Kelly muses about her first gospel album & current Country Airplay prime 10, “Take Back Home Girl,” with Chris Lane.
Welcome to the Billboard Chart Beat Podcast, the place every week co-hosts Gary Trust and Trevor Anderson, from the Billboard charts division, focus on why what’s on the charts … is on the charts, whereas additionally present chart motion in a historic context for even larger insights.
This week, Gary and Trevor focus on Drake‘s continued domination on the Billboard Hot 100, as “In My Feelings” reigns for a ninth week. Drake passes Usher for essentially the most weeks at No. 1 amongst male soloists within the chart’s historical past (48) and ties Usher for essentially the most weeks at No. 1 in a single 12 months (28). Also, a have a look at how Eminem returned to the Hot 100’s prime 10, with two tracks, after a five-year absence, as his new album, Kamikaze, launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Plus, particular visitor Tori Kelly chats with Billboard‘s Nashville-based senior chart supervisor Jim Asker about her new album, Hiding Place, due tomorrow (Sept. 14). The set is her first gospel LP and first album since 2015’s pop launch Unbreakable Smile and has already produced the Hot Gospel Songs hits “Help Us to Love,” that includes the HamilTones, and “Never Alone,” that includes style cornerstone Kirk Franklin, who co-wrote and co-produced a number of tracks on the album.
“This gospel venture and the songs I’ve had prior to now … it is all me,” Kelly says. “Even although it is completely different genres, all of it looks like me.”
Kelly additionally discusses being managed by Scooter Braun, who additionally manages Justin Bieber (and Usher), amongst others. “He will get so enthusiastic about vocals. When I used to be first fascinated about partnering with him, I used to be like, ‘I do not know if I’m this style, or this style.’ All I knew was I had my guitar and I like to sing. I believe he is executed such a great job of reminding me that that is how I began. And, that is what I wind up going again to: only a lady and her guitar.”
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