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Thursday, November 30, 2023

Taylor Swift Meets With Family Of Fan Who Died At Rio De Janeiro Concert

Taylor Swift met the family members of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, a fan who passed away earlier this month, on Sunday (November 26) in São Paulo.

According to reports, Swift invited Machado's family to her final Brazilian tour stop. Swift's post on X shows the singer posing for a picture with the fan's family, who were wearing shirts with images of Ana Clara.

Machado, who fell ill while attending Swift's show at Estadio Nilton Santon in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month, died at a local hospital.

Swift, who was shaken by the news of Benevides' death, wrote on Instagram, "I can't believe I'm writing these words, but it's with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show. I can't even tell you how devastated I am by this. There's very little information I have other than the fact she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young."

She said she would not be able to speak about the loss from stage because she felt "overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it. I want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my heart goes out to her family and friends."

Machado's father Weiny Machado, who spoke to a Brazilian newspaper after her death, said his daughter was a "happy and intelligent girl. I have no words to express my pain. She left home to fulfill a dream and came back dead."

(Photo: Eva Rinaldi; CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia)

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Drake's 'For All The Dogs' Returns To No. 1 On Billboard 200

Drake's For All the Dogs has returned to the top of Billboard 200. The eighth studio album by the Canadian rapper rose from No. 4 to No. 1 with 145,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the November 17-23 tracking week, according to Luminate.

Drake's For All the Dogs has returned to the top of Billboard 200.

The eighth studio album by the Canadian rapper rose from No. 4 to No. 1 with 145,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the November 17-23 tracking week, according to Luminate.

This is the second week that For All the Dogs has topped the chart, thanks to its deluxe reissue earlier this month with six new songs, titled, For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition.

Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) retained its second rank on the Billboard 200, dated December 2.

Dolly Parton earned the No. 3 spot on the chart for the first time with Rockstar, marking the legendary country music singer-songwriter's third Billboard 200 top 10.

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.

(Photo: Drake, OVO/Republic)

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Hozier, Courteeners, Madness & James Among Lytham Festival 2024 Headliners

Hozier, Courteeners, Madness and James are among the headliners of the 2024 edition of the Lytham Festival, scheduled to take place at Lytham Green from July 3 to July 7.

So far, the organizers have announced all the headliners and special guests for the upcoming edition, except those set to perform on July 4.

Apart from the headliners, the lineup also features several rock, pop, and indie masters, and award-winning musicians. Rick Astley, Johnny Marr, and The Kooks are among those who will perform at the festival.

"We love to announce the line-up for Lytham Festival and once again, I am delighted we are going to bring an eclectic mix of artists to Lytham Green next summer," said Lytham Festival co-founder Peter Taylor.

"From the opening night with Hozier to closing with James, and Courteeners and Madness in between, there really is something for everyone. Mixed with that is a list of amazing special guests and support artists who will appeal to a wide range of music fans and make for very different but equally as brilliant nights.

"We still have the fifth headliner to announce. This is another exciting name and one we plan to reveal very soon alongside their U.K. tour plans," he added. "In the meantime, get your tickets because we are planning a fantastic Lytham Festival for 2024 and we can't want to once again see everyone celebrating live music on Lytham Green."

(Photo: Kayla Johnson; CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia)

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Jack Harlow's 'Lovin On Me' Earns Second Week Atop U.K. Singles Chart

Jack Harlow's "Lovin On Me" has earned a second week atop the UK Official Singles Chart. Last week, the Louisville rapper earned his first No. 1 on the U.K. chart with the rap-pop track.

Jack Harlow's "Lovin On Me" has earned a second week atop the UK Official Singles Chart.

Last week, the Louisville rapper earned his first No. 1 on the U.K. chart with the rap-pop track.

With 6 million streams, "Lovin On Me" remains the U.K.'s most-streamed song this week.

Casso, RAYE and D-Block Europe's "Prada" returned to No. 2, while Tate McRae's "Greedy" also rose back to its previous peak of No. 3.

Noah Kahan's "Stick Season" improved its ranking by one to No. 4, while Tyla's "Slinky Water" jumped three spots to reach No. 5.

Following the box office success of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Olivia Rodrigo scales up to No. 13 with "Can't Catch Me Now" from the movie's soundtrack.

Five Christmas songs are featured in the U.K. Top 40: Wham!'s "Last Christmas" (14), Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" (16), Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (31), Michael Buble's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (37) and Ariana Grande's "Santa Tell Me" (38).

Drake secured a landmark 90th U.K. Top 40 single with "You Broke My Heart" ranked at 26.

(Photo: Urban Wyatt)

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