It's Monday, April 29, and Taylor Swift hits another record on the Billboard 200 with the release of her double album 'The Tortured Poets Department'. She makes a big debut at No. 1, making it her fourteenth chart-topping album. The Hot 100 is here, who takes the cake? She keeps looking to find out. Rihanna is once again teasing her new album and what kind of tracks could be included on it. Jess Glynne takes us behind the photo, WILLOW stopped by Billboard's studio to share more about her upcoming album and more.
Tetris Kelly:
Taylor Swift makes a historic debut with 'The Tortured Poets Department'. The album takes complete control of The Hot 100, Rihanna teases R9 leaving fans wanting more and we give you a preview of our chat with WILLOW Smith. Welcome to a new week of Billboard News. We have a lot to talk about, so let's start with our main story. To no one's surprise, Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' had a big debut on the Billboard 200 and broke a few other records as well. Taylor herself reacted to the big news post on Twitter: “I'm blown away. “I am completely floored by the love you have shown on this album.” The album debuted at No. 1 on the chart and is the superstar album to top the chart of 14. That puts her tied with Jay-Z for the most No. 1 albums by a solo artist in the band's nearly 70-year history. the list. Only the Beatles are ahead with 19 number one albums. The album release with 2.61 million equivalent album sales and over 891 million official streams with 1.9 million traditional album sales, is instantly the best-selling album of 2024. To put that number into context, the second best-selling album counting weekly sales from January until now. is Beyoncé 'Cowboy Carter' with 228,000 copies in total. Taylor does it again. Taylor Swift breaking records, who would have guessed? Here is this week's chart. Taylor Swift's 'Department of Tortured Poets' has completely taken over.
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