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Yahoo
18-05-2025
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Hours After Release, Morgan Wallen's ‘I'm The Problem' Is Already Spotify's Most-Streamed Country Album of 2025
It's been only about half a day, and Morgan Wallen's I'm The Problem is already the most-streamed country album of 2025, Spotify confirmed Friday. Spotify didn't disclose streaming numbers on release day so far but shared the impressive stat on social media. More from The Hollywood Reporter Foo Fighters Part Ways With Drummer Josh Freese Justin Bieber Denies Being One of Diddy's Victims: "There Are Individuals Who Were Genuinely Harmed By Him" Donald Trump Puts Bruce Springsteen on Notice Upon Return From European Tour: "We'll See How It Goes for Him" Wallen's fourth album was widely expected in the industry to become one of the biggest records of the year given Wallen's own pedigree as country's biggest streaming superstar. Wallen's 2023 album One Thing at a Time is still sitting at number four on Billboard's 200 Albums chart as of Friday, and it's stayed on the chart for 114 weeks. 2021's Dangerous: The Double Album, meanwhile, is still at number nine on the chart and has spent 226 weeks on the chart. Wallen released several songs ahead of the massive 37-track album's Friday release, including 'I Ain't Coming Back,' his second song with Post Malone following the duo's platinum hit 'I Had Some Help' from last year. The album also features appearances from Eric Church and Wallen's Big Loud labelmate Hardy. On release day, eyes are on 'What I Want,' which features pop star Tate McRae. Some of McRae's fans have voiced their disapproval for collaborating with Wallen, who remains controversial after he was caught using a racial slur on camera back in 2021. He's been caught up in controversy since then, including earlier this year when he abruptly walked off the stage of Saturday Night Live during the show's credits before posting a cryptic message on his Instagram that said 'Get me to God's country.' 'I was just ready to go home. I'd been there all week,' Wallen said of the incident on Caleb Pressley's Sundae Conversations this week. Through the controversy, he's still managed to become one of the industry's biggest stars of any genre. As The Hollywood Reporter reported in April, Big Loud sold a minority stake in Wallen's master recording catalog for a hefty $200 million to Chord Music Partners. I'm The Problem will likely top Billboard's albums chart next week; the question now is how many units he'll sell week one. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Quavo, Eric Church, Rico Nasty, And All The Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Quavo communes with his late Migos partner Takeoff, Eric Church reanimates a hero from country music's past, and Rico Nasty comes through with a banger from her forthcoming album. Plus new music from Ed Sheeran, Mei Semones, Jorja Smith, Turnstile, and more. Quavo feat. Takeoff, 'Dope Boy Phone' (YouTube) More from Rolling Stone Miley Cyrus, André 3000, Tyla, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week Eric Church Performs Live Debut of 'Hands of Time' at 2025 ACM Awards Takeoff's Mom Hosts Brunch of Joy and Grief for Mothers Scarred by Gun Violence Rico Nasty, 'Butterfly Kisses' (YouTube) KATSEYE, 'Gnarly' (YouTube) Eric Church, 'Johnny' (YouTube) Ed Sheeran, 'Old Phone' (YouTube) Yung Lean, 'I'm Your Dirt, I'm Your Love' (YouTube) Jorja Smith, 'The Way I Love You' (YouTube) Niko Rubio, 'Ring Ring' (YouTube) Ivan Cornejo, 'Me Prometí' (YouTube) Grupo Frontera feat. Netón Vega, 'La Buena Eras Tú' (YouTube) Gabito Ballesteros, 'Cleopatra' (YouTube) Car Seat Headrest, 'The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man)' (YouTube) Turnstile, 'Seein Stars/Birds' (YouTube) PUP, 'Hallways' (YouTube) Blondshell, 'Event of a Fire' (YouTube) New Found Glory, '100%' (YouTube) Model/Actriz, 'Vespers' (YouTube) Mei Semones, 'Dangomushi' (YouTube) Jenny Hval, 'All Night Long' (YouTube) Hotline TNT, 'Candle' (YouTube) Brògeal, 'Friday On My Mind' (YouTube) Jawdropped, 'Fantasy' (YouTube) Suki Waterhouse, 'On This Love' (YouTube) Lord Huron, 'Nothing I Need' (YouTube) Olamide, Wizkid, 'Kai!' (YouTube) Mimi Webb and Meghan Trainor, 'Mind Reader' (YouTube) Aly & AJ, 'Lasso' (YouTube) Samara Cyn, 'Bad Brains' (YouTube) Fuerza Regida, 'Caperuza' (YouTube) Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rico Nasty Keeps Raging — and Growing
Since her early days as a Maryland teenager uploading aggressive, trap-influenced music on Soundcloud, rapper Rico Nasty has carved out her own unique place as a colorful rager. Yet, when she spoke to Rolling Stone this past February to announce her third studio album, Lethal, the 27-year-old phenom revealed that she was branching out past the wild persona that hip-hop fans have come to know during her rise. 'I was walking past the mirror, and I had on my fuzzy leg warmers, my big platforms, and I looked like a 17-year-old raver. I looked at myself and I said, 'This just isn't me anymore',' she said. More from Rolling Stone Quavo, Eric Church, Rico Nasty, And All The Songs You Need to Know This Week Rico Nasty Gets Flirty With 'On the Low,' Her Latest 'Lethal' Single Selena Gomez, Rico Nasty, Tate McRae, and All the Songs You Need to Know Since her last album, 2022's Las Ruinas, Rico Nasty has experienced a career disruption (parting ways with her creative team) and continued growing into her role as a mom. The album-closing 'Smile' poignantly sums up where her priorities lie: 'Scrape your knee, I'll be there/Tuck you in your favorite pair/At the park in costume/I don't care what other parents do,' she sings with an emotional rasp, addressing her son. That more introspective tone comes through in the track's soft-rock feel as well. Elsewhere, songs like 'You Could Never' show her reflecting on how far she's come: 'Made it from sock hop to China, Belize/I buy my little cousins whatever they need/I still wear a seat belt whenever I speed/Cuz I know that I got a village to feed.' That doesn't mean she's slowing down. Lethal is still the kind of rowdy celebration of femininity and bold, sexual fluidity that's been her calling card. The bright, sparkly, girl's-girl anthem 'Pink' finds Rico saluting female friendships with few boundaries as she sings, 'My bitch, she loves pink/Keep her lashes by the sink.' Lethal is a lean and neat package, containing some of Rico Nasty's most refined music to date. The album leans on a less-is-more approach, with songs averaging around two minutes without skimping on quality. The superior sequencing — opening with her festival-ready rage bops like the chest thumping 'Who Want It' and closing with her slower retrospective songs — adds scope and pace to the project. Rock-infused songs like 'Son of a Gun,' 'Smoke Break,' and 'Can't Win 'Em All' show the influence of alt-rock touchstones such as No Doubt, Avril Lavigne, and Paramore, and will definitely be highlights of her explosive live shows. (In fact, she's releasing Lethal on Fueled by Ramen, home of Fall Out Boy and Twenty-One Pilots.) Add the lyrical depth of a track like 'Smile' or 'Can't Win 'Em All,' where she somberly reflects on past friendships gone awry, and you've got the deepest music of her career so far. While Lethal pushes her genre-bending ambitions forward, Rico Nasty also remains intent on demonstrating why she's one of the premier rappers of her generation. Her nimble mastery of varying flows and precise cadences allows her to slither seamlessly across productions from Rayman on the Beat and her creative partner Imad Royal, who has also worked with Doja Cat, the Chainsmokers, and Panic! at the Disco. Rico and Imad have a special Snoop-and-Dr. Dre-like chemistry that allows her to float across Lethal with a smooth consistency, regardless of the genre she's working in. The album has some weak points. 'Say We Did' slathers excessive Auto-Tune over forgettable lyrics, and while Rico's wordplay and songwriting on Lethal are solid, there's a sense she still has a ways to go if she aims to truly stand out amongst her peers. But she's clearly moving forward musically and personally. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Forbes
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Eric Church Hits A New Career Low
Eric Church's Evangeline Vs. the Machine debuts at No. 30 on the Billboard 200, becoming his ... More lowest-charting studio album in the U.S. Indio, CA - April 27: (GETTY SYNDICATION OUT) Friday headliner Eric Church performs on the Mane Stage on the first day of Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) After a break of four years between album releases, Eric Church returns to the Billboard rankings with his brand new full-length, Evangeline Vs. the Machine. The project appears on a number of tallies in the United States, and performs well across most of them. That said, when it comes to total consumption, the country superstar's latest effort doesn't quite live up to the success of his earlier releases. While fans are surely enjoying the new collection, it has not turned out to be one of his biggest commercial triumphs. In its first full tracking frame, Evangeline Vs. the Machine moved 20,500 equivalent units in the U.S. That figure comes from Luminate, which gathers streaming and sales data, which is used to compile the Billboard rankings. Of that sum, just under 13,000 were pure purchases, with streaming activity accounting for the rest. That total is enough to send Evangeline Vs. the Machine to No. 30 on the Billboard 200, the magazine's list of the most consumed albums in the U.S. For many musicians, reaching No. 30 would be a major win, as it still lands within the top 40. For Church, though, it's a disappointing placement. Evangeline Vs. the Machine now stands out as Church's lowest-peaking studio album on the Billboard 200. Previously, that distinction belonged to his debut full-length, Sinners Like Me. Released in 2006, the set reached as high as No. 29 — a respectable showing for a new artist at the time. This is also Church's first album to miss the top 10 on the Billboard 200 in well over a decade. Only his first two releases — Sinners Like Me and Carolina in 2009 — did not reach the upper tier. The latter peaked at No. 17, which at the time marked a new high for the singer-songwriter. Over the course of his career, Church has sent 14 projects to the Billboard 200. Seven of them have climbed into the top 10, with two — Chief and The Outsiders — rising all the way to No. 1. The only other projects from the country musician to peak lower than Evangeline Vs. the Machine are non-traditional studio LPs: his compilation 4 Album Collection and three EPs — Caldwell County, Mr. Misunderstood: On the Rocks Live & (Mostly) Unplugged, and the simply-titled & — none of which broke into the upper quarter of the Billboard 200.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Eric Church performs new music from 'Evangeline vs. The Machine' at ACM Awards 2025
Eric Church's performance of "Hands of Time" at the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards came just after the May 2 release of "Evangeline vs. The Machine," the most ambitious album of his storied career. Clad in a brown leather jacket and his trademark Ray-Ban sunglasses, Church delivered a rousing performance of the album's first single. The eight-track album features the accompaniment of a symphony-style orchestra, gospel choir and swampy, rock-style instrumentation. "Hands of Time" is the most solo-empowered and award-stage ready of the album's tracks. Notably, it name-checks artists who have inspired his latest, plus his eight prior critically-acclaimed releases, including Waylon Jennings, Tom Petty, Bob Seger and Frank Sinatra. Church said that the album celebrates artists' perpetual struggle against the music industry's fear-driven desire to make risk-averse music that "denies the faith artists need to have in their creative spirit to feel artistically or commercially fulfilled," in a press release. "Creativity is untamable and often requires faith for it to show itself. The Machine will often whisper, or even scream, doubt. Yet, the rewards were evident every time I stayed true to this path. An artist, musician, songwriter, or peer sending me a text, calling me, or stopping me somewhere in person and telling me (the risks I take) inspired don't think they could ever get away with that same risk themselves. The real truth is that they absolutely can and they absolutely should." Since its release, "Hands of Time" has climbed into the Top 30 at country radio after receiving Church's career-best 135 first-week station rotation additions. Church will also bring "Evangeline vs. The Machine" on the road to fans in arenas nationwide with his Free the Machine Tour. Tickets to most shows are available to the general public beginning May 9 at 10 a.m. local time (with the Philadelphia date on sale May 16). For more information, visit This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Eric Church performs music from new album at ACM Awards 2025
