Showing posts with label Billboard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billboard. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Blue Ivy Carter Is the Youngest Person Ever on the Billboard Charts

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Rob Tringali / SportsChrome / Getty Images

Although she was only five days old, Blue Ivy Carter, daughter of music icons Jay-Z and BeyoncĂ©, is already making and breaking records. The newborn just bested Stevie Wonder’s daughter as the youngest person to ever appear on the Billboard music charts.

While the baby was undoubtedly destined for musical greatness (or at least Willow Smith levels of talent), making the charts as an infant is quite a feat. Proud papa Jay-Z recorded and released his track “Glory” less than 48 hours after his daughter’s birth.

The song features baby Blue Ivy cooing and crying from the cradle, which is why she is credited on the song. The album debuted on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop song charts at no. 74, officially making B.I.C. — as she’s credited on the song — the youngest person ever to make the charts, according to Billboard.

The title was formerly held by Stevie Wonder’s daughter, Aisha. Wonder wrote “Isn’t She Lovely” for his then-newborn girl. The track also featured the little girl’s coos and breaths, but did not credit her for her contributions to the song.

When the oversight was rectified and the song hit the charts, Aisha was already two years old. So Blue Ivy reigns supreme, as NewsFeed is sure she will continue to do as she grows up.
Blue Ivy Carter Is the Youngest Person Ever on the Billboard Charts

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Ledisi's 'Pieces of Me' Tour Sells Out,


Ledisi Four-time Grammy-nominated soul singer Ledisi is back on the road in support of her fifth studio album, ‘Pieces of Me.’ She will be embarking on first ever headlining tour -- “The Pieces Of Me” 2011 tour – with supporting act Timothy Bloom.

Having already sold out in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City, Ledisi will kick off the 20-city tour off tonight in Charlotte, NC and make her way throughout North America to Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Columbus. The tour will wrap up on November 23rd in Baltimore, Maryland.

“This is the most exciting time of my career! To be able to share my music with people who helped me become who I am today is the best feeling in the world,” says Ledisi. “I’m grateful to my fans and have been working so hard to make this tour unforgettable and putting my heart and soul into my performances. People will definitely see many different pieces of me,” she laughs.

Fans will be treated to a riveting live show, filled with high energy and Ledisi’s resounding vocals on the tour. She will perform fan favorites such as “Alright,” “Higher Than This,” and “Goin’ Thru Changes,” as well as new classics off of her latest album including “Stay Together” and title track “Pieces of Me.”

Her album ‘Pieces of Me’ is the highest charting album of her career, debuting in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and as the number one R&B Album on iTunes. Most recently, Ledisi was also nominated for the Centric Award at the 2011 Soul Train Awards.

Ledisi's 'Pieces of Me' Tour Sells Out,