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Taylor Swift’s New Song With Big Red Machine Has Us Examining This Unlikely Power Trio
On the latest episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith discuss some burning questions around the new song: Will this trifecta (or their respective bands) ever tour together? Or maybe we could dream of a festival lineup that includes Swift’s folky collaborators one day and her pop besties the next? Who benefits the most from this working relationship? And has Taylor even met Justin yet? Listen below to hear our best guesses: Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Tyler, the Creator and Doja Cat debut at Nos. 1 and 2 on the Billboard 200, how Lady Gaga’s Chromatica jumps up the charts thanks to a new vinyl release, and how BTS’ “Butter” holds firm at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a sixth straight week. The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast&...
Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ Returns to Top 10 on Top Album Sales, Hits No. 1 on Vinyl Albums Chart
Call Me sold 55,000 copies in the U.S. in the week ending July 1, according to MRC Data. Physical album sales comprise 50,000 of that figure (40,000 CDs and 10,000 cassettes) while digital album sales comprise 5,000. Call Me was made available as a 15-track standard digital download album, as well as in a 16-track deluxe digital and a streaming edition with one bonus track (“Safari”). The 16-track physical edition of the album, on CD and cassette, added a different bonus cut (“Fishtail”). A vinyl LP release has yet to be announced. The CD and cassette were exclusively sold via the artist’s webstore and sold out within a day. They were available a la carte, as well as in four limited edition deluxe box sets that sold for $25 each. (The box sets included either a CD, shirt and poster or...
Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani Share Wedding Photos: ‘Dreams Do Come True!’
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani have shared the first official look at their picture-perfect wedding. “July 3rd 2021 dreams do come true !!!” Stefani wrote on Instagram Monday night (July 5), two days after the couple tied the knot. The singer shared three beautiful images from the couple’s wedding, and Shelton re-posted them on his Instagram as well. Stefani tagged a number of people who helped their special day come together, from designer Vera Wang (Stefani wore a custom-designed gown, shown in more photos here) to photographer Jeremy Bustos — and Carson Daly, who officiated the couple’s wedding, according to NBC’s Today. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with givin...
Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton Get Married in Intimate Oklahoma Wedding
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are officially married! The all-star couple got married in Oklahoma over the Fourth of July weekend, according to People. After more than eight months of being engaged, Stefani and Shelton tied the knot on Saturday (July 3) at country singer’s Tishomingo ranch, Page Six reports, sharing multiple photos of what appear to be the intimate wedding site. TMZ reported that the two applied for their marriage license in Shelton’s home state on Tuesday, according to the Johnston County Court Clerk. Oklahoma requires couples to wed within 10 days from the date they file for a marriage license. 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. G...
Fans Choose Big Red Machine’s ‘Renegade’ Featuring Taylor Swift as This Week’s Favorite New Music
This isn’t the first time the trio has teamed up. Dessner co-wrote and co-produced the bulk of Swift’s blockbuster 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore, and Vernon was featured on and co-wrote Folklore‘s “Exile” and Evermore‘s title track. This time around, Swift joins Big Red Machine for one of three songs recently released from the band’s second full-length album, How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? The set is scheduled for release on Aug. 27 through Jagjaguwar/37d03d. Placing second on the past week’s tally with nearly 10% of the vote was jxdn’s debut album, Tell Me About Tomorrow. Produced by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, the former TikTok phenom’s new set delivers the hooks, angst and gleefully sneering charisma of j...
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Share a Romantic Kiss in Dreamy Vacation Photos
The pair, who welcomed baby Daisy Dove together in August, embrace each other in both of their new Instagram pictures, smooching in one and smiling happily at the camera in the other. In May, Perry gave an update on baby Daisy’s milestones, proudly telling Ryan Seacrest, “She’s crawling, and she has one tooth. It’s barely poked through, though.” See Perry and Bloom’s romantic photos on Instagram. 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 rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Courtney Love Covers Britney Spears’ “Lucky”: Watch
Courtney Love recently launched a cover song series called Bruises of Love, in which she performs a selection of her songs that allowed her to “finally feel like myself again” after years of health issues. After kicking off the series last month by covering “California Stars”, the folk-rock staple from Wilco and Billy Bragg’s joint 1998 album Mermaid Avenue featuring lyrics by the late Woody Guthrie, Love has now uploaded a rendition of Britney Spears’ “Lucky”. Watch below. As Love pointed out prior to her performance, the Max Martin-penned song from Spears’ 2000 album, Oops!… I Did It Again, is challenging to play due to some “funky” chords. The timing of the song’s release is likely not coincidental, as Love was interviewed for Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino for their newl...
Jennifer Lopez Hits the Streets of Miami in Teaser for Rauw Alejandro Collab ‘Cambia El Paso’
Lopez, whose engagement to Alex Rodriguez was called off earlier this year, recently revealed that “Cambia El Paso” is about moving on. The track’s title translates in English to “change the step.” “The song is about change and not being afraid to take the step,” she said on SiriusXM’s Pitbull’s Globalization. “Like, just take the step, advance, do what you need to do. If something’s not feeling right, whatever it is in your life, like, just make that move and dance.” Following her split from Rodriguez, Lopez reignited her romance with former flame Ben Affleck. In recent week, the two stars have been photographed kissing on a date night in Malibu, Calif. See Lopez’s teaser of the “Cambia El Paso”...
Lana Del Rey Shares Blue Banisters Cover Art, Teases New Single
Lana Del Rey had originally intended to release her next album Blue Banisters on Fourth of July. But now, as Del Rey revealed on the eve of America’s birthday, those plans have now been pushed back. “Album out later later… Single out soonish. Have a good fourth x,” Del Rey wrote in an Instagram post. Del Rey is making it up to her fans by sharing the album’s cover artwork along with a short preview of a new single and video, which you can see below. Related Video Previously, Del Rey said the follow-up to Chemtrails would be titled Rock Candy Sweet and be released on June 1st. In April, She changed the name of the album to Blue Banisters and pushed back the release date by a month. When Del Rey first announced plans to quickly follow up Chemtrails with another new album, it s...
Selena Gomez Models New La’Mariette Swimsuit Collection
La’Mariette’s collab with Gomez features six styles, including a one-piece, two bikini tops, two bottoms and a sarong. The pieces are all in a purple tie-dye print called “Aura,” and they’re available in sizes XS-XXL. In a statement published by People, Gomez said: “After going through swatches, my favorite color was purple; I wanted to stay away from colors I’m used to like red and white. Purple felt different for me. And we added pops of color like green and neons here and there; it really becomes your own suit, however you wear it.” See all of Gomez’s photos from the swimsuit photo shoot on the La’Mariette website, and get a glimpse of the looks on her Instagram post and on Instagram Stories. You Deserve to Make Money Even When...
Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes Celebrate Two Years of Dating With Anniversary Photos
“happy anniversary Kuko,” Cabello said on her own post dedicated to her boyfriend. “here’s to more joy, more friendship, and more love.” Cabello and Mendes, longtime friends who began dating in 2019, posted photos of themselves kissing, sharing a meal and being silly at the beach over the weekend. They’ve opened up about their relationship in the past. In November, Cabello penned a message “about love with this guy” that read, “It’s not just the happy blissful moments you see in pictures and videos- When you’re in a relationship with someone, it feels like they are this mirror reflecting yourself back to you- I constantly have to confront my fears, my anxieties, my insecurities, my patterns of thinking, my beliefs about life and about myself....
Lana Del Rey Previews New Single, Says ‘Blue Banisters’ Album Will Be ‘Out Later Later’
Lana Del Rey‘s new album Blue Banisters, which she originally said would be available on July 4, now has a release date that is “TBD.” “Album out later later,” she wrote in a Saturday night (July 3) update to fans on social media, where she shared the Blue Banisters album art and a music video teaser for a new, as-yet-untitled single in the meantime. Del Rey says the song, in which she can be heard singing “My body is a map of L.A.,” will be “out soonish.” “Have a good fourth,” she added. After she posted the update, “Lana” was trending on Twitter. 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 Beaut...
