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Echosmith siblings Sydney and Noah Sierota test their knowledge and see how well they actually know each other.
Sydney SierotaHey, we’re Echosmith and we are here to find out, how well we know each other. He is my brother. So you’d hope pretty well.
Noah SierotaLet’s find out.
ProducerWho’s the best dancer?
Sydney SierotaDepends on what kind of dancing we’re talking about, if we’re talking about noodle-y dance moves, I feel like it’s you.
Noah SierotaI’m the king of the noodle dance. Yeah,
Sydney SierotaYou’re kind of like a noodle vibe. If we were to go to like a salsa class and learn something, I probably would pick it up a little quicker.
Noah SiertoaSydney when we were kids did a ballet class. She was trying to do it. She was holding the bar, and she fell and hit her head.
Sydney SierotaThat doesn’t have anything to do with dance and dance ability. That’s just being clumsy.
ProducerWho is most likely to cry in front of fans?
Sydney SierotaI’m most likely in general, I don’t even think I’ve really seen you cry.
Noah SierotaYou’ve seen me cry.
Sydney SierotaWhen?
Noah SierotaI don’t know when I was a kid.
Sydney SierotaExactly.
ProducerWho’s most likely to be late to the studio?
Noah SierotaIt’s her, she’s always late, not just to the studio, but in life.
Sydney SierotaI am a little bit late. But when we were making the new album, I lived all the way in San Diego and I was driving to L.A., it was at his house most of the time. So he had a very short commute and I had two plus hours without traffic. But you know, if you have a little tension in the studio, because you’re like a little bit behind or whatever, it kind of makes more magic happen.
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Billboard has more than 200 different weekly charts in its menu, encompassing numerous genres and formats.
While established artists often compete for a spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and Billboard 200 albums ranking, which track the most popular songs and albums of the week, respectively, up-and-coming talents typically start off on genre-specific lists.
Here’s a look at 10 acts who appear on surveys for the first time on the Aug. 19-dated charts.
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Ez Mil
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The Filipino-American rapper (full name: Ezekiel Miller Sapiera) scores his first Billboard chart appearance with his new collaboration with Eminem, “Realest.” The track, released Aug. 4 on FFP/Shady Records/Aftermath Entertainment, debuts at No. 3 on both the Rap Digital Song Sales and R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales charts, and No. 10 on the all-genre Digital Song Sales chart with 4,000 downloads sold in its first week (Aug. 4-10), according to Luminate. Ez Mil also starts at No. 16 on Emerging Artists. Ez Mil has released four LPs: Act 1 and Resonances (both in 2020), DU4LI7Y (2022) and DU4LI7Y: REDUX (Aug. 11; it includes “Realest”). The rapper was born in Olongapo City, Philippines, and now lives in Las Vegas.
Malcolm Mays
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The actor-filmmaker-musician earns his first placement on Billboard’s charts thanks to “Not Lucky,” featuring Lil Baby. The song, released in June on Mays’ second EP, Street Journal Vol. 1, debuts at No. 39 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart (up 26% in plays). Mays self-released his debut EP, the five-track Red Flags, in June 2022. Before that, he released three songs: “Ruthless,” in 2016, “Who You Fuckin Wit” (2018) and “Dramatik” (2021). As an actor and filmmaker, Mays has landed roles in the films Southpaw, The Day Shall Come, and Covers (which he also wrote and directed).
Crypta
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The Brazilian death metal band, from São Paulo, notches its first chart appearance, thanks to its second studio album, Shades of Sorrow. Released Aug. 4 on the Austrian label Napalm Records, the set debuts at No. 71 on the Top Current Album Sales chart with 1,000 sold. The band released its first LP, Echoes of the Soul, in 2021. The group also enters at No. 41 on the Emerging Artists chart. Crypta comprises Tainá Bergamaschi (guitar), Luana Dametto (drums), Jéssica di Falchi (guitar) and Fernanda Lira (bass/vocals).
Designer Disguise
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The nu-metalcore band, from Seattle, reaches Billboard’s charts for the first time with its cover of Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz’s classic hit (featuring Ying Yang Twins), “Get Low.” The remake, released in February on InVogue Records, debuts at No. 25 on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart. The original “Get Low” reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 in 2003. The band has also released crunchy covers of other classic 2000s and ’10s hits, including Hilary Duff’s “Come Clean,” LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It,” Ludacris’ “Move Bitch” and Sia’s “Chandelier.” Outside of cover singles, Designer Disguise has released two LPs: Surface in 2017 and Elsewaer this January.
9lives
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The artist hits Billboard’s charts for the first time thanks to his team-up with Odetari, “I Love You Hoe.” The song, released July 12, debuts at No. 20 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart with 1.6 million U.S. streams. The same day, 9lives and Odetari released two other collabs: “Ice Spice HMU” and “Reassure Me.” On Aug. 7, the pair released sped-up and slowed and reverbed mixes of the three tracks. Beyond his collaborations with Odetari, 9lives has released two solo LPs: #exclusive in 2022 and 33.1FM this February.
Tashi
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The actress and singer (full name: Tashiana Washington) makes her first Billboard chart appearance with her song with Samuel Mancini, “Soak.” Released Aug. 4 through Eric West Management Group, it starts at No. 7 on R&B Digital Song Sales and No. 19 on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (1,000 downloads sold). The track was boosted by three additional versions: radio, a cappella and radio a cappella mixes. Tashi released three songs before “Soak”: “Shut Up,” in 2021, “1/2 Way” and “In My Head” (both in 2022). As an actress, she has landed roles in Amazon’s Harlem, HBO’s Betty, HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness and the films Ice Age: Continental Drift and Straight Outta Compton.
Humanity’s Last Breath
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The Swedish metal band debuts on Billboard’s charts for the first time with its new LP, Ashen. The set, released Aug. 4 on Unique Leader Records, debuts at No. 94 on Top Current Album Sales with 1,000 copies sold. The band dropped its first two EPs, Reanimated by Hate and Structures Collapse, in 2010 and 2011, respectively, and added the full-lengths Humanity’s Last Breath (2013), Abyssal (2019) and Välde (2021). Humanity’s Last Breath comprises Klas Blomgren, Fili Danielsson, Tuomas Kurikka, Buster Odeholm and Calle Thomer.
Robert Jon & The Wreck
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The five-piece from Southern California arrives on Billboard’s charts with its new LP, Ride Into the Light. Released Aug. 4 via Journeyman Records, the set debuts at No. 9 on the Blues Albums chart. The group comprises Robert Jon Burrison (lead vocals, guitar), Jake Abernathie (keyboards), Andrew Espantman (drums, background vocals), Warren Murrel (bass) and Henry James Schneekluth (lead guitar, background vocals). The band has a string of U.S. and European tour dates lined up through December.
Michael Daughtry
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The singer-songwriter scores his first chart appearance with his single “Nothing Special.” The song, which he self-released June 16, debuts at No. 28 on Adult Contemporary (up 10% in plays). Daughtry has released four other songs: “What If I,” in 2019, “Save Me Some” (this February), “Paid in Dogs,” with Gail Gallagher, and “Starting Line” (both in July).
Random Acts of Kindness
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The act reaches Billboard’s charts for the first time with “Free To Roam.” Released April 28 on Better World Records, the track debuts at No. 29 on Adult Contemporary (up 49% in plays). The act, led by Ken Freirich, describes the song as “about liberation, freedom, self-expression and empowerment. It’s about breaking free from the chains of a challenging life situation, overcoming adversity, following your dreams and passions and living life to its fullest on your own terms.” Random Acts of Kindness have released one additional song: “Healthcare Workers Rock!,” in 2020.
Taylor Swift spends a record-extending 76th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Aug. 19), thanks to the continued success of her latest album, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), as well as 10 additional albums on the Billboard 200 and five songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
The set ranks to No. 4 in its fifth week on the Billboard 200 with 60,000 equivalent album units earned Aug. 4-10, according to Luminate, after spending its first two weeks at No. 1. It became Swift’s first re-recorded album, of three that she’s released so far, to notch its first two weeks at the summit.
Also boosting Swift’s Artist 100 standing are 10 additional albums on the Billboard 200. This is the fifth week (all consecutive) that Swift has landed 11 titles on the survey. Four weeks ago, she became just the third act – and first woman – to chart at least 11 in a single week, following The Beatles and Prince.
Here’s a recap of Swift’s current Billboard 200-charting titles.
Rank, Title:No. 4, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)No. 5, MidnightsNo. 6, LoverNo. 9, FolkloreNo. 13, 1989No. 15, reputationNo. 18, Red (Taylor’s Version)No. 24, EvermoreNo. 30, Fearless (Taylor’s Version)No. 144, Taylor SwiftNo. 181, Speak Now
Swift also boasts four albums in the Billboard 200’s top 10 for a third time. Last month, she became the first living artist to achieve the feat in nearly 60 years.
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On the Hot 100, Swift charts five songs: “Cruel Summer” (up 4-3, a new high), “Karma” featuring Ice Spice (20-13), “Anti-Hero” (31-18), “Blank Space” (a re-entry at No. 49) and “I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)” (76-63).
“Blank Space,” Swift’s seven-week Hot 100 No. 1 in 2014-15 from her album 1989, has been gaining in recent weeks, as she has been performing it on The Eras Tour, and ahead of the Aug. 9 announcement of her re-recorded 1989 (Taylor’s Version), due Oct. 27.
Rounding out the Artist 100’s top five, Travis Scott drops to No. 2, Morgan Wallen rises 4-3, Luke Combs lifts 5-4 and Post Malone falls 3-5.
The Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.
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Taylor Swift’s former seven-week No. 1 hit “Blank Space,” from her 2014 LP 1989, re-enters the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Aug. 19), marking its first appearance on the survey since its initial 36-week chart run in 2014-15.
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“Blank Space” re-enters with 8.4 million U.S. streams (up 23%), 4.3 million radio airplay audience impressions (essentially even week-over-week) and 1,000 downloads sold (up 51%), in the Aug. 4-10 tracking week, according to Luminate.
The song has been gaining in recent weeks, as Swift has been performing it on The Eras Tour, and ahead of the announcement of her re-recorded 1989 (Taylor’s Version) on Aug. 9. The song also jumps to No. 40 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, up 10% to 25.4 million streams worldwide (reflecting consumption in the U.S. and around 200 other countries).
1989 (Taylor’s Version), Swift’s fourth re-recorded set from her catalog, is due Oct. 27. Her original 1989 album spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2014-15, matching Fearless as her longest-leading No. 1 album.
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“Blank Space” was a monumental hit for Swift, marking her third and longest-leading No. 1 at the time. With seven weeks at the summit, it stood as Swift’s longest-leading hit until “Anti-Hero” tallied eight weeks on top last November through this January. “Blank Space” also earned Grammy Award nominations for record of the year, song of the year and best pop solo performance.
Swift has since upped her total to nine Hot 100 No. 1s. Here’s a recap.
Taylor Swift’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s:“Anti-Hero” (eight weeks, 2022-23)“All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” (one, 2021)“Willow” (one, 2020)“Cardigan” (one, 2020)“Look What You Made Me Do” (three, 2017)“Bad Blood,” feat. Kendrick Lamar (one, 2015)“Blank Space” (seven, 2014-15)“Shake It Off” (four, 2014)“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” (three, 2012)
Older songs such as “Blank Space” are eligible to re-enter the Hot 100 if they rank in the top 50 and have meaningful reasons for their resurgences. We occasionally see this phenomenon when catalog songs go viral or are newly promoted, as with Swift’s “Cruel Summer” (from 2019 and, now promoted as a single, up to No. 3 on the Hot 100), or have notable TV/film synchs that generate newfound interest, as was the case with Kate Bush’s 1985 classic “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” last year. This explains why we see holiday songs storming the Hot 100 each winter, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” returning after Halloween and, most recently, Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.” back on the Hot 100 last month following Fourth of July-related gains.
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Travis Scott’s Utopia rules the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Aug. 19) for a second week, as the set earned 147,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 10 (down 70%), according to Luminate. The album charged in at No. 1 a week ago with 496,000 units earned in its first week — the biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop or rap album in 2023.
Utopia is the first rap album to spend its first two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in nearly two years, since Drake’s Certified Lover Boy logged its first three weeks at No. 1 (Sept. 18-Oct. 2, 2021 charts), of its five total (nonconsecutive) weeks atop the list. Utopia is the first rap album with more than a single week at No. 1 in over a year, since Tyler, the Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost claimed a total of two weeks at No. 1, in two separate weeks (July 10, 2021, its debut frame, and April 30, 2022, charts).
Utopia leads a sleepy top 10 on the Billboard 200, which is absent of any debuts in the region for the second time in less than a month. Just three weeks ago, on the July 29-dated list, there were also no new debuts in the top 10.
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. 19, 2023-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Aug. 15. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
Of Utopia’s 147,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Aug. 10, SEA units comprise 110,000 (down 55%, equaling 145.99 million on-demand official streams of the streaming set’s 19 total songs), album sales comprise 37,000 (down 85%) and TEA units comprise less than 1,000 (down 58%).
Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping One Thing at a Time rises 3-2 on the Billboard 200 with 92,000 equivalent album units earned (down 4%), while the Barbie movie soundtrack steps 4-3 with 74,000 (down 18%), Taylor Swift’s former No. 1 Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) bumps 5-4 with 60,000 (down 9%) and Swift’s chart-topping Midnights ascends 8-5 with 56,000 (up 15%).
Swift’s former No. 1 Lover climbs 10-6 (51,000 equivalent album units; up 17%); Post Malone’s Austin falls 2-7 in its second week (50,000; down 55%); Peso Pluma’s Génesis slips 7-8 (47,000; down 6%); Swift’s former leader Folklore jumps 12-9 (44,000; up 9%) — as she boasts four albums in the top 10 for a third time, having become the first living artist to achieve the feat in nearly 60 years last month — and Wallen’s chart-topping Dangerous: The Double Album falls 9-10 (43,000; down 4%).
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
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