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Friday, August 12, 2022

Beyoncé's 'Break My Soul' Jumps To Top Spot On Billboard Hot 100

Beyoncé's "Break My Soul" has jumped to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.

Queen Bey earned her 8th solo No. 1 on the list. The track, which debuted at No. 15 six weeks earlier, is from her latest album Renaissance, which also earned her seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

"Break My Soul" earned 61.7 million radio airplay audience impressions, up 8%, and 18.9 million streams, up 114%. It sold 13,000 downloads in the July 29-August 4 tracking week, which was up 113%, according to Luminate.

Besides the original version, on August 3, Beyoncé released an EP of four remixed versions of the track, featuring will.i.am, Terry Hunter, Honey Dijon, and Nita Aviance.

Beyoncé also released "The Queens Remix", a collaboration with Madonna, interpolating her 1990 song "Vogue."

(Photo: Mason Poole)

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Iggy Azalea Announces Return To Music: 'Cry About It'

Iggy Azalea has announced that she's returning to music after a temporary retirement last summer.

"A year ago I was willing to walk away from music because I was tired of the negative energy it attracted," Azalea tweeted. "But what I've learned is that even when I'm minding my business, y'all gonna be negative AND nosey. So if I can't have peace, neither can you. I'm coming back. Cry about it."

The Australian rapper, who released her third and most recent studio album The End Of An Era in August 2021, had announced last year that she would be taking a break from music to "focus on other creative projects and things I'm feeling passionate [about] and inspired by, beyond music."

"I'm excited for you guys to see different sides to me in the future," she continued. "Shifting my energy and focus to what I'm most excited about is what is right for me and I hope you'll continue to support whatever creative projects I'm out here doing!"

Azalea is currently opening for Pitbull on his Can't Stop Us Now summer tour.

(Photo: Laura Murray)

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Dua Lipa Awarded Title Of Honorary Ambassador Of Kosovo

Pop superstar Dua Lipa has been awarded the title of Honorary Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo.

The honorary title was presented to Lipa at a ceremony held in capital Pristina on Friday by Kosovan President Vjosa Osmani Sadriu. She described Dua Lipa as an inspiration and model for girls all over the world.

"She is using her incredible voice and talent, not only to offer the world songs that leave a mark but also to present the best image of Kosovo everywhere around the world. Today, because of Dua, there is no one who does not know Kosovo, which has once again made it the center of world culture through the Sunny Hill festival," added the President.

Lipa, who was born in London as the eldest child of Kosovo Albanian parents, shared the news on social media.

"It's an honour and a privilege to be able to represent my country all over the world and to continue my work and efforts globally to see that we leave our mark and make a difference," Lipa captioned a photo gallery on Instagram. "The youth of Kosovo deserves the right to visa liberalization, freedom to travel and to dream big. Thank you."

(Photo: Office Of The President Of Kosovo)

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