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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Apple launches Shazam Viral Charts to track those overnight blowout hits
Mashable and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. When Rihanna launches a new album, it's fairly easy to guess that it's going to appear on the top music charts. But what about those hits which seem just happen to go viral overnight, like Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" hitting the charts 37 years after its release thanks to Stranger Things? Well, there's a new way to track those. On Wednesday, Apple launched Shazam Viral Charts, using its music discovery platform to offer an overview of what's going viral right now. SEE ALSO: Spotify's iPhone app now lets you choose how you want to pay According to Apple, the charts do more than tracking social hits. "They capture the full spectrum of how songs are catapulted into the spotlight, including cultural moments from traditional media, on-demand streaming, and tentpole events," the company wrote in a press release. Another example of how this happens is Billy Preston's "Nothing From Nothing" reaching No. 4. on the U.S. chart after being featured on The White Lotus Season 3 finale. Apple didn't share much about the algorithms that populate these charts, beyond saying that the aim is to capture the fastest-moving songs right now. It's not just one chart, either: A global chart tracks the top 50 viral hits globally, and the 42 national charts rank 25 top songs. The charts, which are updated daily, are available on Apple Music and Shazam.
Forbes
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘The White Lotus' Helps Billy Preston Earn A Posthumous Top 10 Smash with 'Nothing From Nothing'
These days, the right sync in a popular TV show or movie can turn a forgotten classic into a charting hit, sending a decades-old cut surging back into the spotlight. That's exactly what's happened this week with one of Billy Preston's best-known smashes. The late singer-songwriter is enjoying a chart comeback thanks to The White Lotus, and thanks to that placement, he earns a pair of important posthumous wins. 'Nothing From Nothing' has long been a standout in Preston's catalog. The track returns to the Billboard charts this week after a prominent placement in the series finale of The White Lotus. The cut debuts at No. 6 on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart, easily entering the top 10. It also lands at No. 15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales ranking. Neither of the rankings that 'Nothing From Nothing' appears on this frame existed during Preston's heyday. Both digital song sales lists track purchases on platforms like Amazon and iTunes—services that weren't introduced until the early 2000s, just a few years before Preston's death in 2006. 'Nothing From Nothing' gives Preston his first-ever appearance on these rosters, including a debut top 10 on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart. The renewed attention for 'Nothing From Nothing' stems directly from its inclusion in The White Lotus. The hit HBO show wrapped up its most recent season with a huge number of viewers, and many of them rushed to consume Preston's cut following the episode's airing. According to Spotify, streams of 'Nothing From Nothing' increased by 370% the day after the finale aired. Sales also saw a massive bump, helping the track earn its way back onto the Billboard charts. 'Nothing From Nothing' was released in 1974 as part of Preston's album The Kids and Me. The track became a massive success, hitting No. 1 on the Hot 100 – one of several leaders from the rocker and R&B powerhouse – and helping prove that the musician and Beatles collaborator was a true star.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'The White Lotus' finale: How Billy Preston's 'Nothing From Nothing' fit into the show's final scene
Warning: This story contains spoilers for Season 3. When it came to the last moments of Season 3 finale of The White Lotus, having the song 'Nothing From Nothing' playing was everything. As those who survived went their separate ways, Billy Preston's 1974 hit tune helped draw the HBO episode to a close and played during the credits. The lyrics — 'Nothing from nothing leaves nothing/You gotta have something if you wanna be with me' — not only spoke to the fates of the luxury vacationers as they sailed off, as well as their motivations during the season, but it evoked a scene earlier in the season. Wealth guided many of the characters' decisions. As the 90-minute episode ended, we saw the Ratliffs depart (all of them, despite it looking dicey for a moment there) to inevitable financial ruin due to Tim's money-laundering scandal, which the family was about to discover once their phones powered back to life. Would Victoria and the kids stick by him — and live with nothing — if he's not funding their lifestyles? Then there was Belinda's decision to leave behind her Thai lover, Pornchai, and their spa dreams after she received a monetary windfall and put herself before him. Meanwhile, Rick and Chelsea met their fate, driven by his obsession with his past. Preston's song linked directly back to something he said in the second episode. During a stress-management therapy session with Amrita, Rick talked about his parents' deaths and he said he didn't have an identity. 'I'm already nothing,' he told her. 'If nobody puts gas in the tank, the tank is empty. That's not an illusion. The car won't start. And nothing comes from nothing, right?' Preston and Bruce Fisher wrote the song in 1974 and the pop-R&B singer-songwriter-keyboardist recorded it for his album The Kids & Me, which came out that year. 'Nothing From Nothing' reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in October 1974. The next year, Saturday Night Live premiere, and Preston was one of the show's two first musical guests along with Janis Ian. What did he perform? 'Nothing From Nothing.' Preston was a child prodigy and at 11 performed on TV with Nat King Cole. Early on, he was a well-regarded session keyboardist and worked with the Beatles. He was affectionately dubbed the 'Fifth Beatle' — well, one of them — playing a key role during their Let It Be sessions and credited on their record "Get Back." He also toured with the Rolling Stones during the 1970s, before pursuing a solo career. Preston won two Grammys. He died in 2006 and was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, by Ringo Starr, in 2021. According to American Songwriter, the 'Nothing From Nothing' lyrics are 'mostly a lark' but send the message from the singer to a relationship partner that substance is required — 'You gotta bring me somethin' girl' — if they're going to have a future together. The lyrics are described as 'playful and unpredictable.' The song was written about in James Baldwin's final novel, 1979's Just Above My Head. In the 2000s it was used in Chevy car commercials. It was on the soundtrack of Jack Black's 2008 film, Be Kind Rewind. It's remained part of pop culture. 'Nothing From Nothing' was covered by Mac Miller in a 2018 Spotify session, and his recording was released posthumously. Jon Batiste wrote the score for 2024's Saturday Night and portrayed Preston in the film, performing 'Nothing From Nothing.' The same year, the song was used in Apple TV+ Peanuts special Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin. Last year, there was the first-ever documentary about Preston titled Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It. The White Lotus music supervisor Gabe Hilfer talked to the Hollywood Reporter about the show's music this season, saying his job is always to 'help [creator Mike White] make [the show] exactly what he wants it to be.' 'You're immersed when you enter The White Lotus, and we want music to be a part of that too,' he said. Hilfer said with the show set in Thailand, authenticity was important, so he licensed Thai artists' music. He also talked about why it would have been distracting to use the music of cast member Lisa, the global superstar and member of the K-pop group Blackpink, who played Mook. 'It's just a little meta if you're hearing their music while you're seeing them onscreen but they're not playing themself,' he said. As for where Season 4 will be set, after Hawaii, Sicily and Thailand, White said on Max's Unpacking the Episode he wants to get a little bit out of the ''crashing waves against rocks' vernacular. But there's always room for more murders at the White Lotus hotels.' finale is now streaming on Max.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'The White Lotus' finale: How Billy Preston's 'Nothing From Nothing' fit into the show's final scene
Warning: This story contains spoilers for Season 3. When it came to the last moments of Season 3 finale of The White Lotus, having the song 'Nothing From Nothing' playing was everything. As those who survived went their separate ways, Billy Preston's 1974 hit tune helped draw the HBO episode to a close and played during the credits. The lyrics — 'Nothing from nothing leaves nothing/You gotta have something if you wanna be with me' — not only spoke to the fates of the luxury vacationers as they sailed off, as well as their motivations during the season, but it evoked a scene earlier in the season. Wealth guided many of the characters' decisions. As the 90-minute episode ended, we saw the Ratliffs depart (all of them, despite it looking dicey for a moment there) to inevitable financial ruin due to Tim's money-laundering scandal, which the family was about to discover once their phones powered back to life. Would Victoria and the kids stick by him — and live with nothing — if he's not funding their lifestyles? Then there was Belinda's decision to leave behind her Thai lover, Pornchai, and their spa dreams after she received a monetary windfall and put herself before him. Meanwhile, Rick and Chelsea met their fate, driven by his obsession with his past. Preston's song linked directly back to something he said in the second episode. During a stress-management therapy session with Amrita, Rick talked about his parents' deaths and he said he didn't have an identity. 'I'm already nothing,' he told her. 'If nobody puts gas in the tank, the tank is empty. That's not an illusion. The car won't start. And nothing comes from nothing, right?' Preston and Bruce Fisher wrote the song in 1974 and the pop-R&B singer-songwriter-keyboardist recorded it for his album The Kids & Me, which came out that year. 'Nothing From Nothing' reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in October 1974. The next year, Saturday Night Live premiere, and Preston was one of the show's two first musical guests along with Janis Ian. What did he perform? 'Nothing From Nothing.' Preston was a child prodigy and at 11 performed on TV with Nat King Cole. Early on, he was a well-regarded session keyboardist and worked with the Beatles. He was affectionately dubbed the 'Fifth Beatle' — well, one of them — playing a key role during their Let It Be sessions and credited on their record "Get Back." He also toured with the Rolling Stones during the 1970s, before pursuing a solo career. Preston won two Grammys. He died in 2006 and was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, by Ringo Starr, in 2021. According to American Songwriter, the 'Nothing From Nothing' lyrics are 'mostly a lark' but send the message from the singer to a relationship partner that substance is required — 'You gotta bring me somethin' girl' — if they're going to have a future together. The lyrics are described as 'playful and unpredictable.' The song was written about in James Baldwin's final novel, 1979's Just Above My Head. In the 2000s it was used in Chevy car commercials. It was on the soundtrack of Jack Black's 2008 film Be Kind Rewind. It's remained part of pop culture. 'Nothing From Nothing' was covered by Mac Miller in a 2018 Spotify session, and his recording was released posthumously. Jon Batiste wrote the score for 2024's Saturday Night and portrayed Preston in the film, performing 'Nothing From Nothing.' The same year, the song was used in Apple TV+ Peanuts special Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin. Last year, there was the first-ever documentary about Preston titled Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It. The White Lotus music supervisor Gabe Hilfer talked to the Hollywood Reporter about the show's music this season, saying his job is always to 'help [creator Mike White] make [the show] exactly what he wants it to be.' 'You're immersed when you enter The White Lotus, and we want music to be a part of that too,' he said. Hilfer said with the show set in Thailand, authenticity was important, so he licensed Thai artists' music. He also talked about why it would have been distracting to use the music of cast member Lisa, the global superstar and member of the K-pop group Blackpink, who played Mook. 'It's just a little meta if you're hearing their music while you're seeing them onscreen but they're not playing themself,' he said. As for where Season 4 will be set, after Hawaii, Sicily and Thailand, White said on Max's Unpacking the Episode he wants to get a little bit out of the ''crashing waves against rocks' vernacular. But there's always room for more murders at the White Lotus hotels.' finale is now streaming on Max.
