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Morrissey’s Dallas concert took a chaotic turn on Nov. 2 when an unexpected rush of fans forced the singer to abruptly cancel his show.
The incident unfolded at Fair Park Music Hall, where Morrissey was performing “First of the Gang to Die” as an encore to an enthusiastic crowd when a single fan managed to get onstage to embrace him. While the singer initially appeared unfazed, security stepped in to guide the fan away.
Things soon spiraled out of control as other audience members began following suit and rushed the stage. As additional concertgoers attempted to join the impromptu meet-and-greet, security struggled to contain the crowd.
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According to footage obtained by TMZ, at least one guard appeared to lose balance amidst the scuffle, reportedly injuring their leg in the commotion. Morrissey was quickly whisked offstage by his team, leaving the audience without further explanation. He’s yet to issue an official statement regarding the incident.
It’s far from the first time Morrissey has walked off stage mid-performance. His career is peppered with similar exits, often for reasons ranging from vocal issues to environmental concerns and confrontations with fans.
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In 2009, Morrissey famously left the stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California due to the smell of burning meat from nearby food vendors. Disturbed by what he perceived as the scent of “burning flesh,” he commented, “I can smell burning flesh, and I hope to God it’s human,” before ending his set abruptly.
In 2014, he also ended his San Jose show prematurely after multiple audience members rushed onstage. While Morrissey initially seemed amused, he was forced to leave when a few overly eager fans inadvertently knocked him to the ground.
That same year, he cut short a concert in Warsaw, Poland, after just 25 minutes following an incident with a heckler. Although the exact nature of the heckling was unclear, it was enough for Morrissey to leave the stage without returning.
In 2017, he ended a performance in Tucson, Arizona, after only six songs, citing voice issues. The pattern repeated in 2022 at Los Angeles’s Greek Theatre, where he departed just 30 minutes into the show, leaving his band to inform the audience that the concert was over without any explanation.
And in the end, the love Taylor Swift took from Swifties at the last-ever U.S. Eras Tour show on Sunday night (Nov. 3) in Indianapolis was more than equal to the love she gave. There were tears of joy and glitter galore, elation and wonder at being the last ones in the room as Swift brought a close to 141 shows on the tour that spanned the globe, and her career over the last 20 months.
And while Sunday’s was, by most accounts, a standard Eras show — none of the surprise guests or big announcements fans buzzed about before the gig — the 69,000-plus attendees at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on night three went home secure that they saw the same type of over-the-top musical masterpiece as the Swifties who attended the tour kick-off in March 2023.
But, also, the last Eras gig ever in the U.S.
Swift, of course, treated them to one more magical mash-up of favorites during the surprise song segment near the end of the show in the city that, like all the others, gratefully gave itself over to the sparkling, happy-to-spend Swiftie mobs. The singer, literally, strode like a Colossus over the Midwestern town better known for its thirst for professional and college sports, via a 330-foot mural of the pop icon plastered on the facade of a downtown hotel just blocks from Lucas Oil Stadium.
It was a fittingly way-larger-than-life image for a spectacle that was all-encompassing, touching everything from the mundane — the check-in clerk with a flowing weird beard manning the desk at a hotel near the stadium who had Swift’s favorite number (13) drawn on the back of his hand above one of the tour’s ubiquitous friendship bracelets — to the sublime: a burly cop with an wrist-full of colorful bracelets signing a little girl’s white Tortured Poet’s Department dress as she skipped her way into the venue.
For the final curtain before the tour finishes up for real in Canada with eight more shows later this month, as in other cities on the Eras Tour, Indianapolis rolled out the red carpet for the singer. The state capital was transformed into TaylorTown for the weekend. Everywhere Swifties went, there Taylor was.
More than 30 streets around downtown were temporarily transformed into Eras avenues, including The Man Dr., London Boy Ln., So High School St., … Ready For It? Rd., Bad Blood Blvd, and, of course, Cornelia St., which also happened to be one of Sunday night’s surprise songs.
The Indianapolis Zoo declared itself “In Our Wildest Era,” local vendors threw “Taylor” terrarium building parties and there were Tay-themed drink at bars all over town (Sun King Brewery’s ‘1,2,3 Let’s Go B*tch” Cherry Limeade Ale and an Eras Cider Box from Ash & Elm Cider Co. As well as snacks in Lucas Oil (Back to Decemberger Basked, Fearless Fries), a “Sweat Stretch Simmer” Swift-themed hot yoga class and even an “Era Sparkle Party for Voter Registration” at the Easley Winery in the lead-up to Tuesday’s (Nov. 5) presidential election, in which Swift has endorsed Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
It was all in honor of the singer whose tour created its own ecosystem, with new traditions (trading themed friendship bracelets, dressing in different Eras costumes) and a radiant joy that kept event the youngest fans staving off yawns as they danced in their light-up shoes and sequined skirts well past their bedtimes.
“The fact that you would do that for us, for me, for my band, my crew, my fellow performers. You have just completely confirmed that we chose the right 69,000 people to spend our last night with,” Swift told the capacity crowd on the third night in a row that she set attendance records at the stadium.
Check out our eight best moments from the final Eras Tour U.S.l show below.
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The political stage got a little more heated this weekend when Cardi B fired back at Elon Musk over his remarks about her appearance at a Harris for President rally in Milwaukee on Nov. 1.
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The billionaire businessman called the rapper a “puppet,” alleging that Cardi was being “fed words” during her speech at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris. Cardi, known for her no-holds-barred responses, didn’t hold back.
Musk’s remarks surfaced after he shared a video clip of Cardi B’s appearance at the Democratic rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center, where she spoke on behalf of the Harris-Walz ticket.
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Captioning the post, Musk commented, “Another puppet who can’t even talk without being fed the words. The Kamala campaign has no authenticity or true empathy.”
The Grammy-winning rapper quickly responded with her own message on X, dismissing Musk’s claims and directly challenging his knowledge about struggles faced by many Americans.
“I’m not a puppet, Elon,” she wrote. “I’m a daughter of two immigrant parents that had to work their a** off to provide for me! I’m a product of welfare, I’m a product of section 8, I’m a product of poverty, and I’m a product of what happens when the system is set up against you.” She added pointedly, “But you don’t know nothing about that. You don’t know not one thing about the American struggle.”
In typical Cardi fashion, she capped off her response with: “PS fix my algorithm.”
Cardi’s speech at the rally, which lasted around ten minutes, highlighted her reasons for supporting Harris and her frustration with Trump’s policies, particularly regarding women’s rights and economic inequality.
“I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole life,” Cardi told the crowd, reading from her cell phone after her teleprompter faced issues. “I take seriously the call to show up, to speak out, and to share a message that’s been on my heart for a while now.”
She continued, “Like Kamala Harris, I’ve been the underdog, underestimated, and had my success belittled. Women have to work ten times harder and still face questions about how we achieved success. I can’t stand a bully, but just like Kamala, I always stand up to one.”
Expressing her admiration for Harris, Cardi shared that she hadn’t initially intended to support any candidate, but Harris changed her mind.
“I didn’t have faith in any candidates until she joined and spoke the words I wanted to hear about the future of this country,” she explained. “I believe every word she says. She’s passionate, compassionate, empathetic, and most importantly, she’s realistic.”
The rapper also took the opportunity to address her concerns about Trump, whom she labeled a “hustler.”
“Hustling women out of their rights is disgraceful. Hustling Americans out of their hard-earned money by selling Trump watches, Trump sneakers, Trump Bibles… do we really trust this man with our economy? A man who only cares about getting rich and cutting taxes for his billionaire friends. I don’t even get a tax cut.”
Following the rally, Cardi continued her support for Harris and critique of Trump on X (formerly Twitter), writing, “Donald Trump talks about having plans, but the only plan he has is to hustle YOU.”
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Oprah Winfrey are just some of the celebrities who will appear at Kamala Harris’ Pennsylvania rallies on Monday night (Nov. 4), the Harris campaign has announced.
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The two rallies will take place simultaneously, with both the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh events running from 5pm—10pm EST, with Harris slated to appear in person at both.
The Harris campaign has also revealed the special guests who will be appearing at each rally, with the Pittsburgh event featuring Andra Day, DJ Arie Cole, D-Nice, and Katy Perry.
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Meanwhile, the Philadelphia rally is a rather stacked affair, with DJ Jazzy Jeff, Fat Joe, and Oprah Winfrey appearing as guest speakers, while Adam Blackstone, DJ Cassidy, Freeway and Just Blaze, Jazmine Sullivan, Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, and The Roots serve as special musical guests.
“It’s time to get ready to vote–I’ll see you guys in Pennsylvania,” Lady Gaga shared in a brief video shared to Instagram alongside the announcement of the rallies.
Harris’ previous campaigns have recruited a number of high-profile celebrities in recent weeks, including Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Cardi B, and more.
“I understand folks have different opinions about things, but this election is about a group of folks who want to fundamentally undermine our American way of life,” Springsteen said to those in attendance at an earlier Philadelphia rally last week (Oct. 28). “Donald Trump doesn’t understand this country, its history, or what it means to be deeply American.”
Ahead of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and others being announced for the Election Day eve rallies, rumors had swirled that Taylor Swift may have been booked to appear, with the Pennsylvania native having thrown her support behind the Harris campaign in September, just hours after the first Presidential Debate.
“Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most,” Swift wrote. “As a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country.”
Coldplay’s Chris Martin gave Melbourne fans a shock during the band’s final night at Marvel Stadium when he took an unexpected tumble through a trap door on stage on Sunday, Nov. 3.
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In videos shared to social media, Martin can be seen walking backward while reading fan signs, before accidentally stepping into an open section of the stage, vanishing from sight in a split second.
The nearly 60,000-strong crowd gasped collectively as Martin momentarily disappeared. However, he quickly reappeared from beneath the stage, reassuring fans with a smile and saying, “That’s not planned.”
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Coincidentally, Martin isn’t the only artist who has recently fallen through a trap door onstage in Melbourne.
On Oct. 18, Olivia Rodrigo also fell through a trap door while performing at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena during her “GUTS” tour. Rodrigo, unfazed, joked with the audience upon resurfacing, quipping, “Oh my God, that was fun! I’m okay! Wow. Sometimes, there’s just a hole in the stage. That’s alright! Alright, where was I?”
Rodrigo later admitted on The Tonight Show that she was “shaken up and the incident “was really scary”.
Meanwhile, Marvel Stadium saw another milestone with Coldplay’s four-show run, which drew an unprecedented 227,000 fans throughout their Melbourne dates. The attendance broke the long-standing record set by AC/DC’s Black Ice tour, which brought in 181,495 fans across three shows in 2010.
“Coldplay have officially broken our all-time largest attendance record for a band at Marvel Stadium, with 227k people attending across the four Music of The Spheres World Tour shows held at the Stadium,” the venue wrote on Instagram today (Nov. 4).
According to the venue’s history, the current record for the highest-attended concert belongs to fellow English musician Adele, whose performance on March 19, 2017, was attended by a total of 77,327. Just shy of one year later, Ed Sheeran broke the record for the largest attendance for a concert series by a single artist, bringing in a total audience of 257,751 across four shows in March 2018.
Coldplay’s Australian tour has been met with major fanfare, partly due to the band’s first performances in the country since 2016. This tour supports both Music of the Spheres and the recently released Moon Music, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
The band’s Australian tour continues with upcoming shows at Sydney’s Accor Stadium, as they support their tenth studio album, Moon Music, and their chart-topping Music of the Spheres.
Coldplay are only halfway through their current Australian tour, but already it’s managed to break a long-standing attendance record in the country.
Touring in support of their ninth and tenth albums, 2021’s Music of the Spheres and 2024’s Moon Music (which peaked at No. 4 and No. 1 on the Billboard 200 upon release, respectively), the group launched their current trek at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on Oct. 30, with their fourth show in the city wrapping up on Nov. 3.
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While the run of shows has featured a few surprises (including a guest appearance from The Karate Kid’s Ralph Macchio during their song of the same name), their Melbourne run has been completed with news that the band broke the attendance record for a band at the venue, with 227,000 fans turning out across the four shows.
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“Coldplay have officially broken our all-time largest attendance record for a band at Marvel Stadium, with 227k people attending across the four Music of The Spheres World Tour shows held at the Stadium,” the venue wrote on Instagram today (Nov. 4).
According to the venue’s own history, the current record for highest-attended concert belongs to fellow English musician Adele, whose performance on March 19, 2017 was attended by a total of 77,327. Just shy of one year later, Ed Sheeran broke the record for the largest attendance for a concert series by a single artist, bringing in a total audience of 257,751 across four shows in March 2018.
Coldplay’s new attendance figure breaks the previous record set by Australian rockers AC/DC, whose Black Ice World Tour saw the band perform three shows at the venue in February 2010 to a total of 181,495 patrons.
The new record sees Coldplay only just relegated to third place in terms of the venue’s all-time attendance records, with Pink’s ‘Summer Carnival’ Tour resulting in a total of 228,000 concertgoers across four shows in February and March of this year.
The current tour is Coldplay’s first in Australia since 2016, though they performed two shows in Perth in 2023 due to an exclusive agreement with the state’s tourism board. Coldplay will finish their Australian tour with four shows at Sydney’s Accor Stadium this week.
The Kid LAROI is among the raft of musicians who will perform at the 2024 ARIA Awards later this month, on Nov. 20.
The Australian musician will undertake a homecoming when he returns for the Australian record industry’s flagship awards ceremony, which is being held at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion for the third year running.
Though the content of his performance has not been detailed, The Kid LAROI is nominated in four categories at this year’s awards, including for Best Solo Artist and Best Hip Hop/Rap Release for the deluxe reissue of his 2023 album, The First Time, which peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 in August.
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The Gadigal-born artist with Kamilaroi roots is also nominated for Best Pop Release thanks to “Girls”, which debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July, and Song of the Year for “Nights Like This”, which peaked just four positions higher at No. 47 that same week.
To date, The Kid LAROI has won three ARIA Awards from his 14 previous nominations, with Hot 100 topper “Stay”—his 2021 collaboration with Justin Bieber—winning him Best Artist and Best Pop Release in 2021, and “Thousand Miles” winning the latter award again the following year.
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Additionally, the ARIA Awards’ performance schedule will be rounded out by a number of Australian performers, which currently includes CYRIL, 3%, Jessica Mauboy, Julian Hamilton from The Presets, Troy Cassar-Daley, Amy Shark, Angie McMahon, and Teen Jesus and The Jean Teasers.
2024 ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Missy Higgins will also appear on the night, performing a medley of her hits as she’s joined by a variety of her friends and previous collaborators.
The evening will also feature a pair of American artists by way of Kane Brown and Ava Max, with the latter performing her hits “Sweet But Psycho” and “Kings & Queens”, alongside nascent collaboration “Forever Young”, which was recorded alongside David Guetta and features vocals from original artist Alphaville. Currently, the track sits at No. 21 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, having made its debut last week.
“It has been an absolutely huge year for Aussie music and this year’s ARIA Awards will showcase that landmark moment as our artists celebrate major success on the global and local stage,” said ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd. “The 2024 ARIA Awards nominees aren’t just loved at home; they’re commanding audiences from Europe to the U.S. to Asia and collaborating with international icons while bringing a distinctly Australian perspective to the cultural conversation.
“With local and international stars joining us both on the red carpet and on stage, the 2024 ARIA Awards will celebrate Australian music’s powerful role in the global conversation with some spectacular performances, unique collaborations, and a couple of sneaky surprises. See you in two weeks!”
Lady Gaga endorsed Kamala Harris on social media Sunday (Nov. 3), when it was announced she’ll be headlining the Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign rally in Philadelphia on Monday (Nov. 4), the eve before the election. Katy Perry leads the lineup of the VP’s Pittsburgh rally on the same day.
“It’s time to get ready to vote. I’ll see you guys in Pennsylvania,” Gaga said in a video posted on Instagram Sunday, soon after the lineup for Harris’ Philadelphia rally, as well as the lineup for her Pittsburgh rally, was released. The pop star’s clip was captioned with “HARRIS WALZ 2024!!”
Lady Gaga will support the Harris-Walz campaign in Philly on Monday (Nov. 4) as the Vice President holds her final campaign events, the Vote for Freedom rallies, which will be livestreamed. Gaga was announced as a headlining musical guest, along with Ricky Martin, The Roots, Jazmine Sullivan, DJ Cassidy and Adam Blackstone. Oprah Winfrey, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fat Joe are on the lineup as guest speakers.
The Nov. 4 Philadelphia rally will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. ET at The Rocky Steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Those interested in attending can RSVP online here.
Katy Perry, Andra Day, D-Nice and DJ Arie Cole are the musical guests set to headline Harris’ rally in Pittsburgh, also happening in the evening on Monday (Nov. 4).
Those who’d like to attend the Western Pennsylvania event, to be held at the Carrie Blast Furnaces, can RSVP here.
This weekend, Harris made a cameo on Saturday Night Live. She appeared live in an election pep talk sketch during the Nov. 2 episode’s cold open — opposite Maya Rudolph, who was portraying her. Rudolph’s Kamala Harris, preparing a speech, looks into a mirror and sees the real Kamala Harris. “It’s nice to see you, Kamala,” says her reflection (the true Harris). “I’m just here to remind you that you got this — because you can do something your opponent cannot: open doors.”
See Gaga’s endorsement of Harris in her video below, a reminder to vote that was shared with the singer’s 57 million followers on Instagram.
Tyler, the Creator scores his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as his new studio effort, CHROMAKOPIA, arrives atop the tally (dated Nov. 9). The set launches with 299,500 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 31 — his best week ever in terms of units. Its starting sum — the sixth-largest debut of 2024 — is also notable because the album arrived on an off-cycle Monday (Oct. 28), and thus only had four days of activity in its first chart tracking week. (Most albums are released on a Friday, giving them a full seven days of activity in their opening chart week.)
The album was announced on Oct. 17, slightly more than 10 days before its release on Oct. 28.
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CHROMAKOPIA also claims Tyler, the Creator’s biggest streaming week ever for an album, and largest sales week ever — again, after only four days of availability. Streams and sales were so strong for the set, it would have been No. 1 off streams alone, or solely on sales.
He previously hit No. 1 on the chart with his last two releases, Call Me If You Get Lost (in 2021) and Igor (in 2019). In total, CHROMAKOPIA marks his seventh top 10-charting set on the Billboard 200 — the entirety of his charting efforts.
Also in the top 10 of the new Billboard 200, Halsey logs her fifth top two-charting set as The Great Impersonator debuts at No. 2, Kelsea Ballerini achieves her highest-charting album ever as Patterns opens at No. 4 and Eminem’s chart-topping The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) vaults 44-6 after its vinyl release.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Nov. 9, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Tuesday, Nov. 5. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Of CHROMAKOPIA’s 299,500 equivalent album units earned, SEA units comprise 157,000 (equaling 212.55 million on-demand official streams of the 14 songs on the streaming edition of the album, his best streaming week ever; it debuts at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums chart), album sales comprise 142,000 (his best sales week ever; it debuts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart) and TEA units comprise 500 units. Vinyl sales accounted for 66,000 of the album’s first-week number, which is Tyler, the Creator’s best week ever on vinyl, and the third-biggest debut week on vinyl for a rap album since Luminate began tracking sales in 1991.
CHROMAKOPIA was issued as an 11-song standard digital download album, a 14-song album on CD and vinyl, and a 14-song digital deluxe and streaming album. (The two 14-song editions each had three additional songs versus the standard 11-song album. The 14-song CD and vinyl added “Mother,” “Sticky” (featuring Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne) and “Thought I Was Dead” (featuring Santigold). The 14-song digital and streaming edition added “Balloon” (featuring Doechii), “Sticky” (featuring GloRilla, Lil Wayne and Sexyy Red) and “Thought I Was Dead” (featuring ScHoolboy Q and Santigold).
Album sales were bolstered by the set’s availability across six deluxe collectible CD boxed sets (each containing a CD, poster and another branded merch item) and a green-colored vinyl pressing. The boxed sets and vinyl were exclusively sold via the artist’s official webstore. A stand-alone CD was available to pre-order, exclusively, in the same store, but has yet to be shipped to customers. All physical editions of the album are only available via the artist’s webstore.
The standard 11-song digital download album, as well as the 14-song deluxe digital edition, was widely available through the iTunes Store and similar services (but were not sold on the artist’s webstore).
At No. 2 on the Billboard 200, Halsey’s The Great Impersonator debuts with 93,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, album sales comprise 81,000, SEA units comprise 12,000 (equaling 16.05 million on-demand streams of the songs on the streaming edition of the album) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The Great Impersonator is the fifth top 10-charting set for Halsey, all of which have debuted in the top two positions of the list.
The album’s first-week sales were aided by its availability across many permutations: a dozen deluxe collectible CD boxed sets (each containing a CD and branded merchandise), a standard CD, a standard signed CD, four alternative cover CDs (each signed) and eight vinyl variants (including one signed edition). Most of the offerings were exclusively sold in Halsey’s official webstore. The album was also released as a standard digital album, and via seven alternative digital download albums (each with one to three exclusive bonus tracks unique to each of the seven editions) — all of which sold for a discounted $4.99.
The vinyl sales added up to just over 26,000 copies — Halsey’s best week on vinyl ever.
Sabrina Carpenter’s former leader Short n’ Sweet falls 2-3 on the new Billboard 200 with 74,000 equivalent album units earned (down 5%).
Kelsea Ballerini’s Patterns bows at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, marking the artist’s highest-charting album ever and second top 10-charting set. It arrives with 54,000 equivalent album units earned — her best week by units. Of that sum, album sales comprise 35,000 (her second-largest sales week), SEA units comprise 19,000 and TEA units comprise a negligible sum.
Ballerini had previously gone as high as No. 7 on the Billboard 200 with Unapologetically in 2017.
The new album was preceded by the song “Cowboys Cry Too,” with Noah Kahan, which reached the top 20 on the Hot Country Songs chart in July.
The set’s first-week sales were encouraged by its availability across eight vinyl variants (including one signed edition), three digital download editions (a standard set, one with bonus commentary tracks and one with two bonus song tracks), and two CDs (including one signed variant). Her vinyl sales totaled 12,000 for the week — Ballerini’s best week ever on vinyl.
Rod Wave’s Last Lap dips 4-5 on the Billboard 200 with 51,000 equivalent album units earned (down 24%), while Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) jumps 44-6 with 49,000 units (up 193%) after its release on vinyl and cassette. The latter was issued across five vinyl editions (mostly color variants) which combined to sell 31,000 copies in the tracking week — Eminem’s best week ever on vinyl.
Rounding out the rest of the top 10 on the new Billboard 200: Gracie Abrams’ The Secret of Us rises 8-7 (49,000 equivalent album units earned; down less than 1%), Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping One Thing at a Time falls 6-8 (46,000; down 9%), Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft is steady at No. 9 (nearly 46,000; down 5%) and GloRilla’s Glorious falls 7-10 (45,000; down 11%).
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The Weeknd and Anitta‘s collaboration “São Paulo” has taken the top spot in this week’s new music poll, showcasing a variety of genres. In a poll published on Friday (Nov. 1) by Billboard, music fans voted the superstar collab as their favorite new release, with “São Paulo” garnering nearly 66% of the votes. This impressive […]
