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Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
GELO Nets First Radio Chart No. 1 With ‘Tweaker' on Rhythmic Airplay
Basketball player-turned-rapper GELO earns his first No. 1 on a Billboard radio chart as 'Tweaker' shoots from No. 3 to rule the Rhythmic Airplay list dated March 29. The track, released on Born to Ball/Def Jam and promoted by REPUBLIC, extends the musical breakthrough season for the rapper, born LiAngelo Ball. The 26-year-old traveled an unusual route to Billboard's charts, having first generated attention through with his brothers, Lonzo and LaMelo, for their on-court ability in high school. After graduating, LiAngelo played in international divisions and the NBA's G-League and Summer League series; his siblings are active players in the NBA. More from Billboard Watch GELO & GloRilla Make It Rain at the Strip Club for 'Can You Please' Video Playboi Carti Scores Second No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'MUSIC' Selena Gomez Drops Narrated Version of 'I Said I Love You First' - Plus 'Stained,' an Unreleased Track From Eight Years Ago Back to his current gig – 'Tweaker' takes over Rhythmic Airplay as the most-played song on U.S. panel-contributing rhythmic radio stations in the tracking week of March 14-20, according to Luminate. The single enjoyed a 7% increase in plays during the tracking week compared with the week prior. Knoxville, Tenn.'s WKHT-FM registered the most plays in the period, with Honolulu's KPHW-FM and Greenville, S.C.'s WHZT-FM landing in second and third place, respectively. As 'Tweaker' rises, GELO wraps, perhaps temporarily, a dominant stretch for Kendrick Lamar at the Rhythmic Airplay summit. Lamar ruled for the last seven weeks through a combination of three songs – 'TV Off,' featuring Lefty Gunplay, for four frames, and two SZA collaborations: 'Luther' (one week) and '30 for 30' (two weeks). The debut single for GELO, 'Tweaker' began generating attention in late December of 2024 after the rapper previewed a snippet on a livestream hosted by N3on. The single was officially released on Jan. 3 and erupted into a viral sensation, with several rappers praising the track while athletes and sports teams adopted it as a soundtrack for locker room anthems and other celebratory posts across social media. Thanks to the attention, the song clocked 12.4 million official U.S. streams in its first week and debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. (It ranks at No. 62 on the latest published chart, dated March 22). Elsewhere, 'Tweaker' holds at No. 7 on the plays-based Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, where it reached a No. 6 best, after a 3% loss in plays for the tracking week. It likewise repeats at its No. 7 peak on the audience-based R&B/Hip-Airplay chart for a third consecutive week, despite slipping to 9.3 million in audience impressions, down 3%. Meanwhile, GELO's follow-up single, 'Can You Please?,' with GloRilla, is showing favorable momentum as it seeks its first radio charts. Although it remains below the cutoffs for this week's Rhythmic Airplay and Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, the new cut soars 112% in plays and 75% in plays at the respective formats in the latest tracking week. All charts dated March 29 will update on on Tuesday, March 25. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100
USA Today
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
LaVar Ball all smiles as he sings along to LiAngelo's hit song in first video update since foot amputation
LaVar Ball, the father of NBA players LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball, went through a scary situation earlier this week when his right foot was amputated as a result of an undisclosed 'serious medical issue.' Despite the circumstances, Ball seems to be in good spirits. On Friday, he released his first video update since undergoing the surgery, and he was all smiles as he sang along to his third son LiAngelo's debut hit single 'Tweaker,' which released earlier this year under the stage name 'GELO.' The video was part of a cameo on the TikTok account of 'Primby,' one of his biggest fans. 'Y'all can take my foot,' Ball joked in the video. 'But you know what you can't take? That Primby account!' LaVar's son, LaMelo, posted a picture with his father on his Instagram story captioned 'I love u pops.' LaMelo's IG Story with LaVar Ball: 'I love u pops' — (@Ballislife) February 20, 2025 While we don't know the specific cause of Ball's foot amputation, it's good to see that he seems to have a positive outlook about it.
