Beyoncé reigns atop the Official Albums Chart for a second week with RENAISSANCE.
25.07.2022 - 12:17 / nme.com
ITZY’s latest release ‘Checkmate’ has debuted at Number Eight on the Billboard 200, marking their highest entry on the chart yet.On July 24, Billboard shared that ITZY’s new mini-album ‘Checkmate’ had debuted at Number Eight on the album chart in the week ending July 21. It is the quintet’s highest-charting effort yet, after their debut studio album ‘Crazy In Love’, which charted at Number 11 following its release last September.According to Billboard, the girl group had earned 33,000 equivalent album units, of which 31,000 were attributed to album sales and 3,000 to SEA (streaming equivalent) units.
The remaining units comprised TEA (track equivalent) units.ITZY are now the fourth K-pop girl group to land in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, joining the ranks of BLACKPINK’s 2020 studio debut ‘THE ALBUM’, labelmates TWICE’s ‘Formula Of Love: T+O=<3’ last November and aespa’s ‘Girls’ just last week.‘Checkmate’ was first released on July 15 alongside a music video for its title track ‘Sneakers’. The mini-album comprises a total of 7 new songs, as well as an English-language version of its title track.‘Sneakers’ is about “put[ting] your own sneakers on and jump[ing] out of [others’] expectations to freedom,” member Ryujin told NME during a recent interview with the quintet.
“This time, we wanted to [include] freedom in it so listeners can enjoy this music more brightly, and more, like, summer!”ITZY will support the mini-album by embarking on their first-ever world tour, also titled ‘Checkmate’, later this year. The tour will kick off with a two-night residency in Seoul this August, after which the girl group will head to North America in October and November.
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Beyoncé has earned her fourth number one album this week with ‘RENAISSANCE‘ while The Cribs have entered the top 40 with reissues of their first three releases.Beyoncé’s ‘RENAISSANCE’ is her first number one album in six years and outsold its nearest competition by three to one, according to The Official Charts Company.Bey’s other number one albums include her debut album, ‘Dangerously in Love’ (2003), ‘4’ (2011)and ‘Lemonade’ (2016). As a member of Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé boasts another chart-topper with ‘Survivor’ reaching number one in 2001.‘RENAISSANCE’ also tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart while lead single ‘Break My Soul’ becomes Beyoncé’s highest-charting solo hit on the UK Official Singles Chart in 14 years.Elsewhere in the charts, the reissues of The Cribs first three full-length albums all enter the top 40.
Beyoncé claims her fourth solo UK Number 1 album with RENAISSANCE this week, marking her first chart-topper in six years.
“Break My Soul.”However, the 40-year-old entertainer teased her fans with a “Cliquebait” video on Thursday evening.The song is off of her newest album, “Renaissance” and a full video has yet to be revealed.The teaser was released on her YouTube channel and features a silver outfit-clad Beyoncé on top of a horse, reminiscent of her new record cover. Wind gleefully blows the “Crazy in Love ” crooner’s hair as she sits on the sparkling pony.In another shot, a fire burns next to a metallic horse with Beyoncé nowhere to be seen.The title of her seventh studio album then comes on screen for the rest of the four-minute song.Since the release of the Texas native’s album last month, a series of issues have surrounded the debut.Queen Bey used the “ableist” slur “sp – – z” on her new “Renaissance” track “Heated.”“Sp – – zin’ on that ass, sp – – z on that ass/ Fan me quick, girl, I need my glass,” the lyric says.
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Beyoncé’s chart RENAISSANCE continues in abundance today – as her seventh solo record sets its sights on becoming her fourth UK Number 1 album.
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