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26 Aug 2024

Queens of the Stone Age Cancel 2024 Shows as Josh Homme Prioritizes Health

Queens of the Stone Age have made the difficult decision to cancel all remaining 2024 tour dates as frontman Josh Homme continues to focus on his health.

In a statement posted to X (formerly Twitter), the band wrote: “QOTSA regret to announce the cancellation and/or postponement of all remaining 2024 shows. Josh has been given no choice but to prioritize his health and to receive essential medical care through the remainder of the year.”

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The announcement comes just weeks after the band had to cancel several European dates to allow Homme to undergo emergency surgery.

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Homme, who has been open about his health struggles in the past, revealed last year that he had undergone surgery for cancer after being diagnosed in 2022. The nature of his recent surgery has not been disclosed, but it has become clear that his recovery will require additional time and care.

The cancelled performances include several U.S. shows scheduled from September through November, with standalone shows in Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, and Madison postponed. Additionally, festival appearances in Memphis, Bridgeport, and Mexico City have been called off.

In July, the band explained the urgency of Homme’s situation, stating that he had to “return to the United States immediately for emergency surgery.” Despite their best efforts to continue the tour, Homme’s condition ultimately made it impossible to go on.

“Homme must return to the United States immediately for emergency surgery,” they said at the time. “Every effort was made to push through and play for you, but it is no longer an option to continue.”

Queens of the Stone Age had been touring in support of their eighth studio album, In Times New Roman…, which was released in July. The record marked the band’s first release in six years, following extensive tours across North America, Australia, and Asia earlier in the year.

The band has not yet announced any plans to reschedule the cancelled dates but has expressed gratitude for the understanding and support from their fans during this challenging time.

26 Aug 2024

Bruce Springsteen Shuts Down Farewell Tour Rumors: ‘We Ain’t Quitting!’

Bruce Springsteen has no plans to hang up his guitar anytime soon.

The legendary rocker, who has been a cornerstone of rock music for over five decades, made it clear during his Aug. 23 performance at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia that rumors of his impending retirement are far from the truth.

In front of a passionate crowd, Springsteen dismissed any talk of a farewell tour with his signature sass. “We’ve been around for 50 f***ing years, and we ain’t quitting!” he declared. “We ain’t doing no farewell tour bullsh*t! Jesus Christ! No farewell tour for the E Street Band!”

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He added, “Farewell to what? A thousand people screaming your name? Get the hell out. I ain’t going anywhere!”

The statement came in response to ongoing speculation about the longevity of Springsteen and the E Street Band’s current tour.

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The show was part of the North American leg of their ongoing tour, which has seen them play across the U.S. and Europe despite setbacks, including Springsteen’s battle with peptic ulcer disease last year.

While rumors of a possible farewell tour have swirled of late, guitarist Steven Van Zandt also dispelled any notion of an imminent end, saying recently, “I don’t see the end anywhere in sight, to be honest, especially in Europe, where we’re bigger than we’ve ever been. I think we can play every summer for evermore, man.”

In a review of Springsteen’s Pittsburgh show earlier this month, Billboard noted Springsteen’s “earth-quaking exuberance” and the band’s ability to deliver “magic moments” night after night. The same energy was palpable in Philadelphia, where the band delivered a set that spanned decades of hits.

However, the tour has not been without its challenges. Last September, Springsteen was forced to postpone several dates due to health issues, rescheduling them for 2024.

The current leg of the tour will continue with performances in Toronto and Vancouver before wrapping up on Nov. 22.

Fans can also look forward to the upcoming documentary, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band, set to be released on Disney+ and Hulu this October.

25 Aug 2024

TLC Concerts Cancelled After T-Boz Hospitalized

TLC has been forced to cancel two highly anticipated concerts due to a medical emergency involving Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins.

The news came just hours before the group was set to perform at the New York State Fair on Aug. 23.

In a statement shared on Instagram Stories, TLC’s Rozanda “Chilli” Thomas revealed the details of T-Boz’s sudden health crisis following a performance in Toledo, Ohio, on Aug. 22.

“Shortly after arriving in Syracuse, Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins experienced sudden and severe nausea, vomiting, and intense abdominal cramps,” the statement explained.

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“She was immediately seen by a doctor and subsequently taken to the hospital for further evaluation. The doctor verified that this was not food poisoning, but an abdominal blockage. Tionne deeply regrets having to cancel these shows and extends her sincere apologies to all her fans and the event promoters.”

It continued, “The decision to cancel was made under the advisement of her physician, who required her to stay in the hospital overnight to undergo a CT scan to assess the severity of her condition.”

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As a result of the diagnosis, TLC was forced to cancel both their Aug. 23 performance at the New York State Fair in Syracuse and their Aug. 24 show at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, where they were scheduled to perform alongside Shaggy.

The statement also mentioned that T-Boz is expected to be released from the hospital on Sunday, Aug. 25.

The latest cancellation marks another challenging moment for TLC, who have had to navigate several health-related setbacks this year.

Just three months ago, the group postponed four Canadian tour dates after T-Boz and several crew members contracted the flu.

Despite this, T-Boz assured fans in a message posted to Instagram that she’s “on the mend” and expressed deep regret over the cancellations. “This was just one of those unexpected things that I had no control over,” she shared. “I look forward to making it up to you all.”

The group has promised to reschedule the cancelled shows, stating: “TLC is committed to rescheduling the cancelled shows and apologizes to all the fans, particularly those who traveled long distances to attend. The group appreciates the understanding and support.”

TLC’s legacy in the music industry remains unmatched. With four Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits—”Creep,” “Waterfalls,” “No Scrubs,” and “Unpretty”—the group has solidified their place as one of the most influential girl groups of all time. Their 1994 album CrazySexyCool is also certified Diamond by the RIAA. Earlier this year, TLC celebrated the 25th anniversary of their album Fanmail, which featured the chart-topping hit “No Scrubs.”

Fans are encouraged to stay tuned to the group’s official channels for updates on when the cancelled shows will be rescheduled.

25 Aug 2024

Yeehaw! Post Malone’s ‘F-1 Trillion’ Ropes in Third U.K. No. 1

Post Malone has once again claimed the top spot on the U.K. Official Albums Chart, securing his third U.K. No. 1 album with F-1 Trillion.

The New York-born, Texas-raised star artist’s sixth studio album follows in the footsteps of his previous chart-toppers, beerbongs & bentleys (2018) and Hollywood’s Bleeding (2019).

The standard edition of the F-1 Trillion album was released on Aug. 16 and has 18 songs, 15 of which are collaborations with country stars ranging from Dolly Parton and Hank Williams Jr., to Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton, to HARDY and Morgan Wallen.

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Later on Aug. 16,  F-1 Trillion garnered a deluxe reissue, dubbed the “Long Bed” edition, with nine additional solo Post Malone tracks.

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F-1 Trillion not only leads the U.K. Official Albums Chart but also tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, making it the most purchased album on vinyl in the U.K. this week.

Meanwhile, The Script celebrates another milestone as their latest album Satellites debuts at No. 2 on the chart. This marks the Irish band’s eighth Top 5 album and their first release since the passing of their lead guitarist, Mark Sheehan, last year. Satellites also claims the top spot on the Official Record Store Chart, the best-selling physical album in independent record shops across the U.K.

Taylor Swift continues to dominate the charts, with The Tortured Poets Department rising to No. 3 this week. Additionally, Swift has six other albums occupying spots within the Top 40, including Lover (No. 10), folklore (No. 11), reputation (No. 12), 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (No. 13), Midnights (No. 14), and Red (Taylor’s Version) (No. 37), amid her return to London’s Wembley Stadium for her Eras Tour.

Further down the chart, Welsh rock band Scarlet Rebels secured their second Top 40 album with Where the Colours Meet debuting at No. 15.

Royal Blood’s self-titled debut album re-enters the Top 40 at No. 21, thanks to a special 10th Anniversary Edition release. Edinburgh’s Hamish Hawk achieves his first-ever Top 40 placement with A Firmer Hand landing at No. 22, while Nevada’s Falling In Reverse scores their first U.K. Top 40 album with Popular Monster at No. 29.

Finally, The Stranglers reached a significant milestone with their live album Fifty Years in Black – The Anniversary Tour 2024, debuting at No. 36, marking their 20th Top 40 album in the U.K.

Further down the chart, Welsh rock band Scarlet Rebels secure their second Top 40 album with Where the Colours Meet debuting at No. 15.

Royal Blood’s self-titled debut album re-enters the Top 40 at No. 21, thanks to a special 10th Anniversary Edition release. Hamish Hawk achieves his first-ever Top 40 placement with A Firmer Hand landing at No. 22, while Nevada’s Falling In Reverse scores their first U.K. Top 40 album with Popular Monster at No. 29.

Finally, The Stranglers reached a significant milestone with their live album Fifty Years in Black – The Anniversary Tour 2024, debuting at No. 36, marking their 20th Top 40 album in the U.K.

You can stream Post Malone’s latest album F-1 Trillion below.

25 Aug 2024

Chase & Status and Stormzy Hold Strong at No. 1 on U.K. Chart with ‘BACKBONE’

Chase & Status and Stormzy continue their reign atop the U.K. Official Singles Chart for a second consecutive week with their collaboration “BACKBONE.”

The track, which pairs Chase & Status’s high-energy drum and bass production with Stormzy’s commanding lyrical delivery, remains the most-streamed song in the U.K. this week, boasting an impressive 5.5 million streams.

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Following the single’s debut at No. 1 in the U.K. last week, Chase & Status, comprised of Saul Milton and Will Kennard, said of the collaboration with Stormzy, “We knew that connecting with Stormzy was going to create something special, but we didn’t expect a KO reaction like this.”

“To see him running out at our show at The Milton Keynes Bowl in his best man’s suit, straight from a wedding and in front of 45,000 people, was insane!” they added. “One of the greatest British MCs to ever do it, spitting over DnB. And for it to go straight in at Number 1? It couldn’t get any better for us.”

This week’s highest new entry belongs to the powerhouse duo of Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. Their track “Die with a Smile” debuts at No. 7, marking Gaga’s 15th and Mars’s 11th Top 10 singles in the U.K. The track fuses Gaga’s distinctive flair for dramatic pop with Mars’s smooth, R&B-infused vocals, creating a unique blend that has quickly propelled the track into the Top 10.

Meanwhile, BL3SS, CamrinWatsin, and bbyclose celebrate their first-ever Top 5 single as their summer dance hit “Kisses” climbs to a new peak at No. 5.

Belfast’s rising star Jordan Adetunji also continues his ascent, with his catchy track “KEHLANI” moving up to No. 8, marking another career milestone.

Elsewhere on the chart, Chappell Roan’s “HOT TO GO!” breaks into the Top 10, reaching No. 10 after 14 weeks on the chart, thanks in part to a surprise performance with Olivia Rodrigo in Los Angeles. Indian rapper Hanumankind and producer Kalmi make their mark on the U.K. charts as well, with their track “Big Dawgs” jumping six spots to land at No. 15.

In other notable movements, Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, and D.O.D’s “Somedays” continues to climb, now at No. 16, while Taylor Swift’s “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart” rises to No. 21 following the release of its Eras Tour-filmed music video.

Finally, Gigi Perez’s “Sailor Song” makes its first appearance in the Top 40, climbing to No. 35, and Gracie Abrams’ “I Love You, I’m Sorry” gains a new peak at No. 37.

Listen to “BACKBONE” by Chase & Status and Stormzy below.

25 Aug 2024

Lizzo Says She’s ‘Taking a Gap Year’

Lizzo is in Bali, and she might stay there for a while.

“I’m taking a gap year & protecting my peace,” the singer announced in an Instagram update posted on Sunday (Aug. 25).

Over the weekend, Lizzo started giving fans a glimpse at her visit to Indonesia. In one post she teased, “Unfortunately I’ll be posting way too many bikini pics,” showing off her figure to the camera (no doubt feeling “Good as Hell”).

In an Instagram Story, Lizzo shared some fitness footage from Bali: a clip of herself getting some jump-rope time in on the balcony, which looked particularly impressive with the video sped up.

Just before summertime, the star gave an update on her mental health, a topic she’s been candid about over the past year amid harassment allegations and public scrutiny. (In August 2023, three former tour dancers filed a lawsuit against her, alleging sexual misconduct and hostile work conditions. Lizzo claimed the accusations to be false and deemed them “sensationalized stories”; the lawsuit was put on hold in March pending appeals.)

“I’m the happiest I’ve been in 10 months,” Lizzo wrote on Instagram in a May update. “The strange thing about depression is you don’t know you’re in it until you’re out of it. I’m definitely not all the way as carefree as I used to be. But the dark cloud that followed me every day is finally clearing up. My smile reaches my eyes again and that’s a win.”

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Two months prior, in March, she’d expressed frustration over heightened public criticism. “I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the Internet,” said Lizzo. “All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it. But I’m starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it.”

At the time, the star said, “I’m constantly up against lies being told about me for clout & views… being the butt of the joke every single time because of how I look… my character being picked apart by people who don’t know me and disrespecting my name. I didn’t sign up for this s— — I QUIT.”

Lizzo explained in a follow-up message that she was not resigning from her career in music. “I just need to clarify — when I say I quit, I mean, I quit giving any negative energy attention,” she said. “What I’m not gonna quit is the joy of my life, which is making music, which is connecting with people. I know I’m not alone. In no way, shape or form am I the only person who is experiencing that negative voice that seems to be louder than the positive … I’m going to keep moving forward, I’m going to keep being me.”

Now Lizzo — who last released an album in 2022, Special, a set that debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and featured the Hot 100 No. 1 “About Damn Time” — appears to be getting a wellness reset by way of nature, exercise and relaxation in Bali.

Get inspired to take some time for yourself with Lizzo’s latest Instagram post below.

25 Aug 2024

Macklemore Cancels Dubai Show Over UAE Arming Sudan Paramilitary Forces

Macklemore said he canceled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates’ role “in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan through its reported support of the paramilitary force that’s been fighting government troops there.

The announcement by Macklemore reignited attention to the UAE’s role in the war gripping the African nation. While the UAE repeatedly has denied arming the Rapid Support Forces and supporting its leader Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, United Nations experts reported “credible” evidence in January that the Emirates sent weapons to the RSF several times a week from northern Chad.

Sudan plunged into chaos in mid-April 2023, when long-simmering tensions between its military and paramilitary leaders broke out in the capital, Khartoum, and spread to other regions including Darfur. Estimates suggest over 18,800 people have been killed in the fighting, while over 10 million have fled their homes. Hundreds of thousands are on the brink of famine.

At a contentious U.N. Security Council meeting in June, Sudan’s embattled government directly accused the UAE of arming the RSF, and an Emirati diplomat angrily told his counterpart to stop “grandstanding.” The UAE has been a part in ongoing peace talks to end the fighting.

The Emirati Foreign Ministry offered no immediate comment on Macklemore’s public statement Sunday, nor did the city-state’s Dubai Media Office. Organizers last week announced the show had been canceled and refunds would be issued, without offering an explanation for the cancelation.

In a post Saturday on Instagram, Grammy winner Macklemore said he had a series of people “asking me to cancel the show in solidarity with the people of Sudan and to boycott doing business in the UAE for the role they are playing in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis.”

Macklemore said he reconsidered the show in part over his recent, public support of Palestinians amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip. He recently has begun performing a song called “Hind’s Hall,” in honor of a young girl named Hind Rajab killed in Gaza in a shooting Palestinians have blamed on Israeli forces opening fire on a civilian car.

“I know that this will probably jeopardize my future shows in the area, and I truly hate letting any of my fans down,” he wrote. “I was really excited too. But until the UAE stops arming and funding the RSF I will not perform there.”

He added: “I have no judgment against other artists performing in the UAE. But I do ask the question to my peers scheduled to play in Dubai: If we used our platforms to mobilize collective liberation, what could we accomplish?”

The RSF formed out of the Janjaweed fighters under then-Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled the country for three decades before being overthrown during a popular uprising in 2019. He is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide and other crimes during the conflict in Darfur in the 2000s.

Dubai, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates, the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, and other tourist destinations, long has tried to draw A-list performers in the city-state at a brand-new arena and other venues. However, performers in the past have acknowledged the difficulties in performing in the UAE, a hereditarily ruled federation of seven sheikhdoms in which speech is tightly controlled.

That includes comedian Dave Chappelle, who drew attention in May in Abu Dhabi when he referred to the Israel-Hamas war as a “genocide” while also joking about the UAE’s vast surveillance apparatus.

Macklemore, a 41-year-old rapper born Benjamin Hammond Haggerty in Kent, Washington, won Grammy awards in 2014 for his breakout song, “Thrift Shop.”

25 Aug 2024

Reading & Leeds Festival Apologizes for Cutting Lana Del Rey’s Performance Short

Lana Del Rey‘s microphone was turned off during her Saturday performance at the 2024 Reading & Leeds Festival, unexpectedly cutting her set short last night (Aug. 24).

As The Hollywood Reporter noted, Del Rey was headlining Reading at Richfield Avenue when fireworks began toward the end of her set. At that time her sound went off — before she was finished performing. Del Rey spent the last five minutes of her stage time watching the fireworks display.

Fan reports on social media indicate the early ending came at the start of “Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have – But I Have It,” the closing track of her 2019 album Norman F—ing Rockwell.

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The U.K. festival posted a short statement via an Instagram Story on Sunday to address the tech issue from the night before.

“Due to an error by the Reading production team we accidentally cut Lana Del Rey’s incredible set short by 5 mins, we apologise unreservedly to Lana and her fans,” the statement said.

Del Rey performed at the Leeds portion of the fest at Bramham Park on Sunday night.

The festival appearance marks the end of the singer’s tour in support of 2023’s Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.

Next up should be new album Lasso, which she recently spoke of in Vogue: “All my albums are somewhat rooted in Americana, unless it’s an album like Honeymoon which has a jazz flair, so I don’t think it will be a heavy departure … If anything, it will just be a little lighter lyrically, and more pointed in a classic country, American, or Southern Gothic production — which again, so many of my songs already are.”

See Lana take in Saturday night’s fireworks show in a fan-captured clip below. Plus, enjoy her Reading performance of “Summertime Sadness,” filmed by BBC Music.

25 Aug 2024

Fans Choose Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Short n’ Sweet’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music in All-Genre Poll

Sabrina Carpenter‘s Short n’ Sweet has topped this week’s new music poll that features artists in various genres of music.

Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Aug. 23) on Billboard, choosing the 25-year-old pop star’s sixth album as their favorite new music release of the past week.

Short n’ Sweet brought in nearly 50% of the vote on the poll, securing an edge ahead of new releases from Coldplay, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyana and TINI (“We Pray”); Lainey Wilson (Whirlwind); Central Cee (“Billion Streams Freestyle” and “Bolide Noir”); New Radicals (“Murder on the Dancefloor” and “Lost Stars”); and others.

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Carpenter’s highly anticipated Short n’ Sweet officially arrived on Friday. The new project features previously released singles “Espresso” and her Billboard Hot 100 chart topper “Please Please Please.” Along with the album release, she also dropped the thriller-inspired music video for “Taste,” starring Wednesday actress Jenna Ortega.

Short n’ Sweet follows 2021’s Emails I Can’t Send, which features hits like “Nonsense,” “Feather” and “Because I Liked a Boy.” The album peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, marking Carpenter’s highest-charting effort on the tally.

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“I called it Short n’ Sweet for multiple reasons. It was not because I’m vertically challenged. It was really like I thought about some of these relationships and how some of them were the shortest I’ve ever had and they affected me the most,” she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe of the project.

“I think about the way that I respond to situations, and sometimes it is very nice and sometimes it’s not very nice. And again, the thing about albums, projects, writing songs, it’s all moments. So harder for other people to understand that when they’re listening to something that’s going to take them through maybe a lot of years, hopefully a lot of years, is that I’m not the same person that I was when I wrote that.”

Trailing behind Carpenter on this week’s poll is Coldplay’s team-up with Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna and TINI for “We Pray,” which brought in 30% of the vote. The British band is gearing up for the release of its 10th studio album, Moon Music, set for release on Oct. 4.

See the final results of this week’s poll below. Check out Billboard‘s Friday Music Guide to catch up with more must-hear releases from this week.

25 Aug 2024

Post Malone’s ‘F-1 Trillion’ Revs In at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart

Post Malone’s first country album, F-1 Trillion, rolls in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated Aug. 31) with 250,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 22, according to Luminate. It’s the sixth top 10, and third No. 1 for the artist. He last led the list with Hollywood’s Bleeding in 2019, which racked up five weeks atop the list. He first reigned with Beerbongs & Bentleys, for three weeks in 2018.

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The standard edition of the F-1 Trillion album was released on Aug. 16 and has 18 songs, 15 of which are collaborations with country stars ranging from Dolly Parton and Hank Williams Jr., to Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton, to HARDY and Morgan Wallen. Later on Aug. 16,  F-1 Trillion garnered a deluxe reissue, dubbed the “Long Bed” edition, with nine additional solo Post Malone tracks.

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F-1 Trillion also leads the Top Country Albums — where it’s Post Malone’s first entry — and the Top Streaming Albums and Top Album Sales tallies.

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 album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Aug. 31, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Aug. 27. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

F-1 Trillion debuts with 250,000 equivalent album units earned — the second-largest week for any country album in 2024. Only Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter earned a bigger week this year among country sets, when it opened in April with 407,000 units.

Of F-1 Trillion’s first-week sum of 250,000 units, SEA units comprise 164,000 (equaling 212.86 million on-demand official streams of the deluxe album’s 27 songs), album sales comprise 80,000 and TEA units comprise 6,000. The album’s first-week sales were bolstered by its availability across four vinyl editions (a standard black vinyl and three color variants; which combined to sell 25,000 — Post Malone’s best week on vinyl), a cassette and a CD, in addition to explicit and clean digital download albums for the standard 18-song version and the 27-song “Long Bed” version.

F-1 Trillion was led by the crossover hit “I Had Some Help,” featuring country superstar Wallen. The single spent six weeks atop the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, in May-July, reached No. 1 on the all-genre Streaming Songs chart, and topped both the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay tallies. It also crowned the all-genre Radio Songs airplay ranking and hit No. 1 on both the Pop Airplay and Adult Pop Airplay charts. “Help” was followed by two further preview tracks from the album before the full-length set dropped: “Pour Me a Drink,” featuring Shelton, and “Guy for That,” featuring Luke Combs. Both reached the top 20 on the Hot 100 and the top 10 on Hot Country Songs.

Reflecting their latest sonic turns, Post Malone is the second artist, following Beyoncé, to lead the Top Country Albums chart in 2024 with a first entry after having reached No. 1 on other genre-specific album charts with earlier albums. Between 2017 and 2022, Post Malone claimed four No. 1s on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (with Stoney, Beerbongs & Bentleys, Hollywood’s Bleeding and Twelve Carat Toothache), and also led the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart in 2023 (with Austin). Earlier in 2024, Beyoncé made her first visit to Top Country Albums with Cowboy Carter, leading the list for four weeks in April-May. Beyoncé previously logged eight No. 1s on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as a soloist in 2003-22.

Post Malone leads an otherwise sleepy top 10 on the new Billboard 200, as F1-Trillion is the only debut in the region. Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess holds at its No. 2 high for a second week, earning 72,000 equivalent album units (down 1%), while Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department falls to No. 3, after 15 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1, with 62,000 (down 27%). Wallen’s chart-topping One Thing at a Time dips 3-4 with 60,000 (down 5%) and Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft descends 4-5 with 53,000 (down 8%).

Zach Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene drops 5-6 with 44,000 equivalent album units earned (down 8%); Charli XCX’s Brat slips 6-7 with 41,000 (down 14%); Noah Kahan’s Stick Season falls 7-8 with 38,000 (down 2%); Wallen’s former No. 1 Dangerous: The Double Album descends 8-9 with 36,000 (down 5%); and Bryan’s self-titled leader is a non-mover at No. 10 with 33,000 (down less than 1%).

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