BTS tops IFPI’s first-ever Global Album All Format Chart

His successor as taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, might be all about doing The Loco-Motion with Kylie Minogue, but for Enda Kenny his big passion is just plain old locomotives. Now the retired politician, who stepped down as taoiseach in 2017 and gave up his Dáil seat last year, is on track to host his first ever TV show on that very subject.

For Those I Love has announced that his first ever live show will take place later this year.The Dublin producer and songwriter (real name David Balfe), who released his self-titled debut album last week, will be performing at Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland on October 1.Taking to social media earlier today (March 29), For Those I Love wrote: “Performing on Jools and Other Voices gave me a taste of what playing live could do for me, a temporary escape, a chance to bellow loud from my lungs, a

Ellise Shafer administratorSteven William Johnson, the drummer for Grammy-winning band Alabama Shakes, has been arrested and is facing child abuse charges.According to the Associated Press, Johnson was arrested on March 24 after he was indicted on charges including “willful torture, willful abuse and cruelly beating or otherwise willfully maltreating a child under the age of 18.”Johnson is currently in custody at the Limestone County Jail in Athens, Ala., with bond set at $21,500.

BLACKPINK was the musical guest on the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Her appearance – which premiered today (March 17) – marked the first time the BLACKPINK singer has performed alone for the talk show. She is also the first K-pop soloist to grace the stage.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook is officially in the running for an Academy Award.The social giant’s Oculus virtual-reality group, together with EA’s Respawn Entertainment, co-produced “Colette,” a documentary short created as part of VR video game “Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond.” On Monday, the film received an Oscar nomination for documentary short subject.The 24-minute film from director Anthony Giacchino and producer Alice Doyard follows former French Resistance member Colette

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Justin Bieber, Millie Bobby Brown, BTS and Ariana Grande were the big winners at Saturday's Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, where Kenan Thompson served as host and Vice President Kamala Harris addressed viewers at home.

Nas has won his first-ever Grammy Award tonight (March 14), after being nominated at the annual awards show 14 times.The premiere ceremony for the Grammys, where the bulk of the awards are handed out, took place earlier tonight.During that livestreamed event, Nas was announced as the winner of Best Rap Album for his 13th studio record ‘King’s Disease’.

Salford, where Portsmouth failed to have a single effort at goal, was nearly capped off three minutes before the interval when a low Wilson strike drifted agonisingly wide of the target and beyond a despairing Ash Hunter.

Batten down the hatches, lock the doors, put your party pants on, the IFPI is back with another load of global sales stats. Will it never end? They’ve promised that this is the last lot.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBTS’ “Map of the Soul: 7” album has been announced as the first-ever winner of IFPI’s newly-launched Global Album All Format Chart, following a countdown of the top ten biggest albums globally, IFPI is the organization that represents the recorded music industry worldwide.The chart, an addition to IFPI’s existing global awards, celebrates the best-selling albums of the year across all consumption formats, spanning physical sales, digital downloads, and streaming

Fortnite‘s next season kicks off with the Zero Crisis Finale, the first ever single-player event for the game.According to a post from Epic Games, “Chapter 2 Season 6 launches on March 16 with the explosive conclusion of the events of Season 5”.Available to players when they first log into Fortnite’s new season, the event will bridge the gap between seasons, following Agent Jones’ mission in the Zero Crisis Finale.The publisher claims that “the aftermath of this event is sure to shape Reality as

The Weeknd has just added another record breaking accomplishment to his growing list of achievements.