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04 Oct 2023

Sexxy Red Wants Donald Trump Back in Office: ‘We Need People Like Him’

Sexxy Red is the latest rapper to show support for former president Donald Trump. 

Her comments came during recent interview with comedian Theo Von on his This Past Weekend podcast, during which she praised the mercurial figure for freeing Black people from prison and giving out stimulus checks during his controversial four-year term. 

“I like Trump,” she said. “Yeah, they support him in the hood. At first I don’t think people was f–king with him. They thought he was racist, saying little s–t against women. But once he started getting Black people out of jail and giving people that free money. Aww baby, we love Trump. We need him back in office. We need him back because, baby, them checks. Them stimulus checks. Trump, we miss you.”

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“I love Trump. He funny to me,” she continued. “I used to be watching him talking to people. He used to be calling people fat. He just bold. He funny. We need people like him.”

Though Trump had a tumultuous term, rappers — including Kanye West and Kodak Black — have come to his defense. In 2021, the former president pardoned Black while the artist was serving a 46-month federal prison sentence on a 2019 weapons conviction. The “Tunnel Vision” rapper came to the former commander in chief’s defense last year on social media, saying, “We need Trump in office forever, man. Just like how them Chinese and Russian and Korean motherf–kers have their president. Trump the best thing for America — ya heard me — for sure.” 

Her comments come as Trump faces a bevy of charges. Among them, in March, he was indicted in New York for allegedly making hush money payments during his 2016 presidential campaign; he pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of felony charges. In June, he was indicted on charges he mishandled top secret government documents, and faces 40 felonies in the case. Then in August, an Atlanta grand jury indicted Trump and 18 others on state charges for their alleged efforts to overturn the former president’s 2020 election defeat. 

The twice-impeached former president is currently the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election.

Check out Red’s interview above. 

04 Oct 2023

The Rose Hits No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart Thanks to ‘Dual’ Album

The Rose re-enters Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart (dated Oct. 7) at No. 1, becoming the top up-and-coming act in the U.S. for the first time, thanks to the band’s new sophomore set, Dual. The coronation also marks the band’s first No. 1 rank on any Billboard chart.

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Dual, released Sept. 22 on Windfall/Transparent Arts, debuts at No. 9 on Top Alternative Albums, No. 13 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums and No. 83 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart with 12,000 equivalent album units earned in its opening week, according to Luminate. With nearly 11,000 of that sum from album sales, the LP also debuts at No. 5 on the Top Album Sales chart.

The Rose is a pop-rock quartet from Seoul, South Korea, comprised of members Woosung (lead vocalist, guitar), Dojoon (keyboards, guitars, vocals), Jaehyeong (bass) and Hajoon (drums).

The group scored its first overall chart appearance in August 2017, when its track “Sorry” debuted and peaked at No. 14 on World Digital Song Sales. The group has charted four additional songs on that ranking since then: “Baby” (No. 14 peak in 2018), “She’s in the Rain” (No. 13, 2018), “Red” (No. 7, 2019) and “Beauty and the Beast” (No. 15, 2022).

The band has also charted two EPs on World Albums: Void reached No. 8 and Dawn: Mini hit No. 5, both in 2018.

In 2022, the group’s debut full-length, Heal, reached No. 4 on Heatseekers Albums and No. 19 on Top Album Sales.

The Emerging Artists chart ranks the most popular developing artists of the week, using the same formula as the all-encompassing Billboard Artist 100, which measures artist activity across multiple Billboard charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200. (The Artist 100 lists the most popular acts, overall, each week.) However, the Emerging Artists chart excludes acts that have notched a top 25 entry on either the Hot 100 or Billboard 200, as well as artists that have achieved two or more top 10s on Billboard’s “Hot” song genre charts and/or consumption-based “Top” album genre rankings.

04 Oct 2023

Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and SZA Lead 2023 MTV EMAs Nominations: See List

Taylor Swift leads all nominees for the 2023 MTV EMAs with seven nods, including best artist, best song and best video, the latter for her single “Anti-Hero.” This year’s nominations were announced Wednesday morning (Oct. 4) and they find Olivia Rodrigo and SZA just behind Taylor with six noms each — including for best artist, best song and best video — with Doja Cat, Måneskin, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj each garnering four.

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This year’s event will be broadcast live to more than 150 countries on Nov. 5 from the Paris Nord, marking the first time the ceremony has returned to the City of Light since 1995; the show will also be available in a number of international territories on Pluto TV and on-demand on Paramount+.

This year’s list of honorees also includes 26 first-time nominees, including BTS’ Jung Kook — his first EMA noms as a solo artist — as well as Central Cee, FLO, Ice Spice, PinkPanthress with three each and Asake, Coi Leray, Metro Boomin’, The Weeknd (who now goes by his birth name, Abel Tesfaye), NewJeans, Peso Pluma and Reneé Rapp with two each.

The 2023 EMAs will also add a new best Afrobeats category this year, with Asake, Aya Nakamura, Arya Starr, Burna Boy, Davido and Rema in the running. Fans can start voting for their favorite categories starting today here; voting will be open through 11:59 p.m. CET on Oct. 31. Fans in 24 regions around the world will be able to vote for their favorite performers in the best local act category.

Check out the complete list of 2023 MTV EMA nominees below.

Best Song

Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”

Jung Kook feat. Latto – “Seven”

Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”

Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”

SZA – “Kill Bill”

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Rema, Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”

Best Video

Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – “Bongos”

Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”

Little Simz – “Gorilla”

Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”

Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”

SZA – “Kill Bill”

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Best Artist

Doja Cat

Miley Cyrus

Nicki Minaj

Olivia Rodrigo

SZA

Taylor Swift 

Best Collaboration

Central Cee x Dave – “Sprinter”

David Guetta, Anne-Marie, Coi Leray – “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”

KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG”

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage – “Creepin’”

PinkPantheress, Ice Spice – “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2”

Rema, Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”

Best New

Coi Leray

FLO

Ice Spice 

Peso Pluma

PinkPantheress

Reneé Rapp

Best Pop

Billie Eilish 

Dua Lipa

Ed Sheeran

Miley Cyrus

Olivia Rodrigo

Taylor Swift

Best Afrobeats

Asake

Aya Nakamura

Ayra Starr

Burna Boy

Davido 

Rema

Best Rock

Arctic Monkeys

Foo Fighters

Måneskin

Metallica

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Killers

Best Latin 

Anitta

Bad Bunny

KAROL G

Peso Pluma

ROSALÍA 

Shakira

Best K-pop

FIFTY FIFTY

Jung Kook

NewJeans

SEVENTEEN

Stray Kids

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Best Alternative

Blur

Fall Out Boy

Lana Del Rey

Paramore

Thirty Seconds To Mars

YUNGBLUD

Best Electronic

Alesso 

Calvin Harris

David Guetta 

Swedish House Mafia 

Peggy Gou

Tiësto

Best Hip-Hop

Cardi B

Central Cee

Lil Wayne

Lil Uzi Vert

Metro Boomin

Nicki Minaj

Travis Scott

Best R&B

Chlöe

Chris Brown

Steve Lacy

Summer Walker

SZA 

Usher

Best Live

Beyoncé

Burna Boy

Ed Sheeran

Måneskin

SZA

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Best Push

November 2022: Flo Milli 

December 2022: Reneé Rapp 

January 2023: Sam Ryder 

February 2023: Armani White

March 2023: FLETCHER

April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER

May 2023: Ice Spice

June 2023: FLO

July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith 

August 2023: Kaliii

September 2023: GloRilla

October 2023: Benson Boone

Biggest Fans

Anitta

Billie Eilish 

BLACKPINK

Jung Kook

Nicki Minaj 

Olivia Rodrigo 

Sabrina Carpenter

Selena Gomez 

Taylor Swift

Best Group

aespa

FLO

Jonas Brothers

Måneskin

NewJeans

OneRepublic

SEVENTEEN

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

2023 MTV EMA Best Local Act Nominees:

Best African Act 

Asake

Burna Boy

Libianca

Tyler ICU

Diamond Platnumz

Best Asia Act

BE:FIRST

BRIGHT

Moria

Tiara Andini

TREASURE

Best Australian Act

Budjerah

G Flip

Kylie Minogue

The Kid LAROI

Troye Sivan

Best Brasilian Act

Anavitoria

Kevin O Chris

Luisa Sonza

Manu Gavassi

Matue

Best Canadian Act

Charlotte Cardin

Drake

Jamie Fine

Shania Twain

The Beaches

Best Caribbean Act

Eladio Carrion

Mora

Myke Towers

Rauw Alejandro

Young Miko

Best Dutch Act

FLEMMING

Idaly

Kriss Kross Amsterdam

S10

Zoë Tauran

Best French Act

Aime Simone

Aya Nakamura

Bigflo & Oli

Louane

Ninho

Slimane

Best German Act

Apache 207

AYLIVA

Kontra K

Luciano

Nina Chuba

Ski Aggu

Best Hungarian Act

ajsa luna

Analog Balaton

Beton.Hofi

Co Lee

Hundred Sins

Best India Act

Dee MC

DIVINE

Mali

Tsymyoki

When Chai Met Toast

Best Italian Act

Annalisa

Elodie

Lazza

Måneskin

The Kolors

Best Israeli Act

Anna Zak

Liad Meir

Noa Kirel

Nunu

Shira Margalit

Best Lat Am Central Act 

Blessd

Feid

Manuel Turizo

Ryan Castro

Sebastian Yatra

Best Lat Am North Act

Danna Paola

Kenia Os

Kevin Kaarl

Siddhartha

Natanael Cano

Best Lat Am South Act

Bizarrap

Duki

Fito Paez

Lali

Nicki Nicole

Best New Zealand Act

BENEE

JessB

Jolyon Petch

L.A.B.

SIX60

Best Nordic Act

Alessandra

Käärijä

Loreen

Swedish House Mafia

Zara Larsson

Best Polish Act

Doda

Kasia Nosowska

Mrozu

Sanah

Vito Bambino

Best Portuguese Act

Bárbara Bandeira

Bispo

Carolina Deslandes

Marisa Liz

PIRUKA

Best Spanish Act

Abraham Mateo

Álvaro de Luna

Lola Índigo

Quevedo

Samantha Hudson

Best Swiss Act

Danitsa

Gjon’s Tears

KT Gorique

Monet192

Stress

Best UK & Ireland Act 

Calvin Harris

Central Cee

PinkPantheress

Raye

Sam Smith

Tom Grennan

Best US Act

Doja Cat

Nicki Minaj

Olivia Rodrigo

SZA

Taylor Swift

04 Oct 2023

Jamie Lynn Spears Reacts to Shocking ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Elimination: ‘I Got to Raise Some Money’

There will be no mirrorball trophy for Jamie Lynn Spears. The singer-actress — who was paired with pro dancer Alan Bersten — was eliminated from Dancing With the Stars in just week two of the competition on Tuesday (Oct. 3), and shared her thoughts on social media after the show.

“Alan, you’re the absolute best friend and partner that anyone could ever ask for. I got to raise some money for my #SAGAFTRA community and meet some of the most amazing ppl, and That’s a win by all accounts in what I set out to do,” she captioned an Instagram carousel of photos and videos from her brief time on the ballroom bash.

The “How Could I Want More” singer had delivered a cha-cha for Latin Night that the judges pointed out lacked confidence, though she did improve upon week one. She earned 16 out of 30 points for the effort — far from the lowest score of the night, making her cut a surprise for views and the judges alike. (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Mauricio Umansky landed at the bottom with 12 points for their salsa.)

The Zoey 102 actress told her fans in her post that she was aware of their dismay over her unexpected elimination. “Yalllllll, I promise I hear and see all the many wonderfully passionate ppl who are not happy with the way things fell tonight, and i appreciate the tremendous amount love and support, but this was an amazing experience, and I’m very happy to have been apart of it,” she wrote. “soooo excited to see all the fabulous contestants and their partners continue to KILL it each week!!!!!”

Bernsten also shared his disappointment at their early exit from the competition. “There’s nothing I love more than dancing on @dancingwiththestars,” he wrote in an Instagram Story that was accompanied by a large crying emoji.

When Spears was first announced as a cast member for the 32nd season of the dance competition, she shared on Good Morning America that her earnings would be going to a good cause. “I’m ready to challenge myself, and also being able to do it for a reason that means a lot to me while everybody in my community’s on strike in SAG,” she said at the time. “I’ve had this unique opportunity where I was offered a chance to work when my community cannot work. So I figured, ‘I’ll do this, and I’ll donate my weekly salary to SAG, WGA — just give back to them in a time where they can’t even give to themselves.”

Watch Jamie Lynn Spears’ cha-cha below:


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04 Oct 2023

Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘All-American B—-‘ Introduces Apple TV+’s ‘The Buccaneers’ Trailer

Apple TV+ is gearing up to release its new drama series, The Buccaneers, on November 8, and the edgy new trailer released on Wednesday (Oct. 4) features an equally angsty track from Olivia Rodrigo.

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The superstar’s “All-American B—-” soundtracks the teaser for the series, which inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel, The Buccaneers. The rest of the female-forward soundtrack that includes Miya Folick’s brand new single, “What We Wanna,” along with songs from Taylor Swift, Maggie Rogers, boygenius, Brandi Carlile, Warpaint, Lucius, Gracie Abrams, Sharon Van Etten and more.

The Buccaneers stars Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Aubri Ibrag and Imogen Waterhouse as a group of American girls who enter the London season of the 1870s. The Buccaneers will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, followed by new episodes weekly, every Wednesday through December 13.

Watch the trailer below.

04 Oct 2023

MetaMoon Music Festival Is Heading Back to NYC With MetaMoon Block Party

MetaMoon Music Festival revealed on Wednesday (Oct. 4) that it’s returning to New York City this winter with a special, one-night-only event.

The MetaMoon Block Party, which will take place on Dec. 3 at Hammerstein Ballroom, will host a lineup of some of today’s biggest API artists including PSY.P of Higher Brothers and special guest MC Jin. AK Liu Zhang, Kire, Marf @ Collar, Miss Ko, Nene, Nineone and Sunkis. The New York show will kick off additional dates and line-ups in various cities across the U.S. to be announced in the coming months.

MetaMoon Block Party lineup

MetaMoon Block Party lineup

MetaMoon

“It was great to see Asian artists and music fans come together last year to celebrate our culture at the inaugural MetaMoon. This year, I’m excited to be back as a special guest performer,” said MC Jin in a press statement. “I’ve always believed music is the perfect bridge between different cultures and backgrounds. More than ever, Asian representation on stage has shown great influence and importance in a connected world.”

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“MetaMoon was born in NYC last year with a talented lineup supported by their incredible fans and followers of Asian pop culture. We are so excited to be expanding upon that this year with MetaMoon Block Party,” added Grace Chen, founder of MetaMoon. “We started MetaMoon with the belief that music is a universal language that can foster stronger understanding between cultures. Bringing the festival back in this new format and being able to tour it next year allows us to continue our mission of providing a platform for creating a genuine connection between Asian artists and global music fans.”

Presale for MetaMoon Block Party starts on Friday (Oct. 6), with general on-sale starting Monday (Oct. 9) at Ticketmaster.com.

04 Oct 2023

Blackpink’s Jennie Announces Release Date for Solo Single ‘You & Me’

Blackpink‘s Jennie is prepping a solo track for release this week. The singer announced that the “special single” titled “You & Me” will drop on Friday (Oct. 6). The reveal came on the K-pop group’s official Instagram, accompanied by a shot of Jennie in a red ruffled shirt and matching top standing in the ocean in front of a full moon.

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According to NME, the song debuted during the opening date of Blackpink’s Born Pink world tour at the KSPO Dome in Seoul last October, with a remixed version spotlighted during the band’s set at Coachella earlier this year.

The song will be Jennie’s first solo venture since the release of her 2018 debut solo single, “Solo,” which hit No. 1 on Bilboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart in Nov. 2018. Though critics savaged the one-season show, Jennie’s role on The Weeknd’s ill-fated HBO drama The Idol was one of the few highlights of the music industry soap opera.

Among the handful of memorable take-aways from the show was the down-tempo single “One of the Girls,” an emotionally turgid song about fame, control, desire and choking during sex featuring Jennie, show star Lily-Rose Depp and the Weeknd (who now goes by his birth name, Abel Tesfaye).

Blackpink wound down their Born Pink Encore Tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles with a final show on Aug. 26, following stadium gigs in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Rutherford, New Jersey and two shows at Foro Sol in Mexico City.

Check out the Jennie “You & Me” single announcement below.

04 Oct 2023

Jack Black, Teen Band Ripped Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Mr. Crowley’ For Tom Morello’s Mom’s 100th Birthday

With good reason, Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello has been spending the past week celebrating his mom Mary’s 100th birthday. The civil rights and anti-censorship activist who celebrated a century of raging against injustice on Sunday was feted on SiriusXM by her son in a special on Monday during which he played some of her favorite songs by Cypress Hill, Public Enemy and Tina Turner while talking about her life-long support of her Harvard-educated son’s shredding.

But the real party took place when she was honored with a very special command performance from Jack Black, who was joined by a School of Rock-style tween band on one of Mary’s favorite songs, Ozzy Osbourne’s “Mr. Crowley.”

Morello posted a video from the set on Tuesday (Oct. 3), in which Black and company ripped through the song about English occultist Aleister Crowley from Ozzy’s 1980 Blizzard of Ozz album with Morello’s 12-year-old son, Roman, on lead guitar, Japanese prodigy Yoyoka on drums, Roya Feiz on bass and Hugo Weiss on keyboards.

“Mary Morello’s 100th bday celebration featured a stirring rendition of @ozzyosbourne & #RandyRhoads “Mr. Crowley” performed by @jackblack and a kick ass band of 12 & 13 year olds! Mary was pleased!,” Tom Morello wrote in a caption to the video in which Black introduced the song by paying tribute to an “amazing mom and an amazing life.”

The actor and Tenacious D frontman then lit the room up, crooning the devilish heavy metal ballad and giving Morello’s son a chance to shine during a killer solo. Rage drummer Brad Wilk loved it, commenting, “SHREDDING!!!!!!! [three fire emoji], while family friend and PE rapper Chuck D gave the performance — which gave each budding rock star a solo moment to shine — a raised fist emoji.

Watch Black’s performance below.

04 Oct 2023

Tupac Shakur Murder Suspect to Make First Court Appearance Following Arrest

A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 is due to make his first appearance Wednesday (Oct. 4) before a Nevada judge.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, was arrested Friday during an early-morning walk near his home in suburban Henderson. A few hours later a grand jury indictment was unsealed in Clark County District Court charging him with murder.

Grand jurors also voted to add sentencing enhancements for the use of a deadly weapon and alleged gang activity. If Davis is convicted, that could add decades to his sentence. Davis denied a request from The Associated Press for an interview from jail where he’s being held without bond. Court records don’t list an attorney who could comment on his behalf.

Davis had been a suspect in the case, and publicly admitted his role in the killing in interviews ahead of his 2019 tell-all memoir, Compton Street Legend. “There’s one thing that’s for sure when living that gangster lifestyle,” he wrote. “You already know that the stuff you put out is going to come back; you never know how or when, but there’s never a doubt that it’s coming.”

Davis’ own comments revived the police investigation that led to the indictment, police and prosecutors said. In mid-July, Las Vegas police raided Davis’ home, drawing renewed attention to one of hip-hop music’s most enduring mysteries.

Prosecutors allege Shakur’s killing stemmed from a rivalry and competition for dominance in a musical genre that, at the time, was dubbed “gangsta rap.” It pitted East Coast members of a Bloods gang sect associated with rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight against West Coast members of a Crips sect that Davis has said he led in Compton, California.

Tension escalated in Las Vegas the night of Sept. 7, 1996, when a brawl broke out between Shakur and Davis’ nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, at the MGM Grand hotel-casino following a heavyweight championship boxing match won by Mike Tyson.

Knight and Shakur went to the fight, as did members of the South Side Crips,” prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo said last week in court. “And (Knight) brought his entourage, which involved Mob Piru gang members.”

After the casino brawl, Knight drove a BMW with Shakur in the front passenger seat. The car was stopped at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip when a white Cadillac pulled up on the passenger side and gunfire erupted. Shot multiple times, Shakur died a week later at age 25. Knight was grazed by a bullet fragment.

Davis has said he was in the front passenger seat of the Cadillac and handed a .40-caliber handgun to his nephew in the back seat, from which he said the shots were fired. In Nevada, a person can be convicted of murder for helping another person commit the crime.

Among the four people in the Cadillac that night, Davis is the only one still alive. Anderson died in a May 1998 shooting in Compton. Before his death, Anderson denied involvement in Shakur’s death. The other backseat passenger, DeAndre “Big Dre” or “Freaky” Smith, died in 2004. The driver, Terrence “Bubble Up” Brown, died in a 2015 shooting in Compton.

Knight, now 58, is now serving a 28-year prison sentence for running over and killing a Compton businessman outside a burger stand in January 2015. Sheriff Kevin McMahill, who oversees the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, has acknowledged criticism that his agency was slow to investigate Shakur’s killing.

“That was simply not the case,” McMahill said. He called the investigation “important to this police department.”

Shakur’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, issued a statement describing the arrest as “a pivotal moment” but didn’t praise authorities who investigated the case. “The silence of the past 27 years surrounding this case has spoken loudly in our community,” she said.

04 Oct 2023

Ed Sheeran First British Artist to Receive Gold BRIT Billion Award for 10 Billion UK Streams

Ed Sheeran had a lot to celebrate this week. In fact he had 10 billion reasons to pop champagne. The singer became the first British artist to receive the Gold BRIT Billion Award for logging 10 billion UK streams. Sheeran celebrated the milestone by reposting the BRIT’s honor with the one-word reaction “Incredible!”

In an accompanying Instagram video, Sheeran held up the special edition award and told fans, “Thank you so much for all the streams. It’s a pleasure, I love being British.” According to a release announcing the award from the BPI — which represents the UK’s leading record labels and music companies — of the 10 billion streams, over one billion of them came in the last 12 months alone.

“It’s wonderful to receive the first-ever BRIT Billion Award in the UK for 10 billion streams. I want to say a big thank you to my fans. None of this is possible without you guys,” Sheeran said in a statement.

The award was handed to Sheeran by musician/actor/presenter Jordan Stephens, one half of the U.K. hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks. It is not the first record Sheeran has put up on the UK’s Official Charts, following on the heels of him becoming the first artist to have four albums in the official albums chart top 10 for a year, as well as being the first British solo act to score a full year at No. 1 across his catalog on the official singles chart.

“We congratulate Ed Sheeran and his team on this landmark achievement,” BPI chief executive Dr. Jo Twist said in a statement. “Ed may represent the pinnacle of streaming success, but he is also among the thousands of artists who are being streamed in the tens and hundreds of millions in the UK each year and who are thriving thanks to streaming and label support. We look forward to honouring many more artists, including future talent, with a BRIT Billion award.”

Billie Eilish recently had her own BRIT Billion Award ceremony after she became the 20th artist to snag the honor from the BPI thanks to her one billion U.K. streams.

Check out Ed celebrating his Gold BRIT Billion Award below.