Bad Bunny, Harry Styles Top Charts Again; Morgan Wallen Sets a Longevity Record in Album Top 10

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The lineup of five honorees for CMT’s Artists of the Year special has been set, with Walker Hayes, Carly Pearce and Cody Johnson being celebrated on the annual show for the first time, joining previous honorees Luke Combs and Kane Brown. Filmed, as always, at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the 90-minute “CMT Artists of the Year” will air on CMT Oct. 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT after being taped in the week. The non-competitive show is a more intimate complement to the larger-scale, fan-voted CMT Awards, with honorees being selected by the network from among the artists deemed to have made the most collective impact during the preceding year.

Harry Styles is continuing to break records on the Billboard chart with ‘As It Was’ after the track hit Number One for a 14th week.The ‘Harry’s House’ lead single, which was released in April, is currently in the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in the US.In turn, it ties as the fourth longest reign in the Billboard Hot 100’s 65-year history alongside hits including ‘Uptown Funk!’ (by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars), ‘I Gotta Feeling’ (Black Eyed Peas) and ‘I Will Always Love You’ (Whitney Houston), all of which spent 14 weeks in the top position (via Billboard).‘As It Was’ marks the longest Billboard run since Lil Nas X‘s ‘Old Town Road’ (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) remained at Number One for a record-breaking 19 weeks in 2019.Additionally, ‘As It Was’ is the joint longest-running Number One track by a solo artist, joining Elton John‘s ‘Candle In The Wind’ (1997), Whitney Houston‘s ‘I Will Always Love You’ (1992) and Mariah Carey‘s ‘We Belong Together’ (2005).‘As It Was’ is also the first song ever to spend its first 24 weeks on the top three positions on the same chart, with 23 of the 24 in the top two extending its record.In May Styles achieved the rare feat of simultaneously holding the Number One album and Number One track titles with ‘Harry’s House’ and ‘As It Was’, respectively, in a number of countries.Styles and Kate Bush were recently revealed to be the leading acts on Spotify‘s Top Songs Of Summer 2022 steaming report.According to the platform, ‘As It Was’ registered more than 610million streams between May 29 and August 29.

Naman Ramachandran Disney’s “See How They Run” occupied the top spot for the second weekend in a row at the U.K. and Ireland box office, with £984,779 ($1.1 million), per numbers released by Comscore. The film now has a total of £2.8 million. In its seventh weekend, Sony’s “Bullet Train,” starring Brad Pitt, collected £325,252 in second place for a total of £10.3 million. In third position with £321,746 was Universal’s “Minions: The Rise Of Gru,” which now has a total of £45.1 million after 12 weekends. Paramount’s Tom Cruise vehicle “Top Gun: Maverick” stormed back into the top five with £320,963 in fourth place. With a total of £82.6 million after 17 weekends, the film is the top grossing film of 2022 in the territory and eighth on the all time chart behind “Avengers: Endgame” (£88.7 million).

A local councillor who represents the Cheshire village of Holmes Chapel has raised concerns about Harry Styles fans trudging along the narrow footpaths of the busy A535 in order to see the viaduct where the pop star once scrawled his name and the alleged site of his first ever kiss.According to Cheshire Live, the sudden insertion of some Harry Styles trivia into an otherwise routine meeting of the Cheshire East Economy And Growth Committee took the other councillors in attendance somewhat by surprise.But, councillor Andrew Kolker explained, while residents living in the place where Styles grew up are happy to welcome the pop star’s fans into their village – you know, providing they spend some money in the local shops – there are concerns about the safety of said fans as they check out all of the many (five, I think) Styles-related sights and sounds that the village has to offer.“In Holmes Chapel we have a lot of teenagers, both girls and boys, coming to see the sights and sounds of Harry Styles, which is absolutely no problem. It’s lovely to see them in Holmes Chapel”, he told the committee.However, he went on, one particular sight that is seemingly a must-see for anyone undertaking the Harry Styles Holmes Chapel pilgrimage is the Twemlow Viaduct just outside the village because, you see, it “has Harry’s name scrawled all over it, apparently from when he was a young youth, and that site’s a popular site for teenagers, as is the site of Harry’s first kiss”.“This is fine”, Kolker mused on, except that you get to the viaduct by walking down the A535 which “is an extremely busy road and it’s a very, very dangerous road to walk along”.

Olivia Wilde and her toyboy Harry Styles glammed up for the New York City premiere of her second directorial feature, Don't Worry Darling, at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Monday.At 38, the Independent Spirit Award-winning filmmaker is a decade older than the Grammy winner, but they've been going strong ever since they worked together on the Palm Springs set of the film.Harry's brow furrowed as he shared an intimate exchange with Olivia after the cast and crew photo call. Dressed to the nines: Olivia Wilde and her toyboy Harry Styles glammed up for the New York City premiere of her second directorial feature, Don't Worry Darling, at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Monday Still together? At 38, the Independent Spirit Award-winning filmmaker (L) is a decade older than the Grammy winner (R), but they've been going strong ever since they worked together on the Palm Springs set of the filmStyles did not appear to look happy as he had a quick chat with Wilde (born Cockburn) before heading inside the theater.The native New Yorker began dating the Englishman sometime between September 2020 and January 2021 after replacing Shia LaBeouf with him in the role of ambitious workaholic Jack Chambers.

Coincidence? Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles were on opposite sides of the stage for their Don’t Worry Darling IMAX Q&A in New York City on Monday, September 19, an eyewitness exclusively tells Us Weekly. 

Thania Garcia Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” has clinched another nonconsecutive week at No. 1 — it’s 11th time at the top spot out of 19 weeks since its release. Not since Drake’s “Views” logged 13 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2016 had a similar feat been reached. Both “Views” and “Un Verano’s” runs were nonconsecutive, however, Bad Bunny has yet to slip below a No. 2 slot. “Un Verano” enters with the equivalent of 97,000 album sales in the U.S., according to Luminate via Billboard. Harry Styles also accomplishes a historic mark of 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, the longest stay at No. 1 since Lil Nas X’s chart-topping “Old Town Road,” feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, logged 19 weeks in 2019. Out of its 24 weeks on the chart, “As It Was” currently holds the record for the most weeks spent in the Hot 100’s top two positions with 23 weeks.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic LeAnn Rimes has been “Blue” about a few things lately, but not about a boy. On her new album, “God’s Work,” her 19th studio album, the singer deals with the darker sides of religion and the patriarchy —areas in which, for her, there’s some overlap — on top of a general pandemic-induced anxiety informing some of the more shadowy material. But the record is ultimately an upper, with guests like Ziggy Marley, Mickey Guyton, Sheila E., Ben Harper, Robert Randolph and Aloe Blacc contributing a palpable sense of community when she comes around to anthems of univesal love and acceptance. Sitting down with Variety in her home in the hills northwest of L.A., Rimes explored the quarter-century-plus journey from “Blue” — the massive hit that made her a household name when she was just 13 — to the depth she now possesses as a veteran who’s all of 40. Her longtime professional partner, co-writer/producer Darrell Brown, joined in with thoughts about what she’s undertaking in putting occasionally more provocative music out into the world as part of a healing journey she wants to share.

Harry Styles is the topic of conversation on everyone's lips at the moment and he's caught the attention of Clear Vinyl.The rising stars who today return with their latest single Minerva following weeks of relentless performances across the four corners of the nation.Consisting of Josh Feeley, Sam Hutchinson, Jonjo Caton, Ed Holmes and Sam Massey, the Chesterfield rockers have delighted music lovers in the UK as well as overseas in Germany.READ MORE: Scouting For Girls star left embarrassed after splitting trousers on stageSpeaking to the Daily Star following the release of their track, Josh explained the band would love to team up with Cheshire's Harry Styles, admitting they'd be pushing their sound boundaries but wouldn't think twice.He explained: "For me personally, I'd love to do something with Harry Styles, I would also really like to do something with Easy Life or Stereophonics."Massively different but either a band I've grown up listening to or something completely different to what we sound like but I feel it could be really cool."Reflecting on Styles, who is set to see two films hit UK cinemas in just a few weeks, he added: "I've seen his progression from a boyband."Most of his albums sound completely different, I feel like he's got a really wild imagination so we could do something cool."What would maybe be perceived as cliche with somebody else, he'd have an idea of making it really cool, I think as a musician he's very talented."The group have been racking up stellar reviews, gaining attention from the likes of BBC Introducing, stating the support they've received as "unreal" after watching their favourite artists launch their career after being spotted by Introducing.Despite sitting on the track for some

Bruce Springsteen is set to celebrate the 40th birthday of his ‘Nebraska’ LP with a special anniversary vinyl reissue.‘Nebraska’ followed ‘The River’ and came out in September 1982. The album sits alone in Springsteen’s discography as being recorded entirely solo.Following its 40th anniversary on September 30, a new pressing of the album on Black Smoke vinyl is the Essentials Record of the Month for October from subscription service Vinyl Me, Please.‘Nebraska’ has been half-speed mastered for the new version by engineer Barry Grint, whose previous credits include The Beatles and Madonna.Sign up to Vinyl Me, Please to buy your ‘Nebraska’ copy here and get a taste of the reissue below.A post shared by Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen)Looking forwards meanwhile, Springsteen has a new album in the pipeline, according to Jann Wenner.

Could it be the One Direction Harry Styles is going in is to play none other than James Bond? Chances of the As It Was and Late Night Talking star becoming everyone's favourite secret agent have been priced at 66/1 by William Hill. He joins other longshots such as Thor's Chris Hemsworth and Star Wars' Ewan McGregor to succeed Daniel Craig, who stepped down from the role after last year's No Time To Die. Bizarrely, the chances of Harry landing the 007 role don't seem to have been hampered by his poorly-received acting skills in movies Don't Worry Darling and My Policeman.

Harry Styles is encouraging fans to vote in the forthcoming midterm elections in the US.The pop star has partnered with the non-profit voter registration organisation, HeadCount, to help to encourage his followers to get involved in the elections in November.The elections will decide which seats will go to the two main parties in both houses of Congress.“In 2020, 78 per cent of the people that HeadCount registered turned out to vote, so we know these artist partnerships are effective,” HeadCount’s co-founder and executive director Andy Bernstein told Billboard.“Having the support of individuals like Harry Styles has a tremendous impact. This is especially important for the midterms, which often receive less media attention than the presidential elections.

Harry Styles is giving away a late October trip to help get out the vote this election season. The winner (and a lucky friend) will be flown to Los Angeles, where Styles will be performing a “Harryween” show on the 31st at The Kia Forum in Inglewood. He’s partnering with the non-partisan voter engagement organization HeadCount to facilitate the sweepstakes: Fans who check their registration statuses at this link or by texting “HARRY” to 57568 will be automatically entered into the running.

TORONTO – There is something overly familiar about Michael Grandage‘s “My Policeman.” Considering the lack of LGBTQ+ representation in media over the decades, tales of closeted gay men and their troubles are not exactly new. And stories about gay men who marry women to protect themselves from public persecution? Well, that’s a tale as old as time.

Bruce Springsteen has a new album in the pipeline, according to Jann Wenner.The former Rolling Stone founder let slip that The Boss is releasing a new record in an interview about his new memoir Like A Rolling Stone with Billboard.When asked about current pop and hip-hop music, he said: “There’s a lot of good stuff, and there’s a lot of trash and trivial stuff. Honestly, I don’t think it’s as good as [rock ’n’ roll].

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Harry Styles has announced that he is partnering with non-partisan voter-engagement organization HeadCount in an effort to inspire his U.S fans to check their voter registration status and vote in this year’s midterm elections — and he’s throwing in a free trip to his legendary “Harryween” Halloween concert as an incentive.

Emma Corrin joined singer and actor Harry Styles at the premiere of their new film My Policeman.The actress, best known for her role in The Crown as Princess Diana, took to the red carpet with Harry at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival on Sunday 11 September. Emma, 26, wore a black bodysuit with black tights and a long cape as she posed next to the former One Direction star, who was wearing a bright green Gucci suit with and holding matching clutch bag.The pair were also joined by actor David Dawson who donned a black suit.

plays a gay British cop named Tom during the 1950s, and his secret lover Patrick (David Dawson) is a museum curator and artist. When Tom’s girlfriend Marion (Emma Corrin of “The Crown”) notices a drawing of Tom by Patrick on the wall, she expresses her shock that her so-so beau was the chosen subject.Tom shoots back: “Patrick says ordinary people are the best faces to draw!”The Toronto International Film Festival crowd at the Princess of Wales Theatre roared with laughter at the line, knowing full well that Styles, who was in attendance, has graced covers of Vogue, GQ and Rolling Stone and regularly has headlines written about him such as “Harry Styles Is ‘Uncomfortable’ as a Sex Symbol.”This summer, Styles has been everywhere.

Olivia Wilde demonstrated her chic sense of style in a black long sleeve and salmon pink pants while stepping out in Hollywood, California on Sunday evening.Following a drama-filled Venice Film Festival appearance last week, the 38-year-old actress appeared in good spirits as she took photos with fans  on her latest outing. The mother-of-two accessorized her stylish ensemble with a brown Gucci crossbody bag with a black, green and red striped strap and her blonde hair in beachy waves.  Looking good! Olivia Wilde demonstrated her chic sense of style in a black long sleeve and salmon pink pants while stepping out in Hollywood, California on Sunday eveningJust days prior, the mother-of-two hit back at circulating claims she cheated on her ex-partner Jason Sudeikis with new boyfriend Harry Styles - branding the rumours 'horses**t'.  Her upcoming new film, Don't Worry Darling, which marks her sophomore movie as director, also premiered during Venice Film Festival last week - receiving a bout of mixed reviews.It stars leads Florence Pugh and Harry Styles as a 1950s married couple that becomes ensnared with a cult in their idyllic town Friendly: Following a drama-filled Venice Film Festival appearance last week, the 38-year-old Don't Worry Darling director appeared in good spirits as she took photos with fans on her latest outing Polished: The mother-of-two accessorized her stylish ensemble with a brown Gucci crossbody bag with a black, green and red striped strap and her blonde hair in beachy wavesBut it was the drama off-set that hit headlines, including Olivia's relationship with leading man Harry Styles - who plays character Jack Chambers.The pair went public with their romance in January 2021, while filming was ongoing for