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Tate McRae and The Weeknd Land New Singles in the Top 20 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100

The two Canadian popstars are notching strong debuts this week, with McRae's "It's ok I'm ok" arriving at No. 12 and The Weeknd's "Dancing in the Flames" at No. 15.

Tate McRae
Tate McRae
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Two Canadian stars have strong debuts on their home charts this week. Tate McRae and The Weeknd have both landed in the top 20 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 with their new singles.

McRae's "It's ok I'm ok," arrives at No. 12, eight spots higher than its placement at No. 20 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart. The single continues McRae's Y2K throwback aesthetic, drawing on mid-2000s Pussycat Dolls and Britney Spears. The video has racked up nearly 10 million views in under two weeks.


It's a good sign for Tate McRae, who's showing her continued chart prowess after last year's "Greedy" went to No. 1 on both the Canadian and American Hot 100.

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The Weeknd, meanwhile, is throwing things back a little further, with his new single "Dancing in the Flames" leaning into '80s synths and percussion. The song, which arrives at No. 15 on the Canadian Hot 100 — and No. 14 in the U.S. — is the first single from his upcoming sixth album, Hurry Up Tomorrow. The upbeat track is accompanied by a dark video, which finds The Weeknd driving through a storm and eventually caught in a car wreck.

Elsewhere on the charts, Shaboozey holds onto No. 1 for the 17th week — he only has three more to go before he breaks the record for longest-running No. 1, currently held by Lil Nas X. Billboard Canada presented him with an award at his Toronto concert honouring the impressive run.

Playboi Carti debuts "All Red" at No. 17, Teddy Swims lands some "Bad Dreams" at No. 63, and the Charli XCX and Troye Sivan collab "Talk Talk" debuts at No. 66, amidst their joint headlining tour.

Over on the albums chart, Sabrina Carpenter notches a fourth week at No. 1, and Avril Lavigne's Greatest Hits re-enters at No. 72 as the Canadian pop icon wraps up her tour of the same name.

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Check out the full charts here.

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Kesha Pays Tribute to Her Late ‘Blow’ Video Co-Star James Van Der Beek
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James Van Der Beek and Ke$ha arrive at Chateau Nightclub & Gardens at the Paris Las Vegas on May 7, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Kesha Pays Tribute to Her Late ‘Blow’ Video Co-Star James Van Der Beek

Back in 2011, the Dawson's Creek star turned his teen-drama image upside down in Kesha's cheeky music video.

After news of James Van Der Beek’s death at age 48, Kesha is looking back fondly on her time with the Dawson’s Creek actor, when the pair co-starred in her “Blow” music video.

On Wednesday (Feb. 11), Kesha took to her Instagram Stories to share two photos with the actor — one in which Van Der Beek is pointing at the pop star and one of the pair embracing — and simply adding red heart emojis over each pic. The photos were taken on a Las Vegas red carpet in May 2011, three months after the debut of their “Blow” music video.

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