advertisement
FYI

Grammy Halo Impacts Chart, But Eminem Maintains No. 1 Slot

Eminem’s Music to Be Murdered By remains No.

Grammy Halo Impacts Chart, But Eminem Maintains No. 1 Slot

By FYI Staff

Eminem’s Music to Be Murdered By remains No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart for the second straight week, with 14,000 total consumption units and achieving the highest album sales and on-demand streams for the week. Each of his ten solo chart-topping albums has spent multiple weeks at No. 1.


Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial rebounds 4-2 as his single, The Box, remains at the top of the Streaming Songs chart.

After taking home five Grammys last week, Billie Eilish’s debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go, glides 8-3, with a 68% consumption increase.

advertisement

Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding edges 5-4 and Halsey’s Manic drops to 5.

Other artists who picked up chart gains following the Grammys include Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You (17-12), Lil Nas X’s 7 (35-26) and Ariana Grande’s Thank U Next (47-39), while the 2020 Grammy Nominees album jumps 57-32.

The top debut of the week falls outside of the top 50, as Breaking Benjamin’s Aurora comes in at  56.

--- All data courtesy of SoundScan with additional detail provided by Nielsen Canada director, Paul Tuch.

advertisement
Afrofest
Courtesy Photo

Afrofest

Concerts

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.

keep readingShow less
advertisement