Thursday, August 20, 2015
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Premiere of UP's 'Ties That Bind' Reaches Over 1 Million Viewers
The premiere of "Ties That Bind," UP's first original scripted series, reached more than one million viewers and scored solid numbers among key audiences, according to Nielsen data. The series airs on UP Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
The premiere also was a popular topic on social media, resulting in UP trending on Twitter multiple times that evening.
The 9 p.m. telecast was UP’s strongest original series premiere ever in P18-34 and ranked #18 in that demo in the time period vs all of ad supported cable.
The premiere also was a popular topic on social media, resulting in UP trending on Twitter multiple times that evening.
The 9 p.m. telecast was UP’s strongest original series premiere ever in P18-34 and ranked #18 in that demo in the time period vs all of ad supported cable.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
TobyMac Schools Billboard Top 5
TobyMac’s This Is Not a Test enters at No. 4 with 38,000 units (of which 35,000 are pure album sales). The album is the follow-up to TobyMac’s chart-topping Eye on It, which debuted atop the list dated Sept. 15, 2012.
On the Christian Albums chart, This Is Not a Test concurrently debuts at No. 1 -- the artist’s fourth chart-topper.
The week was a notable one for the music industry.
Luke Bryan celebrates his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as his new release Kill the Lights makes a smashing debut atop the list. The album moved 345,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 13, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 320,000 were pure album sales.
Thus, Kill the Lights tallies the third-largest week of 2015 for an album, both in overall units and album sales. Kill The Lights’ start is also the largest sales week for a country album in three years -- since Bryan’s last studio effort, Crash My Party in 2013.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).
Bryan and Dre’s debuts are a welcome sight on the chart, following a woeful week at the top of the list. A week ago, the Descendants soundtrack opened at No. 1 with both the lowest overall unit total (42,000) for a chart-topping set, and the smallest weekly sales figure (30,000) for a No. 1 since Nielsen Music started tracking sale in 1991.
Combined, Bryan's Kill the Lights and Dre's Compton moved 640,000 overall units, and sold 596,000 albums. To put those numbers in perspective, the 640,000 sum is more than the combined total of Nos. 3-32 albums on the new Billboard 200. Further, the 596,000 sales tally -- which places the albums at Nos. 1 and 2 on the Top Album Sales chart -- is greater than the Nos. 3-65 titles on the Album Sales list.
Also, this week marks the first time two albums have sold at least 294,000 units in a week since the Billboard 200 transitioned to ranking popularity based on overall units earned in December of 2014.
And finally, this is the first week in eight months where two albums have sold at least 275,000 copies each. It last happened on the Dec. 27, 2014-dated chart (reflecting the sales week ending Dec. 14, in the thick of the Christmas shopping season).
The new Now 55 compilation debuts at No. 3 with 76,000 units (all from album sales). The arrival continues the long-running Now That’s What I Call Music series’ hit track record, as every one of the numbered Now titles have reached the Top 10.
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On the Christian Albums chart, This Is Not a Test concurrently debuts at No. 1 -- the artist’s fourth chart-topper.
The week was a notable one for the music industry.
Luke Bryan celebrates his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as his new release Kill the Lights makes a smashing debut atop the list. The album moved 345,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 13, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 320,000 were pure album sales.
Thus, Kill the Lights tallies the third-largest week of 2015 for an album, both in overall units and album sales. Kill The Lights’ start is also the largest sales week for a country album in three years -- since Bryan’s last studio effort, Crash My Party in 2013.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).
Bryan and Dre’s debuts are a welcome sight on the chart, following a woeful week at the top of the list. A week ago, the Descendants soundtrack opened at No. 1 with both the lowest overall unit total (42,000) for a chart-topping set, and the smallest weekly sales figure (30,000) for a No. 1 since Nielsen Music started tracking sale in 1991.
Combined, Bryan's Kill the Lights and Dre's Compton moved 640,000 overall units, and sold 596,000 albums. To put those numbers in perspective, the 640,000 sum is more than the combined total of Nos. 3-32 albums on the new Billboard 200. Further, the 596,000 sales tally -- which places the albums at Nos. 1 and 2 on the Top Album Sales chart -- is greater than the Nos. 3-65 titles on the Album Sales list.
Also, this week marks the first time two albums have sold at least 294,000 units in a week since the Billboard 200 transitioned to ranking popularity based on overall units earned in December of 2014.
And finally, this is the first week in eight months where two albums have sold at least 275,000 copies each. It last happened on the Dec. 27, 2014-dated chart (reflecting the sales week ending Dec. 14, in the thick of the Christmas shopping season).
The new Now 55 compilation debuts at No. 3 with 76,000 units (all from album sales). The arrival continues the long-running Now That’s What I Call Music series’ hit track record, as every one of the numbered Now titles have reached the Top 10.
read full article
Monday, August 17, 2015
Matthew West's "Do Something" Is Theme Song for Glenn Beck Event
On Saturday, August 29, Matthew West will appear in Birmingham, Alabama in front of thousands during the Restoring Unity event to perform his hit single "Do Something." Restoring Unity is a two-day event helmed by Glenn Beck which supports his non-profit organization, Mercury One.
When West appeared on Beck's radio show earlier this summer to talk about his new album, Live Forever, the two made an instant connection. And during their visit, Beck soon realized that Matthew West was the artist and songwriter behind "Do Something," the very song that Beck wanted as the theme for his Mercury One event, Restoring Unity. Leading up to August 29, "Do Something" can be heard every day on Glenn Beck's TV show. (To find out more about this event, visit Now.MercuryOne.org.)
With his latest album, West continues his mission to tell a story of a different kind with his music-to transform listeners' stories into life-changing songs.
In between festival dates, last weekend West appeared at Chicago's famed Wrigley Field for the Cubs' home game to sing the National Anthem. He also performed "God Bless America" in front of the packed stadium and went on to watch his favorite team win against the San Francisco Giants.
When West appeared on Beck's radio show earlier this summer to talk about his new album, Live Forever, the two made an instant connection. And during their visit, Beck soon realized that Matthew West was the artist and songwriter behind "Do Something," the very song that Beck wanted as the theme for his Mercury One event, Restoring Unity. Leading up to August 29, "Do Something" can be heard every day on Glenn Beck's TV show. (To find out more about this event, visit Now.MercuryOne.org.)
With his latest album, West continues his mission to tell a story of a different kind with his music-to transform listeners' stories into life-changing songs.
In between festival dates, last weekend West appeared at Chicago's famed Wrigley Field for the Cubs' home game to sing the National Anthem. He also performed "God Bless America" in front of the packed stadium and went on to watch his favorite team win against the San Francisco Giants.
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Yolanda Adams Leaves Jimmy Fallon Speechless
Grammy award-winning singer Yolanda Adams performed on NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" earlier this week after which she received a standing ovation despite praising Jesus in song.
The radio host/singer stole the show with her powerhouse performance of her hit song “Victory”.. Even Jimmy Fallon stumbled over his words after Yolanda brought the worship to NBC!
“Oh my goodness! OH MY GOODNESS!,” Jimmy shouted when Yolanda finished. “Thank you! Oh my goodness! Look at that! Standing ovation right there and why not? Well deserved!”
Check out some of the lyrics from “Victory” that left the audience cheering.
Watch the performance below:
The radio host/singer stole the show with her powerhouse performance of her hit song “Victory”.. Even Jimmy Fallon stumbled over his words after Yolanda brought the worship to NBC!
“Oh my goodness! OH MY GOODNESS!,” Jimmy shouted when Yolanda finished. “Thank you! Oh my goodness! Look at that! Standing ovation right there and why not? Well deserved!”
Check out some of the lyrics from “Victory” that left the audience cheering.
“Truly I’ve been through the storm and rain. I know everything about heartache and pain. God carried me through it all. Without His protection I’d surely fall. Ive been broke without a dime to my name. But all my bills got paid because I called on Jesus name. You can’t tell me that God isnt real ’cause I’ve got the victory and that’s why Im still here.”
Watch the performance below:
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