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George Returns But Billie's Album Remains No. 1

Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever remains No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart for the second week and again earning the highest album sales total for the week.

George Returns But Billie's Album Remains No. 1

By FYI Staff

Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever remains No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart for the second week and again earning the highest album sales total for the week.


The remainder of the top five repeats static, with The Kid Laroi’s F*ck Love at No. 2 (picking up the highest on-demand stream total of the week), Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour at No. 3, Doja Cat’s Planet Her at No. 4 and Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia at No. 5.

The top new entry of the week belongs to Nas’ King’s Disease II at 9. It is his sixth top ten album and surpasses the No. 12 peak of his last release, 2020’s King’s Disease.

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BTS’ Japanese language compilation album, BTS–The Best, debuts at 44, ringing up the second-highest album sales total in the week.

American hat star Chris Young’s Famous Friends enters at 45; it’s his first release since 2017’s Losing Sleep peaked at 22.

The deluxe 50th anniversary edition of George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass enters at 49.

– All data courtesy of SoundScan with additional detail provided by MRC Data's Paul Tuch

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Toronto’s Afrofest Gets Cancelled Following Significantly Reduced Capacity Limits at Woodbine Park

While the park allowed 17,000 attendees in previous years, festival organizers said the city’s capacity limits decreased to 5,000. This year’s edition was intended to run from Aug. 14 to 16, but organizers shared they will return in 2027 at a new event space.

The 38th edition of Afrofest has been cancelled in Toronto.

Music Africa, the organizers of the annual African music festival, announced the news on its website and social media platforms, explaining that the cancellation was due to capacity limits at its venue, Woodbine Park. This year’s edition was slated for Aug. 14 to 16.

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