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Saturday, December 3, 2022

Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' Earns Fourth Week Atop Billboard 200

Taylor Swift's Midnights holds at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated December 3, earning the top spot for a fourth non-consecutive week.

According to Luminate, Midnights earned 177,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the tracking week ending November 24. That was down 13% from a week earlier.

Of Midnights' 177,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week, SEA units comprise 118,000 (down 16%, equaling 155.8 million on-demand official streams of the set's tracks), album sales comprise 57,000 (down 4%) and SEA units comprise 2,000 (down 49%).

Drake and 21 Savage's Her Loss stays at No. 2 on the list. Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti is steady at No. 3, Lil Baby's It's Only Me also remains stationary at No. 4, while Morgan Wallen's Dangerous: The Double Album has advanced 6-5. All four albums had previously hit the top spot on the chart.

(Photo: Beth Garrabrant)

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Amy Grant Plays First Show Since Bicycle Accident

Amy Grant has played her first concert since she was injured in a bike accident, resuming her Christmas tour with Michael W. Smith in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday.

Grant suffered cuts and bruises after she fell while cycling with a friend near the Harpeth Hills Golf Course in Nashville on July 27.

The 61-year-old "Baby Baby" singer was discharged after a brief hospitalization at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Doctors had ordered additional recovery time at home.

Grant postponed all her Fall tour dates to allow more time for recovery.

On Sunday, Grant addressed her fans regarding her return to the stage through social media.

"Thank you Memphis! After a season of healing at home, it was good to be back on stage with Michael W. Smith, Michael Tait and my musical family. Many thanks to @compassion , @parentingtodaysteens for your partnership on the road and for the important work you do in the U.S. and around the world. And thank you to @balsamhill for providing exquisite trees and decor to make our stage look so beautiful," Grant wrote on Instagram.

She added, "Finally, Thank YOU for your many prayers over the last few months and as my healing continues. I hope to see some of your familiar faces in the audience over the next few weeks. Xo

Immediately after her Christmas tour with Smith concludes on December 9, Grant will embark on her annual "Christmas At The Ryman" residency with her husband, Vince Gill.

(Photo: Angela George)

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Morgan Wallen Shares 'Thought You Should Know' Video Featuring Mom Lesli

Country singer Morgan Wallen recently shared a music video for "Thought You Should Know," featuring the person behind the song, his mother, Lesli Wallen.

The video opens with home footage of Wallen's second birthday party, held on May 13, 1995. People are singing "Happy Birthday" as Wallen sits in his mom's arms.

The next cut shows a present day Wallen sitting on a stool in a sound studio, strumming his guitar. The video continues to cut between the singer and footage from his childhood. Wallen's father Tommy Wallen also makes an appearance.

Midway, Lesli is shown in a studio, watching her son sing the song he dedicated to her. Eventually she gets up, walks toward Wallen and the two embrace as the video fades to black.

Wallen co-wrote the song with Miranda Lambert and Nicolle Galyon. The song was a thank you letter to his mom for her selfless love and care.

"This one's for you mama. I know it didn't always seem like those prayers were getting through. I hope this song is a testament to the fact that they did," Wallen wrote on social media.

(Photo: John Shearer)

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