Christmas is coming early for Mariah Carey and fans.
The Pop diva, whose enduring holiday classic ‘All I Want for Christmas’ has become an anthem synonymous with the season’s arrival, has been burning up streaming and digital download platforms with the song since early November.
And, while the tune’s annual ascension on Billboard charts is by no means a surprise, now – just a day after learning its parent album, ‘Merry Christmas,’ cracked the Billboard 200’s top 10 again – the Walter Afanasieff-co-written cut has snipped out the competition to land at #3 on this week’s Hot 100 (mirroring last year’s re-peak).
25 years after its debut, ‘Christmas’ could claim Billboard’s top spot in the coming weeks. See what why inside:
As we reported here, The Weeknd‘s recently released duo of singles – ‘Heartless’ and ‘Blinding Lights’ – were out of the box successes.
Zooming to the top of real-time iTunes sales and Spotify streaming charts, the songs respectively dominated competition on the tallies ahead of the release of their accompanying visuals. The former saw that dominance cemented courtesy of a boost from its Anton Tammi-directed music video and mind-bending live performance last week on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ (click here to read).
Now, thanks to the aforementioned (alongside a warm reception from radio), the Metro Boomin-produced track has become the singer’s fourth Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper. Details inside:
After quite the campaign, Camila Cabello‘s sophomore album ‘Romance’ was unwrapped last Friday.
The set, which was preceded by a slew of singles, was greeted with mixed reviews.
Indeed, some took to the clearly carved for radio cuts such as the chart-topping Shawn Mendes collab ‘Senorita’ and ‘My Oh My’ featuring Da Baby. Yet others bemoaned the otherwise lack of clear hits on the largely mid-tempo/ballad-heavy set.
Now, as Cabello aims to elevate from solo hopeful to bonafide Pop darling, all eyes are on what the project’s commercial debut is on course to deliver.
Well, wonder no more because the first week predictions for ‘Romance’ await below…
Lizzo is going all out in her push for “new” single ‘Good As Hell.’
With unorthodox defining the singer’s success, the release serves as one of her story’s most unique chapters.
For, the song was originally released in 2016 and placed on the ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’ during her rise.
Following the chart-topping run of another previously released cut (‘Truth Hurts’), ‘Good As Hell’ has received a huge boost and now looks like a serious contender for the top spot too.
With the help of an Ariana Grande assisted remix, the song has thus far peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Now, with the arrival of an all-new video (there was an original), the Houston native is in the running for a major streaming boost.
Watch the visual, which tributes her band playing beginnings (HBCU style), below…
R. Kelly‘s efforts to rescue himself from legal trouble have been to no avail…and today the alleged child rapist has learned that it won’t be long before his face is slapped by the heavy hand of justice.
As Nicki Minaj celebrates her 37th birthday, what better time than the present to salute the hit song responsible for turbo-charging the success of the prolific Rap Queen.
Today’s From The Vault pick is the ever-booming ‘Super Bass.’
Released in 2011, the tune was penned by Minaj alongside Ester Dean – who also sings its catchy chorus.
The Hip-Pop number helped shape the career of the rapper as a crossover artist.
‘Super Bass’ was Nicki’s first of many worldwide Top 10’s – peaking at #3 in the US, #8 in the UK and #6 in both Canada and Australia.
The track’s video was directed by Sanaa Hamri. A colorful affair, it saw Onika and her girls engaging in playful choreography and eyeing up muscled eye-candy. The glow-in-the-dark scene remains one of Minaj’s most memorable visuals moments to date.
‘Bass’ bagged an MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video during that year’s ceremony and as of today has been viewed over 800 million times on YouTube.
Following co-signs from Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez, this song was inescapable to the masses and really put Ms Maraj on the map. While many have criticised its pop leanings, it undoubtedly elevated Nicki to a level not many (if any) femcees had reached before and was the beginning of a new era for the genre.
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No matter how it’s diced or sliced, Nicki’s influence on the music industry this decade has been undeniable. From her sound to her aesthetic, she has served a key player in the Pop cultural landscape and single handedly brought the female rap game back to life on mainstream scale.
Hopefully her current time off helps her recenter so she can go back to doing what she does best: crafting music’s most delicious bops akin to this.
Camila Cabello fans, affectionately called #Camilizers, were undoubtedly excited and worried when the 22-year-old dropped her sophomore album, ‘Romance,’ last week (December 6).
The set – despite the singer’s onslaught of television, Web, and print promo in the months leading to its release – failed to garner a top 40 hit to precede it. Beyond the monster success of her Shawn Mendes-duet ‘Senorita,’ which is included on the tracklist of ‘Romance’ but was originally featured on the deluxe edition of his self-titled third album, Cabello’s LP was believed by many to be released on the back of little buzz.
Peruse of iTunes charts around the globe, however, has seemingly canceled that presumption.
As of time reported, the effort has manged to hit #1 on the real-time sales tallies of the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, and over 45 other countries. To add, it also sits at #1 on iTunes and Apple Music’s ‘Worldwide Album Sales’ charts.
Apparently an out-of-the-box success (even though industry analysts have yet to reveal their official predictions), Cabello is not resting on her laurels – a feat evidenced by her visit to ‘Ellen’ the day of the project’s release. If you missed her stunning rendition of ‘Romance’ single ‘Living Proof,’ hop inside:
From health issues to money woes and family troubles, August Alsina‘s life challenges have been quite well-documented over the years. Yet, despite the hardships, the 27-year-old vows to persevere – a declaration the ‘Testimony’ singer made plain in his motivational new single, ‘Today.’
“I’m gon’ work like they gon’ put me in the ground today / I ain’t certain they won’t put me in the ground today,” sings Alsina. “Still goin’ hard everyday, tryin’ to overcome, that’s real / Still speaking from the heart, tryin’ to give the people something they could feel.”
The empowering anthem was accompanied by the release of the trailer for ‘The Rise of August Alsina: stateofEMERGEncy.’ An autobiographical documentary, the film will chronicle the performer’s rise from the hard streets of New Orleans to the top of R&B charts and every obstacle he faced before, during, and since.
