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Singer is just third artist in history to have four albums in top 10 concurrently, with Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) becoming her 12th album to reach No. 1
Taylor Swift has become the first woman, and only the third artist ever, to have four albums in the Top 10 of the US album chart simultaneously, while also beating a record set by Barbra Streisand to become the female artist with the most No 1 albums in history.
The 33-year-old’s latest album, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), has debuted at the top spot on the Billboard 200 with 716,000 album-equivalent units – a figure that combines physical sales with digital sales and streaming figures. It is the largest week for any album in 2023 and the best since her previous album, Midnights, was released last October.
Former art director Steve Parke can still recall the moment he found out that the Purple Rain star had died at his Minnesota home on April 21 a year ago at the age of 57. From his iconic home at Paisley Park to his home away from home at First Avenue, Prince's fans have traveled from all over the world to view his home through his eyes. Many Twin Cities landmarks will be lit in purple on this, the 21st day of April, also known as "Prince Day" in Minnesota.
This file photo taken on January 11, 2011 shows a screen image of the Google logo in Washington, DC. AFP / KAREN BLEIER According to Google's global trends report released Wednesday, the augmented reality game from Nintendo was the most-searched item online in 2016.
President Barack Obama laughs as he hands out treats to a child who is dressed up as him during a Halloween event at the South Lawn of the White House Oct. 31, 2016 in Washington, DC. President Obama told kids to go nuts eating candy and did some of the "Thriller" dance with First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House Halloween party.
Congress returned to Capitol Hill this week, and Candice and I posed a new question to our Politics & Policy Daily readers: What book should be required reading for every senator and representative? We got an overwhelming number of responses, but here are a few of our favorites: Martha Allen was the first of many to suggest Just Mercy , Bryan Stevenson's widely acclaimed memoir detailing his career as a young lawyer, fighting against injustice in America's criminal-justice system. Another popular submission was The Prince , Niccolo Machiavelli's 16th-century manual on manipulating your way to power.
Taylor and Tom's VERY Swift romance: Now smitten singer whisks Hiddleston to the UK on her private jet to spend 24 hours with his mother Kindergarten teacher, 35, is shot dead at her parents' house 'by her mother-in-law while her young sons were waiting in the car outside' New York man who spent 20 years in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit asks judge to leave the case OPEN and that he should be fully exonerated Michael Jackson said he feared Prince would die prematurely and that the Purple Rain singer had been 'mean, nasty and rude' in a string of rants about his 'rival' What a disaster movie! Independence Day movie sequel bombs as critics mock Liam Hemsworth for trying to be 'Tom Cruise in Top Gun' and 'shockingly inept, hilariously dumb' alien invasion plot 'He's a druggie': Johnny Manziel's father says his son needs help as player's attorney accidentally sends text ... (more)
Taylor and Tom's VERY Swift romance: Now smitten singer whisks Hiddleston to the UK on her private jet to spend 24 hours with his mother Kindergarten teacher, 35, is shot dead at her parents' house 'by her mother-in-law while her young sons were waiting in the car outside' New York man who spent 20 years in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit asks judge to leave the case OPEN and that he should be fully exonerated Michael Jackson said he feared Prince would die prematurely and that the Purple Rain singer had been 'mean, nasty and rude' in a string of rants about his 'rival' What a disaster movie! Independence Day movie sequel bombs as critics mock Liam Hemsworth for trying to be 'Tom Cruise in Top Gun' and 'shockingly inept, hilariously dumb' alien invasion plot 'He's a druggie': Johnny Manziel's father says his son needs help as player's attorney accidentally sends text ... (more)
Taylor and Tom's VERY Swift romance: Now smitten singer whisks Hiddleston to the UK on her private jet to spend 24 hours with his mother Kindergarten teacher, 35, is shot dead at her parents' house 'by her mother-in-law while her young sons were waiting in the car outside' New York man who spent 20 years in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit asks judge to leave the case OPEN and that he should be fully exonerated Michael Jackson said he feared Prince would die prematurely and that the Purple Rain singer had been 'mean, nasty and rude' in a string of rants about his 'rival' What a disaster movie! Independence Day movie sequel bombs as critics mock Liam Hemsworth for trying to be 'Tom Cruise in Top Gun' and 'shockingly inept, hilariously dumb' alien invasion plot 'He's a druggie': Johnny Manziel's father says his son needs help as player's attorney accidentally sends text ... (more)
Taylor and Tom's VERY Swift romance: Now smitten singer whisks Hiddleston to the UK on her private jet to spend 24 hours with his mother Kindergarten teacher, 35, is shot dead at her parents' house 'by her mother-in-law while her young sons were waiting in the car outside' New York man who spent 20 years in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit asks judge to leave the case OPEN and that he should be fully exonerated Michael Jackson said he feared Prince would die prematurely and that the Purple Rain singer had been 'mean, nasty and rude' in a string of rants about his 'rival' What a disaster movie! Independence Day movie sequel bombs as critics mock Liam Hemsworth for trying to be 'Tom Cruise in Top Gun' and 'shockingly inept, hilariously dumb' alien invasion plot 'Akyra's life was short and shining': Youngest victim of Orlando massacre, 18, is remembered as a stellar student and ... (more)