debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 332,0000 equivalent album units. It's the year's biggest number by a woman and the second-largest overall. Incredibly, it's also the first album by a woman to top the chart in 2022. All seven of Beyoncé’s solo studio albums have deb...
Female rock and folk artists also feature in the Top 100, including albums by KT Tunstall, Sharleen Spiteri-led Scottish band Texas and the Amy Lee-fronted Evanescence. Girl groups, many of which have always promoted a message of female solidarity, score multiple entries in ...
Additionally, Wallen joined Taylor Swift in having two LPs in the 10 most-streamed albums in the U.S., spanning all genres. Similarly, country registered three of the top 10 songs streamed in the U.S., with Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” coming in at No. 3, Post Malone’s...
Review: 50 best albums of 2022 One of the most memorable moments of the night came when Teyana "Spike Tey" Taylor, who was not at the ceremony, won video director of the year and gave an acceptance speech via a video call to her mother onstage. Teyana "Spike Tey" Taylor ...
Taylor Swift’s journey to owning the masters for her first six albums is two-thirds of the way complete. So far, theseTaylor’s Versions, as they’re called, have offered more nuanced production and stronger vocals than their predecessors.1989 (Taylor’s Version)is no different. When Swift...
He’s the godfather of heavy metal, and his first two solo albums helped shape the sound of ‘80s rock nearly as much as Black Sabbath influenced the previous decade. Better late than never — at least the Rock Hall did right by the Prince of Darkness before he reached his 20th year ...
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Thursday, February 17, 2022 The Beatles gave the world many classic albums — but one reigned supreme in the United States. One of The Beatles’ many compilation albums spent years on the American chart. During an interview, producer Giles Martin described what he was trying to accomplish with...
Taylor Swift’s journey to owning the masters for her first six albums is two-thirds of the way complete. So far, theseTaylor’s Versions, as they’re called, have offered more nuanced production and stronger vocals than their predecessors.1989 (Taylor’s Version)is no different. When Swift...
Shamrock Capital, the investment firm best known for buying the master rights to six Taylor Swift albums from Ithaca Holdings in 2020, announced in November it had raised $1.6 billion across two investment funds. The Growth VI fund, which raised $1.25 billion, will participate in equity...