‘Champagne Papi’ Drake is undoubtedly raising a toast to the history-making chart performance of his latest album ‘Views.’
Dominating album charts for 9 consecutive weeks, the set – kicked off by the hotly performing Hot 100 blockbuster ‘One Dance’ – debuted at #1 and has yet to leave the spot. Enjoying yet another week atop the album chart thanks to some strong streaming numbers (over 1 billion to date), Billboard reports:
Views earned 111,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 30, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 25,000 were in traditional album sales. The bulk of Viewsunits were driven by streaming equivalent album units (67,000)…
Joining him at the top, once again, would be ‘Mine’ collaborator Beyonce. For her latest album, ‘Lemonade,’ Billboard reports:
At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200 is Beyonce’s Lemonade, which rises one slot with 48,000 units (down 3 percent). Since the album debuted at No. 1 — 10 weeks ago — it has never left the top four position of the chart.
See where all of your other faves o’ the day landed on this week’s refreshed Billboard 200:
‘Work’ duo Rihanna and Drake have put in some major work in 2016 to overcome the historic chart records of King of Pop Michael Jackson.
Once thought insurmountable, the rumored on again/off again couple – through their respective projects ‘Anti’ and ‘Views’ – are jointly leaving the pop icon’s Billboard stats in their review.
Indeed, after Rih surpassed the singer’s historic 13 #1’s on the Billboard Hot 100 with her last run atop the tally, now Drizzy – with his monster hit ‘One Dance’ (7 consecutive weeks at #1, 8 overall) – is one week shy of laying claim to one of Jackson’s most unimaginable records.
Find out what it is below:
Fans of Grammy winning crooner Maxwell weren’t exactly pleased when reports surfaced his new album, ‘blackSUMMERS’night,’ was expected to see first week sales that were 75% less than the inaugural numbers of its predecessor.
However, revised reports may give M’s biggest supporters a reason to smile as industry analysts are lending refreshed stats that will give the singer a leg up on the competition.
Curious to see where he’ll land among next week’s expected top sellers Drake, Beyonce, and Blink 182? Tuck in below to find out:
Well, if there’s one person Grammy-nominated rapstress Iggy Azalea doesn’t have to worry about being on her “team” it would be Keonna Green.
Green, Nick Young‘s ex (who is 4 months pregnant with the Lakers’ star’s second child), took to US Weekly to dish on the drama surrounding the former engaged couple including her attempts to reach out to Azalea (which, according to her, failed).
She also highlights the rekindling of her romance with Young while showing approximately 0% remorse for being one of many causes for the couple’s demise.
Some OMG-worthy quotes await you below:
Collective outrage outnumbers the questions surrounding the death of Alton Sterling, a Louisiana man killed at the hands of Baton Rouge police authorities on July 5th.
As the investigations of the fatal shooting (and the graphic video depicting it) mount, so does the fury of social media users who have flooded the major outlets with discussion and debate.
Celebrities like Trey Songz, Justin Timberlake, T.I., Janelle Monae, Tamar Braxton, and many more are making their voices heard as well after the heartbreaking tragedy.
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ABC’s ‘Uncle Buck’ has seen its tale come to an unexpected end.
Bad news for its viewers below…
It’s official!
Ciara and Russell Wilson are married.
The “it” couple tied the knot this evening Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England. Stars in attendance included Kelly Rowland, Jennifer Hudson, and La La Anthony.
With the pertinent details incoming, ‘I Bet’ belter Ci has shared the first snap of the nuptials.
What are you waiting? Check it out after the jump…
Congratulations are in order for Ciara and Russell Wilson!
For, after much speculation (and early trigger reports), the couple are said to have tied the knot in England this evening.
Details below…
After a six year hiatus, VH1’s Hip Hop Honors is set to return next week to pay respects to Missy Elliott for her colossal contributions to Hip-Hop.
Find out who has been drafted in to help mark the occasion below…
Frank Ocean made headlines this week when he teased long-awaited new album ‘Boys Don’t Cry.’
And while there’s no confirmation yet on when the ‘Channel Orange’ follow-up will arrive, the crooner is upping his visibility in the meanwhile.
Along with several other stars, the singer/songwriter appears in Calvin Klein’s latest #MyCalvins campaign.
Peep his snap below…