Kendrick Lamar is facing some competition in album sales thanks to Maryland rapper Logic. The 27-year-old spitter released his third studio album Everybody on May 5 and it just hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, dethroning Kendrick’s DAMN. With 247,000 equivalent album units sold, Everybody becomes Logic’s first chart-topping album. https://twitter.com/billboard/status/864145906370850816 After three weeks on the […]
According to Billboard, the “When We Were Young” singer Adele sold 3.38 million copies of 25 in its first week in the U.S., which is the largest single sales week for an album since Nielsen first began tracking music purchases back in 1991. Previously, boy band *N SYNC held the record, with 2.42 million copies of No Strings Attached sold within its first week of release in 2000. Adele’s 25 has even surpassed Swift’s 1989 as the biggest selling album of 2015 (Swift’s hit record has sold 1.8 mi
According to Billboard, the “When We Were Young” singer Adele sold 3.38 million copies of 25 in its first week in the U.S., which is the largest single sales week for an album since Nielsen first began tracking music purchases back in 1991. Previously, boy band *N SYNC held the record, with 2.42 million copies of No Strings Attached sold within its first week of release in 2000. Adele’s 25 has even surpassed Swift’s 1989 as the biggest selling album of 2015 (Swift’s hit record has sold 1.8 mi
Let’s be honest: Nobody likes losing. Especially when you know you’re in a situation where fans and album sales should ensure the inevitable ‘W.’ But,…
With 2011 almost a wrap, XXL Magazine has released the covers–yes, covers! for their annual year end issue. 50 Cent graces the cover of all five of the issues including one which features bestie Floyd Mayweather! Check out an excerpt and clip from the interview below: “I don’t see what I fell in love with,” he says. “So now I gotta make music that reflects what N.W.A made. I have to make music that has the moments that Nas had. I have to make music that has what Biggie offered.” Spotted @ MissInfo.tv 50 Cent Doesn’t Believe Lil Wayne’s Album Sales 50 Cent Declares War On Poverty In PSA
When it comes to breaking records in the hip hop arena, Eminem is the man to beat. Besides selling millions of albums in a rapidly declining industry, Em is one of two rappers to have won the Best Rap Album Grammy each time they’ve released a disc. The other person in that club is Kanye West . Today marks another milestone in the career of the Detroit rapper. It was announced that after being released about a year ago, Recovery is the first album to sell a million digital copies. Interscope’s Vice Chairman Steve Berman stated, “ Recovery selling one million digital albums is an incredible achievement by an incredible artist. I have had the pleasure of working with Eminem throughout the course of his career, and I’m delighted to be a part of yet another milestone on his amazing journey.” Em’s manager, Paul Rosenberg added, “We are thrilled to congratulate Eminem on the history-making digital sales success of Recovery. Over the years we’ve made a concerted effort to engage Em’s online fan base so this achievement is especially rewarding. Eminem made an amazing album with Recovery and the fans responded in record numbers.” You know how the saying goes, “Men lie. women lie. numbers don’t.” Congratulations Eminem. Related Posts: Eminem Hires MTV’s Sway Calloway For Shade 45 Morning Show Eminem Signs Joe Budden To Shady Records As A Solo Artist? Dr. Dre & Eminem “Die Hard” [NEW MUSIC]
December 18 is a good day for celebrity birthdays . From acclaimed actors to celebrity gossip staples (sometimes those two overlap) to Grammy-winning singers, crazy beauty queens and rappers who’ve been arrested approximately 147 times, this day in history produced them all.
