Drake may have only just wrapped his Stateside ‘Summer Sixteen’ trek, but he’s already gearing up to hit the international circuit from this winter.
Moments ago, the rapper announced his aptly titled ‘Boy Meets World Tour,’ which’ll be kicking off in Europe in January.
The jaunt is being erected in support of the rap titan’s latest album ‘Views’ – which has dominated the global music landscape since its release in April.
With Drizzy continuing to wrack up chart wins with the LP, he looks poised to pocket triple figure millions from the touring arena too.
Find out when the Canadian is hitting a town near you below…
Today, From The Vault journeys back to a time when Rihanna was only beginning to embrace her “bad gyal” persona. This week’s pick is her joint single with Maroon 5‘If I Never See Your Face Again.’
Originally sung solely by M5’s frontman Adam Levine and included on the band’s second LP ‘It Won’t Be Soon Before Long,’ ‘Face’ received quite the facelift when chart Queen RiRi was added to the mix.
The collaborative remix was dually serviced as a single from the re-release of Levine and co’s album as well as from Ms. Fenty’s ‘Good Girl Gone Bad.’
Produced by Tricky Stewart and Mike Elizondo, it was first intended as a duet with Janet Jackson which couldn’t materialize because of label issues.
A moderate hit for its headlining acts, it cracked the US Top 40 during Summer 2008 and climbed to number 28 in the UK; still, it managed to peak at #11 and #12 in Australia and Canada respectively.
RiRi’s frequent collaborator Anthony Mandler directed the song’s visual which focused heavily on editorial shots of sexy Rihanna, dapper Adam, and their titillating (yet understated) teasing.
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Some, at the time, christened this collaboration random, yet it still “worked.”
Evidence, ladies and gents, of how Team Rih have successfully managed to broaden her brand and secure her place as the resident crossover crusader.
We wish more artists would follow that route and mix and match up for diversity. The results, as highlighted here, can be bliss.
Making Billboard history is certainly no new feat to burgeoning pop icon Beyonce. The Grammy-winning singer, who currently reigns as the only artist in history to see her first 6 albums debut at #1 on the Billboard 200, has certainly seen her name listed beside many-a-history making measure.
Now, as little sister Solange celebrates her first chart-topping entry – ‘Seat at the Table’ (read more on that here) – the superstar siblings are now jointly seeing their monikers beside a unique achievement.
They always said ‘third time’s the charm’ and, let Solange tell it, ‘they’ would be right again.
For, nearly 14 years after her debut LP, ‘Solo Star,’ the youngest of the Knowles clan can finally boast claim to a #1 album on the Billboard 200. That’s right, the singer – whose critically acclaimed third album, ‘Seat at the Table,’ will unseat Shawn Mendes on this week’s refreshed charts.
Getting by with a little help from Lil Wayne, Tweet, The Dream, Kelly Rowland, and so many more, ‘Table’ was unexpectedly announced just days before its release. A noteworthy streaming force upon its debut, the project defied odds when it surged in the middle of the tracking week (an uncommon feat). First reported to move somewhere between 42-48k SPS, the final and official figures await you below:
Following their horrific immortalisation of Nicki Minaj in Las Vegas, Madame Tussauds has presented their wax figure of Justin Bieber to the world via its London location.
The ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s has stepped out to reveal that its supports the aims and objectives of the peaceful ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.
How some of the movement’s detractors are responding?
A boycott they hope will freeze the company out of business.
Despite an onslaught of new releases from some of the day’s top artists, it seems the 2016 Billboard 200 chart is in highest favor of the releases of Drake, Beyonce, Adele, and, of course, Rihanna. The diva eight opus, ‘Anti,’ has proven itself a streaming force like none other as evidenced by its continued buoyancy near or in the top 10 of the tally. This week, 7 months after its release, the set has bounced back into the top 10 after a brief slip out.
Similarly, Ariana Grande‘s critically acclaimed tertiary project, ‘Dangerous Woman,’ may be her first to miss the top spot upon its debut in May, but that hasn’t stopped the project from keeping tenancy in the album chart’s top 20 thanks to some serious love for its singles ‘Into You’ and the Nicki Minaj-assisted ‘Side To Side.’
Finally, after a surprising burst back to #1 last week, this week sees Drake no longer able to boast seeing his name beside the top spot. Curious to see who ousted the Canadian crooner/emcee? Tuck in below to find out:
