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Taylor Swift’s Evermore Returns to U.K. Chart Summit
Harry Styles’ Fine Line (Columbia) was one of the U.K.’s most popular albums in 2020, though it has never reached No. 1 on the weekly chart. It’s inching closer to breaking the spell, rising 10-2, a new high, following the release of buzzy new video for “Treat People With Kindness.” Lewis Capaldi’s Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent (EMI), the U.K.’s biggest album for two years straight, according to the OCC, returns to the Top 10 in its 86th week on the survey. This week, Divinely Uninspired rises 12-6. Meanwhile, Sydney-based, Los Angeles-based hip-hop artist The Kid LAROI enjoys his first Top 10 as debut mixtape F**k Love (Columbia) lifts 22-10. The rising, ARIA Award-nominated artist gets a boost from his hit “Without You,” up 26-7 on the national single...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’ Extends Reign Atop Australia’s Albums Chart
Swift’s presence is felt up and down the current chart, which also features Folklore (down 4-7), 1989 (up 48-31) and Lover (up 39-34). In a result that mirrors the top tier of the U.K. tally, Evermore is followed on the ARIA Chart by Harry Styles’ Fine Line, which improves 5-2 for its 52nd week in the Top Ten. Fine Line, the current leader on the ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart, gets a push thanks to the viral video for “Treat People with Kindness” featuring Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Meanwhile, The Kid LAROI is back in the high life as the deluxe edition of his debut mixtape F*ck Love (Savage) rises 6-3, equaling its chart peak. It’s a third time at No. 3 for F*ck Love. The rising, Australian-born and raised rapper earned three nominations at the 2020 ARIA Awards. In a rare sight, no new ...
Brian May Launches Wildlife Fundraising Fragrance ‘Save Me’
For superfans, May and Xerjoff are stocking an autographed 50ml bottle priced at €410 ($500), and the standard bottle is priced at €197 ($240). “This amazing man is doing something wonderful for animal welfare,” May wrote of Momo, captioning photos of the pair signing bottles with gold pens. Aside from wielding the axe on some of rock music’s indelible songs, May is a long-time advocate for wild animals and co-founder of the Save Me Trust, which has battled the U.K. government on badger culls, among other issues. May — or rather, Dr May — also received a PhD in astrophysics from Imperial College in 2017. The rocker endured a rollercoaster 2020, which at its peak saw May, his Queen bandmates and singer Adam Lambert fill stadiums on their Rhapsody tour, and enjoy the rollou...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’ Back at No. 1 for Third Week on Billboard 200 Chart
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. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Jan. 16, 2021-dated chart (where Evermore returns to No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Jan. 12. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. Of Evermore’s 56,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending Jan. 7, SEA units comprise 38,000 (equ...
Taylor Swift Ties Michael Jackson for Fourth-Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
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. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Jan. 16, 2021-dated chart (where Evermore returns to No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Jan. 12. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. Here’s a look at the acts with at least 40 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, since March 25, 1956, whe...
Taylor Swift Is So Proud of Her ‘Baby’ Olivia Rodrigo for ‘Drivers License’
And then Swift herself commented on Rodrigo’s post: “I say that’s my baby and I’m really proud.” (The choice of words is an oft-used phrase on memes made by Swifties quoting Swift’s own mom, Andrea, from an old interview clip.) “what is breathing,” Rodrigo added in another post, an adorable reaction to Swift’s comment. Swift’s words of encouragement show that she’s had Rodrigo on her radar for at least a few weeks. Her comment seems to be a wink to another post from the “Drivers License” singer’s account: on Swift’s Dec. 13 birthday, Rodrigo celebrated with a photo of the pop star holding many Grammys and the note “happy birthday mom.” See Rodrigo’s reaction to Swift’s praise o...
Lana Del Rey Unveils ‘Chemtrails Over the Country Club’ Track List & Cover Art
The upcoming Chemtrails Over the Country Club album was previously described by Del Rey as “folky, it’s beautiful, it’s super different from Norman [F—ing Rockwell].” See the Chemtrails Over the Country Club track list and cover below. Lana Del Rey’s Chemtrails Over the Country Club Track List: 1. “White Dress”2. “Chemtrails Over the Country Club”3. “Tulsa Jesus Freak”4. “Let Me Love You Like a Woman”5. “Wild at Heart”6. “Dark But Just a Game”7. “Not All Who Wander Are Lost”8. “Yosemite”9. “Breaking Up Slowly”10. “Dance Till We Die”11. “For Free” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates On...
Michael Anthony Says He and Eddie Van Halen ‘Had Some Issues That Were Never Resolved’
When Eddie Van Halen passed away in Oct., it hit the rock community hard — including his former bandmates. During a recent visit to the Talkin’ Rock With Meltdown podcast, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony divulged that he and EVH had unresolved issues when he died. “We actually hadn’t spoken [for many years], and unfortunately, we didn’t get a chance to,” he revealed. “And, you know, it kind of bothers me, because we had some issues that were never resolved. But, I mean, what can you do? We were on track [for] a reunion, which I’m really sad that it never happened. But, you know, life and the show goes on.” Van Halen’s manager Irving Azoff also mentioned that the classic lineup almost reunited in 2019 for a stadium tour; however, it didn’t happen because of Eddie’s health...
Nandi Bushell Makes Live Loop of Led Zeppelin’s ‘The Immigrant Song’
Nandi Bushell’s back with another stellar cover, and this time she’s doing things a little differently. Instead of sharing a full performance of a song, she recorded herself making a loop of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” in celebration of Jimmy Page’s 77th birthday. Like always, she flawlessy executed drums, guitar, and an insane bass line. In the video’s description, the 10-year-old said she first heard the song in School of Rock. Precious. Watch her create the loop below. [embedded content] Bushell said goodbye to 2020 with a sweet sing along accompanied by her family. “I wrote this song for you all and asked my family to jam it with me. I hope it puts a smile on your face even if its a little cheesy!” she wrote, thanking everyone for their support throughout the ye...
Watch Billy Corgan, Trent Reznor and More Cover David Bowie for Tribute Show
Last night, some of the many musicians inspired by David Bowie joined forces to celebrate the Thin White Duke. Curated and hosted by Bowie’s longtime collaborator Mike Garson, A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day! was highlighted by Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan singing “Space Oddity” and Trent Reznor, joined by his Nine Inch Nails bandmate Atticus Ross and wife Mariqueen Maandig, taking on “Fantastic Voyage” and “Fashion.” Garson accompanied each performance on piano. [embedded content] [embedded content] The event also saw Duran Duran cover “5 Years,” Adam Lambert sing “Starman,” Boy George take on an Aladdin Sane medley, and Yungblud cover “Life on Mars.” Watch those videos and see a full set list below. [embedded content] [embedded content] [embedd...
General Motors Redesigns Its Iconic “GM” Logo for the EV Era
For the first time in decades, General Motors is redesigning its corporate logo. Gone is the blue background and underlined uppercase “GM” initials. In its place comes a blue box surrounding the GM initials. Only this time around, the letters are lowercase, and the underline is comparatively shorter and lives only under the “m. “ GM plans to launch a total of 30 different EV models globally by 2025. Similarly, the automaker’s set a goal of selling more than one million EVs per year in North America and China by the middle of the decade. 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 reward...
Michael Anthony Regrets Not Resolving Issues With Eddie Van Halen Before Guitarist’s Death: ‘It Kind of Bothers Me’
The bassist, who joined the rock band in 1974 and was replaced by Van Halen’s son Wolfgang in 2006, said that the rocker hadn’t shared how sick he was. “Eddie was very private about how ill he was,” Anthony said. “We all knew he was ill, but it was a real shock to all of us.” Van Halen died on Oct. 6, 2020, after a battle with cancer. He was 65. While Anthony didn’t get a chance to repair his relationship with EVH, Sammy Hagar, the band’s second lead singer, revealed to Howard Stern in a statement that he and the guitarist had reconciled months before EVH’s death. “Eddie and I had been texting and it’s been a love fest since we started communicating earlier this year,” said Hagar, who joined the band in 1985. “We ...
