joined by Finneas, she sang the title track to her sophomore album Happier Than Ever while wearing a shirt featuring a photo of the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Eilish began the performance inside a flooded upside-down living room and eventually exited to join her brother on the roof of the building as it rained, mirroring the song’s music video. As she comes off the back of her Best Original Song Oscar win, Eilish is up for seven gongs, including three of the Big Four, at this year’s Grammys. Happier Than Ever is up for Album of the Year, while its title track received nods in the Song and Record of the Year categories. The title track is also nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Music Video...
Olivia Rodrigo Wins Best New Artist at 2022 Grammys
Olivia Rodrigo won Best New Artist tonight at the 2022 Grammy Awards. She was nominated in the category alongside Japanese Breakfast, Saweetie, Baby Keem, Arooj Aftab, Finneas, Arlo Parks, the Kid Laroi, Glass Animals, and Jimmie Allen. Rodrigo referred to the honor as her “biggest dream come true.” Rodrigo was nominated for seven Grammys in total this year: Sour picked up nods for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album; “Drivers License” earned nominations for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance; and “Good 4 U” was nominated for Best Music Video. Rodrigo also performed during the awards show. Read about Rodrigo in Pitchfork’s “100 Best Songs” and “50 Best Albums of 2021” features, plus “Who Owns the Teen Girl Aesthetic?” on the Pitch. Follow all of Pitc...
Black Coffee Wins Best Dance/Electronic Album at 2022 Grammys: ‘I Want To Thank God For The Gift of Music’
At the 2022 Grammys, Black Coffee won his first-ever Grammy award, earned in the best dance/electronic album category, with his 2021 LP, Subconsciously. The win marks the first time a South African producer has won or been nominated in this category. Taking the stage in a sharp white suit during the premiere ceremony the artist said that, “I want to thank God for the gift of music and being able to share it with the world and heal some souls.” He also pointed out that the young man onstage with him was his first-born son, Esona, and that he has five children back home in Johannesburg to take to future ceremonies. In his speech, the artist born Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo thanked his album collaborators including Pharrell and David Guetta, who Black Coffee says “believed in working with a...
RÜFÜS DU SOL Wins Best Dance/Electronic Recording at 2022 Grammys: ‘It’s Been a Beautiful Journey’
RÜFÜS DU SOL have won the Grammy award for best dance/electronic recording at the 2022 Grammys. It is the Australian trio’s third nomination and first win. Taking turns at the mic for their acceptance speeches during the Grammys premiere ceremony, the group’s Jon George, James Hunt and Tyrone Lindqvist thanked their team, their label Warner Records, their partners, manager and others who’ve helped them rise to the level of Grammy winner, noting that their path to Grammy victory has been “a beautiful journey.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Lindqvist also had a special shout out to his four-year-old son, “who gets my wife and I to sing ‘Alive’ every night before he goes to bed.” The trio was previously nominated in both of the of best d...
2022 Grammys: Foo Fighters Sweep All Three Categories They Were Nominated In
Foo Fighters swept all three awards categories they were nominated in at the pre-broadcast 2022 Grammy Awards ceremony on Sunday (April 3). No band members were in attendance to accept the awards, which were announced just over a week after the shocking death of drummer Taylor Hawkins. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The band was announced as winner for three awards Sunday evening, before the televised portion of the show: best rock performance for “Making a Fire,” best rock song for “Waiting on a War” and best rock album for Medicine at Midnight. “Making a Fire” received the best rock performance award over fellow nominees AC/DC (“Shot in the Dark”), Black Pumas (“Know You Better – Live From Capitol Studio A”), Chris Cornell (“Nothing ...
Fans Choose Harry Styles’ ‘As It Was’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Harry Styles‘ new single “As It Was” tops this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (April 1) on Billboard, choosing the fresh track from Styles as their favorite new music release of the past week. His brand-new song is the first look at his much-anticipated third album, Harry’s House, which is set to be released on May 20. “As It Was” brought in more than 73% of the vote. Trailing behind were Kehlani and Justin Bieber’s collaboration “Up at Night” and Shawn Mendes’s new single “When You’re Gone,” both with just over 9% of the vote. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news See the final results of this week’s new music poll below. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”...
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s The Smile Unveil New Single “Pana-vision”: Stream
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have unveiled “Pana-vision,” their latest single as The Smile, a supergroup with Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner. Stream it below. The song first premiered on Sunday night’s episode of Peaky Blinders — titled “Lock and Key” — along with an instrumental piece by Yorke called “That’s How Horses Are.” “My eyes are open wide and now I see you/ Without your robes on, without your crown/ I don’t want to hate you, I don’t want to beg/ That kind of fascination, it gets in my way,” Yorke intones on the opening verse over eerie an piano line. “Pana-vision” marks the fourth single released by The Smile after “Skrting on the Surface,” “You Will Never Work in Television Again” and “The Smoke.” Meanwhile, “That’s How Horses Are” serves as the sequel to Yorke’s recent...
LAMB OF GOD’s RANDY BLYTHE ‘Wouldn’t Mind’ Playing In Czech Republic Again
LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe says that he “wouldn’t mind” playing a show in the Czech Republic again if the circumstances were “right.” In 2012, Blythe was arrested in the Czech Republic and charged with manslaughter for allegedly pushing a 19-year-old fan offstage at a show two year prior and causing injuries that led to the fan’s death. Blythe spent 37 days in a Prague prison before ultimately being found not guilty in 2013. Randy addressed the possibility of performing in the Czech Republic during an appearance this past Wednesday (March 30) on SiriusXM‘s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I don’t rule it out. But it would have to be under the right circumstances. I mean, I’...
