 STAGECOACH GOES BIG WITH ZACH, JELLY ROLL, LUKERecord-breaking heat wave in the forecast. (9/6a)
LINKIN PARK ROARS BACK WITH NEW ALBUM, SINGER, TOURThis oughta be interesting. (9/6a)
HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALLWe're putting our asses in seats. (9/4a)
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THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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Royal Blood goes four for four in hitting #1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart while Doja Cat earns her first-ever #1 U.K. single.
Back to the Water Below (Warner), the fourth studio set from the Worthing-formed rock duo, follows Royal Blood (2014), How Did We Get So Dark (2017) and Typhoons (2021) in hitting the top of the album chart. Back to the Water Below was the top seller on vinyl and at record stores; physical sales accounted for more than 85% of the album’s opening week total.
The 10th anniversary of The 1975’s eponymous Dirty Hit/Polydor debut returns to the Top 5 for the first time since 2013, coming in at # 3. Slowdive registers a career high #6 debut with their first U.K. Top 10 LP, Everything is Alive (Dead Oceans). Sigur Ros’ ÁTTA (BMG) opens at #30 following its release on CD and vinyl, hitting #2 on the Official Record Store Chart.
At singles, Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” (Ministry of Sound) rises one slot to #1; it’s her 15th Top 40 single in the U.K.
Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” (EMI) rises to a new peak of #2 while Fred again.. claims his first Top 10 single as a solo artist with “adore u” (Atlantic) featuring Nigerian vocalist Obongjayar at # 9. Kyle Minogue’s “Baby” (BMG ) is this week’s highest new entry, debuting at #19.
