‘The Voice’: Dan + Shay Teammates Deliver ‘Steamy’ Battle
The Voice 2024 has entered the Battles phase. And, for two Team Dan + Shay hopefuls, a fight to the end with a twist. Karen Waldrup, a Mandeville, Louisiana native, all turbo power, and Ryan Argast, a Plainfield, Illinois man with range and gravel in his voice, were sent into the ring with a cover of Dan + Shay‘s 2023 number “Save Me The Trouble”. The contestants impressed the coaches with their obvious talent, and earned a few hollers with a smoking hot conclusion. “That was just steamy at the end,” Chance the Rapper remarked. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “That’s better than the original version,” Dan Smyers insisted. “That was so good. The energy, the passion, the power coming out of you two,” John Legend said. The rasp in Argast’s voice is his “superpower,” he enthused. Though he’s “mad he didn’t turn” for Waldrup, whose tone and vibrato worked magic. Legend would chose the latter, if he had the option. Trending on Billboard Reba McEntire did turn for Waldrup. “I think you’re fantastic,” she remarked. And there’s a lot of love for the “growl” in Argast’s voice. That performance was “awesome,” Chance chimed, though the pair had mismatching “energy levels.” Karen, he continued, has a “true talent. It was like there was a storm around you and you were just shining through it.” The Chicago rapper was quietly kicking himself for not turning for her when he had the chance. The final moments of the Battle were “steamy,” he reiterated, and exactly what the cameras adore. Dan + Shay had the last word. Argast’s “presence on stage is incredible,” claimed Smyers, while Waldrup “rose to the occasion,” belting out a “guy’s song.” It’s a voice that reminds Mooney of old country, classic stuff he grew up listening to. “I love that sound, it’s very unique.” Argast’s voice, he continued, is “powerhouse.” With the kind words out the way, a decision had to be made. They chose Waldrup. Dan + Shay are the newbies on this 25th season of NBC’s The Voice, joined by returning coaches Reba McEntire, John Legend and Chance the Rapper. Watch the Battle below. [embedded content]
Benson Boone Set to End Beyonce’s Reign On U.K. Chart
A beautiful week looms for Benson Boone, whose “Beautiful Things” (via Warner Records) leads the U.K. chart race. “Beautiful Things” has topped the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. surveys but, in eight weeks on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, has never gone higher than No. 2. That could be about to change. Based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the OCC, the Washington-born singer-songwriter’s breakout hit takes pole position, lifting 2-1. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Meanwhile, after four weeks at the summit – for her longest U.K. reign – Beyonce’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Columbia/Parkwood Ent) finally loses its grip. It’s down 1-2 on the midweek tally. Trending on Billboard Closing out the top three on the chart blast is Ariana Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love),” up 6-3. The track is housed on Grande’s current U.K. No. 1 album, Eternal Sunshine (Republic Records), her fifth leader. The top new release at the midway mark belongs to Mark Knopfler, whose charity fundraising single “Going Home” (BMG) is set for a top 10 start. The former Dire Straits frontman assembled a starry cast of guitar heroes for the 9-minute recording, a remake of the theme from the 1983 feature film Local Hero. The likes of David Gilmour, Ronnie Wood, Slash, Eric Clapton, Sting, Joan Armatrading, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Jett, Pete Townshend and the late Jeff Beck are among the scores of performers on the recording, which raises funds for Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. “Going Home” had briefly led the U.K. chart race, but slips to No. 6 midweek. The original cut, an instrumental, spent three weeks on the chart in 1983 with a peak of No. 56. The Northern Englishman recently sold 120 guitars and amplifiers, with charities the British Red Cross, Tusk, Brave Hearts of the North East and Teenage Cancer Trust among the beneficiaries. [embedded content] Also eyeing a top 10 berth is BTS member V (real name: Kim Tae-hyung), whose “FRI(END)S” (BigHit Entertainment) is predicted to open at No. 7. That would mark V’s first solo U.K. top tier appearance. If “FRI(END)S” holds its course, V would join bandmates Jimin (“Like Crazy” at No. 8) and Jung Kook (“Too Much” with The Kid Laroi and Central Cee at No. 10, “3D” with Jack Harlow at No. 5, “Standing Next To You” at No. 5, and “Seven” with Latto at No.3) as the BTS members with U.K. solo top 10 notches on their belts. All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published Friday, March 22.
Pink’s ‘Summer Carnival’ Tour of Australia Smashes Records
Pink’s Summer Carnival tour of Australia and New Zealand is yet to wrap, but it’s already logged in the history books. With just three dates left on the itinerary, Live Nation, producer of her latest epic trek Down Under, reveals nearly one million tickets have changed hands – a volume that’s by far the biggest for any female headliner to have toured ANZ. That’s “almost the highest ever tour sales in this market,” reads a statement from LN, issued Tuesday (Feb. 19) on the eve of her final date at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Only two other tours are in the same ballpark: Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms visit of 1986 and Ed Sheeran’s Divide jaunt in 2018. When Pink finishes her last lap this Saturday (March 23) at Townsville’s Country Bank Stadium, her 20 stadium shows will represent the most ever performed by any artist in Australia and NZ on a single tour. Trending on Billboard And along the way, Pink has broken the attendance records at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium and at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium. “Pink is one of the most amazing live performers to ever walk onto the stage,” comments Michael Coppel, chairman of Live Nation Australasia and Pink’s long-standing promoter in Australia. “I’ve been very privileged to share in her epic 20-year journey in Australia and New Zealand, where she has played more than 200 shows.” In Australia, Pink’s punches in the heavyweight class in every statistical category. When Summer Carnival wraps, her total ticket sales in this territory will lift to more than 3.1 million across six tours, the largest career ticket sales ever accumulated by an international performer in ANZ, according to LN. That career tally includes more than 658,000 tickets sold on her 2009 Funhouse tour, which spanned 58 arena shows; and her 2013 The Truth About Love trek, which played 46 arena shows and shifted more than 600,000 tickets. According to Billboard Boxscore, Pink is the highest-grossing act of the 2010s in Oceania with about $135 million. She even has her own ladies’ toilet block at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, where she has eliminated old attendance marks. On the recording side, her ninth and most recent studio album, Trustfall, opened at No. 1 on the ARIA Chart in February 2023, for her seventh leader. Earlier this week, Coppel, Pink’s manager Roger Davies and staff from Sony Music Australia and Live Nation presented the Philadelphia pop superstar with a special award, a memento of her latest recording-busting efforts. “There is a palpable mutual love affair between the Australasian audience that love seeing her perform live,” adds Coppel, “and an artist who clearly loves being here. Congratulations, Alecia, on yet another stunning record-breaking tour and on an incredible career, with even greater success surely to come.”
Ariana Grande Leads Kacey Musgraves In U.K. Albums Chart Race
Ariana Grande is on track for another week atop the U.K. chart with Eternal Sunshine (via Republic Records). Though she has competition. Based on midweek sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company, Eternal Sunshine has a slim edge and should clinch a second week at No. 1. Eternal Sunshine became Grande’s fifth U.K. leader when it debuted at the zenith of the national chart last Friday, March 15. As it stands, less than 1,000 chart units separate Grande’s seventh studio album with U.S. country artist Kacey Musgraves’ sixth LP, Deeper Well (Interscope). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Deeper Well is predicted to bow at No. 2, giving Musgraves a third U.K. top 10 after 2018’s Golden Hour (No. 6 peak) and 2021’s Star-Crossed (No. 10). Trending on Billboard There’s another challenger in this race: Caity Baser and her 13-track mixtape Still Learning (EMI). The collection is just 1,500 behind the leader in third place on the OCC‘s chart blast. Baser was shortlisted for the BRITs Rising Star 2024 award, won by The Last Dinner Party. Meanwhile, Justin Timberlake’s solo comeback album Everything I Thought I Was (RCA) should yield the U.S. pop star a sixth U.K. top 10. It’s new at No. 4 on the Official Chart Update. U.S. rock veterans the Black Crowes could nab a third U.K. top 10 album, and first in 30 years, with Happiness Bastards (Silver Arrow), set to open at No. 7. As AC/DC celebrates 50 years rocking, the legendary Australian band releases its full set of albums on vinyl. The first nine reissues in the “AC/DC 50” collection dropped March 15, powering several classics up the midweek chart. Among them, the rockers’ 1980 blockbuster Back in Black (Epic), their first U.K. No. 1, which rebounds to No. 10 on the midweek chart, while 1979’s Highway to Hell drives to No. 22, against an historic peak of No. 8. Finally, new releases from electronic music producer Four Tet (Three at No. 25 via Text), teenage Manchester rapper Nemzzz (Do Not Disturb at No. 31 via Nemzzz), and Hastings, England punk outfit Kid Kapichi (There Goes The Neighbourhood at No. 36 via Spinefarm) are on track for top 40 debuts. All will be revealed when the Official Albums Chart is published Friday, March 22.
What You Missed at Rolling Loud California 2024: Nicki Minaj, Ye, Post Malone, Sexyy Red & More | Billboard News
Here’s all the show-stopping performers you missed this weekend at Rolling Loud California 2024, from Sexyy Red, Chief Keef, Nicki Minaj, Ye, Post Malone, Travis Scott, Future, Metro Boomin and more! That Mexican OTShe was Nicki, she that bi—. Tetris KellyFrom Nicki’s complete takeover to a weekend of Sexyy Red. Sexyy Red.I had fun doing the set. Tetris KellyYe, Ty Dolla $ign, Post Malone and so much more. Chief KeefIt’s always loud, Rolling Loud. Tetris KellyHey, what’s up, it’s Tetris with Billboard News. We’re here at Rolling Loud taking you to all the biggest sets and showing you everything you missed this weekend. You had Sexyy Red up there. Man, how did you guys start working together? It was so good. Chief KeefI just know she f—ed with me real heavy. I f— with her too, saying she want to come thru, I said hell f—in’ yeah! Tetris KellySexyy Red also had her own set, which landed on ‘Pink Friday,’ when Nicki Minaj brought her tour to the Barbz in Inglewood. Tetris KellyThe weekend was kicked off on Thursday, when Ye had the night to himself with Ty Dolla $ign and friends. Quavo was one of those friends, and he also joined Post Malone’s set, which was full of all his hits. Watch the full video above!
Jeff Lynne’s ELO Announce Dates For Final North American Tour
Jeff Lynne‘s ELO announced the dates for the power pop group’s final run of North American dates on Monday (March 18). The 27-date Over and Out Tour is slated to kick off on August 24 in Palm Desert, CA and keep the “Evil Woman” band on the road through late October, with stops in Seattle, Vancouver, San Francisco, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, New York, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Phoenix and Sacramento before winding down on Oct. 25 with a show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Tickets for the tour by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rockers best known for such symphonic power pop AM radio stapes as “Strange Magic,” “Mr. Blue Sky,” “Do Ya?” and “Turn to Stone” will go on sale beginning with an artist presale kicking off on Wednesday (March 20) at 10 a.m. local time; the general onsale will begin on Friday (March 22) at 10 a.m. local time, click here for information. Trending on Billboard The original ELO released a dozen albums through 2001’s Zoom — plus the 1980 soundtrack to Xanadu featuring Olivia Newton-John — as well as two credited to Jeff Lynne’s ELO, 2015’s Alone in the Universe and 2019s’s From Out of Nowhere. The latter album’s 2019 outing was the last time Lynne, 76, was on the road. Check out the dates for the 2024 Jeff Lynne’s ELO North American tour below. August 24 — Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena August 27 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena August 28 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena August 30 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center Sept. 1 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center Sept. 6 — St Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center Sept. 7 — Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse Sept. 9 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena Sept. 10 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena Sept. 13 — Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center Sept. 14 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Sept. 16 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Sept. 20 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center Sept. 23 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden Sept. 25 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena Sept. 27 — Chicago, IL @ United Center Sept. 30 — St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center Oct. 2 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena Oct. 9 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena Oct. 11 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena Oct. 12 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena Oct. 15 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center Oct. 16 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center Oct. 18 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center Oct. 21 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center Oct. 23 — Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center Oct. 25 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
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