After a phenomenal year cementing Jonathan and Charlotte as our nation’s classical sweethearts – their second album ‘Perhaps Love’ has entered the Official Album Charts at Number 5. They are the first teenage classical duo to score two Top 5 albums.
Following a massive surge of media attention, HAIM’s highly anticipated first full-length album Days Are Gone has debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 album chart. In the UK, Days Are Gone has debuted at #1, surpassing sales of new albums by established artists like Justin Timberlake and Dizzee Rascal.
Multi-platinum selling R&B singer/songwriter/producer Joe debuts at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums Chart, #1 on the Billboard Independent Albums Chart, #4 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Albums Chart and #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart selling 31,500 copies of DoubleBack: Evolution of R&B the first week.
Serena Ryder’s debut single “Stompa,” from the forthcoming Harmony (Capitol Records), is sizzling, entering its eighth straight week at the #1 spot on the AAA chart, which she will perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 17, 2013. This will mark Ryder’s U.S. late night television debut.
“Not Worthy” is the brilliant new single from Italian born singer Jack Savoretti, released on 25th March 2013, taken from his number 1 Indie Breaker album ‘Before The Storm’ which topped the charts this month.
Best-selling British rock band Muse has broken the record for number of weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Chart with “Madness,” the debut single off the trio’s current album 2nd Law.
R&B icon and Grammy-nominated RCA Records recording artist Charlie Wilson’s new album ‘Love, Charlie’ debuts at #1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and #4 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
Breakthrough rock band Biffy Clyro has claimed the top spot on the UK charts with their new album Opposites. The band’s sixth release and first #1 debut sold over 70,000 copies, almost double what the #2 album sold.
It’s been a good week for Colin Morgan, star of BBC One drama Merlin. On Wednesday last week, he picked up the prestigious NTA award for Best Male Drama Performance, ahead of Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch and Doctor Who’s Matt Smith.
Rising international hip-hop star A$AP Rocky and his A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records debut album LONG.LIVE.A$AP enters at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200, Hip-Hop Albums, R&B Albums and Digital Albums charts with over 138,000 units sold during its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
