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Forbes
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Blake Shelton Reaches A New Career Low Point
Blake Shelton's For Recreational Use Only debuts at No. 46 on the Billboard 200, marking the weakest ... More start of his career for a full-length album. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 19: Blake Shelton hosts Opry 100: A Live Celebration at Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium on March 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo byfor the Grand Ole Opry) Blake Shelton's new album For Recreational Use Only, debuts across multiple Billboard charts this week in the United States. While the country icon remains one of the genre's biggest figureheads, his latest project is off to a relatively weak start. In fact, its launch point is a shockingly low one for a superstar, who has reached the highest of highs several times before. For Recreational Use Only begins its run on the Billboard 200 at No. 46. As it joins the list of the most-consumed albums in the country, it immediately marks a career low for Shelton — at least when considering his traditional studio efforts. It barely beats his previous low point, set by his self-titled debut full-length Blake Shelton. That effort, which introduced him to the world and helped turn him into the star he is today, peaked at No. 45 when it arrived in 2001. Many of Shelton's past releases have entered the top 10 on the Billboard 200. He's sent a dozen projects into that region, and two of them have climbed all the way to No. 1. According to Luminate, For Recreational Use Only shifted just over 17,000 equivalent units in its first full seven-day tracking period. Of that total, 10,500 were pure purchases. While that sales sum is one of the largest of the week, it wasn't enough to prevent the country singer-songwriter from hitting a new low on the Billboard 200. Shelton's latest collection performs significantly better on two other Billboard rankings than on the all-consumption roster. It opens at No. 6 on the Top Album Sales chart thanks to its five-digit pure sales count. The title also launches at No. 8 on the Top Country Albums list. While that position also marks a new low for the star, it's still the highest-ranking debut on that tally this week. For Recreational Use Only experiences a noticeable drop when it comes to opening placement compared to Shelton's last album. He released Body Language in May 2021, and it peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200. This new project differs in that it wasn't released by a major label. Still, a No. 45 entry is undeniably disappointing.
The Independent
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Lauren Laverne felt return to 6 Music ‘might never come' after cancer diagnosis
Lauren Laverne has said it was 'hugely emotional and joyful' to return to hosting on BBC Radio 6 Music after thinking last summer that it may not have been possible. The 46-year-old broadcaster took a break from hosting her breakfast programme in August last year after being diagnosed with cancer. She returned to the airwaves on Monday morning to the later mid-morning slot, with former BBC Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw taking over her 6 Music breakfast slot. Laverne shared a photo of her smiling while on air to Instagram following her first show back, writing: 'Looking as happy as I felt to be back on air @bbc6music this morning.' She continued: 'Last summer today felt like it might never come so it was hugely emotional and joyful to return to doing what I love full time. 'Thank you so much to everyone who helped get me here, everyone who listened and messaged, to my amazing show team and the incredible people who run our station and have been so supportive during such a difficult time. I feel so lucky and grateful.' The broadcaster added that she 'can't wait to do it all again' on Tuesday. Laverne made a comeback to recording for BBC Radio 4's interview programme Desert Island Discs and BBC One talk show The One Show last year. As she began hosting her new mid-morning programme on Monday, the presenter said: 'Thank you for welcoming me home, and letting me be myself here on 6 Music, it feels so good to be back. Good morning and cheers to Grimmy (Grimshaw) for a sensational breakfast show so let's get going, should we?' Laverne then played Ezra Collective's Body Language, and after the track finished she thanked everyone for 'all the gorgeous messages'. 'It is wonderful to be here, back in a place that feels most like home to me,' she added. 'I've been off-air for six months, there's only one question, and that is this what have I missed? I've been dying to know … I've been looking forward to spending the mornings with you.' The DJ also promised that she would be playing 'comeback tunes this morning, songs about returning because here I am popping up like the proverbial Jack-in-the-box.' Before starting her programme at 10am on Monday, Laverne told Grimshaw: 'It feels fantastic, I've been so excited, it's … nervous energy (and) just excitement to get going. 'I've done a couple of run-through shows here, to remember how to press the buttons etc.' On Sunday, Laverne wrote on Instagram, saying her friends sent her 'good luck flowers'. Grimshaw started his first breakfast show on Monday on 6 Music, saying he had been 'overthinking', and was 'getting stressed out'. In November, Laverne revealed that she had been given the 'all clear' after being absent from her BBC work for around three months. She is taking over from former BBC Radio 6 Music mid-morning host Mary Anne Hobbs, who is set to move to a new show in the spring.
