“Doja Cat pounces to her first top five Hot 100 hit, as “Say So” bounds 8-5. It likewise lifts 8-5 on Radio Songs (78.6 million, up 14%) and rises 10-8 on Streaming Songs (15.2 million, up 4%) and 25-21 Digital Song Sales (6,000, up 1%).”
Now, weeks after becoming her first solo Platinum record (as we reported here) and first top 40 hit (as we reported here), the Dr. Luke-produced cut is cutting into the Hot 100’s top 5. Again, a first for her short but storied career.
As we celebrate the latest achievement alongside her growing legion of fans, look below to see who joins her in the top 25 on this week’s TGJ Chart Check: Hot 100 edition:
Kelly Rowland poured out new single ‘Coffee’ to rapturous applause Friday (April 17).
Produced by Kosine and co-penned by Rowland alongside Syd The Kid, the delicious mid-tempo is the premiere taste of the GRAMMY winner’s first solo album in seven years.
That Grape Juice has had both the song and its Steven Gormillion-directed visual on repeat since their synchronized debut.
Now, join us after the jump as we unpack five reasons why Ms. Kelly’s sonic and visual comeback is everything we’ve waited for from her…
‘Say So’ continues to prove itself just what the doctor Luke ordered for rising rapstress Doja Cat.
Having spent the last 6 years building buzz for her animated and often eccentric Rap offerings, the 24-year-old finally broke through with the 2019 ‘Hot Pink’ tune.
Now, less than three weeks after becoming her first single to hit the Hot 100’s top 10 (as we reported here), ‘Say’ – five months after its release – has been recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as the femcee’s first Platinum hit by her lonesome.
Future & Drake‘s latest joint hit, ‘Life is Good,’ has been gifted more good news.
After premiering at #2 on the Hot 100 with some of the year’s biggest streaming figures three months ago (as we reported here), it has been a mainstay in the top 10 since – to historic measure.
And, while found at #5 on the most refreshed edition of the tally (as we reported here), the OZ-produced cut’s continued success is not limited to the Hot 100. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently took to Twitter (April 6) to toast ‘Good’s enduring commercial performance.
As we reported here two months ago, ‘Blow’ singer Kesha was dealt a stunning blow in a New York courtroom after a judge ruled she defamed Dr. Luke when she falsely told Lady Gaga the producer had raped Katy Perry.
Ordered to pay Luke approximately $373,000 as a result, the loss could only spell worse as the whopping $50 million lawsuit he filed against her was scheduled to head to court. The 46-year-old producer had been pursuing the defamation case for nearly six years as a mean “to seek recovery for the serious harm Kesha’s false accusations of rape have caused his business,” said his lawyer Christine Lepera.
And, while Kesha’s team was actively readying appeal to that decision, they’ll have more time to strengthen their argument for it and the major defamation trial as it’s been postponed due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The year was 2007. And while the masses were grooving to the soulful silkiness from the likes of Amy Winehouse, a song snuck up and took the world by storm. In the process ushering in a new era in music.
Today’s From The Vault pick is the infectious ‘Crank That’ by Soulja Boy.
Produced and written by Soulja Boy himself, the track was his debut single and was received with worldwide acclaim, because of its instructional structure and catchy hooks and chants.
The track shot to the top the charts in the US and reigned for a seismic seven weeks. In the UK, it peaked at #2, and was also a Top 5 smash in Australia and Canada peaking at #3 and #5 respectively.
In the United States, it was named the 23rd biggest song of the 00’s, and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Talk about a debut.
The song’s instruction-driven video was directed by Dale Resteghini. Within, it presents the head of Collipark Records taking an interest in signing Soulja after discovering the whole city embracing dance craze.
Over a decade later, the song has an impressive 431 million views on YouTube and remains a firm fixture on plenty of turn up playlists on Spotify and beyond.
Many many, the ‘Crank That’ phenomenon was the catalyst for all the various instructional dance crazes which followed.
With everybody and their mama – quite literally – hopping on the TikTok train, we can’t help but imagine just how bigger ‘Crank That’ would have been if that platform existed in 2007.
Though Soulja Boy is rarely included on anybody’s Top 10 Best Rappers Of All Time tally, he has managed to make the world dance as one with this very song; a feat most of his more respected peers can’t say they achieved.
Taylor Swift is the name on everyone’s lips thanks to a whopping 300,000+ tweets with the hashtags #KanyeWestIsOverParty, #TaylorToldtheTruth, and #TaylorWasRight swarming Twitter.
As fans of the songstress, affectionately called #Swifties, remember, 2016 brought with it a round of harsh criticism her way after she expressed disappointment in Kanye West referring to her as a “b*tch” in his song, ‘Famous.’
“I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / I made that b**** famous,” he rapped on ‘The Life of Pablo’ hit.
West and wife Kim Kardashian later hit back with footage that “proved” she not only was aware of the line, but gave consent (click here to read that). Once their visual reached viral status, Swift was branded a ‘liar’ and ‘snake’ by many in the media – a label she fought against for years following the fallout.
Fast forward to 2020, the full convo has mysteriously surfaced online and it suggests the ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ diva was right all along.
Thanks to new single, ‘Never Worn White,’Katy Perry is seeing her name colored atop a number of iTunes sales tallies across the globe.
Released just yesterday (March 4), buzz for the song’s official accompanying visual was heightened when it was rumored to feature footage of the Pop singer’s growing baby bump – a murmur put to rest and confirmed by the time the J.A.C.K.-directed clip arrived to YouTube.
Yet, while the video amassed a whopping 6 million views in less than 24 hours (making it the day’s most trending media on the platform), its mention at number 1 doesn’t end with that list.
The Weeknd may have suffered the biggest fall from #1 in Hot 100 history when his hit single, ‘Heartless,’ dropped to #17 after reigning atop the tally for just one week, but its follow-up – ‘Blinding Lights’ – continues to shine on the chart.
Aided by exposure afforded from a global Mercedes Benz campaign for which the singer – born Abel Tesfaye – serves as creative director (click here to read more), the Max Martin-produced jam was formerly lifted a #11 peak on the singles chart once its cinematic video made its premiere.
Now, with excitement building for its recently announced parent album, ‘After Hours’ (click here to read more), sales and streaming tallies have seen reawakened interest in the cut. So much so, it’s been lifted to a new Hot 100 summit.
Megan Thee Stallion has been gifted an early Christmas present.
Because, courtesy of the RIAA, the femcee has unwrapped a shiny new Platinum plaque for scorching single ‘Hot Girl Summer’ featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign.
