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Lizzo’s ‘Good as Hell’ Crowns Top TV Songs Chart for November 2020 Thanks to ‘Virgin River’
In November 2020, the song earned 11.6 million U.S. on-demand streams and 7,000 downloads, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. In the tracking week ending Dec. 3, during which Virgin River premiered, the song rose 256% in digital sales. Virgin River reaches the November 2020 edition of Top TV Songs one other time, as Charlotte OC’s “Where It Stays,” from the second season’s second episode, bows at No. 4 with 231,000 streams and 4,000 downloads. The Netflix show does not boast the most entries for November 2020, though – that distinction goes to ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, which takes three of the 10 spots: John Legend and Gary Clark Jr.’s “Wild” (No. 3; 5.8 million streams, 3,000 downloads), Goldford’s “Walk with Me” (No. 5; 364,000 streams, 2,000 downloads) and Banners’ “Where the Shadow Ends”...
Taylor Swift Debunks woodvale Album Rumor on Jimmy Kimmel
Taylor Swift joined Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night for her first television interview since releasing her second surprise album of the year, evermore, and sister album to this summer’s folklore. During the interview, Swift debunked a fan rumor that she is planning to release a third surprise album called woodvale. “This takes a bit of explanation,” Swift began. “I tend to be sort of annoyingly secret-agenty about dropping clues and hints and Easter eggs and it’s very annoying but it’s fun for fans and it’s fun for me because they like to pick up on things. And they’ll notice lots of things in music videos or photos or whatever, and then sometimes, I take it too far, and I make a mistake.” As Swift explained, woodvale was merely the working title for folklore and her team “forg...
Lana Del Rey Takes the Vintage Route With ‘Fallon’ Performance: Watch
Lana Del Rey has had creative year, despite the pandemic. There was the spoken word release Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass, and its accompanying book. Her sixth studio album Chemtrails over the Country Club was announced and was ready to go, but was pushed back to 2021. Blame the health crisis for that. She also unveiled a new set of “American standards and classics,” which should arrive ahead of Santa. 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.
Seasons Greetings! Half of the Billboard 200’s Top 10 Are Christmas Albums
Bublé’s Christmas album climbs 6-4 with 55,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Dec. 10 (up 14%), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Also joining in the merriment: Carrie Underwood’s My Gift (9-5, a new peak with 53,000 units; up 19%), Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song (12-7 with 42,000 units; up 20%), Pentatonix’s The Best of Pentatonix Christmas (16-8 with just over 39,000; up 22%) and Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas (15-10 with 38,000; up 17%). The last time five holiday albums were among the top 10 occurred on the Dec. 21, 2013-dated chart. That week, the top 10 housed Kelly Clarkson’s Wrapped in Red (No. 3), The Robertsons’ Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas (No. 5), Pentatonix’s PTXmas (EP) (No. 7), Bublé’s Christmas (No. 8) and Mary J. Blige’s A Mary Chri...
Jessica Mauboy, Superstar Australian Pop Artist, Signs With Warner Music
Her performances on Idol landed Mauboy a contract with Sony Music Australia, her label home until now. “I have had an incredible journey with Sony, for which I will forever be grateful,” she remarks. “It’s now time for the next chapter of my career and I’m very excited to be joining the team at Warner Music. I have been spending my time in studio lately and looking forward to releasing new music in the new year”. Along the way, Mauboy has bagged a string of platinum-selling records, awards and movie roles. Mauboy appeared in the 2009 feature film Bran Nue Dae and turning heads with her starring performance in the 2012 feel-good flick The Sapphires, her soundtrack for which went to No. 1 in Australia. Along the way, she won the ARIA Award for female artist of the year, and she has...
Katy Perry Brought Back Her Black Hair & We’re Living in a Teenage Dream
Katy Perry changes her *hair* like a girl changes clothes! The singer took to Instagram on Monday (Dec. 14) to surprise her followers with a stunning new hairstyle, long black waves with a blunt-cut fringe. The look is familiar to fans, as she rocked the same style back in her One of the Boys and Teenage Dreams days. “MOTHER,” she captioned the snap, and fans in the comments loved the throwback look. “We missed the black hair,” one wrote. “We love you!” 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...
‘About That Time Again’: Watch Justin and Hailey Bieber Decorate the Christmas Tree
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! On Sunday (Dec. 13), Justin Bieber took to social media to give Beliebers a peek at his homey holiday decor. “About that time again,” the pop star captioned the post, which features a time lapse video of him and wife Hailey Bieber trimming their tree with white lights, dozens of personal ornaments and a giant, silver star on top. In addition to the video, he also shared a pair of close-up shots of the finished product, complete with ornaments of snowmen, foxes, puppies, gingerbread men and more. 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 p...
Demi Lovato Pays Tribute to Naya Rivera With ‘Glee’ Throwback Post: ‘Miss You’
“RIP Naya Rivera. I’ll forever cherish the opportunity to play your girlfriend on Glee,” Lovato wrote on Instagram a day after Rivera’s body was found along with a series of photos from their Glee arc. “The character you played was groundbreaking for tons of closeted queer girls (like me at the time) and open queer girls, and your ambition and accomplishments were inspiring to Latina women all over the world.” Rivera’s ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ventura County, California, on behalf of their son in November; the action also named the United Water Conservation District and Parks and Recreation Management for allegedly failing to warn visitors of the dangers of the lake and failure to outfit the boat with...
Shawn Mendes Achieves Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Wonder’
Of Wonder’s 89,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending Dec. 3, album sales comprise 54,000, SEA units comprise 34,000 (equaling 46.92 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs) and TEA units comprise 1,000. All four of Mendes’ full-length studio albums have now debuted at No. 1. He began his chart career with his introductory project, The Shawn Mendes EP, which debuted and peaked at No. 5 on the Aug. 16, 2014-dated chart. He followed it up with his debut full-length studio set, Handwritten (No. 1 on May 2, 2015), and then his next studio effort, Illuminate (No. 1, Oct. 15, 2016). He then charted two live albums (Live at Madison Square Garden, No. 200 on Jan. 14, 2017, and MTV Unplugged, No. 71 on Nov. 25, 2017) before seeing his self-titled third studio...
A Taylor Swift Fan Unearthed a ‘Speak Now’-Era Hint at ‘Evermore’
If it’s meant to be, it will be. Was Evermore single “Willow” already on Taylor Swift‘s mind nearly 10 years ago? On Saturday (Dec. 12), a fan of Swift’s with a sharp eye found the word “Willow” was featured in the music video for “Mean,” circa 2011. The song was on Swift’s Speak Now album, released a decade ago. “No words,” they wrote. The tweet showed a collage of music video stills comparing “Willow” to “Mean,” both of which had Swift outfitted in a lace dress and wearing her hair in a braid. On Swift’s “Mean” stage set is a sign that clearly says “Willow” (which can be seen pretty well about 56 seconds in, if you’re watching for it yourself). You Dese...
Maren Morris, Kristin Chenoweth, Halsey & More Send Messages to Taylor Swift on Her Birthday
“Happy 31st, @taylorswift13,” Maren Morris sent out in a tweet, along with a glimmer of hope for 2021. “I am assuming you’ll be putting out 13 albums this next year?” Kristin Chenoweth, meanwhile, took her at-home celebration of Swift very seriously, recording a snippet of herself covering one of her favorite Folklore songs, “Mad Woman,” to share with the world. Blake Lively posted a personal snapshot in celebration of her pal’s birthday — “There was happiness because of you,” the actress wrote, quoting an Evermore track. “Happy happy birthday. Thank you for #Evermore. Absolutely nothing better than getting presents on other people’s birthdays. love you” — and Ryan Reynolds also put up an Instagram Story in ...
Taylor Swift Celebrates Her Birthday by Gifting Fans With a ‘Willow’ Remix
Taylor Swift may be celebrating her 31st birthday on Sunday (Dec. 13), but she’s the one giving out the gifts. The musician announced early the morning of her birthday that she has released a new remix of her latest single, “Willow.” “Not to be all ‘iTs mY BiRtHdAY & I jUsT wAnNa DaNcE’ but… it is and I do,” she wrote on social media, along with a link to the song off her new album, Evermore. “So here’s the willow dancing witch version, remixed by Elvira, a bad ass female producer I really respect.” It was just days ago on Dec. 10 that Swift announced that she was dropping Evermore, her second surprise album of the year, on Dec. 11. “Ever since I was 13, I’ve been excited about turning 31 because it’s my lucky number backwards, whic...
