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Monday, May 23, 2022

Kendrick Lamar's 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers' Debuts Atop Billboard 200

Kendrick Lamar's new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers has debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart dated May 28.

The fifth studio album by Lamar toped the list with 295,500 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 19, as per Luminate data.

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, released on May 13 by PGLang, Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records, marks the rapper's fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart.

It comes after a gap of five years.

The 18-track album is split into two parts, each containing nine tracks. The first half is named Big Steppers and the second half is named Mr. Morale.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti has fallen to the No. 2 slot and is followed by Future's I Never Liked You at No. 3 on the new Billboard 200 chart.

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Doja Cat Shares Details Of Tonsil Infection, Cancels Upcoming Shows

Doja Cat has cancelled her upcoming festival concerts and dropped out of The Weeknd's Stadium Tour due to tonsil surgery.

"I wanted you to hear it from me first. Unfortunately I have to have surgery on my tonsils ASAP. The surgery is routine but the recovery is going to take awhile due to swelling. That means I have to cancel my festival run this summer as well as The Weeknd tour. I feel horrible about this but can't wait for this to heal and get back to making music and create an experience for y'all," Doja Cat said in a statement posted on her Instagram Story.

The "Kiss Me More" singer had given a hint a day earlier, saying in a Twitter post that her doctor had found an "abscess" in her left tonsil.

"My whole throat is f**ked so i might have some bad news for yall coming soon," she tweeted.

Doja's cancelled Festival dates include a performance at the Hangout Festival in Alabama, which was scheduled for last Saturday, and the U.K.'s Glastonbury Festival next month.

The singer was also scheduled to open for The Weeknd's summer stadium tour.

(Photo: David LaChapelle)

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Haim Reschedule Cincinnati Show After Covid-19 Outbreak

Haim announced on Friday (May 20) that their show in Cincinnati, Ohio, originally scheduled to take place on Thursday (May 19) will now be held on May 29.

"We regret to inform you that due to a recent COVID19 outbreak on the One More HAIM Tour, the HAIM concert scheduled for May 19, 2022 at The Andrew J Brady Music Center has been rescheduled to May 29, 2022," read a statement from the venue.

"All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date. For those unable to attend the new date, refunds are available at the point of purchase until May 24 at 6 p.m." the statement added. "Everyone is doing well, resting up, and they can't wait to be in Cincinnati with you all later this month."

The band also announced via an Instagram Story on Friday the postponement of their show in Nashville at the Ascend Amphitheater, and the cancellation of the Sunday night's (May 22) gig at the Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park in Wilmington, N.C.

(Photo: Yana Yatsuk)

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