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https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/stars-und-leute/nana-mouskouri-feiert-90-geburtstag-ich-fuehle-mich-wie-vierzig-67064a85d8476a4127f49e01 Finally, it is confirmed. German newspaper "Bild" congratulated Mouskouri on her new album and life in the article above. They also provide stats. They list the 3 best selling female recording artists ever. 1. Madonna 2. Taylor Swift 3. Nana Mouskouri (300 million records) So, what's your favourite Mouskouri evergreen?

All credit to @TRF. I'm back like I forgot something (I swear I didn't!) Over the next few days, I'll be unveiling the official yearend that a select few of y'all voted on. BUT FIRST. Some close calls! All songs that came close - but no cigar.

Is this further proof that this is all simply part of Taylor's album rollout as has been for the past several of her albums and NOT a pointed event? https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=341366&title=

Are you surprised?

Started this and realized... all of ATRL was moved this year! So, in the spirit of @supaspaz bringing back the ATRL Grammys, here we go again! Now is the time that film's award season is in full swing, and a big part of it consists of critics from major and regional markets gathering around and picking their favorite performances/films of the year. And we do that with music! So drop a line if you want to FYC, start discussion, or want to be a part of voting! More will be explained, but here are the categories we (usually) choose from: Album Single Song (lyrics/music) Album Track EP Male Female Group/Band Breakthrough Artist Pop Dance/Electronic R&B Progressive/Contemporary R&B Rock Alternative Independent Country Rap Latin World Comeback (for any artist who's been gone for more than five years) Singles Run (for the artist who put out the best collection of singles this calendar year) Collaboration Music Video Producer/Songwriter Adele and Beyoncé tied in our first year - one of these ladies released something new in 2022, and I think she will be very successful with our critics this time around. But it's up to you! Date of ceremony TBD. Let's go!

So, to those unfamiliar - maybe someone can link to archived posts? - we do (with the exception of 2022... yet) an annual critics circle, akin to the awards film critics announce at the end of the year. We (the participants) get in a heated room (read: Discord server) and debate our favorites, until we pick winners in categories. The categories? Album Single Song (lyrics/music) Album Track EP Male Female Group/Band Breakthrough Artist Pop Dance/Electronic R&B Progressive/Contemporary R&B Rock Alternative Independent Country Rap Latin World Comeback (for any artist who's been gone for more than five years) Singles Run (for the artist who put out the best collection of singles this calendar year) Collaboration Music Video Producer/Songwriter Previous winners include Adele, Beyoncé, Lorde (x2), Run The Jewels, Carly Rae Jepsen, Robyn, Dua Lipa, and Jessie Ware. Who will win this year? Up to you! As far as a date, I'm feeling either 12/21 or 12/27 - what say y'all?

Think Later debuts at 2 while Pink Friday is at 3

https://deadline.com/2023/10/beyonce-renaissance-concert-film-presales-box-office-1235562887/amp/

This global smasha VIBEZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Fortunate Son becomes the 3rd song from the 1960s to reach 1 billion streams: https://kworb.net/spotify/songs.html Along with Have You Ever Seen the Rain, CCR has 2 of the 4 oldest songs to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify. Here is the track for you all to stream: Fortunate Son is heading towards its peak season. I expect this to get 1.5-2 million daily as we head towards the July 4th holiday.

Hope you guys like it! Thoughts??

https://www.instagram.com/p/CtID2_xOIxO/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== nicki

Legend Loreen and her taste.

Beyoncé's "BREAK MY SOUL" is now certified GOLD (1 million streams) in Greece. https://twitter.com/johnnythe_/status/1661863305567248385

A smash Equivalent to 333K units there.

An undeniable classic that shockingly was never released as a single initially:

https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=335756&title=SEVENTEEN-HARLOW-ARMADO-LEAD-NEW-RELEASES SEVENTEEN(Pledis/Geffen) 130-140k Jack Harlow (Generation Now/Atlantic) 40-50k Eslabon Armado (DEL/Ingrooves) 40-50k There’s a battle brewing for #1 on Friday’s HITS Top 50. Morgan Wallen has held the top spot for eight consecutive weeks, but his One Thing at a Time (Big Loud/Mercury/Republic) is now in a dead heat with Pledis/Geffen’s SEVENTEEN. Both entries are projecting to just under 140k today. Watch this space for further developments. Three other new releases seem poised to debut inside the Top 10, Jack Harlow’s Jackman. (Generation Now/Atlantic), Eslabon Armado’s DESVELADO (DEL) and The National’s First Two Pages of Frankenstein (4AD). There’s a lot a congestion this week so look for some things to move around ahead of the final chart. https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=335794&title=TOP-20%3A-A-TIGHT-BATTLE

Swift’s third album has earned a total of 7.8 million equivalent album units in the U.S. through Apr. 27, according to Luminate. Source: https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-speak-now-taylors-version-release-date-1235322958/

Billboard will allow "fan packs" to count towards the Billboard 200, starting the chart dated July 15, 2023. - Will only allow two fan pack options per release, for example, a shirt with a CD - Requires the individual items be sold separately in the same webstore - Fan packs can only include physical merch—not tickets, M&G's, or anything non-tangible - Must carry a physical copy of an album - Digital download/merch combos will not be allowed - Billboard and Luminate must approve the fan pack before they go on sale src: https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-fan-packs-album-charts/

100M this decade? In january she had 78,3M https://chartmasters.org/best-selling-artists-of-all-time/

The Guardian: 100/100 musicOMH: 100/100 AllMusic: 90/100 DIY Magazine: 90/100 Albumism: 90/100 Under The Radar: 90/100 Sputnikmusic: 88/100 Pitchfork: 83/100 Beats Per Minute: 83/100 Paste: 82/100 Rolling Stone: 80/100 The Line of Best Fit: 80/100 Slant Magazine: 80/100 Clash: 80/100 NME: 80/100 The Skinny: 80/100 Exclaim!: 80/100 The Arts Desk: 60/100 Metacritic: 89 (based on 17 reviews) AOTY: 85 (based on 20 reviews)