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After scaling Billboard‘s charts for over a year, George Birge’s breakthrough single “Mind on You” finally arrives on the Billboard Hot 100. The song, released in 2021 on RECORDS Nashville, debuts at No. 88 on the Dec. 30-dated Hot 100 with 31.6 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 14%) and 1.1 million U.S. streams in […]
The Red Clay Strays are officially Billboard Hot 100-charting artists, thanks to the group’s breakthrough single “Wondering Why.”
The song, which the band self-released in 2022 ahead of its debut full-length LP Moment of Truth (released that April), debuts on the Dec. 30-dated ranking at No. 93, becoming its first entry on the chart. It enters with 5.7 million U.S. streams (up 5%), 418,000 radio airplay audience impressions and 1,000 downloads sold in the Dec. 15-21 tracking week, according to Luminate.
The song has also become a hit on several other Billboard charts. It holds at its highs on Hot Rock Songs (No. 7) and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (No. 10) and rises 19-18 on Hot Country Songs. Radio-wise, it jumps 33-26 in its second week on Adult Alternative Airplay.
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Recent gains for the song can be partially attributed to TikTok, where it has soundtracked over 60,000 clips on the platform to date. One video on the group’s profile, posted Dec. 1, has garnered over 500,000 views. Another — of the group performing a live version that was posted on the @_realcountrymusic account on Sept. 3 — has generated nearly 2 million views. The song’s newfound popularity has also resulted in many singers posting their own covers of the track on the platform.
The Red Clays Strays, from Mobile, Ala., are new to Billboard’s charts. “Wondering Why” became their first overall chart entry when it debuted on two rock tallies in November.
The band is currently on the road on its headlining The Way Too Long Tour, which runs through March 2024. The act has previously opened for Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Elle King and Old Crow Medicine Show, among others. In May, the group made its debut at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. The quintet comprises Brandon Coleman (lead vocals/guitar), Drew Nix (vocals/electric guitar/harmonica), Zach Rishel (electric guitar), Andrew Bishop (bass) and John Hall (drums).
Taylor Swift dominates Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Dec. 30), as she holds the entire top four titles. That marks the first time any act has claimed the entire top four at the same time, since the chart bowed in May of 1991. For good measure, Swift has five of the top six titles, and six out of the top 10, as her titles populate Nos. 1-4, 6 and 10. Swift tops the list with 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which rises 2-1 for a third nonconsecutive week on top.
Swift leads a busy Top Album Sales chart, as the latest tally reflects the tracking week of Dec. 15-21 — capturing pre-Christmas Day shopping activity. Many titles see increases thanks to general holiday purchases, retailer promotions and sale pricing. On the 50-position chart, of the 49 non-debuts, a total of 44 titles boast weekly sales gains. Only five titles see weekly declines.
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
The Swift parade in the top 10 of the chart is led by 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which climbs 2-1 for its third nonconsecutive week at No. 1 (95,000 copies sold; up 47%). Swift’s Midnights rises 5-2 (43,000; up 79%), Lover ascends 8-3 (30,000; up 55%) and Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) steps 6-4 (29,000; up 32%). The latter three are also former No. 1s.
Swift is also found in the top 10 at No. 6 with her chart-topping Folklore (falling two spots with 25,000; though up 4%) and at No. 10 with former leader Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (up from No. 16 with 19,000; up 70%).
Rounding out the non-Swift titles in the top 10 are these former No. 1s: Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts (9-5 with 26,000; up 37%), Stray Kids’ ROCK-STAR (holding at No. 7 with 24,000; up 20%), ATEEZ’s The World EP.Fin: Will (down 3-8 with 22,000; down 29%) and Dolly Parton’s Rockstar (10-9 with 19,000; up 8%).
In the week ending Dec. 21, there were 3.553 million albums sold in the U.S. (up 15.6% compared to the previous week). Of that sum, physical albums (CDs, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.) comprised 3.219 million (up 18.7%) and digital albums comprised 334,000 (down 7.6%).
There were 1.150 million CD albums sold in the week ending Dec. 21 (up 8.7% week-over-week) and 2.055 million vinyl albums sold (up 25.3%). Year-to-date CD album sales stand at 36.072 million (up 2.8% compared to the same time frame a year ago) and year-to-date vinyl album sales total 48.203 million (up 15.1%).
Overall year-to-date album sales total 102.809 million (up 5.6% compared to the same year-to-date time frame a year ago). Year-to-date physical album sales stand at 84.823 million (up 9.4%) and digital album sales total 17.986 million (down 9.3%).
U.S. vinyl album sales surged in the week ending Dec. 21, with 2.054 million copies sold, according to Luminate. That marks the largest week of 2023 for vinyl albums, and the third-largest week in the modern era — since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991. The only two larger weeks registered since 1991 both […]
Xavi is officially a Billboard Hot 100-charting artist, thanks to the arrival of his two breakthrough singles, “La Diabla” and “La Victima.” Both songs debut on the Dec. 30-dated Hot 100, at Nos. 76 and 91, respectively. The former enters with 8.9 million official U.S. streams and latter with 6.9 million in the Dec. 15-21 […]
Flo Milli has been churning out chart entries for over three years, and now she’s officially a Billboard Hot 100-charting artist.
The rapper, from Mobile, Ala., debuts on the chart (dated Dec. 30) for the first time with “Never Lose Me,” released Nov. 30 via RCA Records. The song opens at No. 84 with 7 million official U.S. streams (up 21%) Dec. 15-21, according to Luminate. The gains can be partly attributed to a remix of the song featuring Lil Yachty, released Dec. 1. The song, which is slated to appear on Flo Milli’s forthcoming album, Fine Ho, Stay, samples Babyface Ray and 42 Dugg’s track “Ron Artest.”
TikTok has also been a contributing factor to the song’s growing popularity. A portion of the track’s original version has soundtracked over 135,000 clips on the platform to date. On the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, the track ranks at No. 13.
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“Never Lose Me” concurrently jumps 22-17 on Rap Airplay and 26-21 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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Flo Milli appeared on her first Billboard chart dated Aug. 8, 2020, when Ho, Why Is You Here? debuted and peaked at No. 46 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 78 on the Billboard 200.
She told Billboard that year, “I just always went after my heart and my passion, and I think that’s why a lot of people feel me, because I’m not afraid of anything.”
Earlier this year, Lah Pat’s “Rodeo,” featuring Flo Milli, reached No. 9 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, No. 11 on Rap Airplay, No. 14 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, and No. 25 on Rhythmic Airplay. It also peaked at No. 39 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – her first entry on the chart.
In March, Flo Milli released her second LP, You Still Here, Ho?, which features cuts with Babyface Ray, Lola Brooke and Rico Nasty, among others. She has also served as a go-to collaborator for numerous artists, including $NOT, Baby Tate, BENEE, Big Boss Vette, GoldLink, Tay Money and Yung Bleu.
In 2022, Flo Milli performed at Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players celebration.
Taylor Swift once again crowds the top 10 of Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, as the superstar has five titles lodged in the top 10 of the Dec. 23-dated tally. It’s the fifth time she’s held at least half of the top 10, with three of those weeks happening this month.
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Her most recent release, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), is a non-mover at No. 2 with 65,000 copies sold (up 21%) in the tracking week ending Dec. 14, according to Luminate. Folklore rises 5-4 (24,000; up 17%), Midnights climbs 8-5 (24,000; up 29%), Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) steps 7-6 (22,000; up 15%) and Lover returns to the top 10, ascending 12-8 (20,000; up 50%). The five former No. 1s all experience gains largely due to sales of their vinyl configurations, as retailers continue to promote music on vinyl during the holiday shopping season.
Swift isn’t the only big news in the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart, as Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 debuts at No. 1 with 92,000 copies sold. As earlier reported, that marks the biggest sales week for any rap album by a woman in the 2020s decade and the largest sales week for an R&B/hip-hop album by a woman in 2023. In total, Pink Friday 2 is Minaj’s third No. 1 on Top Album Sales, following Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded in 2012 and Pink Friday in 2011.
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
As for the rest of the top 10 on the new Top Album Sales chart, ATEEZ’s The World EP. Fin: Will moves to No. 3 (30,000; down 79%) after debuting on top a week ago, Stray Kids’ former leader ROCK-STAR falls 4-7 (20,000; down 8%), Olivia Rodrigo’s chart-topping Guts rises 11-9 (19,000; up 40%, mostly from vinyl sales) and Dolly Parton’s former No. 1 Rockstar is a non-mover at No. 10 (18,000; down 4%).
In the week ending Dec. 14, there were 3.075 million albums sold in the U.S. (up 13.6% compared to the previous week). Of that sum, physical albums (CDs, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.) comprised 2.713 million (up 15.8%) and digital albums comprised 362,000 (up 1.1%).
There were 1.058 million CD albums sold in the week ending Dec. 14 (up 4.7% week-over-week) and 1.640 million vinyl albums sold (up 24.3%). Year-to-date CD album sales stand at 34.921 million (up 3.3% compared to the same time frame a year ago) and year-to-date vinyl album sales total 46.149 million (up 16.4%).
Overall year-to-date album sales total 99.256 million (up 6.2% compared to the same year-to-date time frame a year ago). Year-to-date physical album sales stand at 81.604 million (up 10.3%) and digital album sales total 17.652 million (down 9.2%).
Stand-up comedian, actor and author Jo Koy will host the 2024 Golden Globe Awards, airing live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ on Sunday, Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Koy will host the three-hour broadcast for the first time. Comedian Jerrod Carmichael hosted the show last year, when it aired on NBC and streamed on Peacock.
“We are thrilled to have Jo host the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards and bring his infectious energy and relatable humor to kick off Hollywood’s award season,” Helen Hoehne, Golden Globes president said in a statement. “We can’t wait to see what he has in store for the stars in the room and a global audience.”
“Jo’s genuine brand of comedy is sure to entertain our honorees in the room at the Beverly Hilton and viewers at home,” said executive producing showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner. “We are excited to work with him to make this year’s show laugh-out-loud from beginning to end.”
“I’ve stepped onto a lot of stages around the world in my career, but this one is going to be extra special,” said Koy. “I’m so excited to be hosting the Golden Globes this year. This is that moment where I get to make my Filipino family proud.”
Koy’s recent Funny Is Funny World Tour was a hit. Previously, he released five highly-rated stand-up specials on Comedy Central and Netflix, including his most recent Netflix special, Live From The Los Angeles Forum.
Koy starred in the Universal Picture film Easter Sunday, based on his own experiences and stand-up comedy. He has also appeared in Disney’s Haunted Mansion and voiced the character Bendo in Netflix’s animated film Monkey King. He’ll next be voicing the character of The Monkey King in the animated feature film, Tiger’s Apprentice premiering on Paramount+ Feb. 2. Koy released his first autobiography, Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo, in 2021 with Harper Collins Publishers.
The Golden Globes is the largest award show in the world to celebrate the best of both film and television. This year’s show boasts two newly-added awards – best stand-up comedian on television and cinematic and box office achievement.
Weiss and Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment (WCE) will serve as executive-producing showrunners for the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards, with Weiss also set to direct. Barry Adelman and Helen Hoehne are also executive producers. Dick Clark Productions will plan, host and produce the Golden Globe Awards.
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