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During today’s 2021 Grammy nominations, there were two artists who were surprisingly missing from contention: Bob Dylan nor the Weeknd. The Weeknd’s smash hit “Blinding Lights” was eligible for nomination, as was his chart-topping album After Hours. Bob Dylan’s remarkable Rough and Rowdy Ways was also released during the eligibility period (September 1, 2019—August 31, 2020), with its first single “Murder Most Foul” reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Rock Digital Song Sales chart. Since the Grammy nominations require that an artist submit their […]

Much to his embarrassment, Bruce Springsteen’s first visit to Europe was hyped to the heavens by Columbia Records. The label were keen to capitalise on the mounting excitement surrounding Springsteen’s third album, Born To Run, which, by mid-October ’75, had reached number 3 on the Billboard 200. On October 27, 1975, both Time and Newsweek put the New Jersey-born singer-songwriter on the cover, buying into the idea of Springsteen as ‘The New Dylan’. When […]

The song earns the biggest week in terms of streams for a Latin song in 2020. Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez’s “Dakiti” debuts at No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart (dated Nov. 17). Their new collaboration is just the third song to debut atop the chart in 2020 and the seventh No. 1 of 2020 in total. It concurrently earns the biggest week in terms of streaming for a Latin song in […]

Cliff Richard was, some years ago, labeled Britain's Elvis Presley. Perhaps it wasn’t wide of the mark. He’s just notched the king of all chart records in the U.K., where he becomes the first artist to score a Top 5 album in eight consecutive decades. The 80-year-old singer's latest album Music… The Air That I Breathe bowed at No. 3 on latest Official U.K. Albums Chart, for a unique record. Richard’s first appearance […]

Kylie Minogue has discussed the prospect of setting a new Official Chart record with her latest album Disco. The superstar is in the running for Number 1 on this week's Official Albums Chart, currently locked in a very close battle with Little Mix's Confetti. If Kylie wins the race, she will be the first female artist to score a UK Number 1 album in five consecutive decades - in the 80s, 90s, […]