Saturday, May 31, 2014

Weekend Wrap-Up (May 25-31 2014): Minaj, Miranda and Mahone

Welcome, once again, to another weekend wrap-up! Let's see what Billboard news the world had to offer us in music news this week:

Kanye West has married Kim Kardashian! Until recently I thought they were already married before then, but news is news, even if it is Kardashian-related. The wedding took place at... I can't do this. Just click the link for more. *sigh*

In other news, Austin Mahone has debuted a new single on The Today Show. The single was called "Shadow", and many screaming fans were there to offer support. Ah, teen idols.

Queen is set to release a new album, with previously unreleased songs sung by Freddie Mercury. The album's title is most likely to be Queen Forever, according to Brian May. Queen will also be hitting the road soon for their first full North American tour, fronted by Adam Lambert and starting June 19th in Chicago.

Iggy Azalea's recent chart-topper "Fancy" has equated The Beatles with a milestone: Thanks to her guest spot on "Problem", she is now the second-ever artist to have the #1 and #2 songs on Billboard simultaneously with their first two Hot 100 Hits. Yaaaaay.

In other non-soul-crushing news, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood have the highest-debuting song on the Country Hot 100 in nearly a year and a half; "Somethin' Bad" has entered the chart at #5. It has also notched the top spot on the Country Digital Songs chart, becoming Lambert's first chart-topper in that regard and Carrie Underwood's third.

And in other chart-topping news, Becky G has landed her first #1 hit on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart with "Can't Get Enough", featuring everyone's favourite rapping rascal, Pitbull. The track's producer, Dr. Luke, has also scored his first #1 on any Latin chart.

Finally, in the R&B and hip hop world, Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, and Robin Thicke are back on the charts. Robin Thicke apparently thinks he can win Paula Patton's love back with a corny-ass song, Nicki Minaj's song is a love ballad, and Meek Mill's song is just straight up crazy violent. And that's your music this week. Seeya tomorrow!

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