Luis Montgomery
Staff Writer
DaBaby takes No.1 on Billboard Charts
With all the achievements and milestones this week, it is incredibly impossible to tell who is having the best week ever. DaBaby scores his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as ‘Kirk’ opens in the top slot.
According to Billboard.com, this effort follows his first studio release, “Baby on Baby”, which peaked at No. 7 on the June 1-dated list. DaBaby’s breakthrough single, “Suge,” which marked his first top
10 hit on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 songs chart (reaching No. 7 on July 6). Through the week ending Oct. 2,“Kirk” starts with 145,000 equivalent album units, of which 8,000 were in album sales, 2,000 in TEA units and 136,000 in SEA units.
The latter sum equates to 181.7 million on-demand audio streams for the set’s 13 songs during its first week, the fifth-largest debut-streaming week for an album in 2019.
Jacoby Olden, a freshman biology/pre-med major from Memphis, Tenn. said, “DaBaby is one of my top five rappers. I think his album reflects him and his growth from his first album.”
Tyler Perry Studio premieres and pays tribute to black artists
According to Variety, Tyler Perry has put down deep roots in the state of Georgia, becoming the first African-American to independently own his own studio, one whose acreage exceeds that of Warner Bros, Paramount and Walt Disney’s Hollywood lots combined.
In a speech celebrating the opening of his brand new 330-acre studio in Atlanta, Ga., Tyler Perrychallenged his guests to dream bigger, like he had, while turning the former Army base into his personal production play land.
Beyoncé expressed her feelings in a post via Instagram.
“Happy Sunday. Congratulations to Tyler Perry on the opening of his studios. I could feel our ancestors’ presence. Surrounded by my heroes, I watched Denzel, Queen Oprah, Spike, Whoopi, Sir Poitier, Will, Halle, Dame Cicely and our angels John Singleton and Diahann Carroll honored.”
She continued, “The Armand de Brignac crashed against each soundstage as fireworks lit up the sky. Generations of blood sweat and tears, success, excellence and brilliance. It makes me so proud, so full, I could not stop crying. Thank you, my Virgo brother for so much love and passion put into every detail. My prayer today is that you will take it all in. You inspire me to dream even bigger.”
In addition to opening the studio, Perry is also celebrating the debut of his latest shows, BET’s “The Oval” and “Sistas,” the first projects from a landmark multi-platform deal with Viacom that will last through 2024.
J. Lo and Shakira to join forces at Super Bowl LIV
According to Yahoo!, Super Bowl Sunday is arguably one of the most highly anticipated unofficial national holidays in the United States.The mega event is set to take place in Miami, Florida at the Hard Rock Stadium on Feb. 2. On Sept. 27, it was announced that both Jennifer Lopez and Shakira would be co-headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, which seems to be the perfect gig for the Latina songstresses.
“I love that, next to J.Lo, we’ll be representing the Latino community, which is such an important force in the United States,” Shakira said in a video for the show’s sponsor, Pepsi.
“I like the fact that they have two Latina women being presented on such a pristine platform. I think it also is a great effort in making a statement to America and the world,” said Cedric Piggs, a senior English major from Greenville, Miss.
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