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Samantha McClymont, a founding member of Australian country act the McClymonts, is battling a rare type of breast cancer.
The 38-year-old artist shared the troubling news on her social media page.
“Last October, I found a lump,” she writes. “After initially being misdiagnosed,” she continues, her “life completely turned upside” down four months later when she was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. According to Cancer Research U.K., about 15% of breast cancers are of this type.
“It has become my full-time job having treatment,” she continues. “It has begun with chemotherapy/ immunotherapy, which in total will be 5 months, followed by surgery and then radiation.”
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Friends and family “have been incredibly supportive as Ben, the boys, and I navigate our new routine,” she writes in a post that’s accompanied with a picture of the singer getting hugs from her sons.
McClymont has wiped clean her work slate for the rest of the year, as she recovers from her illness. “I know I will come out the other side of this,” adds McClymont, “but it’s one step at a time.”
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The sibling trio – Sam, Brooke, and Mollie – has released six studio LPs, the most recent, Mayhem To Madness (Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia), dropping in 2020 and opening at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Mayhem To Madness was shortlisted for country album of the year at the ARIA Awards.
“Their harmonies are tight, and their songwriting is nothing short of first rate,” wrote Billboard’s late country writer Chuck Dauphin for a 615 Spotlight on the group, published in 2011. “For every Keith Urban that has been able to transcend nationalities with their sound in the genre, there are at least two that have not been able to. The McClymonts are making that jump – and making it successfully.”
Over time, the group has collected 13 Golden Guitar Awards, two ARIA Awards and an APRA Award.
It’s Tuesday, April 30th, and we have lots to go through with your favorites. Kendrick Lamar just dropped his new diss track aimed at Drake, titled “euphoria.” Katy Perry is seen rocking a new ‘do for ‘American Idol,’ Dua Lipa shares new blonde hairdo and Blue Ivy Carter is making her film debut alongside Beyoncé […]
The latest episode of American Idol was an eventful one, as the top seven contestants were identified, America waved goodbye to one hopeful, and a musical tribute was paid to the late Idol alum, Mandisa.
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Monday night was the Judge’s Song round of Idol’s 22nd season, a game within a game that saw the Top 8 perform one of three songs secretly selected by Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
Will Moseley covered Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues,” Kaibrienne sang “Traitor” by Olivia Rodrigo, McKenna Faith Breinholt hit Lissie’s “Everywhere I Go,” Jack Blocker belted out “Always On My Mind,” Abi Carter tackled “Bring Me To Life,” Julia Gagnon went with “Over The Rainbow,” Triston Harper impressed with Morgan Wallen’s “Sand In My Boots” and Emmy Russell performed Loretta Lynn’s signature song, “Coal Miners Daughter.”
Just to add some spice, America voted live for the Top 6, and the judges made a save for the Top 7. When the votes were tallied, Kaibrienne was eliminated.As previously reported, the special two-hour episode also welcomed back three American Idol alumni to pay homage to late season five star Mandisa. Melinda Doolittle (season six), Danny Gokey (season eight) and Colton Dixon (season 11) came together to sing one of Mandisa’s favorite songs, “Shackles” by gospel duo Mary Mary.The 47-year-old Grammy-winning Christian contemporary singer was found dead of as-yet-undisclosed causes in her home earlier this month.
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“Mandisa was an adored icon on American Idol and in the music industry,” read a statement from the show. “She had become a platinum-selling artist and had won [a Grammy] for her music. Her passing has left everyone on the show heartbroken, and we extend our deepest condolences to her family.”
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Taylor Swift is on track for a second week at No. 1 in the U.K. with The Tortured Poets Department (via EMI).
Unlike last week when Tortured Poets creamed the competition en route to her 12th U.K. No. 1, TayTay has a challenger — in the form of Pet Shop Boys’ new album Nonetheless (Parlophone).
Based on midweek sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company, Nonetheless sits at No. 2, roughly 1,000 chart units behind TayTay’s double-album.
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Nonetheless is the veteran British electronic-pop outfit’s 15th studio album, and is predicted to become their 19th U.K. top 10. If it holds its position, Nonetheless would become Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe’s highest-charting collaborative studio album since Very led the chart in 1993, one of the pair’s four No. 1s.
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Swift’s Tortured Poets last Friday, April 26, completed the chart cycle with the biggest opening-week in seven years, TayTay’s brightest-ever start in the U.K., and the fastest-selling album of 2024 so far. Also, she now joins Madonna as the solo female artists with the most all-time leaders on the U.K. albums chart, and draws level with Bruce Springsteen on the all-time leaderboard.
Meanwhile, the Zutons are predicted to grab a podium spot with The Big Decider (Icepop). It’s new at No. 3 on the Official Chart Update, and is set up to become the British band’s first U.K. top 5 LP in 18 years.
Also eyeing top 10 debus are St. Vincent, with her self-produced seventh LP All Born Screaming (No. 4 via Total Pleasure), Jess Glynne’s third album JESS (No. 5 via EMI), 5 Seconds of Summer member Luke Hemmings’ new EP Boy (No. 6 via RCA), and French electronic duo Justice with their fourth LP Hyperdrama (No. 10 via Because Music).
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published Friday, May 3.
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” is piping hot in the U.K., where it leads the chart race for the first time.
The American singer and actor has a bonafide hit on her hands with “Espresso” (Island), which debuted at No. 6 on the national chart, following its release April 11, and has continued to climb ever since.
“Espresso” is her first top 10 and fourth top 40 appearance on the U.K. chart, following “Feather” (No. 19 peak), “Skin” (No. 28) and “Nonsense” (No. 32).
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Carpenter can’t take it to the bank. Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone dips 1-2 on the Official Chart Update, and, based on early sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, is less than 1,000 chart units behind. “Fortnight” last Friday, April 26, opened at No. 1 on the Official Chart, for Swift’s fourth leader, while its parent LP The Tortured Poets Department (EMI) rampaged its way to the summit of the albums chart, for her 12th leader and third chart double.
Another track from Swift’s double album could debut in the top 10, “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart.” It’s new at No. 7 on the Official Chart Update, and could lift her career tally of U.K. top 10s to 29.
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Country music has enjoyed a revival on the U.K. charts, first with Beyonce’s No. 1 album Cowboy Carter (Columbia/Parkwood Ent), then Dasha’s single “Austin.” Shaboozey is getting in on the act with “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (via American Dogwood/Empire), which lifts 27-8 on the chart blast and is set to give the U.S. artist his first U.K. top 10.
Dasha’s “Austin” (Warner Records), meanwhile, is predicted to hold at No. 10.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday, May 3.
It’s Monday, April 29th, and Taylor Swift hits another record on the Billboard 200 with the release of her double album ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ She makes a huge debut at No. 1, securing her 14th chart topping album. The Hot 100 is in, who takes the cake? Keep watching to find out. Rihanna is […]
Tetris Kelly:Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department has done a complete takeover. This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated May 4. At No. 10 is “Guilty As Sin.” “Who’s Afraid of Little Oh Me?” is in at No. 9. Florence + The Machine joins Taylor at No. 8. “But Daddy […]
Music industry professionals are often reminded, it ain’t the glitter or the glamor, the magic is all in the song. And, yes, the delivery.
Cher’s “Believe” is a case in point.
The veteran entertainer dropped “Believe” in 1998, a dreamy club thumper that featured Cher’s vocals reimagined with the input of AutoTune. In the late ‘90s, no veteran mainstream artist was messing Autotune. Only Cher.
In 1999, Cher’s “Believe” went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, just days short of 25 years after her previous leader, 1974’s “Dark Lady.” That meant Cher had the longest gap between No. 1 hits in the chart’s history, Fred Bronson wrote in the Chart Beat column at the time.
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“Believe” took on another guise, had another life, this time when DMA’S performed the song live in 2016 for listeners of Australia’s triple j network. On this occasion, the song was stripped to its heartbroken bones, Tommy O’Dell’s impressive pipes driving it home. DMA’s are on fire. Their last two studio albums peaked at No. 4 and No. 3 in the U.K., the Aussie band’s spiritual home.
“Believe” reminded music fans about the power of a great song, and the importance of delivery, when Jack Blocker tackled this classic song on ABC‘s American Idol for a spot in the final eight.
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The 25-year-old native of Dallas, TX, Blocker turned “Believe” into a country number, and earned a standing ovation from the three mentors Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
Blocker played in a student-led worship band at high school, is self-taught on guitar (using YouTube videos for guidance), and never had vocal coaching until he auditioned for this 22nd season of American Idol.
With his latest performance on season, he’ll believe he can go all the way.
America voted live, and Blocker won passage into the top 8 where he’s joined by Abi Carter, Emmy Russell, Julia Gagnon, Kaibrienne, McKenna Faith Breinholt, Triston Harper and Will Moseley.
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It’s a Taylor Swift double on the U.K. chart, as The Tortured Poets Department (EMI) opens at No. 1 and the U.S. pop star locks-up three of the top four on the national singles survey, including top spot.
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“Fortnight” featuring Post Malone debuts at No. 1 on the latest Official Chart, published Friday, April 26, ahead of Hozier’s “Too Sweet” (Island), down 1-2, and the TTPD title track, new at No. 3.
With that impeccable start, Swift snags her third career U.K. chart double, after ruling both charts simultaneously in 2022 with Midnights and its lead single “Anti-Hero,” and last year with 1989 (Taylor’s Version) and “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version)”.
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The leader on the midweek chart, “Fortnight” becomes Swift’s fourth U.K. No. 1 single after “Look What You Made Me Do” (from 2017), “Anti-Hero” (2022) and “Is It Over Now?” (Taylor’s Version) (2023), and Malone’s second — and first in seven years – after 2017’s “Rockstar” with 21 Savage.
Also, TTPD track “Down Bad” (No. 4) enters the top 10 on debut, lifting TayTay’s career tally of top tier hits to 28 (no more than three songs from any one album can be eligible for the U.K. singles chart).
Meanwhile, U.S. singer and actor Sabrina Carpenter is running hot with “Espresso” (Island), up 6-5 for her career peak U.K. chart position.
Further down the tally, Drake’s Kendrick Lamar diss track “Push Ups” (OVO/Republic Records) debuts at No. 14, giving the Canadian superstar hip-hop artist his 93rd U.K. top 40 single.
There’s another U.S. country artist making an impression on the U.K. top 40, this time singer-songwriter Shaboozey with “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (via American Dogwood/Empire), up 41-16. Shaboozey’s profile has enjoyed a boost in the U.K. after being featured on Beyoncé’s chart-topping LP Cowboy Carter. Dasha’s “Austin” (Warner Records) is still riding in the U.K. top 10, down 7-10.
Finally, Headie One’s “Cry No More” (Columbia), a collaboration with Stormzy and Tay Keith, bows at No. 33, for Headie’s 16th, Stormzy’s 31st and Tay Keith’s second U.K. top 40 appearance.
Nothing and no one could stop Taylor Swift’s irrepressible march to No. 1 in the U.K. as The Tortured Poets Department (via EMI) embarks on a record-setting romp.
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The clear leader at the halfway mark, Tortured Poets roars to No. 1 on the Official Chart, published Friday, April 26, for her 12th U.K. leader.
As previously reported, the new collection posts a career-best start for Swift, shifting 270,000 across the full chart week, outpacing her previous personal best of 204,000, when Midnights topped the chart in 2022.
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That’s the biggest opening week for any album in seven years – since Ed Sheeran’s 2017 hit ÷ (Divide), which locked up 670,000 first-week U.K. chart units. And it’s a greater first-week volume than Adele’s 2021 album 30, which accumulated 261,000 in its opening run, the Official Charts Company reports.
With a dozen leaders, Swift draws level with Madonna as the female artist with the most No. 1 albums in Official Albums Chart history. Only four acts in chart history have racked up more: The Beatles (16), The Rolling Stones (14), Robbie Williams (14) and Elvis Presley (13). Bruce Springsteen also has 12.
Tortured Poets joins Red (2012), 1989 (2014), reputation (2017), Lover (2019), folklore (2020), evermore (2020), Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (2021), Red (Taylor’s Version) (2021), Midnights (2022), Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (2023) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) in her collection of consecutive chart-toppers.
No other artist has notched up 12 leaders in such a short space of time, doing so in just 11 years and 6 months. That beats the Beatles, which chalked up as many No. 1s in 14 years and 1 month, between Please Please Me (May 1963) and The Beatles At Hollywood Bowl in June 1977.
Also, Swift extends her record as the only artist to claim 12 No. 1 albums in the 21st century, all of which came consecutively.
In non-TayTay news, Pearl Jam snags a best U.K. chart performance in 11 years with Dark Matter (Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records), new at No. 2, while British reggae act UB40‘s 21st studio album UB45 (Sono Recording Group) bows at No. 5.