Christina Aguilera's new album 'Liberation' debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 with 68K units (62K pure sales). Christina's ticket bundle may have helped boost sales, but the fact that she sold 62K traditional sales out of her 68K meant that her fans were actually interested in BUYING her shit, as opposed to just streaming it.
Monday, 25 June 2018
Beyoncé & Jay Z's album sells just 69K in pure sales #yikes
Beyoncé and Jay Z's joint album 'Everything is Love' debuted at #2 selling just 69,996 in pure sales and 124,470 with SPS. These numbers are very underwhelming. The album wasn't really great to begin with. However, that Tidal-exclusive window did them no favours on top of not having a full sales tracking week. It would have faired better had they just went for a traditional roll-out.
Sunday, 24 June 2018
Teyana Taylor's new album 'K.T.S.E.': Hot or not? ♫♫
Teyana Taylor drops her long-awaited sophomore album 'K.T.S.E.' (Keep That Same Energy) via Kanye West's G.O.O.D Music imprint. The 8-track project serves as the follow-up to her 2014 debut 'VII,' which was miles better. This album is very mixtape-vibey and doesn't come across as an actual sophomore album.
Posted in Album Stream, New Music, Teyana Taylor
Janet Jackson covers Essence
Janet Jackson covers the July/August edition of Essence magazine. The issue has been dubbed “The Happiness issue”, which sees the pop icon opening up about finding her joy through the years. It's nice to see Janet back on mag covers again. The photoshoot was playful, and her smile radiates warmth and happiness. She looks amazing and more importantly, she looks happy. Read Janet's letter below.
Posted in Janet Jackson, Magazines, Photoshoots, Snapshots
Monday, 18 June 2018
Rihanna teases new album on Graham Norton
Rihanna recently told 'The Graham Norton Show' that she's “actually in the studio working on new music.” When pressed on a release date, she replied: “You just have to wait and see.” We've known about Rihanna working on a new album, as several producers and writers have talked about it. Plus... her vocal producer Kuk Harrell, manager Jay Brown, and A&R Omar Grant have traveled with her to London a few times this year (Instagram stories and posts from the studio confirm this).
Posted in Rihanna
Tamia premieres 'Leave It Smokin' video
Tamia drops visuals for latest single 'Leave It Smokin.' The Salaam Remi produced cut is everything we need from Tamia, who recently celebrated debut single 'So Into You' turning 20-years-old. The veteran also announces upcoming new album 'Passion Like Fire' to be released September 7th. The set will feature 12 new songs.
Posted in Tamia, Video Premiere
Beyoncé & Jay Z drop ‘Apeshit’ video off new joint album
Beyoncé and Jay Z released a joint 9-track album over the weekend, titled 'Everything is Love.' It is only available to download on Jay Z's streaming service Tidal (shocker). Bey made the announcement on stage in London as they thanked fans for coming to their ‘On The Run II’ tour. They released a music video for lead single ‘Apeshit.’ This is their first album together and it is said to celebrate their marriage and black identity.
Posted in Beyoncé, New Music, Video Premiere
Christina Aguilera performs on Today + Fallon
Christina Aguilera recently hit the promo trail for her new album 'Liberation'. She performed ‘Fall In Line’ on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.’ She also performed a hits medley (‘Can’t Hold Us Down,’ and ‘Fighter,’) on the ‘Today Show’ Citi-Concert Series. Aggy was having fun with her hits medley performance. It was kind of like a re-introduction and reminding everyone that she was once a major pop force back in the day.
Posted in Christina Aguilera, Performances
Saturday, 16 June 2018
Friday, 15 June 2018
Video Premiere: Mýa - 'You Got Me'
Posted in Mýa, Video Premiere
Thursday, 14 June 2018
Rihanna @ Ocean's 8 London premiere #snapshots
Last night saw Rihanna attend the Ocean's 8 London premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square. Rih's fashion is usually impeccable. Chick had a fight with a Quality Street toffee penny and lost! A good stylist that knows how to properly outfit her increased size would benefit her I think. That said, her face is still beautiful.