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Thursday, May 19, 2022

Jack Harlow's 'First Class' Reclaims No. 1 Spot On Billboard Hot 100

Jack Harlow 's "First Class" has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart dated May 21.

The song returns to the first position four weeks after debuting on top.

"First Class" is a song from the rapper's second studio album Come Home the Kids Miss You, which was released on May 6.

Harlow played the song at the Billboard Music Awards last weekend.

Harry Styles ' "As It Was" is ranked No. 2 on the Hot 100 chart.

It is the lead single from Styles' upcoming album Harry's House, scheduled for release on Friday.

Future's "Wait for U" fell two steps from the top to No. 3 on the Hot 100.

Four Bad Bunny songs made their debut in the Hot 100 top 10 - "Moscow Mule" at No. 4, "Tití Me Preguntó" at No. 5, "Después De La Playa" at No. 6 and "Me Porto Bonito" at No. 10.

The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data.

(Photo: Urban Wyatt)

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Elton John & Dua Lipa's 'Cold Heart' Tops Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart

Elton John and Dua Lipa's collaborative song "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)" has topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart dated May 21.

It marks Elton John's 18th No. 1 song on the Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart. In all, 42 of the legendary musician's songs have entered the chart's top 10.

John's other chart-toppers are "Daniel," "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," "Mama Can't Buy You Love," "Little Jeannie," "Blue Eyes," "That's What Friends Are For" "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That," "Healing Hands," "You Gotta Love Someone," "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," "The One," "Simple Life," "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," "Believe," "Something About the Way You Look Tonight," and "Merry Christmas".

John also extends the longest span of an artist leading the AC chart: 49 years and a week, from "Daniel" to "Cold Heart."

For Dua Lipa, Cold Heart marks her second Adult Contemporary leader after "Levitating" reigned for 14 weeks last year.

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Ed Sheeran Teams Up With Budjerah For '2step' Remix

Ed Sheeran teamed up with young Australian musician Budjerah for the latest remix of his single "2step.

Budjerah, who won the award for most performed R&B/soul work for "Higher" recently at the 2022 APRA Music Awards, revealed the news about the collab through a social media post.

Budjerah previously won the award in the inaugural Michael Gudinski breakthrough artist category at the 2021 Awards, and it was Sheeran, who handed over the prize to the artist.

The Aussie artist admits he "was so shocked" to have won the ARIA Award, "and it meant so much to me that Ed Sheeran was the one who read my name out," he explains. "To now be featuring on the Australian remix of Ed's track '2Step' and have it released globally as I'm just starting my first overseas tour, it's really exciting."

"2step," which Sheeran co-wrote with David Hodges, Louis Bell and Andrew Wotman, is from his fifth studio album = (equals)

The one with Budjerah is the sixth official remix of "2step." The earlier takes were with Lil Baby, Antytila, Ellinoora, Ultimo and 1.Cuz.

(Photo: Dan Martensen)

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