If this week’s Billboard Hot 100 is anything to go by, public has clearly forgiven Fergie for the musical misstep that was last year’s ‘L.A. Love.’
For, as the refreshed chart shows, the pop-rapper – whose latest number ‘M.I.L.F.$’ is rumored to be the kickoff of her long-awaited sophomore album ‘Double Dutchess’ – found herself nabbing her career best debut chart placement.
Indeed, after unveiling the tune’s accompanying video (featuring cameos from Ciara, Kim Kardashian, Chrissy Teigen, and more), the song raked in an impressive 65,000 sold its premiere week.
Curious to know where this handsome sum, in addition to its streaming, helped land it on this week’s Drake-led Hot 100? Tuck in below to find out:
“Dynamite” is what many have deemed newcomer MAAD. Could she be next to blow?
We, here at That Grape Juice, wholly feel so.
In a sea of sameness, the New York bred beauty stands out from the pack. Powerfully.
It’s not just her statuesque aesthetic, but her narrative too.
Her ascend began in the world of modelling and to-date she has featured in publications such as ELLE and NYLON, while also fronting campaigns for the likes of Seventeen and Anastasia Beverly Hills.
Music, however, has always been the budding diva’s divine calling.
Indeed, when not spinning hits as one of NYC’s most sought-after DJ’s, the rising star logs in studio time with the likes of Claude Kelly, Jonas Jeberg, and The Vamp – the latter of who produced her infectious new single ‘Black Ice.’
The deliciously seductive cut has been garnering plenty of play around TGJ HQ over the last few weeks, but it’s its video that has our jaws ajar.
Directed by Creative Destruction, the visual sees MAAD sassily state her claim for superstardom…with an exclamation mark.
She slips, slides, and grinds with seasoned precision and pulls from her modelling skill set to ensure almost every frame is an editorial in itself.
With too many artists chasing the minimalist trend, this young lady re-affirms the importance of performance art. And we’re oh so sold on what she’s selling – as there’s not enough of it permeating the music landscape.
Ty Dolla $ign uses the immaculate force that is his voice to support the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement with the release ‘No Justice’ this week.
Once incarcerated for a crime he claims he didn’t commit, the entertainer took to Instagram to speak out against police brutality against minorities with the three-part piece waiting below.
He does so as he continues to ride high on the wave that is Fifth Harmony‘s ‘Work From Home.’
The Game continues to do his part to fight against police brutality by delivering an emotive poem during an interview with the radio platform Power 106 hours ago.
Before this, he and Snoop Dogg met with the Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti and Police Chief Charlie Beck to discuss the pressing issue.
Watch him deliver poetic justice in the city of angels below…
Nicki Minaj‘s ‘Starships’ continues to make major moves globally.
Standing tall as one of the highest-selling EDM singles of all time, the cut surpassed sales of 7 million units worldwide before streaming data was factored into the chart mix.
This week, it has reached a major milestone in the United Kingdom.
Tinashe taps the production power of hitmaking duo The Dream and Tricky Stewart for her latest jam, ‘Superlove.’
Teased earlier this week on social media, the tune was unveiled in full moments ago with a press release that saw T praise the song for its ‘infectiousness’:
“I have felt a strong urge recently to release a song that promotes positivity, love, and light,” she said in a press release. “Superlove” is a celebration of happiness. More specifically, it celebrates the kind of happiness that is so immense and infectious, that you can’t help but to rejoice in it.”
Will music buyers agree? Listen and tell us below:
If you thought Katy’s catalog was filled with enough inspirational anthems (see: ‘Fireworks’ to ‘Roar’), now the pop diva is adding another to her lengthy list: ‘Rise.’
Unleashed tonight to the pleasure of her devoted #Katycats, the tune was lifted in support for the upcoming Summer Olympics. Via its accompanying press release, the ballad will be played throughout NBC’ss coverage of the Rio games – which will see its opening ceremony kick off on August 5th.
Get a taste of what Miss Perry is serving up below:
After a year of false starts and false hopes (see: ‘Pretty Girls’ ft. Iggy Azalea, ‘Private Show,’ and more), fans of pop diva Britney Spears finally found the lid lifted off new music from her 9th official LP.
Coming in the form of ‘Make Me,’ featuring G-Eazy, the tune is – to our surprise – a synth-heavy ballad. Oozing the sultriness and sex appeal we’ve become accustomed to from the pop princess, the curve-ball of a tune lands in our lap as quite the departure from how Spears usually kicks off her projects (see: uptempo, party-starters). However, seeing the lackluster response to its predecessor, ‘Britney Jean,’ we can’t blame the girl for at least trying to do something different.
The Billboard 200 reign of Drake‘s fourth studio album, ‘Views,’ has been nothing short of historic.
Topping the tally for a whopping 9 consecutive weeks, the project has undoubtedly set the streaming bar extremely high for any act to follow. With over 1 billion collective streams of its content, as of time reporting ‘Views’ has “sold” a cool 2.5 million units (with only half of that figure coming from traditional sales).
However, as the age old adage goes, all good things must come to an end. For, as previously reported, rock group Blink 182 rocked the rapper’s tenure at the top this week with their latest project. But, fans of Drizzy needn’t worry. Reports are already indicating he will most likely be #1 again next week.
VH1’s ‘Hip Hop Honors’ definitely missed the spot for fans of ‘Hot Spot’ hitmaker Foxy Brown.
The annual tribute ceremony may have served up epic performances in homage to female rap pioneers Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah, Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliott and more, but some fans complained the edition had some noticeable exclusions from its list of honorees – namely Brown and Lauryn Hill.
While Hill has opted to remain mum on the snub, Brown has joined her fans in ‘checking’ the music network for not doing their homework.
