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Aitch and Ashanti’s ‘Baby’ Challenges Dave’s ‘Starlight’ For U.K. Chart Crown
Dave is heading for a third straight week at No. 1 in the U.K. with “Starlight,” the British rapper’s biggest hit to date. But he won’t get there without a challenge. Aitch and Ashanti “Baby” is rocking on the chart blast. The single, which debuted at No. 2 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart last Friday (March 18), is keeping the race tight. Based on sales and streaming data from the first 48 hours of the chart week, “Baby” holds at No. 2 and could make a run for the title, the OCC notes. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Starlight” leads an unchanged Top 7 on the First Look chart, which ranks the performance of singles in the early stages of the chart cycle. Meanwhile, George Ezra is on track for his seventh Top 10 single with “Anyone For You,”...
Kanye West’s Grammys Performance Has Officially Been Canceled
Kanye West has officially been banned from performing at the Grammy Awards. In a recent report from Variety, a rep has confirmed that the awards show has called Ye’s team to alert them that he has been “unfortunately” removed from this year’s performance lineup. The rep has confirmed that this is due to his “concerning online behavior.” West, who is up for five 2022 Grammy Awards, was initially not announced as one of the listed performers. The Blast also reported that Ye’s team is not surprised by the Grammy’s decision to remove the rapper as a performer. Lately, West has been a topic of controversy with recent reports stating that the decision was made because of concerns over possible interactions between the hip-hop artist and Grammy host Trevor Noah. Ye was recently banned from Instag...
Lil Durk Earns First Solo No. 1 With ‘7220’
Lil Durk is opening this week’s Billboard 200 at No. 1 with 7220. The 16-track record earned 120,500 equivalent album units including 117,500 in streaming equivalent album units (164.81 million on-demand streams of the songs), 2,500 in album sales and 500 in track equivalent album units. 7220 officially marks Durkio’s first solo No. 1 album; he previously hit the top of the Billboard 200 with Lil Baby for their collaborative effort The Voice of the Heroes. Other new entries on this week’s top 10 are Ghost at No. 2, Rex Orange County at No. 5 and KING & COUNTRY at No. 7. Elsewhere on the chart, the Encanto soundtrack falls to No. 3 after eight straight weeks at No. 1 followed by Morgan Wallen at No. 4. Making up the bottom half of this week’s top 10 are The Weeknd, Gunna, Dra...
J.J. Abrams Reportedly Developing Netflix Series About U2
J.J. Abrams is reportedly developing a series about Irish rock band U2 for Netflix. According to reports, the Star Wars director will executive produce the scripted series his under his Bad Robot banner while Anthony McCarten, who penned the biographical features Bohemian Rhapsody about Queen and The Theory of Everything about Stephen Hawking, will write the script. The involvement of U2 and the show’s plot are unconfirmed as of writing. The four-piece Irish group, now comprised of Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr., formed in 1986 and currently has a total of 14 studio albums. U2 a 46-time GRAMMY-nominated band, winning 22 of the nods including Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group seven times and Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best...
Lil Baby’s ‘My Turn’ Sets New Billboard Record
Lil Baby‘s My Turn has set a new record on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. According to Billboard, the 2020 album now holds the title for most weeks in the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums top 10 since the chart’s inception in 1965. My Turn logs its 85th week, remaining at No. 8 with 21,500 equivalent album units earned. The album breaks Post Malone’s previous record with Hollywood’s Bleeding, which clocked 84 weeks in the top 10 between 2019 to 2021. My Turn originally dropped on February 28, 2020 and has spent a total of 106 weeks on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The 20-track record featured guest appearances from Gunna, 42 Dugg, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne, Moneybagg Yo, Young Thug and Rylo Rodriguez, and went on to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Take a look ...
Shawn Mendes & Sebastian Yatra Bring the Heat to the Stage at 2022 SXSW
From one star to another, Shawn Mendes and Sebastian Yatra joined forces for a sizzling joint concert, closing a series of superstar shows as part of Samsung Galaxy + Billboard Present THE STAGE at SXSW. The set, which took place at the newly-opened Moody Amphitheater at Austin’s Waterloo Park on Saturday night (Mar. 19), saw Mendes take center stage for a 60-minute performance, where he was joined by his band for a run of his biggest pop hits like “If I Can’t Have You,” “Treat You Better,” “Señorita” and “In My Blood.” During the concert, the Canadian star offered up his talent and charm, inviting a young girl from the audience to duet with him, getting candid with between song banter and taking a photo with the roaring crowd using the Samsung Galaxy S22, which served as the official host...
Daddy Yankee Announces Retirement With Farewell Tour, Album
Daddy Yankee has announced that he is retiring from music. The reggaetón star, born Raymond Ayala — whose career exploded with 2004’s breakthrough hit “Gasolina,” launching a genre that altered the sound and business of Latin music and became a global phenomenon — will culminate his musical run with Legendaddy, his first new studio album in 10 years, and a world tour. Daddy Yankee had hinted at retirement and a last album and tour during an interview at Billboard’s Latin Music Week last year, but had yet to make an official announcement. “Today, I’m announcing my retirement from music by giving you my best production and my best concert tour,” Daddy Yankee said in a statement in a press release issued on Sunday (March 20). “I will say goodbye celebrating these 32 years of experience with t...
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Encanto’ Ballad ‘Dos Oruguitas’ Wins at 2022 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: Full Winners List
Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s “Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto won best song written and/or recorded for a film at the 2020 GMS Awards, presented by the Guild of Music Supervisors virtually on Sunday (March 20). So, does this mean momentum in the Oscar race for best original song is shifting Miranda’s way in the closing days of Oscar balloting? (The final-round voting period for the Oscars runs from March 17-22.) It may be, but you can’t draw that conclusion from this outcome. Miranda’s chief rival for the Oscar, Billie Eilish and Finneas’ “No Time to Die” from the film of the same name, wasn’t nominated here. That James Bond theme still seems to be the song to beat for the Oscar. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news While the Oscar for best original score ...
Lil Durk Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘7220’
Lil Durk scores his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart (dated March 26) as 7220 debuts in the top slot. The rapper previously topped the list with The Voice of the Heroes, a collaborative set with Lil Baby, for one week in 2021. 7220 launches with 120,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending March 17, according to Luminate, formerly MRC Data – Lil Durk’s best week for a non-collaborative project. 7220 was released on March 11 via Alamo Records. See latest videos, charts and news After eight weeks in a row at No. 1 – and nine weeks in total on top – the Encanto soundtrack is pushed down to No. 3 with 64,000 units (down 12%). Also in the top 10, Ghost debuts at a career-high No. 2 with Impera – which launches with the largest sales week of any album in 2022 – whil...
Kanye West Barred From Performing at the Grammys
Kanye West will not be performing at the upcoming 2022 Grammy Awards. The development was shared by the rapper’s “Eazy” collaborator The Game in a lengthy Instagram post on Saturday. “The Grammys have at the last minute decided to pull [Kanye West] from performing on the show as if we didn’t know it was coming.” The Game attributed the Grammys’ decision to a myriad of factors, including West’s recent beef with the ceremony’s host, Trevor Noah, which led to his temporary suspension from Instagram. Related Video A representative for West confirmed as much in an email to Rolling Stone, as they linked back to article by The Blast which cited the Donda rapper’s “concerning online behavior” as the primary factor for the Grammys’ decision. Advertisement In his Instagram post, The Game also sugges...
J Martins – Oyimma
Check out this brand new song coming from J Martins – “Oyimma” out now. Nigerian singer J Martins drops a brand new song “Oyimma” for his fans. This is his first song this year and his last released single was “Sote” remix featuring Josey. The new tune is an impressive piece of good music with thrilling instrumentals and it deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen, enjoy J Martins – “Oyimma” out now. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/J_Martins_-_Oyimma_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Bolisco ft Portable – Bolaji
Check out this brand new single from Bolisco titled “Bolaji”, out now. Nigerian singer Bolisco unveils a brand new single titled “Bolaji“, for his beloved fans and he featured Portable. The new record “Bolaji” is an impressive single for your listening pleasure and was produced by Professional Beatz. You can also listen to a recently released track from Portable titled “Zazuu Virus“ However, the new single deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Bolisco – “Bolaji” ft Portable below.
