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Pharrell Brings Clipse, Justin Timberlake to the Stage at Something in the Water Festival
Pharrell Williams‘ Something in the Water Festival took over Washington, D.C., over Juneteenth weekend, with his all-star headlining set featuring Justin Timberlake, a reunited Clipse, T.I. and N.O.R.E. A highlight of the night with Pharrell’s “Phriends” included Clipse (Malice and Pusha T) performing live together for the first time in years, bringing tracks like “Mr. Me Too,” “What Happened to That Boy,” “Cot Damn,” and “Grindin’” to the stage. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Meanwhile, Pharrell welcomed Timberlake to the show for “Senorita,” “Rock Your Body,” “My Love” with T.I., “Sexy Back” and “Like I Love You.” Watch video clips from their Something in the Water appearances below. The festival, which launched in 2019 and celebrates ...
Kate Bush Shatters U.K. Records as ‘Running Up That Hill’ Reaches No. 1
Kate Bush has run a U.K. chart race like no other artist, as “Running Up That Hill” (via Fish People) completes its coronation 37 years after release. The veteran English singer’s 1985 hit lifts 2-1, powered by its use in season four of Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things. “I’m overwhelmed by the scale of affection and support the song is receiving and it’s all happening really fast, as if it’s being driven along by a kind of elemental force,” Bush comments on her official website. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I have to admit I feel really moved by it all. Thank you so very much for making the song a No. 1 in such an unexpected way.” According to the Official Charts Company, “Running” sets three new marks. The Hounds of Love track ...
George Ezra Completes U.K. Chart Hattrick With ‘Gold Rush Kid’
George Ezra strikes gold as he scores a third consecutive U.K. albums chart title. The English singer’s Gold Rush Kid (Columbia) blasts to No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, with combined sales upwards of 44,000, the OCC reports, with physical sales accounting for 79% of the total. Gold Rush Kid completes a hattrick started with Wanted On Voyage (from 2014) and Staying At Tamara’s (2018). Ezra’s latest LP bumps Harry Styles’ Harry’s Place (Columbia), from the leaderboard. Harry’s Place is coming off a two-week stint at No. 1, the only title this year to log consecutive weeks at the top. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news At the midweek point, Gold Rush Kid was outpacing its closest rival by four-to-one. Further down the list, British e...
Drake Responds to ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Criticism
Following the surprise release of Honestly, Nevermind, Drake has now offered his response to the criticism he has received for the project. Met with mixed reviews, the seventh studio album from the Canadian artist is centered around a mix of house music for a unique dance record. Honestly, Nevermind features 14 tracks with one feature from 21 Savage and production by DJ Black Coffee, 40 and Carnage. The unexpected change from Drake’s usual style resulted in quite a lot of negativity which the artist did catch word of. During an album release event, Drake was seen in a clip speaking to his critics while the track “Calling My Name” played in the background. “It’s all good if you don’t get it yet. It’s all good,” said Drake. “That’s what we do. We wait for you to catch up. We’re in here, thou...
BTS’ ‘Proof’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200
BTS is opening this week’s Billboard 200 at No. 1 with Proof. The group’s first anthology album debuted with a total of 314,000 equivalent album units, including 266,000 in album sales, 36,000 in streaming equivalent album units (52.84 million on-demand streams of the tracks) and 12,000 in track equivalent album units. Proof is 2022’s largest week for a group album so far. Elsewhere on the chart are Bad Bunny, Harry Styles, Post Malone and Future at Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively, while Morgan Wallen, Kendrick Lamar and Olivia Rodrigo make up Nos. 6, 7 and 8. SZA’s Ctrl jumps up to No. 9 from No. 35 after she released a deluxe version in celebration of the album’s fifth anniversary, and Carrie Underwood closes out this week’s top 10. Just last week, BTS clarified that their “hiatus” will ...
Drake’s ‘HONESTLY, NEVERMIND’ Projected to Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200
Drake‘s seventh studio album HONESTLY, NEVERMIND is looking to debut at No. 1 on next week’s Billboard 200. According to HITS Daily Double, the surprise record is projected to open with around 210,000 to 230,000 units — around the same area as his Dark Lane Demo Tapes mixtape from 2020. HONESTLY, NEVERMIND’s first week numbers is significantly lower than its 2021 predecessor Certified Lover Boy, which debuted with 613,000 units in its first week. HONESTLY, NEVERMIND arrived nine months after Certified Lover Boy and came as a surprise to fans. The 14-track record features a single feature from 21 Savage on the closer “Jimmy Cooks” and production work from Black Coffee, Carnage, Noah “40” Shebib, Tay Keith and more. Elsewhere in music, Drake, Logic and Steve Lacy lead the week’s Best Ne...
Beyonce Comes Up Short at 2022 Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards
Beyoncé may well become an EGOT one day, but the “E” in that acronym isn’t coming easily. The superstar lost her first bid for a Daytime Emmy on Saturday (June 18) when the Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards were presented at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Talks with Mama Tina Theme Song,” which Beyoncé wrote for her mother Tina Knowles’ Talks with Mama Tina series on Facebook Watch, lost outstanding original song to “Grateful for It All” from the CBS daytime stalwart The Young and the Restless. Gaye Tolan Hatfield, Brad Hatfield and Jeff Meegan co-wrote the winning song. While this was Beyoncé’s first Daytime Emmy nod, she has gone 0-7 at the Primetime Emmy Awards. She...
Fans Choose Drake’s ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Drake‘s surprise album, Honestly, Nevermind, has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (June 17) on Billboard, choosing the Toronto rapper’s seventh studio album as their favorite new music release of the past week. Honestly, Nevermind brought in 43% of the vote, beating out new music by Chlöe Bailey (“Surprise”), John Legend featuring Muni Long (“Honey”), FKA Twigs (“Killer”), and Lil Baby featuring 42 Dugg and Veeze (“U-Digg”). Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news For his latest full-length project, Drake went against his usually well-calculated ways to announced Honestly, Nevermind just mere hours before it landed on streaming services Friday. The set arrives nine months after Certified Lover Boy, ...
Kim Kardashian Thanks Kanye West ‘For Being the Best Dad to Our Babies’
Kim Kardashian is celebrating her ex Kanye West, the father of her four children, this Father’s Day. “Thank you for being the best dad to our babies and loving them the way you do! Happy Father’s Day Ye,” Kardashian, who is currently in a relationship with Pete Davidson, wrote with a sparkle emoji on Instagram on Sunday (June 19). Kardashian — who in April revealed the former couple had gone eight months without talking to one another at the beginning of their divorce, before getting back on speaking terms in time for Ye’s Donda listening parties — shared a cute photo of Ye smiling at North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm. “I hope we are the ‘co-parenting goals’ at the end of the day,” she’d noted in April. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On ...
BTS Lands Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Proof’
BTS’ new compilation album Proof debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated June 25), garnering the pop group its sixth chart-topper. The retrospective – consisting mostly of previously released material – bows with 314,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 16, according to Luminate. The overwhelmingly majority of that unit figure was driven by CD album sales. See latest videos, charts and news The anthology was released on June 10, four days before the group announced an indefinite “hiatus” to focus on solo ventures. The seven-member South Korean act was formed in 2010 and made its U.S. Billboard chart debut in 2013. BTS has tallied 15 entries on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Also in the new top 10, Carrie Underwood notches her 10th consecutive top...
Jack Antonoff’s Bonnaroo SuperJam featured Carly Rae Jepsen, CHVRCHES, Japanese Breakfast & More: Setlist
Jack Antonoff trotted out a cavalcade of surprises and special guests during his Bonnaroo SuperJam set on Saturday night (June 18). Titled “Jack Antonoff 1984,” the Bleachers frontman’s show at Great Stage Park was dedicated to his birth year, and kicked off with a cover of Van Halen’s “Jump” courtesy of Claud. Next, CHVRCHES frontwoman Lauren Mayberry hit the stage for a pair of Madonna covers — “Like a Virgin” and “Material Girl” — just thirty minutes before she and her bandmates were scheduled perform their own set over on the Which stage, followed by Goose’s Rick Mitarotonda helping Antonoff cover Talk Talk’s “It’s My Life” and a-ha’s “Take on Me.” Advertisement Related Video More surprises came about halfway through the 15-song setlist, when Britt Daniel of Spoon made an appearance to...
DJ Frass ft Stefflon Don – Sweet Bounce
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