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Harry Styles Enters Week Four Atop U.K. Chart With ‘As It Was’
There’s no stopping Harry Styles from claiming the U.K. chart crown with “As It Was” (Columbia), which completes a full month in charge. As it rides to a fourth consecutive week at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, “As It Was” accumulates a market-leading 7.2 million streams, the OCC reports. It’s the first track from Styles’ forthcoming third studio album, Harry’s House, due out May 20, which he’ll support with his Love On Tour dates, kicking off June 11 in Glasgow, Scotland. With Styles staying put at the summit, Jack Harlow’s “First Class” (Atlantic) remains at No. 2 on the chart dated April 29, 2022, while Cat Burns’ viral hit “Go” (RCA/Since 93) is on the rise, lifting 5-3, for a new peak. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Meanwhile ...
Fontaines D.C. Blast to No. 1 In U.K. With ‘Skinty Fia’
Fontaines D.C. are flying high on the U.K. Albums Chart with Skinty Fia (via Partisan), the Dublin rockers’ first No. 1. Skinty Fia roars to the top of the Official U.K. Albums Chart by outselling its nearest rival by two-to-one, with physical sales accounting for 87% of its total, the OCC reports. The Irishmen — Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan III, Grian Chatten and Tom Coll — have landed Top 10 slots for each of their three albums, with 2019’s Dogrel peaking at No. 9 and 2020 LP A Hero’s Death reaching No. 2. Little Mix’s career retrospective Between Us (RCA) rises 5-3, for a new peak, coinciding with the girl group’s Confetti Tour of the U.K. Between Us is said to be the band’s final releases before its remaining members, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edward...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Pay Tribute to Taylor Hawkins at Jazz Fest
On Sunday, Red Hot Chili Peppers headlined New Orleans Jazz Fest in place of Foo Fighters, who dropped off the lineup in light of drummer Taylor Hawkins’ tragic passing. At the end of the set, Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith gave a brief speech honoring his close friend. “We just found out about this two weeks ago, because Foo Fighters were supposed to play here tonight,” Smith said. “We love Foo Fighters, and we love our brother Taylor Hawkins. This means a lot to us to be able to play for them.” Smith acknowledged that Hawkins’ family, including his wife Allison, as well as members of Foo Fighters were in attendance. He then closed his remarks by encouraging the crowd to cheer in unison, “We love you, Taylor!” Advertisement Related Video In a pre-show interview, Smith said Chili Peppers...
Carrie Underwood Brings Out Axl Rose to Perform Guns N’ Roses Classics at Stagecoach 2022
Carrie Underwood headlined Stagecoach on Saturday night and surprised the crowd with none other than Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose. In between hits like “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and “Cowboy Casanova,” the American Idol winner trotted out the rock star by launching into the band’s classic 1987 single “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” “Welcome to the greatest night of my life,” she said after running through the song’s first verse and chorus solo. “Give it up for Axl Rose!” The duo also performed “Paradise City” during the set, singing, “Take me down to the paradise city/ Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty/ Oh, won’t you please take me home/ Take me down to the paradise city/ Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty/ Take me home.” Both songs were released as singles off the ha...
Megan Fox Believes She Manifested Machine Gun Kelly: “I Think I Made Him”
Like something out of Practical Magic, Megan Fox claims she manifested Machine Gun Kelly as a child. Speaking to Glamour UK for its latest cover story, the actress revisited meeting her now-fiancé on the set of 2021’s Midnight in the Switchgrass — the Bruce Willis crime thriller Kelly has said in the past he only joined as an opportunity to meet Fox. “He says that,” she told the magazine. “And I do believe even the day before, he was trying to basically quit the movie and his best friend, Rook, his drummer, and then also his manager, Ashleigh, were both like, ‘But your scenes are with Megan Fox.’ And he was like, ‘Fuck it! I’ll get on the plane.’” Related Video As for Fox, she confessed she “didn’t know why I was taking the movie. I just knew I needed to do it for some reason.” And i...
How to Get Tickets to Luke Combs’ 2022 Tour Dates
Country music superstar Luke Combs has announced the “Middle of Somewhere Tour.” Taking place this fall, the tour will see Combs play shows in cities like Green Bay, Charleston, Louisville, and more. What’s more, tickets to Combs’ upcoming tour will be priced at pre-pandemic levels. “I know that the price of everything has been going up these last couple years and there’s nothing I can do about that, but the one thing I could do is set the price of my tickets,” Combs says. “So, what I wanted to do was keep the ticket prices the same as they were before the pandemic. I really really hope you guys will come out and check us out. Can’t wait to see you on the road!” Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Luke Combs’ Next Tour? Advertisement Related Vid...
Pusha T Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘It’s Almost Dry’
Pusha T scores his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as It’s Almost Dry debuts atop the list dated May 7. It earned 55,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending April 28, according to Luminate. Streaming activity comprised 83% of the hip-hop album’s first-week unit total. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news It’s Almost Dry is Pusha T’s fourth studio album and his third top 10 on the Billboard 200, following Daytona (No. 3 in 2018) and My Name Is My Name (No. 4 in 2013). Also in the top 10, Jason Aldean lands his 10th top 10 effort, as Georgia bows at No. 8. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by...
Fans Choose Sam Smith’s ‘Love Me More’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Sam Smith‘s new single “Love Me More” tops this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (April 29) on Billboard, choosing Smith’s new anthem about loving one’s self as their favorite music release of the past week. The empowering “Love Me More” — Smith’s first release since 2020, when they dropped their Love Goes album — was written “for anyone who feels different, anyone who has to stop themselves every day from saying unkind things to themselves, in their head, all the time,” Smith has said. “I felt like that for the longest time and slowly I’m learning how to just be nice to myself. I wanted to share that because I captured it in this song.” “Love Me More” brought in more than 78% of the vote. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest video...
Avril Lavigne Postpones Shows Due to Positive COVID-19 Case ‘Within the Tour’
Avril Lavigne, who’s currently on the road in support of her Love Sux album, has called off a string of concerts in Canada due to a positive COVID-19 case on her tour. “To my fans and friends in Laval, QC, Moncton, NB and Halifax, NS, we are sincerely sorry to let you know that we are postponing these shows due to a positive COVID case within the tour and subsequent exposures,” she wrote on Twitter on Sunday (May 1), just hours before she was scheduled to play a show in Laval. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Tonight’s show at Place Bell will be rescheduled for May 7th and new dates for both Moncton and Halifax will be announced shortly,” Lavigne said. “I/we sincerely apologize and want you to know that this was not a decision we made l...
Brandi Carlile Sings ‘Love Can Build a Bridge’ in Beautiful Tribute to Naomi Judd
Brandi Carlile paid tribute to Naomi Judd, and sent a message of love to the late singer’s family, with a touching cover of The Judds‘ “Love Can Build a Bridge.” Naomi Judd passed away on Saturday (April 30) at 76. Her daughters first announced her death with a statement that said they had “lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness.” “We are shattered,” Wynonna and Ashley Judd said, according to The Associated Press. “We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On Sunday, Carlile wrote on Instagram that she had been scheduled to sing to The Judds that night (May 1), for the duo’s induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Instead, Carlile ende...
Pusha T Scores First No. 1 Album With ‘It’s Almost Dry’
Pusha T has earned his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 albums chart with It’s Almost Dry, which was released on April 22. According to Billboard, the record moved 55,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, which included 9,000 physical album sales. It’s Almost Dry is Pusha T’s third project to rank in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, following 2018’s Daytona, which debuted at No. 3, and 2013’s My Name Is My Name, which peaked at No. 4. The 12-track record, which marks the rapper’s fourth studio album, features production from Pharrell Williams and Kanye West and boasts guest appearances from Ye, Kid Cudi, JAY-Z, Lil Uzi Vert, Don Toliver, Malice and Labrinth. King Push recently unveiled a range of merchandise in support of the album, which included several pullover ...
Future’s New Album ‘I Never Liked You’ Is Projected to Earn the Biggest Debut of 2022
Future‘s newly-released album, I Never Liked You, is projected to debut at No. 1 on the U.S. album charts, moving approximately 175,000 to 200,000 equivalent album units in its first week, according to ChartData. On top of marking the largest debut of 2022, those figures would be the biggest of Future’s career, surpassing albums including 2015’s DS2 and 2017’s Future and HNDRXX. .@1future‘s ‘I NEVER LIKED YOU’ aiming for #1 debut on the US albums chart with 175-200K units. It will be the biggest debut of the year, over 60M streams day one (via @HITSDD). — chart data (@chartdata) April 30, 2022 The 16-track album, which clocks in at 50 minutes, includes several top-shelf features from artists including Kanye West on “Keep It Burnin’,” Gunna and Young Thug on “For a ...
