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Jelly Roll scores his second consecutive and total No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “Need a Favor.” The song ascends to the top of the ranking dated Aug. 12 with a 2% increase to 32.9 million audience impressions July 28-Aug. 3, according to Luminate.
The 38-year-old, who grew up (as Jason Bradley DeFord) in the Nashville suburb of Antioch, Tenn., co-penned “Need a Favor” with brothers Joe and Rob Ragosta and Austin Nivarel.
The song is the lead single from Jelly Roll’s LP Whitsitt Chapel, which arrived at its No. 2 best on Top Country Albums in June. It follows his first Country Airplay No. 1, “Son of a Sinner,” which led for a week in January.
“A second No. 1 at country radio is something I wouldn’t have even allowed myself to dream about,” Jelly Roll tells Billboard. “‘Need a Favor’ has absolutely changed my life. It’s been incredible to watch the fan reaction and see what’s happening out there on the road. Thank you to everyone who has continued to believe in this song, and to country radio for supporting therapeutic music. I’ve seen firsthand the impact the music continues to have with people across the country.”
“Need a Favor” is also crossing over, as it rises 26-22 on the Adult Pop Airplay chart.
On the most recently published streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart (dated Aug. 5), “Need a Favor” held at its No. 4 high. It drew 11.3 million official U.S. streams and sold 6,000 downloads July 21-27.
Meanwhile, Jelly Roll ends a three-month lock on the top spot on Country Airplay by Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen. “Need a Favor” dethrones Combs’ cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car,” which dominated for five weeks starting July 8. Before that, Wallen’s “Last Night” reigned for eight frames beginning May 13.
SM Entertainment’s second quarter earnings, which were announced Wednesday (Aug. 2), helped shares of the K-pop music company, home to such acts as NCT Dream and Red Velvet, gain 7.6% to 137,700 won ($105.59) this week. That made it the top performer of the 21 stocks in the Billboard Global Music Index this week.
The index fell 1.9% to 1,360.05 in a week in which stocks were broadly down around the world. In the United States, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite fell 2.3% and 2.8%, respectively, marking their worst weeks since March. The FTSE 100 in the United Kingdom declined 1.7%. South Korea’s KOSPI composite index declined 0.2%.
The return of the concert business helped SM Entertainment revenues grow 30% to 239.8 billion won ($184 million), beating the 20.3% year-over-year improvement in the first quarter of 2023. SM artists had 60 concerts in the second quarter compared to six in the prior-year period. Merchandise revenue jumped 75% from sales increases from pop-up retail stores related to album releases. The day before SM announced earnings, the company’s shares got a 3.1% boost from Tuesday’s announcement that it had combined its North American operations with the U.S. operations of Kakao Entertainment, which acquired a 40% stake in SM in March.
Most of the companies that reported earnings this week saw their share prices decline week-over-week, though. Believe dropped 5.4%, SiriusXM fell 5.5% and Deezer lost 7.1%. Shares of Reservoir Media were unchanged.
Another K-pop company, HYBE, was one of just five of the index’s 21 stocks in positive territory this week. Shares of HYBE, which will report second-quarter earnings on Tuesday (Aug. 8), improved 5.2% to 272,000 won ($208.58). iHeartMedia, which also reports earnings on Tuesday, gained 6.9%.
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Ciara wants to help you level up your skincare routine with OAM Skin. The “How We Roll” singer’s affordable skincare line is comprised of cleanser, moisturizer, eye cream and more priced from $28-$65.
“OAM stands for ‘on a mission,’” Ciara explained in an interview with Billboard‘s Tetris Kelly. “I’m on a mission to make clinical skincare simple for all, and to give you the one-two-step process to level up the radiance in your skin.”
OAM Skin’s line of products includes Vitamin C Hydrating Cleanser ($28), Vitamin C Radiance Moisturizer ($43), Vitamin C Eye Revitalizer ($35), 20% Vitamin C Brightening Serum ($62) and Vitamin C Brightening Pads.
“Vitamin C is a key component in every product,” Ciara added. “You don’t really see skincare lines where they have vitamin c in every product.”
One of the fan favorites from OAM Skin are the brightening pads, which are good for exfoliating the skin, treating hyperpigmentation, clearing your pores and evening out the skin tone.
Another one of OAM Skin’s star players? The 20% Vitamin C Brightening Serum or “liquid gold” as Ciara calls the bestselling product. “It’s allowing your skin to get that [radiant] glow up.”
Keeping the price affordable was another “key component” in creating the line. “I call it ‘affordable luxury’ for the skin. These products could be priced high because they’re all clinically based, but it was important to me that everyone had access to luxury skincare.”
Besides her skincare and music, Ciara is co-owner of Ten to One Rum and stars in a new campaign for Gap x LoveShackFancy.
OAM Skin is available at DermStore, QVC.com and OAMSkin.com. To make it easier for you to get your hands these must-haves, we teamed up with TalkShopLive, the first online platform for live streaming and home shopping.
Watch the video below to shop items from the skincare line and tune into the live stream on Monday (Aug. 7) at 7 p.m. ET to shop with Cici!
Anitta is the latest act to take on the challenge of eating spicy wings in a new episode of Hot Ones.
“I think it’s going to be a nightmare,” she told host Sean Evans before eating the chicken wings. She joked about her family being concerned about her shooting the show and how her publicist encouraged her to take on the challenge because it was an “amazing” opportunity.
During the nearly 30-minute episode, the Brazilian not only tried out various hot sauces including Classic Chili Maple, Zesty Lemon Pepper and the Spice Shark, to name a few, but she also talked about the roots of Brazilian funk music, her upcoming projects and more.
Most notably, Anitta was as unfiltered as ever, sharing crazy anecdotes about her personal life and career. Below, check out five fun facts we learned watching Anitta’s “Hot Ones” episode:
1. Discovering Reggaeton Music: While trying out the Thai Green Curry Hot Sauce, the artist shared a story about discovering reggaeton music during one of her first business trips to Mexico. She said she first went to a “fancy” nightclub and was underwhelmed. Then, she hopped in a taxi and asked to be taken to a regular club in a barrio. She recalls having the best time ever and Shazamming all the reggaeton songs that caught her attention to later go back to the hotel and DM the artists for potential collaborations.
2. No Condiments, Please: “I never put lemon on my food,” the singer said ahead of trying out the Zesty Lemon Pepper Hot Sauce. “This is the easiest one so far. I feel so relaxed now.” While eating the chicken wing, she talked about going on a date with a chef to his restaurant and faking to like the food. She said all the dishes had black pepper but that she doesn’t eat black pepper because “it causes hemorrhoids.”
3. Love-Making Music: Things got spicier (no pun intended) when she tried the Chile Lengua de Fuego sauce. “I love songs to make love to. I always make songs to twerk,” she admitted. “I think a good song to have sex needs to have that movement that you feel you can go with it and ride to it. I took a course of tantric massage and it needs to match that vibe — it needs to be sensitive, not that strong. It was good,” she elaborated.
4. Embarrassing Work Moment: As the challenge grew hotter, Anitta became more revealing. During Los Calientes Rojos Hot Sauce, she talked about clogging the toilet at a fancy hotel where she was having a work meeting. “Everyone was knocking on the door and the toilet wouldn’t flush. The water spilled, I was desperate. I was there for 40-mins,” she laughed.
5. She Doesn’t Google Herself: While eating the extra hot and spicy Jalapeño Chico sauce, Anitta said she doesn’t care about reading news about herself or even googling her name. “I used to be on top of my sh** every single day—Do people love me? Do they hate me? Now I don’t give a sh** because people are crazy. I decided to let it go.”
In recent years, duets have made a strong showing on Billboard’s country charts–and in particular, male-female duets have had a moment, whether that be both vocalists fully trading off verses, or one vocalist only contributing harmonies.
Chart-toppers over the past three years have included the Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter duet “Thinking ‘Bout You,” the Jason Aldean/Carrie Underwood collab “If I Didn’t Love You,” Kane and Katelyn Brown’s “Thank God,” Kelsea Ballerini with Kenny Chesney on “Half of My Hometown,” and Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson’s “Never Say Never,” to name a few.
Currently, the Justin Moore-Priscilla Block song “You, Me & Whiskey” is in the top 5 of the Billboard Country Airplay chart (dated Aug. 5, 2023); also on the chart is the new Carly Pearce track “We Don’t Fight Anymore,” featuring vocals from Chris Stapleton and the Jelly Roll/Wilson collab “Save Me.”
Perhaps more than any other genre, duets have a deep, storied history within the canon of country music classics, with several male-female artist pairings crafting entire albums’ worth of duets.
George Jones and Tammy Wynette (who were married from 1969-1975) crafted nine studio albums as a vocal duo, while Jones also earned hit duets with Melba Montgomery and Margie Singleton. Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty made 10 studio albums together, while Bill Anderson created albums of duets with Mary Lou Turner and Jan Howard.
In 1984, Jones issued the album Ladies’ Choice, a collection of duets with female vocalists. In 2013, Willie Nelson released a similar album of all-female duet partners with To All the Girls…, while Texas artist Aaron Watson is working on Cover Girl, a collection of songs featuring women collaborators. In 2008 and 2009, CMT even hosted the competition show Can You Duet, which brought the duo Steel Magnolia into the spotlight.
Here, we look at some of country music’s top male-female duets over the years. These picks range from 1960s classics to 21st century hits, including everything from romance-charged, loved-up ballads, to humorous takes on long-term relationships and songs that encompass the emotional weight of love gone wrong.
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