Ben Sisario
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Adele Is No. 1 With a Huge Week, but Without a Million in Sales
“30” tops the Billboard album chart with the equivalent of 839,000 sales in the United States, leaving Taylor Swift’s “Reputation” as the last LP to...
Jon Batiste and Young Chart-Toppers Lead 2022 Grammy Nominations
The Recording Academy, which expanded the top competitions to 10 slots, announces its first ballot since ending its heavily criticized review committees in nearly all...
Taylor Swift Earns Her Fourth No. 1 in 16 Months With New ‘Red’
“Red (Taylor’s Version)” had the equivalent of 605,000 sales in the United States. On next week’s album chart, Adele’s “30” is expected to reach or...
Adele, Music’s Comet, Returns With ‘30.’ How Bright Will It Burn?
The British powerhouse’s new album will arrive in a vastly changed music business. But she’s proven to be the exception to almost every rule throughout...
Summer Walker Beats Abba’s First Album in Decades to No. 1
The Atlanta R&B singer’s “Still Over It” becomes her first LP to top the Billboard 200, with the equivalent of 166,000 sales in the United...
Summer Walker Beats Abba’s First Album in Decades to No. 1
The Atlanta R&B singer’s “Still Over It” becomes her first LP to top the Billboard 200, with the equivalent of 166,000 sales in the United...
Astroworld Disaster Rekindles Fears About Music Festival Safety
The concert industry notes that serious problems are still rare, but over the years a number of deadly stampedes have shown the inherent dangers of...
Know How the Beatles Ended? Peter Jackson May Change Your Mind.
The director’s three-part documentary “Get Back” explores the most contested period in the band’s history and reveals there’s still plenty to debate.
Ed Sheeran, Streaming Star, Is No. 1 With Help From Album Sales
Sheeran’s “=” (pronounced “equals”), opens at the top of the Billboard 200 with modest streaming numbers for a star of his magnitude.
Vinyl Is Selling So Well That It’s Getting Hard to Sell Vinyl
Left for dead in the 1980s, vinyl records are now the music industry’s most popular and highest-grossing physical format. Getting them manufactured, however, is increasingly...