BTS‘ Map of the Soul: 7 is on track for a Number One debut on the RS 200, taking the top spot handily in Wednesday’s daily version of the albums chart By Wednesday’s chart, the album had moved 129,300 units, more than double those for the Number Two album, Youngboy …
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Off the back of a triumphant (enough) first quarter, Spotify is busy this month buffing up its user experience with new features. The music-streaming service recently began testing a homescreen view that puts podcasts front and center, and it’s also played with a subscription plan for couples. Spotify’s latest experiment: …
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Rihanna is releasing new music this year — but the album that popped up on iTunes and Apple Music over the weekend is not it. Still, Angel, an unauthorized record full of unreleased tracks uploaded by “Fenty Fantasia” and quickly disseminated across social media, was so popular among listeners that …
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If you live in Los Angeles, you probably know that Camila Cabello is nominated for two Grammys. Even if you didn’t notice her name on the slate of nominated artists when it came out, the info looms large above the Los Angeles skyline; Cabello has taken out a 40-foot highway-side …
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Though only a few weeks in, the year is shaping up to be a massive one for music films. Days after Netflix and Hulu dropped dueling schadenfreude-filled documentary films on the meltdown ofFyre Festival, an unofficial movie on Drake‘s life and legacy is now making the rounds on streaming services. …
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In the torrent of year-end listening reviews and holiday carols on repeat last month, a curious incident on music streaming didn’t draw as much alarm as it should have: Global superstar Beyoncé dropped two new albums under a secret name, which turned out to be full of not new music …
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