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Coinciding with the celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary is the 30th anniversary of Salt-N-Pepa’s classic album Very Necessary. In honor of the occasion, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) — the catalog division of Universal Music Group — is announcing the release of Very Necessary (30th Anniversary Edition) on Oct. 20 https://saltnpepa.lnk.to/VeryNecessary30th Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and […]
Royal Blood reigns over the U.K. albums chart as Back to the Water Below (Warner Record) enters at No. 1.
The leader at the midweek stage, when it held an imposing 2-to-1 advantage over its nearest rival, Back to the Water Below keeps the duo’s perfect U.K. chart streak alive.
The Worthing, England formed rock act, comprising Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher, now boast four consecutive No. 1 studio albums, starting with their eponymously-titled debut from 2014, 2017’s How Did We Get So Dark and 2021’s Typhoons.
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Back to the Water Below was the week’s best-seller on vinyl, with physical sales accounting for over 85% of the first week total, the Official Charts Company reports.
Completing the top three this week is Travis Scott’s former leader Utopia (RCA), up 5-2, while the 1975’s self-titled debut LP (via Dirty Hit/Polydor) rebounds to No. 3, thanks to the release of a 10th anniversary edition, issued in multiple formats.
Burna Boy’s history-setting new album I Told Them… (via Atlantic) continues to perform well in its second week, dipping 1-4. The Nigeria-born artist (real name: Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu) is a stadium headliner in the U.K. With I Told Them…, he made history as the first international Afrobeats artist to snag a U.K. No. 1 album.
British shoegaze veterans Slowdive enjoy a career-high and first-ever top 10 appearance with Everything Alive (Dead Oceans). It’s new at No. 6 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, published Friday, Sept. 8.
Prior to Everything Alive, the Reading, England-raised band impacted the top 40 on two occasions, with 1991’s Just for a Day (No. 32) and their 2017 comeback effort Slowdive (No. 17).
Finally, Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós bags a sixth top 40 LP with Átta (BMG). It’s new at No. 30, following its release on physical formats. Átta is the group’s eighth studio album, and first in 10 years.
Doja Cat is crowned on the U.K. chart for the very first time with “Paint the Town Red,” which completes its coronation in its fifth week.
Lifted from the U.S. artist’s forthcoming fourth album Scarlet, “Paint the Town Red” (via Kemosabe Records/RCA Records) hangs on after claiming pole position at the midweek stage. “Paint the Town Red” had led on the chart blast the previous week, before being overtaken in the final stages by Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire” (Geffen).
Doja Cat has 15 U.K. top 40 singles, including top 10s with 2020’s ”Say So” (No. 2 peak), 2021’s SZA collaboration “Kiss Me More” (No. 3) and her 2021 team-up with “You Right” with the Weeknd (No. 9).
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Meanwhile, Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” (EMI) improves 4-2 for a new best. It’s an unusual journey for a song which first appeared on Swift’s 2019 chart-topping album Lover, and was liberated in June of this year as an official single release.
Rodrigo’s “Vampire” dips 1-3 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Sept. 8.
Red hot producer and DJ Fred Again snags his first top 10 single as a solo artist with “adore u” (Atlantic) featuring Nigerian vocalist Obongjaya. The track rises 13-9, for a new peak position. The Mercury Prize-nominated creator has produced works with Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, Little Mix, Rita Ora and others.
The U.K.’s decades-long love affair with Kylie Minogue continues to blossom as “Tension” (BMG), the title track from her forthcoming 16th studio album, lands at No. 19. That’s the highest debut this week and it’s the U.K.’s best-selling single for the latest cycle. “Tension” gives the Aussie pop veteran her 53rd U.K. top 40, and her second this year after “Padam Padam” cracked the top 10 (peaking at No. 8).
Close behind is Kenya Grace’s “Strangers” (FFRR), which enters the chart at No. 20. The viral number is the English singer and songwriter’s major label debut, and her first appearance on the national survey.
Finally, Troye Sivan is in a rush on the U.K. chart. The Australian pop artist’s “Rush” (Polydor) powers 33-22, following the release of a new remix featuring PinkPantheress and Hyunjin of K-pop group Stray Kids.
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has a new majority shareholder, Artémis.
The Pinault family’s investment company, Artémis has agreed to acquire the stake in CAA previously held by global investment firm TPG.
Through the arrangement, announced Thursday (Sept. 7), CAA’s Bryan Lourd, Kevin Huvane, and Richard Lovett have each made long-term commitments to continue leading the agency and will remain as co-chairmen of CAA. Lourd is expected to be named CEO following the completion of the purchase, while Jim Burtson, who led the CAA deal team, will remain president of CAA.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
“As a leader in its field with an outstanding management team, a crystal-clear focus on providing world-class service to world-class clients and a tremendous track record of growth, CAA has all the relevant characteristics to be part of the Artémis family, adding increased diversity, both in terms of geographical footprint and business activities, to our other assets,” comments Francois-Henri Pinault, Artémis CEO in a joint statement.
Artémis, whose assets include many of the most prestigious brands on the market, will now become a major player in the worlds of entertainment and sports, through its investment with CAA.
Founded in France in 1992, Artémis’ consolidated assets top $40 billion, including Kering, the luxury goods group that is home to Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, and other luxury brands; the Christie’s auction house; Pinault Collection, the world’s largest private collection of contemporary art; and more.
CAA’s “exceptional insight, relationships, and access across key sectors,” Pinault continued, along with its reputation for collaboration and innovation, gives “the company a formidable role in driving global opportunities for its diverse and culture-defining clients. We look forward to supporting the agency’s very bright path ahead.”
Singapore-headquartered global investment firm Temasek will remain a minority investor in CAA. CMC Capital remains a CAA strategic partner.
Allen & Company LLC served as financial advisor to CAA, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal counsel. Rothschild & Co was financial advisor to Artémis, and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP served as legal counsel. Ropes & Gray LLP was legal counsel to TPG. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP served as legal counsel to Temasek.
The transaction is expected to be completed later this year, subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions.
Polaris rocks Australia’s albums chart with Fatalism, while Doja Cat extends her streak atop the national singles survey with “Paint The Town Red”.
Hailing from Sydney, melodic metalcore merchants Polaris powers to a first ever-leader with Fatalism (Resist Records/Orchard), bowing at the summit of the ARIA Chart, published Sept. 8.
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Fatalism is the band’s third studio album, and third appearance in the top 10. The five-piece landed at No. 6 with 2017 debut The Mortal Coil; peaked at No. 3 with its 2017 followup The Death Of Me, while 2016 EP The Guilt & The Grief reached No. 34.
Polaris this week kicked off its national tour in support of Fatalism, which will be followed with a return to the U.K. and Europe supporting While She Sleeps, with a North American headline run later in October (including a date at Aftershock Festival 2023).
Following the expansion of his stadium tour Down Under, the Weeknd’s catalog knuckles down on the ARIA Chart. The Highlights (Universal) rises 3-2, ahead of Travis Scott’s Utopia (Epic/Sony), while a second Weeknd record impacts the top 5, his former leader album Starboy, holding at No. 4.
Zach Bryan is one of several U.S. country stars enjoying hits on both main ARIA Charts this year. His self-titled fourth studio album Zach Bryan (Warner) dips 2-5, and he’s close to cracking the top 10 on the national singles chart with two tracks, his duet with Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything” (Universal/Warner) up 19-11 in its second week, and “Something In The Orange” (Warner), unchanged at No. 12 in its 60th week on the tally.
At the pointy end of the ARIA Singles Chart is Doja Cat’s “Paint The Town Red” (RCA/Sony), the leader for a third successive week. Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” (No. 2 via Universal) and Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” (No. 3 via Republic/Universal) complete an unchanged podium.
Finally, Kylie Minogue cracks the ARIA Chart with “Tension” (Liberation), the title track from her forthcoming 16th studio album, due out Sept. 22. It’s the follow up to “Padam Padam,” which peaked at No. 19 on the ARIA Chart earlier in 2023, for her 56th top 100 chart appearance in her homeland. “Padam Padam” also cracked the top 10 in the U.K., for her 35th top tier effort in her adopted home.
BTS‘ V is ready for his closeup.
At the stroke of midnight, the K-pop superstar unleashed his debut solo LP, Layover.
The collection spans six tracks – the previously released “Rainy Days,” “Blue,” first cut “Love Me Again,” “Slow Dancing,” “For Us” and a bonus track piano version of “Slow Dancing” – and they’re meant to be played in a specific order.
In a release from BIGHIT last month, the music company suggest play tracks from 1-5, noting that “Slow Dancing” is the focus number of the collection, describing it as a “1970s romantic soul style track [that] exudes a laid-back and free-spirited feeling.”
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The set is accompanied with a visual stimulant; all five tracks will have official music videos.
As previously reported, V worked with NewJeans creative director/ADOR president Hee Jin Min on the album, with BIGHIT revealing that Min oversaw the entire production of the collection, including music, choreography, design and promotion.
V’s previous solo efforts include “Stigma,” “Singularity,” “Winter Bear” and “Inner Child”; his most recent original solo songs are 2021’s “Christmas Tree,” which was on the soundtrack of the Netflix K-drama Our Beloved Summer and last year’s version of the holiday classic “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.”
The release of V’s collection follows the start of bandmate Suga’s military enlistment process, becoming the third member to enlist in South Korea’s mandatory military service, following Jin and J-Hope.
BTS are, of course, world-beaters with six No.1 Billboard Hot 100 singles since 2020, a growing collection of industry honors (including Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards), and they’re two-time winners of the IFPI’s Global Recording Artist of the Year, in doing so becoming the only group to double up for the prestigious award, and only act to win over consecutive years.
Stream Layover and watch the official music videos below.
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On Thursday afternoon (Sept. 7), BET announced their nominations for this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards. Slated to take place live in Atlanta on Oct. 3, the 18th annual awards show will showcase the genre’s brightest talents. The ceremony will premiere on Oct. 10 at 9 PM ET/PT on BET. 21 Savage and Cardi B lead the […]
Miley Cyrus said she was filming a traumatic scene for Black Mirror at the same time the Woolsey Fire tore through Malibu and burned down her and ex-husband Liam Hemsworth’s home.As a result, the “Flowers” singer explained in a recent installment of her Used to Be Young TikTok series that she suffered from panic anxiety attacks years later.“I was filming Black Mirror and while I was there the Woolsey Fires happened in Malibu,” Cyrus said. “I was in South Africa but [the episode] was taking place in Malibu, so it was just a real trip. Two or three years after this happened, I didn’t understand, but I had this anxiety attack with a vision attached that I would be strapped down to a gurney.”The scene she was referring to was when her character, fictional pop star Ashley O, was tied down to a medical bed against her will in an episode of season five of the popular anthology series. The scene was also similar to the harrowing dreams she was having in real life.“I would have these dreams any time I would go to perform, and I thought that was just an anxious vision that made no sense,” she said. “But actually as my house was burning I was strapped to a gurney with my hands locked in handcuffs strapped to a bed [filming Black Mirror].
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The following day, after her house was demolished by the wildfires, Cryus said in the TikTok video that she had to film the music video for Ashley O’s song “On a Roll,” which went on to receive more than 19 million views on YouTube.“Found out that my house had burned to the ground, and this was the next day of [filming],” she added. “The show must go on.”During her Used to Be Young TikTok series to celebrate her new single of the same name, Cryus has been looking back at earlier moments in her career as well as past relationships and friendships. Most recently, Cyrus talked about how she “didn’t make a dime” from her 2014 Bangerz Tour, as well as reminisced on falling in love with ex-husband Hemsworth while filming 2010’s The Last Song. She has also opened up about why she hasn’t toured in nearly a decade.
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Los Angeles Azules add a new single to their collab portfolio with “El Amor De Mi Vida,” featuring Maria Becerra. The song flies 38-9 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart dated Sept. 9. It earns Becerra her first top 10 with her first entry.
“El Amor De Mi Vida” was released Aug. 18 via SeiTrack/Disa/UMLE. With a 38-9 surge it becomes the biggest jump for a song since Adan Chalino Sanchez’ “Nadie Es Eterno” equally climbed 29 rankings, from No. 33 to No. 4, in 2004.
“El Amor De Mi Vida” traces its top 10 ascent to a robust 178% percent gain in audience impressions, to 4.1 million, earned in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 31, according to Luminate.
As the song arrives in the upper region, Becerra secures her first top 10 since the chart’s inception in 1994. Los Angeles Azules, meanwhile, log their 14th top 10 hit, after “Tú y Tú,” with Cazzu and Santa Fe Klan, crowned Regional Mexican Airplay for one week in May.
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As Los Angeles Azules register a new top 10 song, here’s the history of their top 10 hits:
Peak, Title, Artist, Peak Date, Weeks At No. 1No. 5, “Como Te Voy A Olvidar,” Jan. 25, 1997No. 3, “Me Haces Falta Tú,” April 18, 1998No. 7, “Quiero Ser,” Nov. 21, 1998No. 1, “El Listón De Tu Pelo,” Feb. 5, 2000, sevenNo. 8, “Sin Ti No Se Vivir,” Sep. 16, 2000No. 5, “Ni Contigo Ni Sin Ti,” featuring Pepe Aguilar, August 4, 2018No. 1, “Nunca Es Suficiente,” featuring Natalia Lafourcade, Jan. 26, 2019, threeNo. 2, “Amor A Primera Vista,” with Belinda & Lalo Ebratt featuring Horacio Palencia, Aug. 31, 2019No. 6, “Acaríñame,” with Julieta Venegas & Juan Ingaramo, Dec. 28, 2019No. 7, “Y La Hice Llorar,” featuring Abel Pintos, June 13, 2020No. 4, “Otra Noche,” with Nicki Nicole, March 12, 2022No. 4, “Cumbia Del Corazón,” con Carlos Vives, Nov. 26, 2022No. 1, “Tú Y Tú,” con Cazzu & Santa Fe Klan, May 20, 2023, oneNo. 9, “El Amor De Mi Vida,” y Maria Becerra, Sept. 9, 2023
Elsewhere, “El Amor” debuts at No. 29 on the overall Latin Airplay chart. It’s the highest start for Los Angeles within their 17 career entries. Prior, the Mexicans scored a No. 29 debut with “Acaríñame,” with Julieta Venegas and Juan Ingaramo, in 2019.
Becerra adds a seventh entry on Latin Airplay. Plus, she extends her record for the most entries by a woman on Billboard Argentina Hot 100 with 43 career entries.
El Fantasma captures his fifth No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “La Vida Cara” crowns the list dated Sept. 9. The single checks into the penthouse after a 13% gain in audience impressions, to 6.8 million, earned in the U.S. during the Aug. 25-31 tracking week, according to Luminate.
‘La Vida Cara” ascends 4-1 in its ninth week and unseats Carin León’s “Indispensable” from its three-week domination; the song dips 1-2.
El Fantasma scores his fifth No. 1 after coming short on his last appearance. Previously, “El Selectivo” reached No. 2 in April, where it held for three weeks. Prior, “Soldado Caído” lifted 3-1 in Oct. 2022.
With his fifth champ, El Fantasma becomes the sixth male artist with as many No. 1s on Regional Mexican Airplay since the list launched in 1994. Christian Nodal beats the race with 15. Here’s the recap:
15, Christian Nodal12, Gerardo Ortiz8, Marco Antonio Solis7, Vicente Fernández6, Alejandro Fernández5, El Fantasma
Notably, as “Vida Cara” lands at No. 1, collaborators Salvador Hurtado and Indalfer Ochoa, who share writing credits, achieve their first champ on any Latin radio list. Hurtado previously landed in the runner-up slot when La Fiera De Ojinaga’s “900 Cigarros” peaked at No. 1 on the Aug. 26-dated list.
Beyond its Regional Mexican Airplay coronation, “Vida” gifts El Fantasma his ninth top 10 on the overall Latin Airplay chart as the song climbs 15-5.
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Maluma’s ‘Don Juan’ debuts in the top 10: Elsewhere on Latin charts, Maluma picks up his sixth top 10 on Latin Rhythm Albums as Don Juan opens at No. 5 with 8,000 equivalent album units earned in week ending Aug. 31.
The 24-track Don Juan was released Aug. 25 via Sony Music Latin. Of the 8,000-unit week, 7,000 derives from streaming activity, equal to 10.3 million official on-demand audio and video streams for the album’s songs in its first week.
With Don Juan, Maluma logs his sixth top 10 effort on Latin Rhythm Albums out of seven chart entries. Before the No. 12-peaking The Love & Sex Tapes set in June 2022, his previous five releases all reached top 10, and three out of those topped the list – 2015 Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy earned the Colombian his first chart appearance and maiden No. 1, while F.A.M.E. (2018) and 11:11 (2019), both debuted at the summit and ruled for one week, respectively.
Don Juan was preceded by four songs on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart, starting with “Sobrio,” which peaked at No. 11 in Oct. 2021. Meanwhile, three others debuted in 2023: “La Fórmula,” with Marc Anthony, “Diablo, Que Chimba,” with Anuel AA, and “Coco Loco,” all debuted and peaked at No. 33, No. 45, and No. 41 in Feb., April, and June, respectively.
Further, Don Juan debuts at No. 11 on Top Latin Albums, Maluma’s best chart performance since Papi Juancho debuted and peaked at No. 2 in 2020.