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Post by Admin on Jul 15, 2020 18:29:34 GMT
 Luke Combs is holding onto the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart this week, breaking a record set by Taylor Swift. Combs’ newest project, What You See Is What You Get, is spending its 25th week at No. 1, making him the only country artist to have their first two albums hold that top spot for 25 weeks. Swift’s self-titled debut album from 2006 spent 24 weeks at No. 1. Her 2008 follow-up, Fearless, spent 35 weeks at No. 1. Combs’ 2017 debut album, This One’s For You, marked its 50th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums tally in October 2019. That achievement tied Shania Twain’s 1997 album, Come On Over, for the longest reign on that chart. In August 2019, Combs bested the record set by Randy Travis for the most weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart by a male artist. Other country artists who have spent more than 20 weeks at No. 1 (but not with their first albums) include Alabama, Garth Brooks, Kenny Rogers, and Shania Twain.  |
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Post by Admin on Jul 16, 2020 7:35:22 GMT
 Universal Music Publishing Group has signed an exclusive global publishing agreement with country superstar Luke Combs. UMPG said the pact covers all of the singer's songs going forward, but declined to give any other specifics about the deal. Combs – who was named Billboard’s Top Country Artist of 2019 – has enjoyed a steep ascent since the release of his 2017 album This One’s For You, which spawned such hit singles as “When It Rains It Pours” and “Hurricane,” both co-written by Combs. His sophomore album, What You See Is What You Get, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last November and tallied the biggest streaming week ever for a country album, with 74 million on-demand audio streams. That same month, the singer/songwriter logged 16 tracks on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in a single week, breaking a 22-year-old record set by Garth Brooks. This One’s for You also recently tied Shania Twain’s Come on Over for longest-running title atop the Top Country Albums chart, reigning at No. 1 for a total of 50 weeks. In addition to his chart hits, Combs has been nominated for six CMA Awards and won three, including New Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year (“Beautiful Crazy”). He has additionally been nominated for seven ACM Awards -- winning one for New Male Artist of the Year in 2018 -- and two Grammys. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2019. “I’m really excited to be joining UMPG Nashville and the strong roster of songwriters they have,” said Combs in a statement. “Universal Music’s success with publishing a lot of great songs over the years cannot be denied, and I’m thankful to now be a part of that.” |
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