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Friday, July 1, 2022

Drake & 21 Savage's 'Jimmy Cooks' Debuts Atop Billboard Hot 100

Drake's "Jimmy Cooks," featuring 21 Savage, has debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, earning the singer his 11th Hot No. 1.

For 21 Savage, the song has given him his second No. 1 on the list.

According to Luminate, "Jimmy Cooks," released on OVO/Republic Records, tallied 42.2 million streams, 3 million radio airplay audience impressions and 6,000 downloads sold in its first week (June 17-23).

"Sticky" and "Falling Back," two other songs from Drake's new album, Honestly, Nevermind have made it to the top 10 on the Hot 100 list, starting at No. 6 and No. 7, respectively. Honestly, Nevermind launched as Drake's 11th No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Drake has become the first solo male to simultaneously debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 twice, as Honestly, Nevermind and "Jimmy Cooks" join his Certified Lover Boy and "Way 2 Sexy," which roared in atop the respective tallies dated Sept. 18, 2021.

Drake's 11th Hot 100 No. 1 ties him with Whitney Houston for the seventh-most leaders among all acts and passes Stevie Wonder to claim the second-most among male soloists.

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Avril Lavigne Covers Adele's 'Hello' For Spotify Singles

Pop-punk star Avril Lavigne recently dropped a Spotify Singles cover of Adele's 2015 smash hit "Hello."

"I love Adele's song 'Hello' and have been dying to do a cover of it," Lavigne said in a statement. "The 'Spotify Singles' sessions were a fun opportunity to finally do this cover as well as reimagine my own song 'Love Sux' as an acoustic version."

"Hello from the other side," Lavigne sings in the cover as she stays true to Adele's original song. "I must've called a thousand times/ To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done."

Earlier this month, Lavigne dropped an anniversary edition for her debut album, Let Go.

Let Go, which was Lavigne's breakthrough album, featured hits like "Complicated," "Sk8er Boi," and "I'm with You." Let Go, released on June 4, 2002, peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated September 28, 2002. The record spent an impressive 97 total weeks on the chart.

(Photo: Ryan McFadden)

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Lorde Debuts New Blonde Hair At Glastonbury 2022

Lorde debuted her new blonde hair when she took the stage at Glastonbury 2022 on Sunday.

The "Melodrama" singer showed off her new look with a lilac bodysuit, red tights and a bright red ribbon tied around the wrist.

While performing "Secrets From a Girl (Who's Seen It All)," a track from Solar Power, the New Zealand-born superstar criticized the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

"Wanna hear a secret, girls? Your bodies were destined to be controlled and objectified since before you were born. That horror is your birthright," she told the crowd.

"But here's another secret. You possess ancient strength, ancient wisdom. Wisdom that has propelled every woman that came before you. That wisdom is also your birthright," she added. "I ask you today, make accessing that wisdom your life's work. Because everything depends on it."

The 25 year-old artist ended her passionate speech by saying, "F**k the Supreme Court."

(Photo: Ophelia Mikkelson Jones)

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