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Taylor Swift claims record-breaking top 14 spots on Billboard Hot 100

Taylor Swift claims record-breaking top 14 spots on Billboard Hot 100

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Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Taylor Swift is enjoying one of the biggest weeks of her career, as songs from her new album The Tortured Poets Department claim a record-breaking 14 spots on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The feat surpasses the record she set in 2022, when she became the only artist in history to dominate the Hot 100’s entire Top 10 following the release of Midnights. With her latest album, the 34-year-old has now achieved her 12th No 1 single in the US with “Fortnights”, the lead track from TTPD, with 13 other songs charting from No 2 to No 14. The album also topped the charts, meaning Swift is now tied with Jay-Z for the most No 1s by a solo artist (14). It sold 2.6 million units within the first fortnight of its release, the highest sales for any album since Adele’s 2015 LP, 25. Billboard said traditional …

Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ claims top 14 spots on the Billboard 200 chart

Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ claims top 14 spots on the Billboard 200 chart

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Taylor Swift poses on the red carpet as she attends the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, on February 4, 2024. MARIO ANZUONI / REUTERS Taylor Swift continues to dominate in the week following the release of her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department. The 31-track surprise double album has hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, tying Swift with Jay-Z for second-most No. 1 albums at 14 over the course of their respective careers. Only The Beatles, with 19 No. 1 albums, have had more. Poets has amassed 2.61 million equivalent album units, according to Luminate, the industry data and analytics company. A shocking 1.91 million of those units come from traditional album sales – people purchasing downloads, CDs, cassettes and vinyl. Vinyl accounts for 859,000 units sold, the highest number of vinyl sales in modern history. Swift’s is now the top-selling album of 2024 so far, eclipsing Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, which sold 228,000 units. (But streaming was a boon: Cowboy Carter hit 407,000 equivalent album units, a combination of pure …

Taylor Swift ‘overwhelmed’ as The Tortured Poets Department tops Billboard charts and breaks records

Taylor Swift ‘overwhelmed’ as The Tortured Poets Department tops Billboard charts and breaks records

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Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Taylor Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department has debuted at No 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 2.61 million units, the highest for any album since Adele’s 25 in 2015. The singer reacted to the news by posting a carousel of polaroids from the recording of the album on social media: “My mind is blown. I’m completely floored by the love you’ve shown this album.” “2.6 million ARE YOU ACTUALLY SERIOUS?? Thank you for listening, streaming, and welcoming Tortured Poets into your life. Feeling completely overwhelmed.” “I was already so fired up to get back to the tour but you doing THIS?? May 9th can’t come soon enough,” she added, referring to the resumption of her Eras Tour concerts in Paris on 9 May. Billboard said traditional album sales, which include digital downloads, CDs, vinyl LPs and cassettes accounted for 1.914 million of the 2.61 million …

Wonky Waitrose billboard fenced off by London council as stunt backfires | Waitrose

Wonky Waitrose billboard fenced off by London council as stunt backfires | Waitrose

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A Waitrose billboard erected in a wonky fashion as a marketing stunt was fenced off by council staff amid public safety fears. The retailer erected an askew billboard on Lindore Road, in Wandsworth, south-west London, in a nod to its falling prices. The billboard, depicting a downwards arrow flanked either side by food items, was accompanied bytext that read: “Well, this is good – new lower prices on hundreds of your favourites.” While the message to customers was that prices were on the way down, this did not translate across the board, with public concern prompting Wandsworth council to erect fencing around the billboard. The move provoked a lighthearted reaction from the retailer on X. In a post, which tagged the council, it said: “Thanks for the swift action but while our prices are falling rapidly, our billboard certainly isn’t!” In a separate post to the official Specsavers X account, Waitrose asked: “One for you guys?” The council confirmed to the Guardian on Saturday that the barriers had since been removed. A council spokesperson said: …

Joe Lycett Unveils Unique Billboard For His Talk Show And It’s A Work Of Irreverent Art

Joe Lycett Unveils Unique Billboard For His Talk Show And It’s A Work Of Irreverent Art

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Joe Lycett definitely thought outside the box when it came to the advertising campaign for his late-night talk show. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday morning, Joe – who is a visual artist as well as comedian – revealed that the broadcaster got in touch with him last month about designing his own billboard to promote his show. “We’re really excited you are designing a billboard for the new series of Late Night Lycett,” the unnamed exec said. “The deadline for artwork is 2pm today and we haven’t seen you send anything through yet. Can you let us know ASAP?” In his reply, Joe explained: “I’m not going to make that deadline so I’ll just send the printers these emails.” And apparently, he was as good as his word, sharing a photo of the unique results with his followers: It also featured a much-hyped segment in which he revealed several fake stories that he’d planted in the media in recent weeks, in a controversial bid to make a point about disinformation. Source …

Real Curb Your Enthusiasm Billboard in L.A. Graffitied to Match Episode

Real Curb Your Enthusiasm Billboard in L.A. Graffitied to Match Episode

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Talk about life imitating art. A real-life Curb Your Enthusiasm billboard that recently went up on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles was graffitied to match Susie Greene’s (Susie Greene) Catch as Caftan billboard that appeared in episode six of the show’s 12th and final season last week. In the episode titled “The Gettysburg Address,” David gets quite the laugh when he sees Susie’s billboard that she purchased for her new business venture hit by a graffiti artist — two large penises were spray-painted on the billboard. The Hollywood Reporter learned last week that HBO was planning a marketing scheme to display a real billboard to promote Susie’s business (one without graffiti). “Imagine the traffic jams if we actually had a Susie poster on Santa Monica Boulevard where she was getting double-dosed,” Jeff Schaffer said at the time. But the Curb Your Enthusiasm boss also shared a prediction with THR, “I don’t know how many graffiti artists are fans of the show, but I’m praying for a few dicks. If we’re lucky enough to get …

Tesla starts using Cybertruck as a mobile billboard – literally

Tesla starts using Cybertruck as a mobile billboard – literally

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Tesla has started using the Cybertruck as a literal mobile billboard as part of its advertising effort for the Model Y. I have previously argued that ‘Tesla Cybertruck is a mistake turned marketing tool‘. A mistake not in the sense that the vehicle itself is bad but because of the fact that Tesla has been spending its development resources on it versus cheaper vehicles – resulting in a multi-year gap in growth. As for the marketing tool part, the Cybertruck itself won’t contribute much to Tesla’s growth in EV deliveries, but it is being used to help maintain the sales of the automaker’s more high volume programs, We reported that the unveiling of the Cybertruck alone already helped the sales of Tesla’s other vehicles by bringing people who were hearing about or getting interested in Tesla for the first time into the stores. The Cybertruck rollout was also unique for Tesla. Before even starting deliveries, Tesla started to bring the vehicle in showrooms around the US. That’s unprecedented for Tesla. Again, it brought people into the showrooms, …

Katy Perry causes a stir at a jam-packed Billboard Women in Music Awards

Katy Perry causes a stir at a jam-packed Billboard Women in Music Awards

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Welcome to the Daily Lowdown podcast from HELLO!. In this episode, we’re talking about Katy Perry causing a stir with her very revealing outfit at the Billboard Women in Music Awards and Kesha teasing new music after ‘finally’ owning her voice after 19 years. Not only that, but Jennifer Hudson is mourning the death of her American Idol vocal coach and Camila Cabello talks about her and Shawn Mendes’ split. Listen to the episode in full below… Katy Perry caused quite a stir as she attended the Billboard Women in Music Awards in Hollywood on Wednesday. The Teenage Dream hitmaker left little to the imagination as she wore a red corset and skirt which was exposed at the back, which prompted many fans to comment on social media on her daring look. The American Idol judge also took to social media to show off the outfit from the event which welcomed a whole host of stars to celebrate female artists in the industry. Elsewhere at the ceremony, many big names were honoured including Kylie Minogue, …

Katy Perry Rocks a Corset, Thong and Sky-High Platform Heels at 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards

Katy Perry Rocks a Corset, Thong and Sky-High Platform Heels at 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards

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Katy Perry is stepping out in style. The 39-year-old “Smile” songstress beamed bright as she rocked a stylish, somewhat risqué ensemble at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards gala on Wednesday. The American Idol judge and pop superstar walked the blue carpet outside the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, and posed for photos in her sultry red look. The singer — who wore jet black hair pulled back into a long ponytail — stunned in a crimson corset top and low-rise matching skirt, over a black thong which rose up over her hips. Amy Sussman/Getty Images Perry showed off a bit more of her thong, when she posed looking back over her shoulder at photographers while showing off the lace-up, skin-baring back of her top and skirt. Amy Sussman/Getty Images The singer laughed as she walked the carpet, towering higher than usual in sky-high platform heels that went largely unseen under the ruffles at the bottom of her skirt. Perry’s appearance at Wednesday’s gala comes a little less than two weeks after the singer flew …

Fans accuse Netflix of bullying over Love Is Blind billboard

Fans accuse Netflix of bullying over Love Is Blind billboard

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Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Fans have accused Netflix of “bullying” a Love Is Blind season six contestant, Chelsea Blackwell, with its newest social media joke. The streaming company took to Instagram on 28 February to share an edit of a billboard, which featured a reference to Love Is Blind season six, which follows contestants based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The sign in question mocked a viral scene from the season when Blackwell was still dating her now-fiancee, Jimmy Presnell, in the pods, and she told him that people tell her she looks like Megan Fox. “‘People say I look like the Hollywood sign’ – Me on Love Is Blind,” the billboard read. The caption also quipped about the comparison between the billboard and Hollywood sign, writing: “I’m flattered.” In the comments, many people have criticised Netflix for the joke, with some claiming that the company is poking …