As Scorpion debuts at No. 1 on the Top Rap Albums chart (dated July 14), Drake scores his eighth leader, matching The Game for the most No. 1s on the list since the chart began in 2004. Scorpion arrives with 732,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending July 5, according to Nielsen Music, and concurrently opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The set is, likewise, the superstar’s eighth No. 1 set on each chart. The album also smashes the record for the biggest single-week streaming total by any title, thanks to 745.9 million on-demand audio streams for its songs in the week ending July…
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New mother Cardi B replaces herself in the No. 1 spot on the Rhythmic Songs airplay chart as “I Like It,” with Bad Bunny and J. Balvin, replaces “Be Careful.” The new leader scoots 3-1 with a 19 percent increase in airplay in the week ending July 8, according to Nielsen Music. With her achievement, Cardi B is the first act to topple herself at No. 1 since Rihanna, who completed the feat via featured roles on DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts,» (also featuring Bryson Tiller) and Kendrick Lamar’s “Loyalty.” The former reigned for nine weeks before ceding pole position to the latter on Sept. 30, 2017. Among artists in…
A series of “Summertime Starts Here” events linked to Childish Gambino will take place this weekend in New York, L.A., and London. A mysterious website and Instagram account appeared overnight promoting events at New York City’s Union Square (July 13) and Fort Greene Park (July 14), L.A.’s Santa Monica Pier (July 14) and Fairfax High School (July 15), and, on Saturday, London’s Lovebox festival, which Childish Gambino headlines the same night. Pitchfork has emailed representatives for Donald Glover and Lovebox for more information. Glover released a two-track “Summer Pack” earlier this week: “Summertime Magic” and “Feels Like Summer.” He hits…
Ariana Grande’s new release “God Is A Woman” is generating a kind of religious experience for her fans, many of whom took to social media to share their first thoughts. It seems Arianators’ prayers came true. The single, lifted from the forthcoming album Sweetener, came out a full week ahead of schedule. And its everything right now for her followers. «God Is A Woman» immediately began trending on Twitter as fans dived in. Some freaked out about its final epic moments. Check out some of the best memes and reactions below. https://twitter.com/emmasagb/status/1017617187119468544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1017617187119468544&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F8465290%2Fariana-grande-releases-god-is-a-woman-fans-react https://twitter.com/camillegalvann/status/1017620644308004864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1017620644308004864&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F8465290%2Fariana-grande-releases-god-is-a-woman-fans-react https://twitter.com/pastelaribb/status/1017617002192490496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1017617002192490496&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F8465290%2Fariana-grande-releases-god-is-a-woman-fans-react https://twitter.com/laurensgemi/status/1017620308746854401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1017620308746854401&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F8465290%2Fariana-grande-releases-god-is-a-woman-fans-react https://twitter.com/mattchildress_/status/1017619789429334018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1017619789429334018&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F8465290%2Fariana-grande-releases-god-is-a-woman-fans-react https://twitter.com/joangrande/status/1017621406824230912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1017621406824230912&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F8465290%2Fariana-grande-releases-god-is-a-woman-fans-react https://twitter.com/PoisonedVocals/status/1017622114730500097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1017622114730500097&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F8465290%2Fariana-grande-releases-god-is-a-woman-fans-react https://twitter.com/ashleyippolito/status/1017622559930527746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1017622559930527746&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F8465290%2Fariana-grande-releases-god-is-a-woman-fans-react https://twitter.com/kisslandvinyl/status/1017620659671846912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1017620659671846912&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F8465290%2Fariana-grande-releases-god-is-a-woman-fans-react https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1017619640212705282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1017620127620059138&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F8465290%2Fariana-grande-releases-god-is-a-woman-fans-react This…
, If you want to re-enact Beyoncé’s jaw-dropping Coachella performance from the comfort of your own home, Balmain has you covered. Yesterday, the luxury clothing giant announced a new line of collegiate apparel based on the pop star’s performance looks. The collection includes the HBCU-inspired “BK” hoodies in black, pink, and yellow, the same colors Beyoncé wore on stage. The only major change from the original outfits is the addition of the Balmain logo, with the letter A replaced by a Greek Delta. Balmain head designer Olivier Rousteing worked with Beyoncé for months on creating the looks, he said. In a new statement, he gushed, “Collaborating with Beyoncé…
Donald Glover returns with “Summertime Magic” and “Feels Like Summer” Donald Glover is back with more new Childish Gambinomusic. Glover has shared a pair of new songs, “Summertime Magic” and “Feels Like Summer,” this morning. Check them out below. They appear on streaming services under the title Summer Pack, and will also be on his upcoming fourth studio album, his first under new label Wolf+Rothstein/RCA. Glover previously debuted a song called “Saturday” on the “SNL” episode for which he was both host and musical guest. Also on the episode, Glover performed his single “This Is America,” which received a political…
Looks like Cardi B and her beau Offset are all about spreading love for the «Kulture.» On Wednesday (July 11), Cardi officially announced on Instagram that she and her husband have welcomed their first child together. «Kulture Kiari Cephus 07/10/18,» wrote Cardi regarding her baby girl. (Fans are speculating that the baby’s name is a possible reference to Migos’ 2017 album Culture.) While the caption was short and sweet, Cardi’s picture was grandiose. Unlike Beyoncé’s Instagram-shattering picture in 2017, Cardi is wearing no clothes while flaunting her baby bump. Swarmed by dozens of colorful flowers, the Bronx MC can be seen sporting a curly afro, all while covering her breasts with her hand.…
How many of these have you heard? After passing the halfway point of 2018, the top 40 biggest selling albums of the year so far have been revealed. It should come as no surprise that the runaway success of the soundtrack to ‘The Greatest Showman’ sees it sitting comfortably atop the list, but there are also high rankings from new albums from George Ezra, Post Malone and Arctic Monkeys. As the Official Charts Company reports, ‘The Greatest Showman’ has shifted a massive 931,000 copies across physical and digital combined with streaming equivalent sales. In at the second highest-selling is Ed Sheeran with…
In nearly two months of dating, they’ve given us an internet sensation, nauseating PDAs, and matching tattoos Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande In case you hadn’t heard, Ariana Grande and SNL star Pete Davidson are dating now. Not only that, but they’re engaged, after only a month together. Whether you’re sickened by their public displays of affection or are shipping the new couple, you’ve got to agree calling this a whirlwind romance seems like a bit of an understatement. Let us guide you through a timeline of their relationship, which actually started – at least in some way – longer…
«I bought some bread, but I can’t buy a kite.» If you thought Fergie’s instantly iconic take on the National Anthem at the 2018 NBA All-Star game was amazing, wait until you see what the folks at Bad Lip Reading have for you. As a gift to the nation on the 4th of July holiday, the team unleashed their remixed version of Fergie’s already unique performance with some even more one-of-a-kind vocalizations. «I bought some bread/ But I can’t buy a kite/ So I baked another pie/ Yes, but why did I put a lot of bugs in that pie?,» the on-hiatus…