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    Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous' Continues to Break Record as It Spends 7 Weeks at Billboard 200

    Meanwhile, South Korean superstar BTS’ ‘Be’ returns to the Top 10 as it soars high from No. 74 to No. 7 with 36,000 units following album reissue on February 19.

    Mar 1, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Morgan Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album” makes another chart history. The album is named as the only country album to spend its first seven weeks at No. 1 in the 64-year history of the Billboard 200. It earned 89,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending February 25, according to MRC Data.
    Off the number, 80,000 are in the form of SEA units, equaling 110.79 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs. Album sales comprise 7,000, while TEA units comprise 2,000.
    Back to this week’s chart, Ariana Grande’s former No. 1 “Positions” ascends to No. 2 after earning 49,000 equivalent album units, thanks to the album reissue on February 19 featuring five additional tracks. Trailing behind is Pop Smoke’s “Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon” that rises one spot from No. 4 to No. 3 with 43,000 units.

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    Lil Durk’s “The Voice” dips from No. 3 to No. 4 with 38,000 equivalent album units earned. As for Pooh Shiesty’s “Sheisty Season”, it is steady at No. 5 after earning 37,000 units. Meanwhile, The Weeknd’s former No. 1 “After Hours” plummets from No. 2 to No. 6 with just under 37,000 units.
    BTS’ (Bangtan Boys) “Be” returns to the Top 10 as it soars high from No. 74 to No. 7 with 36,000 units following album reissue on February 19 in a new deluxe CD package. Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia” dips from No. 7 to No. 8 with 30,000 equivalent album units earned, while Luke Combs’ “What You See Is What You Get” bounces back from No. 11 to No. 9 with just over 28,000 units.
    Rounding out the Top 10 is Lil Baby’s former leader “My Turn” that rises from No. 13 to No. 10 with 28,000 units.
    Top Ten of Billboard 200:
    “Dangerous: The Double Album” – Morgan Wallen (89,000 units)
    “Positions” – Ariana Grande (49,000 units)
    “Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon” – Pop Smoke (43,000 units)
    “The Voice” – Lil Durk (38,000 units)
    “Shiesty Season” – Pooh Shiesty (37,000 units)
    “After Hours” – The Weeknd (just under 37,000 units)
    “Be” – BTS (Bangtan Boys) (33,000 units)
    “Future Nostalgia” – Dua Lipa (30,000 units)
    “What You See Is What You Get” – Luke Combs (just over 28,000 units)
    “My Turn” – Lil Baby (28,000 units)

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    Artist of the Week: Lil Tjay

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    The ‘Calling My Phone’ hitmaker has dominated Valentine’s Day with his new moody breakup anthem and scored his first ever top 3 single on Billboard Hot 100.

    Mar 1, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Following his top 20 single with the late Pop Smoke last year, Lil Tjay scored another massive hit with his new single. Titled “Calling My Phone”, the single quickly blew up on social media as it became a new favorite on Valentine’s Day and soon climbed up the charts.
    The New York-born and -raised star rapped about trying to shake off a persistent ex who kept calling him while he’s ready to move on with his life. He also made a reference to “Mood Swings”, his hit collaboration with Smoke, through the lyrics, “Get a mood swing, I’ll be gone by tomorrow.”
    With over 7.2 million spins, the 6BLACK-assisted breakup anthem with relatable story became the most-streamed track and highest debut as it bowed at the second place in the U.K. Singles chart and entered the ARIA Singles chart in Australia at the third position.

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    In the U.S, it garnered more than 34 million streams, 1.4 million in radio reach, and 3,000 units sold following a huge buzz on TikTok. It debuted at summit on the Streaming Songs as well as both the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.
    On top of that, the moody song containing a sample of NBA YoungBoy’s “How I Been” jumped at No. 3 on Hot 100 in its first week. It gave both 19-year-old Tjay and 28-year-old 6BLACK their highest-charting single and their first single to hit the Top 10 on the chart.
    The single is expected to be featured in Lil Tjay’s upcoming sophomore album, a follow-up to 2019’s “True 2 Myself”. He said back in October 2020 before dropping the song, “I’m extremely excited about this project hopefully it helps ya to get to know me a lil better, I decided to open up about a lot.”

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    The Who Get Candid About Reasons Behind Their Reluctance in Making Another Album

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    While Roger Daltrey claims that they made a financial loss on their 2019 record ‘Who’, Pete Townshend admits there is a certain amount of resentment between the two of them.

    Mar 1, 2021
    AceShowbiz – The Who may not make another album because they won’t make any money from it.
    The “My Generation” group – which now comprises of just Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend – are proud of how well-received 2019’s Who was, but they made a loss on the record and there was tension between the two of them, so they are reluctant to do it again.
    Roger told Uncut magazine, “Will there be another Who album? I don’t know.”
    “There’s no record market any more. Everybody talks about streaming, but have you seen what artists get from that? It’s a joke.”
    “It was great to have an album out there, something that the fans liked, and I was really proud of it.”
    “But far too much money was spent making it. It went out of control completely and ended up costing me money. I can’t go on doing that.”
    And Pete admitted the difficulties they had making Who has put him off wanting to make another record “a little bit”.

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    He said, “It was tough. I think it was tough for Roger too. I think he and I have found a sort of common ground over it, but there is still a sense that we only just about got it done.”
    “There’s a certain amount of resentment on both sides. Partly on Roger’s side, perhaps, resentment that we were paid a lot of money for the album and it was all spent making it.”
    “On my side, the fact that Roger was so actively diffident at first.”
    “Now he’s proud of what he did on the record and so he should be because he did such a great job.”
    “But our process is now just me and him and we’re very different – politically, socially, spiritually, different in every respect. But we happen to be in this band together.”
    Despite this, the 75-year-old guitarist admitted he’d still like to make another album.
    He added, “I do want to make another one and I probably will. It’s been on my mind a lot.”

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    Rita Ora: Lockdown Allowed Me to Figure Out Direction for My New Music

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    The ‘I Will Never Let You Down’ singer says, while the Covid-19 lockdown left her feeling ‘musically isolated,’ it helped her figure out what she wanted to do with her music.

    Mar 1, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Rita Ora felt “musically isolated” in lockdown.
    The singer was delighted to get back into the studio to record her new EP “Bang” because things had “got a bit weird” when she was forced to spend months at home without physical contact with her collaborators amid the coronavirus pandemic last year.
    Speaking in a behind-the-scenes clip from the making of the EP, she said, “It feels amazing and really good to be back, an actual studio and be around instruments.”
    “I can also bounce off people’s energy. It got a bit weird I’m not going to lie, musically I felt isolated which I’ve never experienced before.”
    However, the “I Will Never Let You Down” hitmaker admitted the time allowed her the opportunity to figure out what she wants to do with her music.

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    “That really made me write and think a lot about what I want to do musically,” she added.
    Rita has teamed up with Kazakh producer and DJ Imanbek for the project and she was “really excited” to try something new with him and is happy with their efforts so far.
    “He is a really exciting new DJ with hits of his own. I just love his sound and I just wanted to get in touch his brain,” she gushed. “It just grew into this, ‘Should we do a project?’ ”
    “And here we are, seven songs in and we’re almost making a mini movie. It’s really exciting, I’ve never done anything like this before.”
    Elsewhere in the video clip, the “Anywhere” singer applied lip gloss so she could “get in the mood” for work.
    “I can’t work in the studio without having a bit of glamour on, do you know what I mean?” she grinned.

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    Charlie Puth Set to Perform at First-Ever Interactive Livestream

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    The ‘I Warned Myself’ hitmaker has been scheduled to perform a collection of his songs at his first-ever live interactive livestream concert late next month.

    Feb 28, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Charlie Puth will treat fans to old favourites and unexpected tunes during his first-ever live interactive global eConcert on 31 March (21).
    The “How Long” star will perform live from the Yoop eSpace at Microsoft Theater, and said in a statement, “It’s been really fun getting to know my fans even better through social media this past year, and I am excited to perform live for them in this interactive virtual concert experience.”
    During the gig, Puth will be able to see and hear fans, and will even be inviting a select few to join him on the virtual stage. He will also be attending a virtual afterparty, which organisers teased is a “secret of its own” – and one that will “push the creative envelope.”
    “I’ve missed performing for you guys so I’m excited to announce my live virtual concert with Yoop on March 31st!” Charlie said in a post on his Instagram page.

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    Tickets are available for the concert here: yoop.app.
    Meanwhile, another artist Billy Strings will kick off another set of livestream shows in New Orleans on 24 March (21).
    The guitarist and singer isn’t taking much of a break following the end of his Deja Vu Experiment at The Capitol Theatre, and will perform at the Tipitana’s on 24 and 25 March. He’ll then head to Austin, Texas, to perform at Austin City Limits Live on 26 March.
    The shows, which kick off at 10pm ET, will be streamed via nugs.net, and will raise money for local organisations – Save Tip’s in New Orleans and the SIMS Foundation in Austin.
    For more information or to buy tickets, visit: nugs.net.

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    Eddie Murphy Calls Himself 'Too Old' to Return to Music Scene

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    The ‘Nutty Professor’ actor, 59, reveals he never stopped making music despite never releasing another album since 1993, but he has no plan to release any of his new songs.

    Feb 28, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Eddie Murphy has a vault of pop hits he has recorded, but he insists fans will never hear his songs.
    The funnyman never stopped recording after tasting chart success with songs like “Party All the Time” and “Put Your Mouth on It” in the 1980s, but he insists he’s too old to be chasing hits.
    “I stopped putting music out, but I still do music all the time,” Murphy, whose last album was 1993’s “Love’s Alright?”, tells U.S. TV talk show host Tamron Hall. “That’s kind of, like, young folks do that. The Rolling Stones ain’t putting no records out! They’re playing their old tracks. Nobody wants to hear the Rolling Stones’ new s**t.”

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    Asked if he’d consider teaming up with someone like Megan Thee Stallion, he adds, “Megan Thee Stallion? I’m 59! I can’t be doing nothing with no Megan Thee Stallion.”
    “You know how crazy I would look doing something with Megan Thee Stallion? I’m gonna be 60 in April. I can’t be having Megan Thee Stallion doing her stuff and I’m standing next to her with my old a** playing my guitar. I have my first grandchild. Once you’re a grandpa, you can’t do no tracks with Megan Thee Stallion.”
    Eddie’s interview with Hall will air on her show on 11 March (21).
    The actor is currently gearing up for the release of his new movie “Coming 2 America”. He reunites with Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, and Shari Headley, his co-stars from the first film “Coming to America”.

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    Taylor Swift Officially Calls Off Lover Fest After Delay Due to Pandemic

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    The ‘Willow’ singer has decided to scrap her festival-style show which was originally scheduled for 2020 but put on hold amid the never-ending Covid-19 pandemic.

    Feb 28, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Taylor Swift has officially cancelled her Lover Fest shows.
    The pop star announced the 2020 summer festival-style gigs shortly after the release of her “Lover” album in 2019 and stalled them when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down venues last year.
    She was hoping to reschedule the concerts but, on Friday (26Feb21), the singer decided she could no longer commit to the shows.

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    “I love coming on here to tell you good news, or to share a new project with you,” she wrote on her social media accounts. “It’s not my favorite thing in the world to have to tell you news I’m sad about.”
    “I’m so sorry, but I cannot reschedule the shows that we’ve postponed. Although refunds have been available since we first postponed the Lover Fest shows, many of you hung onto your tickets and I too hung onto the idea that we could reschedule.”
    “This is an unprecedented pandemic that has changed everyone’s plans and no one knows what the touring landscape is going to look like in the near future. I’m so disappointed that I won’t be able to see you in person as soon as I wanted to. I miss you terribly and can’t wait til we can all safely be at shows together again.”
    Fans might not be able to see Swift live any time soon, but she has kept them busy with new and reworked music – she released two albums, “Folklore” and “Evermore”, in 2020 and is currently reworking the tracks on her 2008 record, “Fearless”, which will be re-released in April (21).

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    Blake Shelton Wants Maroon 5 to Perform at His Wedding Because Adam Levine 'Owes' Him

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    The ‘Red River Blue’ crooner jokingly says the former judge of ‘The Voice’ owes him a ‘full-band performance’ at his upcoming nuptials with fiancee Gwen Stefani.

    Feb 27, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Blake Shelton has joked Adam Levine “owes” him a “full-band performance with Maroon 5” at his wedding.
    The country star has been in a joke rivalry with his former fellow “The Voice” judge since the show began in 2011, and has said he’s keen to have Adam and his band perform at his upcoming wedding to Gwen Stefani because he “wants it to cost him.”
    Blake made the joke as he commented on a recent request made by Miley Cyrus on social media when she asked Gwen if she could perform at her wedding, where she even promised to be on her “best behavior.”
    Speaking about Miley, Blake told People magazine, “Miley is one of the most talented singers I have ever met. She drives me crazy because she’s a lot like Kelly (Clarkson) in the way that they can burst out with this voice. If I’m going to sing, I have to think about it and go warm up. It’s unfair.”

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    “Gwen was showing me that she even said, ‘I promise to be on my best behaviour.’ I’ve known Miley long enough (for her to have to say), ‘By the way, I’ll be nice when I get here.’ So that was nice of her. I don’t know what we’re going to do, but I still say Adam owes me a full-band performance with Maroon 5, mostly because I want it to cost him. I would rather have Miley as a human being.”
    Blake and Gwen haven’t decided on a musical act for their big day yet, but Miley is hoping they’ll choose her.
    The “Midnight Sky” hitmaker asked Gwen for the job on Twitter after the “Hollaback Girl” singer responded to a video Miley posted and called the musician “talented.”
    Miley then wrote, “When my hero’s tweet me I get horny. (sic)”
    Before she later added in a separate tweet, “ALSO @gwenstefani @blakeshelton I’ll be your wedding singer! I promise to be on my best behaviour. Or worst. whatever you want! It’s your special day! Cheers to loving you both almost as much as you love each other! (sic)”

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