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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dance Moves: Mau P, Zack Martino & Calvin Harris Hit New Highs
Billboard's Dance Moves roundup serves as a guide to the biggest movers and shakers across Billboard's many dance charts — new No. 1s, new top 10s, first-timers and more. This week, on charts dated May 24, Mau P, Zach Martino, Calvin Harris and others achieve new feats. Check out key movers below. More from Billboard Bow Wow Reveals Beats He Passed On - Including Rick Ross, Drake & French Montana's 'Stay Schemin' SZA Says She's 'Actually So Shocked' by the 'Bullying' Megan Thee Stallion Is Facing in Tory Lanez Shooting Case Karol G Lands First No. 1 on Hot Latin Pop Songs Chart With 'Milagros' Mau P earns his first-ever No. 1 on a Billboard chart this week, as his remix of Tame Impala's 'The Less I Know the Better' jumps 5-1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay. Released in February via Nervous Records, the song hits No. 1 with a 31% surge in plays among 24/7 dance reporters and pop stations' mix show hours, according to Luminate. The remix reimagines Tame Impala's 2015 psych-pop staple from its album Currents, which ruled the Top Alternative Albums and reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200. The original track was a fan favorite, reaching No. 35 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and No. 37 on Alternative Airplay. Tame Impala's Kevin Parker, credited as the sole writer, collects his third No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay, following two smashes with Dua Lipa in 2024: 'Houdini' (four weeks at No. 1) and 'Illusion' (five weeks). He also reached the chart as a writer on Lady Gaga's 'Perfect Illusion' in 2016 (No. 28 peak). As for Mau P (also known as Maurice West), the Amsterdam-born DJ scores his first No. 1. He previously appeared on Dance/Mix Show Airplay with 'Drugs From Amsterdam' (No. 16 peak; 2023) and 'On Again' (No. 24; 2024). He's also charted four entries on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: 'Drugs From Amsterdam' (No. 25), 'Gimme That Bounce' (No. 35; 2023), 'Receipts,' with Diplo featuring Gunna (No. 24; 2024), and 'The Less I Know the Better' (No. 14). Mau P has been active in the house and techno worlds for nearly a decade. He's collaborated with other dance heavyweights, including Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris and Armand van Helden. Zack Martino, JAYEM and Aviella debut on this week's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart with their collaborative single, 'Afterlove.' Released in December on Liftoff Recordings, the song arrives at No. 31, earning the week's highest debut, with a 32% spike in plays. The song earns Martino his fifth career chart entry, and first since 2020's 'Something About You,' featuring Kifi (No. 33 peak). He first cracked the chart in 2018 with 'Hold On to Me,' which climbed to No. 3. 'Afterlove' is also a milestone for New York City-based DJ JAYEM (real name Justin Mondello), as the song marks his first-ever appearance on Billboard's charts. '[Charting on Billboard has been] a dream of mine I've been longing to achieve ever since I started producing music,' he shared in a post on Instagram. 'It's an honor to be on such a prestigious chart alongside artist[s] I've looked up to my whole career.' For Aviella, the song earns the singer-songwriter her fourth career entry on Dance/Mix Show Airplay. She topped the chart with her debut hit in 2021, 'Tell Me What You're Thinking.' Calvin Harris' 'Blessings,' featuring Clementine Douglas, debuts at No. 3 on the latest Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, marking the highest debut of the week. It opens with 2.9 million U.S. streams and 1,000 downloads sold earned in its opening week (May 9-15). The song earns Calvin Harris his 54th career entry on the chart, and 25th top 10 — the third-most in the chart's history after David Guetta and Kygo (27 each). It's also his record-extending 14th top five hit. As for Douglas, the song is her third career entry on the chart, after 'Miracle Maker' with Dom Dolla (No. 35 peak; 2022), and 'Asking' with Sonny Fodera and MK (No. 44; 2023). PinkPantheress' new mixtape Fancy That, released via 300/AG, debuts at No. 4 on the latest Top Dance Albums chart with 14,000 equivalent album units earned in its opening week (May 9-15). It also opens at No. 72 on the Billboard 200 and No. 21 on Vinyl Albums. PinkPantheress has charted two other albums on Billboard's charts, but neither appeared on Billboard's dance rankings: To Hell With It reached No. 73 on the Billboard 200 in 2021 and Heaven Knows peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard 200 in 2023. The duo's new electronic/ambient project, Tall Tales, debuts at No. 14 on the Top Dance Albums chart with 4,000 equivalent album units earned in its opening week. The album earns Pritchard his second career entry on Top Dance Albums, after his solo album Under the Sun in 2016 (No. 15 peak). It's Yorke's fourth entry, after The Eraser Rmxs (No. 13; 2009), Tomorrow's Modern Boxes (No. 13; 2015) and Anima (No. 1; 2019). 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
Metro
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
I was enjoying shower sex with my date - until he looked down
I was 19, I had just come out of a long-term relationship and was looking to experiment sexually. After countless swipes to both left and right on a dating app, 'Congratulations! You have a new match!' flashed on my phone. He ticked all the boxes – he was attractive, liked animals and made it clear in his bio he wasn't after anything serious. I am going to call him George. George sent the first message in classic dating app style, 'Would you like to borrow my tuner? You're looking pretty sharp to me'. Although his opening cheesy line didn't grip me, I was thrilled to have found someone suitable so soon. As we got talking, we found that we had quite a bit in common — both of our main passions included reading and listening to electronic music. We warmed up to each other pretty fast over text and confirmed we would like to keep our relationship strictly physical. We arranged our first date for the next day. He didn't drink alcohol so we didn't start off in a bar. Instead, I did a few shots of tequila before heading to his flat. When I got there, I was relieved that I found George attractive. He exuded sexuality and inevitably, one of the first topics we discussed in greater detail was our sexual history. Love reading juicy stories like this? Need some tips for how to spice things up in the bedroom? Sign up to The Hook-Up and we'll slide into your inbox every week with all the latest sex and dating stories from Metro. We can't wait for you to join us! Both of us had come out of long-term relationships and felt that sexual boredom played a big part in our breakups. So, How Did It Go? is a weekly series that will make you cringe with second-hand embarrassment or ooze with jealousy as people share their worst and best date stories. Want to spill the beans about your own awkward encounter or love story? Contact Once we were comfortable with each other and the conversation followed a rhythm, I suggested we try anal sex. I wasn't nervous, surprisingly, when I asked if he had tried anal – to which he said no. The confidence paid off as it turned out anal was something we both really wanted to try. After reading a basic guide to anal sex on Women's Health , we were exhilarated and ready to try it out. We quickly decided on a safe word, 'Lego', in case one of us felt uncomfortable or wanted to stop at any time. It wasn't long before Tame Impala was blasting through his speakers. The shots of tequila I did earlier kicked in with a bit of nausea, but we both lost ourselves to the hypnotic production of Yes I'm Changing. After a bit of foreplay, the music moved with us into the shower, which is where we felt comfortable doing it for the first time. I turned the shower on and hot water trickled down both our bodies. I took a few deep breaths before we gave anal a go. Even tequila couldn't prepare me for the first time – it felt like an uncomfortable medical procedure. But I persevered and the steamy shower definitely helped get me through. George was also gentle and went at an appropriate speed, which helped with some of the sharp pain I felt to begin with. But the sore part was soon over and I got to enjoy something I've been wanting to try for quite some time. However, just when I was beginning to understand Gwyneth Paltrow's obsession with anal sex, the music stopped playing. I turned around and George was looking down at himself and back at me in confusion and disgust. Before I could ask what was wrong, he asked: 'Do you know what pinworms are?' Pinworms, also known as threadworms, are tiny worms that lay eggs around the anus area. It's an uncomfortable infection I was very familiar with as a child. I was infected several times between the ages of five and nine. It's easily passed on from one person to another, as the eggs can be inhaled from the air or deposited onto food, but medication is easily accessible. Not all pinworm infections are accompanied by symptoms, but signs that you have one include: intense itching around the anus not being able to sleep properly due to discomfort around the anus skin irritation in that area visible pinworms around your anus or in your stool A pinworm is roughly 1/4 to 1/2 inch in size and look like small worms with a tail that tapers to a point. It was clear to me by that point I was infected with pinworms – although, I had none of the symptoms. The most common symptom is an itchy anus, which becomes intense overnight. I was embarrassed to admit I knew what pinworms were in case it made me look even worse, so I lied and asked him to explain while I tried to clean myself up. He pointed at the worms on his penis; it felt like I was in a science lesson at school, investigating through a microscope. There were several of them, extremely small in size and still wiggling. He explained that he had had it as a child. I was relieved with his familiarity, but I was too awkward to speak, so I just nodded. By this point it was already quite late and he didn't feel comfortable sending me home so he made me stay the night. We spent the rest of the night in silence staring at the ceiling. More Trending He tried to lighten the mood up by showing me some of his poetry and the type of porn he enjoys watching. But I think I preferred the awkward silence. The morning couldn't have come quick enough. Without engaging in much conversation, we both got up and raced for the door. His destination was a pharmacy and mine was anywhere but his flat. I didn't look back as I left and I made sure to delete his number and all forms of contact. It's safe to say that was the first and last time I tried anal. View More » This article was first published May 25, 2024 Do you have a story you'd like to share? Get in touch by emailing Share your views in the comments below. 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Courier-Mail
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Courier-Mail
Kylie Minogue takes out huge Aussie music prize
Don't miss out on the headlines from Awards. Followed categories will be added to My News. An effervescent Kylie Minogue said '17-year-old me would not be able to compute the life that music has given me' when she was bestowed with one of Australia's most prestigious honours at the 2025 APRA Music Awards on Wednesday. The national music treasure, who is in the middle of her biggest American tour, joins legends including AC/DC, Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel, Helen Reddy and the Wiggles as a recipient of the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music. Accepting via video from Los Angeles, the proud Melburnian said this triumphant chapter of her career found her loving music more than ever. Kylie Minogue says 17-year-old her couldn't imagine being a mega pop legend. Picture: Supplied. 'I mean, we all know it's work. You work for it. But I feel like whatever we give and whatever it might take from us, we receive more,' she said. 'And as I'm on tour at the moment, I'm singing songs throughout my entire catalogue. So, from the first one, The Locomotion, right up to songs from Tension. And I'm really aware of, I guess, the passage of time and how much more music means to me.' Minogue's award was accepted by her nephew Charlie, who attended with his dad Brendon and brother James. James, Brendon and Charlie Minogue. Picture: Tony Gough 'My first Kylie show was in 2011, I was five years old. Since then, I've been lucky to attend almost every concert. On behalf of our family, I wanted to say how proud we are of her, not only for what the world sees, but for everything it takes behind the scenes to make the magic happen,' Charlie said. The big winners of the 2025 awards, which recognise songwriters and music creators, were all out of the country and missed the ceremony in Melbourne. That may be an event organiser's nightmare but it speaks volumes about how successful Australian artists are on the world stage, even as the local industry struggles to get streaming services, radio and local fans excited about backing homegrown songs. Amyl and the Sniffers got the votes for Song of the Year. Picture: Emma McIntyre/Getty. The peer voted Song of the Year was U Should Not Be Doing That by indie rockers Amyl and the Sniffers who caused a ruckus with their performance at the Coachella festival and kick off the US leg of their world tour next week. Tame Impala supremo Kevin Parker, a go-to co-writer and producer for some of the world's biggest pop stars, won two trophies for his work on Dua Lipa's smash hit Houdini. Kevin Parker of Tame Impala and Dua Lipa scored a massive hit with Houdini. Picture:. There were murmurs in the room about Houdini picking up the Most Performed Australian Work gong, with some suggesting APRA introduce a new category to recognise local songwriters who have helped create huge international hits. Troye Sivan, who also starred at Coachella as a special guest of pop provocateur Charli XCX, was named the Songwriter of the Year. His Something to Give Each Other album, which reached No. 1 at home and top 20 in the US, is now a certified global star whose pioneering queer pop has reshaped the sound of now. 'Songwriting is my favourite thing that I get to do. I think I'll be something that I do for the rest of my life,' he said via a video acceptance speech. 'I feel like it's one of the greatest gifts that I was born with. Not even that like the ability to write a good song, just the ability to create at all.' Electronic music superstar and stage-slayer Dom Dolla, who is touring in Korea, continued his award-winning run of the past year with his smash hit Saving Up named the Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work. Electronic king Dom Dolla was also working overseas as the APRAs gave him a gong. Picture: Getty. Breakthrough Sydney indie rock duo Royel Otis, working in LA on new music, also added to their trophy cabinet with the Emerging Songwriter of the Year award. But one of our biggest, and quietest, achievers at the 2025 awards was Grammy-winning producer Keanu Torres, also known as Keanu Beats, who was given the International recognition award for his work with a jaw-dropping list of superstars including Taylor Swift, the Kid Laroi, Doechi, Beyonce and warring rap gods Drake and Kendrick Lamar. And is it even an APRA awards if Sia doesn't win anything? Courtesy of her huge streaming presence, her 2016 hit Unstoppable is literally unstoppable when it comes to taking out the Most Performed Australian Work Overseas for the second year running. Other winners included blues rocker Ziggy Alberts, Kaiit and King Stingray while nominees Missy Higgins and Tones and I also attended the awards. Originally published as Kylie Minogue and the big winners miss big Aussie awards show due to overseas gigs
West Australian
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Tame Impala's Kevin Parker wins APRA Music Awards for writing Dua Lipa's hit song Houdini
Kevin Parker says winning two awards for writing a pop anthem by Dua Lipa is one of the proudest moments from his 20-year music career. The psychedelic mastermind behind Fremantle's Tame Impala was honoured at the APRA Awards in Melbourne on Wednesday night, where he snapped up the most performed Australian work and most performed pop work awards for global hit Houdini. The event is a celebration of Australia's finest songwriters honouring those who have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields. The Sydney-born but Perth-raised star couldn't make it to the ceremony but said via a pre-recorded acceptance speech: 'Thank you for my award for Houdini. I had so much fun making it and writing it, and we are super, super proud of what we came out with. 'I think it might be one of my most proud moments, in songwriting, and, collaborating. So, yeah. Thank you. Appreciate it.' As well as co-writing the tune with Lipa and a few other talents, Parker played bass on the song and contributed backing vocals. Houdini is the second track on Lipa's third studio album, Radical Optimism, which was released in May last year. Parker co-wrote seven songs and co-produced the album alongside Danny L Harle, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Andrew Wyatt. Last year, the 39-year-old shared some insight about Lipa's working process, labelling her a 'meticulous' editor. 'Her editing is brutal,' Parker says, revealing Houdini took months to get right. 'I'd kind of recoil in horror and go, 'Oh, no, it's a great verse!' 'But then an hour later, we'd have something that I can't imagine not being in the song.' Lipa has also spoken out about working with Parker, saying it has always been a 'dream collaboration'. 'I've always looked up to him as someone that I'm really inspired by, and he has always been on my dream board of people to work with,' she told Triple J. It seems the musical duo works just as well on stage together as they do in the recording studio. During Lipa's Glastonbury Festival in June last year, the Londoner brought Parker out for a duet of his 2015 song The Less I Know The Better. They also performed together at a concert in Sydney while on her Radical Optimism tour. Perth band Coterie also won big, taking home the award for most performed alternative work. Brothers Tyler, Joshua, Brandford and Conrad Fisher were born in New Zealand but grew up in Perth, where they formed the indie band in 2016. Other notable wins included Troye Sivan receiving an award for songwriter of the year and Kylie Minogue recognised with the Ted Albert Award for outstanding service to Australian music. Minogue couldn't accept the award in person due to her upcoming concert in LA but said her '17-year-old me would not be able to compute the life that music has given me'. 'This is such an honour. I am completely over the moon. I'm only sad that I'm not with you in person. If I was with you in person, we would all be celebrating together. But I am celebrating here on tour,' she said via a pre-recorded speech. 'I mean, we all know it's work. You work for it. But I feel like whatever we give and whatever it might take from us, we receive more. 'And as I'm on tour at the moment, I'm singing songs throughout my entire catalogue. So, from the first one, The Locomotion, right up to songs from Tension. And I'm really aware of, I guess, the passage of time and how much more music means to me. 'I do have some family there tonight to accept the award on my behalf, so behave. I'll be checking in on you.'
Perth Now
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
The Perth artist winning awards for writing Dua Lipa's song
Kevin Parker says winning two awards for writing a pop anthem by Dua Lipa is one of the proudest moments from his 20-year music career. The psychedelic mastermind behind Fremantle's Tame Impala was honoured at the APRA Awards in Melbourne on Wednesday night, where he snapped up the most performed Australian work and most performed pop work awards for global hit Houdini. The event is a celebration of Australia's finest songwriters honouring those who have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields. Your local paper, whenever you want it. The Sydney-born but Perth-raised star couldn't make it to the ceremony but said via a pre-recorded acceptance speech: 'Thank you for my award for Houdini. I had so much fun making it and writing it, and we are super, super proud of what we came out with. 'I think it might be one of my most proud moments, in songwriting, and, collaborating. So, yeah. Thank you. Appreciate it.' As well as co-writing the tune with Lipa and a few other talents, Parker played bass on the song and contributed backing vocals. Houdini is the second track on Lipa's third studio album, Radical Optimism, which was released in May last year. Parker co-wrote seven songs and co-produced the album alongside Danny L Harle, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Andrew Wyatt. Last year, the 39-year-old shared some insight about Lipa's working process, labelling her a 'meticulous' editor. 'Her editing is brutal,' Parker says, revealing Houdini took months to get right. 'I'd kind of recoil in horror and go, 'Oh, no, it's a great verse!' 'But then an hour later, we'd have something that I can't imagine not being in the song.' Lipa has also spoken out about working with Parker, saying it has always been a 'dream collaboration'. 'I've always looked up to him as someone that I'm really inspired by, and he has always been on my dream board of people to work with,' she told Triple J. Kevin Parker was heavily involved in Dua Lipa's latest hit album, Radical Optimism. Credit: AAP It seems the musical duo works just as well on stage together as they do in the recording studio. During Lipa's Glastonbury Festival in June last year, the Londoner brought Parker out for a duet of his 2015 song The Less I Know The Better. They also performed together at a concert in Sydney while on her Radical Optimism tour. Perth band Coterie also won big, taking home the award for most performed alternative work. Brothers Tyler, Joshua, Brandford and Conrad Fisher were born in New Zealand but grew up in Perth, where they formed the indie band in 2016. Other notable wins included Troye Sivan receiving an award for songwriter of the year and Kylie Minogue recognised with the Ted Albert Award for outstanding service to Australian music. Minogue couldn't accept the award in person due to her upcoming concert in LA but said her '17-year-old me would not be able to compute the life that music has given me'. Kylie Minogue has been recognised with the Ted Albert Award for outstanding service to Australian music. Credit: Erik Melvin 'This is such an honour. I am completely over the moon. I'm only sad that I'm not with you in person. If I was with you in person, we would all be celebrating together. But I am celebrating here on tour,' she said via a pre-recorded speech. 'I mean, we all know it's work. You work for it. But I feel like whatever we give and whatever it might take from us, we receive more. 'And as I'm on tour at the moment, I'm singing songs throughout my entire catalogue. So, from the first one, The Locomotion, right up to songs from Tension. And I'm really aware of, I guess, the passage of time and how much more music means to me. 'I do have some family there tonight to accept the award on my behalf, so behave. I'll be checking in on you.'
