According to Billboard, Lover earned 867,000 equivalent album units in the US in the week ending August 29, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 679,000 were in album sales.

Lover marks so many achievements and milestones for the singer — it marks the biggest week for any album since her last release, reputation, in 2017. The pop icon is officially the only woman artist with six albums to sell at least half a million copies in a single week. She’s also officially tied with Lady Gaga for the most No. 1s this decade. 

Lover follows five other No. 1’s for Swift: reputation, 1989, Red, Speak Now, and Fearless.

Lover is Swift’s first release since signing to Republic Records, an imprint of the giant Universal Music Group.

Also on the Billboard 200 Chart this week is Young Thug’s So Much Fun at No. 2, Brockhampton’s Ginger opened at No. 3, and Jeezy’s TM104: The Legend of the Snowman started at No. 4. Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You rounded out the top five.

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Swift’s producer, Frank Dukes, has confirmed that the penultimate track on the album has helped to fund the Regent Park School of Music in Toronto. The song samples the school’s youth choir and subsequently generates income for the program.

“We made it so that the proceeds from the sales of the library go to fund the school,” Dukes told CBC. “Beyond that, when it gets sampled, money from sample clearances and the royalties — which could be long-standing and pretty significant overtime — would go and sustain the program.

“It became this really amazing thing,” he continued. “Spending time with the kids who were a part of the program, it was really inspiring for me to see how having them become a part of something where they really felt engaged and inspired helped open up their eyes to see how big the world is. That if they really want something they just have to do it and they can get it and it’s all within reach.”

Basically, if you haven’t bought Taylor Swift’s new album yet, you have just found another reason to.

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Republic Records executive Monte Lipman has revealed that Lover, the pop icon’s forthcoming album, has already nabbed nearly one million pre-sale orders. “The anticipation of this album is extraordinary, with pre-sales quickly approaching one million copies globally,” Lipman tells Variety.

The new album is set to drop this Friday.

Lover is Swift’s first release since signing with Republic. Her final Big Machine LP Reputation sold a million copies in the US in its opening week and a total 2.2 million to date. 

Swift has released four singles from Lover, including “Me!,” “You Need to Calm Down,” “The Archer” and the title track. 

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The 29-year-old singer-songwriter dropped the single over the weekend and fans are loving it. “Lover” is the fourth single from the soon-to-be here LP of the same name following “ME!,” “You Need to Calm Down,” and “The Archer.”

The follow-up to her 2017 album Reputation is Swift’s seventh studio album and her first from new label Republic.

Earlier this month, it has been confirmed that the pop icon will perform at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, which will male her first televised performance following the release of the new album.

Lover arrives August 23.

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“The Archer” is the album’s anticipated fifth track of the album. 

“There’s a lot that’s covered, emotionally,” Swift said about the song. “And I really wanted to give you track 5 before the album came out. Track 5 is kind of a tradition that really started with you guys because I didn’t realize I was doing this, because as I was making albums, I don’t know why, but instinctively, I was putting a very emotional, honest track as track 5.”

“It’s not the next single, it’s just a song I love on the album. I know that can be confusing with the songs that come out. I haven’t made a video for it or anything. It’s just a glimpse into another side of the album I wanted to show you,” she added.

Swift also revealed that a deluxe edition of Lover will feature 120 pages from Swift’s personal diaries, which she’s kept since she was 13, as well as an empty journal for fans to use, the CD, art, and the CD’s booklet.

“The Archer” follows the pop icon’s first two releases off the album — “Me!” and “You Need to Calm Down.”

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The “Look What You Made Me Do” singer decided to use the 13th day of the month to spoil her fans by making two awesome announcements.

Firstly, she will release her upcoming album, called Lover, on August 23rd. If you thought that was a random date, you’re underestimating the genius that is the Grammy winner.

8 + 2 + 3 = 13.

And as any good Swiftie will know, 13 is Taylor’s lucky number (her birthday is December 13th).

“This album in tone, it’s very romantic — and not just thematically, like it’s all love songs,” the 29-year-old has said of her 7th studio album which is set to include 18 tracks.

Tay Tay also decided to release one of those songs, entitled “You Need to Calm Down.”

“So a lot of people, I saw, had a theory regarding the idea of ‘Calm etc. etc.’ I can confirm that I have a new single tonight coming out tonight at midnight. It’s called ‘You Need to Calm Down.’ I’m so excited for you to hear it,” she had stated to fans in an Instagram Story.

We already have a feeling that the song, which has many LGBTQ references (it is Pride Month, after all), is going to be a summer banger!

Lover is out August 23rd. Until then, you need to calm down.

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According to Billboard, Lover earned 867,000 equivalent album units in the US in the week ending August 29, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 679,000 were in album sales.

Lover marks so many achievements and milestones for the singer — it marks the biggest week for any album since her last release, reputation, in 2017. The pop icon is officially the only woman artist with six albums to sell at least half a million copies in a single week. She’s also officially tied with Lady Gaga for the most No. 1s this decade. 

Lover follows five other No. 1’s for Swift: reputation, 1989, Red, Speak Now, and Fearless.

Lover is Swift’s first release since signing to Republic Records, an imprint of the giant Universal Music Group.

Also on the Billboard 200 Chart this week is Young Thug’s So Much Fun at No. 2, Brockhampton’s Ginger opened at No. 3, and Jeezy’s TM104: The Legend of the Snowman started at No. 4. Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You rounded out the top five.

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Swift’s producer, Frank Dukes, has confirmed that the penultimate track on the album has helped to fund the Regent Park School of Music in Toronto. The song samples the school’s youth choir and subsequently generates income for the program.

“We made it so that the proceeds from the sales of the library go to fund the school,” Dukes told CBC. “Beyond that, when it gets sampled, money from sample clearances and the royalties — which could be long-standing and pretty significant overtime — would go and sustain the program.

“It became this really amazing thing,” he continued. “Spending time with the kids who were a part of the program, it was really inspiring for me to see how having them become a part of something where they really felt engaged and inspired helped open up their eyes to see how big the world is. That if they really want something they just have to do it and they can get it and it’s all within reach.”

Basically, if you haven’t bought Taylor Swift’s new album yet, you have just found another reason to.

The post Taylor Swift’s New Album to Help Fund a School appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Republic Records executive Monte Lipman has revealed that Lover, the pop icon’s forthcoming album, has already nabbed nearly one million pre-sale orders. “The anticipation of this album is extraordinary, with pre-sales quickly approaching one million copies globally,” Lipman tells Variety.

The new album is set to drop this Friday.

Lover is Swift’s first release since signing with Republic. Her final Big Machine LP Reputation sold a million copies in the US in its opening week and a total 2.2 million to date. 

Swift has released four singles from Lover, including “Me!,” “You Need to Calm Down,” “The Archer” and the title track. 

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The 29-year-old singer-songwriter dropped the single over the weekend and fans are loving it. “Lover” is the fourth single from the soon-to-be here LP of the same name following “ME!,” “You Need to Calm Down,” and “The Archer.”

The follow-up to her 2017 album Reputation is Swift’s seventh studio album and her first from new label Republic.

Earlier this month, it has been confirmed that the pop icon will perform at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, which will male her first televised performance following the release of the new album.

Lover arrives August 23.

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“The Archer” is the album’s anticipated fifth track of the album. 

“There’s a lot that’s covered, emotionally,” Swift said about the song. “And I really wanted to give you track 5 before the album came out. Track 5 is kind of a tradition that really started with you guys because I didn’t realize I was doing this, because as I was making albums, I don’t know why, but instinctively, I was putting a very emotional, honest track as track 5.”

“It’s not the next single, it’s just a song I love on the album. I know that can be confusing with the songs that come out. I haven’t made a video for it or anything. It’s just a glimpse into another side of the album I wanted to show you,” she added.

Swift also revealed that a deluxe edition of Lover will feature 120 pages from Swift’s personal diaries, which she’s kept since she was 13, as well as an empty journal for fans to use, the CD, art, and the CD’s booklet.

“The Archer” follows the pop icon’s first two releases off the album — “Me!” and “You Need to Calm Down.”

The post Taylor Swift Drops New Song, Teases Deluxe Album appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The “Look What You Made Me Do” singer decided to use the 13th day of the month to spoil her fans by making two awesome announcements.

Firstly, she will release her upcoming album, called Lover, on August 23rd. If you thought that was a random date, you’re underestimating the genius that is the Grammy winner.

8 + 2 + 3 = 13.

And as any good Swiftie will know, 13 is Taylor’s lucky number (her birthday is December 13th).

“This album in tone, it’s very romantic — and not just thematically, like it’s all love songs,” the 29-year-old has said of her 7th studio album which is set to include 18 tracks.

Tay Tay also decided to release one of those songs, entitled “You Need to Calm Down.”

“So a lot of people, I saw, had a theory regarding the idea of ‘Calm etc. etc.’ I can confirm that I have a new single tonight coming out tonight at midnight. It’s called ‘You Need to Calm Down.’ I’m so excited for you to hear it,” she had stated to fans in an Instagram Story.

We already have a feeling that the song, which has many LGBTQ references (it is Pride Month, after all), is going to be a summer banger!

Lover is out August 23rd. Until then, you need to calm down.

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