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YOASOBI’s “Idol” adds another week to its No. 1 streak on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, now at eight straight weeks on the chart released June 7. The latest hit by the Japanese duo of Ayase and ikura continues to dominate the same four metrics it ruled last week — streaming, downloads, video views, and […]
Kylie Minogue achieves her first top 10 on Billboard’s multimetric Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, which began in 2013, as “Padam Padam” rises from No. 12 to No. 10 on the tally dated June 10.
The track, which introduces Minogue’s album Tension, due Sept. 22, earned 1.6 million official streams (up 15%) and sold 1,000 downloads in the United States in the May 26-June 1 tracking week, according to Luminate.
Previously, Minogue hit the chart’s top 20 with three hits, among 15 appearances, since Hot Dance/Electronic Songs originated: “Real Groove,” with Dua Lipa (No. 15, 2021), “Magic” (No. 17, 2020) and “Say Something” (No. 18, 2020).
Minogue first entered Billboard’s charts in 1988 and has tallied two top 10s on the Billboard Hot 100: “The Loco-Motion” (No. 3 peak that year) and “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” (No. 7, 2002).
A week ago, “Padam” became Minogue’s first No. 1 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart.
Additionally on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, fellow genre cornerstone Swedish House Mafia debuts with “See the Light,” featuring rapper Fridayy (No. 22). The track, premiered during the Ultra Music Festival in Miami March 26 but not released commercially until May 26, starts with 709,000 streams. It’s the 15th appearance for the trio of Steve Angello, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso, and Fridayy’s first.
Speaking of Swedes, on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, production duo NOTD and singer Maia Wright, with all three performers from Sweden, each notch a third top 10 with “AM:PM” (13-10). The track is collecting core-dance airplay on Music Choice’s Dance/EDM channel, iHeartRadio’s Pride Radio and iHeartRadio’s Evolution network, among other outlets. (The Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart measures radio airplay on a select group of full-time dance stations, along with plays during mix shows on around 60 top 40-formatted reporters.)
Yng Lvcas captures his second top 10 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart as his latest EP, Six Jewels 23, arrives at No. 5 on the June 10-dated ranking. The set includes six tracks or “jewels”, as he named them, while “23” is a nod to his age.
Yng Lvcas launched his career in his native Guadalajara, Mexico by blending 21st century reggaetón and trap with hints of regional Mexican music such as electro cumbia. The top 10 debut of Six Jewels follows an international burst with the remix of “La Bebe,” with Peso Pluma, which placed both acts at No. 2 on Billboard global charts (Global Excl. U.S. on April 22 and Global 200 on June 22-dated lists).
On a national level, “La Bebe’s” remix reached No. 11 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 (chart dated May 6) and at No. 2 on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs (April 15-dated survey).
The original version of “La Bebe” is the final track of his No. 3-peaking album debut LPM on Top Latin Albums (April 29-dated chart), his first entry on any Billboard albums chart.
Six Jewels 23, which also debuts at No. 3 on Latin Rhythm Albums, starts with 11,000 equivalent album units earned during the May 26-June 1 tracking week, according to Luminate. As has become the norm with new artists, the bulk of the album’s opening sum derives from streaming equivalent album units which equates to 16.9 million on-demand official streams in the U.S. for the songs on the album.
On the multi-metric Top Latin Albums chart, 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.
Six Jewels was released May 25 via Warner Latina. It’s the third regional Mexican album to launch in the top five on Top Latin Albums in 2023 so far, following Fuerza Regida’s Pa Que Hablen: I, also a No. 5 start in January, and Eslabon Armado’s Desvelado, a No. 1 debut on the May 3-dated list.
Six Jewels concurrently grants Yng Lvcas a higher start on the overall Billboard 200, at No. 92, besting the No. 142 start of LPM, which peaked at No. 57 four week after its debut (chart dated April 29).
Born Daniel Oswaldo Donlucas Martinez, the 23-year-old songwriter picked up the moniker Yng Lvcas in 2021 before releasing the eight-track EP Wup? Mixtape1 comprising all corridos (the set has not entered any Billboard chart).
After 20 years away, Blur is back on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart.
“The Narcissist,” the lead single from the Damon Albarn-led band’s upcoming album The Ballad of Darren, debuts at No. 37 on the list dated June 10.
The band last made the chart in 2003, when “Crazy Beat” peaked at No. 22 that April. The song was last on the chart dated May 24, 2003.
The 20-year, two-week break between Alternative Airplay chart appearances for Blur marks the longest for any band in the tally’s nearly 35-year history. It surpasses the 13 years, five months and three weeks between visits by Sublime (“Doin’ Time” in December 1997 and “Panic,” credited to Sublime With Rome, in May 2011).
The all-time longest respite between charted songs on Alternative Airplay belongs to Debbie Harry, whose “Kiss It Better” wrapped its run in January 1990, followed by the Blondie frontwoman’s featured credit on Just Loud’s “Soul Train” in December 2018 – nearly 29 years later.
As Harry’s record ties into a featured credit, the longest break for an act credited as the lead artist on both bookending songs is Kate Bush, who went over 28 years between January 1994 (“Rubberband Girl”) and “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” in June 2022, the latter due to its resurgence sparked by its synch in Netflix’s Stranger Things.
Back to Blur, “The Narcissist” is the band’s sixth appearance on the ranking. Three have reached the top 10, led by “Girls & Boys” at No. 4 in July 1994.
In between 2003’s Think Tank, on which “Crazy Beat” is included, and this year’s The Ballad of Darren, Blur released one album: 2015’s The Magic Whip, which hit No. 2 on the Top Alternative Albums chart.
Albarn has made Alternative Airplay eight times in the meantime as part of Gorillaz. In fact, Albarn appears on the latest list twice, as Gorillaz’s “New Gold,” featuring Tame Impala and Bootie Brown, ranks at No. 15.
Concurrently, “The Narcissist” bows at No. 29 on Adult Alternative Airplay, marking Blur’s first appearance on the tally, which began in 1996.
On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, “The Narcissist” premieres at No. 39 with 711,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Luminate.
Blur’s The Ballad of Darren is set for release July 21.
Bebe Rexha has now claimed a pair of records reflecting her success in both the dance/electronic and country genres on Billboard’s charts.
Rexha’s EDM collab with David Guetta, “I’m Good (Blue),” rules Billboard’s multimetric Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for a 37th week, granting her the longest leading No. 1 by a woman dating to the survey’s 2013 inception, as it passes Elton John and Dua Lipa’s “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)” (36 weeks at No. 1, 2021-22). Overall, it now trails only Marshmello and Bastille’s “Happier” for the most weeks on top (69, 2018-20).
Rexha already achieved the longest leading No. 1 among all acts on the Hot Country Songs chart (since the list became an-encompassing genre ranking in 1958), as her Florida Georgia Line duet “Meant to Be” dominated there for 50 weeks in 2017-18.
Rexha also sports songwriting credit on both songs. Along with original composition “Meant to Be,” “I’m Good” is a reimagination of Eiffel 65’s early 2000s classic “Blue (Da Ba Dee).”
“Songwriting is my passion, no matter the style of music,” Rexha tells Billboard. “I’ve been blessed to have hit songs in different genres throughout my career. Finding this kind of success within both the dance/electronic and country charts is something I’m really proud of! To have my music resonate with so many people and top charts across multiple genres is amazing and means a lot to me, as I’ve never wanted to be put in a box.”
Select other artists have received warm welcomes in both dance/electronic and country, including Maren Morris, whose collab with Zedd and Grey, “The Middle,” logged 33 weeks atop Hot Dance/Electronic Songs in 2018. She also ruled Hot Country Songs for 19 weeks in 2020 with “The Bones.”
Florida Georgia Line, meanwhile, has notched six No. 1s on Hot Country Songs and hit a No. 2 high in 2018 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs as featured, with Watt, on Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso’s “Let Me Go.”
Such core country stars as Dolly Parton, LeAnn Rimes and Wynonna Judd have also scaled both country and dance/electronic charts — with Rexha’s new album, Bebe, released in April, including a duet with Parton, “Seasons.”
“I’m Good” drew 39.2 million radio airplay audience impressions and 7.4 million official streams and sold 2,000 downloads in the United States May 26-June 1, according to Luminate.
The track adds a 33rd week at No. 1 on the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart, also passing John and Lipa’s “Cold Heart” for the most weeks at the summit for a song by a woman. On the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales survey, “I’m Good” rebounds for a 28th week at No. 1.
Taylor Swift makes her first visit to Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, as The National’s “The Alcott,” on which she’s featured, debuts at No. 45 on the June 10-dated ranking.
The song reaches the list with 636,000 radio audience impressions on rock radio formats, up 12%, May 26-June 1, according to Luminate.
It’s not Swift’s first appearance on any rock radio chart, however. She has notched four entries on Adult Alternative Airplay, beginning with the No. 9-peaking “Exile,” featuring Bon Iver, in November 2020. She followed with “Coney Island,” featuring The National (No. 18, March 2021), and “Snow on the Beach,” featuring Lana Del Rey (No. 30, this January).
“The Alcott” concurrently lifts 18-15 on the latest Adult Alternative Airplay survey, driving its Rock & Alternative Airplay debut.
“The Alcott” is The National’s sixth song to reach Rock & Alternative Airplay. Its highest charter is “Tropic Morning News,” which reached No. 25 in March.
With her maiden Rock & Alternative Airplay showing, Swift has now reached the following radio tallies: Adult Alternative Airplay, Adult Contemporary, Adult Pop Airplay, Country Airplay, Dance/Mix Show Airplay, Holiday Airplay, Latin Airplay, Latin Pop Airplay, Pop Airplay, all-format Radio Songs, Rock & Alternative Airplay and Rhythmic Airplay.
Swift concurrently appears on three pop/adult charts. On Adult Pop Airplay, “Anti-Hero” is at No. 3 (after a personal-best nine weeks at No. 1) and “Karma,” featuring Ice Spice, rises to No. 11. “Karma” also ascends to No. 8 on Pop Airplay. On Adult Contemporary, “Anti-Hero” places at No. 2, following a three-week reign.
Swift has charted three titles on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums ranking: the No. 1s Folklore and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions and the No. 3-peaking Evermore.
“The Alcott” is The National’s second single from First Two Pages of Frankenstein, the band’s ninth studio album, following “Tropic Morning News.” The set debuted at No. 1 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums survey dated May 13 and has earned 59,000 equivalent album units to date.
Lil Durk nabs his fourth consecutive No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as Almost Healed debuts in the top spot of the chart dated June 10. The project launches with 125,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending June 1, according to Luminate.
Almost Healed was released on May 26 via Alamo Recordings, and gives Chicago native Lil Durk his fourth straight – and fourth overall – champ on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. He previously led with The Voice for two weeks in 2021, the collaborative album The Voice of the Heroes, with Lil Baby, a two-week champ that same year, and his five-week No. 1, 7220, in 2022.
With his new No. 1, Lil Durk racks up the second-best start for any of his projects. The 125,000-debut figure for Almost Healed trails only The Voice of the Heroes, which began with 150,000 units.
Streaming activity contributes nearly all of Almost Healed’s first-week sum, with 122,000 of the 125,000 units from that sector. The figure equals 167.82 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks. Traditional album sales comprise 2,000 of the remaining units, while track-equivalent album units cover the final 1,000 units.
Elsewhere, Almost Healed likewise becomes Lil Durk’s fourth No. 1 on the Top Rap Albums chart and opens at No. 3 on the all-genre Billboard 200.
As Almost Healed arrives, 16 of its tracks debut on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Plus, the current single, “All My Life,” featuring J. Cole, rebounds to No. 1 to earn its second nonconsecutive week at the top, after it debuted there two weeks ago. The song was the week’s most-streamed Almost Healed cut, with 27.7 million official U.S. streams in the week ending June 1, up 14% from the prior week.
Two more Almost Healed cuts reside in the top 10, “Stand by Me,” featuring Morgan Wallen (No. 8) and “Pelle Coat” (No. 10). The former was the week’s top-selling Almost Healed track, selling 3,000 downloads and entering at No. 2 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart. The tune is the second collaboration between the rapper and country star; its predecessor, “Broadway Girls,” topped Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for one week in January 2022.
Here’s the full slate of Lil Durk tracks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart this week:
No. 1, “All My Life,” featuring J. Cole (second week at No. 1)No. 8, “Stand by Me,” featuring Morgan WallenNo. 10, “Pelle Coat”No. 13, “War Bout It,” featuring 21 SavageNo. 18, “Never Imagined,” featuring FutureNo. 19, “Never Again”No. 22, “Big Dawg,” with Chief WukNo. 23, “Cross the Globe,” featuring Juice WRLDNo. 24, “Put Em on Ice”No. 25, “300 Urus”No. 26, “Sad Songs”No. 27, “Grandson,” featuring Kodak BlackNo. 31, “Before Fajr”No. 32, “B12”No. 34, “You Got Em”No. 40, “Same Side,” featuring Rob49No. 50, “Belt2Ass”
The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week (for the upcoming charts dated June 18), Stray Kids aim for their third No. 1 album in two years, while new albums from rising country hitmakers, star producers and veteran rockers also jockey for position.
Stray Kids, 5-Star (JYP/Republic): Stray Kids have proven themselves among pop’s most consistent performers of any nationality on the Billboard 200 in the past couple years, having topped the chart twice already in 2022 alone, with EPs Oddinary and Maxident. This week, they should have a pretty good shot at making it three in a row with their new 12-track LP, 5-Star.
Once again, physical sales should drive consumption of the new set, with a variety of available options for fans. That includes 18 total collectible CD packages (with exclusives for Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart, the Weverse store and a signed edition in the group’s official webstore) that contain artist-branded merch, some of which is standard across all packages and some of which is randomized (photo cards, mini posters, sticker sets, photo books).
There are also four alternative digital versions of the album, sold only in the act’s webstore, each containing the same tracklists, but with alternative covers and bonus tracks (each with different voice memos from individual members of the group), selling for $6.99 each. After 12 consecutive weeks of Morgan Wallen largely streaming his way to No. 1, we might have our second straight week of sales determining the chart’s top spot, following Taylor Swift’s reissue-prompted Midnights rebound last week.
Jelly Roll, Whitsitt Chapel (Bailey & Buddee/BBR Music Group): Billboard’s May cover star has yet to get higher than No. 97 on the Billboard 200 – but that should change with the release of Whitsitt Chapel, Jelly Roll‘s first album since pivoting fully to country. The set follows the 2022 breakout success of Ballads of the Broken singles “Dead Man Walking” and “Son of a Sinner” — as well as a star making night at the 2023 CMT Awards, where he took home three trophies — and features a hit of its own with “Need a Favor,” which climbs 40-31 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week.
Though Jelly Roll streams fairly well, sales should also make up the majority of Whitsitt Chapel’s first-week numbers. To that end, he’s released the album in three vinyl LPs (including a color variant exclusive for Walmart), a standard CD, a signed CD that was sold through his webstore, a digital download (which is discounted to an on-brand $4.20 in his webstore), nine deluxe CD boxed sets that include branded merch and a copy of the CD, and even a “hymnal” Zine/CD package.
Metro Boomin, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture) (Boominati/Republic): With rave reviews and strong early box office returns, the new Across the Spider-Verse is well on its way to becoming one of the year’s biggest movies – and its soundtrack might not be too far behind. Curated by super-producer Metro Boomin, who most recently topped the Billboard 200 last December with his Heroes &Villains set, the similarly star-studded soundtrack features appearances from such big names as Future, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, A$AP Rocky, Coi Leray, Nas and Swae Lee.
The set does not yet have a physical release – it is available for digital download — but it should stream enough to still be a major factor on the chart, with three tracks still in the top 20 of Spotify’s Daily Top Songs USA chart as of Wednesday. It should also get a nice boost from the mid-week drop of a deluxe edition of the album, boasting an extra six tracks and additional appearances from Dominic Fike, Becky G, Shenseea and more hitmakers.
IN THE MIX
Foo Fighters, But Here We Are (Roswell/RCA): The first Foo Fighters album since the shocking death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in early 2022, But Here We Are is led by the Rock & Alternative Airplay-topping single “Rescued,” and has received some of the strongest reviews of the band’s career. The album is not expected to stream in huge numbers, though, and is available in fewer variants than some of its competition: just in black vinyl, white vinyl, CD and cassette versions and as a digital download.
Enhypen, Dark Blood (Belift Lab/Genie/Stone): Stray Kids aren’t the only Korean boy band expected to make a big impact on the Billboard 200 this week – there’s also septet Enhypen, who previously hit No. 6 on the chart with 2022 EP Manifesto: Day 1. Their new six-track set Dark Blood was released digitally on May 22, but this chart week brings its physical release – which, like 5-Star, includes 17 collectible CD packages (with a number of store exclusives) that contain artist-branded merch, some of which is standard across all packages and some randomized.
Moneybagg Yo, Hard to Love (Roc Nation/Bread Gang/N-Less/Collective Music Group, Interscope): Moneybagg Yo was set to release new mixtape Hard to Love the previous Friday, but decided not to go up against his “little baby Taylor” and her Midnights reissues. He’s still going to have his work cut out for him rising above the glut of new releases this week, particularly without any kind of physical release – but the Memphis rapper has enjoyed regular success on the Billboard 200 in recent years, with his last three albums all hitting the chart‘s top five, and 2021’s A Gangsta’s Pain reaching the top spot.
Cochren & Co. earns its first No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart as “Running Home” ascends to the top of the list dated June 10. The single increased by 4% to 6.4 million audience impressions in the week ending June 1, according to Luminate. “Running Home” was penned by group leader Michael Cochren, Matthew […]
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 June 10-dated charts.
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Byron Messia
The Jamaica-born artist, based in Saint Kitts and Nevis, reaches Billboard’s charts for the first time with his latest LP No Love. The set, released Jan. 20 through Ztekk Records, debuts at No. 8 on the Reggae Albums chart with 1,000 equivalent album units earned in the latest May 26-June 1 tracking week, according to Luminate. The project debuts on the strength of its breakout Dancehall-centric trap hit “Talibans,” which tallied 1.5 million U.S. streams (up 64%) in the latest tracking week. Messia, who recently signed to Interscope Records, has previously released five additional albums: Different Perspectives, Top 10 (2017), Byron Messia (Top 2018), S.I.G.H. Remastered, HitsTape and Pills Nd Pain.
Gia Margaret
The Chicago-based singer-songwriter/producer/composer arrives on Billboard’s charts for the first time thanks to her new third LP, Romantic Piano. The 12-track set, released May 26 through Jagjaguwar, debuts at No. 2 on Classical Crossover Albums. Save for the sixth track, “City Song,” the album is entirely instrumental, flush with ambient sounds and the occasional electric guitar. Margaret, who has described her sound as “sleep rock,” has released two other albums: 2019’s There’s Always Glimmer and 2020’s Mia Gargaret (both on Orindal Records). She also released a pair of songs with Welsh folk singer-songwriter Novo Amor, “No Fun” and “Lucky for You,” in 2019.
Kassa Overall
The Seattle-based jazz drummer, rapper and producer scores his first chart appearance, thanks to his third studio album, Animals. The set, released May 26 on Warp Records, debuts at No. 11 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. Overall recruited a host of artists to perform on the set, including Danny Brown, Theo Croker, Francis and the Lights, Lil B and Shabazz Palaces, among others. Previously, Overall released two LPs: Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz in 2019 (self-released) and I Think I’m Good in 2020 (via Brownswood Recordings). In 2021, he scored a Grammy Award nomination for best jazz instrumental album, for his contributions to Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science’s Waiting Game. He has also collaborated with Jon Batiste and Yoko Ono. Currently, he’s on the road supporting Digable Planets on their latest tour.
Imase
The Japanese pop singer-songwriter hits Billboard’s charts for the first time with his track “Night Dancer.” The song, released in August 2022 through Universal Music Japan, debuts at No. 83 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, with 15.2 million streams worldwide, and No. 165 on the Billboard Global 200. TikTok has been a significant factor in the song’s growing profile, as a portion of the track has been used in over 200,000 clips on the platform to date. One such video is a recent clip of BTS’ Jungkook singing the song’s chorus. Also contributing to the track’s recent push is a May 15 remix by South Korean rapper BIG Naughty. Imase is slated to kick off his first tour this fall.
Sexyy Red & Tay Keith
Sexyy Red and Tay Keith both make impressive arrivals on Billboard‘s charts as recording artists, as their new collaboration “Pound Town 2,” with Nicki Minaj, debuts at No. 14 on Hot Rap Songs, No. 21 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100, plus at No. 34 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and No. 41 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. The song, whose remix adding Minaj was released May 26 via Heavy On It/Open Shift/Gamma Records, arrives with 6.7 million official streams (up 127%), 2.8 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 104%) and 5,000 downloads sold (up from a nominal sum) May 26-June 1. While Sexyy Red (real name: Janae Wherry) is brand new to Billboard’s charts, Tay Keith (real name: Brytavious Lakeith Chambers) has already made an impactful mark as a producer (though “Pound Town 2” is his first credit under an artist billing). He’s produced 37 Hot 100-charting songs in his career, including six top 10s and two No. 1s: Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” (co-produced with Hit-Boy, OZ, Cubeatz and Roget Chahayed) and Drake’s “Jimmy Cooks,” featuring 21 Savage (co-produced with Vinylz). Click here for more on the debut.
Chief Wuk
Chief Wuk notches his first Billboard chart entry, thanks to his featured appearance on Lil Durk’s “Big Dawg.” The song — released May 26 on Lil Durk’s new LP, Almost Healed, on Alamo Records — debuts at No. 67 on the Hot 100 with 7.4 million official streams in the tracking week. It also debuts at No. 15 on Hot Rap Songs and No. 22 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Chief Wuk (real name: Vontrell Voker), from Chicago, is a long-time collaborator of Lil Durk. Click here for more on Chief Wuk’s chart debut.
Natalie & Brittany Haas
The siblings both score their first-ever solo Billboard chart visits with their new collaborative album HAAS. The set, released May 26 via Padiddle Records, debuts at No. 7 on Classical Crossover Albums. The Haas sisters, from Menlo Park, Calif., are both seasoned musicians. Natalie, a cellist who is also an associate professor in the Strings department at Berklee College of Music, has recorded with Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and served as a guest artist on over 100 albums as a studio musician. Brittany, a fiddler and banjoist, is also a member of the chamber-grass band Crooked Still, which has released five studio LPs (one of which, Some Strange Country, reached No. 15 on the Americana/Folk Albums chart in 2010). She has also performed with Béla Fleck, Tony Trischka, Abigail Washburn and Steve Martin’s bluegrass band. On June 2, she was named the new fiddler of the Punch Brothers, taking over for longtime member Gabe Witcher. The Haas sisters have a string of tour dates together later this month on the west coast in support of HAAS.
Alvin Garrett
The Birmingham, Ala., native arrives on Billboard’s charts with “’Til I Get Back to You.” The track, released May 5 via HILL Entertainment, debuts at No. 29 on Adult R&B Airplay (up 15% in plays). Garrett is also an accomplished songwriter, having written songs for Fantasia, Johnny Gill, Joe, Kelly Rowland and Ruben Studdard, among others. One of those tracks, Joe’s “I’d Rather Have a Love,” reached No. 18 on Hot R&B Songs in 2013. Garrett has also written two No. 1s on the Gospel Airplay chart: Fred Jerkins’ “Patiently Praising,” featuring Lowell Pye (2021), and Lamont Sanders’ “He Kept Me” (2022). Garrett has also released three solo studio albums: Expose Yourself in 2012, This HILL in 2019, and The Lightness of Love in 2021.
Lola Audreys
The South African dance-pop artist hits Billboard’s charts with her track “Miami,” featuring Nile Rodgers. The song, which she self-released in November, debuts at No. 39 on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart (up 30% in plays). Contributing to the song’s gains are multiple remixes: three each by Majestic, three by Paul Woolford, two by LP Giobbi and one each by Öwnboss and Tropic Thrust. Audreys has also released the songs “Diamonds” (including remixes with Redondo and MESZCA), “Meck’s M.I.A. Megafix,” with Rodgers and Meck, and “Tension” (plus a remix with MK).
D.O.D
The British DJ and producer (full name: Dan O’Donnell) scores his first chart appearance thanks to his track “So Much in Love.” The song, released April 21 via Armada Music, debuts at No. 40 on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart (up 36% in plays). D.O.D has been active in the dance community for over a decade. He’s previously collaborated with fellow genre staples Afrojack, Calum Scott, Deorro, Laidback Luke and others.