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evermore first summiting and the debut of Fearless (Taylor’s Version) sets the record for the shortest span between different albums to reach the top, beating Swift’s own mark of 20 weeks between her last two LPs. Three tracks from it impact the singles chart this week, led by “Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)", new at No. 19. Swift’s tally of eight No. 1 albums places her second on the all-time leaderboard for female solo artists, behind only Madonna (with 11). She also sits one release behind Eminem (9) for the most consecutive No. 1s. Justice (Def Jam/Univ...

Print Eight hours before Brockhampton’s new album goes live, frontman Kevin Abstract’s phone rings with a FaceTime call from his friend Jaden Smith. The actor-musician (and son of Will and Jada) is reaching out to congratulate the members of this 13-man Los Angeles rap group — most of whom are sprawled on a U-shaped sofa in Abstract’s Hidden Hills living room — on the release of “Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine,” a vivid and assured collection that wraps searing personal confessions in sumptuous pop hooks and rowdy hip-hop grooves. “I’m so ready to lose my mind to this al...

Content warning: suicide Since their arrival midway through the last decade, Brockhampton has been defined by chaos. The group’s dynamic DIY collaborative ethos has resulted in a flurry of albums that are as erratic and disjointed as they are exciting. On the group’s new LP Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine, the daring hip-hop collective are reunited once more, searching for hope in the face of darkness and personal tragedy. Brockhampton’s rapid progression — from a string of versatile releases (the high-energy Saturation trilogy) to more scattershot projects ( Iridescence and Gin...

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