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Click here to read the full article. Harry Styles‘ highly anticipated third studio album, Harry’s House, officially arrived on Friday (May 20), and it’s already setting new records. In its first two hours on Apple Music, the new album earned the most first-day streams for a pop album released in 2022, the platform announced. The news comes just before Styles is set to take the stage at UBS Arena at Belmont Park, New York, on Friday for his “One Night Only in NY” album release show, where he will perform the entire LP for the first time. If you were unable to...

Click here to read the full article. Harry Styles is all set to claim a rare trifecta on the U.K. singles chart, powered by the release of his third studio album, Harry’s House. Based on sales and streaming data from the early part of the chart week, Styles’ “As It Was” is heading for an eighth week at No. 1, followed by album tracks “Late Night Talking” and “Music For a Sushi Restaurant,” respectively. “As It Was” leads the First Look chart, and, if it holds its momentum, it’ll own the longest streak at the summit this year, eclipsing “We Don’t Talk...

Click here to read the full article. Kendrick Lamar lands his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as his latest release, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, launches atop the list (dated May 28). He’s debuted at No. 1 with each of his last four albums. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers charges in with 295,500 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 19, according to Luminate — the largest week of the year for any album. It’s the third straight week in which that benchmark has been crushed. A week ago, Bad...

Click here to read the full article. This week in dance music: Carnage went deep on ditching the project to focus on his house alias Gordo, debut San Francisco festival Portola dropped a scorching hot lineup for its September event, Above & Beyond launched a new label focused on downtempo and ambient, Purple Discoo Machine dropped a predictably excellent edit of Lizzo’s “About Damn Time,” San Holo partnered with the Calm meditation app for a mix series  reflecting a trio of moods, Alison Wonderland’s album Loner debuted at No. 3 on Hot Dance/Electronic Albums, we delivered a definitive guide to...

Click here to read the full article. Halsey spent the weekend in mostly silent protest against what they said was an artistic difference of opinion with her label. In a TikTok video entitled “I’m Tired,” the singer stared silently into the camera while a message filled the screen about her struggle to be heard. “Basically, I have a song that I love that wanna release ASAP,” the singer wrote, without naming the track. “But my record label won’t let me.” Noting that they’ve been in the industry for more than 8 years and sold over 165 million records, the singer rolled...

After weeks of silence, Chris Rock has finally addressed his now-infamous incident with Will Smith at March's 94th Annual Academy Awards. During another sold-out show at Baltimore's Lyric Performing Arts Center on Friday, Rock directly referenced the slap, but only spent a second on it before moving on with his set.

50 Cent cast doubt on Megan Thee Stallion's recent comments about not having been in an “intimate relationship” with Tory Lanez, prior to the infamous shooting in July 2020 which left her with gunshot wounds. Megan's comment came during a recent interview with Gayle King, during which she...

Ben Affleck is a committed and engaged man, and he is putting rumors about his dating history officially to rest. Shortly after his long awaited second engagement to Jennifer Lopez, proposing with a massive green diamond ring, talk about his dating history and time spent on dating apps began circulating.

Netflix has canceled another one of its major shows, with this one getting the ax after only two seasons. Variety reports that hit sci-fi drama Raising Dion has been dropped by the streamer, following its recent season debut. The news seems to have been revealed by series star Sammi Haney, who shared the news with fans on Instagram. "Sad to say that Raising Dion is CANCELED [sic] Thank you for all of the amazing support we got from all of our wonderful fans!" Haney wrote, in part. "Season 2 was a success, equal to Season 1, even if just looking at how many people watched all of it and wanted a season 3!"

“NCIS: Los Angeles” star Daniela Ruah absolutely killed it on the red carpet and stage last night at the International Portuguese Music Awards. While everyone at home was preparing for tonight’s “NCIS: Los Angeles” episode, Daniela Ruah was getting all dressed up to host the IMPA Awards. The ceremony took place at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday, April 23.

She’s definitely embracing the Hawaii lifestyle, and now “NCIS: Hawai’i” star Vanessa Lachey is showing off her everyday surrounding to her Instagram followers. “Hawai’i = Home,” Vanessa Lachey declares in her latest social media post. The “NCIS: Hawai’i” star also shares a snapshot of her sitting in a breathtaking area in Hawaii.

It seems Coi Leray is getting fed up with the drama. She and her father, Benzino, have not seen eye to eye for quite some time, and despite numerous attempts to mend their relationship, they keep ending up back at square one. Yesterday, 50 Cent, whose been feuding with Benzino...

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days star Johnny Chao is showing off a new look on social media. The reality TV star rocked a fresh-faced look on the show. However, Chao debuted some new facial hair in his most recent post on Instagram. More specifically, he grew a beard and mustache.

Benzino is once again airing out some family business. After previously calling 50 Cent the “first hip-hop rat,” and getting into various other conflicts with his daughter Coi Leray, the rapper has now name-dropped both of them in a Twitter tirade. On Sunday, Fif took to Instagram to...

Click here to read the full article. Sam Ryder hits orbit on the U.K. chart with “Space Man” (via Parlophone), the singer’s entry for the recent Eurovision Song Contest, while Harry Styles locks-down a seventh week at No. 1 with “As It Was” (Columbia). Following a tight chart race, Styles emerges triumphant. “As It Was,” lifted from Harry’s House, which dropped last Friday (May 20), notches another 6.4 million streams during the chart cycle for its seventh consecutive chart crown. “As It Was” drawn equal with “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” from Disney’s Encanto, for the longest-running No. 1 of 2022. With...

Click here to read the full article. Bad Bunny continues to make the rounds with his historic album Un Verano Sin Ti, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with the year’s biggest week for any album: 274,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S., according to Luminate. On Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart, all 23 tracks entered the top 25, with even his 2019 banger “Callaita” re-entering the chart. One of his newer tracks, “Despues de la Playa,” debuted at No. 3, following the chart-topping “Moscow Mule” and his full-fledged dembow “Titi Me Pregunto” at No. 2. “Despues de...

Click here to read the full article. Hayley Kiyoko and Becca Tilley are Instagram official. The Scrubbing In host took to Instagram on Friday (May 20) to share her heart-melting relationship with the “What I Need” singer through a series of videos of the couple having fun and absolutely loving each other to the tune of Dagny’s “Love You Like That.” “Hard to say if this is a hard or soft launch, but it is a launch,” Tilley wrote in the caption. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Becca Tilley (@beccatilley) The “launch” comes just hours after Kiyoko unveiled a slick new...

Click here to read the full article. Harry Styles‘ latest album, Harry’s House, has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (May 20) on Billboard, choosing the former One Direction member’s third solo project as their favorite new music release of the past week. Harry’s House brought in 66% of the vote, beating out new music by Rina Sawayama (“This Hell”), The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Bella Alubo (“G.O.A.T.”), Quavo and Takeoff (“Hotel Lobby”), and Zach Bryan (American Heartbreak). On Harry’s House, the English singer offers some of his most personal and intimate...

Click here to read the full article. Harry Styles delivers his new album Harry’s House, Taylor Swift delivers the commencement speech at NYU’s graduation and Rihanna delivers her first son with A$AP Rocky. But the delivery of good news this week doesn’t stop there. Olivia Rodrigo, BTS and Drake were among the record-setting winners at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. And Bad Bunny latest album Un Verano Sin Ti breaks a plethora of Billboard chart records after debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Take a look at Billboard’s weekly roundup and the “awards” we’re giving to this week’s headlines. Funniest Music News: Brandy has the best...

Click here to read the full article. After claiming in a series of tweets and TikToks on Sunday (May 22) and Monday morning (May 23) that her label was allegedly blocking the release of a new single in order to test its TikTok virality, Halsey continued to tell the story of the as-yet-unreleased song in yet more tweets Monday afternoon. The second tranche of tweets described the origins of the track reportedly titled “So Good,” as well as the video concept and her label’s reaction to the tweetstorm. When a fan insisted she drop the tune herself, the singer explained that...