The #Hot100 top 10 (chart dated Aug. 17, 2024)

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Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the fifth total week. In addition to topping the Hot 100, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ is also the first song to lead in streams, radio airplay, and sales simultaneously since Adele’s “Easy on Me” accomplished the same feat back in 2021.

‘Deadline’ says ‘Aquaman’ director James Wan is in talks to direct a reboot of the horror classic ‘Creature from The Black Lagoon’ for Universal. The original film was released in 1954, and unlike other Universal monsters like ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘Dracula’, ‘The Creature’ hasn’t had several remakes. Meanwhile, Leah Whannel is reportedly working on a ‘Wolf Man’ movie for Universal, too.

Fox Corp is on the verge of a massive touchdown. The 2025 Super Bowl ad spots are reportedly almost sold out! Super Bowl LIX will air live on Fox on Sunday, February 9 from New Orleans, Louisiana’s Caesars Superdome. Variety reports that nearly all of the ad time has been sold already, and Fox is asking for over $7 million for a 30-second commercial and is lining up ad support for its telecasts of post-season Major League Baseball.

The 2024 VMAs will shift to Wednesday, September 11 on MTV due to the planned U.S. Presidential debate on September 10. Camila Cabello, Chappell Roan, GloRilla, Rauw Alejandro and Sabrina Carpenter are the first round of music stars slated to perform.

Filled with viral moments, star-studded competitions and splashy Parisian backdrops, the Paris Olympics racked up more than 1.3 million posts on TikTok, an increase of 1,828% on the Tokyo Games, according to figures unveiled by the platform. TikTok, which partnered with Team GB during the event, also said that over 233,0000 creators made content under the hashtag #Olympics, an 822% increase on Tokyo.

Venice soccer club GQ Italia says Drake played an integral role in helping raise $40 million to allow the club to avoid bankruptcy. The team was drowning in red ink when a mutual connection contacted Drake’s team for help. Within a few weeks, the $40 million came from “a group of North American investors”, thanks to Drake’s involvement.

Kesha celebrated her 2009 hit ‘Tik Tok’ surpassing a billion streams on Spotify by recreating one of its lyrics. She posted a video of herself brushing her teeth with Jack Daniels. In the clip, she unboxes her honorary Spotify plaque in the bathroom, then pulls out a bottle of whiskey, pours some into the plaque’s dish, swirls her toothbrush in it, then proceeds to brush her teeth.

Some artists are happy to collect huge paychecks to play private gigs, such as weddings and birthday parties, but not U2. A promoter claims the group was recently offered $10-12 million to perform on an island in the Caribbean for a private client, which they “quickly declined.” He said other acts who “never” do private shows include Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, Taylor Swift, and The Cure.

Kit Harington admits that mistakes were made in the final season of “Game of Thrones”, and he might even agree with people who say it was rushed. But he and the rest of the cast just couldn’t go on any longer.

Morgan Wallen’s court date for three counts of felony reckless endangerment and disorderly contact has been postponed to December 12. It was supposed to take place this Thursday, August 15 but the judge granted a continuance in the case, pushing it nearly four months. The incident took place on April 7 at Eric Church’s bar on Broadway in Nashville. Morgan threw a chair off the six-story roof, and it landed close to two police officers.

The new college football season kicks off August 24, and Jelly Roll is doing ESPN’s lead-in anthem this year. The song is called “Get By”. ESPN used it in a teaser clip and said Jelly will “have you HYPED” this season. There’s also a one-minute clip of the song on Jelly’s YouTube page.

Millie Bobby Brown revealed that she has added “Bongiovi” to her name, months after marrying Jake Bongiovi. In an Instagram photo dump from the filming of the final season of “Stranger Things”, she shared a picture of a board with a piece of masking tape that read “Millie Bobby Brown Bongiovi.” The couple got married in a small ceremony three months ago, with Jake’s father, rock star Jon Bon Jovi, expressing his joy and praising the newlyweds.

Netflix greenlit an animated “Ghostbusters” series that will be tonally like recent live-action films. Elliott Kalan will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer for the show. Further plot details haven’t been revealed.