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Billboard Latin Music Week is back this year in October. The week will be star-studded with artists such as Peso Pluma, Gloria Estefan, JOP of Fuerza Regida and so many more! Keep watching for more details! Buy your tickets here: https://www.billboardlatinmusicweek.com/ Katie Cao: Billboard Latin Music Week is back! The annual conference featuring the hottest […]
Australian indie-pop singer-songwriter Gretta Ray has provided an update on her health, announcing the cancelation of all her remaining 2024 shows to focus on her recovery from a serious heart infection.
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Earlier this month, Ray revealed she was hospitalized in London due to an unknown illness, with the news prompted an outpouring of support from fans worldwide. On July 16, she took to Instagram to thank her followers and shed light on her situation.
“I’m overwhelmed by the outpouring of love on my latest post, you are all so incredibly kind and it really means the world to me, thank you x,” Ray wrote.
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“I wanted to clarify that luckily I’m not having to deal with this experience on my own – due to the seriousness of my condition my family are here in London taking care of me I am in good hands here in a really good hospital. Just taking it day by day. Lots of love.”
On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.
“I wanted to let you know that the sickness I am recovering from is a rare disease called infective endocarditis – a severe infection in the heart that for me, caused a multitude of distressing repercussions,” she explained in her Instagram post.
“It happened very suddenly and frighteningly, and as a result, took a moment to be diagnosed. Nonetheless I am so, so lucky that I caught it early, and landed in such a great hospital here in London that took amazing care of me. I was then transferred to a second hospital – one that is famous for dealing with this particular disease.”
Ray confirmed that she will need surgery due to the impact on her heart, but for now, she is focusing on regaining strength after completing a long course of intravenous antibiotics and being discharged from the hospital.
“The toll this has taken on my heart means that at some stage I will need to undergo surgery,” she continued. “For now, it’s been a week since I finished a long course of intravenous antibiotics, and two weeks since I was discharged from hospital. Due to the fact that I am stable, the doctors have encouraged me to spend time regaining some strength and immunity outside of hospital.”
Although she is still dealing with some complications, Ray expressed relief at being able to enjoy the world outside the hospital.
“While I’m still dealing with some complications, it’s already been healing being back out in the world… I just take it one day at a time (my mum is also still in London with me x),” she wrote.
All dates are off for the foreseeable future, including her appearance at BIGSOUND 2024.
Ray concluded her update by expressing her gratitude for her fans’ unwavering support, saying, “I know I will be telling this story in more detail when the time is right, but for now I’m processing the trauma and taking things slowly.”
“I can’t tell you how much your kind and thoughtful messages and comments have meant to me in this challenging time, I’m so grateful… sending all my love to you from London, and we’ll speak soon.”
Fleetwood Mac is back in the spotlight with a new release: the release of Mirage Tour ’82, a live album capturing the magic of their iconic performances at The Forum in Los Angeles.
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Mirage, the band’s thirteenth studio album, was issued on 18 June 1982 and produced several hit singles, including “Hold Me,” which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Pop Chart.
Mirage Tour ’82 features 22 tracks, including six previously unreleased recordings from the Oct. 21, 1982 concert.
Some of the band’s greatest hits, such as “Landslide,” “Dreams,” and “Don’t Stop” are among the newly available live tracks. A live version of “Don’t Stop” has been released for streaming ahead of the album launch.
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“In September 1982, Fleetwood Mac embarked on a 31-city U.S. tour in support of Mirage, the band’s fourth consecutive multiplatinum album and third No. 1 in America. Both shows at The Forum were recorded, and Mirage Tour ’82 combines songs from both into a single concert experience,” reads a statement for the album’s release.
The collection, available on Sept. 20, will come in 3xLP vinyl, 2xCD, and digital formats.
The release follows last year’s Rumours: Live, which debuted at No. 4 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart dated September 23, 2023. This marked Fleetwood Mac’s highest chart debut since their studio album Say You Will opened at No. 2 in May 2003. Rumours: Live featured recordings from the band’s Aug. 29, 1977, concert at The Forum during their Rumours Tour.
Despite the legendary group’s latest release, which follows the loss of Christine McVie in 2022, the prospects of a full band reunion are slim. Mick Fleetwood has described the idea as “unthinkable,” while Stevie Nicks has stated there’s “no reason” for the group to tour again.
Nicks, however, shows no signs of slowing down the touring life as she continues to rock stages worldwide as a solo artist. She currently has upcoming shows in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Hershey, Pennsylvania this September.
Mirage Tour ’82 Tracklist:
Disc One“Second Hand News”“The Chain”“Don’t Stop” *“Dreams” *“Oh Well” *“Rhiannon”“Brown Eyes”“Eyes Of The World”“Gypsy”“Love In Store”“Not That Funny”
Disc Two“Never Going Back Again” *“Landslide” *“Tusk”“Sara” *“Hold Me”“You Make Loving Fun”“I’m So Afraid”“Go Your Own Way”“Blue Letter”“Sisters Of The Moon”“Songbird”
(* previously unreleased)
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After not releasing an album for half a decade, Khalid is back and better than ever with his third studio album ‘Sincere.’ He discusses how he knew it was time to release ‘Sincere,’ recalls the nostalgia of his early hits like “Young Dumb & Broke” and “Location,” and explains how his songwriting inspiration is sporadic and often a feeling in the moment. He also shares how his intuition guides his music, his dream collaboration with Tyla, and more!
Khalid:
I mean, I’m not afraid to say it, but I love listening to my music because it’s like my own personal journal entries that I get to look back at.
Rania Aniftos:
Totally!
Khalid:
And I’m like, I thought of that?
Hey, what’s up? It’s Khalid here and you’re watching Billboard News.
Rania Aniftos:
Hey everybody, I’m Rania Aniftos with Billboard News. And I cannot be more excited, I have one of my favorite artists here in the studio today. We have Khalid!
Khalid:
What’s up everybody? Happy to be here.
Rania Aniftos:
I’m so happy to have you.
Khalid:
Thank you for having me.
Rania Aniftos:
And like what a special time in your career right now. You’re about to release your third studio album, ‘Sincere.’
Khalid:
This is the one that I have been waiting five years for it to come out. I feel like this is the one full of music that I’ve been harboring over the past half-decade just for the perfect moment. And I feel like no moment is more perfect.
Rania Aniftos:
Where do you feel that you are in your growth journey that you’re like, I feel comfortable with this?
Khalid:
I met a random person a year ago in South Africa, actually. And I had a conversation with him. And he shook my hand and looked me in my eyes. And he told me he was like, “Next year is gonna be one of the biggest years that you’ve had in your career so far. He’s like, 2024.”
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Chappell Roan is on the brink of a remarkable journey from Missouri to the top of the U.K. singles chart. Only, Sabrina Carpenter stands in her way.
Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe” (via Island) continues to gather steam, and, based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, should lift 3-2 on the national chart, for a new high.
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According to the OCC, fewer than 1,300 chart units separate “Good Luck” from Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” (Island) — the leader on the Official Chart Update.
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If it maintains its pace, “Please Please Please” will lock-up a fifth non-consecutive week at No. 1, while Carpenter’s former leader “Espresso” is still hot, rising 9-7 on the chart blast.
Completing the podium at the midweek stage is British breakthrough artist Myles Smith with “Stargazing” (RCA), set to rise 5-4, a new peak chart position.
The country takeover didn’t miss the U.K., and Dasha has been a part of the wave. The U.S. artist’s “Austin” (Warner Records) is hanging around, lifting 8-5 on the midweek tally as it cruises to its 23rd week on chart.
Another U.S.-created country number, Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (American Dogwood/ Empire), is also on the up, improving 11-8 on the midweek tally.
Post Malone’s country era should net him another U.K. top 40. Posty’s collaboration with Luke Combs, “Guy For That” (Republic Records), is predicted to debut at No. 23. Malone already has 23 appearances in the U.K. top 40, Combs has just the one.
Finally, Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding’s latest EDM collaboration, “Free” (Columbia) is on track for a top 40 start. “Free” is new at No. 32 on the chart blast, and could give the British pair a fourth top 40 collaborative appearance, after 2012’s “I Need Your Love” (No. 4 peak), 2014’s “Outside” (No. 6) and last year’s hit “Miracle,” which led the chart for eight weeks. “I Need Your Love”, “Outside” and “Miracle” have together accumulated just shy of 7 billion streams globally, according to Columbia.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday, Aug. 2.
Two live albums duke it out in the U.K. chart race, with Blur taking pole position.
Based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, the Britpop legends lead the way with Live at Wembley Stadium (Parlophone), cut over two summer nights in 2023.
If it holds its course, Live at Wembley Stadium will give Damon Albarn and Co. an eighth U.K. chart leader, seven of them studio recordings.
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The London-formed four-piece led the Official U.K. Albums Chart with Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), blur (1997), 13 (1999), Think Tank (2003), The Magic Whip (2015) and The Ballad of Darren (2023). Those shows last July at England’s national stadium are captured in a two-hour concert film, also titled Live at Wembley Stadium, due out in cinemas Sept. 6 through Altitude Films.
Close behind is Rite Here Rite Now (Loma Vista), the soundtrack to Ghost’s concert film of the same name. The Swedish heavy metal outfit recorded the project at LA’s Kia Forum in September 2023. When the Official Chart is published late Friday, Aug. 2, Rite Here Rite Now should open at No. 2 for the rockers’ fourth U.K. top 10 following 2018’s Prequelle (No. 10 peak), 2022’s IMPERA (No. 2) and 2023’s Phantomime (No. 8).
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Meanwhile, Eminem’s two-week stay at No. 1 is set to come to a halt. The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace) (via Interscope) dips 1-3 on the midweek tally.
Also new to the Chart Update is English singer Sam Tompkins’ hi, my name is insecure (Island), set for a No. 5 start. That would give the singer-songwriter a career-high, after 2022 release Who Do You Pray To? peaked at No. 7.
Following her stunning performance during the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris, Celine Dion’s catalog is enjoying extra love from her fans in the U.K. The Canadian superstar’s 2016 release My Love – The Essential Collection (Columbia) rises 40 spots up the midweek chart, and is predicted to return to the top 40, at No. 29. The Canadian superstar singer performed Edith Piaf’s “Hymne A L’Amour” on the Eiffel Tower, marking her first public performance since being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome in 2022.
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