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"Uptown Funk" is gonna give it to ya, all you other songs from the 2010s. For the 13th week in a row, the Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson Uptown Special single tops the Billboard Hot 100, setting the record for the longest-reigning No. 1 song of the decade. And while there seems to be no end in sight for the dominance of the funky throwback anthem, a newcomer, pop singer Natalie La Rose emerges in the top 10 with her single "Somebody" featuring Jeremih. -
Kendrick Lamar First Performer with Two Weeks Atop Billboard 200 Since Taylor Swift; First R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Since Beyonce
Kendrick Lamar and To Pimp A Butterfly pulled off something that few performers outside of Taylor Swift have managed to wrangle in the last few months: holding the no. 1 position on the Billboard 200 for more than one week. The album spent a second week at the top spot on the chart-the only performer aside from Swift (who spent a total of 11 weeks at no. 1 with 1989) to have done so since November, having sold 123,000 equivalent units during its second full week of sales. The accomplishment is even more relevant for the R&B/Hip-Hop genres, where Butterfly becomes the first album since 2013's Beyoncé to spend multiple weeks at no. 1. -
Ed Sheeran to Co-Host Canada's 2015 Much Music Video Awards, Makes Announcement on TV [WATCH]
Ed Sheeran made a video announcement on TV that revealed he will co-host Canada's 2015 Much Music Video Awards, which airs June 21. His co-host has not yet been named. -
Ed Sheeran Tour 2015: 'Thinking Out Loud' Singer Extends Live Dates Through September
Ed Sheeran's sophomore album x is almost one year old, but he's still continuing heavy promotion of the album by announcing a new tour. Today (March 31), the "Thinking Out Loud" singer unveiled 14 new live shows for this September. -
Ultra Music Festival 2015: Martin Garrix Premieres Ed Sheeran 'Rewind, Repeat It', Avicii Collabs [WATCH]
The premieres and exclusives from Miami continue to roll in from the weekend. In a recent interview with Beatport, Martin Garrix stated that he his main stage set on Saturday night would comprise of 100% Martin Garrix music, bootleg or mashups, with at least 60% of it being new and original material he would debut. He used that platform to premier his long-awaited collaboration with Ed Sheeran titled "Rewind, Repeat It" and his new track alongside Avicii rumored to feature John Legend, which has been given the fan name "Waiting For Love." -
'Thinking Out Loud' Star Ed Sheeran Surprises Excited Couple on Their Wedding Day [WATCH]
A lucky Australian couple did a lot more than exchange their nuptials in front of family and friends on their wedding day. The bride and groom got a surprise appearance and performance from Ed Sheeran himself who performed "Thinking Out Loud," the couple's favorite song. -
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars 'Uptown Funk' No. 1 Again as Fetty Wap, Flo Rida See Gains on Hot 100
It's a very stagnant week in American pop music, as Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson reign supreme for the 12th straight week with "Uptown Funk." As the stronghold on the No. 1 spot in the country stays locked in, minimal moves were made for Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" and top 10 newcomer Flo Rida with "G.D.F.R." -
Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Dominates Billboard 200—'Empire,' Modest Mouse and 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Contend for No. 2
Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly has become his first release to top the Billboard 200 despite dropping a tad earlier than expected. The album went on to sell 363,000 equivalent copies, including single downloads and streams-breaking Spotify records in the process- on its way to the top. That was also the second largest debut of the year—behind Drake—giving hip-hop the two biggest albums of the year so far. -
Summerfest Lineup: Kendrick Lamar, Zac Brown Band, Kings of Leon to Headline Giant Milwaukee Festival
One of the biggest music festival's in the United States, Summerfest has announced its 2015 lineup. Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q will perform together at the Marcus Amphitheater along with Zac Brown Band, Linkin Park and Kings of Leon. More artists will be announced for the festival, which takes place June 24 to 28 and June 30 to July 5 in Milwaukee. -
Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars 'Uptown Funk' Owns Hot 100 for 11th Week as Sam Smith & Fetty Wap Debut in Top 10
It's yet ANOTHER funky week atop the Billboard charts. Yes, for the 11th week in a row, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson own the Hot 100 with their Uptown Special hit "Uptown Funk." Despite the stagnant No. 1 seed, the charts actually got a bit of a shakeup this week as Maroon 5 make a play for the top and two new songs from Sam Smith and Fetty Wap break into the top 10. -
Madonna and 'Rebel Heart' Trump 'Empire' Soundtrack on Albums Chart, Luke Bryan Debuts New 'Spring Break' Chapter
Yesterday we reported that the Empire Season One Soundtrack had topped Madonna's Rebel Heart on the Billboard 200, thanks to the number of additional downloads and streams that it got, allowing it to take advantage of Billboard's new metrics and top the iconic chart. However pure album sales tell a different story. While Empire edged Rebel Heart by around 9,000 copies on the 200, the opposite was true on the Albums Chart, where Rebel Heart placed no. 1 with 116,500 copies sold and Empire took no. 2 with 107,000 copies moved. -
'Empire' Edges Madonna for Billboard 200 Top Spot, but Did New Metrics Steal a Landmark Accomplishment from Pop Star?
This week's Billboard 200 was topped by the Empire Soundtrack: Season 1, but it touches off an interesting battle between it and Madonna's Rebel Heart, which finished no. 2. The current Billboard metrics place Empire at no. 1 with 130,000 "equivalent" albums sold—a count that includes total single downloads and album streams as well. Madge's album only sold 121,000 "equivalent" albums but unofficial tracking of pure album sales—or what the Billboard 200 used to be based on—suggest that Rebel Heart actually sold more albums than Empire did as a whole.
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