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Slayyyter Lip Synched to Unreleased Lady Gaga Song ‘Brooklyn Nights’ and Mother Monster Loved It

While Lady Gaga has never released the song “Brooklyn Nights,” the ARTPOP-era cast-off has become a Little Monster favorite. Look no further than a TikTok from Slayyyter in which the “Miss Belladonna” singer lip synchs along to what she dubs “the greatest bridge from the greatest unreleased song of all time I think…”

In the 20-second video, Slayyyter — dressed in a yellow t-shirt and black motorcycle jacket — reclines as she mouths along to the lyrics, “I found an old pair of keys in my purse/ That opened the walkup we shared/ How did they get there, jerk?/ I wanna see you there/ I wanna make it work.” Touching her golden locks, Slayyyter continues, “I didn’t brush my hair/ And my lashes are falling/ Off of seven…”

The video elicited some predictably revved-up comments, none more excitable than the one from Mother Monster herself, who wrote, “[crying face emoji] love this.” Uber-fan Slayyyter, as you might imagine, was blown away by the nice words from Gaga, tweeting, “imshaking tnrjekjfnd.”

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Slayyyter wasn’t the only one losing their mind over the acknowledgement. Among the other cranked-to-11 responses on the original TikTok were: “OMG GAGA JUST ACKNOWLEDGED ‘BROOKLYN NIGHTS’ WE WON,” “OH MOTHER YOU HAVE TO REMIX THIS,” “OMGGGG SLAYYYTER IS A ‘BROOKLYN NIGHTS’ STAN” and “I mean a Lady Gaga x Slayyyter collaboration would send the dance pop girls to another dimension.”

Billboard reported in 2013 that during an impromptu Twitter Q&A with fans Gaga teased a potential sequel to her ARTPOP album, writing, “Yes, lots of songs for ACT TWO!” At the time, Gaga said a finished version of “Brooklyn Nights” was slated for release as a bonus track from ARTPOP, promising that it would come out “on the app sometimes during the album cycle.”

When the singer’s third full-length studio album was released in Nov. 2013, however, the song did not make the cut and the previously hinted-at plans to include it on an accompanying multi-media app did not come to fruition.

Gaga has not announced released a new album of solo material since 2020’s Chromatica, though a post from February featuring images of her in the studio clarified that she is “not” making a rock album.

Check out Slayyyter’s reaction tweet below.

Cardi B Addresses Rumored $80 Million Net Worth: ‘I Make a Lot of Money’

Cardi B has always been about her dollars long before releasing her financially friendly 2018 single “Money.”

The Bronx native recently sat down with Complex‘s Speedy Morman, who asked about Cardi’s rumored $80 million net worth, which she believes is long in her rear view, as the 31-year-old has entered a new tax bracket.

“I feel like I actually passed almost doing $80 million,” she admitted. “I make a lot of money. I make a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of money.”

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Cardi B also made sure to explain that the checks aren’t only fattening her pockets, as she takes care of the financial woes of many friends and family around her.

“But also, I got a lot, a lot of bills,” she added. “I’m taking care of [family]. I’m helping a lot. I’m not going to say I take care, I’m helping a lot, and I help a lot of my friends and I help a lot of my family and everything.”

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The “WAP” rapper admitted it’s tough to tell her family no when she’s buying plenty of designer garments and luxury items.

“I gotta say no and I’m buying Birkins,” she said. “I don’t like it when I feel like they playing with me … I remember when I was broke, I was never outside. I just seen you buy some designers. Even when I was a stripper and I had some times that I struggled, I was not buying that s–t.”

Cardi will look to keep securing bags in 2024 as she’s staying busy on the music side and promising her long-awaited sophomore album. She heated up the stove with a pair of singles to kick off the year with “Like What (Freestyle),” which debuted inside the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40, and “Enough (Miami),” which arrived on Friday (March 15).

“I took a little break, I came back on social media. I dropped a little freestyle and everything, y’know, just to wet my feet. A week later, I’m dropping this single, and the next announcement is not going to be a single, it’s gonna be an album,” she told Billboard Canada. “I’m back outside, I’m tired of s–t holding me back. It’s been six years since l’ve dropped an album, so I’m gonna drop an album this year.”

Watch the interview below. Talk of Cardi’s net worth starts around 30:55.



Travis Kelce Opens Up About Attending Justin Timberlake’s L.A. Concert: ‘He’s the F—king Best’

Travis Kelce may be partial to Taylor Swift’s music, but he’s also a diehard Justin Timberlake fan through and through. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end recently attended the “Mirrors” singer’s one-night-only concert in Los Angeles, and in the latest episode of his New Heights podcast with Jason Kelce, he had only rave reviews for the show. 

“Everybody knows I’m a huge JT fan,” Travis told his older brother, who recently retired from the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive line, on the episode posted Wednesday (March 20). “It’s been so cool meeting him out in Tahoe and playing golf with him.” 

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“JT always makes unbelievable music,” continued the Ohio native. “He was playing a bunch of renditions of his old classics, absolute bangers. It was so cool to see him play some of my favorites, man.” 

Travis met up with Barry Keoghan – who just so happens to be reportedly dating Sabrina Carpenter, one of Swift’s Eras Tour openers – at Timberlake’s March 13 performance. “When BK met TK,” the Saltburn star later wrote on Instagram Stories, sharing a photo with the football star. 

In addition to playing tracks from his new album Everything I Thought It Was, Timberlake brought out his *NSYNC bandmates for a surprise reunion during the show. The guys sang their ‘90s hits “Bye Bye Bye” and “It’s Gonna Be Me” as well as their new song “Paradise,” which appears on the “SexyBack” artist’s March 15 LP. 

At one point, Travis posed for a photo with Chris Kirkpatrick’s 7-year-old son, Nash.  

“Any time you can see Justin Timberlake perform, I suggest you buy the ticket,” he added on his podcast. “He’s the f—king best.” 

Travis has previously expressed his love for Timberlake, revealing earlier this year that the former boy bander is the most famous contact (besides his superstar girlfriend, of course) that he has saved on his phone. “I appreciate you, Justin,” he said at the time.  

Since winning the Super Bowl in February, Travis has been spending much of his time traveling the world with Swift as she continues her Eras trek. Most recently, he joined her in Singapore, where he attended one of the musician’s six shows at National Stadium and jammed out to songs such as “Look What You Made Me Do.” 

As a result, the 14-time Grammy winner’s music is undoubtedly fresh in his mind – which could explain why he recited a snippet of Swift’s 2014 hit “Bad Blood” during another part of the new episode. While discussing NFL quarterback Kenny Pickett’s recent trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Eagles, he said, “Kenny and the Steelers — their relationship ended in a little bad blood,” mimicking the pop star’s catchy melody on the final two words. 

Watch the latest New Heights above. 

aespa’s First Concert Movie Is Heading to Cinemas: Find Out When

aespa is the latest superstar music fans can experience on the big screen.

Today (March 20), the K-pop girl group unveil plans to bring aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas to audiences worldwide for two nights only next month.

The quartet’s debut concert film transports viewers inside aespa’s U.K. live debut at London’s O2 Arena as part of their 2023 Synk: Hyper Line world tour.

aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas promises to bring the group’s signature futuristic stage visuals and fierce performances of Billboard Global 200 hits like “Next Level,” “Savage,” “Girls,” “Spicy,” and “Black Mamba,” as well as the individual performances by members KARINA, WINTER, GISELLE and NINGNING. Beyond the stage, the 125-minute production includes behind-the-scenes interviews with the group and glimpses into their inner workings.

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Directed by Yoon Dong Oh (who helmed recent K-pop concert films like NCT Nation: To the World and BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas) and Hamin Kim, aespa’s movie comes courtesy of Trafalgar Releasing (the global event-cinema distributor that’s teamed with the likes of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, BTS and Coldplay) with select theaters hosting immersive ScreenX, 4DX and ULTRA 4DX formats.

“Since this is our first world tour, it will always hold a special place in our hearts as it gave us the opportunity to see MYs from all over the world,” aespa said in a statement, shouting out their beloved fanbase, MYs. “We hope you enjoy our first concert movie and keep an eye out for the exclusive content behind the scenes.”

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CEO of Trafalgar Releasing Marc Allenby adds, “Dedicated MYs, as well as those curious to discover the global phenomenon, will appreciate the opportunity to witness the full artistry and energy of aespa’s captivating live show on the big screen.”

“We are pleased to release a live concert of global artist aespa’s first world tour as a movie in special formats,” says Jongryul Kim, CEO of CJ 4DPLEX. “ScreenX and 4DX will recreate the thrilling performance of aespa and fans in the theatre with immersion.”

aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas hits theaters worldwide on April 24 and 27. Tickets go on sale on March 27. Fans can find screening details and participating countries at aespaworldtourincinemas.com.

Jimmie Allen Confirms He Had Twins With Another Woman in Midst of Divorce From Ex Alexis Gale

Jimmie Allen confirmed this week that he had twins with an unnamed woman in the midst of his divorce from ex-wife Alexis Gale. The 38-year-old “Best Shot” singer posted a series of Instagram Stories on Tuesday (March 19) according to E! News, in which he paid tribute to his children, Aadyn, 9 (from a previous relationship), as well as Naomi, 4, Zara, 2 and Cohen, 5 months, with Gale and 9-month-old twins Amari and Aria.

In a caption, Allen also pre-empted criticism about his family tree, writing,  “I have 6 kids. I love each one of them. I refuse to let anyone make me feel ashamed of any of my children. The only opinion I care about is theirs.”

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Estranged wife Gale appeared to respond to the post a short time later on her private Instagram — though she didn’t name Allen — writing in a Story, “I’m just going to say, those lies will always catch up to you. What is done in the dark will come out in the light every single time. So keep playing.” Gale added, “I am truly at the point in my life where I am just letting God work and not saying s–t anymore. People tell on themselves, they show you who they are, they always expose themselves. You don’t have to do a single thing, ever. Something always comes out and it just happens naturally.”

Allen and Gale married in 2021 after two years of dating and in April 2023 Gale shared a message that announced both her pregnancy and the couple’s separation. “After much thought and reflection in recent months, Lex & I have made the decision to separate,” they wrote. “As we navigate this life change, we can also share that we will be welcoming another child together later this year.”

A month later, Allen issued a public apology to Alexis, saying he was sorry for “humiliating her with my affair. I’m embarrassed that my choices have brought shame to her. That’s something that she did not deserve at all.” The apology was followed in July with the birth of twins with the unnamed woman, according to People. Allen and Alexis’ son, Cohen, was born in September and a spokesperson for the singer told people in October that the couple had reconciled and “decided to work on things together and are still together.”

Megan Thee Stallion & Glorilla Hitting the Road For Hot Girl Summer Tour

Megan Thee Stallion is arena status. The multi-time Grammy Award winner will embark on her first-ever headlining tour alongside Glorilla and will perform in some of the biggest arenas across the United States.

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Tickets for Megan’s Hot Girl Summer Tour will be available today, starting with a Citi presale. City cardmembers will have access to presale U.S. tickets from 1 p.m. EST until Thursday (March 21) at 10 p.m. local time through the Citi Entertainment program.

The Hot Girl Summer Tour will visit 31 cities and major markets, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and the rapper’s hometown of Houston. Megan will also enjoy an international trek beginning July 4 in Glasgow, Scotland, with future shows in England, France, Germany, and Ireland.

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The “Savage” rapper announced the tour last week with a provocative teaser poster in which she was spotted lounging on her stomach in a pool in a skimpy thong bikini, an image so hot that it was reportedly flagged by Instagram for being too sexy for public consumption. “Nooooo it’s just a lil cheek lol,” Megan reportedly commented on the news.

Megan is enjoying a strong 2024, which included hoisting a Hot 100 No. 1 single with “Hiss.” She will look to continue her fiery run with an upcoming album slated for later this year. She previewed new music last year with 41’s Kyle Richh.

As for Glorilla, she’s having a fruitful campaign this year, as well after the rise of her single “Yeah Glo!” This week, the CMG upstart visited the White House and met President Joe Biden at a Women’s History Month Reception. The meet-up with Biden comes after Glo met Pittsburg Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin late last year. Following that exchange, she received a co-sign from LeBron James for “Yeah Glo!”.

Check out the tour dates below.

2024 HOT GIRL SUMMER WORLD TOUR DATES

May 14 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center^ 

May 17 – Chicago, IL – United Center^

May 18 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena^

May 21 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden^ 

May 22 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center^

May 24 – Napa, CA – BottleRock Napa Valley Festival*

May 26 – Boston, MA – Boston Calling Festival*

May 28 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena^ 

May 30 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum^ 

Jun 1 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena^ 

Jun 4 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena^ 

June 6 – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino^ 

Jun 8 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena^

Jun 10 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center^

Jun 11 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center^ 

Jun 13 – Austin, TX – Moody Center^

Jun 14 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center^

Jun 16 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival*

Jun 17 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena^

Jun 19 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center^ 

Jun 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena^ 

Jun 22 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena^ 

Jul 4 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro 

Jul 5 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live

Jul 7 – Paris, FR – Zenith 

Jul 10 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome 

Jul 11 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena 

Jul 14 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena 

Jul 16 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena 

Jul 17 – London, UK – The O2

Jul 27 – Washington DC – Broccoli City Festival*

^With Support From GloRilla

Doja Cat, Offset, Sexyy Red & More to Play Hot 97 Summer Jam

This year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam festival will feature headline sets from Doja Cat, Offset and Sexyy Red. The full lineup for the June 2 show at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, NY was revealed on Tuesday (March 19) and it will also include sets from old friends Method Man & Redman, as well as Sleepy Hallow, Davido, 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, TaTa) and Tee Grizzley.

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Tickets for the show will go on sale on Friday (March 22) at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster; you can sign up here now to get first crack at the tickets before they’re offered to the general public. This year’s 30th anniversary edition of the summer classic comes after last year’s show paid tribute to hip-hop‘s 50th birthday.

In a return to Long Island’s UBS Arena after several years at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, last year’s edition featured headliner Cardi B performing alongside Ice Spice, Coi Leray, French Montana, Fivio Foreign, Lil Tjay and Lola Brooke. The show’s signature mix of new school stars and old school legends also had Yonkers crew The Lox holding things down for the previous generation, along with a stage featuring rising rappers Scar Lip, Kenzo B, 2Rare, Connie Diamond, Sha Ek and McVertt.

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Always pushing the genre forward, the 2023 show also incorporated the sounds of reggaetón and Afrobeats alongside Bronx drill and Jersey club, as well as DaBaby delivering a surprise performance of his TikTok hot jam “Shake Sumn” and Lil Tjay teaming up with Ice Spice for a flirtatious run through “Gangsta Boo.”

Check out Hot 97’s lineup announcement for the 2024 Summer Jam concert below.

Dr. Dre Says New Eminem Album Coming This Year, Gives Update on Snoop Dogg’s ‘Missionary’ on ‘Kimmel’

After getting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier in the day, Dr. Dre, 59, visited Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night (March 19) to talk legacy and drop a little news about his upcoming projects. The legendary producer was joined on the couch by longtime proteges Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent, and while the fourth leg of his gold-plated hip-hop table, Eminem, may not have been in the studio, he still managed to grab the headlines.

“Let me tell you something, let me explain something to you right now: Eminem is working on his own album which is coming out this year,” Dre said to cheers from the studio audience during his first late night appearance in 30 years. “And I actually talked to him and he said it okay for me to make that announcement right here on this show. So he has an album coming out, I’ve got songs on it and it’s fire. I’m actually gonna hear the entire album for the first time for tomorrow.”

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Slim Shady’s as-yet-untitled 12th studio album will be the follow up to 2020’s Music to Be Murdered By, which surprise dropped in January of that year and featured guest spots from Ed Sheeran, Juice WRLD, Q-Tip, Anderson .Paak and many more.

While he didn’t offer any additional information on what fans can expect from the reclusive MC, Dre said even he doesn’t always know what Eminem has in store, since he “holds his music close to his chest so I haven’t heard everything. I haven’t even heard everything complete that I’ve done, but I’m gonna hear it, and he’s putting out an album this year.” Dre said while he’s always very “hands on” with his music, he confessed that “there’s things that I have to mix that I’ve done, but I get the chance to hear the album in its entirety.”

The three-segment hang began with Dre talking about the honor of getting his Walk of Fame star and telling Kimmel that while he’s open to working with artists from any genre — revealing “I love Dolly Parton!” and that “Jolene” is one of his favorite songs — he prefers to stay in his beloved hip-hop lane. “Absolutely I could do that [work with Parton], but hip-hop is my love,” Dre said.

He was soon joined by longtime friend and collaborator Snoop Dogg, with the old pals discussing their work on Dre’s iconic 1992 The Chronic album and Dre revealing that he’s “never” found an artist from being handed a demo tape, except for Snoop and Eminem. While Dre and Snoop got into a playful argument about how they came up with the Chronic album title — which included Dre describing his first time smoking weed — the pair also said they’re almost done with Snoop’s upcoming Missionary album, the sequel to the only other full-length LP Dre has produced for the Doggfather since working on Snoop’s 1993 debut, Doggystyle. Snoop said that Dre is slated to start mixing Missionary in “mid-April.”

The long hang ended with 50 Cent dropping by to talk about Dre working on his debut, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, and to joke about how unpleasant it was to hang upside down for his iconic appearance during the 2002 Super Bowl halftime show. “I was like 30 pounds heavier at that point, I was not ready for that,” 50 laughed, noting he’d gained a bunch of weight for a TV role and “really didn’t think that out.” 50 also doubled-down on his earlier announcement that he’s practicing celibacy this year, saying he’s two months into his vow of abstinence and things are going great so far.

“I’m focused right now,” 50 said. “My life is better, things are a little clearer… I’m trying to make it to Lent.” For the record, Dre and Snoop do not believe 50 is holding his fire.

Watch Dre, Snoop and 50 on Kimmel below.



Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Tracklist For ‘GUTS’ Deluxe Edition During Chicago Show

Olivia Rodrigo has a deluxe edition of her GUTS album on deck, and it’s coming sooner than you think. The singer revealed the news on stage during the first night of her two-show stand at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday night, surprising the crowd with a special announcement during “Get Him Back!”

According to fan videos of the moment, Rodrigo unfolded a sign that read “Guts Deluxe Out Friday” during the last song of her encore, sending the crowd into wild cheers with the news that GUTS (spilled) will drop on Friday (March 22). The expanded version of the 2023 collection will feature five more songs, including a new one, “So American,” which was recorded after the original album dropped last year. The other four songs on the expanded version were the “secret” tracks that appeared on a variety of GUTS vinyl releases: “Obsessed,” “Scared of My Guitar,” “Stranger” and “Girl I’ve Always Been.”

Rodrigo had been handing out emergency contraceptives at her shows, but abortion funds have asked her to stop. After headlines about Julie morning-after pills, condoms and lubricants being offered to concertgoers for free at stops on the 21-year-old singer’s Guts World Tour, reps from local funds told Variety that they received a request last week to stop handing out those items at Rodrigo’s concerts. The message was reportedly shared by the National Network of Abortion Funds; three separate sources at local abortion funds told the publication that the ask came from Rodrigo’s team.

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Ever since the tour kicked off in February, the “Vampire” star had been using her tour as a vehicle for reproductive rights advocacy by inviting local abortion funds to set up booths with information and resources at the shows. She’s also been earmarking a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales to abortion access and women’s health initiatives through her Fund 4 Good.

Check out Rodrigo’s deluxe GUTS announcement below.

Chumbawamba Tells NZ Deputy Prime Minister to Stop Using ‘Tubthumping’ at Rallies

“Tubthumping,” Chumbawamba’s hit from 1997, has been thumping from loudspeakers at public events led by New Zealand’s deputy prime minister Winston Peters. And the politically-charged British group is having none of it.

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Last weekend, Peters, whose party New Zealand First is part of the country’s coalition government, walked on stage to “Tubthumping” ahead of his controversial “state of the nation” address.

During an hour-long speech, the veteran right-wing politician reportedly discussed plans to remove gender and sexuality lessons from the school curriculum, and referred to the song’s lyrics, telling the audience “we got knocked down, but we got up again,” the BBC reports.

Chumbawamba’s members want the populist politician to stop all references to the song. “Some mini-Trump in New Zealand totally not getting how egregious we think he is,” reads a post on the now-defunct band’s official Facebook page, linking to the BBC article.

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Speaking with the Corporation, Boff Whalley, the band’s lead guitarist, said the act did not give Peters permission, not does it share his ideas on race relations.

“Chumbawamba wrote the song ‘Tubthumping’ as a song of hope and positivity, so it seems entirely odd that the ‘I get knocked down …’ refrain is being used by New Zealand’s deputy prime minister Winston Peters as he barks his divisive, small-minded, bigoted policies during his recent speeches,” Whalley remarked.

“[We] would like to remind him that the song was written for and about ordinary people and their resilience, not about rich politicians trying to win votes by courting absurd conspiracy theories and spouting misguided racist ideologies.”

On Wednesday, March 20, NZ online news title Stuff reported that rights society APRA AMCOS would forward a cease and desist notice to New Zealand First, from Sony Music Publishing, the band’s music publisher.

Peters used the platform of X to return serve at critics – including Chumbawamba.

“It seems the media care more about the Chumbawamba story than we do. We actually don’t care,” he writes in one post. “There’s nothing to ‘cease or desist’. The song worked like a charm for our first public meeting after the election. The over 700 people in the crowd thought so too. We will be sure to file the ‘cease and desist’ letter in a safe place if it ever arrives. I would use another of their hit song titles as a quip at the end of this post but unfortunately they only had one.”

The group’s signature song, “Tubthumping” peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Pop Songs chart. Chumbawamba’s Tubthumper album hit No. 3 on the Billboard 200. In the U.K., the song reached No. 2, one of the band’s two top 10 hits (1998 follow-up “Amnesia” peaked at No. 10). Aside from that stirring fight song, the band is long remembered in their homeland for an ice-cold moment during the 1998 Brit Awards when drummer Danbert Nobacon tipped a bucket of water on then deputy prime minister John Prescott.

Chumbawamba disbanded in 2012, ending a 30-year career.