NPR Music’s Isabella Gomez Sarmiento stories on the artists making waves on the pop charts. Taylor Swift is now again at primary on the Scorching 100. However Dangerous Bunny hasn’t gone anyplace.
AILSA CHANG, HOST:
There is a acquainted voice on the high of the Billboard charts this week.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “OPALITE”)
TAYLOR SWIFT: (Singing) I had a nasty behavior of lacking lovers previous.
CHANG: Taylor Swift is now again at No. 1 on the Scorching 100, however Dangerous Bunny hasn’t gone anyplace. The Tremendous Bowl halftime present continues to loom massive over the charts. NPR’s Isabella Gomez Sarmiento takes a better look.
ISABELLA GOMEZ SARMIENTO, BYLINE: Do music movies nonetheless make an affect? In the event you’re Taylor Swift, they actually do. The singer launched her blockbuster album “The Life Of A Showgirl” again in October, however a brand new video for the music “Opalite,” together with vinyl preorders for that single, are serving to safe Swift’s reign on the charts.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “OPALITE”)
SWIFT: (Singing) Sleepless within the onyx night time, however now the sky is opalite.
GOMEZ SARMIENTO: On Instagram, Swift celebrated hitting No. 1 by profusely thanking her followers. She famous it is the primary time in over a decade that she has had two totally different songs from the identical album attain that milestone. The final time was with the album, “1989,” which got here out in 2014.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “BLANK SPACE”)
SWIFT: (Singing) I’ve obtained a clean house, child, and I am going to write your identify.
GOMEZ SARMIENTO: Additionally on the Scorching 100, nation singer Ella Langley retains going robust. Her music “Choosin’ Texas,” her highest-charting single to this point, follows Swift within the No. 2 spot.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “CHOOSIN’ TEXAS”)
ELLA LANGLEY: (Singing) He is choosin’ Texas. I can inform.
GOMEZ SARMIENTO: On the albums chart, Dangerous Bunny’s “DeBI TiRAR MaS FOToS,” which got here out over a 12 months in the past, reclaimed the highest spot. It has been constructing to that time for a few weeks, coming off of his huge win on the Grammys and, in fact, his Tremendous Bowl halftime efficiency.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOS”)
BAD BUNNY: (Singing in Spanish).
GOMEZ SARMIENTO: The Puerto Rican famous person’s 2022 album, “Un Verano Sin Ti,” can be again within the high 10. However two of the largest rap albums of latest weeks are holding their floor. J Cole and Don Toliver maintain the No. 2 and No. 3 spots, respectively.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “TWO SIX”)
J COLE: (Rapping) I bear in mind you was getting A’s. Now you failing us, taking part in exhausting for the white boys that may’t inform the diff.
GOMEZ SARMIENTO: And excellent news for film followers. Unique soundtracks led by huge stars can nonetheless make a mark. The “Wuthering Heights” album by Charli xcx debuts at No. 8.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “DYING FOR YOU”)
CHARLI XCX: (Singing) All of the ache and torture that I went via all is sensible to me now. I used to be dying for you. I used to be dying for you. I used to be dying for you.
GOMEZ SARMIENTO: The movie itself has been polarizing, however clearly, followers are into the music. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR Information.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “DYING FOR YOU”)
CHARLI XCX: (Singing) All of the ache and torture that I went via all is sensible to me now. I used to be dying for you. I used to be dying for you. I used to be dying for you. I am going to preserve dying for you. I am going to preserve dying for you.
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