Adele is breaking records left to right with her new single, “Hello.” After it was revealed that the UK songstress is on pace to move over a million units of the album “Hello” will live on, 25, now the official first-week sales of the song are in, and they’re also in the 7-figure range! “Hello” kicked off with a whopping 1,112,000 downloads – completely killing the record for most downloads sold in a week, previously held by Flo Rida’s “Right Round” at 636k in February 2009. The song also got an impressive 61.6 million streams in the U.S., becoming the second highest number ever since streaming began being counted in March of 2013. (That record still belongs to Baauer’s “Harlem Shake,” which peaked with 103 million – mainly because of all of the fan clips made dancing to the song.) 25 hits stores November 20.
(Photos) Billboard Receives Backlash For Controversial Photo And Tweet Involving North West
After tweeting a photo of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter North West, Billboard Mag has received a massive amount of backlash. Some people call it ‘gross’ and others say it was ‘offensive’ either way people are upset! Read more to see what Billboard tweeted about North West after the jump.
(Photos) Hotline Bling Video To Premiere Tomorrow
Hotline Bling, the best-selling song in the United States, video is finally set to debut tomorrow. Drake announced it on his Instagram page today, October 18.
Find Out Where Fetty Wap Landed In His First Week + Janet Jackson’s Sales Predictions!
Fetty Wap has hit it right out of the park on his first try! The New Jersey native’s self-titled debut album has premiered at number one on the Billboard 200 today, moving a whopping 129k units in its first week in stores! Congrats, man! Fetty‘s number one knocks last week’s chart toppers back this week, as Drake and Future‘s What A Time To Be Alive is now at number two, this time with another 107k units sold. Mac Miller, however, who debuted at number three last week, is out of the top 10 all together. Looking forward to next week, Janet Jackson is on pace to debut at number one with Unbreakable, her first album in over seven years! The project is projected to sell around 93-108k. In the meantime, check out this week’s top 10 albums below!
Find Out Where Travi$ Scott, Scarface & K. Camp Debuted On The Billboard 200 This Week
Travi$ Scott makes his Billboard debut this week with Rodeo, coming in at number 3 with 85k units sold. It also comes in at number 1 on the Rap Albums chart, and 2 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart (just behind The Weeknd.) And speaking of The Weeknd, he’s back at number one this week with Beauty Behind The Madness, moving an additional 145k copies. This puts his total at 556k! Elsewhere on the chart, both Scarface and K. Camp dropped their new projects on the same day as Travi$, though both missed the top 10. Face came close with Deeply Rooted at moving 24k units at number 11, while K. Camp’s Only Way Is Up landed at number 20 with 18k. Check out the full top 10 below.
Find Out What Travi$ Scott’s Debut Album ‘Rodeo’ Is Expected To Sell In Its First Week!
After much anticipation, Travi$ Scott finally released his debut album Rodeo this past Friday, September 4. Though reviews from critics have been mixed, it appears fans are enjoying the project from the G.O.O.D. Music/Grand Hustle rapper/producer, and that is reflected in its sales predictions. According to early forecasts, Rodeo is expected to move between 80,000 and 100,000 units in its first week. Thoughts?
