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Vinyl releases from Post Malone, Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams and more were among the top-sellers from Record Store Day (RSD) 2025 in the United States, according to Luminate.
The yearly independent record store celebration was held on April 12 this year and offered an array of unique and limited-edition albums and singles (mostly vinyl pressings) issued for RSD. More than 300 titles were released for RSD 2025 at independent record stores across the U.S.
Post Malone had both the top-selling RSD 2025 album and single. His Post Malone Tribute to Nirvana, pressed on yellow-colored vinyl, was the top-seller among albums. The album was recorded in 2020 during a livestream that raised funds for The World Health Organization in support of COVID-19 relief efforts. Joining Malone for the livestream were Travis Barker (drums), Nick Mack (guitar) and Brian Lee (bass). The RSD 2025 vinyl release is also a charitable affair, as, according to the RSD organization, 100% of net proceeds from the sale of the vinyl will be donated to MusiCares’ Addiction Recovery/Mental Health division.
Tribute to Nirvana also bows at No. 2 on the April 26-dated Top Album Sales chart, where half of the top 10 are RSD 2025 titles. (Bon Iver‘s new studio album SABLE, fABLE — not an RSD 2025 release — debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales, scoring the artist his second leader.)
The Nos. 2-5 biggest selling RSD 2025-exclusive albums were: Gracie Abrams’ Live From Radio City Music Hall (double-vinyl set), Rage Against the Machine’s Live On Tour 1993 (double-vinyl set), Laufey’s A Night at the Symphony: Hollywood Bowl (double-vinyl set) and Charli xcx’s 2017 mixtape Number 1 Angel (on apple-colored vinyl).
Meanwhile, in terms of the top-selling RSD 2025 singles, Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight,” featuring Malone (on 7-inch vinyl) was the biggest seller. The Nos. 2-5 selling RSD 2025 singles were Charli xcx’s “Guess,” featuring Billie Eilish (on 7-inch vinyl); The Killers and Bruce Springsteen’s three-song “Encore at the Garden” (on 12-inch vinyl); The Cure’s “Alone” (Four Tet Remix) (on 12-inch vinyl) and Eddie Vedder’s “Save It for Later” / “Room at the Top” (on ocean floor-colored 12-inch vinyl).
Malone also served as the RSD 2025 Ambassador, and earlier said in a statement upon his selection: “What an honor, I can’t believe I was chosen to be Record Store Day’s Ambassador for 2025. Record Store Day is so important and I really hope to do my part to keep it alive.” Malone follows such recent RSD Ambassadors as Paramore (2024), Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires (2023), Swift (2022), Fred Armisen (2021), Brandi Carlile (2020) and Pearl Jam (2019).
Top-Selling Record Store Day 2024 Exclusive Albums at Independent Record Stores in the U.S.Rank, Artist, Title1. Post Malone, Post Malone Tribute to Nirvana (yellow-colored vinyl)2. Gracie Abrams, Live From Radio City Music Hall (double vinyl)3. Rage Against the Machine, Live On Tour 1993 (double vinyl)4. Laufey, A Night at the Symphony: Hollywood Bowl (double vinyl)5. Charli xcx, Number 1 Angel (apple-colored vinyl)6. Wallows, More (evergreen and white-colored vinyl)7. Talking Heads, Live On Tour (double vinyl)8. Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac (picture disc vinyl)9. Gorillaz, Demon Days Live From the Apollo Theater (red-colored double vinyl)10. The Doors, Strange Days 1967: A Work In Progress (translucent blue-colored vinyl)11. The Replacements, Tim (transparent purple-colored double vinyl)12. Grateful Dead, Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76 (180-gram five vinyl set)13. The Cure, The Head On the Door (picture-disc vinyl)14. The Ramones, Loco Live (blue and red-colored double vinyl)15. Soundtrack, The Virgin Suicides (25th Anniversary Edition) (blue-colored vinyl)16. Queen, De Lane Lea Demos (vinyl)17. Wu-Tang and Mathematics, Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman: Wu-Tang, The Saga Continues Collection (180-gram double vinyl)18. The Rolling Stones, Out of Our Heads (U.S.) (180-gram clear-colored vinyl)19. Elton John, Live at the Rainbow Theatre With Ray Cooper (180-gram vinyl)20. David Bowie, Ready, Set, Go! (Live, Riverside Studios ’03) (180-gram double vinyl)21. Thin Lizzy, Jailbreak (Alternate Version) (vinyl)22. Judas Priest, Live in Atlanta ‘82 (red-colored double vinyl)23. Young Thug, Barter 6 (silver-colored double vinyl)24. Vince Guaraldi, Selections From ‘It’s The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown’ (10-inch easter egg-shaped, colored vinyl)25. Beabadoobee, Live and Acoustic In London (red slushie-colored vinyl)Source: Luminate, for the week ending April 17, 2025
Top-Selling Record Store Day 2025 Exclusive Singles at Independent Record Stores in U.S.Rank, Artist, Title1. Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone, Fortnight (7-inch vinyl)2. Charli xcx featuring Billie Eilish, Guess (7-inch vinyl)3. The Killers & Bruce Springsteen, Encore at the Garden (Badlands / Dustland / Born to Run) (12-inch vinyl)4. The Cure, Alone (Four Tet Remix) (12-inch vinyl)5. Eddie Vedder, Save It for Later / Room at the Top (ocean floor-colored 12-inch vinyl)6. David Gilmour With Romany Gilmour, Between Two Points (Vita Brevis/Between Two Points [Live From the Royal Albert Hall] / Between Two Points [GENTRY Remix] / Between Two Points [GENTRY Remix Edit] / Between Two Points [Album Version]) (clear-colored 12-inch vinyl)7. Waxahatchee, Much Ado About Nothing / Mud / Next to Me (7-inch vinyl)8. Tom Waits, Get Behind the Mule (Spiritual) / Get Behind the Mule (7-inch vinyl)9. Geddy Lee, The Lost Demos (Gone / I Am… You Are) (12-inch vinyl)10. George Harrison, Be Here Now / Beck, Be Here Now (12-inch vinyl)Source: Luminate, for the week ending April 17, 2025
The Heat Latin Music Awards (popularly known as Premios Heat) unveiled its 2025 nominees today (April 23), exclusively on Billboard.
Beéle leads this year’s nominations with seven nods, including best urban artist and song of the year. He’s followed by six-time nominees Bad Bunny and Feid; Elena Rose with five nods; and with four nominations each, Karol G, Camilo, Yamie Safdie, and Ovy On The Drums.
More than 170 nominees are represented in 29 categories, including album of the year, best viral song, producer of the year, and fan club of the year — all categories that were added in 2024 for the awards’ 10th anniversary.
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The 2025 Heat Latin Music Awards will take place Thursday, May 29 in Medellín, Colombia, for the first time. In previous years, the event — founded by Colombian music executive and Billboard Latin Power Player Diana Montes — was celebrated on the beach in Punta Cana, Republica Dominicana, offering artists and attendees the “ultimate summer experience.”
Fans can vote for their favorite artists on the LosHeat.TV app.
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Below, see the full list of nominees:
Best Male ArtistFeidBad BunnyCarín León J BalvinEladio CarriónMalumaMarc AnthonyRauw AlejandroYandel
Best Female ArtistKarol GShakiraElena RoseMaría BecerraAnittaGreeicyKany GarcíaNatti Natasha
Best Duo or GroupMoratGrupo NichePiso 21Grupo FronteraCa7riel & Paco AmorosoGrupo 5Gente de ZonaRawayanaChyno & NachoAlexis y Fido
Best Rock ArtistJuanesMar RendónMolotovAirbagEla Taubert
Best Pop ArtistLassoJulianaMoratYamie SafdieElena RoseManuel TurizoFonseca
Best Urban ArtistFeidBeéleRyan CastroWisinYandelOzunaBlessdEladio CarriónAnuel AAArcángelJ BalvinMyke Towers
Best Tropical ArtistRomeo SantosCarlos VivesPrince RoyceEddy HerreraFelipe PeláezSilvestre DangondEl BlachyFonsecaCharlie ZaaAna del Castillo
Best Salsa ArtistVíctor ManuelleGilberto Santa RosaCamiloGrupo NicheYiyo SaranteLa IndiaMike BahíaBrunella Torpoco
Best Southern Region ArtistLudmillaEmiliaAnittaLa JoaquiTiago PZKLit KillahKe PersonajesTrueno
Best Andean Region ArtistBeéleElena RoseNanpa BásicoDanny OceanOvy On The DrumsRyan CastroDayanaraNachoAndreina Bravo
Best Northern Region ArtistLenny TavárezDarellJay WheelerTito Double PFarrukoNetón VegaDei VDe La Rose
Best New ArtistEla TaubertKapoAlleh y YorghakiLuis AlfonsoMajo AguilarMaisakYamie SafdieJombriel Hades 66
Musical PromiseDNDMarVallejo 777SoleyLa CruzBenúLuister La VozMiguel BuenoDomelipaDarumasJhay PValkaVale Garzón
Influencer of the YearYurielkys Ojeda & Valeria Ramírez (Hisyovaleria)La SeguraLele PonsLa DivazaCalle y PochéLos MontañerosUntalfredoLos de ÑamLuisa Fernanda WMarkoFelipe Saruma
Best Regional ArtistPipe BuenoJessi UribeArelys HenaoYeison JiménezPaola JaraCarín LeónXaviGabito BallesterosLuis Alfonso
Best Dominican Urban ArtistEl AlfaYailin La Más ViralLa PerversaLomiielLismarChimbala
Best Music Video“Si antes te hubiera conocido” – Karol G“Turista” – Bad Bunny“UWAIE” – Kapo“Khe ?” – Rauw Alejandro, Romeo Santos“Alegría”- Tiago PZK , Anitta , Emilia“Bailar Contigo” – Pipe Bueno, Majo Aguilar
Best Collaboration“Volver” – Piso 21, Marc Anthony, Beéle“Una Vida Pasada” – Camilo, Carín León“Orión” – Elena Rose, Boza“Hasta aquí llegué” – Nanpa Básico, Beéle“La Plena” – W Sound, Beéle, Ovy On The Drums“Se Me Olvida” – Maisak, Feid“En Privado” – Xavi, Manuel Turizo“Querida Yo” – Yamie Safdie, Camilo“Coqueta Remix”, Heredero, Jessi Uribe“Te Quería Ver” – Alemán, Netón Vega“Háblame Claro” – Yandel, Feid“Bala Perdida” – Arthur Hanlon, Ángela Aguilar
Best Video Content PlatformMoluscoTVAlofoke MediaDímeloKingLa Nave Podcast /MarkoChente YdrachVos Podés / Tatiana FrancoLos Impresentables Los40Juanpis González
DJ of the YearMarco CarolaDJ PopeDJ AdoniNatalia ParisGordoAlex Sensation
Song of the Year“Si antes te hubiera conocido” – Karol G“DtMF” – Bad Bunny“Nuevayol” – Bad Bunny“Rio” – J Balvin“Se me olvida” – Maisak, Feid“Hasta aquí llegué” – Nanpa Básico, Beéle“Chismofilia” – Luis Alfonso
Producer of the YearOvy On The DrumsSOGMaster ChrisSky RompiendoIcon Music – Jowan y RoloSergio GeorgeEdgar Barrera
Video Director of the YearDarío BurbanoEvaluna MontanerRodrigo FilmsFélix BollaínPedro ArtolaSebas SánchezNuno Gomes
Album of the YearCuatro – CamiloDebí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad BunnyCosa Nuestra – Rauw AlejandroMuevense – Marc AnthonyGrasa – Nathy PelusoGarcía – Kany GarcíaTropicalia – Fonseca
Best Viral Song“DtMF” – Bad Bunny“Ohnana” – Kapo“Capaz” – Alleh y Yorghaki“En Otra Vida” – Yamie Safdie, Lasso“Solcito” – Miguel Bueno, Juan Duque“Bing Bong” – Yailin La Más Viral“Con Sonido” – Alofoke Music, Bulin 47, Ceky Viciny“La Plena” – W Sound, Beéle, Ovy On The Drums
Composer of the YearEdgar BarreraMaster ChrisElena RoseKeitynCáceresWilfran CastilloBull Nene
Best Song for Videogames, Series or Movies“Mi Amor” from Capitan Avispa – Juan Luis Guerra 4:40, Joy, Luis Fonsi“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez – Selena Gomez“Cuéntame” from Me Atrevo a Amarte – Majo Aguilar, Alex Fernández“Al Final” from Moana 2 – Emilia Mernes
Fan Club of the YearFandom Karol GFandom Lenny TavárezFandom DomelipaMarcianos – Mar RendónTeamLu – Lucia De La PuertaFandom YuleriasFandom FeidTeam Chivirikas – Yailin La Más Viral
Best Religious Song“Bailando en la lluvia” – Daddy Yankee“Tiempos Buenos” – Farruko, Madiel Lara“Alabaré” – Nacho, Redimi2 y Alex Zurdo“Rumbo Pa La Iglesia” – Alex campos“Hay un Gran Rey” – Lirios“El Amado Viene” – Montesanto
Jimmy Kimmel is now the biggest, the largest. Texas’ very own BigXthaPlug made his late-night TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform his hit songs “The Largest” and “Mmhmm.” But before he hit the stage, the Dallas native gave Jimmy his official “Chaining Day” by gifting the late-night host a custom chain made by […]
Feeling inspired by Travis Scott‘s guest appearance at WrestleMania, Killer Mike was compelled to step into the booth and drop a fiery freestyle over La Flame and Playboi Carti’s “FE!N” beat. “I woke up with ‘Mania on my Mind. This beat is so cold I had to kill it,” The Atlanta rapper wrote to X […]
Seth MacFarlane’s ninth studio album, Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements, will feature 12 never-before-heard arrangements created for Frank Sinatra by his legendary collaborators Nelson Riddle, Billy May and Don Costa. The album is set for release June 6 via Verve Records / Republic Records.
MacFarlane has long been a Sinatra fan. Two of the Family Guy creator’s earlier albums, Holiday for Swing and No One Ever Tells You, featured Sinatra’s bassist Chuck Berghofer as well as a 65-piece orchestra. In 2015, MacFarlane performed on the primetime tribute Sinatra 100 — An All-Star GRAMMY Concert.
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MacFarlane, 51, was born in October 1973, the very month Sinatra released Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back, his “comeback album” following a brief retirement (which he wisely reconsidered). Sinatra continued recording through 1994. He died in 1998 at age 82.
These arrangements remained in the private collection of the Sinatra family for many years. In collaboration with the Sinatra family and estate, MacFarlane acquired the entire Sinatra music archive in 2018, and has brought these 12 arrangements to life with a 70-piece orchestra, conducted by British conductor John Wilson, and produced by MacFarlane’s longtime musical collaborator Joel McNeely. Every song on the album was recorded live with this ensemble at George Lucas’ famed Skywalker Sound Studios in Marin County, Calif.
The album’s first single, Billy Strayhorn’s “Lush Life,” features Riddle’s original conceptual arrangement from 1958.
MacFarlane received Grammy nominations for best traditional pop vocal album for his first three non-holiday studio albums — Music Is Better Than Words (2012), No One Ever Tells You (2016) and In Full Swing (2018).
If this new album is also nominated when the nominations for the 68th Grammy Awards are announced later this year, it will become the ninth tribute album to Sinatra to be cited in that category, following Tony Bennett’s Perfectly Frank (1993), Barry Manilow’s Manilow Sings Sinatra (1999), Keely Smith’s Keely Sings Sinatra (2002), Michael Feinstein’s The Sinatra Project (2009) – and two albums each by Bob Dylan (Shadows in the Night, 2016, and Fallen Angels, 2017) and Willie Nelson (My Way, 2019 and That’s Life, 2022).
Bennett’s Perfectly Frank and Nelson’s My Way both won in that category. Sinatra himself won in the category in 1995 for Duets II, which was his final new studio album.
MacFarlane is set to bring Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements to the stage with a live performance at Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall on Feb. 17, 2026.
MacFarlane has received five Grammy nominations in all – the other two are for best comedy album and best song written for visual media – and an Oscar nomination for best original song for “Everybody Needs a Best Friend” from Ted. Other career highlights include hosting the Oscars in 2013, performing with legendary composer John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl, and recording a duet with Barbra Streisand for her Billboard 200-topping album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway.
Here’s the complete track list to Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements:
“Give Me the Simple Life”
“I Never Felt This Way Before”
“Lush Life”
“Flying Down to Rio”
“How Did She Look?”
“Who’s In Your Arms Tonight?”
“A Wonderful Day Like Today”
“When Joanna Loved Me”
“Arrivederci, Roma”
“Hurry Home”
“Ain’tcha Ever Comin’ Back”
“Shadows”
Come June, Addison Rae fans will have one big reason to put their headphones on: Addison, the TikToker-turned-singer’s debut studio album, is officially on its way. As announced Wednesday (April 23), Rae will release her first LP on June 6, following a run of singles in 2024 and the first few months of 2025 that […]
Snoop Dogg is getting back in the coaching chair. As announced Wednesday (April 23), the rapper is locked in to return to The Voice as part of an expansive new partnership with NBCUniversal, which will also see him exploring various film, television, sports and streaming projects in conjunction with his Death Row Pictures company, according […]
Green Day landed one of its biggest hits with their 2004 single “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” — now, 20 years later, the trio’s dreams are coming true over on Hollywood Boulevard. The veteran rock band is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, May 1 at 11:30 a.m. PT. […]
Morgan Wallen was the most-played act on TouchTunes jukeboxes in the first quarter of 2025, headlining the first artist-specific chart from TouchTunes alongside the latest iterations of its songs-based Frontline and Catalog rankings.
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The TouchTunes charts for the first quarter of the year track the most played songs and artists on TouchTunes jukeboxes from Jan. 1 to March 31, 2025, with the Frontline ranking inclusive of music released in the last 18 months, followed by the Catalog tally for any music that was released more than 18 months ago. TouchTunes has jukeboxes in over 60,000 locations worldwide. TouchTunes data is not factored into other Billboard charts.
Wallen leads the inaugural TouchTunes Artists Chart, representing nearly double the quarterly plays of the second-most-played act, Shaboozey. Not that that’s a major surprise for anyone who’s been following the TouchTunes Frontline and Catalog lists since their inception, as Wallen, despite still searching for his first No. 1 song on either tally, is routinely the most-represented act on each.
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Sure enough, Wallen can be found on six of the 25 songs on the Frontline chart this quarter, plus two of the 25 on Catalog. His highest rank comes as a featured act on Post Malone‘s “I Had Some Help,” which falls one spot to No. 3 on the latest Frontline list, while “Love Somebody” is his top-performing tune as a lead act, leaping eight spots to No. 7 on Frontline. (Perhaps helping matters: all eight Wallen songs feature at least one lyric referencing drinking, and many of TouchTunes’ jukeboxes can be found in bars.)
He leads the artists-based ranking over Shaboozey, whose “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” concurrently leads Frontline yet again, a distinction it’s held since the charts were first presented in July 2024.
Then comes the top-performing hip-hop act in Kendrick Lamar, who ranks at No. 3. Lamar’s music dots the Frontline list; he had previously found success with “Not Like Us,” which leaps three spots to No. 4 on the latest survey, while “TV Off,” “Luther” and “Squabble Up” debut at Nos. 9, 10 and 25, respectively, in their first full quarter of tracking after being released in December 2024.
“Not Like Us” equals its mark from the third quarter of 2024, when it also appeared at No. 4. It remains the only song since the chart’s inception to appear in the top five.
Country TouchTunes staples Chris Stapleton and Toby Keith round out the top five of the Artists tally (while Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey” retains its lead on the Catalog chart, a distinction it’s held since the ranking debuted), while AC/DC leads all rock acts at No. 6.
Chappell Roan may not be on the inaugural Artists chart, but she’s making significant inroads on TouchTunes regardless – thanks to “Pink Pony Club,” which reaches a new peak on Frontline of No. 2, up six spots from the fourth quarter of 2024. Its rise is concurrent with the song’s path on the Billboard Hot 100, on which it broke into the top 10 in February and reaches a new peak of No. 4 on the latest ranking (April 26).
The aforementioned “TV Off” sports the top Frontline debut of the quarter, leading a slew of entries that includes music from Lamar, Wallen, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, Lainey Wilson, Koe Wetzel and Sabrina Carpenter.
The Catalog list, meanwhile, includes a pair of debuts in Wallen’s “Cowgirls,” which graduates to the ranking at No. 15 after previously appearing on the Frontline survey, and Creed’s “One Last Breath” (No. 24).
Overall, the rock genre holds the lion’s share of TouchTunes plays for the first quarter of 2025, accounting for 38% of all plays, including 42% of Catalog-eligible titles. But while country music is a distant second overall at 23%, it accounts for 43% of all Frontline-eligible plays, followed by rap at 20%. The rock genre is a distant fourth at 10%.
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TouchTunes Frontline Chart
“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey (=)
“Pink Pony Club,” Chappell Roan (+6)
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen (-1)
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar (+3)
“I Never Lie,” Zach Top (=)
“You Look Like You Love Me,” Ella Langley feat. Riley Green (-3)
“Love Somebody,” Morgan Wallen (+8)
“Beautiful Things,” Benson Boone (+1)
“TV Off,” Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay (debut)
“Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA (debut)
“I’m the Problem,” Morgan Wallen (debut)
“Too Sweet,” Hozier (-2)
“Lies Lies Lies,” Morgan Wallen (-7)
“Smile,” Morgan Wallen (debut)
“Whatchu Kno About Me,” GloRilla feat. Sexyy Red (debut)
“Messy,” Lola Young (debut)
“Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (debut)
“4x4xu,” Lainey Wilson (debut)
“I Am Not Okay,” Jelly Roll (-8)
“High Road,” Koe Wetzel with Jessie Murph (debut)
“Whiskey Whiskey,” Moneybagg Yo feat. Morgan Wallen (-5)
“The Door,” Teddy Swims (-5)
“Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma,” Luke Combs (-10)
“Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter (debut)
“Squabble Up,” Kendrick Lamar (debut)
TouchTunes Catalog Chart
“Tennessee Whiskey,” Chris Stapleton (=)
“Lose Control, “Teddy Swims (=)
“I Love This Bar,” Toby Keith (=)
“Friends in Low Places,” Garth Brooks (=)
“Neon Moon,” Brooks & Dunn (=)
“Copperhead Road,” Steve Earle (+3)
“I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink,” Merle Haggard (=)
“Simple Man,” Lynyrd Skynyrd (+8)
“Fat Bottomed Girls,” Queen (-1)
“Drinkin’ Problem,” Midland (=)
“Don’t Stop Believin’,” Journey (=)
“Brown Eyed Girl,” Van Morrison (+13)
“Rockstar,” Nickelback (=)
“Whiskey Glasses,” Morgan Wallen (=)
“Cowgirls,” Morgan Wallen feat. ERNEST (debut, previously No. 4 on Frontline)
“Family Tradition,” Hank Williams Jr. (-1)
“The Joker,” The Steve Miller Band (+4)
“Higher,” Creed (=)
“Thunderstruck,” AC/DC (+3)
“Sweet Child o’ Mine,” Guns N’ Roses (+3)
“Something in the Orange,” Zach Bryan (-4)
“In the Air Tonight,” Phil Collins (+2)
“Save Me,” Jelly Roll with Lainey Wilson (-11)
“One Last Breath,” Creed (debut)
“Son of a Sinner,” Jelly Roll (-19)
TouchTunes Artists Chart
Morgan Wallen
Shaboozey
Kendrick Lamar
Chris Stapleton
Toby Keith
AC/DC
Zach Bryan
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Russell Wilson has been loud and proud about his desire to have another baby with Ciara, but the singer would like her husband to take two steps back from his ongoing campaign to expand their family.
In a hilarious moment from Ciara’s video with Access Hollywood posted Wednesday (April 23), the “1, 2 Step” musician reacted to Wilson’s ongoing calls for Baby No. 5 — whom he’s preemptively started calling “Cinco” on social media — by saying, “Someone need to take my husband’s phone, right now.”
“He needs to stop, OK?,” she continued, laughing. “I’m like, ‘Babe!’ Amora came out, and he started talking about Cinco. I’m like, ‘This is disrespectful! Do you know what I just went through right now?’ He is so funny.”
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The interview comes about a year and four months after the couple welcomed Amora Princess, Ciara’s fourth child and third with the New York Giants quarterback. The two stars are also parents to 7-year-old Sienna and 4-year-old Win, and the “Level Up” artist shares 10-year-old Future Zahir with ex Future.
In the months since Amora’s birth, Wilson has been not-so-subtly signaling his desire to grow their family even more. “I’m ready when you are,” he commented on one of his wife’s Instagram posts in October. “We can call him Cinco.”
“This is my mating call I see…,” he then wrote in March under a video of Ciara in a peacock-inspired getup. “Cinco goin’ to be on di way!”
Many of the couple’s fans have been cheering Wilson on in his quest, about which Ciara told Access Hollywood, “He’s got a great campaign going, I’m not gonna lie … Y’all going to have a little love and sympathy for my ovaries over here? For my uterus?”
After meeting in 2015, Ciara and the athlete tied the knot in 2015. In the interview, the former shared some of her best advice for keeping the spark alive for as long as they have, gushing, “We love our date nights.”
“You gotta carve out time for the both of you,” she added. “Communication is so important. Sometimes you gotta talk about the ugly things and it’s just not comfortable, but I feel like when you break through that, you grow together.”
She also touched on the recent engagement of her husband’s former teammate DK Metcalf and her friend Normani, whom Ciara and Wilson set up. Earlier this month, the “Motivation” singer said on The Jennifer Hudson Show that she’d love for the “Goodies” artist to officiate their wedding and recalled, “[Ciara] kept telling me, ‘There’s this guy, there’s this guy,’ for literally like two years … when the time came around and the time was right, God put all of that together.”
On Access Hollywood, Ciara said, “Whatever DK and Normani want us to do, we’re going to be there for them.”
“We are beyond happy,” she added. “Like, we knew. We really believed in our souls that it was meant for those two to meet each other.”
Watch Ciara’s full interview below.
