Australian Albums: Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever Spends Second Week At No 1 noise11.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from noise11.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Billie Eilish lands at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week with her second studio album "Happier Than Ever", also becoming her second No.1 set in Australia.
At a moment when there are increasingly limited ways for artists in this country to make money, a surefire bet is a big-brand ad. In my career Iâve written for many of the companies advertising during the games, including CBA, Woolworths, Optus and McDonaldâs â companies I call âblue chipâ as they are the only ones with decent TV budgets.
Having a song âsyncedâ in a 30-second marquee spot for these guys can be worth more than being the theme song on a hit show, or even being featured in rolling NRL coverage. It makes having your song played in the background for 30 seconds straight after the 400m relay look like peanuts â and can genuinely change an artistâs life.
The highest new entry this week belongs to Lil Nas X, whose âIndustry Babyâ (Sony) featuring Jack Harlow, bows at No. 6. Itâs Lil Nas Xâs third Top Ten appearance in Australia, and the first single to chart from his forthcoming album Montero, following âHolidayâ (which peaked at No. 42) and former leader âMontero (Call Me By Your Name) .
Over on the ARIA Albums Chart, The Jungle Giants swing in to top spot with
Love Signs (Amplifire/Orchard), for the Brisbane indie pop-rock outfitâs first No. 1.
Frontman Sam Hales says itâs a âchildhood dream come true.â He continues, âwe set the goal to be completely independent in order to make albums we wanna make. Itâs incredible to be sitting here today knowing that our record
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