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Teddy Swims scores his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Feb. 8) as his latest album, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) debuts atop the list with 26,000 sold in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 30, according to Luminate. That marks Swims’ best sales week yet and first top 10, following three previous entries.
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Also shaking up the top 10: Kane Brown, FKA twigs and Central Cee all see their latest albums debut in the region, while blink-182’s chart-topping One More Time… reenters at No. 4 after a deluxe reissue.
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units.
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Of Swims’ first-week sales, physical purchases comprise 19,000 (with 12,000 on CD and 7,000 on vinyl) and digital download purchases comprise 7,000. The set’s sales were bolstered by its availability across eight vinyl variants (including a signed edition), and two CD variants (including a signed edition). The effort also debuts at No. 1 on the Vinyl Albums chart, as well as No. 5 on the Indie Store Album Sales chart.
Kane Brown lands his fifth top 10-charting effort on Top Album Sales as The High Road drives in at No. 2 with 19,000 sold in its first week. The album’s first-week sales were aided by its availability across nine vinyl variants (including a signed edition), four CD variants (including a signed edition), and three digital download variants (a standard version, plus two with alternative cover art). On the Vinyl Albums chart, the set enters at No. 9.
FKA twigs notches her biggest sales week ever and first top 10, as Eusexua enters at No. 3 on Top Album Sales with nearly 12,500 sold. It also launches at No. 3 on Vinyl Albums and No. 2 on Indie Store Album Sales. The album’s opening-week sales were aided by its availability across six vinyl variants, signed and unsigned CDs, a cassette and two digital download variants (one an artist webstore exclusive with a bonus track).
Blink-182’s chart-topping One More Time… reenters Top Album Sales at No. 4 with a little over 11,000 sold (up 9,089%), following the set’s deluxe reissue on two vinyl variants and CD with additional bonus tracks. U.K. rapper Central Cee makes his Top Album Sales chart debut with the No. 5 entry of his new studio album Can’t Rush Greatness (nearly 10,000 sold).
Mac Miller’s Balloonerism falls 1-6 in its second week on Top Album Sales (9,000; down 78%), the Wicked film soundtrack dips 3-7 (nearly 9,000; down 8%), Stray Kids’ chart-topping HOP falls 4-8 (just over 8,000; down 9%), Gracie Abrams’ The Secret of Us falls 2-9 (8,000; down 62%) and Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess falls 5-10 (7,000; down 11%).
Close to 17 years since their last live performance, reunited Los Angeles indie rock outfit Rilo Kiley have announced a run of tour dates for 2025.
News of the band’s reunion was officially confirmed on Jan. 27, close to two weeks after the leaked lineup for California’s Just Like Heaven festival inadvertently shared the news. The group are one of the highest-billed names on the lineup, appearing alongside the likes of Vampire Weekend, TV on the Radio, Bloc Party, and Empire of the Sun.
“We are so very excited to come back together for Just Like Heaven in Pasadena, California—Los Angeles,” the band shared in a statement. “As a band, we began here, and we feel so fortunate to return among so many artists and friends, to this community we hold so dear, in such a beautiful and meaningful place.”
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After also joining the lineup to Salt Lake City’s Kilby Block Party, Rilo Kiley have confirmed details of their first tour since 2008, lifting a lyric from their song “A Better Son/Daughter” to dub it the Sometimes When You’re On, You’re Really Fucking On Tour.
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“It’s going to be wonderful for us, like going back to the purest version of yourself, that early 20s place where everything is possible,” explained vocalist Jenny Lewis. “You’re in a van and Jason’s got the map, Pierre is behind the wheel, and I’m on the shitty acoustic guitar on the bench seat working out a new song with Blake. I don’t think it’s ever been as good as that, when it was just us against the world.”
The ten-date tour also features an appearance at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre with Julien Baker and Torres.
Rilo Kiley first formed in 1998 with actress and musician Lewis joined by guitarist Blake Sennett, bassist Pierre de Reeder, and drummer Dave Rock. Jason Boesel would replace rock in 2001.
The group rose to fame throughout the ’00s, releasing a total of four albums, including their 2001 debut Take Offs and Landings and its 2002 follow-up The Execution of All Things. While 2004’s More Adventurous would give them their debut on the Billboard 200 (albeit at No. 161), 2007 album Under the Blacklight was their most commercially successful, reaching No. 22 on the charts.
The group would play their final show in June 2008, later announcing they had embarked upon a hiatus. In 2013, however, it was confirmed they had in fact disbanded. During their hiatus, Lewis focused on her solo career, releasing a total of four albums since 2008, and reuniting with The Postal Service for shows in 2013 and 2023.
Alongside their upcoming tour dates, Rilo Kiley will also be reissuing their second album, with The Execution of All Things (Frozen Lake Edition) being released via Saddle Creek Records on April 25.
Rilo Kiley – Sometimes When You’re On, You’re Really Fucking On Tour Dates
May 5 – Fremont Theatre, San Luis Obispo, CAMay 7 – Libbey Bowl, Ojai, CAMay 10 – Just Like Heaven, Pasadena, CAMay 12 – The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZMay 14 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, COMay 16 – Kilby Block Party, Salt Lake City, UTMay 17 – Treefort Music Fest, Boise, IDMay 19 – Center for the Arts, Jackson, WYMay 21 – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, CanadaMay 23 – McMenamins Grand Lodge, Portland, OR
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Fresh off a Grammy sweep for “Not Like Us,” which won all five of its nominations, Kendrick Lamar piles on another win as his single “TV Off,” featuring Lefty Gunplay, darts to No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart dated Feb. 8. The track jumps from No. 3 to crown the list after a 12% surge in plays that made it the most-played tune on U.S. panel-contributing monitored rhythmic radio stations in the tracking week of Jan. 24 – 30, according to Luminate.
“TV Off” detaches Tyler, The Creator’s “Sticky,” featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne, from the Rhythmic Airplay summit after the latter’s one week in charge. Last week’s champ drops to No. 2 after a 2% decline in plays for the week.
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With “TV Off,” Kendrick Lamar achieves his eighth Rhythmic Airplay No. 1 and second of 2025, after “Squabble Up” ruled for two weeks in January. Here’s the updated review of his chart-topping collection on the radio ranking:
“Humble.,” three weeks at No. 1, beginning June 6, 2017“Loyalty.,” featuring Rihanna one, Sept. 30, 2017“Love.,” featuring Zacari, one, Dec. 30, 2017“Pray for Me,” with The Weeknd, two, April 18, 2018“Like That,” with Future and Metro Boomin, four, May 18, 2024“Not Like Us,” 12, June 15, 2024“Squabble Up,” two, Jan. 18, 2025“TV Off,” featuring Lefty Gunplay, one, Feb. 8, 2025
Featured artist Lefty Gunplay earns his first Rhythmic Airplay No. 1 through his maiden entry on the chart. The rapper is one of several California-bred rappers with supporting spots on GNX, Lamar’s 2024 album that includes “TV Off” and “Squabble Up.”
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Beyond the No. 1 title, Kendrick Lamar claims plenty more prime real estate on Rhythmic Airplay. The previous champ “Squabble Up” slides 2-3, while “Luther,” a collaboration with SZA, leaps 9-4 with a 12% improvement in plays. With the trio, Lamar is the first act — in a lead role — to have three of the top five concurrently on the Rhythmic Airplay chart. In total, five acts, including Lamar this week, have had three of the top five at the same time, but the other four – Ashanti, 50 Cent, T-Pain and Drake – all needed a combination of songs in both lead and featured billings.
Moreover, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lamar enjoys a fourth appearance in the week’s top 10 – for a second week in a row – with a different collaboration with SZA, “30 for 30,” which repeats at its No. 10 peak. A week ago, he became the fifth act to have four of the top 10 titles concurrently, and the first ever with four of the top 10 in a lead role. The only other acts to claim four of the top 10 at the same time are 50 Cent, T-Pain, Lil Wayne and Drake.
While “TV Off,” “Squabble Up” and “Luther” all appear on Lamar’s GNX, “30 for 30” is from SZA’s SOS Deluxe: LANA edition of her chart-topping album.
Elsewhere, “TV Off” holds at its No. 10 best on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart (up 3% in weekly plays) and slides 2-3 from its peak on Rap Airplay, though it added 7% in weekly audience listenership. On the all-genre Radio Songs chart, “TV Off” lands a third nonconsecutive week at its No. 30 high, with an 8% boost to 21 million audience impressions across all formats.
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Ibiza‘s newest club is aiming to make a big impact, with the club today (Feb. 4) announcing that it will host the newest gargantuan production from Eric Prydz during a 14-week residency this summer.
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The Swedish producer will debut Holosphere 2 at [UNVRS], the new club from The Night League, the group behind the concept along with Ibiza clubbing institutions Hï and Ushuaïa. Shows will begin on June 2 and extend through Sept. 1.
Calling itself “Ibiza’s most technologically advanced venue,” [UNVRS] should prove an apt venue for Prydz, who has long pushed technological boundaries with shows including the much-lauded Holo and the first edition of Holosphere, which debuted in 2019 and found Prydz playing within an eight-ton sphere that was more than two stories tall, big enough that Belgian mega-festival Tomorrowland had to reconfigure its festival grounds to accommodate the structure.
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Holosphere 2 is set to be even bigger, with organizers calling it “the island’s biggest production and most high-tech residency to date.” See imagery from the show below.
“Eric Prydz possesses an extraordinary vision and talent for crafting otherworldly experiences—pushing the boundaries of innovation with every show,” says Yann Pissenem, the owner, founder and CEO of The Night League and Ushuaïa Entertainment. “With Holosphere 2.0, he has reached an entirely new level, seamlessly blending cutting-edge technology with an ambitious scale like never before. I can’t wait to present this new chapter of Eric Prydz at [UNVRS], where audiences will witness something truly unprecedented—transforming this residency into a one-of-a-kind future-forward show that will redefine the global audiovisual experience in 2025.”
With the announcement, Prydz joins a list of previously announced [UNVRS] residents that includes Carl Cox, Fisher and events from the island’s longstanding party company Elrow.
Pissenem announced the opening of [UNVRS] last August, telling Billboard that with the new space “we’re taking everything we’ve learned from creating Ushuaïa and Hï Ibiza—venues ranked among the world’s best—and pushing the boundaries even further… Imagine seeing your favorite artists in a space that offers the best elements of a club, the infrastructure of an arena, and the best hospitality in the world.[UNVRS] is about attention to granular detail, from the finishes across the venue to the unique experiences our guests will never forget. It’s a space that retains the raw energy of a rave, connecting the present and future within the walls of stunning architecture.”
Dwight Yoakam and Turnpike Troubadours and a string of other artists are set to help raise funds to aid those impacted by the greater Los Angeles-area wildfires, with a concert at Nashville‘s Bridgestone Arena.
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On Feb. 19, Yoakam and Turnpike Troubadours will lead LA Revival, a special benefit concert presented by Thirty Tigers and Triple Tigers. The show will also feature performances from “Burning House” hitmaker Cam, Corey Kent, Carter Faith, Shane Profitt and Brit Taylor.
All of the proceeds from the event will go to the MusiCares LA Fire Relief Effort, to help those affected by the wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area last month. MusiCares was founded by The Recording Academy in 1989; the organization offers preventative, emergency and recovery programs, offering a safety net to aid the health and welfare of those in the music community.
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LA Revival is just one of many recent concerts that have raised funds to help those who have been impacted by the wildfires. The recent FireAid concert, which featured artists including Green Day, Billie Eilish, Jelly Roll, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, has raised more than $100 million to date. Meanwhile, The Recording Academy raised nearly $9 million on Sunday (Feb. 2), when the Grammy Awards aired; throughout Grammy weekend, the Recording Academy and MusiCares raised over $24 million for charitable activities.
In November, Yoakam released his first album in nearly a decade, Brighter Days. The long-tail influence of California’s country music scene has been embedded in Yoakam’s music since the beginning; In the 1980s, he pursued a career in Nashville, but soon decamped to California, soaking in the influence of Buck Owens and the Bakersfield sound, and his unique sound resulted in his debut project Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
This year, Turnpike Troubadours will also join Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour on select dates. They also recently announced two dates at the iconic outdoor venue Red Rocks, on May 8-9.
Tickets for LA Revival will go on sale Feb. 5 starting at 5 p.m. CT.
Lily Allen and David Harbour have separated, according to People.
The British singer/songwriter and the Stranger Things star were married for four years, tying the knot during an intimate Las Vegas ceremony in 2020. They were dating for at least a year prior to that, first sparking dating rumors in 2019 after meeting on the dating app Raya.
Billboard has reached out to both parties’ reps for comment.
The news comes shortly after Allen revealed on her Miss Me? podcast that she was “really not in a good place” lately. “I’ve been spiraling and spiraling and spiraling and it’s got out of control,” she said in January. “I just can’t concentrate on anything except the pain that I’m going through.”
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At the time, the “Smile” singer also shut down rumors that she had “relapsed” after previously being open about her struggles with substance abuse. “I know there’s been some horrible blind items on the internet about me being found by my husband in a crack den being surrounded by men,” she added. “I don’t know who’s spreading these vicious rumors, but that’s not true.”
When they got married, Harbour became stepdad to Allen’s two daughters, Ethel and Marnie, whom she shares with ex-husband Sam Cooper. The girls were in attendance at the 2020 wedding, after which Harbour posted pictures on Instagram — featuring an Elvis impersonator — and wrote, “In a wedding officiated by the king himself, the people’s princess wed her devoted, low born, but kind credit card holder in a beautiful ceremony lit by the ashen skies courtesy of a burning state miles away in the midst of a global pandemic.”
Two years later, Harbour revealed “the exact moment” he fell in love with Allen. “It was our third date,” he shared in a 2022 interview with British GQ. “I was just in this phase, where I was like, ‘I’m just going to be brutally honest about everything, because why lie?’ And I told her something about my life, about my beliefs. … It would take a really extraordinary person to be accepting of the things that I said. And I remember thinking, ‘Wow, that’s somebody I want to be around.’”
Last year, Allen made headlines for joining OnlyFans to sell photos of her feet — something Harbour fully approved of, she revealed in July. “He thinks it’s great,” the singer said on Miss Me? at the time.