VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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A CHORUS OF PRAISE: IVORS 2024 NOMS
Blossoms have scored their third U.K. #1 album as Ribbon Around the Bomb (Virgin EMI) edges out Future’s album I Never Liked You (Freebandz/Epic). The rapper lands a single inn the Top 10 behid Harry Styles, whose “As It Was” (Columbia) hits five weeks at #1.
The Stockport group’s effort is also #1 on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, as physical formats accounted for 90% of its total sales.
Future has registered a career-best #2 with his ninth studio album I Never Liked You; it’s his third U.K. Top 10 album. Rammstein’s eighth studio album Zeit (Virgin/Capitol) follows at #3. Dopamine (Thunder/BMG), the 14th studio album from Thunder, is #5.
Elsewhere in the Top 10, Bloc Party’s first record in six years, Alpha Games secures #7 and The Weeknd’s Dawn FM (XO) rises 33 places to #9 following its vinyl release. Reef’s sixth studio album, Shoot Me Your Ace (Raging Sea), lands at #20, their highest chart position in 22 years.
On the Official Singles Chart, Styles’ “As It Was” holds onto the top slot, racking up 7m streams.
Future f/Drake and Tems’ “Wait for U” heads straight into the Top 10 at #8. It’s his second U.K. Top 10 single to date.
Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” (Atlantic) rises 52 places to #15 in its third week, becoming her fifth U.K. Top 40 single. Ed Sheeran’s “2Step” (Atlantic) hits a new peak of #12 as does Latto’s “Big Energy” (Streamcut) at #28.
Warner’s Benson Boone secures his first Official Singles Chart entry with “In the Stars” at #21.
