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Taylor Swift Ties Whitney Houston for Most Weeks at No. 1 Among Women in Billboard 200’s History
‘Folklore’ leads for a sixth week. Plus, Metallica and Katy Perry debut in top 10. Taylor Swift’s Folklore collects its sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the album with the most weeks atop the list in nearly four years. The set earned 90,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 3 (down 8 percent), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Folklore now has the most weeks at No. 1 since Drake’s Views ruled for 13 nonconsecutive weeks on the charts dated May 21-Oct. 8, 2016. Plus, Swift ties Whitney Houston for the most cumulative weeks at No. 1 among women — more on that in just a moment. 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 alb...
Justin Bieber Covers K-Ci & JoJo’s ‘All My Life’: Watch
Justin Bieber threw it back to the ’90s with an impromptu, shirtless cover of K-Ci & JoJo‘s “All My Life.” The star of “Popstar” shared a video of himself playing the R&B ballad at the piano on Sunday (Sept. 6). “Not sure I nailed the words but u get the vibe,” Bieber captioned the Instagram clip, which was filmed by Alfredo Flores. In the video, he’s seen performing the chorus of the single off of 1997’s Love Always: “All my life I’ve prayed for someone like you/ And I thank God that I, that I finally found you/ All my life I’ve prayed for someone like you/ And I hope that you feel the same way too,” he croons. Watch Bieber’s “All My Life” cover below. You Deserve to Mak...
Christina Aguilera Watches New ‘Mulan’ for First Time With Her Kids: ‘It’s a Beautiful Thing to Share’
Christina Aguilera is spending quality time with her family amid the release of Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan. The 39-year-old pop star cozied up with her two kids — Max, 12, and Summer, 6 — on Friday (Sept. 4) to watch the premiere of the new Mulan on Disney+. The singer shared the experience with her fans by live-tweeting throughout the viewing. “My kids know about #Mulan, but they haven’t seen the live action version yet,” Aguilera wrote. “They’ve heard the music, they saw me recording it in the studio — so it’s a beautiful thing to share that with my children now.” Released in 1998, the original animated version of Mulan featured Aguilera’s breakout hit “Reflection,” which shot the then-teenaged singer to stardom ...
Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams Share Touching Tributes on Beyonce’s 39th Birthday
Beyonce received lots of love from her friends, family and fellow musicians on her 39th birthday. Among those helping celebrate Queen Bey’s special day on Friday (Sept. 4) were the “Crazy in Love” singer’s former Destiny’s Child groupmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, who each penned touching tributes on Instagram. “To my one who knows me, sometimes better than I know myself!” Rowland captioned a colorful photo of the two standing side-by-side in sparkling dresses. “YOU already know… Forever and ever babe! Happy Happy Birthday Love!” Williams, meanwhile, shared an encouraging message alongside a black-and-white photo from Beyonce’s days as a student. “Bey always gets people with the baby pics or younger year ty...
Rihanna Is ‘Fine’ Following Electric Scooter Accident
Rihanna is doing well after an accident that involved an electric scooter. “Rihanna is completely fine now but flipped over on an electric scooter last week and bruised her forehead and face. Luckily there were no major injuries and she is healing quickly,” a rep for the singer said after she had been photographed with what appeared to be bruises on her face, according to People. Billboard has also reached out for comment. Rihanna fans — including Ariana Grande — have been patiently waiting for her follow-up to 2016’s Anti. In August, Grande begged for a new album from her: “fill my ears again please,” she pleaded in a tweet. Meanwhile, Cardi B recently brought up Rihanna’s name when she discovered a remix of “WAP” ...
Sam Asghari Defends ‘Authentic, Funny, Humble’ Britney Spears After Author Calls Instagram Posts ‘Scary’
Sam Asghari loves Britney Spears, no matter what. The fitness trainer took to the pop princess’ Instagram comment section this week to call out author and screenwriter Kelly Oxford, who expressed on one of Spears’ recent videos, “This account finally got too scary for me.” “what’s so scary about being the biggest superstar in the world being herself (authentic, funny, humble) without caring what others think,” Asghari replied, according to a fan screenshot. “we need more people like her and less Karen’s. also instagram installed this button that you can hit to unfollow about 10 years ago…” However, Oxford seems to be less of a hater, and more of a supporter of Spears’ safety. On July 13, she tweeted...
What’s Your Favorite Beyoncé No. 1 Hot 100 Hit? Vote!
Birthday Queen Beyoncé has celebrated seven singles hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 over the last two decades before turning 39 Friday (Sept. 4), but which one are you crazy in love with? She’s accomplished this feat twice on her own with “Irreplaceable” from her all-too-fitting album B’Day and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” from I Am… Sasha Fierce. But the superstar recruited some famous friends (and husband) to get to the top with their duets, from “Crazy in Love” featuring then-boyfriend and current husband Jay-Z to “Perfect” with Ed Sheeran to the “Savage” remix with fellow Houston native Megan Thee Stallion. So which of Queen Bey’s No. 1 hits are you crowni...
From SZA & Ty Dolla Sign to Big Sean, Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote!
This week’s supply of new music is full of surprises galore by everyone from SZA and Big Sean to DJ Khaled and Drake, and with so many to choose from, Billboard wants to know which new release is your favorite! Is SZA’s glorious return with some help from Ty Dolla $ign hitting different three years after Ctrl? Were you living for DJ Khaled and Drake’s high-concept “Popstar” video starring none other than Justin Bieber? Perhaps you’re living for the veritable dream team of rising stars — we’re talking Doja Cat, City Girls and Mulatto — assembled by Chloe x Halle for their “Do It” remix or Finneas‘ latest single, “What They’ll Say About Us” has you all up in your feels. And that’s not all! Big Sea...
Is A Marshmello/Demi Lovato Collaboration Coming?
Update (Sept. 4): Marshmello took to social media to share a teaser video with Demi Lovato. Check it out: It seems everyone has a taste for Marshmello. Still riding high on his Juice WRLD collaboration “Come & Go” the Mello man posted a cryptic teaser that seemingly references Demi Lovato on Monday (Aug. 3). On Instagram, the producer posted an image of himself on the phone with a caption reading simply “hello? demi?” As it seems unlikely that he’s referring to Demi Moore, we’re betting that we see a new single with Lovato in the coming weeks. In what could be a clue about the themes of the track, the image shows Marshmello sitting in a dark room littered with liquor bottles and a knocked over lamp, with an obscured mystery woman linge...
First Out: New Music From Bright Light Bright Light, Fletcher, Flavia & More
If you’re in need of some queer additions to your Labor Day weekend playlists, look no further; Billboard Pride is here to help with First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new weekly music releases from LGBTQ artists. From a colorful new video courtesy of Bright Light Bright Light and Caveboy to Fletcher’s new single, check out some of our favorite new releases from this week below. Bright Light Bright Light & Caveboy, “It’s Alright, It’s OK” With their brand new music video for their track “It’s Alright, It’s OK,” pop singer Bright Light Bright Light and indie star Caveboy shifted the focus away from themselves. Instead, the entirety of the new clip focuses on New York drag performer and activist Glo...
Beyoncé Pledges Another $1 Million to Black-Owned Businesses
Beyoncé has been one of the more charitable celebrities helping ease the burden of 2020 through her BeyGOOD foundation. In April, she sent $6 million to essential workers impacted by the coronavirus, then in May supplied 1,000 testing kits and PPE to her native Houston. June saw the beginning of her Black Parade initiative (and companion single) to promote Black-owned businesses, which she backed up by launching the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund in July with the NAACP Empowerment Programs. Now, the superstar has announced a second round of grants for the fund, bringing another $1 million to Black-owned businesses. According to the fund’s website, the money will go to “assist our small business communities that have been directly impacted by recent events across the country.” Black...
Britney Spears Shows Love For #FreeBritney In Court Filing
Britney Spears is welcoming public scrutiny of the court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 12 years as she seeks to push her father out of power, according to a Thursday (Sept. 3) court filing. Spears filed an objection unprecedented in the 12 years of the conservatorship to a motion from her father, James Spears, to seal a recent filing in the case, forcefully arguing that the public ought to know what is happening to her and tacitly voicing her support for the #FreeBritney movement among fans that her father has shown scorn for. “Britney’s conservatorship has attracted an unprecedented level of scrutiny from mainstream media and social media alike,” the filing says. “Far from being a conspiracy theory or a ‘joke’ as James reportedly told the media, in large part ...
