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By holding at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a 11th nonconsecutive week with I’m the Problem, Morgan Wallen ups his career total of weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s flagship albums chart to 40. That puts him in a tie with Adele, who headed the chart for 40 weeks from 2011-2022. Just seven artists have logged more than 40 weeks at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard 200 — which originated in March 1956. Wallen is just the 20th artist to log 30 or more weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. He’s only the second core country artist to amass 30 weeks at No. 1, following Garth Brooks, who has headed the chart for 52 weeks. (Eagles, Elvis Presley and Taylor Swift, whose music straddles pop, rock and country, are also on the list.) Wallen, 32, is the youngest artist on this list. He has landed three No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200: Dangerous: The Double Album (10 weeks on top), One Thing at a Time (19 weeks) and now I’m the Problem (11 weeks so far). A few quick notes: While Presley’s feats on the Billboard Hot 100 are shortchanged by the fact that his breakthrough in 1956 pre-dated the launch of Billboard’s flagship songs chart by more than two years, the Billboard 200 captures Presley’s entire career. His debut album, Elvis Presley, entered the chart at No. 11 in the issue dated March 31, 1956 – which was the chart’s second week. If you count the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack (which logged 24 weeks at No. 1 in 1978) as a Bee Gees album, the trio had 31 weeks on top. Bee Gees had six tracks on the album — five of which were No. 1 hits on the Hot 100. But Billboard counts it as a multi-artist soundtrack album. Here’s a look at all acts with 30 or more weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since March 24, 1956, when the chart began publishing on a consistent weekly basis. Ties are shown in alphabetical order. Mariah Carey (30 weeks) Image Credit: Michael Brennan/GI First week at No. 1: March 2, 1991 Most recent week at No. 1: May 10, 2008 Longest-running No. 1: Mariah Carey (11 weeks in 1991) Notes: All of Carey’s No. 1 albums have been regular studio releases. The Queen of Christmas’ 1994 holiday album, Merry Christmas, peaked at No. 3. Eagles (30 weeks) First week at No. 1: July 26, 1975 Most recent week at No. 1: Nov. 17, 2007 Longest-running No. 1: The Long Run (nine weeks in 1979). Notes: The long run at No. 1 for The Long Run is one week more than the band’s most famous album, Hotel California (eight weeks in 1977). The RIAA has certified Eagles/Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, which logged five weeks at No. 1 in 1976, at 38 times platinum, higher than any other album in history. The group’s tally of No. 1 albums also includes a live album, 1994’s Hell Freezes Over. Prince (35 weeks) Image Credit: Richard E. Aaron/Redferns First week at No. 1: Aug. 4, 1984 Most recent week at No. 1: May 7, 2016 Longest-running No. 1: Purple Rain soundtrack (24 weeks in 1984-85) Notes: Prince’s No. 1 albums include two soundtracks, Purple Rain and Batman. Purple Rain had the longest run at No. 1 of any soundtrack in the 1980s. It was one of two No. 1 albums on which Prince shared billing with his band, The Revolution. The other was Around the World in a Day. Prince’s tally also includes a 2001 hits compilation, The Very Best of Prince, which reached No. 1 following his death in 2016. Eminem (35 weeks) First week at No. 1: June 10, 2000 Most recent week at No. 1: July 27, 2024 Longest-running No. 1: The Marshall Mathers LP (eight weeks in 2000) Notes: Eminem’s tally of No. 1 albums includes a 2005 greatest hits set, Curtain Call: The Hits. Eminem was the key artist on 8 Mile: Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture, which logged four weeks at No. 1 in 2002-03, but that doesn’t count toward his total. Neither do a pair of No. 1 albums he recorded as a member of the group D12, which logged a combined three weeks at No. 1. Harry Belafonte (37 weeks) First week at No. 1: March 24, 1956 Most recent week at No. 1: May 20, 1957 Longest-running No. 1: Calypso (31 weeks in 1956-57) Notes: The legendary singer’s Belafonte album was No. 1 on the very first weekly Billboard 200 chart. Calypso is tied with the South Pacific soundtrack as the longest-running No. 1 album of the 1956-59 period. Belafonte had the second shortest span of weeks at No. 1 of any act on this list, with only The Monkees having a slightly shorter span. He is the only artist on this list who has had just two No. 1 albums. Drake (37 weeks) First week at No. 1: July 3, 2010 Most recent week at No. 1: March 1, 2025 Longest-running No. 1: Views (13 weeks in 2016) Notes: Drake is the hip-hop artist with the most weeks at No. 1. Also, he has logged more weeks at No. 1 than any other Canadian artist. His tally includes three collabs, with Future (What a Time to Be Alive), 21 Savage (Her Loss) and PARTYNEXTDOOR ($ome $exy $ongs 4U). The Monkees (37 weeks) First week at No. 1: Nov. 12, 1966 Most recent week at No. 1: Dec. 30, 1967 Longest-running No. 1: More of the Monkees (18 weeks in 1967) Notes: The group had a briefer span of No. 1 albums – just a little more than a year – than any other act on this list. But that also underscores how hot they were at the time. They held the No. 1 spot for 31 consecutive weeks, longer than any other act in the entire 1956-2025 period. Fleetwood Mac (38 weeks) Image Credit: CBS via GI First week at No. 1: Sept. 4, 1976 Most recent week at No. 1: Sept. 6,

Hailey Bieber is having a little fun with a new photo featuring her husband, Justin Bieber, and her best friend, Kendall Jenner. On Saturday (Aug. 16), the 31-year-old pop superstar shared a series of Instagram photos from a night out with friends at a Los Angeles bar. In one candid shot, Justin — sporting a shaved head and light tank top with baggy pants — appears slightly confused as Jenner, 29, animatedly gestures beside him, seemingly mid-story. Hailey, 28, couldn’t resist dropping a cheeky comment aimed at her longtime friend. “It’s always Kendall telling a story with her hands,” the Rhode founder wrote. Her playful comment quickly racked up hundreds of thousands of likes, with Jenner joining in on the fun by replying, “God forbid I’m a visual storyteller.” Hailey and Kendall have been close friends for over a decade. The Kardashians star was part of the Biebers’ wedding celebration in 2019, and the two even dressed up as Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie from their Simple Life days for Halloween in 2024. Earlier this summer, the longtime friends went paintballing together, and the outing quickly turned hilariously competitive. In one moment captured on Kendall’s Instagram Story, Hailey playfully flipped her the bird after the game. Justin also shared several other photos from his night out in L.A., including a cute selfie with Hailey. “Secrets out we’re dating!” she joked in the comments. The “All I Can Take” singer’s Instagram photo dump also included snaps of himself taking a cigarette break outside the bar, racking pool balls and dancing with a cue stick. Meanwhile, the Bieber family is gearing up to celebrate their son, Jack Blues’ first birthday on Aug. 22. Last month, Justin gave fans a glimpse of their baby boy during a visit to the recording studio, where he was likely working on his latest album, Swag. The project dropped on July 11 and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Check out Bieber’s photo with Jenner on Instagram here. Source link

Ronnie Rondell Jr., a veteran Hollywood stuntman best known for being set on fire for the cover of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here album, has died. He was 88. Rondell Jr. passed away on Tuesday (Aug. 12) at a senior living facility in Osage Beach, Mo., his family announced, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A cause of death was not given. Throughout his decades-long career, Rondell Jr. appeared in numerous films, including How the West Was Won (1962), Lethal Weapon (1987) and The Matrix Reloaded (2003). To music fans, however, he is most famously remembered as the man engulfed in flames on the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1975 album, Wish You Were Here. The striking image was shot on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif., and features a half-burning Rondell Jr. shaking hands with fellow stuntman Danny Rogers, both dressed in business suits. “I’d been doing a lot of fire work in those days, and I had the special suits and all this stuff for fully enveloped fire,” Rondell Jr. recalled in the documentary Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here (via Rolling Stone). “It was pretty easy to do, not too life-threatening, and paid well.” The iconic photo, created by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell of the English art design group Hipgnosis, took around 15 attempts to shoot due to wind and other factors — and even resulted in Rondell Jr. having part of his eyebrow and mustache burned off. “We repeated the process 14 times, took the shot, and then on the 15th a gust of wind blew up and wrapped the fire around his face and burnt him,” Powell told The Guardian in 2020. “He threw himself to the ground and his whole team piled on blankets to put him out.” He added, “I knew I had got a special picture. It took a long time to persuade Ronnie to stand exactly as I wanted but in the end he was very brave and it was a perfect composition.” Rondell Jr.’s extensive list of film credits includes Kings of the Sun (1963), Shenandoah (1965), Grand Prix (1966), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Blazing Saddles (1974), To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), They Live (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Thelma & Louise (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), Speed (1994) and The Crow (1994). He also worked as a stunt coordinator on several Aaron Spelling-produced television series, including The Rookies, S.W.A.T., Charlie’s Angels, Fantasy Island, Dynasty, Vegas, Hart to Hart and T.J. Hooker, according to THR. Rondell Jr. retired in 2000 but returned to perform in a chase scene for The Matrix Reloaded (2003), where his son R.A. Rondell was the supervising stunt coordinator. Source link

Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem clocks an 11th nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard 200 chart (dated Aug. 23). The project earned 126,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending Aug. 14 (down 7%), according to Luminate. I’m the Problem debuted at No. 1 on the May 31-dated chart, spent it first eight weeks in the pole position, stepped away from the top for two frames and then returned to No. 1 for the three weeks running. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200, Gunna, mgk and Jonas Brothers all arrive with their latest efforts, while BABYMETAL gets its first top 10 with the bow of METAL FORTH. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Aug. 23, 2025-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Tuesday (Aug. 19). For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Of I’m the Problem’s 126,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Aug. 14, SEA units comprise 121,000 (down 7%, equaling 159.73 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs — it leads Top Streaming Albums for a 12th nonconsecutive week), album sales comprise 4,000 (down 3%, it falls 13-21 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise 1,000 (down 12%). The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is steady at its No. 2 high on the Billboard 200, with 104,000 equivalent album units earned (its best week yet by units earned, up 4%). The set has posted a gain every week since its debut on the list eight weeks ago. Gunna logs his seventh top 10-charted effort on the Billboard 200, as The Last Wun arrives at No. 3 with 80,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 79,000 (equaling 104.49 million on-demand official streams of its songs — it debuts at No. 3 on Top Streaming Albums), while album sales comprise 1,000 (it was available to purchase only as a standard widely available download album) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The Last Wun was preceded by its charted songs “Him All Along” (No. 58 peak last November on the Billboard Hot 100) and “Won’t Stop” (No. 70, June). mgk debuts at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 with lost americana, marking his seventh top 10 project. The set bows with 63,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, album sales comprise 40,500 — it debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales, SEA units comprise 22,000 (equaling 28.63 million on-demand official streams of its songs; it debuts at No. 18 on Top Streaming Albums), and TEA units comprise 500. The album was preceded by the charted song “cliché,” which peaked at No. 62 on the Hot 100 in June. The first-week sales of lost americana were bolstered by the set’s availability across 10 vinyl variants (including two signed by mgk), four CD variants (including one signed by the artist), a standard widely available download and four deluxe CD boxed sets (each containing a branded clothing item and a copy of the CD). Alex Warren’s You’ll Be Alright, Kid rises 6-5 on the Billboard 200, matching its peak rank, with 42,000 equivalent album units earned (down 3%). Jonas Brothers achieve their eighth top 10-charted project on the Billboard 200 as Greetings From Your Hometown starts at No. 6 with 39,000 equivalent album units. Of that sum, album sales comprise 26,000 (it debuts at No. 3 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 13,000 (equaling 16.49 million on-demand official streams of its songs) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The album was preceded by a trio of charted songs on the Pop Airplay chart: “Slow Motion” (with Marshmellow, No. 37 peak in March), “Love Me to Heaven” (No. 34, May) and “No Time to Talk” (which rose to a new peak of No. 27 on the most recently published chart, dated Aug. 23). The first-week sales of Greetings were aided by its availability as a widely available 10-song standard vinyl and CD album. The set was also available in two additional vinyl variants (one signed) and more than 50 CD variants (including 50 signed editions, individualized for each of the 50 States of the U.S.), a deluxe download edition with four bonus tracks, a deluxe download edition with six bonus tracks and an artist webstore-exclusive download edition with bonus live tracks. Justin Bieber’s SWAG falls 5-7 on the Billboard 200 with 38,000 equivalent album units earned (down 13%) and Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping One Thing at a Time dips 7-8 with nearly 38,000 units (down 3%). BABYMETAL scores its first top 10 album on the Billboard 200 as METAL FORTH debuts at No. 9 with 36,000 equivalent album units earned — the act’s best week by units. Of that sum, album sales comprise 33,500 (the act’s best sales week ever; it debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 2,500 (equaling 3.28 million on-demand official streams of its songs) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. METAL FORTH’s first-week sales got a boost from its availability across 15 vinyl variants (including two signed editions), six CD editions (five signed), two deluxe CD boxed sets (one of which was signed, both containing branded merch and a copy of the CD), three cassettes, a widely available standard digital download album and three deluxe expanded digital download albums (each with two different bonus tracks, exclusive to the band’s webstore). Rounding out the latest top 10 of the Billboard 200 is SZA’s former leader SOS, which shifts 8-10

The Backstreet Boys welcomed a very special guest to their residency at Sphere Las Vegas Saturday night, pointing out their longtime collaborator Max Martin in the crowd. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “He helped us create our legacy and the soundtrack to our lives,” Howie Dorough said, just before the group broke into a rendition of the Martin-helmed Millennium track, “Don’t Want You Back” “He wrote all those hit songs that we get a chance to sing for you guys. We are very indebted to Mr. Max Martin.” “Let him feel the love y’all,” added Kevin Richardson, urging the audience to give Martin a standing ovation. “Let him feel the love.” Martin reposted the moment on his Instagram stories, adding a video of himself standing up and acknowledging the sold-out crowd. Recently named Billboard’s Top Producer of the 21st Century, the Swedish hitmaker has worked with the Backstreet Boys since the very beginning, writing and producing the group’s debut single, “We’ve Got It Going On,” which was released in September 1995. He went on to work on memorable BSB hits like “I Want It That Way,” “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” and “Shape of My Heart,” to name just a few. Martin has also been tapped to produce Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl. After working almost exclusively with Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner for the last eight years, Swift announced last week that she reunited with Martin and his frequent producing partner Shellback for the new LP. Martin and Shellback are responsible for some of Swift’s biggest hits to date, including “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “Blank Space” and “Shake It Off,” each of which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Martin wasn’t the only BSB collaborator in attendance Saturday night. Dorough also shouted out songwriter Andrew Fromm, who wrote the Millennium album cuts, “I Need You Tonight” (which Nick Carter performs solo in the residency) and the Howie D-led “Spanish Eyes.” “This song is normally dedicated to my mom,” Dorough said about the latter, “but the man who wrote it is in the house tonight. so we’re dedicating it to Andrew.” Saturday’s outing marked date number 17 of the Backstreet Boys’ well-received Vegas residency, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of their chart-topping album, Millennium. The group recently added seven more dates to their run at Sphere, taking them into 2026. Source link

BLACKPINK fittingly honored the Spice Girls during the closing night of their two-day run at London’s Wembley Stadium. Over the weekend, the global K-pop sensations made their long-awaited return to London with the Deadline World Tour, marking their first visit since headlining a sold-out BST Hyde Park show in 2023. In a nostalgic nod to the British pop legends, BLACKPINK capped off their Wembley stint on Saturday (Aug. 16) with a surprise performance of the Spice Girls’ debut single “Wannabe.” The song, which spent four weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, had the crowd singing along as the group put their own spin on the iconic ’90s hit. Watch fan-captured clips of the performance here, here and here on X. This wasn’t the first time JENNIE, LISA, JISOO and ROSÉ took on “Wannabe.” They previously performed the iconic track during a “Carpool Karaoke” segment with James Corden on The Late Late Show in 2023. During the ride, LISA shared that she was obsessed with the Spice Girls growing up, while JENNIE said she admired how each member had her own distinct personality. Corden even gave the BLACKPINK members their own “Spice” names, with ROSÉ becoming “Aussie Pink,” LISA as “Boss Pink,” JENNIE as “Shy Pink” and JISOO dubbed “Nail Pink.” On Saturday, the Wembley crowd got a surprise encore when BLACKPINK returned to the stage to perform “Wannabe,” dancing and singing together to close out their second and final night in London. Fittingly, BLACKPINK’s latest single “Jump” includes the line “spice up your life,” a clear reference to the opening track on the Spice Girls’ 1997 album, Spiceworld. Produced by Diplo, “Jump” debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts in late July. For those who missed BLACKPINK’s opening night at Wembley on Friday (Aug. 15), Billboard has rounded up the seven best moments from the show here. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Jesse & Joy kicked off their world tour El Despecho on Saturday (Aug. 16) with a sold-out show at the Brooklyn Paramount theater in New York City, where they delighted a multigenerational and predominantly Latino audience with hits ranging from “Si Te Vas” and “Me Soltaste” to “¡Corre!” and “Espacio Sideral.” The Mexican pop duo formed by the Huerta siblings — Joy dressed in a dazzling orange three-piece outfit, Jesse in a white suit with red fire-shaped accents — took the audience on a journey through their most popular songs, which their devoted fans sang along to with full enthusiasm from start to finish. It was an emotional reunion with their New York fans, where they hadn’t performed since March 2022, and Jesse & Joy made sure to gift them a special moment. Midway through the concert, as a surprise, a group called Mariachi Aventurero NY appeared on stage to accompany Joy in a ranchera medley that included Marco Antonio Solís’ “Si No Te Hubieras Ido,” Juan Gabriel’s “Caray,” and the classic popularized by Vicente Fernández, “Volver, Volver.” Immediately after, Joy introduced their 2015 hit “Un Besito Más,” which she and Jesse wrote in memory of their late father. While doing so, she explained with a trembling voice how this song had helped them navigate grief and had also accompanied others in their pain from a different kind of separation. “Many years ago, someone told us that they shared the same story with us. My brother and I offered our condolences and said, ‘We’re so sorry for your loss.’ I’ll never forget when this person said to me, ‘My dad is still alive, but he was deported,’” said Joy, struggling to hold back tears. “Ever since then, my brother and I have been very clear that wherever we have a microphone, we have a voice.” “We will always stand with our people, but above all, we will stand on the right side of history,” she continued as the audience cheered. “We want you to know that we are with you, that we are part of you, and that as long as we have a microphone, we will raise our voices. Tonight, like every night, we will remember our father here on stage, but we also want to honor all the people who are going through very difficult times and know that life somehow finds its way.” Jesse & Joy’s El Despecho Tour follows their latest album Lo Que Nos Faltó Decir, an eclectic set released in May that showcases a diverse range of sounds representative of their bicultural upbringing (Mexico-U.S.), including pop, regional Mexican music, singer-songwriter styles, and soul. It also comes on the heels of Joy’s nomination for a 2025 Tony Award as co-writer of the songs for the Broadway musical Real Women Have Curves. The show is set in East L.A. in 1987 and follows the story of a daughter of immigrants torn between her ambitions to go to college and the responsibility she feels to stay home to care for her undocumented family — a theme that has gained relevance amidst the mass deportation campaigns of the current Trump administration. “Something that’s really affected me with this story is that all these issues that were happening in the ’80s are still happening today, and you would think ‘No, it’s 2025, so many things have changed, it should be easier,’ and it’s not,” the artist said previously to Billboard Español. “I have dual citizenship, I feel very privileged, but it is very difficult for those who are going to live right now in this new change of government.” Jesse & Joy are set to perform on Sunday (Aug. 17) at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C., followed by shows in Cleveland; Toronto; and Fresno, Calif. With more than 40 dates across the U.S. Canada, and Latin America, El Despecho Tour will keep the duo on the road until early 2026. For dates and tickets, click here. Source link

Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, co-leaders of reunited ’90s rock greats Oasis, are not properly from Ireland — the lads were born and raised in Manchester, England, of course — but it’s hard to imagine them getting a warmer hometown greeting anywhere else than they received in Dublin on Saturday (Aug. 16). Explore See latest videos, charts and news Oasis fever simply consumed Ireland’s capital city this week in anticipation of the Gallaghers’ (whose parents, Peggy and Thomas, are both Irish) arrival for their first gig on the Emerald Isle since 2009. On Saturday, the roads to Gaelic sports stadium Croke Park were lined with pubs offering tribute bands, trivia contests and semi-official fan experiences, as devotees in Oasis shirts (some of which just offered if-you-know-you-know references like “sunshyyiiiiine” in the style of the band’s iconic boxed logo) and bucket hats swarmed the surroundings. Such merch was peddled both at the band’s official pop-up store on St Stephen’s Green and at various less-officially sanctioned stands across the city, as well as by enterprising locals wandering the streets with stacks of bucket hats for sale. Even department stores offered in-store performers delivering live acoustic renderings of “Live Forever” and “Cast No Shadow” as their shopping soundtrack. The ultimate feeling was a cross between a World Cup host city and a Disney theme park, an Oasis-tinted “Drinking All Around the World” Epcot experience. All involved headed to Croke Park in the evening for the first of the band’s two shows this weekend, an event that seemed impossible for most of the 15 years following the group’s split (and not even a totally sure thing once the reunion dates were actually announced, given the Gallagher brothers’ history of combustion). After warmup sets from Britpop-era contemporaries Cast and former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft — whose set-closing performance of signature hit “Bitter Sweet Symphony” demonstrated it as one of the period’s few anthems of enduring resonance and singalong potency on par with Oasis’ greatest hits — the band was introduced by Irish folk ballad “The Auld Triangle,” which has been turned into a football chant in recent years, and then its own “Fuckin’ in the Bushes,” long used as the band’s ring entrance music. Oasis offered few surprises in its crowd-pleasing, hit-heavy 23-song set, which the band has reprised essentially without deviation since kicking off the Live ’25 tour in Wales in July. The set’s most surprising moment might be the legendarily quarrelsome brothers taking the stage hand-in-hand, arms raised in triumph, as they’ve done throughout the tour. On Saturday night, the gesture encapsulated what a celebratory victory lap the trek has been — both as validation of the band’s singular legacy, and as proof that the Gallaghers could avoid their trademark tumult long enough to be able to actually enjoy it — and it felt particularly resonant in front of the heroes’ welcome afforded the brothers by their quasi-countrymen. (Liam later dedicated the band’s performance of “Roll With It” to the brothers’ Charlestown, County Mayo hometown, though not before chastising the crowd for collectively overstating its connection to the area: “There’s only about five people who actually live there.”) In any event, unexpectedness has never been the name of the game with the brothers Gallagher, who rose to legend status in the mid-’90s by synthesizing the prior 30 years of U.K. rock history into instantly accessible, classic-sounding rave-ups and ballads that soon became era-defining youth culture hymns. Three decades later, Oasis obviously offers a Schedule II narcotic-grade nostalgia rush for the now-middle-aged fans who’ve stuck around since the band’s heyday, but also a catalog of culturally persistent classics whose strength has delivered them to the next generation, with plenty of parent-and-child combos visible in the audience on Saturday, all equally mad for it. It’s that rare combination of timeliness and timelessness that allows a band to still fill stadiums 30 years after its commercial peak. Which isn’t to say that Oasis didn’t stay popular well into the 21st century — in the U.K., four of its eight No. 1 hits on the Official Charts came in the 2000s. But, tellingly, the live-curated version of the band’s greatest hits only features one song from after its ’90s golden age: 2002’s “Little by Little.” Otherwise, the setlist kept mostly to the Britpop icons’ now-canonized first two albums, 1994’s Definitely Maybe and 1995’s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? Polarizing third album Be Here Now was also honored with a pair of representatives — including a “Stand by Me” dedicated to the lads’ mum Peggy, in attendance — but far greater stage time was afforded to the band’s early B-sides, ultimately collected for American audiences on 1998’s The Masterplan, with five tracks total. If there were any later-period Oasis fans miffed at the era-unbalanced setlist, they were certainly little drowned out on Saturday night by the tens of thousands of supporters shouting along to the prime cuts, delivered with the same hurricane wallop that they were 30 years earlier, with no evident rust at all on the band’s part. It’s indicative of just what a high level the Gallaghers were producing at from the jump that it’s become near-impossible to delineate between the hit singles and the deep cuts in their catalog: “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star,” which closed the pre-encore part of the set, was never even a single, but it was still met with a full-stadium singalong to its self-fulfilling prophecies of fantastically realized pre-fame dreams. Still: What a flex to be able to hold “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” “Wonderwall” and “Champagne Supernova” for your three final songs. The band’s three biggest hits — at least in the U.S., where Oasis’ 1996 Morning Glory run is the primary reason it’s able to play stadiums here too, as it will be in a couple weeks — closed out the show in spectacular fashion, Noel not even needing to sing the first chorus on “Anger” as the crowd of 60,000 played co-frontpeople. In its first run, Oasis often ended

In honor of Nipsey Hussle‘s legacy on what would have been his 40th birthday (Aug. 15), the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) temporarily renamed Hyde Park station as Nipsey Hussle Station. Two limited edition TAP cards featuring the late rapper were also released on Friday as part of the L.A. transit agency’s Metro x Culture series, which highlights the city’s cultural landscape, artists, musicians and community figures. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “The Hussle family is proud to be partnering with Metro for the renaming of the station in honor of Nipsey for his 40th birthday,” Nipsey’s family says in a statement released at the campaign’s launch. “Access to Metro played a vital role in providing transportation from South Central to Watts to pursue his early musical aspirations. Metro helped bridge the gap, not just between neighborhoods, but between his vision and his future. Metro provides access and opportunity to so many people who without this resource wouldn’t be able to pursue their passions. The family hopes insight to Hussle’s early years utilizing the Metro will bring light to Hussle’s favorite quote, ‘The highest human act is to inspire.’” The TAP card designs — available in a release limited to 12,000 at select Metro station ticket vending machines, Metro Customer Care centers and through Metro’s LIFE Program — include “Crenshaw & Slauson,” which shows a black-and-white portrait of Hussle at the intersection captured by photographer Jonathan Mannion, and “Watts” (seen below), which depicts the rapper on a Metro bus. Nipsey Hussle is featured on a limited edition TAP card design. Courtesy Photo The station known in the short-term as Nipsey Hussle Station will hold on to its new name through Aug. 31. Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins notes, “Hussle’s legacy goes far beyond music. He was a visionary who understood the power of community, connection and opportunity. At Metro, we share his belief that public transportation is more than just a way to get around; it’s a vital lifeline that can unite neighborhoods, open doors and uplift lives. Honoring Hussle with these commemorative TAP cards and temporarily renaming the Hyde Park station is our way of celebrating his enduring impact on Los Angeles and reaffirming our commitment to building an accessible, inclusive transit system that serves all Angelenos.” Nipsey Hussle died in 2019. He was murdered in a daytime shooting in front of his Marathon Clothing store in South Central Los Angeles. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Pastor Mike Jr. thoroughly dominated the 2025 Stellar Gospel Music Awards, which was taped live at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville on Saturday, Aug. 16. He won in all nine categories in which he was nominated. Pastor Mike Jr. won artist of the year for the fourth time, which allows him to pull ahead of Kirk Franklin and Marvin Sapp as the top winner in the history of the category. Franklin and Sapp have each won three times. These nine awards ups Pastor Mike Jr.’s total of Stellar Awards to 28. Pastor Mike Jr., 41, is a contemporary gospel singer, public speaker, and pastor from Birmingham, Alabama. The artist, born Michael McClure Jr., is the founder of Rock City Church, which has four churches in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. There are just 30 categories at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, so Pastor Mike Jr. won nearly one-third of the awards presented on the night. He won five awards, including album of the year, for his EP I Got Away, which reached No. 5 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart in May 2024. He won four awards, including song of the year, for “Amen,” which reached No. 4 on Hot Gospel Songs in January 2025. Cece Winans was runner-up, with three awards. The Group Fire, Ricky Dillard and Dorinda Clark-Cole each won two. Jason Nelson, who had tied with Pastor Mike Jr. for the most nominations (nine) won just one award, contemporary album of the year for You Belong: Live in Durham. Nelson had the misfortune of going up against Pastor Mike Jr. in six categories. ADIA took the award for new artist of the year.  Don Jackson, founder of the Stellar Awards and chairman of Central City Productions, Inc., received the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award. The Stellar Awards also announced winners for the Gospel Radio of the Year Awards in six categories. This year marked the show’s first time in Nashville since 2021, following stints in Atlanta (2022) and Las Vegas (2023-24). This year’s Stellar Awards capped STELLAR PLUS week, which ran from Aug. 14-16. The 40th Stellar Gospel Music Awards show was executive produced by Jackson with Jennifer J. Jackson serving as producer and executive in charge of production; Michael A. Johnson as producer and director, Erin Johnson as talent producer, and Daniel Moore as music director. Here’s the full list of nominations for the 2025 Stellar Gospel Music Awards, with winners marked. Artist of the Year CeCe Winans; More Than This; Pure Springs Gospel/Fair Trade Services Jason Nelson; You Belong: Live in Durham; Jaelyn Song / Tyscot Records Kenny Lewis & One Voice; The Healing Project; PureSound Muzik Group WINNER: Pastor Mike Jr.; I Got Away EP; Rock City Media Group Tamela Mann; Live Breathe Fight; TillyMann Song of the Year WINNER: “Amen,” Michael McClure Jr., Adia Andrews, Terrell Anthony Pettus, Andrea Crouch, & David “DLo” Outing; Pastor Mike Jr.; Rock City Media Group “Clap My Way,” Fred Jerkins III, Alvin Garrett, & Micah Lee; Micah Lee; Darkchild Gospel/ MicahLeeMusic “I Prayed for You (said a prayer),” Major Johnson Finley, Brunes Charles, & Jeshua Williams; MAJOR.; NowThatsMAJOR / MNRK “That’s My King,” Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks, & Jess Russ; CeCe Winans; Pure Springs Gospel/Fair Trade Services “Yahweh” ft. Melvin Crispell III; Danni Baylor, Jason Nelson, Jerome Baylor, & Johnnie Huntley Steele III; Jason Nelson; Jaelyn Song / Tyscot Records Male Artist of the Year Chandler Moore; Chandler Moore: Live in Los Angeles; TRIBL Deitrick Haddon; One Night in California; DH Visions Doc McKenzie; Run On; Blockbuster Records/Milbert McKenzie Music Group Jason Nelson; You Belong: Live in Durham; Jaelyn Song / Tyscot Records WINNER: Pastor Mike Jr.; I Got Away EP; Rock City Media Group Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year ADIA; On the Way; Rock City Media Group WINNER: CeCe Winans; More Than This; Pure Springs Gospel/Fair Trade Services Dorinda Clark-Cole; Determined; Malaco Records Karen Clark-Sheard; Still Karen; Motown Gospel Lisa Page Brooks; The Grateful Chant; FlowNeeNee Music Duo/Chorus Group of the Year Deitrick Haddon ft. Damita & Tasha Page-Lockhart; Hold On 2 Your Faith; ManHaddon Ministries / Tyscot Records FK&M (Fred Hammond, Keith Staten and Marcus Cole); Time Capsule – The Trilogy; 3Brothers/Dare Records Ted & Sheri; You’ve Been So Faithful (Groove); Ted & Sheri LLC / Black Smoke Music Worldwide WINNER: The Group Fire; About Last Night; Jet Records North/East New Artist of the Year WINNER: ADIA; On the Way; Rock City Media Group Bobbi Lane; Unmatched Grace; Blockbuster Records/ Taylor Music Group Josh Bracy and Power Anointed; Favor; Josh Bracy Muzic Micah Lee; Clap My Way; Darkchild Gospel/ MicahLeeMusic Montrae Tisdale and The Friends Chorale; The Faith Journey; Tisdale Nation Entertainment Album of the Year WINNER: I Got Away EP; Pastor Mike Jr.; Rock City Media Group Live Breathe Fight; Tamela Mann; TillyMann More Than This; CeCe Winans; Pure Springs Gospel/Fair Trade Services The Healing Project; Kenny Lewis & One Voice; PureSound Muzik Group You Belong: Live in Durham; Jason Nelson; Jaelyn Song / Tyscot Records Choir of the Year Bishop S.Y. Younger; Bishop S.Y. Younger Presents Worship in Brazil; Ramp Records (exclusively distributed by Haus Records) Chicago Mass Choir; Greater Is Coming; New Haven Records WINNER: Ricky Dillard; When I Think; Motown Gospel The Mississippi Mass Choir; We Still Believe; Malaco Records Producer of the Year Dana Sorey; Jason Nelson; You Belong: Live in Durham; Jaelyn Song / Tyscot Records Fred Hammond, Keith Staten, Marcus Cole, Paul Wright III and Ray Hammond; FK&M (Fred Hammond, Keith Staten and Marcus Cole); Time Capsule – The Trilogy; 3Brothers/Dare Records J. Drew Sheard; Karen Clark-Sheard; Still Karen; Motown Gospel WINNER: Michael McClure Jr., & David “DLo” Outing II; Pastor Mike Jr.; I Got Away EP; Rock City Media Group Stan Jones, Jerry Mannery, Jerry Smith, & David R. Curry Jr.; The Mississippi Mass Choir; We Still Believe; Malaco Records Contemporary Duo/Chorus Group of the Year Deitrick Haddon ft. Damita & Tasha Page-Lockhart; Hold On 2 Your Faith; ManHaddon Ministries / Tyscot Records Red Hands; The Three (EP); Black Suit Music / Anderson Music Group / TAMLA Records Ted & Sheri; You’ve Been So Faithful (Groove); Ted & Sheri LLC / Black Smoke Music Worldwide WINNER: The Group Fire; About Last Night; Jet Records