Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ Reclaims No. 1 On Billboard 200, Becomes First Rap Artist With Three Albums In Top 10

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ Reclaims No. 1 On Billboard 200, Becomes First Rap Artist With Three Albums In Top 10

Kendrick Lamar’s GNX surges back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, following his Super Bowl halftime show on February 9. GNX, which was released on physical formats on February 7, vaults three places to return to No. 1, claiming its second overall week atop the chart. Two additional Lamar albums also returned…

Kendrick Lamar’s GNX surges back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, following his Super Bowl halftime show on February 9. GNX, which was released on physical formats on February 7, vaults three places to return to No. 1, claiming its second overall week atop the chart. Two additional Lamar albums also returned to the top 10 as a result of his halftime show performance: 2017’s chart-topping DAMN. jumps twenty spots to No. 9 and 2012’s good kid, m.A.A.d city surges 17 places to No. 10. Lamar becomes the first rap act with three albums in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 at the same time, and the first living male artist to achieve that feat since Herb Alpert in 1966. Elsewhere in the Top 10, SZA’s SOS climbs one spot to No. 2, The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow drops two places to No. 3, Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos falls two spots to No. 4, Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess moves up a spot to No. 5, Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft drops a spot to No. 6, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet remains at No. 7, and Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time holds at No. 8. (Billboard)

Entertainment News

Jill Sobule, “I Kissed A Girl” Singer, Dies In Tragic House Fire At 66

Jill Sobule, the pioneering singer-songwriter behind the 1995 hit, "I Kissed a Girl," tragically passed away at 66 in a house fire in Minneapolis. The news of her death was confirmed by her representative to Variety. Known for her groundbreaking music and advocacy for human rights, Sobule's song "I Kissed a Girl" is recognized as…

Jill Sobule, “I Kissed A Girl” Singer, Dies In Tragic House Fire At 66

Jill Sobule, the pioneering singer-songwriter behind the 1995 hit, “I Kissed a Girl,” tragically passed away at 66 in a house fire in Minneapolis. The news of her death was confirmed by her representative to Variety. Known for her groundbreaking music and advocacy for human rights, Sobule’s song “I Kissed a Girl” is recognized as…

Cardi B Pleads For Unfinished Features So She Can Finally Complete Her New Album

During a recent Instagram Live session, Cardi B expressed her frustration over the delays surrounding her long-awaited new album. The Grammy winner sympathized with her impatient fans who have been waiting years for the follow-up to Cardi’s chart-topping 2018 debut record, Invasion of Privacy, with the New York rapper blaming the delay on unfinished contributions…

Cardi B Pleads For Unfinished Features So She Can Finally Complete Her New Album

During a recent Instagram Live session, Cardi B expressed her frustration over the delays surrounding her long-awaited new album. The Grammy winner sympathized with her impatient fans who have been waiting years for the follow-up to Cardi’s chart-topping 2018 debut record, Invasion of Privacy, with the New York rapper blaming the delay on unfinished contributions…

Selena Gomez And Benny Blanco’s Deluxe Album Features GloRilla And Cigarettes After Sex

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are set to release a deluxe edition of their collaborative album, I Said I Love You First, on May 2. The expanded version – titled I Said I Love You First…And You Said It Back –  will include guest appearances by GloRilla, Cigarettes After Sex, and DJ Sliink, though what tracks…

Selena Gomez And Benny Blanco’s Deluxe Album Features GloRilla And Cigarettes After Sex

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are set to release a deluxe edition of their collaborative album, I Said I Love You First, on May 2. The expanded version – titled I Said I Love You First…And You Said It Back –  will include guest appearances by GloRilla, Cigarettes After Sex, and DJ Sliink, though what tracks…

Ed Sheeran Shares Nostalgic New Single, “Old Phone” Reveals ‘Play’ Release Date

On Thursday (May 1), Ed Sheeran revealed details about his upcoming eighth album, Play, a 13-track record that is set to be released on September 12 through Gingerbread Records/Atlantic Records. Along with the album announcement, Sheeran also dropped his new single, "Old Phone," a nostalgic track co-produced by Ilya Salmanzadeh and Blake Slatkin. In an…

Ed Sheeran Shares Nostalgic New Single, “Old Phone” Reveals ‘Play’ Release Date

On Thursday (May 1), Ed Sheeran revealed details about his upcoming eighth album, Play, a 13-track record that is set to be released on September 12 through Gingerbread Records/Atlantic Records. Along with the album announcement, Sheeran also dropped his new single, “Old Phone,” a nostalgic track co-produced by Ilya Salmanzadeh and Blake Slatkin. In an…