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Getty Images for dcp After a five-year dry spell, Dua Lipa becomes the first British woman to dominate the Billboard Artist 100 chart. Thanks to Dua's sleeper hit "Levitating" that features DaBaby hitting number two on the Hot 100, paired with strong sales, streaming and radio airplay numbers, the 25-year-old Grammy winner found herself wearing the crown. The last British woman to hold the honor was Adele in 2016. Overall, the last British artist to hit number one on the Artist 100 was Harry Styles in 2019. In the past week, "Levitating" racked up 21.9 million streams in the U.S., sold 19,900 copies and made 59.7 million radio airplay audience impressions. On Wednesday, Dua tweeted, "LEVITATING IS NUMBER 2 on the HOT 100!!! this song has been out over 7 months now… so the magic behind this happening is all YOU!!! Thank you for allowing the music to keep going and for making this ride so special. I love you! Thank you." Another offering from Dua is also making a showing o..

Filip Custic @filipcustic1 Lil Nas X's smash single "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" continues its global domination, securing a fifth consecutive week atop Billboard's Global 200. In breaking that five week mark, the Grammy winner becomes the first solo artist to do so -- handing him the title of having the longest streak in the number one spot. Lil Nas celebrated the milestone on Wednesday, sharing a snippet of the headline crowning him the solo artist with the longest-running number one single on the Billboard Global 200. "Another record broken letssss f***in gooooooo!!!!! thank u to every single person who made this possible," the 22-year-old rapper gushed to his fans on social media. Celebs like Jonathan Van Ness and OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder applauded the accomplishment, with the latter remarking in the comment section, "HUUUUUUUUGE DUDE CONGRATS." Securing that Global 200 win, "Montero" enjoyed an additional 77 million streams in the past week and sold an..

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Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Recording Academy "Leave the Door Open," the debut single from Silk Sonic, the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, rebounds from number two to the top of the pack for its second week atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. "Leave the Door Open" first reached number 1 on the Hot 100 dated April 17. The song's four-week absence from number 1 is the longest for a song since Post Malone's "Circles" spent four cycles between its second and third weeks atop the charts dated December 7, 2019, and January 11, 2020. Both songs' breaks between weeks at the top marked the longest since Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" spent eight weeks at the number two spot before returning for two more weeks on top from September-November 2014. "Leave the Door Open" the first release from Silk Sonic's upcoming debut album, called An Evening with Silk Sonic. It will feature contributions from funk legend Bootsy Collins, who gave the duo their name. El..

ABC/Eric McCandless The American Idol finale is Sunday night on ABC, and all season, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan have raved that this season's contestants are the most talented ever. But let's ask host Ryan Seacrest, who, unlike the judges, has actually been around for all 19 seasons. "It definitely stands out," Ryan confirms. O.K., so why is that? He tells ABC Audio, "The contestants had a chance to Zoom in their auditions, which made it accessible to really everyone...so we had a wide pool to choose from." But Ryan also notes that the contestants may appear super-talented because unlike last year, he and the judges have been actually able to see them perform in the studio. "I think we missed feeling the energy of performances," he says. "So I think you've got that component as well." The final three are Chayce Beckham, Grace Kinstler and Willie Spence, who are all, Ryan says, "very different." "I think it'll be close...to my knowledge, there has..

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Courtesy Truly Hard Seltzer Dua Lipa is ready to show off her “many facets” in a new partnership with Truly Hard Seltzer. The singer is starring in the brand’s “No One Is Just One Flavor” campaign, which celebrates the beverage’s unique flavors as well as the unique sides to each one of us. Dua will be featured in a new TV ad debuting during Saturday Night Live this weekend. The partially animated clip, set to her hit “Physical,” shows Dua as more than just a pop star -- she’s bilingual, a dog mom and a yoga enthusiast, among other things. "To me, No One Is Just One Flavor means that we all have many facets," Dua says in a statement. "There are so many different parts of us that make us unique – whether that's speaking different languages, your job, or where you call home. All those tiny little parts, those tiny flavors, make you who you are – and we should celebrate that!" Dua will also be featured in social, digital, out-of-home, and point-of-sale marketing for the brand. ..

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