Inside Track: Burna Boy Time Flies Secrets Of The Mix Engineer: Jesse Ray Ernster
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Burna Boy’s second album Twice As Tall saw his brand of Afro‑fusion top the charts all over the world. Jesse Ray Ernster tells us the remarkable story of how it was mixed.
Since arriving in Los Angeles as a complete unknown in 2017, Jesse Ray Ernster has wasted no time in heading to the top. Earlier this year he earned two Grammy Awards, one for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for his work as an engineer on Kanye West’s Jesus Is King, and a Best Global Music Album Grammy for mixing Burna Boy’s Twice As Tall LP. Both albums went to number one on dozens of charts around world, in the case of Twice As Tall, in as many as 50 countries.
Elevation Worship adds its sixth No. 1 on Top Christian Albums and its first on Top Gospel Albums. Maverick City Music scores its first No. 1 among three top 10s on the former chart and its second No. 1 on the latter.
The week that
Jesus Is King debuted, West added an unprecedented achievement: Thanks to the set s songs individually, he became the first artist to monopolize the entire top 10 on both Hot Christian Songs and Hot Gospel Songs. (The charts, which launched in 2003 and 2005, respectively, are fueled by streaming, airplay and sales data.
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This week, nine of the Old Church Basement songs take over the top 10 on Hot Gospel Songs. Leading the haul, Jireh, featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, which debuted atop Hot Gospel Songs dated April 10, rebounds 2-1 for its third total week on top, with 2.7 million U.S. streams and 1,000 downloads sold. On Hot Christian Songs, Jireh climbs 12-8 for a new high, after it launched at No. 10.
Kanye West s New Yeezy Logo Met With Complaint From Walmart
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The Jesus Is King rapper has been pressured by Walmart bosses to change his newly-designed Yeezy logo due to similarities to the one used by the retail giant. May 1, 2021
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Kanye West is reportedly being pressured to change his newly designed Yeezy logo by bosses at Walmart. According to CNN, a notice of opposition was filed by Walmart to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office earlier this month (Apr21), which challenged the proposed logo design by West.
Both logos represent a sun, with Walmart s having six thick lines and Yeezy s eight dotted ones.
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Jacob Skilling, pictured in June 2018, when he spoke to Stuff about being released from prison after years behind bars. “Jesus is the president, we don t want to have that old gang life mentality. We don t have prospects, it s basically people God draws into the ministry, and we walk with them. It s not always perfect. “A lot of the boys are in and out of jail and up and down, we ve just flown one of the boys up north this week to get him away from Christchurch. Jesus said come as you are and that s the biggest thing, to be accepted as we are.
Kanye West Still Wearing Wedding Ring Amid Kim Kardashian Divorce Proceeding
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The Jesus Is King rapper hasn t ditched his wedding band even though estranged wife has abandoned hers following her divorce filing in February this year. Apr 29, 2021
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Kanye West has yet to ditch his wedding ring, even though divorce proceedings are underway to end his marriage to
The rapper was still rocking his gold band when he paid a surprise visit to pal
DJ Khaled s house to check out material for his new album, Khaled Khaled , with the Wild Thoughts hitmaker sharing video footage from the get-together on Instagram on Wednesday (28Apr21).