Broken Bells is a band formed in 2010 by James Mercer of The Shins and producer/songwriter Brian Burton (better known as Danger Mouse). The two share songwriting credits and play all of the instruments on their songs, with Mercer as lead vocalist and Burton handling production duties.
They released a self-titled album in 2010 and sophomore effort After the Disco in 2014. No word on whether they will collaborate again.
What do you know, back to back country performers in Billboard’s Top Ten! Maren Morris follows up her well-received 2016 album Hero by serving vocal duties on an EDM track by German DJ Zedd.
‘The Middle’ doesn’t exactly sound like a country/dance crossover. In fact, it was recorded by a laundry list of well-known performers before reaching Morris. Everybody from Tove Lo to Camila Cabello, Carly Rae Jepsen to Demi Lovato.
In Billboard’s #5 spot is ‘Meant to Be’ by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, the rare country tune to crack the Top Ten.
Rexha is better known as a pop and R&B performer but going country resulted in her biggest hit yet, with ‘Meant to Be’ peaking at #2. This is also the biggest hit for Florida Georgia Line, who previously reached #4 with ‘Cruise,’ a collaboration with Nelly.
At #4 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 we have Post Malone with ‘Psycho,’ his follow-up to the smash hit ‘Rockstar.’ While ‘Rockstar’ spent two months at #1, ‘Psycho’ peaked at #2 and appears to be on its way back down the list.
Joining Post Malone on the song is rapper Ty Dolla $ign, who co-wrote and co-produced the track.
Yesterday I posted about Drake’s ‘Nice for What’ being the first #1 debut to replace a previous #1 debut by the same artist. Well, here’s Drake’s previous #1 debut — ‘God’s Plan,’ which is now at #3.
This was Drake’s second solo #1 (after ‘One Dance’). He previously hit the top spot twice in support of Rihanna, with ‘Work’ and ‘What’s My Name?’ He’s had 20 other Top 10 hits. Not bad for a Canadian.
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