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J-pop boy band King & Prince’s “I Promise” debuts at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Dec. 14 to 20. The rising Johnny’s group’s sixth single sold 578,092 copies in its first week, topping the first-week figures for its previous single “Mazy Night” (531,162 copies). “I Promise” dominates three metrics of the chart’s methodology this week, coming in at No. 1 for physical sales, look-ups, and Twitter mentions.
LiSA’s “Homura” and BTS’s “Dynamite” both hold at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. The two songs have been in close competition for weeks now, with the former leading downloads for the tenth week and karaoke for the fifth (both in a row), while the latter tops streaming for the eighth non-consecutive week and video views for the third straight week.
Looking at figures, BTS’s advantage over LiSA in streaming and video is both pretty close, with “Dynamite” at 11,819,614 weekly streams and 4,824,661 views and “Homura” at 11,271,882 streams and 4,290,040 views. With the annual year-end media blitz for musicians coming up, how these and other songs on the list perform in the new year is something to keep an eye on.
The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, Twitter mentions, YouTube and GYAO! video views, Gracenote look-ups and karaoke data.
Check out the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, dated Dec. 14 to 20, here.
Last year, on Christmas Day, the Kanye West-led gospel group, Sunday Service Choir, released its debut album Jesus Is Born. Today, Dec. 25, West is keeping with the tradition thanks to a surprise EP of compositions titled Emmanuel performed by Sunday Service.
Much like Jesus Is Born — which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart (dated Jan. 4, 2020) — the new project arrives as a “celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ,” according to the release. West executive produced and composed the sweeping and emotive Emmanuel, which includes five tracks of ancient and Latin-inspired new compositions.
West cemented his recommitment to Christianity with the launch of his Sunday Service gatherings, which delivered its first public performance during the second weekend of Coachella in 2019 (on Easter, April 21). Six months later, West dropped Jesus Is King, which summited the Top Gospel Albums and Top Christian Albums charts.
See the Emmanuel track list below:
1. REQUIEM AETERNAM
2. O MIRA NOX
3. O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM
4. PUER
5. GLORIA
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Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson take a Christmas-themed trip through Fort Worth, Texas, in the new animated music video for “Pretty Paper.”
The holiday duet appears on Parton’s latest album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, her first holiday release in 30 years. The track was originally penned by Nelson in 1963 after the country music icon saw a disabled man selling pencils and wrapping paper outside of a department store.
In the new animated video for “Pretty Paper,” Parton sings on the back of a wagon, with Nelson strumming his guitar alongside her, as they take a journey through the packed streets of Fort Worth, which are filled with holiday cheer.
Released through Parton’s Butterfly Records in partnership with 12Tone Music Group, A Holly Dolly Christmas includes a mix of originals and holiday standards. In addition to Nelson, the set features Parton duetting with such famous friends as Michael Bublé, Billy Ray Cyrus, goddaughter Miley Cyrus and Jimmy Fallon.
In early December, Parton accepted the hitmaker award from Miley Cyrus during the 2020 Billboard Women in Music event.
Watch Parton and Nelson’s “Pretty Paper” animated video below.
