Kenny Chesney Debuts Ahead of Drake on Album Chart, But Drake Has 15 of the 25 Top Songs

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Polo G and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit joined Future in having albums debut in the top 10.

The rock'n'roll pioneer chose his final resting place to be Oakwood University, his alma mater

Little Richard has reached his final resting place. The "Tutti Frutti" singer was laid to rest at Oakwood University in Huntsville, Ala., his alma mater, on Wednesday, according to local news station, WZDX.

By Chris Willman

Country music superstar Kenny Chesney has signed an exclusive global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the publishing giant announced today (May 19). Over his nearly 30-year career, Chesney has sold more than 30 million

Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard will be buried at Oakwood University, a historically black university in Huntsville, Alabama.Gerald Kibble, director of Oakwood Memorial Gardens, said the private funeral will be held Wednesday (May 20) and will not be open to the public.Little Richard’s close friend Pastor Bill Minson said the singer was an alumnus of the university.

Drake has revealed his top five favourite rappers.

Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Sheryl Crow, Billy Ray Cyrus, Kelsea Ballerini and many more country artists will appear on CMT’s virtual benefit concert May 20 for Feed the Front Line Live.

Brad Paisley, Kelsea Ballerini, Grace Potter, Jon Pardi, Brett Young, Rita Wilson and Billy Ray Cyrus are among those on board to help out Feed the Front Line May 20.

K-pop singer-songwriter IU (real name: Lee Ji-eun) debuts at No. 36 on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart (dated May 16), thanks to her new single "Eight," featuring BTS member SUGA.The track debuts at No.

Kenny Chesney re-enters the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated May 16) at No. 1 to become the top musical act in the U.S.

Kenny Chesney's Here and Now enters both the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums at No. 1 this week.

Drake returns to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated May 16) for a fourth total week on top, thanks to 15 credits on the latest Billboard Hot 100. 14 of the 15 songs appear on Drake's Dark

Kenny Chesney nets his 17th No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, as Here and Now blasts in atop the March 16-dated list.With the launch, Chesney ties Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson for the second-most leaders in the chart's 56-year history, after George Strait's record 27.Concurrently, Here and Now debuts at No.

Drake celebrates his 10th top 10 album on the Billboard 200 (dated May 16), as Dark Lane Demo Tapes arrives at No. 2 with 223,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. He also tallies 15 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including all 14 from the new set. "Toosie Slide" lands the highest, at No. 4, after launching at No. 1 on the chart dated April 18, followed

Kenny Chesney has something to celebrate.

Country superstar Kenny Chesney captures his ninth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as his latest studio effort, Here and Now, bows atop the tally. Notably, he ties Garth Brooks for the most No. 1s among country acts in the chart’s history. The set earned 233,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending May 7, according to Nielsen

Congratulations to Drake, who scores the Official Chart double this week as his Dark Lane Demo Tapes mixtape and song Toosie Slide claim Number 1 on the Official Albums and Singles Charts.

Kenny Chesney hopes to debut at No. 1 with his new album, but if he does, it'll be an anomaly, as hip-hop has almost exclusively ruled the top 10 album and song charts during the stay-at-home era.